STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT by and among EOIR HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, E-OIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Virginia corporation, and TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC., a Nevada corporation. Dated: September 10, 2007
Exhibit
2.1
by
and among
EOIR
HOLDINGS LLC,
a
Delaware limited liability company,
E-OIR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
a
Virginia corporation,
and
TECHNEST
HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Nevada corporation.
Table
of Contents
1.
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DEFINITIONS;
INTERPRETATION.
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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1
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1.2
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Certain
Interpretive Matters
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13
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2.
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PURCHASE PRICE. |
14
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2.1
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Purchase
and Sale of the Company Equity and Purchase Price
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14
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2.2
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Closing
and Payments at Closing
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15
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2.3
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Determination
of Actual Net Working Capital
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16
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2.4
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Adjustment
to Closing Date Purchase Price
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17
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2.5
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Bonus
Payments On or Before Closing.
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17
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2.6
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FIRPTA;
IRS Form W-9
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18
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2.7
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338(h)(10)
Election.
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18
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3.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY AND SELLER. |
19
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3.1
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Organization.
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19
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3.2
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Authorization;
Documentation.
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20
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3.3
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Title
to the Company Equity, Etc
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20
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3.4
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Capitalization.
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21
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3.5
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Binding
Agreement
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21
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3.6
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No
Breach
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22
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3.7
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Permits
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22
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3.8
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Compliance
With Laws
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22
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3.9
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Title
to and Sufficiency of Assets
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23
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3.10
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Condition
of Personal Property
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23
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3.11
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Accounts
Receivable
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23
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3.12
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Intellectual
Property.
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23
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3.13
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Contracts
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26
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3.14
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Litigation
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28
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3.15
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Financial
Statements; Controls.
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28
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3.16
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Liabilities
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29
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3.17
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Tax
Matters.
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29
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3.18
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Insolvency
Proceedings
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32
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3.19
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
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32
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3.20
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Insurance
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37
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|
3.21
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Environmental
Matters
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38
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3.22
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Real
Estate.
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39
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3.23
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No
Other Agreement To Sell.
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39
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3.24
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Transactions
with Certain Persons
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40
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3.25
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Disclosure
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40
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3.26
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Affiliates
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41
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3.27
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Employees
and Contractors
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41
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3.28
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Organizational
Conflicts of Interest
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44
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3.29
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Government
Audits
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45
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3.30
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Labor
Relations
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45
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3.31
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Brokers
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45
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3.32
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Government
Contracts
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45
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3.33
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Defense
Articles, Defense Services and Technical Data
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50
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3.34
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Bank
Accounts
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51
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3.35
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Suppliers
and Customers; Products.
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51
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3.36
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Events
Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End
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52
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3.37
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Backlog
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54
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3.38
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SCI
Documents and Equipment
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54
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4.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER. |
54
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4.1
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Organization
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54
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4.2
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Necessary
Authority
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54
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4.3
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No
Conflicts
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55
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4.4
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Brokers
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55
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4.5
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Litigation;
Compliance with Law
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55
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4.6
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Investment
Intent
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55
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4.7
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Insolvency
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55
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4.8
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Financing
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56
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4.9
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Government
Contractor Eligibility
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56
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4.10
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SBIC
Eligibility
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56
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5.
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COVENANTS OF SELLER, COMPANY AND PURCHASER. |
56
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5.1
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Affirmative
Covenants of Company and Seller.
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56
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5.2
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Negative
Covenants of Company and Seller
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57
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5.3
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Adverse
Developments
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60
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5.4
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Potential
Breach
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61
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5.5
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Access
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61
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5.6
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Financial
Statements; Tax Returns
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61
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5.7
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No
Negotiations
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62
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5.8
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Confidentiality
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65
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5.9
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No
Inconsistent Action
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66
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5.10
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Permits
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66
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5.11
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Obligations
to Employees.
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66
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5.12
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Notification;
Updates to Disclosure Schedule
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66
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5.13
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Proxy
Statement/Information Statement
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67
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5.14
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Meeting
of Seller Stockholders
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68
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5.15
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Covenants
of Purchaser with Regards to SBIC.
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69
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5.16
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Further
Action; Efforts.
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70
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5.17
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Affirmative
Action Plan.
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71
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5.18
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Spotsylvania
Lease.
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71
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6.
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CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS |
71
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6.1
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Representations
and Warranties
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71
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6.2
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Compliance
with Covenants
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71
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6.3
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Closing
Documents
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72
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6.4
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Required
Consents
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72
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6.5
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Absence
of Litigation
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72
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6.6
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Execution
of Employment Agreement
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72
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6.7
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Execution
of Non-Competition Agreements
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72
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6.8
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No
Material Adverse Effect
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72
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6.9
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Related
Party Transactions
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73
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6.10
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Releases
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73
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6.11
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Insurance.
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73
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6.12
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SBIC
or Award to Third Party
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74
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7.
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CONDITIONS TO COMPANY’S AND SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS. |
74
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7.1
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Seller
Stockholder Approval
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74
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7.2
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Representations
and Warranties
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74
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7.3
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Compliance
with Covenants
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74
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7.4
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Closing
Documents
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74
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7.5
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Required
Consents
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74
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7.6
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Absence
of Litigation
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74
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7.7
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Seller
Proxy Statement
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75
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7.8
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SBIC
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75
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8.
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CLOSING DOCUMENTS. |
76
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8.1
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Closing
Documents to be Delivered by Company and Seller
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76
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8.2
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Closing
Documents to be Delivered by Purchaser
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77
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8.3
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Other
Closing Documents and Actions
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77
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9.
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TERMINATION. |
77
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9.1
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Termination
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77
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9.2
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Effect
of Termination; Termination Fees.
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78
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10.
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INDEMNIFICATION. |
80
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10.1
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Indemnification
by Seller
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80
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10.2
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Indemnification
by Purchaser
|
80
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10.3
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Supplemental
Indemnification
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81
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10.4
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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82
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10.5
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Certain
Limitations on Indemnification Obligations
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82
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10.6
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Defense
of Claims
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83
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10.7
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Non-Third
Party Claims
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84
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10.8
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Liability
of Company
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85
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10.9
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Tax
Treatment
|
85
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10.10
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No
Waiver
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85
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10.11
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No
Right of Contribution
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85
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11.
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POST CLOSING MATTERS |
85
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11.1
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Cooperation
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86
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11.2
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Litigation
Support
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86
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11.3
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Transition
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86
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11.4
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Confidentiality
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86
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11.5
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Books
and Records
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87
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11.6
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Cooperation
and Records Retention.
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87
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11.7
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Tax
Matters.
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88
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11.8
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Release
and Covenant Not to Xxx
|
90
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11.9
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Financial
Covenants
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90
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12.
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EXPENSES |
91
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13.
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AMENDMENT; BENEFIT AND ASSIGNABILITY |
91
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14.
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NOTICES |
91
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15.
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WAIVER |
92
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16.
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT |
93
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17.
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COUNTERPARTS |
93
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18.
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CONSTRUCTION |
93
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19.
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EXHIBITS AND DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES |
93
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20.
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SEVERABILITY |
93
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21.
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CHOICE OF LAW |
93
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22.
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PUBLIC STATEMENTS |
94
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23.
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WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY |
94
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24.
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REMEDIES |
94
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25.
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CONTINUING COUNSEL |
94
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit
A
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Contingent
Purchase Price
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Exhibit
B
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Form
of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit
C
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Reserved
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Exhibit
D
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Form
of Xxxxxx Employment Agreement
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Exhibit
E
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Form
of Seller and Genex Non-Competition Agreement
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Exhibit
F
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Form
of Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx Non-Competition Agreement
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Exhibit
G
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Form
of Release
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Exhibit
H
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Form
of Opinion Letter
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SCHEDULES
Schedule
Knowledge
|
Knowledge
|
Schedule
3.22(b)
|
Leased
Improvements
|
Schedule
NWC
|
Net
Working Capital Worksheet
|
Schedule
3.23
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No
Other Agreement to Sell
|
Schedule
Non-Competes
|
Seller
Non-Competition
|
Schedule
3.24
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Transactions
with Certain Persons
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Agreements
|
Schedule
3.26
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Affiliates
|
|
Schedule
2.5
|
Seller
Severance Payments
|
Schedule
3.27(a)
|
Employees
|
Schedule
3.1(a)
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Organization
|
Schedule
3.27(b)
|
Contractors
|
Schedule
3.1(b)
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Corporate
History
|
Schedule
3.27(e)(i)
|
Government
Contractors
|
Schedule
3.3
|
Title
to Company Equity
|
Schedule
3.27(e)(ii)
|
Government
Contractors
|
Schedule
3.4
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Capitalization
|
Schedule
3.27(f)(i)
|
Affirmative
Action Plan
|
Schedule
3.6
|
No
Breach
|
Schedule
3.28
|
Organizational
Conflicts of Interest
|
Schedule
3.7
|
Permits
|
Schedule
3.29
|
Government
Audits
|
Schedule
3.9
|
Title
to and Sufficiency of Assets
|
Schedule
3.30
|
Labor
Relations
|
Schedule
3.10
|
Condition
of Personal Property
|
Schedule
3.31
|
Brokers
|
Schedule
3.11(a)
|
Billed
Accounts Receivable
|
Schedule
3.32(a)(i)
|
Government
Contracts
|
Schedule
3.11(b)
|
Unbilled
Accounts Receivable
|
Schedule
3.32(a)(ii)
|
Project
Charge Codes
|
Schedule
3.12(a)(i)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
Schedule
3.32(a)(iii)
|
Government
Bids
|
Schedule
3.12(a)(ii)
|
Intellectual
Property – IP
|
Schedule
3.32(a)(iv)
|
Government
Contracts – Uncompleted
|
Licenses
|
Schedule
3.32(b)
|
Government
Contracts – Defaults
|
|
Schedule
3.12(h)
|
Intellectual
Property – Software
|
Schedule
3.32(c)
|
Government
Contracts – Noncompliance
|
Schedule
3.12(j)
|
Intellectual
Property –
|
Schedule
3.32(d)
|
Government
Contracts – Breach
|
Employees,
Consultants and
|
Schedule
3.32(f)
|
Government
Contracts – Terminated
|
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Other
Persons
|
Schedule
3.32(g)
|
Government
Contracts – Claims
|
|
Schedule
3.12(l)
|
Related
Parties
|
Schedule
3.32(j)
|
Government
Contracts – Audits
|
Schedule
3.12(n)
|
Intellectual
Property – Open
|
Schedule
3.32(o)
|
Government
Contracts – Material Claims
|
Source
Software
|
Schedule
3.32(q)
|
Government
Contracts – Cost Overruns
|
|
Schedule
3.13(a)
|
Contracts
|
Schedule
3.32(r)
|
Government
Contracts – Assignments
|
Schedule
3.13(c)
|
Contracts
|
Schedule
3.32(s)
|
Government
Contracts – Outstanding Costs
|
Schedule
3.15
|
Financial
Statements
|
Schedule
3.32(t)
|
Government
Contracts – Loaned Property
|
Schedule
3.15(c)
|
Financial
Statements - Controls
|
Schedule
3.32(v)
|
Government
Contracts – Facility Security
|
Schedule
3.16
|
Liabilities
|
Clearances
|
|
Schedule
3.17(c)
|
Tax
Returns
|
Schedule
3.33
|
Defense
Articles, Defense Services and
|
Schedule
3.17(f)
|
Tax
Matters
|
Technical
Data
|
|
Schedule
3.19(a)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
3.34
|
Bank
Accounts
|
Schedule
3.19(b)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
3.35
|
Suppliers
and Customers
|
Schedule
3.19(c)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
3.36
|
Events
Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal
|
Schedule
3.19(d)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Year
End
|
|
Schedule
3.19(e)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
3.37
|
Backlog
|
Schedule
3.19(h)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
5.2(g)
|
Amendments
to Organizational Documents
|
Schedule
3.19(i)
|
Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA
|
Schedule
5.2(z)
|
Deferred
Payments
|
Schedule
3.20(a)
|
Insurance
– Policies
|
Schedule
6.4
|
Purchaser
Required Consents
|
Schedule
3.20(b)
|
Insurance
– Claims
|
Schedule
6.9
|
Related
Party Transactions
|
Schedule
3.22(a)
|
Leased
Premises
|
Schedule
7.5
|
Company
Required Consents
|
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THIS
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the
10th day of September, 2007, by and among EOIR HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“Purchaser”), E-OIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Virginia
corporation (“Company”), and TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC., a Nevada
corporation (“Seller”).
RECITALS
A. Seller
owns all of the outstanding equity securities of Company, consisting of five
thousand and fifty three (5,053) shares of common stock, par value $1.00
per
share (the “Company Equity”).
B. As
an inducement and a condition to Purchaser entering into this Agreement,
certain
stockholders of Seller have entered into a Voting Agreement with Purchaser
(the
“Voting Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which each
such stockholder has, among other things, agreed to vote or consent in writing
with respect to shares of Seller common stock owned by such stockholder in
favor
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case upon the
terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Voting Agreement.
C. Seller
desires to sell and convey the Company Equity to Purchaser, and Purchaser
desires to purchase the Company Equity from Seller, upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions and agreements
set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. DEFINITIONS;
INTERPRETATION.
1.1 Definitions. As
used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the respective meanings
set forth below:
“Accelerated
Purchase Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1(a)(i).
“Actual
Net Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.4.
“Affiliate”
means any Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by,
or is
under common Control with or of, such entity. The term
“Control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “Controlled by”
and “under common Control with”), as used with respect to any entity, means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through
the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Affiliated
Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1504(a) of the
Code.
“Allocation
Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(a).
“Assets”
means all cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, Personal Property
and real property of Company, all Contracts, Leases and Property Warranties
to
which Company is a party, all Permits held by Company, all Intellectual Property
and all other assets of Company.
“Benefits
Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(d).
“Business
Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks
in Xxxxxx County, Georgia are open for the general transaction of
business.
“Change
of Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.7(d).
“Classified
Documents and Equipment” means CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, and TOP SECRET
documents and equipment, each as defined by Executive Order 12958, or any
more
recent Executive Order.
“Classified
Facility” means any facility certified as acceptable for processing,
discussing, or storing classified or collateral level information under the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual or under the manuals
or
Laws of other Governmental Authorities.
“Closing”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
“Closing
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a).
“Closing
Date Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.
“COBRA”
means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Cognizant
Agency” means the U.S. Department of Defense through its representatives in
the Defense Security Service and each and every agency sponsoring or acting
as
Cognizant Security Authority for the Sensitive Compartmented Information
Facilities maintained by Company or for any access held by employees of Company
to the extent the Defense Security Service is not recognized as the Cognizant
Agency for the Classified Facility or for sponsorship of those
accesses.
“Common
Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(a).
“Company”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Company
Indemnification Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(g).
“Company
Equity” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
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“Confidential
Information” means any information concerning the business and affairs of
Company or the Assets, that is not generally available to the public, including
know-how, trade secrets, customer lists, details of customer or consultant
contracts, pricing policies, operational methods and marketing plans or
strategies, and any information disclosed to Company by third parties to
the
extent that Company has an obligation of confidentiality in connection
therewith.
“Contingent
Purchase Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit
A.
“Contracts”
means all contracts, agreements, binding arrangements, bonds, notes, indentures,
mortgages, debt instruments, licenses (and all other contracts, agreements
or
binding arrangements concerning Intellectual Property), franchises, leases
and
other instruments or obligations of any kind, written or oral (including
any
amendments and other modifications thereto), to which Company is a party
or
which are binding upon Company or the Assets, and which are in effect on
the
date hereof or as of the Closing Date, including those listed on
Schedule 3.13(a), Schedule 3.22(a), or
Schedule 3.32(a)(i).
“Control”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Affiliate contained
in
this Section 1.
“Copyrights”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property
contained in this Section 1.
“DCAA”
means the Defense Contract Audit Agency of the United States
Government.
“Deductible
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.5(a).
“Determination”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Dispute Resolution
Procedure.
“Direct
Contract Costs” means, with respect to any period, the aggregate amounts of
labor and other direct expenses, including expenses for materials, subcontracts,
consultants and travel.
“Disclosure
Schedules” means the disclosure schedules to this Agreement.
“Dispute
Resolution Procedure” means the procedure pursuant to which the items in
dispute are referred by either Purchaser or Seller for determination as promptly
as practicable to the Independent Accounting Firm, which shall be jointly
engaged by Purchaser, on the one hand, and Seller, on the other hand, pursuant
to an engagement letter in customary form which each of Purchaser and Seller
shall execute. If Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP is unable to serve as the
Independent Accounting Firm and Purchaser and Seller have failed to reach
agreement on an Independent Accounting Firm within ten (10) calendar days
following the termination of the twenty (20) calendar-day period referred
to in the last sentence of Section 2.3, then the Independent Accounting
Firm shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association. The
Independent Accounting Firm shall prescribe procedures for resolving the
disputed items and in all events shall make a written determination, with
respect to such disputed items only (i.e., in connection with Section
2.3, determination of the Actual Net Working Capital and, based on such
determination, whether and to what extent, if any, the Final Certificate
and
Flow of Funds
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Memorandum
and the accompanying calculations of the Net Working Capital and/or liabilities
of Company as of the Closing Date require adjustment based on the terms and
conditions of this Agreement (the “Determination”)). Each of
Purchaser and Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make
its
presentation as promptly as practicable following submission to the Independent
Accounting Firm of the disputed items, and each such party shall be entitled,
as
part of its presentation, to respond to the presentation of the other party
and
any question and requests of the Independent Accounting
Firm. Purchaser and Seller shall instruct the Independent Accounting
Firm to deliver the Determination to Purchaser and Seller no later than
thirty (30) calendar days following the date on which the disputed items
are referred to the Independent Accounting Firm. In deciding any
matter, the Independent Accounting Firm (i) shall be bound by the
provisions of Section 2.3, (ii) may not assign a value to any item
greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either Purchaser
or
Seller or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by Purchaser
or
Seller, and (iii) shall be bound by the express terms, conditions and
covenants set forth in this Agreement, including the definitions contained
herein. In the absence of fraud or manifest error, the Determination
shall be conclusive and binding upon Purchaser and Seller. The
Independent Accounting Firm shall consider only those items and amounts in
Purchaser’s certificate which Purchaser and Seller were unable to
resolve. All fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses and fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm) incurred
in connection with any dispute over Purchaser’s certificate shall be borne by
the parties based on the percentage which the portion of the contested amount
not awarded to such party bears to the amount actually contested by the
parties. By way of example and not by way of limitation, if Seller
seeks a $70,000 upward adjustment to the Net Working Capital and the Independent
Accounting Firm determines that there shall be a $40,000 upward adjustment,
then
Seller shall be responsible for three-sevenths (3/7th) of the fees and expenses
and Purchaser shall be responsible for four-sevenths (4/7th) of the fees
and
expenses.
“DoD”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
“Election”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).
“Election
Forms” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(a).
“Election
Year” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(b).
“Employee
Benefit Plan” means any (a) tax-qualified single-employer or multiple
employer defined contribution retirement plan that is an “employee pension
benefit plan” within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2); (b) tax-qualified
single-employer or multiple-employer defined benefit retirement plan that
is an
“employee pension benefit plan” within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(2), or
multiemployer plan as defined in ERISA Section 3(37); (c) any Employee Welfare
Benefit Plan or material fringe benefit plan within the meaning of IRS
Publication 15-B; (d) nonqualified deferred compensation plan as defined
under
Code Section 409A, or any other oral or written contract, plan, program,
arrangement or policy that provides for deferred compensation, incentive
compensation, bonus, performance-based compensation, profit-sharing,
gain-sharing, stock option, restricted stock award, stock appreciation right,
or
other stock-related right; and/or (e) oral or written contract, plan, program,
arrangement or policy that provides pay or benefits related to severance,
change-in-control, termination of employment, retirement, or similar pay
or
benefits.
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“Employee
Welfare Benefit Plan” has the meaning set forth in ERISA Section
3(1).
“Environmental
Condition” means any contamination or damage to the environment caused by or
relating to the use, handling, storage, treatment, recycling, generation,
transportation, release, spilling, leaching, pumping, pouring, emptying,
discharging, injection, escaping, disposal, dumping or threatened release
of
Hazardous Materials by Company or any other Person. With respect to
claims by employees or other third parties, Environmental Condition shall
also
include the exposure of Persons to amounts of Hazardous Materials.
“Environmental
Laws” means any Law relating to natural resources, pollution, protection of
human health or the environment, or actual or threatened releases, discharges,
or emissions into the environment or within structures.
“Environmental
Noncompliance” means any violation of any Environmental Law.
“Equity
Holder Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 10.3(c).
“ERISA”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.8.
“ERISA
Affiliate” means each entity that is treated as a single employer with
Company for purposes of Code Section 414.
“Escrow
Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c)(i)(A).
“Escrow
Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c)(i)(A).
“Escrow
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c)(i)(A).
“Escrow
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c)(i)(A).
“Estimated
Closing Date Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(d).
“Estimated
Net Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(d).
“Exchange
Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Excluded
Matter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.5(b).
“Existing
D&O Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.20(b).
“Expense
Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(b).
“FAR”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.32(c).
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“Final
Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum” shall have the meaning set forth
in Section 2.2(d).
“Financial
Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.15(a).
“GAAP”
means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America,
consistently applied.
“Genex”
means
Genex Technologies
Incorporated, a Maryland corporation.
“Governmental
Authority” means any federal, state, local, foreign or other governmental,
quasi-governmental or administrative body, instrumentality, department or
agency
or any court, tribunal, administrative hearing body, arbitration panel,
commission, or other similar dispute-resolving panel or body.
“Government
Bid” means any offer made by Company prior to the Closing Date which, if
accepted, would result in a Government Contract.
“Government
Contract” means any prime contract, subcontract, teaming agreement or
arrangement, joint venture, basic ordering agreement, pricing agreement,
letter
contract or other similar arrangement of any kind, between Company, on the
one
hand, and (a) any Governmental Authority, (b) any prime contractor of
a Governmental Authority in its capacity as a prime contractor, or (c) any
subcontractor (or lower tier subcontractor) with respect to any contract
of a
type described in clauses (a) or (b) above, on the other
hand. A task, purchase or delivery order under a Government Contract
shall not constitute a separate Government Contract, for purposes of this
definition, but shall be part of the Government Contract to which it
relates.
“Hazardous
Materials” means any substance, material, liquid or gas defined or
designated as hazardous or toxic (or by any similar term) under any
Environmental Law, or any other material regulated, or that could result
in the
imposition of liability, under any Environmental Law, including petroleum
products and friable materials containing more than one percent (1.0%)
asbestos by weight.
“HIPAA”
means the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of
1996.
“Indebtedness”
means, as of the Closing Date, outstanding principal of, and accrued and
unpaid
interest on, and any premiums, prepayment fees and penalties due upon prepayment
and full satisfaction of, all bank or other third party indebtedness of Company
and all bank or other third party indebtedness of any Person for which Company
is a guarantor, including indebtedness under any bank credit agreement and
any
other related agreements.
“Independent
Accounting Firm” shall mean Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx LLP, or such other nationally
recognized accounting firm mutually agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller;
provided, however, that the Independent Accounting Firm may not have a
business relationship with Seller, Company or Purchaser.
“Indirect
Costs” means any costs other than Direct Contract Costs, including fringe
benefits, general and administrative expenses and overhead
expenses.
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“Intellectual
Property” means all of the following as they exist in any jurisdiction
throughout the world: (a) patents, patent applications and the
inventions, designs and improvements described and claimed therein, patentable
inventions, and other patent rights (including any divisionals, continuations,
continuations-in-part, substitutions, or reissues thereof, whether or not
patents are issued on any such applications and whether or not any such
applications are amended, modified, withdrawn, or refiled) (collectively,
“Patents”); (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
trade names, brand names, Internet domain names, designs, logos, or
corporate/company names (including, in each case, the goodwill associated
therewith), whether registered or unregistered, and all registrations and
applications for registration thereof (collectively, “Trademarks”);
(c) works of authorship, mask works and all copyrights therein, including
all renewals and extensions, copyright registrations and applications for
registration, and non-registered copyrights (collectively, “Copyrights”);
(d) trade secrets, confidential business information, concepts, ideas,
designs, research or development information, processes, procedures, techniques,
technical information, specifications, operating and maintenance manuals,
engineering drawings, methods, know-how, data, mask works, discoveries,
inventions, modifications, extensions, improvements, and other proprietary
rights (whether or not patentable or subject to copyright, trademark, or
trade
secret protection) (collectively, “Trade Secrets”); (e) all domain name
registrations, web sites and web pages and related rights, items and
documentation related thereto (collectively, “Internet Assets”)
(f) computer software programs, including all source code, object code, and
documentation related thereto and all software modules, tools and databases
(“Software”); and (g) all licenses, sublicenses, permissions and
other agreements related to the preceding property.
“Internet
Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property contained in this Section 1.
“IP
Licenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.12(a)(ii).
“IRS”
means Internal Revenue Service.
“Knowledge”
means
(a) with
respect to Company, the knowledge after Reasonable
Inquiry of any Knowledge Person of Company, (b) with
respect to Seller, the knowledge after Reasonable
Inquiry of any Knowledge Person of Seller, and (c) with
respect to any other Person, the actual knowledge of such Person.
“Knowledge
Persons” means the
Persons set forth on Schedule Knowledge with respect to Company and
Seller.
“Laws”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.
“Leases”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.22(a).
“Leased
Improvements” means all leasehold improvements and fixtures located on the
Leased Premises.
“Leased
Premises” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.22(a).
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“Liens”
means all mortgages, deeds of trust, collateral assignments, security interests,
Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, conditional or other sales
agreements, liens, pledges, hypothecations, and other encumbrances on or
ownership interests in the Assets or the Company Equity, as
applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, the term “encumbrances on or
ownership interests in” in the prior sentence does not mean or refer to the
Intellectual Property of another, the violation of which constitutes or could
give right to a claim of infringement.
“Losses”
means
any actual loss,
damage, cost, expenses or fees, including court costs and reasonable attorneys’
fees and expenses occasioned or caused by, resulting from or arising out
of all
actions, suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints,
claims, demands, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings, damages,
dues, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, liabilities,
obligations, Taxes, Liens (other than Permitted Liens).
“Xxxxxx”
means Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, an individual.
“Xxxxxx
Employment Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.6.
“Xxxxxxxx”
means
Xxxxxxxx
Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation.
“Xxxxxxxx
Lease Guaranty Claims”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(f).
“MAQ”
shall
have the meaning set
forth in Section 5.15.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means,
with respect to Company, any event, fact, condition, change, circumstance,
occurrence or effect, which, either individually or in the aggregate with
all
other events, facts, conditions, changes, circumstances, occurrences or effects,
(a) has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect on the business, properties, prospects, assets, liabilities,
capitalization, financial condition, operations, licenses or other franchises
or
results of operations of Company, or (b) materially impairs Seller’s ability to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or to meet the closing conditions
of Section 6 of this Agreement prior to March 10, 2008, except for (i)
any event, fact, condition, change, circumstance, occurrence or effect
constituting, resulting from or arising out of changes, events or developments
in or affecting the industry in which Company operates which does not have
a
materially disproportionate effect on Company or (ii) any event, fact,
condition, change, circumstance, occurrence or effect constituting, resulting
from or arising out of changes, events or developments in financial or
securities markets, general business conditions or the economy in general
which
does not have a materially disproportionate effect on Company.
“NGCL”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.14.
“Net
Working Capital” means the difference (whether positive or negative) of (a)
the current assets of Company as of the Closing Date, minus (b) the current
liabilities of Company as of the Closing Date, in each case as determined
in
accordance with GAAP immediately prior to the consummation of the purchase
and
sale of the Company Equity contemplated hereby; provided, however, that,
for purposes of the definition of “Net Working Capital,” whether or not the
following is consistent with GAAP:
(a) “current
assets” shall exclude (i) any receivable from Seller or any Affiliate of
Seller, (ii) any receivable written off or determined by Company to be
uncollectible, and (iii) intangible assets;
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(b) “current
liabilities” shall include (i) the amount of any Company bonuses or
severance which is payable as of the Closing, (ii) all liabilities for accrued
or deferred Taxes, (iii) balance sheet reserves required under GAAP, including
reserves for xxxxxxxx in excess of revenues and (iv) reserves required or
accrued for 401(k) plan withholdings; and
(c) “current
liabilities” shall exclude (i) unpaid Transaction Expenses, (ii)
Indebtedness, (iii) the amount of any Seller bonuses or severance which is
payable as of the Closing or payable upon or after a change in control of
Company and (iv) any payable to Seller or any Affiliate of Seller, including
Xxxxxxxx.
Schedule
NWC sets forth, by way of example, a worksheet for the calculation of Net
Working Capital.
“NISPOM”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.
“Non-Competition
Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.7.
“Non-ERISA
Plan” means any oral or written contract, plan, program, arrangement,
policy, or payroll practice, to the extent it is not an Employee Benefit
Plan,
that provides for either (a) deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
bonus, performance-based compensation, profit-sharing, gain-sharing, stock
option, restricted stock award, stock appreciation right, or other stock-related
right; (b) severance, change-in-control, termination of employment, retirement,
or similar compensation or benefits; (c) vacation payment benefits or
paid-time-off benefits; (d) insurance coverage, including any self-insured
arrangement, for health or medical benefits, disability benefits, life insurance
benefits, accidental death and dismemberment, or other welfare benefits;
(e)
workers’ compensation benefits; (f) supplemental unemployment benefits; or (g)
post-employment or retirement benefits, including but not limited to
continuation pay or similar compensation, pension benefits, health or medical
benefits, or life insurance benefits.
“Notices”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14.
“NVESD
Agency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.15(d).
“NVESD
Contract” means U.S. Army Prime Contract No. DAAB07-01-D-G601,
effective July 18, 2001.
“Open
Source Materials” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.12(n).
“Options”
means options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for or purchase any
equity
securities or other equity interests of Company or securities convertible
into
or exchangeable for, or that otherwise confer on the holder any right to
acquire, any equity securities of Company.
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“Ordinary
Course of Business” means, with respect to a Person, an action taken by such
Person if (a) such action is recurring in nature, is consistent with the
past
practices of the Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of the Person; (b) such action is taken in accordance
with
sound and prudent business practices; (c) such action is not required to
be
authorized by the equity holders of such Person, the board of directors of
such
Person or any committee of the board of directors of such Person and does
not
require any other separate or special authorization of any nature; and (d)
such
action is similar in nature and magnitude to actions customarily taken, without
any separate or special authorization, in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of comparable entities. For the avoidance of
doubt, actions related to acquisitions of Persons (whether by merger or stock,
equity or asset purchase) will not be considered by the parties hereto to
be in
the Ordinary Course of Business.
“Patents”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property
contained in this Section 1.
“Permits”
means all federal, state, local or foreign permits, grants, easements, consents,
approvals, authorizations, exemptions, licenses, franchises, certificates,
or
orders of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, required for Company
to own the Assets or conduct Company’s business as is now being
conducted.
“Permitted
Liens” means (a) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or being
contested in good faith, (b) statutory Liens of landlords, carriers,
warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen and other similar Liens imposed by
Law
in the Ordinary Course of Business for sums not yet due and payable, and
(c) Liens as of the date hereof set forth on Schedule
3.9.
“Permitted
Use” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.5.
“Person”
means any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, trust,
unincorporated organization, limited liability company, group, Governmental
Authority, and any other person or entity.
“Personal
Property” means all of the machinery, equipment, tools, vehicles, furniture,
leasehold improvements, office equipment, plant, spare parts, equity interests
in or debt instruments of any Affiliate, and other tangible personal property
which are owned or leased by Company and used or useful in the conduct of
Company’s business or the operations of Company’s business including the
Personal Property identified on Schedule 3.10.
“Property
Warranties” means all of Company’s rights under any manufacturers’, vendors’
or other warranties relating to the Assets.
“Proxy
Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.13.
“Purchase
Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.
“Purchaser”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Purchaser
Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.1.
“Purchaser’s
Representatives” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.5.
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“Reasonable
Inquiry” means the investigation that a reasonably prudent Person would
conduct to determine the accuracy of such matter. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that Company and Seller have
conducted no freedom to operate searches or similar inquiries as to the
existence of any Patents that would be infringed by the making, using, offering
to sell, selling, or importing of the Assets, that such searches shall not
constitute “Reasonable Inquiry” for the purpose of this Agreement, and that no
knowledge of any matters that would be revealed by any such searches or
inquiries will be imputed to Company or Seller under this
Agreement.
“Records”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.
“Regulations”
means the United States treasury regulations promulgated under the
Code.
“Release”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.
“Representative”
means, as to any Person, such Person’s Affiliates and its and their directors,
officers, employees, agents, advisors (including financial advisors, counsel
and
accountants) and direct and indirect controlling persons.
“Response
Action Contractor” means a Person that holds a response action contract to
provide professional architect/engineering services to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency to support response planning and oversight of activities
under
the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of
1980,
as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reorganization Act of
1986.
“Sale
Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.14.
“SBA”
means the U.S. Small Business Administration.
“SBIC”
means a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958, as amended.
“SBIC
License” means a small business investment company license under the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended.
“SCI”
or “Sensitive Compartmented Information” means such term as defined in
the Director of Central Intelligence Directive 1/7, Security Controls on
the
Dissemination of Intelligence Information (effective June 30,
1998).
“SCI
Documents and Equipment” means such term as described in the Director of
Central Intelligence Directive 1/7, Security Controls on the Dissemination
of
Intelligence Information (effective June 30, 1998), as applied to documents
containing Sensitive Compartmented Information for which Company is
accountable.
“Seller”
shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.
“Seller
Board Recommendation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.7(c)(i).
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“Seller
Closing Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(c)(i).
“Seller
Closing Payment Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(d).
“Seller
Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.2.
“Seller
Shareholder Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
10.3(e).
“Seller
Stockholder Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.14.
“Seller
Superior Proposal” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5.7.
“Software”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property
contained in this Section 1.
“Spotsylvania
Lease” means the Deed of Commercial Lease, dated May 16, 2005, by and
between Company and BDC Spotsylvania, LLC
“Statement
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.15(a).
“Straddle
Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
11.7(b).
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, association
or
other business entity of which (a) if a corporation, a majority of the
total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence
of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that
Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination
thereof, or (b) if a partnership, association or other business entity, a
majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interests thereof
is at
the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by any Person or one
or
more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For
purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority
ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity
if
such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of partnership, association
or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or control the managing
director, managing member, general partner or other managing Person of such
partnership, association or other business entity.
“Tax”
means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts, franchise,
estimated, alternative minimum, add-on minimum, sales, use, transfer,
registration, value added, excise, natural resources, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium, windfall profit, environmental, customs, duties, real
property, personal property, capital stock, social security, unemployment,
disability, payroll, business license, employee or other withholding, or
other
tax, of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalties or additions
to
tax or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.
“Tax
Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.7(b).
“Tax
Claim” means any claim for Losses or indemnification of the Purchaser
Parties pursuant to Section 10, (a) based upon, arising out of or
otherwise in respect of, any inaccuracy in or any breach of any representation
or warranty of Company contained in this Agreement related to liability of
Company for Taxes, including Section 3.17, and (b) pursuant to
Section 10.3(a).
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“Tax
Return” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, information
return or other documents filed or required to be filed in connection with
the
determination, assessment or collection of Taxes (including any related or
supporting schedules or statements of Company).
“Tax
Sharing Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section
3.17(g).
“Taxing
Authority” means any Governmental Authority with the power to levy or
collect Taxes.
“Trademarks”
shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual Property
contained in this Section 1.
“Trade
Secrets” shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Intellectual
Property contained in this Section 1.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement and each agreement, instrument or document
attached hereto as an Exhibit and the other agreements, certificates and
instruments to be executed by any of the parties hereto and delivered pursuant
to Sections 8.1 and 8.2.
“Transaction
Expenses” shall mean the aggregate of (a) all fees and expenses payable by
Company or Seller in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby (or incurred in connection with the transactions hereunder)
including, without limitation, any of the foregoing payable to legal counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, financial advisors, brokers, finders, or
consultants plus (b) any transfer, sale, use, stamp, conveyance, value
added, recording, registration, documentary, filing and other non-income
Taxes
and administrative and filing fees (including notary fees) arising in connection
with the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and
payable by Seller pursuant to Section 11.7(f).
“Voting
Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
1.2 Certain
Interpretive Matters.
In
this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) words of the masculine
or
neuter gender shall include the masculine, neuter and/or feminine gender,
and
words in the singular number or in the plural number shall each include,
as
applicable, the singular number or the plural number; (b) reference to any
Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if
such successors and assigns are permitted by this Agreement, and reference
to a
Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity;
(c)
any accounting term used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement or any
Transaction Document has the meaning assigned to such term in accordance
with
GAAP; (d) “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means
including without limiting the generality of any description preceding or
succeeding such term; (e) reference to any Law means such Law as amended,
modified codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time
to
time,
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including
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (f) any agreement, instrument,
insurance policy, statute, regulation, rule or order defined or referred
to
herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means
such
agreement, instrument, insurance policy, statute,
regulation, rule or order as from time to time amended, modified or
supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver
or
consent and (in the case of statutes, regulations, rules or orders) by
succession of comparable successor statutes, regulations, rules or orders
and
references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein;
and
(g) except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to the
underlined words “Section,” “Schedule” and “Exhibit” are intended to refer to
Sections, Disclosure Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement. The
parties further acknowledge and agree that: (i) this Agreement
is the result of negotiations between the parties and shall not be deemed
or
construed as having been drafted by any one party, (ii) each party and its
counsel have reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Agreement
(including any Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules attached hereto) and have
contributed to its revision, (iii) the rule of construction to the effect
that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be
employed in the interpretation of this Agreement, and (iv) the terms and
provisions of this Agreement shall be construed fairly as to all parties
hereto
and not in favor of or against any party, regardless of which party was
generally responsible for the preparation of this Agreement.
2. PURCHASE
PRICE.
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of the Company Equity and Purchase Price. At the Closing and
upon all of the terms and subject to all of the conditions of this Agreement,
Seller shall sell, transfer, assign and convey to Purchaser, and Purchaser
shall
purchase and accept from Seller, the Company Equity. In full payment
for the Company Equity, Purchaser shall pay:
(a) at
the Closing, in the manner described in Section 2.2(c), the “Closing
Date Purchase Price” which shall be calculated as follows:
(i) Eleven
Million and 00/100 Dollars ($11,000,000.00); plus
(ii) if
the Closing (as defined in Section 2.2) occurs after October 31, 2007, an
amount equal to Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars multiplied by a fraction,
the
numerator of which shall equal the number of days between October 31, 2007
and
the Closing Date and the denominator of which shall equal thirty (30)
(“Accelerated Purchase Amount”); plus
(iii) the
amount by which Estimated Net Working Capital is greater than zero, determined
in accordance with Section 2.2(d); minus
(iv) the
amount by which Estimated Net Working Capital is less than zero, determined
in
accordance with Section 2.2(d);
and
(b) the
Contingent Purchase Price to the extent payable pursuant to Exhibit A and
in accordance with Section 4 of Exhibit A (the Closing Date
Purchase Price as adjusted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including
Exhibit A, is referred to as the “Purchase Price”).
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2.2 Closing
and Payments at Closing.
(a) The
Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place (i) at the offices of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxx, PLLC, 0000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 or (ii) by mutual agreement of the parties, by
conference call and facsimile with exchange of original signatures by overnight
mail commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the last day of the calendar
month
in which all of the closing conditions set forth in Section 6 have been
satisfied or waived by Purchaser and all of the closing conditions set forth
in
Section 7 have been satisfied or waived by Company or Seller, or such
later date as the parties shall agree (such later date, the “Closing
Date”). Subject to the provisions of Section 9, failure to
consummate the purchase and sale provided for in this Agreement on the date
and
time and at the place determined pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) will not
result in the termination of this Agreement and will not relieve any party
of
any obligation under this Agreement. To the extent permitted by Law
and GAAP, for tax and accounting purposes, the parties shall treat the Closing
as being effective as of 11:59 p.m. on the Closing Date.
(b) Closing
Deliverables. At the Closing, (i) Company and Seller shall
deliver to Purchaser the various certificates, instruments, and documents
referred to in Section 8.1 and (ii) Purchaser shall deliver to
Seller or the appropriate third parties the various certificates, instruments,
and documents referred to in Section 8.2.
(c) Payments
at Closing.
(i)
At the Closing, Purchaser shall:
(A) pay
Two Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($200,000) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”)
to be established by Purchaser with XX Xxxxxx Xxxxx (the “Escrow Agent”),
to be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement
substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the “Escrow
Agreement”). Subject in all cases to the terms and conditions of
the Escrow Agreement, the full amount subject to the Escrow Agreement (including
the amount paid to the Escrow Account pursuant to this Section
2.2(c)(i)(A) and any amount paid to the Escrow Account pursuant to
Exhibit A, the “Escrow Amount”) may be used to satisfy the
indemnity and other obligations of Seller under this Agreement.
(B) pay
any unpaid Transaction Expenses that have not been paid by Seller prior to
the
Closing, and Purchaser shall reduce the amount of the Closing Date Purchase
Price to be paid to Seller by the amount so paid.
(C) pay,
or, at Purchaser’s option and with the consent of the lender, assume the
obligation to pay, Indebtedness, and in either such case Purchaser shall
reduce
the amount of the Closing Date Purchase Price to be paid to Seller by the
amount
of Indebtedness.
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The
Closing Date Purchase Price minus the payments (or the assumption of
liabilities) described in paragraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this Section
2.2(c)(i) is herein referred to as the “Seller Closing
Payment.”
(ii) At
the Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Seller Closing Payment by
wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by Seller
in
the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum.
(d)
Seller Closing Payment Certificate. Not later than three (3),
nor more than five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, Company and
Seller shall prepare and deliver to Purchaser a certificate signed by Company
and Seller certifying Company’s and Seller’s good faith estimate (including all
calculations in reasonable detail) of: (i) the Net Working Capital (the
“Estimated Net Working Capital”), along with an estimated unaudited
balance sheet of Company as of the end of the month prior to month in which
the
Closing occurs (“Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet”), (ii) the amount
of Indebtedness together with payoff letters from Company’s lenders, (iii) the
amount of unpaid Transaction Expenses to be paid at the Closing and (iv)
the
amount of the Seller Closing Payment (such statement, the “Seller Closing
Payment Certificate”). These calculations shall be used in
connection with Purchaser’s payments described in Section
2.2(c). Such certificate shall also contain wire instructions for
all of the forgoing payments (or instructions to pay certain amounts by check)
and all of the other payments referenced in Section 2.2. In
addition, the certificate shall set forth a schedule of any cash transferred
or
paid by Company to Seller or its Affiliates between the date of the Estimated
Closing Date Balance Sheet and the Closing Date. As promptly as
practicable but not later than one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing,
Purchaser shall identify any adjustments that it believes are required to
the
Seller Closing Payment Certificate delivered by Seller. If Seller
disputes any such adjustments, Purchaser and Seller shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to resolve such dispute, after which Seller shall re-deliver
to Purchaser the certificate with such adjustments as the parties have agreed
are appropriate. The form of certificate finally delivered pursuant
to this Section 2.2(d) and acceptable to Purchaser and Seller is referred
to herein as the “Final Certificate and Flow of Funds
Memorandum.”
2.3 Determination
of Actual Net Working Capital. Within
sixty (60) calendar days after the Closing Date, Purchaser will prepare and
deliver to Seller a certificate, signed by Purchaser, certifying Purchaser’s
good faith determination of the actual Net Working Capital, and identifying
any
adjustments to the Closing Date Purchase Price as a result of such amounts
being
greater or less than the amount of the Estimated Net Working Capital set
forth
on the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum. If Seller does
not object to Purchaser’s certificate within thirty (30) calendar days after
receipt, or accepts such certificate during such thirty (30) day period,
the
Closing Date Purchase Price shall be adjusted as set forth in Purchaser’s
certificate, and payment made in accordance with
Section 2.4. If Seller objects to Purchaser’s
certificate, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of such objection within
thirty (30) calendar days after Seller’s receipt thereof (such notice setting
forth in reasonable detail the basis for such objection). During such
thirty (30) day period, except as prohibited by Purchaser’s auditors,
Purchaser shall permit Seller access to such work papers relating to the
preparation of Purchaser’s certificate, as may be reasonably necessary to permit
Seller to review in detail the manner in which Purchaser’s certificate was
prepared. Purchaser and Seller shall thereafter negotiate in good
faith to resolve any such objections. If Purchaser and Seller are
unable to resolve all of such differences within twenty (20) calendar days
of Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s objections, the parties shall resolve the
dispute by way of the Dispute Resolution Procedure.
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2.4 Adjustment
to Closing Date Purchase
Price. The Net Working Capital
amount determined in accordance with Section 2.3 (the “Actual Net
Working Capital”) shall be used to calculate post-Closing adjustments to the
Closing Date Purchase Price. If the Actual Net Working Capital
exceeds the Estimated Net Working Capital, then Purchaser shall pay Seller
an
amount equal to such excess difference. If the Estimated Net Working
Capital exceeds the Actual Net Working Capital, then Seller shall pay Purchaser
an amount equal to such excess difference. All payments to be made to either
Purchaser or Seller pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to Purchaser’s account, in the case of
payments to be made to Purchaser, or Seller’s account (as set forth on the Final
Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum), in the case of payments to be
made to
Seller, within five (5) Business Days after the date on which the Actual
Net
Working Capital is finally determined pursuant to Section 2.3
above. If requested by Purchaser, Seller agrees to execute such
documentation necessary to instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the amount of
such
difference between the Estimated Net Working Capital and the Actual Net Working
Capital to Purchaser from the Escrow Account. If either Purchaser or
Seller fails to pay such amount within such five (5) Business Day period,
Purchaser or Seller, as the case may be, shall pay interest on any unpaid
amount
due for each day commencing on the date that such amount is due through the
date
of payment, calculated on a daily basis, at a rate equal to the lesser of
(i)
sixty percent (60%) per annum and (ii) the highest rate of interest permitted
under Law.
2.5 Bonus
Payments On or Before Closing. Company
shall pay, before the Closing, any severance or bonus payments required to
be
paid by Company to employees for employees who cease their employment as
of or
prior to the Closing or who are otherwise entitled to a bonus from Company
as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. For the
avoidance of doubt, the termination and severance payments listed on Schedule
2.5 shall be obligations of Seller and shall not be subject to the
requirements of the immediately previous sentence.
2.6 FIRPTA;
IRS Form W-9. On
or prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser (i) an IRS Form
W-9
completed by Seller and (ii) an affidavit of non-foreign status of Seller
in the
form and substance required under Section 1445 of the Code and the Regulations
thereunder; provided, however, that if Seller fails to provide such IRS
Form W-9 or affidavit to Purchaser, Purchaser shall be permitted to withhold
from the payments to be made pursuant to this Agreement any required backup
withholding tax or withholding tax under Section 1445 of the Code.
2.7 338(h)(10)
Election.
(a) At
Purchaser’s option, Purchaser and Seller shall join in making an election under
Code Section 338(h)(10) (and any corresponding elections under Virginia and
any
other applicable state Laws) (the “Election”) with respect to the
purchase and sale of the Company Equity. The Purchase Price shall be
allocated among the assets of Company based upon the fair market value of
those
assets at the time of Closing consistent with the allocation set forth on
Schedule 2.7 for purposes of completing Form 8023, Corporations Making
Qualified
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Stock
Purchases, and Form 8883, Asset Allocation Statement Under Section 338, to
be
filed with the Internal Revenue Service (and any similar forms under applicable
Virginia and any other applicable state Laws) (collectively, the “Election
Forms”). No later than thirty (30) days after Closing, Purchaser
shall deliver to Seller a statement containing Purchaser’s allocation of the
Purchase Price among the assets of Company (the “Allocation Statement”)
prepared in accordance with Code Sections 338 and 1060 (and any comparable
provisions of Virginia and any other applicable state Laws) and Schedule
2.7. Purchaser shall permit Seller to review and comment on such
Allocation Statement at least ten (10) Business Days prior to filing with
the
Internal Revenue Service such Allocation Statement, although Purchaser shall
not
be obligated to make changes based upon such comments so long as the Allocation
Statement is prepared in accordance with applicable Laws and is consistent
with
Schedule 2.7. Purchaser shall prepare and deliver to Seller
with the Allocation Statement all documents that are reasonably necessary
to
effect the Election, including a reasonable number of copies of the Election
Forms, and Seller shall take all action that Purchaser reasonably requests
to
effect the Election, including timely delivery to Purchaser of a reasonable
number of copies of the Election Forms duly signed by an authorized officer
of
Seller. Purchaser, Company and Seller shall report the acquisition by
Purchaser of the Company Equity pursuant to this Agreement consistent with
the
Election, and shall take no position inconsistent with the Election on any
Tax
Return or in any discussion with or proceeding before any Taxing
Authority. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Purchaser may take any
position regarding the new tax basis in Company assets resulting from the
Election as it may reasonably elect provided such position is not otherwise
inconsistent with Schedule 2.7.
(b) Seller
shall calculate (i) its aggregate federal and state income tax liability
for
each taxable year in which it receives a portion of the Purchase Price (each,
an
“Election Year”), taking into account the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including the Election, and (ii) its aggregate federal and
state
income tax liability for each Election Year, taking into account the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but without the
Election. If with respect to any such liability the amount in clause
(i) of the immediately preceding sentence is greater than the amount in clause
(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence for any Election Year, Purchaser
shall pay to Seller as additional consideration hereunder an amount (the
“Tax
Amount”) equal to the sum of (a) such difference and (b) any additional
federal and state income tax actually payable on account of the receipt or
accrual by Seller of the Tax Amount for that Election Year. Seller’s
calculation of the Tax Amount for each Election Year and supporting work
papers
in reasonable detail shall be submitted to Purchaser for its approval, not
to be
unreasonably withheld. If Purchaser approves such calculation,
Purchaser shall pay to Seller such Tax Amount for such Election Year within
ten
(10) Business Days of the submission to Purchaser of such calculation, but
in no
event sooner than the due date of Seller’s (or Seller’s affiliated group’s)
federal income tax return for such Election Year.
(c) If
Purchaser does not approve of Seller’s calculation of the Tax Amount for an
Election Year and Purchaser and Seller are unable to agree on such Tax Amount,
such dispute shall be resolved by the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant
to
the Dispute Resolution Procedure. For purposes of such Dispute
Resolution Procedure, Seller shall provide the Independent Accounting Firm
with
copies of Tax Returns and all other documents and information reasonable
necessary for the Independent Accounting Firm to calculate the Tax Amount
for
such Election Year. Any Tax Amount for such Election Year determined
to be payable by the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to the Dispute
Resolution Procedure shall be paid by Purchaser to Seller within ten (10)
Business Days of delivery to Purchaser of a written copy of such
determination.
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(d) For
purposes of this Section 2.7, (i) the twenty (20) calendar-day period
referred to in the definition of “Dispute Resolution Procedure” shall be the
period of twenty (20) days immediately following the submission by
Seller to Purchaser of Seller’s calculation of the disputed Tax Amount, and (ii)
the disputed items referred to in such definition shall be deemed to include
any
such disputed Tax Amount.
(e)
For the avoidance of doubt, no Purchaser
Party shall be entitled to any indemnification under this Agreement, and
there
shall be no reduction in Net Working Capital or Purchase Price, for any Taxes
(or related Losses) relating to any Election, except to the extent Seller
fails
to pay to any applicable Taxing Authority any Tax Amount for which it has
received payment from Purchaser pursuant to this Section
2.7.
3. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY AND SELLER.
Company
and Seller jointly and severally represent and warrant to Purchaser the
following matters. These representations and warranties, and the
information in the Disclosure Schedules referenced therein, are current as
of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date except to the extent
that
a representation, warranty or Disclosure Schedule expressly states that such
representation or warranty, or information in such Disclosure Schedule, is
current only as of an earlier date or as of the date of this
Agreement.
3.1 Organization.
(a) Company
is a corporation duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and is qualified or registered
to
do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature
of its
business or operations would require such qualification or registration except
where the failure to be qualified or registered would not cause a Material
Adverse Effect. Company is qualified or registered to do business in
each jurisdiction listed on Schedule 3.1(a). Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.1(a), (i) Company does not have, and has never in
the past had, any Subsidiaries and (ii) Company does not hold, and has never
in
the past held, an equity interest in any Person.
(b) The
address of Company’s principal office and all of Company’s additional places of
business are listed on Schedule 3.1(b). Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.1(b), during the past five (5) years,
Company has not been known by or used any corporate/company, fictitious or
other
name in the conduct of Company’s business or in connection with the use or
operation of the Assets. Schedule 3.1(b) lists all
current directors and officers of Company, showing each such person’s name,
positions, and, for each such person that receives compensation for services
as
a director or officer (as opposed to as an employee), annual remuneration,
bonuses and fringe benefits paid by Company for the current fiscal year and
the
most recently completed fiscal year.
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3.2 Authorization;
Documentation.
(a) Company
and Seller have the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver
this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to
perform
their obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Following approval of the Sale Proposal at the
Seller Stockholder Meeting or by Seller stockholder action by written consent
in
lieu of the Seller Stockholder Meeting, and following Seller’s compliance with
Schedule 14A or Schedule 14C of the Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable,
the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents by Company and Seller, and Company’s and Seller’s consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will be duly authorized by
all
requisite action of Company and Seller.
(b) The
copies of the Articles of Incorporation of Company and all amendments thereto,
as certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Bylaws of Company,
as
certified by its treasurer, copies of which have heretofore been delivered
to
Purchaser, are true, complete and correct copies of the Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws of Company, each as amended through and in effect
on
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date. The minute books and
records of the proceedings of Company, copies of which have been delivered
to
Purchaser and originals of which will be delivered to Purchaser on the Closing
Date are true, correct and complete. There have been no changes,
alterations or additions to such minute books and records of the proceedings
of
Company on or prior to the Closing Date that have not been furnished to
Purchaser’s counsel.
3.3 Title
to the Company Equity, Etc. Except
as described on Schedule 3.3, Seller owns good, valid and marketable
title to the Company Equity, free and clear of any and all Liens (including
any
spousal interests (community or otherwise)). Upon delivery of the
Company Equity to Purchaser on the Closing Date in accordance with this
Agreement and upon Purchaser’s delivery of the Seller Closing Payment to Seller
at the Closing pursuant to Section 2.2(c), the entire legal and
beneficial interest in the Company Equity and good, valid and marketable
title
to the Company Equity, free and clear of all Liens (including any spousal
interests (community or otherwise)), will pass to Purchaser.
3.4 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized equity securities of Company consists of fifteen thousand (15,000)
shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share. Schedule 3.4 sets
forth all of the Company Equity and the owner of record of the Company
Equity. The Company Equity to be delivered by Seller to Purchaser at
the Closing will constitute all of the outstanding equity securities of
Company. The Company Equity (i) has been duly and validly
issued; (ii) is fully paid and nonassessable; (iii) is held
beneficially and of record by Seller; and (iv) was not issued in violation
of any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first
offer. There are no outstanding or authorized equity appreciation,
phantom equity or similar rights with respect to Company, nor are there any
voting trusts, proxies, shareholder agreements or any other agreements or
understandings with respect to the voting of the Company
Equity. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, there are no
outstanding Options, or preemptive rights or rights of first refusal or first
offer, nor are there any contracts, commitments, agreements, understandings,
arrangements or restrictions to which Company or Seller is a party or by
which
Company or Seller is bound relating to any of the Company Equity or any other
equity securities of Company, whether or not outstanding. All of the
Company Equity and other securities issued by Company have been granted,
offered, sold and issued in compliance with all applicable foreign, state
and
federal securities Laws.
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(b) Since
February 14, 2005, all of the securities issued by Seller have been granted,
offered, sold and issued in compliance with all applicable foreign, state
and
federal securities Laws, and to the Knowledge of Seller, all securities issued
by Seller on or prior to February 14, 2005 have been granted, offered, sold
and
issued in compliance with all applicable foreign, state and federal securities
Laws. According to the stock records of Seller, as of the date of
this Agreement, Xxxxxxxx is the record holder of 5,435,730 shares of Seller’s
outstanding common stock. On June 29, 2007, Xxxxxxxx filed a Current
Report on Form 8-K with the SEC disclosing that Xxxxxxxx had issued 1,973.91
Series G Preferred Stock to certain stockholders of
Xxxxxxxx. According to the Form 8-K, each share of Xxxxxxxx Series G
Preferred Stock may be converted at the option of the holder into 20,000
shares
of outstanding stock of Seller held by Xxxxxxxx. Among other things,
the Form 8-K states that Xxxxxxxx has deposited 4,155,949 shares of Seller’s
outstanding common stock in an escrow account to secure the conversion rights
of
the Xxxxxxxx Series G Preferred Stock. In addition, Xxxxxxxx has
pledged a second priority security interest in 1,739,130 shares of Seller’s
outstanding common stock being held by Silicon Valley Bank as collateral
for
Seller’s revolving line of credit, to the holders of Series G Preferred Stock to
secure the conversion of the rights of the Series G Preferred
Stock.
3.5 Binding
Agreement.
This
Agreement has been duly executed by Company and Seller and delivered to
Purchaser, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Company
and
Seller, enforceable against Company and Seller in accordance with its terms,
subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in
accordance with general equitable principles. Upon execution and
delivery at the Closing by Company and/or Seller which is a party thereto,
each
other Transaction Document to which Company and/or Seller is, or is specified
to
be, a party, will be duly and validly executed by Company and Seller which
is
party thereto and delivered to Purchaser on the Closing Date, and will
constitute (assuming, in each case, the due authorization, execution and
delivery by each other party thereto) Company’s and Seller’s legal, valid and
binding obligation, enforceable against them in accordance with its terms,
subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in
accordance with general equitable principles.
3.6 No
Breach. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.6, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Company and Seller do not
and
will not violate or conflict with Company’s Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws,
any organizational or other constituent document of Seller. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.6, the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Company and Seller do not
and
will not (a) violate or conflict with in any material respect, any law, statute,
rule, regulation, ordinance, code, directive, writ, injunction, settlement,
permit, license, decree, judgment or order (collectively, “Laws”) of any
Governmental Authority to which Company,
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Seller,
the Company Equity or the Assets are subject, or by which Company, Seller,
the
Company Equity or the Assets may be bound, (b) with or without giving notice
or
the lapse of time or both, breach or conflict with, constitute or create
a
default under, or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract
set forth on Schedule 3.13(a) or material agreement or other commitment
to which Company or Seller is a party or by which Company, Seller, the Company
Equity or the Assets may be bound, (c) result in the imposition of a Lien
on the
Company Equity or the Assets or (d) require any filing with, or Permit, consent
or approval of, or the giving of any notice to, any Governmental Authority
or
third party, other than filings required by Seller pursuant to federal and
state
securities laws in connection with the Sale Proposal and the Seller Stockholder
Meeting.
3.7 Permits. Company
owns or possesses all right, title and interest in all material Permits required
to own the Assets and conduct Company’s business as now being conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted. All Permits are listed on
Schedule 3.7 and are valid and in full force and effect. No
loss or expiration of any Permit is pending or, to the Knowledge of Company or
Seller, threatened, other than expiration in accordance with the terms thereof,
which terms do not expire as a result of the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.8 Compliance
With Laws. Company
and Seller have complied with all Laws of any Governmental Authority applicable
to Company, its business, the Company Equity and the Assets in all material
respects.
3.9 Title
to and Sufficiency of Assets. Company
has good and marketable title to all of the Assets (excluding Intellectual
Property which is addressed in Section 3.12), free and clear of all Liens
other than Permitted Liens. The Assets constitute all of the assets,
rights and properties that are used in the operation of Company’s business as it
is now conducted or that are used or held by Company for use in the operation
of
Company’s business. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9,
immediately following the Closing, all of the Assets will be owned, leased
or
available for use by Company on terms and conditions substantially identical
to
those under which, immediately prior to the Closing, Company owns, leases,
uses
or holds available for use such Assets.
3.10 Condition
of Personal Property. All
items of Personal Property with a value greater than
$1,000 are set forth on Schedule
3.10. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, all items of
Personal Property with a value greater than
$1,000 individually used or useful in the operation of
Company’s business, are in good operating condition and repair (reasonable wear
and tear excepted), and are suitable for their intended use.
3.11 Accounts
Receivable. All
accounts receivable of Company shown on all balance sheets included in the
Financial Statements arose from sales actually made or services actually
performed in the Ordinary Course of Business and are valid receivables net
of
reserves shown thereon. All billed accounts receivable of Company as
of July 31, 2007 are set forth on Schedule 3.11(a). As of
the Closing Date, all unbilled accounts receivable of Company taken into
account
in the Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet will be set forth on Schedule
3.11(b). All accounts receivable of Company prior to the date
hereof and prior to the Closing (in each case whether billed or unbilled):
(i)
are not subject to any setoffs or counterclaims and (ii) have been collected
or
are fully collectible according to their terms in amounts not less than the
aggregate amounts thereof carried on the books of Company (net of
reserves).
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3.12 Intellectual
Property.
(a) Disclosure.
(i) Schedule
3.12(a)(i) sets forth all United States and foreign patents and patent
applications, trademark and service xxxx registrations and applications,
internet domain name registrations and applications, and copyright registrations
and applications owned or exclusively licensed to Company, specifying as
to each
item, as applicable: (A) the nature of the item, including the
title; (B) the owner of the item; (C) the jurisdictions in which the
item is issued or registered or in which an application for issuance or
registration has been filed; and (D) the issuance, registration or
application numbers and dates.
(ii) Schedule
3.12(a)(ii) sets forth all written licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements or permissions (“IP Licenses”) (other than (A) shrink wrap
licenses or other similar licenses for commercial off-the-shelf software
with a
license fee of $1,000 or less which are not required to be listed, (B) implied
permissions to use and distribute internally within Company any reports,
articles, advertising materials or website materials that are made generally
publicly available by their owners at no fee and (C) any permissions to use,
internally within Company, reports prepared for Company by third party
consultants and contractors, although such permissions and licenses shall
be
“IP Licenses” as that term is used herein) under which Company is a
licensee or otherwise is authorized to use or practice any Intellectual
Property, and for each such IP License, describes the applicable Intellectual
Property licensed, sublicensed or used.
(b) Ownership. Company
owns, free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), and has valid
and enforceable rights in, and has the unrestricted right to use, sell, license,
transfer or assign, all Intellectual Property owned or purported to be owned
by
Company, which shall exclude the Intellectual Property that is the subject
of
the IP Licenses (“Company Intellectual Property”). The
foregoing representation and warranty shall not be interpreted as a
representation or warranty that the practice of the Company Intellectual
Property does not infringe any third party Patents.
(c) Licenses. Company
has a valid and enforceable license to use all Intellectual Property that
is the
subject of the IP Licenses (“In-Licensed IP”). To Company’s
Knowledge, the IP Licenses include all of the licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements or permissions necessary for Company to use the In-Licensed IP
as
such Intellectual Property is currently used by Company. Company has
substantially performed all obligations imposed on it in the IP Licenses,
has
made all payments required to date, and is not, nor to the Knowledge of Company
or Seller, is another party thereto, in material breach or default thereunder
in
any respect, nor has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time
or
both would constitute a material default thereunder. To Company’s
Knowledge, the continued use by Company of the In-Licensed IP is not restricted
except pursuant to the IP Licenses.
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(d) Registrations. All
registrations for Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks that are owned by or
exclusively licensed to Company are valid and in force, and all applications
to
register any Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks that are owned by or exclusively
licensed to Company are pending and in good standing. The foregoing
representation and warranty is given to Knowledge, with respect to Copyrights,
Patents and Trademarks exclusively licensed to Company.
(e) Claims.
(i) No
claim or action is pending or, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, threatened
and neither Company nor Seller has Knowledge of any basis for any claim that
challenges the validity, enforceability, ownership, or right to use, sell,
license or sublicense any Company Intellectual Property, and no item of Company
Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding order, ruling, decree,
stipulation, charge or agreement restricting in any manner the use, the
licensing, or the sublicensing thereof.
(ii) Neither
Company nor Seller has received any notice that it has infringed upon or
otherwise violated the intellectual property rights of third parties or received
any claim, charge, complaint, demand or notice alleging any such infringement
or
violation, or has Knowledge of any basis for any such claim.
(iii) To
the Knowledge of Company, no third party is infringing upon or otherwise
violating any Company Intellectual Property.
(iv) Company’s
products have been marked as required by the applicable Patent statute and
Company has given the public notice of its Copyrights and notice of its
Trademarks as required by the applicable Trademark and Copyright statutes,
except where such failure to xxxx or give notice would have no Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) No
Infringement of Intellectual Property of Others. None of the
Intellectual Property, products or services owned, developed, provided, sold
or
licensed to third parties by Company infringe upon or otherwise violate any
intellectual property rights of any third party, provided that the foregoing
representation and warranty is given as to the Knowledge of Company with
respect
to Patents.
(g) Administration
and Enforcement. Company has taken all reasonable actions to
maintain and protect the Company Intellectual Property.
(h) Software. All
Software owned by Company (as opposed to licensed to Company) is described
in
Schedule 3.12(h). Such Software is not subject to any
transfer, assignment, site, equipment, or other operational
limitations. To the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has the
most current copy or release of the Software so that the same may be subject
to
registration in the United States Copyright Office. The Software
includes all information sufficient for Company’s current personnel to use such
Software in the conduct of the business or operations of
Company. There are no agreements or arrangements in effect with
respect to the marketing, distribution, licensing or promotion of the Software
by any third party.
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(i) Trade
Secrets. Except as required pursuant to the filing of any Patent
application, regarding Company’s Trade Secrets: (i) Company has taken all
commercially reasonable actions to protect such Trade Secrets from unauthorized
use or disclosure; (ii) to the Knowledge of Company and Seller, there has
not been an unauthorized use or disclosure of such Trade Secrets;
(iii) Company has the sole and exclusive right to bring actions for
infringement or unauthorized use of such Trade Secrets; (iv) to Company’s
Knowledge, none of such Trade Secrets infringes upon or otherwise violates
valid
and enforceable intellectual property or trade secrets of others; and
(v) Company is not, nor as a result of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder, will it be, in
violation of any material agreement relating to such Trade Secrets.
(j) Employees,
Consultants and Other Persons. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.12(j), each present or past employee, officer, consultant or any other
Person who developed any part of any Company Intellectual Property, either:
(i) is a party to an agreement that conveys or obligates such person to
convey to Company any and all right, title and interest in and to all
Intellectual Property developed by such Person in connection with such Person’s
employment with, or engagement on behalf of, Company; (ii) as to
copyrighted or copyrightable material created in the course of such Person’s
employment with, or engagement on behalf of, Company, is a party to an agreement
containing provisions regarding “works made for hire” pursuant to which Company
is deemed to be the original owner/author of all proprietary rights in such
material; or (iii) otherwise has by operation of law vested in Company any
and all right, title and interest in and to all such Intellectual Property
developed by such Person in connection with such Person’s employment with, or
engagement on behalf of, Company. Company and Seller have provided
Purchaser true and complete copies of all written Contracts referenced in
subsections (i) and (ii) above. Attached to Schedule
3.12(j) are copies of Company’s standard forms of written Contracts
referenced in subsections (i) and (ii)
above. Schedule 3.12(j) identifies (1) each employee or
independent contractor of Company that has executed such a Contract and the
form
of Contract executed by such Person, (2) each employee or independent contractor
of Company that has not executed such a Contract, and (3) each Contract
referenced in subsections (i) and (ii) above that deviates in any
material respect from the corresponding standard form of written Contracts
attached to Schedule 3.12(j).
(k) Employee
Breaches. To the Knowledge of Company and Seller, no employee of
Company has transferred Intellectual Property or confidential or proprietary
information to Company or to any third party in violation of any Law or any
term
of any employment agreement, Patent or invention disclosure agreement or
other
contract or agreement relating to the relationship of such employee with
Company
or any prior employer.
(l) Related
Parties; etc. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(l),
Company does not use any Intellectual Property owned by any director, officer,
employee, consultant or Affiliate of Company. At no time during the
conception or reduction to practice of any of the Company Intellectual Property
was any developer, inventor or other contributor to such Intellectual Property
operating under any grants from any Governmental Authority or subject to
any
employment agreement, invention assignment, nondisclosure agreement or other
contract with any Person that could adversely affect the rights of Company
to
any Company Intellectual Property.
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(m) Transfer. The
execution by Company and Seller of this Agreement will not result in the
loss or
impairment of the rights of Company to own or use any of the Intellectual
Property, and Company is not, nor as a result of the execution and delivery
of
this Agreement or the performance of its obligations hereunder will it be,
in
violation of any IP License.
(n) Open
Source. Schedule 3.12(n) sets forth all software that is
distributed as “open source software” or under a similar licensing or
distribution model (including the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser
General Public License (LGPL), Mozilla Public License (MPL), BSD licenses,
the
Artistic License, the Netscape Public License, the Sun Community Source License
(SCSL), the Sun Industry Standards Source License (SISSL) and the Apache
License) and that is used by Company (“Open Source
Materials”).
3.13 Contracts.
(a) Schedule
3.13(a) contains a complete, current and correct list of all of the
following types of Contracts to which Company is a party or by which any
of its
properties or assets are bound (provided that for the purposes of this
Section 3.13(a), the term Contracts shall not include Leases and
Government Contracts, so long as those Leases and Government Contracts are
disclosed on Schedule 3.22(a) or Schedule 3.32(a)(i),
respectively):
(i) any
Contract which involves expenditures or receipts by Company (other than
Contracts which do not require payments or yield receipts of more than $25,000
in any twelve (12) month period or more than $50,000 in the
aggregate);
(ii) any
Contract containing a covenant or covenants which purport to limit Company’s
ability or right to engage in any lawful business activity or to compete
with or
solicit any Person (including all non-competition and non-solicitation
agreements);
(iii) any
Contract that grants any exclusive right, right of refusal, right of first
negotiation or similar right to any Person;
(iv) any
Contract with any of its officers, directors, employees or Affiliates, not
otherwise listed on Schedule 3.24 or Schedule 3.27(a), including
all non-competition, severance, and indemnification agreements;
(v) any
Contract for the license of any patent, copyright, trade secret or other
proprietary information agreements involving the payment by or to Company
in
excess of $10,000 per year;
(vi) any
power of attorney;
(vii) any
Contract entered into outside the Ordinary Course of Business, involving
payment
to or obligations of in excess of $10,000, not otherwise described in this
Section 3.13(a); and
(viii) any
loan agreement, agreement of indebtedness, note, security agreement, guarantee
or other document pursuant to or in connection with Company’s receipt or
extension of credit for money borrowed in excess of $10,000.
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(b) All
of Company’s oral Contracts that are responsive to the categories listed above
are identified in Schedule 3.13(a), other than those oral Contracts which
may be terminated at any time without any requirement that Company make any
payments thereunder except in connection with products purchased or services
rendered prior to the date of termination. All of the revenue
received by Company over the past three (3) years was received pursuant to
written Contracts.
(c) Company
has all the Contracts it needs to carry on Company’s business as now being
conducted. All of the Contracts listed on
Schedule 3.13(a) are in full force and effect, and are valid,
binding, and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject only to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with general
equitable principles. There exists no breach, default or violation on
the part of Company or, to the Knowledge of Company and Seller, on the part
of
any other party to any such Contract nor has Company received notice of any
breach, default or violation. Company has not received notice of an
intention by any party to any such Contract that provides for a continuing
obligation by any party thereto to terminate such Contract or amend or otherwise
modify the terms thereof, other than modifications in the Ordinary Course
of
Business that do not adversely affect Company. The consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not affect the validity,
enforceability and continuation of the Contracts on the same terms applicable
to
such Contracts as of the date hereof. Company has not waived any
material rights under any such Contract. To the Knowledge of Company
and Seller, no event has occurred which either entitles, or would, with notice
or lapse of time or both, entitle any party to any such Contract (other than
Company) to declare breach, default or violation under any such Contract
or to
accelerate, or which does accelerate, the maturity of any indebtedness of
Company under any such Contract.
3.14 Litigation. There
is no litigation, proceeding (arbitral or otherwise), claim, action, suit,
judgment, decree, settlement, rule or order or investigation of any nature
pending, rendered since January 1, 2002, or, to the Knowledge of Company
and
Seller, threatened by or against Company, its directors, officers or
shareholders (provided that any litigation involving the directors, officers
or
shareholders of Company must be related to Company’s business, the Company
Equity or the Assets), Company’s business, the Company Equity or the Assets or
by or against Seller that involves, or could in any way involve, Company’s
business, the Company Equity or the Assets. There are no writs,
injunctions, decrees, arbitration decisions, unsatisfied judgments or similar
orders outstanding against Company, the Company Equity, Company’s business or
the Assets or against Seller that involves, or could in any way involve,
Company’s business, the Company Equity or the Assets.
3.15 Financial
Statements; Controls.
(a) Attached
to Schedule 3.15 are true, correct and complete copies of (i) the
consolidated audited balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows
of Seller as of and for each of the six months ended June 30, 2005, and the
year
ended June 30, 2006 (including the related management letters, notes and
schedules), (ii) the consolidated unaudited balance sheet and income statement
of Seller as of and for the year ended June 30, 2007 (the
“Statement Date”), (iii) the unaudited balance sheet and income
statement
of Company as of and for each of the years ended June 30, 2005, June 30,
2006
and June 30, 2007 (the statements provided in (i), (ii) and (iii) are
collectively referred to as the “Financial Statements”).
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(b) The
Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with the books and records
of
Company, are true, correct and complete in all material respects, and present
fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Company as
of
the respective dates thereof. The Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP, as in effect on such dates and consistently
applied throughout and among the periods indicated (provided that the unaudited
statements do not contain footnotes required by
GAAP).
(c) Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.15(c), Company maintains accurate books and
records reflecting its assets and liabilities and maintains proper and adequate
internal accounting controls that provide assurance that (i) Company maintains
no off-the-book accounts and that Company’s assets are used only in accordance
with Company’s management directives, (ii) transactions are executed with
management’s authorization; (iii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of the financial statements of Company and to maintain
accountability for Company’s assets; and (iv) accounts, notes and other
receivables and inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate
procedures are implemented to effect the collection of accounts, notes and
other
receivables on a current and timely basis.
3.16 Liabilities. Company
has no liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature (whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether matured or unmatured and whether
due
or to become due), including tax liabilities due or to become due, except
(a) liabilities that are accrued and reflected on the unaudited balance
sheet and statement of income of Company as of and for the period ended on
the
Statement Date, (b) liabilities that are listed on
Schedule 3.16 to this Agreement, (c) liabilities that have
arisen in the Ordinary Course of Business (other than liabilities for breach
of
any Contract) since the Statement Date and which are less than $50,000 in
the
aggregate other than in connection with payroll and payments to suppliers
in the
Ordinary Course of Business, or (d) obligations to be performed after the
date hereof under any Contracts which are required to be or are disclosed
on
Schedule 3.13(a), Schedule 3.22(a) or Schedule
3.32(a)(i). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16, Company
is not a guarantor nor is it otherwise liable for any obligation (including
indebtedness) of any other Person. Other than obligations arising
under this Agreement, Seller does not have any claim or action against Company
(other than a claim for compensation or reimbursement of expenses due in
the
Ordinary Course of Business to the extent that such amount is reflected on
the
Estimated Closing Date Balance Sheet). Any loans or advances listed
on Schedule 3.16 will be repaid or waived on or prior to the Closing
Date.
3.17 Tax
Matters.
(a) All
Tax Returns required under applicable Law to have been filed by Company on
or
before the Closing Date have been (or will be) timely filed. All such
Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material
respects. To Company’s Knowledge, no claim has ever been made by a
Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where Company does not file Tax Returns
that
Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
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(b) Company
has fully and timely paid (or properly accrued) all Taxes required to have
been
paid or accrued, as applicable, by Company (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) for all taxable periods through the date hereof and will fully and
timely pay (or properly accrue) all Taxes required to be paid or accrued,
as
applicable, by Company for all taxable periods through and including the
Closing
Date.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.17(c), Company has given or made available to
Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns filed by Company
(or by any Person with whom Company has been joined in the filing of
consolidated federal income Tax Returns, or otherwise joined in the filing
of
other Tax Returns on a consolidated, combined or unitary group basis) on
or
after December 31, 2002, examination reports and statements of deficiencies
issued by any Taxing Authority with respect to any Company taxable period
ended
on or after December 31, 2002.
(d) Company
has made all required estimated Tax payments sufficient to avoid any
underpayment penalties with respect to Taxes required to be paid by
it.
(e) Seller
is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the
Code.
(f) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.17(f), Company is not now and has not at any
time been a member of any Affiliated Group required to join in the filing
of
consolidated federal income Tax Returns, or otherwise joined in the filing
of
other Tax Returns on a consolidated, combined or unitary group basis (other
than
a group of which Seller or Xxxxxxxx was the common parent).
(g) Company
is not a party to any agreement relating to the sharing, allocation or
indemnification of Taxes, or any similar agreement or contract (collectively,
“Tax Sharing Agreements”), and does not have, by contract or otherwise,
any liability for Taxes of any Person as a transferee or successor.
(h) There
are no outstanding agreements, waivers or arrangements extending the statutory
period of limitations applicable to any claim for, or the period for the
collection or assessment of, Taxes due from or payable by Company for any
taxable period and no written or other request for any such waiver or extension
is currently pending.
(i) No
closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code (or any predecessor
provision) or any similar provision of any state, local or foreign Law has
been
entered into by or on behalf of Company which would have binding effect on
Company for any taxable year ending after the Closing Date.
(j) (i)
No audit or other proceeding by any Governmental Authority is currently in
process or, to Company’s Knowledge, threatened with respect to any Taxes due
from Company, and (ii) Company has not received any written notification
that
such an audit or proceeding may be commenced, with respect to any Taxes due
from
Company.
(k) Company
has not made a change in method of accounting and has not agreed to and to
Company’s Knowledge is not required to make a change in method of accounting in
its Tax Returns that would require Company to make any adjustment to its
computation of income pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code (or any predecessor
provision) after the Closing Date, there is no application pending with any
Taxing Authority requesting permission for any such change in any accounting
method of Company and no Governmental Authority has proposed in writing any
such
change in accounting method.
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(l)
Company has withheld (or will timely withhold) from its employees, independent
contractors, creditors, shareholders and third parties and timely paid (or
will
timely pay) to the appropriate Taxing Authority all amounts required to have
been withheld or paid over for all periods ending on or before the Closing
Date
and has complied in all material respects with all Tax information reporting
provisions of all applicable Laws. Company is not, nor has it
received any written notice that it is, in violation (or with notice will
be in
violation) of any applicable Law relating to the payment or withholding of
Taxes.
(m) There
is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement covering any Person that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount
that
would not be deductible by Company by reason of Section 280G of the
Code.
(n) Company
has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the
meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified
Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(o) There
are no Liens for Taxes upon the assets or properties of Company, except for
Permitted Liens, and neither Company nor Seller has Knowledge of any claim
relating to Taxes that, if adversely determined, would result in any Lien
on any
of the assets or properties of Company.
(p) Company
has not entered into a transaction that would be accounted for after the
Closing
Date under the installment method of Section 453 of the Code or similar
provision of state, local or foreign Law.
(q) No
property owned by Company (i) is property required to be treated as being
owned
by another Person pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and in effect immediately prior
to the
enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, (ii) constitutes “tax-exempt use
property” within the meaning of Section 168(h)(1) of the Code or (iii) is
“tax-exempt bond financed property” within the meaning of Section 168(g)(5) of
the Code. Company has not entered into any “reportable transaction”
within the meaning of Section 6111 of the Code and the accompanying
Regulations.
(r) Company
has no outstanding bond or other evidence of indebtedness that is
convertible into Company stock or is part of an investment unit.
(s) Any
adjustment of Taxes of Company made by a Taxing Authority, which is required
to
be reported to another Taxing Authority, has been so reported.
(t) The
unpaid Taxes of Company did not, as of the Statement Date, exceed the reserve
for Tax liability (other than any reserve for deferred Taxes established
to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the
face of
the unaudited balance sheet of Company as of the Statement Date and will
not
exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing
Date
in accordance with the past custom and practice of Company in filing their
Tax
Returns. Since the Statement Date, Company has not incurred any
liability for Taxes arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term
is
used in GAAP, outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past
custom and practice.
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(u) Company
will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item
of
deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period as a result of an open
transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, and Company
will
not be required to include any amount attributable to periods ending on or
before the Closing Date in taxable income in any period after the Closing
Date
by reason of the receipt before the Closing Date of any prepaid
amounts.
(v) Company
has not distributed equity securities of another Person, or has had its equity
securities distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported
or
intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code or
Section 361 of the Code.
3.18 Insolvency
Proceedings. None
of Company, Seller, any of the Company Equity or the Assets is the subject
of
any pending, rendered or, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, threatened
insolvency proceedings of any character. Neither Company nor Seller
has made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken any action with
a
view to or that would constitute a valid basis for the institution of any
such
insolvency proceedings. Neither Company nor Seller is insolvent and
none will become insolvent as a result of entering into this
Agreement.
3.19 Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) Identification
and Disclosure of Employee Benefit Plans and Non-ERISA Plans.
(i) Schedule
3.19(a) lists each Employee Benefit Plan that Company maintains, or to which
Company contributes, or to which Company is or may become obligated to
contribute.
(ii) Schedule
3.19(b) lists each Employee Benefit Plan that Seller maintains or to which
Seller contributes for the benefit of current or former employees, officers,
directors, or independent contractors of Company.
(iii) Schedule
3.19(c) lists each Non-ERISA Plan that Company maintains, or to which
Company contributes, or to which Company is or may become obligated to
contribute.
(iv) Schedule
3.19(d) lists each Non-ERISA Plan that Seller maintains or to which Seller
contributes, or to which Seller is or may become obligated to contribute,
for
the benefit of employees, former employees, directors, or independent
contractors of Company.
(v) Schedule
3.19(e) lists each Employee Benefit Plan and Non-ERISA Plan that is subject
to Code Section 409A.
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(b) Plan
Document Compliance and Operational Compliance. With respect to each
Employee Benefit Plan required to be identified in Schedules 3.19(a), (b),
(c), (d) or (e):
(i) General
compliance. To the Knowledge of Company and Seller, each Employee
Benefit Plan (and each related trust, insurance contract, or fund) complies
in
form and in operation in all respects with the applicable requirements of
ERISA
and the Code, and all other applicable laws, except where the failure to
comply
cannot reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(ii) Contributions. All
contributions (including all employer contributions and employee salary
reduction contributions) that are due have been timely paid to each applicable
Employee Benefit Plan in accordance with applicable provisions of ERISA,
the
Code, Treasury Regulations and rulings, Department of Labor Regulations and
rulings, and any other applicable law, or will be paid before the Closing
Date,
and all employer contribution liabilities accrued between the due date for
the
most recent contributions and the Closing Date will be paid by Company on
the
due date of such payment.
(iii) Qualification
for tax-exemption. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to
be qualified has maintained its qualification for tax-exempt status without
interruption since its original effective date, and is the subject of a
determination or opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the
effect
that it meets the requirements of Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a), and such
determination or opinion letter has remained in effect until the Closing
Date. Each trust that forms a part of each such plan is, and has been
since its effective date, exempt from tax under Code Section
501(a). Each such plan has been administered according to its written
terms. No event or circumstance has occurred since the date of such
determination that reasonably would be likely to result in the loss of the
qualification of any Employee Benefit Plan.
(iv) Investment
of plan assets. To the Knowledge of Company or Seller, no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation is pending with respect to the
administration or the investment of the assets of any Employee Benefit Plan,
other than routine claims for benefits.
(v) Fees
and expenses. To the Knowledge of Company or Seller, no action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, or investigation is pending with respect to
investment fees or administrative expenses charged against the accounts of
participants in any Employee Benefit Plan.
(vi) Governmental
Investigation. Neither Company nor Seller has received any oral
or written notice from any Governmental Authority related to any inquiry,
investigation or audit of any Employee Benefit Plan or Non-ERISA
Plan.
(vii) Employee
complaints or notices. No employee, dependent, beneficiary or
other person has provided to Seller or Company, or to any agent or
representative of Seller or Company, any complaint, claim or notice of any
kind
related to any actual, alleged, or potential violation of COBRA, the Family
Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), HIPAA, the Newborns’ & Mothers’
Health Protection Act of 1996 (NMHPA), the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996
(MHPA), or the Women’s Health & Cancer Rights Act of 1998
(WHCRA).
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(viii) Disputed
claims. No employee, dependent or beneficiary of Company or
Seller has disputed the denial of any claim for benefits in a manner that
reasonably can be expected to result in litigation or an administrative
complaint to the Internal Revenue Service or the Department of
Labor.
(c) Delivery
of Documentation for Employee Benefit Plans. To the extent
applicable to Company, Company has delivered or made available to Purchaser
correct and complete copies of the following documents related to each Employee
Benefit Plan:
(i) the
current plan document, any plan amendments to the current plan document,
and any
version of the plan document that has been in effect during the past three
years;
(ii) all
trust agreements, group annuity contracts, other insurance contracts, and
any
other funding agreements or arrangements for the holding and management of
the
plan’s assets, that have been in effect at any time during the past six
years;
(iii) the
current summary plan description and any version of the current summary plan
description that has been in effect during the past six years, and all summaries
of material modifications to each such summary plan description;
(iv) the
most recent determination letter (or opinion letter in the case of a prototype
or volume submitter plan) received from the Internal Revenue Service confirming
the plan’s compliance with Code Sections 401(a) and 501(a);
(v) the
Form 5500 Annual Return/ Report filed for each of the three most recent plan
years for which a filing is due prior to the Closing Date, and each Summary
Annual Report for such plan years provided to participants and
beneficiaries;
(vi) results
of testing for compliance with all applicable Code provisions pertaining
to
coverage, non-discrimination, and top-heavy status for each of the three
most
recent plan years for which reporting is due prior to the Closing
Date;
(vii) documentation
of all material actions taken to correct any instances of possible noncompliance
with the Code or ERISA under voluntary correction procedures of the Internal
Revenue Service or Department of Labor, including self-corrections, within
the
six years prior to the Closing Date;
(viii) qualified
domestic relations orders served on the plan and all related documentation,
and
(ix) documentation
related to any disputed claim for benefits that reasonably can be expected
to
result in litigation or an administrative complaint to the Internal Revenue
Service or the Department of Labor.
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(d) Delivery
of Documentation for Employee Welfare Benefit Plans. To the
extent applicable to Company, Company has delivered or made available to
Purchaser correct and complete copies of the following documents related
to each
Employee Welfare Benefit Plan as currently in effect:
(i) the
plan document, or insurance contract that serves as the plan
document;
(ii) any
Voluntary Employee Benefits Association trust agreement, insurance contract,
or
other trust or account for the pre-funding of benefits;
(iii) the
current summary plan description, or Certificate of Coverage that serves
as the
summary plan description, and all amendments or summaries of material
modifications to such summary plan description;
(iv) the
Form 5500 Annual Return/ Report filed for each of the three most recent plan
years for which a filing is due prior to the Closing Date, and each Summary
Annual Report for such plan years provided to participants and
beneficiaries;
(v) results
of testing for compliance with all applicable Code provisions pertaining
to
coverage and non-discrimination for each of the three most recent plan years
for
which reporting is due prior to the Closing Date, including: (A) Code Section
79
for any group-term life insurance plan as in existence during the 2004, 2005
and
2006 plan years; (B) Code Section 105(h) for any self-insured medical plan
in
existence during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 plan years; (C) Code Section 105(h)
for
healthcare flexible spending accounts in existence during the 2004, 2005
and
2006 plan years; (D) Code Section 125 for any flexible benefits plan in
existence during the 2004, 2005 and 2006 plan years; and (E) Code Section
129
for any dependent care flexible spending accounts in existence during the
2004,
2005 and 2006 plan years;
(vi) documentation
related to any disputed claim for benefits that reasonably can be expected
to
result in litigation or an administrative complaint to the Internal Revenue
Service or the Department of Labor; and
(vii) documentation
of all actions taken to correct any instances of possible noncompliance with
the
Code or ERISA under voluntary correction procedures of the Internal Revenue
Service or Department of Labor, including self-corrections, within the six
years
prior to the Closing Date.
(e) Notices. Since
the Seller acquired the Company Equity, Company has timely provided, or has
caused its agents representatives, insurers or third party administrators
to
provide, all notices required by:
(i) COBRA;
(ii) the
Family Medical Leave Act of 1993; and
(iii) HIPAA.
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(f) Timely
Filing of Forms 5500. Since the Seller acquired the Company
Equity, Company has filed a complete and accurate Form 5500 Annual Return/Report
for each and every Employee Benefit Plan for which such filing is required,
in
accordance with ERISA Section 103 and within the deadline established under
ERISA Section 104(a) for each such filing.
(g) Timely
Response to Requests for Documents. In the last three (3) years,
Company has fully complied with all participant and beneficiary requests
for
Employee Benefit Plan documents and other information that the plan
administrator is required to furnish under Title I of ERISA, by hand-delivering
or mailing the requested materials to the last known address of the requesting
participant or beneficiary, or to his/her legal representative, within 30
days
after receipt of such request.
(h) Change-In-Control
or Severance Benefits. Except as expressly stated in Schedule
3.19(h), the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not:
(i) entitle
any current or former employee, officer, director, or independent contractor
of
Company to severance pay, unemployment compensation, or any payment contingent
upon a change in control or ownership of Company; or
(ii) accelerate
the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding (through
a
grantor trust or otherwise) of compensation or benefits under any Employee
Benefit Plan or Non-ERISA Plan, or increase or enhance the amount or benefits
payable or provided under, or trigger any other obligation pursuant to, any
Employee Benefit Plan or Non-ERISA Plan.
There
is
no Employee Benefit Plan, Non-ERISA Plan, or contract of any type that covers
any current or former employee of Company or any ERISA Affiliate that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount
for
which a tax deduction would not be permitted under Code Section 162(m) or
Code
Section 280G.
(i) Post-Employment
Benefits. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19(i), Company
has no liability with respect to post retirement or post-employment health,
medical, life insurance, or other welfare benefits, for any retired, former
or
current employee of Company, other than pursuant to the terms of COBRA or
any
Company policy or practice of continuing benefit coverage through the end
of the
month in which a termination date occurs.
(j) Prohibited
Transactions. No Employee Benefit Plan, nor any trust created
thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator of any Employee Benefit Plan
to the
Knowledge of Company and Seller, has engaged in a transaction with such plan,
or
with a party in interest as defined in ERISA Section 3(14), that constitutes
a
non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA Section 406 of ERISA or Code
Section 4975, or that would subject such Employee Benefit Plan, trust, trustee,
administrator or party in interest to an excise tax or other
penalty imposed by Title I, Part 5 of ERISA and/or by Code Section
4975.
(k) Exclusive
Benefit Rule. No non-employees of Company are, or ever have been
within the six year period preceding the Closing, eligible for participation
in
any Employee Benefit Plan or Non-ERISA Plan of Company.
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(l) Status
Quo. There is no pending action, intent, or commitment
communicated to Company employees, nor will any such action be taken without
the
prior written approval of Purchaser, to change any material provision of
any
Employee Benefit Plan of Company or Non-ERISA Plan of Company, to add any
benefits, to issue additional stock or stock options or equity grants, or
to
change salary, bonus or compensation structure, except in the ordinary course
of
business consistent with past practice.
(m) Code
Section 409A. During the last three (3) years, Company has not
maintained any Employee Benefit Plan or Non-ERISA Plan that is subject to
Code
Section 409A and has not granted any directly or indirectly discounted stock
option or backdated stock option.
(n) Minimum
Funding Standards. Neither Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has
ever sponsored, maintained or contributed to any Employee Benefit Plan that
is
or was subject to the minimum funding requirements under Code Section 412
or
Title IV of ERISA, including any type of defined benefit pension plan, money
purchase pension plan, or multiemployer plan.
(o) Compliance
with HIPA and COBRA. Company has complied with all applicable
requirements of HIPAA and COBRA.
Service
Credits. Each participant in each Employee Benefit Plan will
retain his or her service credits earned under each such plan as of the Closing
Date.
(p) Replacement
Group Health Plan. On the Closing Date, Seller will have in effect one or
more “group health plans,” within the meaning of COBRA and HIPAA, that covers
all employees of Seller, Genex and any other entity whose employees participated
in the same group health plan as any employee of Company on the day before
the
Closing Date. Seller will take all steps necessary to prevent any
such employee, and all qualifying beneficiaries of such employee, from having
a
“qualifying event” that triggers COBRA coverage as a result of the transaction
covered by this Agreement. If any such employee and/or qualifying
beneficiary is determined to have had a COBRA qualifying event as a result
of
such transaction, Seller will be solely responsible for providing COBRA
coverage.
3.20 Insurance
(a) During
the last three (3) years, Company has maintained insurance policies that
are
substantially similar to those carried by entities engaged in a similar business
and subject to similar perils or hazards and Company has had no gaps in such
coverage. Schedule 3.20(a) lists all insurance policies (by
policy number, insurer, location of property insured, premium amounts, premium
payment dates, expiration date, type (i.e., “claims made” or an
“occurrences” policy), amount and scope of coverage) held by Company relating to
the Assets and the business, properties and employees of Company, copies
of
which have been provided to Purchaser. No premiums are due under any
of the insurance policies listed on Schedule 3.20(a) and all of such
insurance policies are paid in full. Each such insurance policy
(i) is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect as
of the Closing and (ii) will continue to be legal, valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect on identical terms following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Company is not
in default with respect to its obligations under any insurance policy, nor
has
Company been denied insurance coverage.
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Company
does not have any self-insurance or co-insurance programs. In the
three (3) year period ending on the date hereof, Company has not received
any notice from, or on behalf of, any insurance carrier relating to or involving
any adverse change or any change other than in the Ordinary Course of Business,
in the conditions of insurance, any refusal to issue an insurance policy
or
non-renewal of a policy, or requiring or suggesting material alteration of
any
of Company’s assets, purchase of additional equipment or material modification
of any of Company’s methods of doing business. During the last three
(3) years, Company has not made any claim against an insurance policy as
to
which the insurer is denying coverage. No insurance carrier has
issued to Company a reservation of rights letter with respect to the defense
of
a claim. During the last three (3) years, Company has obtained all
insurance available under the Defense Base Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 1651 through
1655, as amended and the Xxxxxxxxx and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,
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U.S.C. §§ 901-50, including without limitation for all (1) Company employees
working on a military base or reservation outside the United States; (2)
Company
employees engaged in United States government funded public works business
outside the United States; (3) Company employees engaged in public works
or
military contract with a foreign government which has been deemed necessary
to
United States national security; (4) Company employees that provide services
funded by the United States government outside the realm of regular military
issue or channels; and (5) employees of any subcontractors where Company
is the
prime or letting contractor involved in a contract of the type set forth
in (1)
through (5) above. Purchaser shall have the right to assert a claim
under the insurance policies listed on Schedule 3.20(a) for occurrences
which occurred prior to the Closing but which are not reported until after
the
Closing and to obtain recoveries under such insurance
policies. Neither current nor historical limits of liability have
been exhausted or impaired under any of the insurance policies listed on
Schedule 3.20(a). The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Company and Seller do not
and
will not cause, generate or give effect to any retrospective premium adjustment,
audit premium adjustment, experience based liability or loss sharing cost
adjustment with respect to any of the insurance policies listed Schedule
3.20(a). Company and Seller and the officers and directors of
Company and Seller are, and have been since February 16, 2007, covered by
a
Directors and Officers Liability Insurance Policy in the amount of $10 million
(the “Existing D&O Policy”).
(b) Schedule
3.20(b) identifies each insurance claim made by Company in the last three
(3) years. To the Knowledge of Company or Seller, no event has
occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that would reasonably
be
expected to (with or without notice or lapse of time) give rise to or serve
as a
basis for the denial of any such insurance claim.
3.21 Environmental
Matters. There
are no investigations, inquiries, administrative proceedings, actions, suits,
claims, legal proceedings or other proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge
of
Company or Seller, threatened against any of Company, the Assets, or Seller
under or relating to Environmental Laws including those that involve or relate
to Environmental Conditions, Environmental Noncompliance or the release,
use,
disposal or arranging for disposal of any Hazardous Materials on or from
any
real property constituting or connected with the Leased Premises or any other
real property or facility formerly owned, leased or used by
Company. There are no Hazardous Materials that have been released or
are being stored or are otherwise present on, under or about any real property
constituting or connected with the Leased Premises, and Hazardous Materials
have
not been released, stored or are otherwise present on,
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under
or
about any real property formerly owned, leased or operated by
Company. Each of the Leased Premises, during the period it was leased
by Company, has been maintained in, and Company is and has at all prior times
otherwise been in, compliance with all applicable Environmental
Laws. Company has not disposed of, or arranged to dispose of,
Hazardous Materials in a manner or to a location that could reasonably be
expected to result in liability to Company under or relating to Environmental
Laws. Neither Seller nor Company has any environmental audits,
reports or other material environmental documents relating to Company’s past or
current properties, facilities or operations. Company has not
assumed, contractually or by operation of Law, any liabilities or obligations
under any Environmental Laws. Company is not, as of the date hereof,
and has not been at any time since the date of its inception, a Response
Action
Contractor.
3.22 Real
Estate.
(a) Leased
Premises. Schedule 3.22(a) contains a complete and
accurate list of all premises leased by Company for the operation of Company’s
business (the “Leased Premises”), and of all leases related thereto
(collectively, the “Leases”). Company has delivered to
Purchaser a true and complete copy of each of the Leases, and in the case
of any
oral Lease, a written summary of the material terms of such
Lease. The Leases (i) are valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with their terms and are in full force and effect; (ii) no event
of default has occurred which (whether with or without notice, lapse of time
or
both or the happening or occurrence of any other event) would constitute
a
default thereunder on the part of Company or Seller; and (iii) neither
Company nor Seller has Knowledge of the occurrence of any event of default
which
(whether with or without notice, lapse of time or both or the happening or
occurrence of any other event) would constitute a default thereunder by any
other party. The current annual rent and term under each Lease are as
set forth on Schedule 3.22(a). Schedule 3.22(a)
separately identifies all Leases for which consents or waivers must be obtained
on or prior to the Closing Date (or which have been obtained) in order for
such
Leases to continue in effect according to their terms after the Closing
Date. Company has not waived any rights under any Lease which would
be in effect on or after the date of this Agreement. To the Knowledge
of Company and Seller, no event has occurred which either entitles, or would,
on
notice or lapse of time or both, entitle the other party to any Lease with
Company to declare a default or to accelerate, or which does accelerate,
the
maturity of any indebtedness of Company under any Lease.
(b) Leased
Improvements. All Leased Improvements are set forth on
Schedule 3.22(b). The Leased Improvements are
(i) structurally sound with no known defects; (ii) in good operating
condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and tear; (iii) not in need
of maintenance or repair except for ordinary routine maintenance and repair;
and
(iv) in conformity in all material respects with all applicable Laws
relating thereto currently in effect. All of the Leased Improvements
on the Leased Premises are located entirely on such Leased
Premises.
(c) Owned
Real Property. Company owns no real property.
3.23 No
Other Agreement To Sell. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.23 and other than the sale of Assets in the
Ordinary Course of Business (which Assets are not material individually or
in
the aggregate), neither Company nor Seller has any legal obligation,
absolute
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or
contingent, to any other Person to sell, encumber or otherwise transfer Company,
the Company Equity, the Assets or Company’s business (in whole or in part), or
effect any merger, consolidation, combination, share exchange, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution or other reorganization involving Company, or to
enter
into any agreement with respect thereto. Company has provided to
Purchaser true and complete copies of all documents related to any matter
required to be set forth on Schedule 3.23 including, without limitation,
resolutions of directors and shareholders, and certificates of merger,
termination or dissolution.
3.24 Transactions
with Certain Persons. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.24, no officer or director of Company and no
officer or director of Seller or Xxxxxxxx and no member of any such individual’s
immediate family (whether directly or indirectly through an Affiliate of
such
Person) is presently, or within the past three (3) years has been, a party
to
any transaction with Company or involving any of the Assets, including any
Contract or other arrangement (a) providing for the furnishing of services
by (other than as officers, directors or employees of Company);
(b) providing for the rental of real or personal property from; or
(c) otherwise requiring payments to (other than for services or expenses as
directors, officers or employees of Company in the Ordinary Course of Business)
any such individual or any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity
in
which any such individual has an interest as a shareholder, officer, director,
trustee or partner. Other than Contracts listed on Schedule
3.24, (i) Company does not have outstanding any Contract or other
arrangement or commitment or obligation with or to Seller, Xxxxxxxx or any
Affiliate of Seller or Xxxxxxxx, and (ii) Company does not have outstanding
any
obligation under any Contract or other arrangement or commitment or
obligation of Seller or Xxxxxxxx or any Affiliate of Seller or
Xxxxxxxx. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.24, the
assets of Company do not include any receivable or other obligation from
Seller
or any director, officer, employee, trustee or beneficiary of Company, Seller
or
Xxxxxxxx and the liabilities of Company do not include any payable or other
obligation or commitment to any such Person. Schedule 3.24
identifies, with an “*”, all Contracts, arrangements or commitments set forth on
Schedule 3.24 that cannot be terminated upon thirty (30) days notice by
Company.
3.25 Disclosure. No
representations or warranties by Company or Seller in this Agreement (including
the Disclosure Schedules), the Transaction Documents or in any exhibit,
certificate or schedule which is furnished or to be furnished by Company
pursuant to Section 8 in connection with the Closing of the transactions
herein contemplated, (i) contains or will contain any untrue statement of
a
material fact, or (ii) omits or will omit to state, when read in conjunction
with all of the information contained in this Agreement, the Disclosure
Schedules and the other Transaction Documents, any fact necessary to make
the
statements or facts contained therein not misleading. There is no
fact which Company and Seller have not disclosed to Purchaser, which, to
the
Knowledge of Company or Seller, could reasonably be expected to have or cause
a
Material Adverse Effect. Company’s budget for its fiscal year ending
on June 30, 2008, which has previously been provided to Purchaser, contains
projections and forecasts which were prepared in good faith by Company
management and are based on reasonable assumptions.
3.26 Affiliates. Except
for Seller and as set forth on Schedule 3.26, Company does not have
any Affiliates. Schedule 3.26 sets forth the names, addresses,
officers, directors and equity holders holding more than 5% of any such
Affiliates and a description of any such Affiliate’s relationship with
Company. Company does not own any capital stock or other equity
securities of or any debt interest in any Person and does not have any other
type of ownership interest in any Person.
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3.27 Employees
and Contractors.
(a) Employees. Schedule
3.27(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all employees of Company
as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date (i) showing for each as
of that
date the employee’s name, job title or description, salary level (including any
bonus or deferred compensation arrangements other than any such arrangements
under which payments are at the discretion of Company) and (ii) also showing
any
bonus, commission or other remuneration other than salary paid during Company’s
fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Attached to Schedule 3.12(j)
are copies of each standard form of employee restrictive covenants agreement
used by Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(j), each
employee of Company has entered into one of Company’s standard form of employee
restrictive covenants agreements. Schedule 3.12(j) identifies
each employee of Company and the type of Company’s standard form of employee
restrictive covenants agreement he has entered into. Each such
employee restrictive covenants agreement is enforceable in accordance with
its
terms except to the extent limited by general principals of equity and the
effect of applicable judicial decisions which have held that certain provisions
are unenforceable when enforcement would violate implied covenants of good
faith
and fair dealing or would be commercially unreasonable. Copies of all
of Company’s standard form of employee restrictive covenants agreements which
have been executed by an employee have been previously delivered to
Purchaser. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.27(a), none of
the employees set forth on Schedule 3.27(a) is a party to a written
employment agreement or contract with Company and each is employed “at
will.”
(b) Contractors. Schedule
3.27(b) contains a list of all independent contractors (including
consultants but excluding subcontractors) currently engaged by Company, along
with the position, date of retention and rate of remuneration, most recent
increase (or decrease) in remuneration and amount thereof, for each such
Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.27(b), none of such
independent contractors is a party to a written agreement or contract with
Company. Each such independent contractor has entered into agreements
containing customary covenants regarding confidentiality, non-competition
and
assignment of inventions and copyrights, copies of which have been previously
delivered to Purchaser. For the purposes of applicable Law, including
the Code, all independent contractors who are, or within the last three
(3) years have been, engaged by Company are bona fide
independent contractors and not employees of Company. Each
independent contractor is terminable on fewer than thirty (30) days notice,
without any obligation to pay severance or a termination fee. Company
has never employed any individual as an independent contractor, who was a
common-law employee under Revenue Ruling 81-41 or any other Internal Revenue
Service guidelines, for purposes of payroll withholding or eligibility to
participate in any Employee Benefit Plan.
(c) Immigration
Status.
(i) To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has never employed any individual
who was not legally authorized to work in the United States.
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(ii) Company
has verified the identity and the employment eligibility of each and every
newly-hired employee by having him/her complete and personally sign and date
Section 1 of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form, in full
compliance with the Instructions and Lists of Acceptable Documents for the
form,
no later than the first day of employment.
(iii) Company
has completed, signed and dated Section 2 of Form I-9 in full compliance
with
the Instructions and Lists of Acceptable Documents for the Form, no later
than
three (3) business days after the first day of employment.
(iv) Company
has not specified any given documents on the Form I-9 List of Acceptable
Documents that it will or will not accept, but rather has accepted any
apparently genuine listed document(s) according to the Form I-9
Instructions.
(v)
Company has required each employee who completed a Form I-9 to present original
verification documents, has not accepted photocopies of any such document,
and
has examined each document to confirm its apparent authenticity.
(vi) Company
has retained each completed Form I-9 for a period of three (3) years after
the
employee’s date of hire or one (1) year after the date employment ended,
whichever is later.
(vii) Company
has made the Instructions and Lists of Acceptable Documents available to
each
employee while he/she completed Form I-9.
(viii) Company
has obtained the personal signature of each employee on his/her Form
I-9.
(ix) Company
has not discriminated in the recruiting, hiring or discharging of any
work-eligible individual because of his/her national origin or citizenship
status, as prohibited by the Immigration and Nationality Act.
(x)
Company has given preference in recruitment and hiring to a U.S. citizen
over an
alien with work authorization only when the U.S. citizen was equally or better
qualified.
(xi) Company
has required U.S. citizenship as a condition of employment only when citizenship
was required by government contract, or by federal, state, or local
law.
(xii) A
representative of Company has properly completed, dated and signed Section
3 of
Form I-9 to update and/or re-verify the employment eligibility of each employee
on or before any expiration date recorded in Section 1 of the form.
(xiii) Company
has obtained copies of the Department of Homeland Security Handbook for
Employers (Form M-274) and has provided a copy to all personnel who are involved
in recruiting and hiring employees.
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(d) Verification
of Social Security Numbers.
(i) Company
has used the Social Security Administration Number Verification
Service to verify the social security number of each employee after (and
not
before) he/she was offered a job, and only for the purpose of tax
reporting.
(ii) Company
has procedures in place to resolve any mismatch notice that it receives from
the
Social Security Administration, and has not taken adverse action against
any
employee solely on the basis of a mismatched social security
number.
(iii) Company
has terminated any employee who intentionally gave a false social
security number, after confirming that he/she knew the given number was not
his/hers.
(iv) Company
has used the Social Security Administration Number Verification Service,
or
authorized the use of the Social Security Administration Number Verification
Service, for all employees in its data base as opposed to selected
employees.
(v) Company
has obtained and provided to all it employees who are authorized to use the
Social Security Administration Number Verification Service a copy of the
Social
Security Administration Number Verification Service Handbook.
(vi) Company
has informed all it employees who are authorized to use the Social Security
Administration Number Verification Service that any knowing and willful use
of
the Social Security Administration Number Verification Service to request
or
obtain information from the Social Security Administration under false pretenses
is a violation of federal law that may be punished by fine and/or
imprisonment.
(vii) Company
has not used the Department of Homeland Security’s Basic Pilot Program to verify
eligibility of any employee.
(e) Government
Contractors.
(i) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.27(e)(i), Company has required each contractor
that has acted as its subcontractor to comply with all requirements of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, including the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986, as amended.
(ii) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.27(e)(ii), Company has required each
contractor that has acted as its subcontractor to retain appropriate
documentation and verification that it has complied with all requirements
of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, including the Immigration Reform
and Control Act of 1986, as amended.
(iii) To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has not contracted with any
contractor that knowingly employed an undocumented worker.
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(iv) To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has not contracted with any
contractor that has violated Executive Order 12989, Federal Procurement and
Non-Procurement Programs.
(v) To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has not contracted with any
contractor that has been subjected to any debarment, suspension, proposed
debarment or other governmental exclusion under any Executive Order or federal
statute, rule, or regulation.
(f) Federal
Contract Compliance Programs Requirements.
(i) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.27(f)(i), Company has designed, drafted,
implemented and maintained each affirmative action program that the Office
of
Federal Contract Compliance Programs has required.
(ii) During
the last three (3) years, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
has
not conducted an onsite review and found any of Company’s affirmative action
programs to be insufficient.
(iii) Company
has complied with the record retention requirements of the Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs by maintaining records to provide a basis for
statistical analysis of its compliance with laws requiring equal employment
opportunity regardless of race, religion, sex, national origin, disability
or
protected veteran status, i.e., compliance with (A) Section 503 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; (B) Executive Order 11246; and (C)
the
Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as
amended.
(iv) Company
has complied with the regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs on recordkeeping requirements for Internet Applicants (as that term
is
defined in such regulations).
(v) Company
has implemented and maintained a program to properly train all employees
involved in the recruitment, application, hiring, promotion and termination
processes, to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Office
of Federal Contract Compliance Programs in all material respects.
(g) Poster
Requirements. Company has complied in all material respects with
the workplace poster requirements of all agencies within the U. S. Department
of
Labor, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Employment
Standards Administration, and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs.
3.28 Organizational
Conflicts of Interest. To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, in the past three (3) years Company
has not
had access to non-public information nor provided systems engineering, technical
direction, consultation, technical evaluation, source selection services
or
services of any type, nor prepared specifications or statements of work,
nor
engaged in any other conduct that would create in any current Governmental
Authority procurement an Organizational Conflict of Interest, as defined
in
Federal Acquisition Regulation 9.501, with Company. Schedule
3.28 lists all conflict of interest provisions to which Company is
bound.
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3.29 Government
Audits. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.29, and except for contract audits of a
routine nature, which routine audits would not be reasonably expected to
have a
Material Adverse Effect on Company, or audits related to Taxes that are
otherwise described in the Disclosure Schedules, during the last six (6)
years,
neither Company nor Seller has received any official notice that it is or
was
being specifically audited or investigated by any Governmental Authority,
nor,
to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, has such audit or investigation been
threatened.
3.30 Labor
Relations. Company
is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or
agreement with any group of employees, labor organization or other
representative of any of the employees of Company, and neither Company nor
Seller has any Knowledge of any activities or proceedings of any labor union
or
other party to organize or represent such employees. There has not
occurred or, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, been threatened any strike,
slow-down, picketing, work-stoppage, or other similar labor activity with
respect to any such employees. Schedule 3.30 sets forth
all unresolved labor controversies (including unresolved grievances and age
or
other discrimination claims), if any, between Company and Persons employed
by or
providing services to Company. Except in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the Knowledge of Company
or
Seller, no officer or employee of Company has any current plan to terminate
his
or her employment with Company.
3.31 Brokers. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.31, no broker, finder or investment banker or
other Person is directly or indirectly entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or
other contingent fee or commission or any similar charge in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made
by or
on behalf of Company or Seller.
3.32 Government
Contracts.
(a) (1) Schedule
3.32(a)(i) lists all Government Contracts (except for task orders and
blanket purchasing agreements pursuant to Government Contracts), and with
respect to each such listed Government Contract, Schedule 3.32(a)(i)
accurately lists: (A) the contract name; (B) the award
date; (C) the customer; (D) the contract end date; and (E) as
applicable, whether the current Government Contract is premised on Company’s
small business status (including the basis on which Company qualified as
a small
business), small disadvantaged business status, protégé status, or other
preferential status.
(ii)
Schedule 3.32(a)(ii) lists Company’s current project charge codes, and
with respect to each such charge code, Schedule 3.32(a)(ii) accurately
lists: (A) the customer; (B) the customer’s contract number
corresponding to the charge code; (C) the customer’s order number;
(D) Company’s internal project charge code number; (E) the
corresponding project name; (F) the end date; (G) inception to July
31, 2007 funding; and (H) inception to July 31, 2007
revenue. Schedule 3.32(a)(ii) also indicates the basis for
billing with respect to the charge codes that represent fixed price task
orders.
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(iii) Schedule
3.32(a)(iii) lists all Government Bids, including task order bids under
current Government Contracts submitted by Company and for which no award
has
been made, and with respect to each such Government Bid, Schedule
3.32(a)(iii) accurately lists: (A) the customer agency and title;
(B) the request for proposal number or, if such Government Bid is for a
task order under a prime contract, the applicable prime contract number,
(C) the date of proposal submission; (D) the expected award date, if
known; (E) the estimated period of performance; (F) the estimated
value based on the proposal, if any; and (G) except for Government Bids for
task orders, whether such Government Bid is premised on Company’s small business
status, small disadvantaged business status, protégé status, or other
preferential status. Company and Seller have delivered to Purchaser
true and complete copies of all Government Contracts (except for task orders
pursuant to such Government Contracts) and of all Government Bids and provided
access to Purchaser to true and correct copies of all material documentation
related thereto requested by Purchaser.
(iv) Schedule
3.32(a)(iv) lists all task orders related to products or services that have
not been completed by Company, and in each instance references the Government
Contract to which each such task order relates.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(b), (i) Company has not received
written notification of cost, schedule, technical, quality or other default
or
dispute problems (or any other adverse contract formation or administration
issue, including defaults or disputes) that could reasonably result in claims
against Company (or successors in interest) by a Governmental Authority,
a prime
contractor or a higher-tier subcontractor; (ii) there are no Government
Contracts pursuant to which Company is, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller,
reasonably likely in the near future to experience cost, schedule, technical,
quality or other default or dispute problems (or any other adverse contract
formation or administration issue, including defaults or disputes) that could
reasonably result in claims against Company (or successors in
interest) by a Governmental Authority, a prime contractor or a higher-tier
subcontractor; (iii) to the Knowledge of Company and Seller, all of the
Government Contracts were legally awarded, are binding on the parties thereto,
and are in full force and effect; (iv) the Government Contracts are not
currently the subject of bid or award protest proceedings, and, to the Knowledge
of Company and Seller, no such Government Contracts are reasonably likely
to
become the subject of bid or award protest proceedings; and (v) no Person
has notified Company that any Governmental Authority intends to seek Company’s
agreement to lower rates under any of the Government Contracts or Government
Bids, including any task order under any Government Bids.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(c): (i) Company has fully complied
with all material terms and conditions of each Government Contract and
Government Bid to which it is a party; (ii) Company has complied, in all
material respects, with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including
the
Service Contract Act, the Contract Disputes Act, the Procurement Integrity
Act,
the Federal Procurement and Administrative Services Act, the Federal Acquisition
Regulations (“FAR”) and related cost principles and the Cost Accounting
Standards, where and as applicable to each of the Government Contracts and
Government Bids, (iii) the representations, certifications, and warranties
made by Company with respect to the Government Contracts or Government Bids
were
accurate in all material respects as of their effective date, and Company
has
fully complied with all such certifications in all material respects;
(iv) no termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice has been
issued and remains unresolved
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with
respect to any Government Contract or Government Bid, and, to the Knowledge
of
Company and Seller, no event, condition or omission has occurred or exists
that
would constitute grounds for such action; (v) no past performance
evaluation received by Company with respect to any such Government Contract
has
set forth a default or other material failure to perform thereunder or
termination or default thereof; and (vi) to the Knowledge of Company and
Seller, no money due to Company pertaining to any Government Contract or
Government Bid has been withheld or set-off, or is reasonably likely to be
withheld or set-off.
(d) Except
as set forth in Schedule 3.32(d), no Governmental Authority, prime
contractor or higher-tier subcontractor under a Government Contract or any
other
Person has notified Company of any actual or, to the Knowledge of Company
or
Seller, alleged violation or breach of any statute, regulation, representation,
certification, disclosure obligation, contract term, condition, clause,
provision or specification that could reasonably be expected to materially
affect payments under Government Contracts or adversely affect the award
of
Government Contracts (whether pursuant to a Government Bid or otherwise)
to
Company in the future.
(e) Company
has not taken any action and is not a party to any litigation that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to (i) liability under the False Claims
Act or any other Law barring fraud in procurement, (ii) a claim for price
adjustment under the Truth in Negotiations Act, or (iii) any other request
for a reduction in the price of any Government Contract, including claims
based
on actual or alleged defective pricing. There exists no basis for a
claim of any material liability of Company by any Governmental Authority
as a
result of defective cost and pricing data submitted to any Governmental
Authority. Company is not participating in any pending claim and, to
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, has no interest in any potential claim
under the Contract Disputes Act (or otherwise) against the United States
Government or any prime contractor, subcontractor or vendor arising under
or
relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid.
(f) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(f), (i) Company has not received any
show cause, cure, default or similar notice relating to any Government
Contracts; (ii) no Government Contract has been terminated for default in
the past three (3) years; and (iii) Company has not received any notice
during the past three (3) years terminating any Government Contract for
convenience or indicating an intent to terminate any Government Contract
for
convenience.
(g) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(g), in the last six (6) years, Company has
not received any notice of any outstanding claims or contract disputes to
which
Company is a party (i) relating to the Government Contracts or Government
Bids and involving either a Governmental Authority, any prime contractor,
any
higher-tier subcontractor, vendor or any third party; or (ii) relating to
the Government Contracts under the Contract Disputes Act or any other federal
statute.
(h) Neither
Company nor Seller has ever been and is not now, suspended, debarred or proposed
for suspension or debarment under the FAR or under any analogous Laws of
any
Governmental Authority. No suspension or debarment actions with
respect to Government Contracts have been commenced or, to the Knowledge
of
Company or Seller, threatened against Company or any of its officers or
employees. To the Knowledge of Company and Seller, there is no valid
basis for Company’s or Seller’s suspension or debarment from bidding on
contracts or subcontracts for or with any Governmental Authority.
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(i) No
negative determination of responsibility has been issued against Company
during
the past three (3) years with respect to any quotation, bid or proposal for
a Government Contract.
(j) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(j), in the last six (6) years,
(i) Company has not undergone and is not undergoing any audit, inspection,
survey or examination of records by any Governmental Authority including
the
General Accounting Office, the DCAA, any state or federal agency Inspector
General, the contracting officer with respect to any Government Contract
or the
Department of Justice (including any United States Attorney) relating to
any
Government Contract, (ii) Company has not received notice of and Company
has not undergone any investigation or review relating to any Government
Contract, and (iii) to the Knowledge of Company and Seller, no such audit,
review, inspection, investigation, survey or examination of records is
threatened. Company has not received any notice that any audit,
review, inspection, investigation, survey or examination of records described
in
Schedule 3.32(j), has revealed any fact, occurrence or practice which
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Company.
(k) During
the last three (3) years, Company has not made any voluntary disclosure in
writing to any Governmental Authority with respect to any material alleged
irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or relating to a Government
Contract or Government Bid.
(l) Company
has not received any notice that any, and to the Knowledge of Company and
Seller, none of Seller or Company’s directors, officers, employees, consultants,
agents or representatives is (or during the last three (3) years has been)
under
administrative, civil or criminal investigation or indictment by any
Governmental Authority with respect to the conduct of the business of
Company. Company has not received notice of any and there is no
pending investigation of Seller or Company director, officer, employee,
consultant, agent or representative, nor within the last three (3) years
has
there been any audit or investigation of any of the foregoing relating to
the
business of Company resulting in a material adverse finding with respect
to any
material alleged irregularity, misstatement or omission arising under or
relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid.
(m) All
indirect and general and administrative (G&A) expense rates are being billed
consistent with Defense Contract Audit Agency-approved rates or provisional
rates.
(n) To
the Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company is in compliance with all
applicable national security obligations, including those specified in the
National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, DOD 5220.22-M (January
1995), and any supplements, amendments or revised editions thereof.
(o) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(o), to Knowledge of Company and Seller,
there are no events or omissions that would reasonably be expected to result
in
(i) a material claim against Company by a Governmental Authority or any
prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor, or other third party arising under
or
relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid, or (ii) a material
dispute between Company and a Governmental Authority or any prime contractor,
subcontractor, vendor, or other third party arising under or relating to
any
Government Contract or Government Bid.
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(p) Company
has undertaken no internal audit of any events or omissions that, at the
time of
the audit, Company or Seller reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on performance of a Government Contract or Government Bid or a Material
Adverse Effect on Company as a whole. To the Knowledge of Company and
Seller, (i) all Government Bids listed on Schedule 3.32(a)(iii) were
submitted in the Ordinary Course of Business of Company, (ii) all
Government Bids listed on Schedule 3.32(a)(iii) were based on assumptions
believed by the management of Company to be reasonable, and (iii) Company
and Seller reasonably believe all Government Bids listed on Schedule
3.32(a)(iii) are capable of performance by Company in accordance with the
terms and conditions of such Government Bid without a loss (calculated in
accordance with GAAP).
(q) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(q), to the Knowledge of Company and Seller,
no Government Contract has incurred or currently projects cost overruns in
an
amount exceeding $25,000. No Government Contract has incurred or
currently projects losses. No payment has been made by Company or, to
the Knowledge of Company or Seller, by a Person acting on Company’s behalf, to
any Person (other than to any bona fide employee or agent of Company, as
defined
in subpart 3.4 of the FAR) which is or was improperly contingent upon the
award of any Government Contract or which would otherwise be in violation
of any
applicable procurement Law or regulation or any other Laws. Company
is not subject to any “forward pricing” agreements.
(r) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(r), Company has not assigned or otherwise
conveyed or transferred, or agreed to assign, to any Person, any Government
Contracts, or any account receivable relating thereto, whether a security
interest or otherwise.
(s) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.32(s), Company has reached agreement with the
cognizant government audit agency approving and “closing” all indirect costs
charged to Government Contracts for Company’s fiscal years ending on or prior to
June 30, 2005, and those years are closed.
(t) As
of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 3.32(t), no personal
property, equipment or fixtures with a value greater than $1,000 were loaned
or
bailed to Company by or on behalf of the United States Government, other
than
personal property, equipment or fixtures used by Company while working on
government sites.
(u) There
are (i) no written claims, or, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller,
claims threatened in writing, existing against Company with respect to
warranties or guarantees contained in Government Contracts on products or
services provided by Company; (ii) no such claims of a material nature have
been made against Company in the past three (3) years; (iii) to the
Knowledge of Company and Seller, no amendment has been made to any warranty
or
guarantee contained in any Government Contract that would reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect on Company; and (iv) to the
Knowledge of Company and Seller, Company has not taken any action which would
reasonably be expected to give any Person a right to make a claim under any
warranty or guarantee contained in any Government Contract.
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(v) Except
to the extent prohibited by applicable Law, Schedule 3.32(v) sets
forth all facility security clearances held by Company.
(w) Neither
Company nor Seller nor any director, officer, agent, subcontractor or employee
of Company or Seller (nor, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, any Person
acting for or on behalf of the any of the foregoing), has (i) used any funds
for
unlawful contributions, gifts, gratuities, entertainment or other unlawful
expenses related to political activity, (ii) made any payment or offered,
promised or authorized the payment of anything of value to any government
official or employee or any political party or candidate for political office
for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such official or of
the
government to obtain or retain business or direct business to any person,
(iii)
made any other unlawful payment, (iv) violated any applicable export control,
money laundering or anti-terrorism Law, nor have any of them otherwise taken
any
action which would cause Company or Seller to be in violation of the Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable Law of similar
effect, or (v) established or maintained any fund or asset that has not been
recorded in the books and records of Company or Seller, as
applicable. No officer, director or employee of Company or Seller,
or, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller, any subcontractor, agent or
consultant of Company or Seller is an official or employee of any Governmental
Entity.
(x) Company’s
Direct Contract Costs and Indirect Costs for the period of time beginning
on the
first day of Company’s fiscal year beginning June 30, 2006 and ending on the
Closing Date are fully allowable and are not subject to any government
disallowance of any kind, including pursuant to any existing or future Defense
Contract Audit Agency incurred cost audit of Company, except for not allowable
costs that are accrued by Company that are separately identified and excluded
from Indirect Costs.
3.33 Defense
Articles, Defense Services and Technical Data. Company
is in compliance with all United States import and export Laws and regulations
in all material respects (including without limitation those Laws under the
authority of U.S. Departments of Commerce (Bureau of Industry and Security)
codified at 15 CFR, Parts 700-799; Homeland Security (Customs and Border
Protection) codified at 19 CFR, Parts 1-199; State (Directorate of Defense
Trade
Controls) codified at 22 CFR, Parts 103, 120-130; and Treasury (Office of
Foreign Assets Control) codified at 31 CFR, Parts 500-599). Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.33, Company has not, within the last three (3)
years, violated any United States import or export Laws, or been the subject
of
an investigation or inquiry or subject to civil or criminal penalties imposed
by
a Governmental Authority or made a voluntary disclosure with respect to
violations of such Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.33,
Company has not manufactured “defense articles,” exported “defense articles” or
furnished “defense services” or “technical data” to foreign nationals in the
United States or abroad, as those terms are defined in 22 Code of Federal
Regulations Sections 120.6, 120.9 and 120.10, respectively.
3.34 Bank
Accounts. Schedule 3.34
lists the names and locations of all banks and other financial institutions
with
which Company maintains an account (or at which an account is maintained
to
which Company has access as to which deposits are made on behalf of Company),
in
each case listing the type of account, the account number therefor, and the
names of all Persons authorized to draw thereupon or have access thereto
and
lists the locations of all safe deposit boxes used by Company.
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3.35 Suppliers
and Customers; Products.
(a) Schedule 3.35
lists, by dollar volume paid for the thirteen (13) months ended on July 31,
2007, the ten (10) largest suppliers of goods or services and the ten (10)
largest customers of Company. The relationships of Company with such
suppliers and customers are good commercial working relationships and
(i) no Person listed on Schedule 3.35 within the last
twelve (12) months (ending on the date hereof and ending on the Closing
Date) has to the Knowledge of Company or Seller threatened to cancel or
otherwise terminate, or intends to cancel or otherwise terminate, any
relationships of such Person with Company, (ii) no such Person has during
the last twelve (12) months (ending on the date hereof and ending on the
Closing Date) decreased materially or to the Knowledge of Company or Seller
threatened to decrease or limit materially, or intends to modify materially
its
relationships with Company or intends to decrease or limit materially its
services or supplies to Company or its usage or purchase of the services
or
products of Company and (iii) to the Knowledge of Company and Seller, the
acquisition by Purchaser of the Company Equity and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
will not affect the relationship of Company with any supplier or customer
listed
on Schedule 3.35.
(b) Each
product that has been sold, licensed or distributed by Company to any Person:
(i) conformed and complied in all material respects with the terms and
requirements of any applicable warranty or other Contract and with all
applicable Laws; and (ii) was free of any design defects, construction defects
or other defects or deficiencies at the time of sale. All repair
services and other services that have been performed by Company were performed
properly and in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
Laws. Company will not incur or otherwise become subject to any
material Losses arising directly or indirectly from any product manufactured
or
sold, or any repair services or other services performed by, Company on or
at
any time prior to the Closing Date. No product manufactured or sold
by Company has been the subject of any recall or other similar action; and
to
Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred and no condition or circumstance
exists, that might (with or without notice or lapse of time) directly or
indirectly give rise to or serve as a basis for any such recall or other
similar
action relating to any such product. Company has in place and has at
all times had in place, an adequate and appropriate quality control system
that
is at least as comprehensive and effective as the quality control systems
customarily maintained by comparable entities.
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3.36 Events
Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.36, since April 30, 2007, there has not been
any change in the business, financial condition, operations, results of
operations, assets, customer, supplier or employee relations or future prospects
of Company (other than changes in general economic conditions) which has
had, or
is reasonably likely to have, a Material Adverse Effect on Company or its
business as presently conducted. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, except as disclosed on Schedule 3.36, since that
date:
(a) Company
has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned any of its assets, tangible
or
intangible, that are material, either individually or in the aggregate, to
Company’s business, other than in its Ordinary Course of Business;
(b) Company
has not entered into any agreement, contract, lease, or license (or series
of
related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(c) no
party (including Company) has accelerated, terminated, made material
modifications to, or cancelled any agreement, contract, lease, or license
(or
series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses) to which Company
is a party or by which it is bound nor, to the Knowledge of Company or Seller,
threatened any of the foregoing actions;
(d) except
for the Permitted Liens, Company has not caused or permitted any Lien to
be
imposed upon any of its assets, tangible or intangible, that are material,
either individually or in the aggregate, to Company’s business;
(e) Company
has not made any capital expenditure (or series of related capital expenditures)
outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(f) Company
has not made any capital investment in, any loan to, or any acquisition of
the
securities or assets of, any other Person (or series of related capital
investments, loans, and acquisitions);
(g) Company
has not outside the Ordinary Course of Business issued any note, bond, or
other
debt security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any indebtedness
for
borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation;
(h) Company
has not incurred, created or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness
and
has not delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other
liabilities outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(i) Company
has not amended, cancelled, compromised, waived, or released any right or
claim
(or series of related rights and claims) outside the Ordinary Course of Business
and has not accelerated collection of accounts receivable or delayed payment
of
accounts payable;
(j) Company
has not granted any license or sublicense of any rights under or with respect
to
any Intellectual Property that is material, either individually or in the
aggregate, to Company’s business;
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(k) there
has been no change made or authorized in Company’s Articles of
Incorporation;
(l) Company
has not issued, sold, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of any of its equity
securities, or granted any Options;
(m) except
as disclosed in the Financial Statements, Company has not declared, set aside,
or paid any dividend or made any distribution with respect to its equity
securities (whether in cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise
acquired any of its equity securities;
(n) Company
has not experienced any damage, destruction, or loss (whether or not covered
by
insurance) to property that is material, either individually or in the
aggregate, to Company’s business;
(o) Company
has not made any loan to, or entered into any other transaction with, any
of its
directors, officers, and employees other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(p) Company
has not entered into any employment contract or collective bargaining agreement,
written or oral, or modified the terms of any existing such contract or
agreement;
(q) Company
has not granted any increase in the compensation of any of its directors,
officers or employees except annual salary increases in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(r) Company
has not adopted, amended, modified, or terminated, in any material respect,
any
bonus, profit sharing, incentive, severance, employee benefit or other plan,
contract, or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers,
and
employees (or taken any such action with respect to any other Benefit
Plan);
(s) Company
has not entered into or modified any retention, severance or incentive agreement
related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(t) Company
has not made any other change in employment terms, compensation or benefits
for
any of its directors, officers and employees;
(u) Company
has not changed any method or principle of accounting except to the extent
required by GAAP or as advised by Company’s independent accountant;
(v) Company
has not made any material Tax election, or settled any material Tax liability,
other than payments of Tax liabilities in the Ordinary Course of Business;
and
(w) Company
has not committed to or agreed to undertake any of the foregoing.
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3.37 Backlog. Company
has calculated its backlog as of July 31, 2007 in good faith and consistent
with
prior accounting periods (and its related backlog report is attached to
Schedule 3.37). As of the date hereof, neither Company nor
Seller has any Knowledge of any facts or circumstances with respect to such
backlog, including any notice of any program cancellation or change in program
schedule, contract reduction, modification or early termination, that would
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect.
3.38 SCI
Documents and Equipment. During
the last three (3) years, Company has completed an inventory of all SCI
Documents and Equipment and Classified Documents and Equipment and has properly
stored, protected and accounted for all SCI Documents and Equipment and
Classified Documents and Equipment in accordance with Director of Central
Intelligence Directive 6/9, Physical Security Standards for Sensitive
Compartmented Information Facilities Manual (effective November 18, 2002)
and
applicable Laws.
4. REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER. Purchaser
represents and warrants to Company and Seller, the following matters, current
as
of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date:
4.1 Organization. Purchaser
is a limited liability company duly incorporated, validly existing and in
good
standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and is qualified or registered
to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or
operations would require such qualification or registration, except where
the
failure to be so qualified or registered would not cause a material adverse
effect on the business of Purchaser.
4.2 Necessary
Authority. Purchaser
has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
other
Transaction Documents to which it is a party, to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby
and thereby. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to
which Purchaser is a party have been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by
Purchaser and constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of Purchaser
enforceable against each in accordance with its terms and conditions, subject
only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and the exercise of judicial discretion in accordance with
general equitable principles. The individual(s) executing this
Agreement and any Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party, on
behalf
of Purchaser have the full right, power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and any Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party,
and
upon execution, no further action will be needed to make this Agreement and
any
Transaction Document to which Purchaser is a party valid and binding upon,
and
enforceable against, Purchaser.
4.3 No
Conflicts. The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which it is a party by Purchaser and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated herein or therein do not and will not (a) violate
the Certificate of Formation, operating agreement or other organizational
or
constitutional documents of Purchaser, (b) require Purchaser to obtain the
consent or approvals of, or make any filing with, any person or public
authority, except for consents and approval already obtained and notices
or
filings already made, (c) violate any Law, or (d) constitute or result
in the breach of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any agreement,
indenture or other instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which it
or
its assets may be bound, except where such violation, breach or default would
not cause a material adverse effect on the business of Purchaser.
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4.4 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker or other person is directly or indirectly
entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission or any similar
charge in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Purchaser.
4.5 Litigation;
Compliance with Law. There
is no litigation, proceeding (arbitral or otherwise), claim, action, suit,
judgment, decree, settlement, rule, order or investigation of any nature,
pending, rendered or, to Purchaser’s Knowledge, threatened, against Purchaser
that reasonably could be expected to adversely affect Purchaser’s ability to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6 Investment
Intent. Purchaser
is acquiring the Company Equity for its own account and not with a view to
its
distribution within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued pursuant
thereto. Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an
investment in the Company Equity and to understand the risks of and other
considerations relating to its purchase of the Company Equity.
4.7 Insolvency. Purchaser
is not the subject of any pending, rendered or threatened in writing, or
to the
Knowledge of Purchaser, otherwise threatened, insolvency proceedings of any
character. Purchaser has not made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors or taken any action with a view to or that would constitute a valid
basis for the institution of any such insolvency
proceedings. Purchaser is not insolvent or will become insolvent as a
result of entering into this Agreement or the Transaction Documents to which
Purchaser is a party and consummating the transactions contemplated hereunder
and thereunder.
4.8 Financing. Purchaser
has sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of available
or
committed funds to enable it to make the payments set forth in Section
2.2(c). As of the Closing Date, Purchaser will have sufficient
cash, available lines of credit or other sources of available or committed
funds
to enable it to pay the Contingent Purchase Price.
4.9 Government
Contractor Eligibility. Purchaser
and its officers, directors, employees and direct and indirect owners hold
such
security clearances as are required so that after the Closing, Company could
continue to perform Government Contracts and Government Bids requiring such
clearances. To Purchaser’s knowledge, there are no facts or
circumstances that could reasonably expected to result in the suspension
or
termination of such clearances, or that could render Company ineligible for
a
security clearance in the future. Purchaser has implemented all
material security measures required by the Department of Defense National
Industrial Security Program. Purchaser has taken all steps necessary
with respect to Purchaser that the Government has advised are necessary in
order
to ensure continuation of Company’s facility security clearance after the
Closing. There are no facts or circumstances with respect to
Purchaser and, to Purchaser’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances
with respect to any Affiliate of Purchaser, that, as of the time immediately
after the Closing, would cause Purchaser or Company not to be able to continue
to perform Government Contracts and Government Bids.
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4.10 SBIC
Eligibility. Based
on Laws (and interpretations and applications thereof) and other requirements
in
effect on the date of this Agreement, (a) there are no facts or circumstances
with respect to Purchaser which could reasonably be expected to render Purchaser
ineligible for a SBIC License and (b) Purchaser or an Affiliate of Purchaser
has
the necessary capital to meet the requirements under Laws for Purchaser to
obtain a SBIC License. Purchaser has retained counsel to assist with
its application for a SBIC License.
5. COVENANTS
OF SELLER, COMPANY AND PURCHASER. Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date (except for the covenants
set
forth in the first sentence of Section 5.8 and the last sentence of
Section 5.16(d), which shall also apply following the Closing Date, and
except for the covenants set forth in the second sentence of Section 5.8,
which shall only apply following the Closing Date in accordance with their
terms):
5.1 Affirmative
Covenants of Company and Seller.
(a) Company
and Seller hereby covenant and agree that, from the date hereof through and
including the Closing Date, unless otherwise expressly contemplated by this
Agreement or consented to in writing by Purchaser, Company shall and Seller
shall take all actions within their control to cause Company to: (i)
operate its business in the Ordinary Course of Business; (ii) except in the
Ordinary Course of Business, preserve intact its business organization, maintain
its rights and ongoing operations, retain the services of and maintain and
preserve its relationship with its officers and employees, and maintain and
preserve its relationship with its customers, suppliers and others having
business relationships with it; (iii) use its commercially reasonable efforts
to
maintain and keep its properties and assets in as good repair and condition
as
at present, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to maintain and protect all assets of Company; (iv) use its commercially
reasonable efforts to keep in full force and effect insurance comparable
in
amount and scope of coverage to that currently maintained; (v) operate its
business in all material respects in compliance with all applicable Laws;
(vi)
pay all expenses and liabilities in the Ordinary Course of Business, and
(vii)
pay in a timely fashion, or accrue for, all Taxes or other public charges
levied
against it, or against Company’s business or the Assets.
(b) Without
limiting the foregoing, from the date hereof through and including the Closing
Date, Seller shall cause Company to operate its business in a commercially
reasonable manner. For purposes hereof, Company shall be operating in
a “commercially reasonable manner” if: (i) Company applies adequate and
appropriate resources to win the follow-on of the NVESD Contract commensurate
with previous efforts by Company to win award of such contract and (ii) except
in the case of Xxxxxx’x death, disability, resignation or termination for cause,
Xxxxxx shall remain as president of Company and, so long as Xxxxxx is president
of Company, Xxxxxx will be primarily responsible for Company’s efforts in regard
to the re-compete/re-award of the NVESD Contract, including preparation of
Company’s proposal for the re-award of the NVESD Contract (which proposal shall
be prepared in accordance with the past practice of Company and which, if
successful, would not, or could not be reasonably be expected to, change
the
financial prospects or performance of Company).
5.2 Negative
Covenants of Company and Seller. Except
as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (e.g., to comply with express
closing conditions set forth in Section 6) or otherwise consented to in
writing by Purchaser, from the date hereof until the Closing Date, Company
shall
not do and Seller shall take all actions necessary to cause Company not to
do
any of the following and Seller shall not do any of the following set forth
in
subsections (g), (j), (q), (v), (aa)(ii) or (aa)(iii):
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(a) (i)
increase the compensation payable to or to become payable to any of its
directors, officers or employees, except for increases in salary or wages
payable or to become payable to employees who are not directors or officers
in
the Ordinary Course of Business, which increases do not in the aggregate
for all
such employees materially exceed the salary or wages payable to all such
employees as of the date hereof; (ii) grant any severance or termination
pay (other than pursuant to existing severance arrangements or policies as
in
effect on the date of this Agreement and described on Schedule 3.19(a))
to, or enter into or modify any employment or severance agreement with, any
of
its directors, officers or employees; (iii) adopt or amend any employee benefit
plan, policy or arrangement (including any equity option plan) except to
ensure
the repurchase of all options, if any, to purchase the Company Equity, or
(iv)
enter into any transaction or Contract with Seller in each case except as
may be
required by applicable Law;
(b) declare
or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect of, its
outstanding equity securities, provided that, Company may distribute up to
$300,000 per month to Seller, which distributions will be described in a
monthly
report delivered to the Purchaser;
(c) (i)
redeem, repurchase or otherwise reacquire any of its equity securities or
any
securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any of its
equity
securities, or any options, warrants or conversion or other rights to acquire
any of its equity securities or any such securities or
obligations; (ii) liquidate, dissolve or effect any
reorganization or recapitalization; or (iii) split, combine or reclassify
any of
its equity securities or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any
other
securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for, its equity
securities;
(d) issue,
pledge, deliver, award, grant or sell, or authorize or propose the issuance,
pledge, delivery, award, grant or sale (including the grant of any encumbrances)
of, any of its equity securities (including equity securities held in treasury),
any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any such
equity securities, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
equity securities;
(e) (i) acquire
or agree to acquire, or merge or consolidate with, by purchasing an equity
interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by any other manner, any business
or any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or
other
business organization or division thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree
to
acquire any assets of any other Person or (ii) make or commit to make any
investments other than short-term liquid investments, investments that will
be
liquidated prior to the Closing;
(f) sell,
lease, license, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or otherwise dispose
of, or
agree to sell, lease, license, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or otherwise
encumber or dispose of, any of the Assets other than in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
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(g) except
as set forth on Schedule 5.2(g), propose or adopt any amendments to its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
(h) make
any change in any of its methods of accounting or make any reclassification
of
assets or liabilities, except as may be required by Law or GAAP;
(i) incur
or guarantee any obligation for borrowed money, whether or not evidenced
by a
note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, or enter into any “keep well” or
other agreement to maintain the financial condition of another Person or
make
any loans, or advances of borrowed money or capital contributions to, or
equity
investments in, any other Person or issue or sell any debt securities, except
in
the Ordinary Course of Business under existing loan agreements or capitalized
leases;
(j) create
or incur any Liens affecting the Assets or the Company Equity except for
Permitted Liens;
(k) enter
into or amend any agreements pursuant to which any other party is granted
exclusive marketing or other exclusive rights of any type or scope with respect
to any products or technology of Company;
(l) amend
in any material respect or enter into any operating or capital
lease;
(m) make
any capital expenditures, capital additions or capital improvements other
than
(i) expenditures for routine or emergency maintenance and repair in an
amount not to exceed $100,000, or (ii) expenditures
in the Ordinary Course of Business in amounts not exceeding
$100,000 in the aggregate;
(n) amend
in any material respect or enter into any Contract, commitment, understanding
or
other arrangement (i) which are material pass through contracts with terms
less
favorable to Company than cost to Company plus four percent (4%); (ii) which
are
NVESD labor contracts with terms less favorable to Company than established
negotiated rates previously provided to Purchaser; (iii) which are cost plus
labor contracts with terms less favorable to Company than direct labor costs
to
Company plus current load factor plus seven percent (7%); (iv) which are
firm
fixed price contracts; (v) which are reasonably expected to involve more
than
$1,000,000 in expenditures or capital investments by, or liabilities to,
Company; or (vi) which are teaming agreements or which include any conflict
of
interest, non-competition or similar provision which would place any restriction
on the parties with which Company or its Affiliates may do business; in addition
Company will prepare and deliver a monthly report signed by Company and Seller
setting forth a schedule of backlog reports of Company including all new
and
amended Contracts entered into in accordance with this Section
5.2(n);
(o) submit
any new Government Bid which, if accepted, (i) is a material pass through
contract with terms less favorable to Company than cost to Company plus four
percent (4%); (ii) is a NVESD labor contract with terms less favorable to
Company than established negotiated rates previously provided to Purchaser;
(iii) is a cost plus labor contract with terms less favorable to Company
than
direct labor costs to Company plus current load factor plus seven percent
(7%);
(iv) is a firm fixed price contract; (v) is reasonably expected to involve
more
than $1,000,000 in expenditures or capital investments by, or liabilities
to,
Company; (vi) is a teaming agreement or includes any conflict of interest,
non-competition or similar provision which would place any restriction on
the
parties with which Company or its Affiliates may do business; (vii) is expected
to result in a loss to Company;
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(p) enter
into any collective bargaining agreement;
(q) make
or change any Tax election, change any annual Tax accounting period, change
any
method of Tax accounting, enter into any closing agreement with respect to
any
Tax, settle any Tax claim or any assessment (other than payments of Tax
liabilities in the Ordinary Course of Business) or surrender any right to
claim
a Tax refund;
(r) pay,
discharge or satisfy any material claims, liabilities or obligations (absolute,
accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), except the payment,
discharge or satisfaction of liabilities or obligations in the Ordinary Course
of Business or in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect on the date
hereof;
(s) settle
or compromise any debt or litigation, except for adjustments in the Ordinary
Course of Business made in connection with written Contracts in place as
of the
date hereof;
(t) make
any payment or loan to an Affiliate, Seller or any director, officer or employee
of Company, except in accordance with the terms of any employment Contract
or
compensation to employees in the Ordinary Course of Business or in accordance
with Sections 5.2(a) or 5.2(b);
(u) amend
in any material respect or enter into any Contract, commitment, understanding
or
other arrangement with any Affiliate or Seller, director, officer or employee
of
Company, or any of their Affiliates, other than as contemplated by this
Agreement;
(v) permit
any Person other than Seller to own any equity securities of
Company;
(w) create
any Subsidiaries or enter into any joint venture, partnership or similar
arrangement;
(x) accelerate
or alter the timing for billing customers of Company outside the Ordinary
Course
of Business;
(y) change
any practices with respect to the collection of accounts receivable outside
the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(z)
except as set forth on Schedule 5.2(z), defer the payment of any expense
or obligation beyond the due date thereof, other than in the Ordinary Course
of
Business, provided that, unless such payment is the subject of a good
faith dispute, all payments of expenses or obligations shall be made within
commercially reasonable time frames;
(aa) intentionally
take, or offer to take, or agree to take in writing or otherwise, (i) any
of the
actions described in Section 5.2 which require the consent of
Purchaser, (ii) any action which would result in a breach of any of Seller’s or
Company’s representations and warranties in this Agreement or (iii) any action
which would result in any of the conditions set forth in Section 6
not being satisfied; or
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(bb) release
or permit the release of any Person from, or waive or permit the waiver of
any
provision of, any confidentiality, nondisclosure or similar agreement to
which
it is a party or fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to enforce such
agreement in all material respects if requested by Purchaser.
5.3 Adverse
Developments. Company
and Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser in writing of any Material Adverse
Effect with respect to Company.
5.4 Potential
Breach. Each
party will promptly notify the other parties of the occurrence of any event,
or
the existence of any fact, of which such party becomes aware that results
in the
inaccuracy in any material respect of any representation or warranty of such
party in this Agreement as of any time prior to the Closing, and such party
will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cure such matter.
5.5 Access. Company
will provide Purchaser and their counsel, accountants, financing sources
and
other representatives (“Purchaser’s Representatives”), for the purpose of
the continuation of customary due diligence or for any other reasonable purpose,
with access to the books and records of Company and Company’s business, to the
Assets and, subject to the receipt of reasonable prior notice from Purchaser,
and with the consent of Seller or its authorized designees (which consent
will
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), to the officers, employees, agents
and
accountants of Company with respect to matters relating to Company’s business
and will provide Purchaser and Purchaser’s Representatives with such information
concerning Company, the Company Equity, the Assets and Company’s business as
Purchaser and/or Purchaser’s Representative reasonably may request.
Purchaser
acknowledges that Company at all times maintains policies and practices that
assure the safeguarding of classified information in its possession and the
performing of classified contracts and programs for the United States Government
in accordance with its Department of Defense (“DoD”) Security Agreement,
appropriate contract provisions regarding security, and the National Industrial
Security Operating Manual (“NISPOM”). Company shall deny
Purchaser or Purchaser Representatives access to all classified information
to
which Purchaser and Purchaser Representatives are not entitled under a DoD
Security Agreement or NISPOM. Specifically, Company shall deny access
to classified information without appropriate personnel security clearances
in
place.
5.6 Financial
Statements; Tax Returns. Within
ten (10) Business Days after the date of this Agreement, Company will provide
Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies of the consolidated
unaudited statement of cash flows of Seller as of and for the year ended
June
30, 2007 and the unaudited statement of cash flows of
Company as of and for each of the years ended June 30, 2005, June 30, 2006
and
June 30, 2007. Prior to the Closing Date, Company will provide
Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies of the regularly
prepared financial statements of Company, including, without limitation,
the
consolidated audited balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash
flows
of Seller as of and for the year ended June 30, 2007 (including the related
management letters, notes and schedules) and the unaudited quarterly balance
sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows of Seller and Company,
in
each case, as soon as the same are available. Prior to the Closing
Date, Company will provide Purchaser with true, correct and complete copies
of
all Tax Returns filed by Company (or by any Person with whom Company has
been
joined in the filing of consolidated federal income Tax Returns, or otherwise
joined in the filing of other Tax Returns on a consolidated, combined or
unitary
group basis) for each of the years ended June 30, 2005 and June 30, 2006,
as
soon as the same are available.
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(a) Company
and Seller agree that, during the term of this Agreement, they shall not,
and
shall cause their directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives
not
to, and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its
shareholders not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, knowingly
encourage or facilitate, or furnish or disclose non-public information in
furtherance of, any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer (whether
or
not in writing) with respect to any recapitalization, merger, consolidation
or
other business combination or financing involving Seller or Company or
acquisition of any capital stock of Seller or Company or 5% or more of the
assets of Company in a single transaction or a series of related transactions,
or any acquisition by Company of any material assets or capital stock of
any
other Person, or any liquidation or dissolution of Seller or Company, or
any
combination of the foregoing, other than the Sale Proposal (a
“Seller Competing Transaction”), or
(ii) negotiate, explore or otherwise engage in discussions with any Person
(other than Purchaser and its Representatives) relating to or that would
reasonably be expected to lead to any Seller Competing Transaction (except
to
notify such Person of the existence of this Section 5.7), or (iii)
approve any Person’s becoming an “interested stockholder” under Section 78.411
of the NGCL, or (iv) enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding
requiring it to abandon, terminate or fail to consummate any transaction
contemplated by this Agreement. Seller and Company will immediately
cease, and will cause their directors, officers, employees, agents and
representatives to cease, and Seller shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to cause its shareholders to cease, all existing activities, discussions
and
negotiations with any parties conducted heretofore with respect to any inquiries
or the making of any proposal or offer concerning a Seller Competing
Transaction. Company and Seller will promptly request each Person
that has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Company or Seller
in
connection with its consideration of a Seller Competing Transaction to return
all confidential information furnished to such Person.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 5.7(a) or in any
other provision of this Agreement, Seller and the Seller Board of Directors
shall not be prohibited from furnishing non-public information to, or entering
into discussions or negotiations with, any Person that makes a bona fide
written
Seller Competing Transaction proposal to the Seller Board of Directors after
the
date hereof (but in no event after the adoption of the Sale Proposal by the
Seller stockholders), provided neither Seller, Company nor any of their
Representatives breached Section 5.7(a) in connection with such Seller
Competing Transaction, and provided, further, that (i) Seller and/or Company
promptly informs Purchaser in writing of the identity of the potential acquirer
and the material terms of such Seller Competing Transaction proposal and
gives
Purchaser written notice of its intention to furnish such information or
enter
into such discussions or negotiations, as the case may be, at least one business
day prior to
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furnishing
such information and at least two business days prior to entering into such
discussions or negotiations, and (ii) the Seller Board of Directors or any
duly
authorized committee of disinterested directors thereof (A) determines in
good
faith, after consultation with Seller’s financial advisor, that such third party
has submitted to Seller a Seller Competing Transaction proposal which has
a
reasonable likelihood of resulting in a Seller Superior Proposal (as defined
in
Section 5.7(e)) and (B) determines in good faith, after consultation with
and receiving the advice of Seller’s outside legal counsel, that such action is
required in order for the Seller Board of Directors to comply with its fiduciary
obligations under applicable law. Seller agrees that any non-public
information furnished to a potential acquirer will be pursuant to a
confidentiality agreement entered into prior to the furnishing of such
information on terms no less favorable to Seller than the confidentiality
provisions contained in this Agreement or any other agreement to which Purchaser
and Seller and/or Company is a party and will be furnished contemporaneously
to
Purchaser if not previously so furnished. Seller will inform
Purchaser promptly of any related developments, discussions and negotiations
with respect to the Seller Competing Transaction proposal (including the
terms
and conditions of the Seller Competing Transaction proposal and any
modifications or changes thereto).
(c) Subject
to Section 5.7(b), neither the Seller Board of Directors nor any
committee thereof shall:
(i) withdraw
or modify, or publicly propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse
to
Purchaser, (A) the approval by the Seller Board of Directors or a committee
thereof of this Agreement and the Sale Proposal, or (B) the recommendation
by
the Seller Board of Directors or a committee thereof to the stockholders
of
Seller to vote in favor of this Agreement and the Sale Proposal (the “Seller
Board Recommendation”);
(ii) approve
or recommend, or propose publicly to approve or recommend, any Seller Competing
Transaction proposal;
(iii) cause
Seller to enter into, approve or recommend, or propose publicly to approve
or
recommend, or execute, any letter of intent, agreement in principle, merger
agreement, acquisition agreement, option agreement or other agreement relating
to any Seller Competing Transaction or agree or propose to agree to do any
of
the foregoing; or
(iv) submit
any Seller Competing Transaction proposal at the Seller Stockholders Meeting
or
any other stockholders meeting for purposes of voting upon approval and adoption
of a Seller Competing Transaction proposal or solicit written consents of
stockholders with respect thereto.
(d) Notwithstanding
Section 5.7(c), at any time prior to the adoption of the Sale Proposal by
the Seller stockholders, the Seller Board of Directors (or any committee
thereof) may, in response to the receipt of a Seller Superior Proposal,
withdraw, amend or modify its approvals and recommendations, as set forth
in
Section 5.7(c), in a manner adverse to Purchaser if (i) the Seller Board
of Directors determines in good faith, after having consulted with and taken
into account the advice of Seller’s outside legal counsel, that the withdrawal,
amendment, or modification of the Seller Board of Directors’ approvals and
recommendations is required in order for the Seller Board of Directors to
comply
with its fiduciary obligations to Seller’s
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stockholders
under applicable law, and (ii) the Seller Board of Directors provides Purchaser
with at least four business days prior notice of its intention to withdraw,
amend or modify its approvals and recommendations (a “Change of
Recommendation”), which notice shall state (A) that Seller has received a
Seller Superior Proposal, (B) the material terms and conditions of such Seller
Superior Proposal and the identify of the Person that has made it, and (C)
that
it intends to make a Change of Recommendation and the manner in which it
intends
to do so. Seller and/or Company shall provide Purchaser a copy of all
written and electronic materials and information delivered to the Person
making
the Seller Superior Proposal at the time such materials and information are
provided to such Person. During the four business days following
Seller’s notice (or such longer period as agreed to by the parties), Seller in
good faith shall review, with the assistance of its outside financial advisor,
any Purchaser counter-proposal to determine if such Purchaser counter-proposal
is at least as favorable to the Seller stockholders as the Seller Superior
Proposal from a financial point of view. If the Seller Board of
Directors determines that the Purchaser counter–proposal, if any, is at least as
favorable to the Seller stockholders as the Seller Superior Proposal from
a
financial point of view, Seller and Purchaser shall make adjustments in the
terms and conditions of this Agreement such that the Seller Competing
Transaction proposal is no longer a Seller Superior Proposal. If the
Seller Board of Directors determines that the Purchaser counter-proposal
is not
at least as favorable to the Seller stockholders as the Seller Superior
Proposal, or if no Purchaser counter-proposal is offered by Purchaser before
the
expiration of such four business day period, Seller’s Board of Directors may
terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 9 and cause Seller promptly
thereafter to enter into an agreement with respect to such Seller Superior
Proposal.
(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, a “Seller Superior
Proposal” means any unsolicited bona fide written proposal
or offer (or its most recent amended or modified terms, if amended or modified)
made by a potential acquirer to enter into a Seller Competing Transaction,
the
effect of which would be that (i) the Seller stockholders would beneficially
own
less than 50% of the voting stock, common stock and participating stock of
the
combined or on going entity, or (ii) the transaction would result in the
sale,
transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of
Seller and Company, taken as a whole, and which (in the case of either clause
(i) or (ii) above) the Seller Board of Directors, or any duly authorized
committee of disinterested directors thereof, determines in its good faith
judgment, after consultation with its financial advisor (which advisor shall
be
a financial advisor of nationally recognized reputation), if consummated,
would
result in a transaction more favorable to Seller’s stockholders from a financial
point of view than the Sale Proposal, taking into account all relevant factors
(including whether such transaction is subject any material contingency to
which
the other party has not demonstrated its ability to overcome and whether
such
transaction is reasonably capable of being completed, and any proposed changes
to this Agreement that may be proposed by Purchaser in response to the Seller
Competing Transaction proposal); provided, however, that any such
proposal shall not be deemed to be a Seller Superior Proposal unless any
and all
financing that is required to consummate the transaction contemplated by
such
proposal is committed, or unless the Seller Board of Directors, or any committee
thereof, shall reasonably conclude (based on consultation with its financial
advisor) that such financing is likely to be obtained by such third party
on a
timely basis.
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(f) Nothing
in this Section 5.7 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall prohibit Seller
or the Seller Board of Directors from taking or disclosing to its stockholders
a
position contemplated by Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
(g) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 5.7, Purchaser agrees that (a)
from the date of this Agreement until the time that the requisite percentage
of
Seller stockholders affirmatively vote in favor of the Sale Proposal, either
at
the Seller Stockholder Meeting or by written consent in lieu of the Seller
Stockholder Meeting, Seller may raise additional capital or acquire
any Person through the sale or issuance of Seller common stock, preferred
stock,
warrants, debt instruments, or securities convertible into Seller common
stock
and in connection therewith, Seller may make such disclosures and have such
negotiations and enter into such contracts and agreements as are usual and
customary in such transactions; provided that (i) any such transaction
shall be a bona fide capital raising transaction or acquisition, (ii) will
not
result in a Change of Recommendation or effect a Change in Control of Company
or
Seller and (iii) Seller obtains from any Person acquiring voting securities
of
Seller or securities convertible into voting securities of Seller a Voting
Agreement and (b) after the time that the requisite percentage of Seller
stockholders affirmatively vote in favor of the Sale Proposal, either at
the
Seller Stockholder Meeting or by written consent in lieu of the Seller
Stockholder Meeting until the Closing, Seller may raise additional capital
or
acquire any Person through the sale or issuance of Seller common stock,
preferred stock, warrants, debt instruments, or securities convertible into
Seller common stock and in connection therewith, Seller may make such
disclosures and have such negotiations and enter into such contracts and
agreements as are usual and customary in such transactions; provided that
(i) any such transaction shall be a bona fide capital raising transaction
or
acquisition, and (ii) will not effect a Change in Control of Company or
Seller. For purposes of this Section 5.7, “Change in
Control” shall mean any of the following: (A) the acquisition in a
transaction or series of transactions by any Person (such term to include
anyone
deemed a person under Section 13(d)(3) under the Exchange Act), other than
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any employee benefit plan or related
trust of Company or any of its Subsidiaries (an “Acquiring Person”), of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under
the
Exchange Act) of Twenty Five percent (25%) or more of the combined voting
power
of the then outstanding voting securities of Company or Seller entitled to
vote
generally in the election of directors; or (B) individuals who, as of the
date
of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of Company or Seller
(the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the
Board of Directors as constituted from time to time; or (C) the sale or other
disposition of a material portion of the assets of Company or Seller in one
transaction or series of related transactions.
5.8 Confidentiality. Except
as required by Law, Purchaser, Company and Seller shall each keep confidential
and not directly or indirectly reveal, report, publish, disclose or transfer
any
information regarding Purchaser, Company, and negotiations preceding this
Agreement other than to its Representatives, and each will use such information
solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and
if the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated for any reason,
each
shall return to the other, without retaining any copies thereof, any schedules,
documents or other written information obtained from the other in connection
with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall cause
all
of its Representatives to whom it may have disclosed such information to
do the
same. Following the Closing, Seller shall keep confidential and not
directly or indirectly reveal,
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report,
publish, disclose or transfer any Confidential Information and will not use
such
information for their own benefit or for the benefit of any other Person
(other
than Company and Purchaser) and shall cause all of their Representatives
to do
the same. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, no party to this
Agreement shall be required to keep confidential or return any information
that
(i) is known or available through other lawful sources not bound by a
confidentiality agreement with the disclosing party; (ii) is or becomes
publicly known or generally known in the industry through no fault of the
receiving party or its agents; (iii) is developed by the receiving party
independently of the disclosure by the disclosing party; (iv) is requested
or required to be disclosed pursuant to Law (including securities Laws of
any
jurisdiction and rules and regulations of any applicable equity exchange),
provided the other parties are given reasonable prior notice or consent thereto;
or (v) relates solely to the income tax aspects and consequences of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.9 No
Inconsistent Action. None
of Purchaser, Company or Seller shall take any action which is materially
inconsistent with its obligations under this Agreement, that would cause
any
representation made by it hereunder or any other Transaction Document to
be
untrue or misleading, that would make it impossible or impracticable for
a
condition herein to be satisfied, or that would materially hinder or delay
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
5.10 Permits. Company
and Seller shall maintain all Permits that continue to be necessary in order
for
Company to own the Assets and continue to conduct Company’s business as it is
then conducted in full force and effect, and will file timely, all material
reports, statements, renewals applications and other filings that are required
to keep such Permits in full force and effect, and will pay timely all fees
and
charges in connection therewith that are required to keep the Permits in
full
force and effect.
5.11 Obligations
to Employees. All
obligations of Company arising from any severance, retention or similar
agreements entered into prior to the Closing shall either be paid by Company
prior to the Closing or be deemed to be liabilities on the Estimated Closing
Date Balance Sheet and for the purposes of determining Net Working
Capital. Nothing in this Agreement shall change the “at will” nature
of the employment arrangements with any employees of Company, whether or
not
they become employees of Purchaser.
5.12 Notification;
Updates to Disclosure Schedule. Company
and Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser in writing of: (a) the discovery
by
Company or Seller of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred
or
existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement and that caused or constitutes
a breach of any representation or warranty made by Company or Seller in this
Agreement; (b) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurs, arises
or
exists after the date of this Agreement and that would cause or constitute
a
material breach of any representation or warranty made by Company or Seller
in
this Agreement if such event, condition, fact or circumstance had occurred,
arisen or existed on or prior to the date of this Agreement; (c) any breach
of
any covenant or obligation of Company or Seller set forth in this Agreement;
and
(d) any event, condition, fact or circumstance that may make the timely
satisfaction of any of the conditions set forth in Section 6 impossible
or unlikely. Any such notification shall not have the effect of
amending the Disclosure Schedules or constitute of waiver of any rights of
Purchaser, provided, however, that if the party to whom such disclosure is
made
nevertheless elects to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the
Disclosure Schedules will be amended to reflect such disclosure and delivered
by
Seller to Purchaser at the Closing.
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5.13 Proxy
Statement/Information Statement.
(a) Proxy
Statement. Unless the stockholders of Seller have approved the
Sale Proposal by written consent in lieu of the Seller Stockholder Meeting,
Seller shall, as promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement,
prepare and file with the SEC a proxy statement seeking the approval of the
Sale
Proposal (the “Proxy Statement”). Seller shall promptly notify
Purchaser of the receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy
Statement and of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement
thereto
or for additional information, shall promptly provide to Purchaser copies
of all
correspondence between Seller or any representative of Seller and the SEC,
and
shall give Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel and accountants the opportunity to
review and comment on the Proxy Statement prior to its being filed with the
SEC,
and shall give Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel and accountants the opportunity
to review and comment on all amendments and supplements to the Proxy Statement
and all responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments
prior to their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC (it being understood
and
agreed that Seller shall not file the Proxy Statement or any amendment or
supplement thereto without Purchaser’s consent which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Seller will cause the Proxy Statement to
comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b) Information
Statement. If the holders of the requisite percentage of voting
securities of Seller approve the Sale Proposal by written consent in lieu
of the
Seller Stockholder Meeting, then Seller shall, as promptly as practicable
after
the date of this Agreement, prepare and file with the SEC an information
statement in accordance with Schedule 14C of the Exchange Act and with regards
to the approval of the Sale Proposal (the “Information
Statement”). Seller shall promptly notify Purchaser of the
receipt of any comments of the SEC with respect to the Information Statement
and
of any requests by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for
additional information. Seller shall promptly provide to Purchaser
copies of all correspondence between Seller or any representative of Seller
and
the SEC, and shall give Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel and accountants the
opportunity to review and comment on the Information Statement, and shall
give
Purchaser and Purchaser’s counsel and accountants the opportunity to review and
comment on all amendments and supplements to the Information Statement and
all
responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments
prior
to their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC (it being understood and agreed
that Seller shall not file the Information Statement or any amendment or
supplement thereto without Purchaser’s consent which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld). Seller will cause the Information Statement
to comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(c) Mailing
to Stockholders. Promptly after the resolution of all SEC
comments to the Proxy Statement or the Information Statement, as applicable,
Seller shall mail at the earliest practicable date to its stockholders the
Proxy
Statement (or Information Statement), which shall include all information
required under applicable law to be furnished to Seller’s stockholders in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby,
and the
Sale Proposal.
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(d) Information
from Purchaser. Purchaser will promptly furnish to Seller all
information concerning it as may be required for either the Proxy Statement
or
the Information Statement and any supplements or amendments thereto in
conformity with all applicable provisions of the Exchange Act. None
of the financial or other information to be supplied by Purchaser or its
representatives for inclusion in either the Proxy Statement or the Information
Statement, as applicable, including all amendments and supplements thereto,
shall (A) on the date such Proxy Statement or Information Statement is first
mailed to the stockholders of Seller, (B) at the date of the Seller Stockholders
Meeting, and (C) at the Closing, contain any untrue statement of a material
fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in
order to make the statements therein not misleading.
(e) Further
Cooperation. Whenever any event occurs which is required to be
set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the
Information Statement, as applicable, Seller or Purchaser, as the case may
be,
will promptly inform the other of such occurrence and cooperate in filing
with
the SEC and/or mailing to stockholders of Seller, such amendment or
supplement. Each of Seller and Purchaser will notify the other
promptly upon the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any
other
government officials in connection with any filing made pursuant hereto and
of
any request by the SEC or its staff or any other government officials for
amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or for additional information
and will supply the other with copies of all correspondence between such
party
or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC, or its staff
or any
other government officials on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy
Statement or this Agreement.
5.14 Meeting
of Seller Stockholders.
(a) Promptly
after the date hereof, Seller will take all action necessary in accordance
with
the Nevada General Corporation Law (the “NGCL”) and its articles of
incorporation and bylaws to convene a meeting of Seller’s stockholders (the
“Seller Stockholder Meeting”) to be held as promptly as practicable, and
in any event (to the extent permissible under applicable law) within 45 days
after the mailing of the Proxy Statement, for the purpose of voting upon
the
sale of the Company Equity to Purchaser under this Agreement (the “Sale
Proposal”). Seller will use its reasonable efforts to solicit
from its stockholders proxies in favor of the Sale Proposal, and will use
its
reasonable efforts to secure the vote of its stockholders required by the
NGCL. Seller may adjourn or postpone the Seller Stockholders Meeting
to the extent necessary to ensure that any necessary supplement or amendment
to
the Proxy Statement is provided to Seller’s stockholders in advance of a vote on
the Sale Proposal or, if as of the time for which the Seller Stockholders
Meeting is originally scheduled (as set forth in the Proxy Statement) there
are
insufficient shares of the Seller common stock represented (either in person
or
by proxy) to constitute a quorum necessary to conduct the business of the
Seller
Stockholders Meeting. Subject to the provisions of Section
5.13, Seller shall ensure that the Seller Stockholders Meeting is called,
noticed, convened, held and conducted, and that all proxies solicited by
Seller
in connection with the Seller Stockholders Meeting are solicited, in compliance
with the NGCL Seller’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and all other
applicable legal requirements.
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(b) Subject
to Section 5.7(d), the Seller Board of Directors shall make the Seller
Board Recommendation to its stockholders and the Proxy Statement shall include
a
statement to the effect that the Seller Board of Directors has made the Seller
Board Recommendation.
(c) Nothing
in this Section 5.14 shall prohibit the holders of the requisite
percentage of voting securities of Seller from approving the Sale Proposal
by
written consent in lieu of the Seller Stockholder Meeting, provided, such
written consent complies with the provisions of Section 78.32 of the NGCL
and
Seller delivers a true and complete copy of such written consent to Purchaser,
certified by an officer of Seller.
5.15 Covenants
of Purchaser with Regards to SBIC.
(a) Management
Assessment Questionnaire. As soon as possible after the date
hereof, but in no event later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the date
hereof, Purchaser shall prepare and file a Management Assessment Questionnaire
(“MAQ”) (or such other appropriate form) with SBA, for the purpose of
applying for and achieving a SBIC License. Purchaser shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause SBA to issue a “Go Forth” letter,
including preparing and filing any necessary amendments or supplements to
Purchaser’s MAQ, responding as promptly as reasonably possible to any comments,
questions or requests received from SBA, and otherwise cooperating with SBA
in
connection with Purchaser’s MAQ. Purchaser will not without Seller’s
written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, withdraw, terminate
or abandon the MAQ.
(b) SBIC
License Application. As soon as possible after receiving a “Go
Forth” letter from SBA in response to Purchaser’s MAQ, but in any event no later
than ten (10) Business Days after receiving the “Go Forth” letter, Purchaser
shall prepare and file a formal SBIC License application with SBA and shall
use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause SBA to formally “accept” such license
application. Purchaser will not without Seller’s written consent,
which shall not be unreasonably withheld, withdraw, terminate or abandon
the
SBIC License application. As soon as possible after formal acceptance
by SBA of Purchaser’s SBIC License application, but in any event not later than
five (5) Business Days after formal acceptance of such application, Purchaser
shall seek SBA’s approval to close the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as a qualified pre-license investment.
(c) Correspondence
with SBA. Purchaser shall notify Seller promptly after receipt of
all correspondence from SBA and shall provide Seller with true and complete
copies of any of the following, if and when received by Purchaser, (i)
notification that the Investment Committee of SBA has concluded that the
management team of Purchaser is qualified to operate an SBIC, (ii) “Go Forth”
letter from SBA, (iii) formal acceptance of Purchaser’s SBIC License
application, and (iv) approval to close on the transactions contemplated
by this
Agreement as a qualified pre-license investment.
(d) Waiver. Purchaser
shall not be required to comply with the covenants in this Section 5.15
if Purchaser agrees in writing to pay to Seller the Contingent
Purchase Price in the
event that either of the following circumstances occurs: (a) (i) the final
price proposals for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract are due
to the
Government after the Closing, (ii)
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Company
fails to submit a final price proposal solely because it is unable to
self-certify that it meets the applicable NAICS small business size standard
for
award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract (except where such inability
is a
result of circumstances that cause any of the representations or warranties
of
Seller and Company in Section 3 to have been inaccurate or untrue when
made) and (iii) the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is awarded to a third
party
prior to December 31, 2009; or (b) (i) the final price proposals for award
of
the follow-on of the NVESD Contract are due to the Government after the Closing,
(ii) Company submits its final price proposal for award of the follow-on
of the
NVESD Contract and self-certifies that it meets the applicable NAICS small
business size standard for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract,
(iii)
prior to December 31, 2009, the Governmental Authority with responsibility
for
issuing the follow-on of the NVESD Contract (the “NVESD Agency”) awards to
Company or announces that it will award to Company the follow-on of the NVESD
Contract, (iv) the award to Company of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract
is
either terminated or the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is never formally
awarded to Company due solely to Company's failure to meet the applicable
NAICS
small business size standard, as determined and announced by the NVESD Agency
(except where such failure is a result of circumstances that cause any of
the
representations or warranties of Seller and Company in Section 3 to have
been inaccurate or untrue when made), and (v) the follow-on of the NVESD
Contract is awarded to a third party prior to December 31, 2009.
5.16 Further
Action; Efforts.
(a) Each
of the parties shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or
cause
to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws or otherwise to consummate
and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as promptly
as practicable. Each of the parties shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to achieve all of such party’s applicable conditions to
closing (which includes obtaining all licenses, permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of governmental entities and parties
to contracts with Company or Purchaser as are necessary for the consummation
of
the transactions contemplated herein).
(b) Each
of the parties shall promptly notify the others in writing of any pending
or, to
the Knowledge of such party, threatened action, proceeding or investigation
by
any Governmental Authority or any other Person (i) challenging or seeking
damages in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or
(ii) seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or otherwise limit the right of Purchaser to own or operate
all or any portion of Company’s business, the Assets or Company.
(c) Purchaser
and Company shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to
obtain, as soon as possible, confirmation from the Cognizant Agency that
they
will not recommend that Company’s security clearances be revoked, suspended or
downgraded as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Company shall and shall cause its employees to make all
filings or notifications or such other actions as are necessary or appropriate
in order to prevent the security clearances of Company and their respective
employees from being revoked, suspended or downgraded.
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(d) On
the Closing Date, Seller will have in effect one or more “group health plans,”
within the meaning of COBRA and HIPAA, that covers all employees of Seller,
Genex, and any other entity whose employees participated in the same group
health plan as any employee of Company on the day before the Closing
Date. Seller will take all steps necessary to prevent any such
employee, and all qualifying beneficiaries of such employee, from having
a
“qualifying event” that triggers COBRA coverage as a result of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement. If any such employee and/or
qualifying beneficiary is determined to have had a COBRA qualifying event
as a
result of such transaction, Seller will be solely responsible for providing
COBRA coverage.
5.17 Affirmative
Action Plan. Company
shall (a) design, draft and adopt, prior to the Closing Date, all affirmative
action programs required by the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance
Programs and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to implement such programs
prior to the Closing Date, provided that, if the Closing Date occurs on
or after November 30, 2007, Company shall implement such programs prior to
the
Closing Date.
5.18 Spotsylvania
Lease. Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to have Xxxxxxxx released as a
guarantor under the Spotsylvania Lease.
6. CONDITIONS
TO PURCHASER’S OBLIGATIONS.
The obligations of Purchaser to consummate this Agreement and the Closing
of the
transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the satisfaction of each
of
the following conditions on or prior to the Closing Date:
6.1 Representations
and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Company and Seller to Purchaser contained
herein (and in any certificates delivered by Company and Seller pursuant
hereto)
will be true and correct in all respects as of the Closing Date as if made
on
the Closing Date, except for inaccuracies of representations or warranties
the
circumstances giving rise to which, individually or in the aggregate, do
not
constitute and could not reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect, it being understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy
of
such representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect”
qualifications and other materiality qualifications and similar qualifications
contained in such representations and warranties shall be
disregarded.
6.2 Compliance
with Covenants. All
of the covenants to be complied with and performed by Company and Seller
on or
before the Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed
in all
material respects.
6.3 Closing
Documents. On
the Closing Date, Company and/or Seller shall have delivered or caused to
be
delivered to Purchaser the duly executed closing documents as specified in
Section 8.1.
6.4 Required
Consents. Company
and/or Seller shall have delivered or caused to be delivered to Purchaser
the
consents, Permits, waivers, authorizations, orders and other approvals listed
in
Schedule 6.4, which shall be in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Purchaser, and all such consents, Permits, waivers,
authorizations, orders and other approvals shall be in full force and
effect.
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6.5 Absence
of Litigation. As
of the Closing, no Law shall have been adopted, promulgated, entered, enforced
or issued by any Governmental Authority, or action, claim, suit or proceeding
shall be pending or threatened before any court, other Governmental Authority
or
arbitrator which if successful, which would (i) enjoin, restrain, or
prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
any Transaction Document, (ii) have the effect of making illegal or
otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Transaction
Document or (iii) materially adversely affect, including through the
imposition of any requirement to divest or hold separate any assets
or segments of the business of Company, Purchaser or any of their
Affiliates, the right of Purchaser following the Closing to own the Company
Equity or the right of Purchaser and Company to operate Company’s business as
currently operated and as currently proposed to be
operated; provided, however, that this condition may not
be invoked by Purchaser if any such action, suit or proceeding was initiated
by
Purchaser.
6.6 Execution
of Employment Agreement. Xxxxxx
shall have entered into an Employment Agreement, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit D (the “Xxxxxx Employment Agreement”).
6.7 Execution
of Non-Competition Agreements. Each
of Seller and the other Persons set forth on Schedule Non-Competes shall
have entered into a Non-Competition Agreement, substantially in the form
of
Exhibit E or Exhibit F, as indicated on Schedule
Non-Competes (the “Non-Competition Agreements”).
6.8 No
Material Adverse Effect. There
shall have been no Material Adverse Effect during the period from the date
of
this Agreement to the Closing. The NVESD Contract shall not have been
terminated and the quantity of task orders historically issued to Company
under
the NVESD Contract shall not have been materially reduced. Company
shall not have received, and Company and Seller shall have no reason to believe
that Company will receive, notice of termination of the NVESD Contract or
of a
material reduction in the quantity of task orders historically issued to
Company
under the NVESD Contract. For the avoidance of doubt, award of
the follow-on of the NVESD Contract to Company shall not be considered a
closing
condition and award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract to a third party
after the re-compete process is complete shall not be considered a Material
Adverse Effect.
6.9 Related
Party Transactions. Company
shall have (a) terminated and paid-off or eliminated all transactions and
obligations set forth on Schedule 3.24 and (b) paid-off or eliminated all
payables and other obligations or commitments to Seller, Xxxxxxxx or any
Affiliate of Seller or Xxxxxxxx, other than the transactions or Contracts
set
forth on Schedule 6.9 and at-will employment arrangements.
6.10 Releases.
Company
and Seller shall have caused each of their directors, and Seller shall have
caused each of its officers, to execute, and be bound by, a Release,
substantially in the form of Exhibit G (the
“Release”). Seller, Genex, Xxxxxxxx and Southridge Partners,
LP, a Delaware limited partnership, and each holder of 20% or more of the
outstanding shares of the capital stock, on a fully diluted basis, of Seller
shall have executed, and become bound by, the Release.
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6.11 Insurance.
(a) Directors
and Officers Liability Run-Off. Seller shall
place the Existing D&O Policy (and excess Side A Directors and Officers
Liability policy) into “run-off” and shall secure “tail”, “run-off” or “extended
reporting” coverage for a period of not less than six (6) years after the
Closing Date (it being understood that Purchaser will pay forty percent (40%)
of
the amount of the premiums for such “tail”, “run-off” or “extended reporting”
coverage). Evidence of these policies can be found on Schedule
3.20(b). Evidence of the "run-off" coverage shall be furnished to
Purchaser on or before the Closing Date.
(b) Employment
Practices Liability Run-Off. Seller shall place
its current Employment Related Practices Liability policy into "run-off"
and
shall secure “tail”, “run-off” or “extended reporting” coverage for a period of
not less than six (6) years after the Closing Date (it being understood that
Purchaser will pay forty percent (40%) of the amount of the premiums for
such
“tail”, “run-off” or “extended reporting” coverage). Evidence of this
policy can be found on Schedule 3.20(b). Evidence of the
"run-off" coverage shall be furnished to Purchaser on or before the Closing
Date.
(c) Fiduciary
Liability Run-Off. Seller shall place its current
Fiduciary Liability policy into "run-off" and shall secure “tail”, “run-off” or
“extended reporting” coverage for a period of not less than six (6) years after
the Closing Date (it being understood that Purchaser will pay forty percent
(40%) of the amount of the premiums for such “tail”, “run-off” or “extended
reporting” coverage). Evidence of this policy can be found on
Schedule 3.20(b). Evidence of the "run-off" coverage shall be
furnished to Purchaser on or before the Closing Date.
6.12 SBIC
or Award to Third Party. Either
(a) SBA shall have (i) granted to Purchaser a “Go Forth” letter, (ii) formally
accepted Purchaser’s application for a SBIC License and (iii) pre-approved the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as a qualified pre-license
investment or (b) the follow-on of the NVESD Contract shall have been awarded
to
a third party and not to Company.
7. CONDITIONS
TO COMPANY’S AND SELLER’S OBLIGATIONS.
The
obligations of each of Company and Seller to consummate this Agreement and
the
Closing of the transactions contemplated hereunder are subject to the
satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the Closing
Date:
7.1 Seller
Stockholder Approval. Seller
shall have either (a) obtained the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority
of the voting securities of Seller on the record date set for the Seller
Stockholder Meeting in favor of the Sale Proposal or (b) obtained a written
consent in lieu of the Seller Stockholder Meeting of the stockholders of
Seller
approving the Sale Proposal.
7.2 Representations
and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of Purchaser to Company and Seller contained
herein (and in any certificates delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto) that
are
qualified by materiality (including by a Material Adverse Effect qualifier)
will
be true and correct as of the Closing Date and the representations and
warranties of Purchaser to Company and Seller contained herein (and in any
certificates delivered by Purchaser pursuant hereto) that are not so qualified
by materiality (including by a Material Adverse Effect qualifier) will be
true
and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (in each case,
subject to all qualifications as to Knowledge set forth in those representations
and warranties).
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7.3 Compliance
with Covenants. All
of the covenants to be complied with or performed by Purchaser on or before
the
Closing Date shall have been duly complied with and performed in all material
respects.
7.4 Closing
Documents. On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have delivered to Seller or the third parties
referenced in Section 2.2(c) duly executed closing documents, as
specified in Section 8.2.
7.5 Required
Consents. Purchaser
shall have received the consents, Permits, waivers, authorizations, orders
and
other approvals listed on Schedule 7.5.
7.6 Absence
of Litigation. As
of the Closing, no Law shall have been adopted, promulgated, entered, enforced
or issued by any Governmental Authority, nor shall any action, claim, suit
or
proceeding be pending or threatened before any court, other Governmental
Authority or arbitrator which if successful, would (i) enjoin, restrain, or
prohibit the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or
any Transaction Document, (ii) have the effect of making illegal or
otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated hereby or by any Transaction
Document or (iii) materially adversely affect, including through the
imposition of any requirement to divest or hold separate any assets
or segments of the business of Company, Purchaser or any of their
Affiliates, the right of Purchaser following the Closing to own the Company
Equity or the right of Purchaser and Company to operate Company’s business as
currently operated and as currently proposed to be operated; provided, however,
that this condition may not be invoked by Seller if any such action, suit
or
proceeding was initiated by Seller.
7.7 Seller
Proxy Statement. The
SEC, in accordance with the provisions of the Exchange Act, shall have reached
a
no-comment position with regards to the Proxy Statement or Information
Statement, as applicable, and no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
by
the SEC shall have been initiated and be continuing with regards to the Proxy
Statement or Information Statement, as applicable, and all necessary approvals,
if any, under state securities laws or rules of any applicable trading market
shall have been received.
7.8 SBIC. Subsequent
to SBA granting to Purchaser a “Go Forth” letter and formal acceptance of
Purchaser’s application for a SBIC license, Purchaser shall have received
pre-approval from SBA to close on the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as a qualified pre-license investment, provided,
however, that Seller and Company shall waive the conditions
of
this Section 7.8 upon Purchaser’s request, if Purchaser agrees in writing
to pay to Seller the Contingent Purchase Price in the
event that either of the following circumstances occurs: (a) (i) the final
price proposals for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract are due
to the
Government after the Closing, (ii) Company fails to submit a final price
proposal solely because it is unable to self-certify that it meets the
applicable NAICS small business size standard for award of the follow-on
of the
NVESD Contract (except where such inability is a result of
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circumstances
that cause any of the representations or warranties of Seller and Company
in
Section 3 to have been inaccurate or untrue when made) and (iii) the
follow-on of the NVESD Contract is awarded to a third party prior to December
31, 2009; or (b) (i) the final price proposals for award of the follow-on
of the
NVESD Contract are due to the Government after the Closing, (ii) Company
submits
its final price proposal for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract
and
self-certifies that it meets the applicable NAICS small business size standard
for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract, (iii) prior to December
31,
2009, the NVESD Agency awards to Company or announces that it will award
to
Company the follow-on of the NVESD Contract, (iv) the award to Company of
the
follow-on of the NVESD Contract is either terminated or the follow-on of
the
NVESD Contract is never formally awarded to Company due solely to Company's
failure to meet the applicable NAICS small business size standard, as determined
and announced by the NVESD Agency (except where such failure is a result
of
circumstances that cause any of the representations or warranties of Seller
and
Company in Section 3 to have been inaccurate or untrue when made), and
(v) the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is awarded to a third party prior
to
December 31, 2009.
8. CLOSING
DOCUMENTS.
8.1 Closing
Documents to be Delivered by Company and Seller. On
the Closing Date, Company and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:
(a) certificates
representing the Company Equity, duly endorsed or accompanied by powers duly
executed in blank and otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on the books
of
Company;
(b) the
stock ledger, minute book and seal of Company;
(c) copies
of resolutions of Company’s and Seller’s Board of Directors and evidence of
Seller’s requisite shareholder approval authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
copies of Company’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws, as amended to date,
all as certified by Company’s treasurer;
(d) (i)
certificates from the Commonwealth of Virginia and from each jurisdiction
where
Company is qualified to do business as a foreign limited liability company,
dated no earlier than fifteen (15) days prior to the Closing Date, as to
the corporate and tax good standing of Company in such
jurisdictions;
(e) a
certificate executed by Company and Seller attesting that Company and Seller
has
complied with all conditions set forth in Section 6 or indicating
with specificity any respects in which those conditions have not been complied
with, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser;
(f) the
consents, Permits, waivers, approvals and notices contemplated by
Section 6.4;
(g) the
Escrow Agreement executed by Seller;
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(h) the
Xxxxxx Employment Agreement referenced in Section 6.6 executed by
Xxxxxx;
(i) the
Non-Competition Agreements referenced in Section 6.7 executed by Seller
and each Person set forth on Schedule Non-Competes;
(j) the
Release referenced in Section 6.10 executed by Seller, Genex, Xxxxxxxx
and Southridge Partners, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, each of the
directors of Company and Seller, each of the officers of Seller, and each
holder
of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of the capital stock, on a fully
diluted basis, of Seller;
(k) certificates
of insurance evidencing the run-off policies referenced in Section
6.11;
(l) an
opinion from counsel to Seller, addressed to Purchaser and their successors,
dated as of the Closing Date, covering the matters detailed in Exhibit H
attached hereto;
(m) the
Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum executed by Company, Seller
and
certain service providers of Company that are receiving payments identified
therein;
(n) resignations
effective immediately following the Closing of each of the directors and
officers of Company, other than Xxxxxx; and
(o) pay
off letters for, or other evidence of payment of, all outstanding Indebtedness
from the lenders or holders of such Indebtedness and termination statements
or
other evidence of release for all Liens.
8.2 Closing
Documents to be Delivered by Purchaser. On
the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller or the third parties
referenced in Section 2.2(c), as applicable:
(a) the
Closing Date Purchase Price as provided in Section 2; and
(b) a
certificate executed by Purchaser attesting that Purchaser have complied
with
all conditions set forth in Section 7 or indicating with specificity
any respects in which those conditions have not been complied with, in a
form
reasonably satisfactory to Seller.
8.3 Other
Closing Documents and Actions. The
parties will also execute such other documents and perform such other acts,
before and after the Closing Date, as may be necessary for the implementation
and consummation of this Agreement.
9. TERMINATION.
9.1 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing Date:
(a) by
mutual written agreement of Seller and Purchaser;
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(b)
by either Purchaser or Seller if the Sale Proposal is voted upon at the Seller
Stockholder Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof and shall
not
have been approved by reason of the failure to obtain the required
votes;
(c)
by Seller in order to enter into an agreement with respect to a Seller
Superior Proposal (provided Seller has complied with Section
5.7);
(d)
by Purchaser prior to the approval of the Sale Proposal and this Agreement
by
the stockholders of Seller if a Triggering Event with respect to Seller has
occurred and such termination is effected within ten (10) business days after
Purchaser has received notice of the occurrence of the Triggering
Event;
(e)
by Purchaser, if Seller or Company has committed a
material breach of any provision of this Agreement that has not been cured
within thirty (30) days of written notice of such material breach;
provided, that Purchaser may terminate the Agreement for inaccuracies of
Seller’s or Company’s representations or warranties only where the circumstances
giving rise to such inaccuracies, individually or in the aggregate, constitute
or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect, it being
understood that, for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
representations and warranties, all “Material Adverse Effect” qualifications and
other materiality qualifications and similar qualifications contained in
such
representations and warranties shall be disregarded;
(f)
by Company and Seller, if Purchaser has committed a
material breach of any provision of this Agreement that has not been cured
within thirty (30) days of written notice of such material breach
provided, that Company and Seller may terminate the Agreement for
inaccuracies of Purchaser’s representations or warranties only where the
circumstances giving rise to such inaccuracies, individually or in the
aggregate, constitute a material adverse effect on Purchaser’s ability to pay
the Closing Date Purchase Price or, if due, the Contingent Purchase Price,
or
materially impairs Purchaser’s ability to perform Government Contracts or
Government Bids;
(g)
by either Purchaser or Seller, if an order, decree, ruling,
judgment or injunction has been entered by any Governmental Authority of
competent jurisdiction permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise limiting
or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and such order, decree, ruling, judgment or injunction has become
final and non-appealable;
(h)
by Purchaser or Seller, upon written notice to the
other party, if the Closing has not occurred before 5 p.m., Eastern Standard
Time, on March 10, 2008, other than as a result of the terminating party’s
breach of this Agreement; or
(i)
by Purchaser, upon a Material Adverse
Effect.
9.2 Effect
of Termination; Termination Fees.
(a)
If this Agreement is terminated as provided
in Section 9.1, then all further obligations under this Agreement shall
terminate and no party hereto shall have any liability in respect of the
termination of this Agreement except as specifically provided in this
Agreement;
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provided,
however, that the confidentiality obligations of Purchaser, Seller and Company
described in Section 5.8 will survive any such termination; provided
further that no such termination will relieve Purchaser, Seller or Company
from
liability for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
set forth in this Agreement prior to such termination and in the event of
such
breach the parties hereto shall be entitled to exercise any and all remedies
available under Law or equity in accordance with this Agreement.
(b)
If this Agreement is terminated by
Purchaser or Seller pursuant to Section 9.1(b), Seller shall pay to
Purchaser an amount equal to the lesser of (i) all Expenses (as defined below)
of Purchaser and (ii) $650,000. Any payment required to be made
pursuant to Section 9.2(b) shall be made to Purchaser not later than two
(2) business days after delivery by Purchaser to Seller of a demand for payment
and an itemization setting forth in reasonable detail Purchaser’s
Expenses. All such payments shall be made in immediately available
funds to an account to be designated by Purchaser. Any amounts
required to be paid by Seller under this Section 9.2(b) shall offset any
amounts required to be paid by Seller under Sections 9.2(c) or
(d).
(c)
If (i) this Agreement is terminated by Purchaser or Seller
pursuant to Section 9.1(b) or 9.1(h), (ii) following the date
hereof and prior to the termination of this Agreement, a proposal or offer
relating to a Seller Competing Transaction shall have been made or communicated
to Seller or Company or any of their Affiliates or to the stockholders of
Seller
generally or any Person shall have publicly announced an intention to make
a
proposal or an offer for a Seller Competing Transaction (in each case whether
or
not such proposal or offer has been withdrawn prior to the event giving rise
to
the right of termination under Section 9.1), (iii) within twelve (12)
months following the termination of this Agreement Seller or Company enters
into
a definitive agreement with respect to or consummates a Competing Seller
Transaction with the Person making such proposal or offer or such Person’s
Affiliate, or with any other Person, and (iv) such Seller Competing Transaction
is consummated, then upon the consummation of such transaction described
in
clause (iii), Seller shall pay Purchaser a fee equal to $1,450,000, less
any
amounts paid under Section 9.2(b), in immediately available funds on the
day of consummation to an account to be designated by
Purchaser. Notwithstanding the forgoing, this Section 9.2(c)
shall not apply if Seller terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
9.1(h) and at the time of termination, Purchaser was unable to meet the
closing conditions of Section 7.8 or was in breach of the representations
and warranties made in Sections 4.8 or 4.9.
(d)
If this Agreement is terminated by Purchaser pursuant to
Section 9.1(d), then (i) Seller shall pay Purchaser a fee equal to the
lesser of (A) all Expenses of Purchaser and (B) $650,000 within two (2) business
days after such termination, except that (ii) if within twelve (12) months
after
such termination Seller enters into a definitive agreement for or
consummates a Seller Competing Transaction with any Person on terms that
are at
least as favorable, from a financial point of view, to Seller’s stockholders as
the terms of this Agreement, and such transaction is consummated, then upon
such
consummation Seller shall pay Purchaser an additional fee equal to the
difference between the amount paid pursuant to clause (i) of this Section
9.2(d) and $1,450,000, payable in immediately available funds on the day of
consummation to an account to be designated by Purchaser.
(e)
Seller acknowledges that the agreements contained
in Sections 9.2(b) through 9.2(d) are an integral part of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements,
Purchaser would not enter into this Agreement; accordingly, if Seller fails
to
pay in a timely manner the amounts due pursuant to Sections 9.2(b) through
9.2(d), and, in order to obtain such payment, Purchaser makes a claim that
results in a judgment against Seller for the amounts set forth in Sections
9.2(b) through 9.2(d), Seller shall pay to Purchaser its reasonable costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) in connection
with such suit, together with interest on the amounts set forth in Sections
9.2(b) through 9.2(d) at the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. in effect on the
date such payment was required to be made. Payment of the amounts
described in Sections 9.2(b) through 9.2(d) shall not be in lieu of
damages incurred in the event of breach of this Agreement.
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(f)
For the purposes of this Section 9:
(i) “Triggering
Event” with respect to Seller shall be deemed to have occurred if (A) the
Seller Board of Directors or any committee thereof shall for any reason have
withdrawn or amended or modified in any manner adverse to Purchaser the Seller
Board Recommendation or shall have resolved to do any of the same, (B) the
Seller Board of Directors fails to reaffirm (publicly, if so requested) the
Seller Board Recommendation within ten (10) business days after Purchaser
requests in writing that such recommendation be reaffirmed after the public
announcement of a Seller Competing Transaction, (C) the Seller Board of
Directors or any committee thereof shall have approved or recommended any
Seller
Competing Transaction or shall have resolved to do the same or (D) Seller
has
materially breached the provisions of Section 5.7 or Section
5.14(b); and
(ii) “Expenses”
means the reasonable out of pocket fees and expenses (including all reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, financial advisors and investment
bankers to Purchaser) reasonably incurred by Purchaser or on its behalf in
connection with the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and
performance of this Agreement and all other matters related to this Agreement,
the Sale Proposal and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
10. INDEMNIFICATION.
10.1 Indemnification
by Seller. Seller
shall indemnify and hold Purchaser, its Affiliates and Company (from and
after
the Closing) and each of their respective members, shareholders, trustees,
managers, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively, the
“Purchaser Parties”) harmless against and from and in respect of any and
all Losses which are incurred by virtue of or result from (a) (i) the
inaccuracy in or breach of, or the allegation by any third party of facts
that,
if true, would mean the inaccuracy in or breach of, any representation or
warranty made by Company or Seller in this Agreement or any closing certificate
executed in connection herewith or (ii) the non-fulfillment or breach of,
or the
allegation by any third party of facts that, if true, would mean the
non-fulfillment or breach of, any unwaived covenant, obligation or agreement,
in
each case as made by or on behalf of Company (prior to the Closing) or Seller
in
this Agreement or in any of the other Transaction Documents or in any document
or instrument delivered at the Closing pursuant hereto or thereto or (b)
enforcing the Purchaser Parties’ indemnification rights provided for
hereunder.
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10.2 Indemnification
by Purchaser. Purchaser
agrees to indemnify Seller, its Affiliates and each of their respective
shareholders, trustees, directors, officers, employees and agents (collectively,
the “Seller Parties”) harmless against and from and in respect of any and
all Losses which are incurred by virtue of or result from (a) (i) the
inaccuracy in or breach of, or the allegation by any third party of facts
that,
if true, would mean the inaccuracy in or breach of, any representation or
warranty made by Purchaser in this Agreement or any certificate executed
in
connection herewith, or (ii) the non-fulfillment or breach of, or the
allegation by any third party of facts that, if true, would mean the
non-fulfillment or breach of, any unwaived covenant, obligation or agreement,
including the failure to pay the Contingent Purchase Price, in each case
as made
by or on behalf of Purchaser in this Agreement or in any of the other
Transaction Documents or in any document or instrument delivered at the Closing
pursuant hereto or thereto or (b) enforcing the Seller Parties’
indemnification rights provided for hereunder.
10.3 Supplemental
Indemnification.
(a) Specific
Tax Indemnification. To the extent that Purchaser incurs Losses
for which indemnification is not available under Section 10.1 above,
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser Parties for any liability for any Taxes
imposed on Company pursuant to federal, state, local or foreign Law (and
any
related Losses) attributable to any taxable periods or portions thereof ending
on or before the Closing Date in excess of Taxes which are included as
liabilities for the purposes of computing Actual Net Working
Capital.
(b) Inaccuracy
in Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum. Seller shall
indemnify the Purchaser Parties for any inaccuracies set forth in the Final
Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum (“Expense
Claims”). For avoidance of doubt, adjustments to Estimated Net
Working Capital in accordance with Section 2.3 shall not constitute an
inaccuracy in the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum.
(c) Claims
by Former Equity Holders. Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser
Parties for any Losses related to claims or actions by Persons who were
shareholders of Company prior to the Closing arising out of the sale, purchase,
termination, cancellation, expiration, redemption or conversion of any equity
securities of Company, including Options, the Company Equity, or any other
securities of Company (“Equity Holder Claims”).
(d) Employee
Benefits. Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser Parties for any
Losses related to Seller’s or Company’s failure to comply with any legal
requirement referenced in Section 3.19, including but not limited to
notice requirements, timely response to document requests, and timely and
accurate filing of Form 5500 Annual Return/Report, and/or any legal requirement
referenced in Section 3.27 (“Benefits Claims”).
(e) Claims
by Seller Shareholders or Affiliates. Seller shall indemnify the
Purchaser Parties for any Losses related to claims or actions by Persons
who are
shareholders of Seller in their capacities as shareholders of Seller arising
out
of facts or circumstances existing on or prior to the Closing Date (“Seller
Shareholder Claims”).
(f) Spotsylvania
Lease. If Company is unable to have Xxxxxxxx released as a
guarantor under the Spotsylvania Lease prior to the Closing Date, Seller
shall
indemnify the Purchaser Parties for any Losses related to (i) Xxxxxxxx’x
guaranty of the Spotsylvania Lease or (ii) the release of Xxxxxxxx as a
guarantor under the Spotsylvania Lease following the Closing Date (“Xxxxxxxx
Lease Guaranty Claims”).
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(g) Company’s
Guaranty. From and after the Closing Date, Company shall
indemnify the Seller Parties for any Losses related to all Purchaser’s
non-fulfillment or breach of any unwaived covenant, obligation or agreement,
in
each case as made by or on behalf of Purchaser in this Agreement or in any
of
the other Transaction Documents or in any document or instrument delivered
at
the Closing pursuant hereto or thereto, including Purchaser’s failure to pay the
Contingent Purchase Price when due pursuant to the terms of Section 2 or
Exhibit A to this Agreement (“Company Indemnification
Claim”).
10.4 Survival
of Representations and Warranties. Notwithstanding
any right of Purchaser fully to investigate the affairs of Company and Seller
and notwithstanding any Knowledge of facts determined or determinable by
Purchaser pursuant to such investigation or right of investigation, Purchaser
has the right to rely fully upon the representations and warranties of Seller
and Company contained in this Agreement. All representations and
warranties of the parties hereto contained in this Agreement shall survive
the
execution and delivery hereof and the Closing hereunder, and, after the Closing,
(a) the representations and warranties made in Sections 3.3,
3.4(a), 3.5 and 3.23 and any Equity Holder Claim shall survive
indefinitely; (b) the representations and warranties made in
Sections 3.1(a), 3.2(a), 3.17, 3.19, 3.21, 3.28, 3.29, 3.31,
3.32 and 3.33, any other Tax Claim (including pursuant to Section
10.3(a)), any Expense Claim, any Benefits Claim, any Seller Shareholder
Claim, any Xxxxxxxx Lease Guaranty Claim and any and all claims based upon
fraud
shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitation;
and
(c) all other representations and warranties shall survive until the date
eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date. Each representation and
warranty and claim described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), and any related
indemnity claim or right, shall further survive if the party asserting such
claim shall have in good faith provided written notice on or prior to the
applicable date referenced in clauses (a), (b) and (c) to the party against
which such claim is asserted.
10.5 Certain
Limitations on Indemnification Obligations
(a) Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 10, the Purchaser Parties
shall not be entitled to receive any indemnification payments under Section
10.1 in connection with the inaccuracy in or breach of any representation
or
warranty, until the aggregate amount of Losses incurred by the Purchaser
Parties
exceeds One Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($150,000.00) (the
“Deductible Amount”), and thereafter Seller shall be liable for all
Losses (including the Deductible Amount).
(b) Except
as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 10, the maximum aggregate
amount of indemnification payments under this Section 10, which the
Purchaser Parties shall be entitled to receive, in connection with Losses
associated with inaccuracies in or breaches of representations or warranties
shall not exceed One Million One Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($1,100,000.00) or, in the event that the Contingent Purchase Price is payable,
Three Million Four Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars
($3,400,000.00).
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(c) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any indemnification payment based
upon, or any Loss related to, any and all (i) claims of fraud, (ii) Tax Claims,
Expense Claims, Equity Holder Claims, Benefits Claims, Seller Shareholder
Claims
or Xxxxxxxx Lease Guaranty Claims or (iii) inaccuracies in or breaches of
any
representation or warranty set forth in Section 10.4(a) or 10.4(b) (each
an “Excluded Matter” and together the “Excluded Matters”) shall
not be subject to either the Deductible Amount set forth in Section
10.5(a) or the maximum aggregate indemnification limitation set forth in
Section 10.5(b) and shall not be used in calculating whether the maximum
aggregate indemnification limitation set forth in Section 10.5(b) has
been met; provided that the maximum aggregate amount of indemnification
payments under this Section 10, which the Purchaser Parties shall be
entitled to receive, in connection with any Tax Claim, Expense Claim, Equity
Holder Claim, Benefits Claim or inaccuracy in or breach of any representation
or
warranty set forth in Section 10.4(a) or 10.4(b) shall not exceed the
Purchase Price.
(d) Except
as set forth in Section 2.4 and subject to Sections 10.5(a) and 10.5(b),
any
indemnity claim of the Purchaser Parties hereunder that is finally determined
to
be due and owing by Seller shall first be satisfied through disbursements
from
the Escrow Account and, to the extent that the Escrow Account does not contain
sufficient funds, all or any portion of the Contingent Purchase Price, if
any is
payable, may be used by the Purchaser Parties to satisfy such
claim. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any dispute
arising out of or related to the Contingent Purchase Price shall be addressed
as
set forth in Exhibit A.
(e) The
Purchaser Parties hereto agree that the indemnification provisions of this
Section 10 are intended to provide the exclusive remedy as to all Losses
they may incur arising from or related to the transactions contemplated hereby
that are intended to be indemnified hereunder, and each Purchaser Party hereby
waives, to the extent it may do so, any other rights or remedies that may
arise
under applicable statute, rule or regulation; provided, however, that the
foregoing shall not be interpreted to limit the equitable remedies, including
specific performance, which may be sought in connection with the breach of
any
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, no party shall be entitled to indemnification
or reimbursement under any provision of this Agreement for any amount to
the
extent such party or its Affiliate has been indemnified or reimbursed for
such
amount under any other provision of this Agreement the Exhibits or Schedules
attached hereto, or any document executed in connection with this Agreement
or
otherwise.
10.6 Defense
of Claims. In
the case of any claim for indemnification under Sections 10.1, 10.2
or 10.3 (and subject to the provisions of Section 11.7 relating
to Tax audits and examinations) arising from a claim of a third party (including
the IRS or any other Governmental Authority), an indemnified party shall
give
prompt written notice and, subject to the following sentence, in no case
later
than ten (10) calendar days after the indemnified party’s receipt of notice
of such claim, to the indemnifying party of any claim, suit or demand of
which
such indemnified party has Knowledge and as to which it may request
indemnification hereunder. The failure to give such notice shall not,
however, relieve the indemnifying party of its indemnification obligations
except to the extent that the indemnifying party is actually harmed
thereby. The indemnifying party shall have the right to defend and to
direct the defense
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against
any such claim, suit or demand in its name and at its expense, and with counsel
selected by the indemnifying party unless such claim, suit or demand seeks
an
injunction or other equitable relief against the indemnified party;
provided, however, the indemnifying party shall not have the right to
defend or direct the defense of any such claim, suit or demand if it refuses
to
acknowledge fully its obligations to the indemnified party or contests, in
whole
or in part, its indemnification obligations therefor or if the amount of
such
claim, suit or demand exceeds the limitations on indemnification set forth
in
Section 10.5(b) or Section 10.5(c), as applicable. If the
indemnifying party elects, and is entitled, to compromise or defend such
claim,
it shall within ten (10) calendar days (or sooner, if the nature of the
claim so requires) notify the indemnified party of its intent to do so, and
the
indemnified party shall, at the request and expense of the indemnifying party,
cooperate in the defense of such claim, suit or demand. If the
indemnifying party elects not to compromise or defend such claim, fails to
notify the indemnified party of its election as herein provided or refuses
to
acknowledge or contests its obligation to indemnify under this Agreement,
the
indemnified party may pay, compromise or defend such claim. Except as
set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, the indemnifying party shall
have no indemnification obligations with respect to any such claim, suit
or
demand which shall be settled by the indemnified party without the prior
written
consent of the indemnifying party (which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed); provided, however, that notwithstanding the
foregoing, the indemnified party shall not be required to refrain from paying
any claim which has matured by a court judgment or decree, unless an appeal
is
duly taken therefrom and exercise thereof has been stayed, nor shall it be
required to refrain from paying any claim where the delay in paying such
claim
would result in the foreclosure of a lien upon any of the property or assets
then held by the indemnified party or where any delay in payment would cause
the
indemnified party material economic loss. The indemnifying party’s
right to direct the defense shall include the right to compromise or enter
into
an agreement settling any claim by a third party; provided that no such
compromise or settlement shall obligate the indemnified party to agree to
any
settlement which requires the taking of any action by the indemnified party
other than the delivery of a release, except with the consent of the indemnified
party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or
delayed). Notwithstanding the indemnifying party’s right to
compromise or settle in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence,
the
indemnifying party may not settle or compromise any claim over the written
objection of the indemnified party; provided, however, that consent by
the indemnified party to settlement or compromise shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. The indemnified party shall have the right to
participate in the defense of any claim, suit or demand with counsel selected
by
it subject to the indemnifying party’s right to direct the
defense. The fees and disbursements of such counsel shall be at the
expense of the indemnified party; provided, however, that, in the case of
any claim, suit or demand which seeks injunctive or other equitable relief
against the indemnified party, the fees and disbursements of such counsel
shall
be at the expense of the indemnifying party.
10.7 Non-Third
Party Claims. Any
claim which does not result from a third party claim shall be asserted by
a
written notice to the other party or parties and shall be identified as an
“DIRECT INDEMNITY CLAIM NOTICE.” The recipient of such notice shall
have a period of thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of such notice
within which to respond thereto. During such thirty (30) day period,
the recipient shall have the right to cure any applicable breach of this
Agreement. If the recipient does not respond within such
thirty (30) days and does not cure the applicable breach, the recipient
shall be deemed to have accepted responsibility for the Losses set forth
in such
notice and shall have no further right to contest the validity of such
notice. If the recipient responds within such thirty (30) days
after the receipt of the notice and rejects such claim in whole or in part,
the
party delivering shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be available
to it
under contract or applicable Law.
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10.8 Liability
of Company. Purchaser
shall not be required after the Closing to make any claim against Company
in
respect of any representation, warranty, covenant or any other obligation
of
Company to Purchaser hereunder or under any other Transaction Document to
which
Company is a party. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,
Purchaser retains, and nothing contained in this Section 10.8 shall in
any way waive or limit, their rights to bring claims against Seller in respect
of a breach of any representation or warranty of Company or Seller contained
herein or in any other Transaction Document, or the non-fulfillment by Company
or Seller of any covenant or agreement contained herein or in any other
Transaction Document required to be fulfilled prior to Closing, provided,
however, from and after the Closing, Company shall absolutely, unconditionally
and irrevocably guarantee full and prompt performance of the obligations
of
Purchaser under this Agreement and the Transaction Documents to which it
is a
party, including the obligation to pay the Purchase Price.
10.9 Tax
Treatment. Unless
otherwise required by applicable Law, all indemnification payments shall
constitute adjustments to the Purchase Price for all Tax purposes and no
party
shall take any position inconsistent with such characterization.
10.10 No
Waiver. The
foregoing indemnification provisions in this Section 10 (including the
provisions of Section 10.4 and Section 10.5) do not (a) waive
or affect any claims for fraud to which any Purchaser Party may be entitled,
or
shall relieve or limit the liability of any Seller Party from any liability
arising out of or resulting from fraud, bad faith, or willful misconduct
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or in connection
with the delivery of any of the documents referred to herein and (b) waive
or affect any equitable remedies to which the parties may be
entitled.
10.11 No
Right of Contribution. Seller
shall have no right to seek contribution from Company or Purchaser with respect
to all or any part of any of Seller’s indemnification obligation under this
Section 9.20.
11. POST
CLOSING MATTERS. Following
the Closing Date, the parties agree as follows:
11.1 Cooperation. In
case at any time after the Closing any further action is necessary to carry
out
the purposes of this Agreement each of the parties will take such further
action
(including the execution and delivery of such further instruments and documents)
as any other party reasonably may request, all at the sole cost and expense
of
the requesting party (unless the requesting party is entitled to indemnification
therefor under Section 10). Seller acknowledges and agrees
that from and after the Closing Purchaser will be entitled to possession
of and
Seller will provide to Purchaser all documents, books, records (including
Tax
records), agreements, corporate/company minute books and financial data of
any
sort belonging to Company (“Records”), subject to the following
exceptions: (i) Purchaser recognizes that certain Records may contain incidental
information relating to Company or may primarily relate to operations and
divisions of Seller other than Company and that Seller may retain such Records
and shall provide copies of the relevant portions thereof to Purchaser; (ii)
Seller may retain any pro forma Tax Returns of Company which are part of
Seller’s U.S. federal consolidated Tax Return, and Purchaser shall be provided
with copies of such pro forma Tax Returns of Company.
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11.2 Litigation
Support. In
the event and for so long as any party actively is contesting or defending
against any action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint,
claim, or demand in connection with (a) any transaction contemplated under
this Agreement or (b) any fact, situation, circumstance, status, condition,
activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event, incident, action, failure to
act,
or transaction that existed on or prior to the Closing Date involving Company,
each of the other parties will cooperate with such party and such party’s
counsel in the contest or defense, make available their personnel, and provide
such testimony and access to their books and records as shall be reasonably
necessary in connection with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost
and
expense of the contesting or defending party (unless the contesting or defending
party is entitled to indemnification therefor under Section
10). This provision shall be inapplicable to any direct claims
between Seller or its representatives or Affiliates on the one hand and Company,
Purchaser or their representatives or Affiliates on the other hand.
11.3 Transition. Neither
Company nor Seller will take any action that is designed or intended to have
the
effect of discouraging any lessor, licensor, customer, supplier, or other
business associate of Company from maintaining the same business relationships
with Company after the Closing as it maintained with Company prior to the
Closing. Seller will refer all customer inquiries relating to the
business of Company to Company from and after the Closing.
11.4 Confidentiality. Section
5.8 includes certain obligations of Seller to protect Confidential
Information. If Seller is requested or required (by oral question or
request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory,
subpoena, civil investigative demand, or similar process) to disclose any
Confidential Information, Seller will notify Purchaser promptly of the request
or requirement so that Purchaser may seek an appropriate protective order
or
waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 11.4. If,
in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder,
Seller is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential
Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, Seller may
disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however,
that Seller shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, at the
request of Purchaser, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment
will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required
to be
disclosed as Purchaser shall designate. The foregoing provisions
shall not apply to any Confidential Information which is generally available
to
the public immediately prior to the time of disclosure.
11.5 Books
and Records. Each
party agrees that it will reasonably cooperate with and make available (or
cause
to be made available) to the other party, during normal business hours, all
books and records, information and employees (without substantial disruption
of
employment) retained, remaining in existence or continuing to be employed
after
the Closing Date which are reasonably necessary or useful in connection with
the
preparation and filing of Tax Returns, any Tax inquiry, audit, or dispute,
any
litigation or investigation or any other matter requiring any such books
and
records, information or employees for any reasonable business
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purpose
(a “Permitted Use”). The party requesting any such books and
records, information or employees shall bear all of the out-of-pocket costs
and
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with providing such books and
records, information or employees. All information received pursuant
to this Section 11.5 shall be kept confidential pursuant to Section
11.4 (which shall continue to apply to this extent following the Closing
Date) by the party receiving it, except to the extent that disclosure is
reasonably necessary in connection with any Permitted Use. This
provision shall be inapplicable to any direct claims between Seller or its
representatives or Affiliates on the one hand and Company, Purchaser or their
representatives or Affiliates on the other hand.
11.6 Cooperation
and Records Retention. Company
and Seller on the one hand and Purchaser on the other hand each shall
(a) provide the other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested
by either of them in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return, audit,
or other examination by any Taxing Authority or judicial or administrative
proceedings relating to liability for any Taxes; (b) retain and provide the
other with any records or other information that may be relevant to such
Tax
Return, audit or examination, proceeding or determination; (c) provide the
other with any final determination of any such audit or examination, proceeding,
or determination that affects any amount required to be shown on any Tax
Return
of the other for any period; and (d) cooperate with respect to closing the
books of Company and filing a Tax Return for Company as of the Closing
Date. The party requesting any such assistance or information shall
bear all of the out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with providing such assistance or information.
11.7 Tax
Matters.
(a) Periods
Ending on or Before the Closing Date. Seller shall prepare or
cause to be prepared and timely file or cause to be timely filed all Tax
Returns
for Company for all taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date
which
are filed after the Closing Date. No later than twenty (20)
calendar days prior to filing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a draft
of any
such Tax Return and any related work papers and shall permit Purchaser to
review
and comment on each such draft Tax Return. No later than ten (10)
days after receipt of each such draft Tax Return, Purchaser shall notify
Seller
in writing of the existence of any reasonable objection Purchaser may have
to
any items set forth on each such draft Tax Return. If Purchaser and
Seller are unable to resolve such objections within ten (10) days of Seller’s
receipt of Purchaser’s written objections, such objections shall be resolved by
treating items on such Tax Returns in a manner consistent with the past practice
of Company with respect to such items, unless otherwise required by applicable
Law. Seller shall timely pay to the appropriate Taxing Authority any
Taxes of Company with respect to any such periods. Purchaser shall
promptly reimburse Seller in cash for any Taxes of Company with respect to
any
such Tax Return to the extent such Taxes were included as a liability in
the
calculation of Actual Net Working Capital and were actually paid by
Seller.
(b) Periods
Beginning Before and Ending After the Closing Date. To the extent
that any Tax Returns of Company which are due after the Closing Date relate
to
any Tax periods which begin before the Closing Date and end after the Closing
Date (a “Straddle Period”),
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Purchaser
shall prepare or cause to be prepared in a manner materially consistent with
the
prior Tax Returns of Company and timely file or cause to be timely filed
any
such Tax Returns. No later than twenty (20) calendar days prior to
filing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller a draft of any Tax Return and any
related papers and shall permit Seller to review and comment on each such
Tax
Return. No later than ten (10) days after receipt of each such draft
Tax Return, Seller shall notify Purchaser in writing of the existence of
any
reasonable objection Seller may have to any items set forth on each such
draft
Tax Return. If Purchaser and Seller are unable to resolve such
objections within ten (10) days of Purchaser’s receipt of Seller’s written
objections, such objections shall be resolved by treating items on such Tax
Returns in a manner consistent with the past practice of Company with respect
to
such items, unless otherwise required by applicable Law. Purchaser
shall timely pay or cause Company to timely pay to the appropriate Taxing
Authority any Taxes of Company with respect to any such
period. Seller shall promptly reimburse Purchaser in cash for any
Taxes of Company with respect to the portion of such period ending on the
Closing Date, to the extent such Taxes were not included as a liability in
the
calculation of Actual Net Working Capital. The costs, fees and
expenses related to the preparation of such Tax Returns shall be paid by
Purchaser or Company. To the extent that any Tax Returns of Company
which are due on or before the Closing Date relate to Straddle Period, Purchaser
shall promptly reimburse Seller for the amount of any Taxes paid by Seller
with
respect to any such Tax Return to the extent such Taxes are allocable to
the
portion of a taxable period that begins after the Closing Date. For
purposes of this Section 11.7, in the case of any Taxes that are imposed
on a periodic basis and are payable for a Straddle Period, the portion of
such
Tax which relates to the portion of such taxable period ending on the Closing
Date shall (i) in the case of all Taxes other than those described in
clause (ii) of this sentence, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for
the
entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is
the
number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the
denominator of which is the number of days in the entire taxable period,
and
(ii) in the case of any Tax based upon or related to income or receipts or
any sales, use or employment Taxes, be deemed equal to the amount which would
be
payable if the relevant taxable period ended on the Closing
Date. Each party paying Taxes to a Taxing Authority shall provide at
least ten (10) days’ written notice to the other party of such other party’s
reimbursement obligation under this Section 11.7.
(c) Amended
Returns. After the Closing Date, neither Purchaser nor Company
shall file (or cause to be filed) any amended Tax Return of Company or any
claim
for refund (including, but not limited to, any carryback of Company net
operating losses) with respect to any taxable period ending on or before
the
Closing Date without the prior written consent of Seller. After the
Closing Date, neither Purchaser nor Company shall file (or cause to be filed)
any amended Tax Return of Company or any claims for refund (including, but
not
limited to, any carryback of Company net operating losses) with respect to
any
Straddle Period without the prior consent of Seller, which consent shall
not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(d) Tax
Refunds and Credits. Any Tax refunds or credits received by
Company that are attributable to Taxes overpaid by Company with respect to
taxable periods or portions thereof ending on or before the Closing Date
shall,
except to the extent such refunds or credits are attributable to the carryback
of tax items realized in a taxable period or portion thereof beginning after
the
Closing Date, be for the account of Seller, and Purchaser shall pay over
to
Seller any such refund or the amount of any such credit within thirty (30)
days
after receipt of such refund or the reporting on a Tax Return of such
credit. In addition, to the extent that a claim
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for
refund or a proceeding results in a payment or credit against Tax by a Taxing
Authority to Purchaser or Company of any Tax accrued for purposes of determining
Net Working Capital, Purchaser shall, except to the extent such refund or
credit
is attributable to the usage or carryback of tax items realized in a taxable
period or portion thereof beginning after the Closing Date, pay such amount
to
Seller within thirty (30) days after receipt of such refund or the reporting
on
a Tax Return of such credit. All other Tax refunds received by
Company shall be for the account of Purchaser.
(e) Audits. Seller
shall have the right to represent the interests of Company in any Tax audit,
examination or administrative proceeding (referred to collectively in this
11.7(e) as audits) relating to Tax Returns for any taxable periods ending
on or
prior to the Closing Date and shall have the right to participate in the
representation of Company in any audit of Company relating to any audit of
Company relating to any portion of a Straddle Period that ends on the Closing
Date. Following the Closing, in the event of an audit relating to any
Tax Return of Company with respect to which Seller may have any liability
for
Taxes, Purchaser shall promptly notify Seller of such audit in accordance
with
the procedures of Section 10.6 and Purchaser shall execute, or cause
Company to execute, powers of attorney under applicable Laws authorizing
Seller’s designated representative at Seller’s sole cost and expense to either
represent or participate in the representation of Company (as determined
pursuant to the first sentence of this Section
11.7(e)). Purchaser shall make available or shall cause Company
to make available to Seller, at Seller’s sole expense (which shall be limited to
Company’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses), such books, records, documents and
employees of Company as are reasonably necessary to enable Seller’s designated
representative to participate in any audit with respect to any such Tax
Returns. Seller shall not enter into any settlement of or otherwise
compromise any Tax matter that may materially affect the Tax liability of
Purchaser or Company for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after
the Closing Date, without the written consent of Purchaser, which consent
shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Except as otherwise provided
above, Purchaser shall have the sole right to control any audit by a Taxing
Authority for all taxable periods whether ending before or after the Closing
Date; provided, however, that Purchaser shall not enter into any
settlement of any audit or otherwise compromise any audit with respect to
a
taxable period that ends on or before, or begins before and ends after, the
Closing Date without the prior written consent of Seller, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided further, that
Seller shall have the sole right to control any audit of a Tax Return filed
on a
consolidated, combined or unitary basis with Seller so long as any such audit
that may materially affect the Tax liability of Purchaser or Company for
any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date is not
settled
or compromised without the written consent of Purchaser, which consent shall
not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(f) Transfer
Taxes. Each of Purchaser and Seller shall be responsible for the
payment of 50% of any transfer, sales, use, stamp, conveyance, value added,
recording, registration, documentary, filing and other non-income Taxes and
administrative fees (including, without limitation, notary fees) arising
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Tax
Sharing Agreements. All Tax Sharing Agreements with respect to or
involving Company shall be terminated as of the Closing Date and, after the
Closing Date, Company shall not be bound thereby or have any liability
thereunder.
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11.8 Release
and Covenant Not to Xxx. Subject
to and effective as of the Closing, and with the exception of claims related
to
the Contingent Purchase Price and other claims arising under this Agreement
and
the Transaction Documents, Seller hereby releases and discharges Company
from
and against any and all claims, demands, obligations, agreements, debts and
liabilities whatsoever, whether known or unknown, both at law and in equity,
which Seller now has, has ever had or may hereafter have against Company
arising
on or prior to the Closing Date or on account of or arising out of any matter
occurring on or prior to the Closing Date, including, but not limited to,
any
rights to indemnification or reimbursement from Company, whether pursuant
to its
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws, Contract or otherwise, and whether or
not
relating to claims pending on, or asserted after, the Closing
Date. From and after the Closing, with the exception of claims
related to the Contingent Purchase Price and other claims arising under this
Agreement and the Transaction Documents, Seller hereby
irrevocably covenants to refrain from, directly or indirectly, asserting
any
claim or demand, or commencing or causing to be commenced, any proceeding
of any
kind against Company, based upon any matter purported to be released
hereby.
11.9 Financial
Covenants. Following
the Closing and until the earlier of (x) the date eighteen (18) months after
the
Closing Date or (y) payment of the Contingent Purchase Price, Seller shall
not
(a) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any other distribution in respect
of, its outstanding equity securities, (b) increase the salaries, bonuses
or
other compensation payable to or to become payable to any of its directors,
officers or employees other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, (c)
grant
any severance or termination pay to any of its directors, officers or employees
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, (d) make any payment or loan
to
any director, officer, employee or Affiliate of Seller other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business, provided, that, with respect to directors
and officers in clauses (b), (c) and (d), above, and with respect to Affiliates
in clause (d), above, an action may be in the Ordinary Course of Business
even
if it is required to be authorized by the board of directors of Seller or
any
committee of the board of directors. Following payment of the
Contingent Purchase Price and until the date eighteen (18) months after the
Closing Date, Seller shall maintain over a rolling three (3) month period
an
average aggregate daily balance of not less than Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand
and 00/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) in cash, cash equivalents and unencumbered
accounts receivables.
12. EXPENSES. Except
as otherwise expressly set forth elsewhere in this Agreement, Purchaser shall
bear its own legal and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with
its
negotiating, executing and performing this Agreement, including any related
broker’s or finder’s fees, and Company and Seller shall bear their respective
legal and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with their
negotiating, executing and performing this Agreement, including
any related broker’s or finder’s fees, for periods on or before the Closing Date
in accordance with Section 2.2(c). Seller shall bear its
own legal and other fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
after the Closing, including any related broker’s or finder’s fees, subject to
the provisions of this Agreement. Seller shall pay all applicable
Taxes, if any, which are due as a result of the transfer of the Company Equity
in accordance herewith.
13. AMENDMENT;
BENEFIT AND ASSIGNABILITY. This
Agreement may be amended only by the execution and delivery of a written
instrument by or on behalf of Seller and Purchaser. This Agreement
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and
their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other person or
entity
shall
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have
any
right (whether third party beneficiary or otherwise)
hereunder. Seller and Purchaser acknowledge and agree that Purchaser
may merge with another business entity after Closing, and any successor business
entity will have all of the rights, remedies and obligations of Purchaser
hereunder, as applicable. This Agreement (and the parties respective
rights hereunder) may not be assigned by any party without the prior written
consent of the other parties; provided, however, that Purchaser may
assign all or any portion of this Agreement to any Affiliate of Purchaser,
provided that Purchaser and Company shall remain obligated for the payment
of
the Purchase Price and the performance of this Agreement.
14. NOTICES. All
notices, demands and other communications pertaining to this Agreement
(“Notices”) shall be in writing addressed as follows:
If
to
Company (prior to the Closing) or Seller:
E-OIR
Technologies, Inc.
00000
Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a copy
to: Xxxxx
Xxxx LLP
1000
Winter Street,
Suite 0000
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000)
000-0000
If
to
Purchaser (or Company after the Closing):
EOIR
Holdings LLC
c/o
EOIR
Holdings Management LLC
000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy
to: Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx & Xxxx, PLLC
0000
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
Notices
shall be deemed given five (5) Business Days after being mailed by
certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, or on the first Business Day after being sent, prepaid, by nationally
recognized overnight courier that issues a receipt or other confirmation
of
delivery. Notices delivered via facsimile will be deemed given when
actually received by the recipient, provided that by no later than two (2)
Business Days thereafter such notice is confirmed in writing and sent via
one of
the methods described in the previous sentence. Notices delivered by
personal service shall be deemed given when actually received by the
recipient. Any party may change the address to which Notices under
this Agreement are to be sent to it by giving written notice of a change
of
address in the manner provided in this Agreement for giving Notice.
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15. WAIVER. Unless
otherwise specifically agreed in writing to the
contrary: (a) the failure of any party at any time to require
performance by the other of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect
such party’s right thereafter to enforce the same; (b) no waiver by any
party of any default by any other shall be valid unless in writing and
acknowledged by an authorized representative of the non-defaulting party,
and no
such waiver shall be taken or held to be a waiver by such party of any other
preceding or subsequent default; and (c) no extension of time granted by
any party for the performance of any obligation or act by any other party
shall
be deemed to be an extension of time for the performance of any other obligation
or act hereunder.
16. ENTIRE
AGREEMENT. This
Agreement (including the Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules, which are
incorporated by reference herein and deemed a part of this Agreement) and
the
Transaction Documents constitute the entire agreement between the parties
with
respect to the subject matter hereof and referenced herein, and supersede
and
terminate any prior agreements between the parties (written or oral) with
respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be
altered or amended except by an instrument in writing signed by the party
against whom enforcement of any such change is
sought.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This
Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts with the same effect
as if
the signature on each such counterpart were on the same
instrument. Facsimiles of signatures shall be deemed to be
originals.
18. CONSTRUCTION. The
headings of the Sections of this Agreement are for convenience only and in
no
way modify, interpret or construe the meaning of specific provisions of the
Agreement.
19. EXHIBITS
AND DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES. The
Exhibits and Disclosure Schedules to this Agreement are a material part of
this
Agreement.
20. SEVERABILITY. In
case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement should
be
held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality,
and enforceability of the remaining provisions will not in any way be affected
or impaired. Any illegal or unenforceable term shall be deemed to be
void and of no force and effect only to the minimum extent necessary to bring
such term within the provisions of applicable Law and such term, as so modified,
and the balance of this Agreement shall then be fully enforceable.
21. CHOICE
OF LAW. This
Agreement is to be construed and governed by the Laws of the State of Delaware
(without giving effect to principles of conflicts of
laws). Purchaser, Company and Seller irrevocably agree that any legal
action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement
may be
brought in any state court located in the State of Delaware or in the United
States District Court, for the District of Delaware (or in any court in which
appeal from such courts may be taken), and each party agrees not to assert,
by
way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such action, suit or
proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction
of
such court, that the action, suit or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
forum, that the venue of the action, suit or proceeding is improper or that
this
Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such
court,
and hereby agrees not to challenge such jurisdiction or venue by reason of
any
offsets or counterclaims in any such action, suit or proceeding.
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22. PUBLIC
STATEMENTS.
Seller
and Purchaser will consult with each other, and to the extent practicable,
agree, before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statement
with respect to this Agreement or a Seller Competing Transaction proposal
and
will not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior
to
such consultation, except as may be required by law (including Rules 14d-9
and
14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act) or any listing agreement with a
national securities exchange. Seller and Purchaser have agreed to the
text of Seller’s press release announcing the execution of this
Agreement.
23. WAIVER
OF TRIAL BY JURY. THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE THE
RIGHT
ANY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION BASED HEREON,
OR
ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY AGREEMENT
CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,
COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY
PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH AGREEMENTS.
24. REMEDIES. Except
as specifically set forth in this Agreement, any party having any rights
under
any provision of this Agreement will have all rights and remedies set forth
in
this Agreement and all rights and remedies which such party may have been
granted at any time under any other contract or agreement and all of the
rights
which such party may have under any Law. Any such party will be
entitled to (i) enforce such rights specifically, without posting a bond or
other security, (ii) to recover damages by reason of a breach of any
provision of this Agreement and (iii) to exercise all other rights granted
by Law.
25. CONTINUING
COUNSEL. Purchaser
hereby acknowledges that Xxxxx Xxxx LLP has acted as counsel to Company and
Seller from time to time prior to the Closing in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Transactions”). The following provisions apply to the
attorney-client relationship between Xxxxx Xxxx LLP to Company and Seller
following the Closing.
Purchaser
agrees that (a) it will not seek to disqualify Xxxxx Xxxx LLP from acting
and
continuing to act as counsel to Seller either in the event of a dispute under
this Agreement or in the course of the defense or prosecution of any claim
relating directly to the Transactions and (b) Company and Seller have a
reasonable expectation of privacy with respect to
their communications with Xxxxx Xxxx LLP prior to the Closing to the
extent that such communications relate directly to the Transactions, including
any e-mail communications using Company’s e-mail system.
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Purchaser
acknowledges and agrees that this expectation of privacy exists notwithstanding
any general policy, written or oral, of Company concerning e-mail, and that
any
such policy was not intended to cover communications made with counsel in
connection with the Transactions. Purchaser agrees that it will
respect the confidentiality and privileged nature of communications between
Xxxxx Xxxx LLP and Company and Seller relating directly to the Transactions,
and
Purchaser agrees that it will not seek discovery of any such communications
or
otherwise claim any right of access to any such communications.
(SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Stock Purchase
Agreement as of the date first written above.
PURCHASER:
EOIR
HOLDINGS LLC
By: EOIR
Holdings Management, LLC
By: /s/
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Name:
Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Managing
Member
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continue on following page.)
Signature
page to Stock Purchase Agreement
COMPANY:
E-OIR
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
SELLER:
TECHNEST
HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/
Xxxx X.
Xxxxxxx
Name: Xxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
A
Contingent
Purchase Price
1. Definitions. Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this Exhibit A have
the meanings given to such terms in the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated
September 10, 2007, by and among Purchaser, Company and Seller as may be
amended
(together with all Exhibits and Schedules attached thereto, including, without
limitation this Exhibit A, the “Agreement”).
2. Contingent
Purchase Price. The “Contingent Purchase Price” will be an
amount equal to (i) Twenty-Three Million and 00/100 Dollars ($23,000,000.00)
minus (ii) any Accelerated Purchase Amount paid to Seller at the Closing
pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii) of the Agreement. The Contingent
Purchase Price will be payable only upon:
(a)
the award to Company of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract and expiration
of
all protest periods related thereto and resolution of any protests in favor
of
Company, if such award occurs on or prior to December 31, 2009, on substantially
the economic terms and conditions set forth in Company’s final price proposal,
which price proposal shall be prepared in accordance with Section 3 of
this Exhibit A and with the past practice of Company and which proposal,
if successful, would not, or could not be reasonably be expected to, change
the
financial prospects or performance of Company, or
(b)
Purchaser having caused Seller and Company to waive the condition set forth
in
Section 7.8 of the Agreement in accordance with Section 7.8 and
either: (A) (i) the final price proposals for award of the follow-on of the
NVESD Contract are due to the Government after the Closing, (ii) Company
fails
to submit a final price proposal solely because it is unable to self-certify
that it meets the applicable NAICS small business size standard for award
of the
follow-on of the NVESD Contract (except where such inability is a result
of
circumstances that cause any of the representations or warranties of Seller
and
Company in Section 3 to have been inaccurate or untrue when made) and
(iii) the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is awarded to a third party prior
to
December 31, 2009; or (B) (i) the final price proposals for award of the
follow-on of the NVESD Contract are due to the Government after the Closing,
(ii) Company submits its final price proposal for award of the follow-on
of the
NVESD Contract and self-certifies that it meets the applicable NAICS small
business size standard for award of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract,
(iii)
prior to December 31, 2009, the NVESD Agency awards to Company or announces
that
it will award to Company the follow-on of the NVESD Contract, (iv) the award
to
Company of the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is either terminated or the
follow-on of the NVESD Contract is never formally awarded to Company due
solely
to Company's failure to meet the applicable NAICS small business size standard,
as determined and announced by the NVESD Agency (except where such failure
is a
result of circumstances that cause any of the representations or warranties
of
Seller and Company in Section 3 to have been inaccurate or untrue when
made), and (v) the follow-on of the NVESD Contract is awarded to a third
party
prior to December 31, 2009.
If
the Contingent Purchase Price becomes payable, it will be paid pursuant to
the
terms of Section 4 of this Exhibit A.
3. Operation
of Company After Closing. During the period beginning on the Closing Date
and ending on the earlier of (a) the date of re-award to Company or any third
party of the NVESD Contract and (b) December 31, 2009, Purchaser shall cause
Company to operate its business in a commercially reasonable
manner. For purposes hereof, Company shall be operating in a
“commercially reasonable manner” if: (i) Company applies adequate and
appropriate resources to win the follow-on of the NVESD Contract commensurate
with previous efforts by Company to win award of such contract and (ii) the
six
week average of Company’s Net Working Capital (as calculated in accordance with
Schedule NWC to the Agreement, with the sole exception that any amounts
borrowed pursuant to Company’s revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley
Bank, or similar bank revolving line of credit, will not be included in current
liabilities) does not fall below negative One Million and 00/100 Dollars
(-$1,000,000.00); provided, that any Net Working Capital deficit in
existence at the time of Closing shall not be taken into account in determining
whether Company’s Net Working Capital falls below negative One Million and
00/100 Dollars (-$1,000,000.00). Without limiting the foregoing,
Purchaser and Company shall have the exclusive and absolute right to operate
and
otherwise make decisions with respect to Company, including with respect
to the
NVESD Contract and the re-award thereof, or any product and strategies, or
any
change in the corporate structure, or the management, and/or decisions as
to
expansion, use of assets, capital and dividend policies; provided,
however, that, (i) until such time as Purchaser has paid or is no longer
required to pay the Contingent Purchase Price under this Exhibit A,
Company shall not declare or pay any dividends or make a distribution to
its
shareholders, make any loans to, or guaranty any loans for, any officers,
directors or Affiliates of Company or make any payments to officers, directors
or Affiliates of Company other than in a manner consistent with reasonable
business practices, (ii) except in the case of Xxxxxx’x death, Disability (as
defined in the Xxxxxx Employment Agreement), resignation or termination for
Cause (as defined in the Xxxxxx Employment Agreement), Xxxxxx shall remain
as
president of Company and, so long as Xxxxxx is president of Company, Xxxxxx
will
be primarily responsible for Company’s efforts in regard to the
re-compete/re-award of the NVESD Contract, including preparation of Company’s
proposal for the re-award of the NVESD Contract (if such proposal is submitted
after the Closing), subject to oversight and final approval (including with
respect to pricing) of the Board of Directors of Company and (iii) that if
Company’s final price proposal for the re-award of the NVESD Contract is
submitted after the Closing, the terms of such final price proposal shall
require the written consent of Seller which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned or delayed.
4. Procedures.
(a) If
the Contingent Purchase Price becomes payable on or prior to the last calendar
day of the eighteen (18) month period following the Closing Date, then, subject
to Section 5 of this Exhibit A, no later than seven (7) calendar
days following the occurrence of the event making the Contingent Purchase
Price
payable, Purchaser shall:
(i) deliver
to Seller written notice of payment of the Contingent Purchase
Price;
(ii) pay
Two Million Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($2,300,000.00) to
the
Escrow Account by wire transfer of immediately available funds;
(iii) pay
on behalf of Seller all amounts due to Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
pursuant to a certificate provided to Seller by Purchaser setting forth the
amounts due and wire instructions and upon receipt of releases by Seller,
Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx of any liability on the part of Purchaser
or
Company for such payment; and
(iv) pay
an amount equal to the Contingent Purchase Price, net of any amounts paid
to the
Escrow Account pursuant to Section 4(a)(ii) of this Exhibit A and
any amounts paid to Messrs. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx pursuant to Section
4(a)(iii) of this Exhibit A, and net of any Taxes required to be
withheld by Purchaser, to Seller by wire transfer of immediately available
funds
to Seller’s account (as set forth on the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds
Memorandum).
Further,
if at the time the Contingent Purchase Price becomes payable, a Purchaser
Party
shall have in good faith asserted an indemnification claim(s) in connection
with
an Excluded Matter (as such term is defined in Section 10 of the
Agreement) by providing written notice to Seller of such claim, under and
in
compliance with Section 10 of the Agreement, and such claim(s) shall not
have been resolved or satisfied, the disputed amount of such claim(s) shall
be
deducted from the Contingent Purchase Price and paid to the Escrow Account
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds and the undisputed amount of
such
claim, net of any Taxes required to be withheld by Purchaser, shall be paid
to
Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Seller’s account (as
set forth on the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum).
(b) If
the Contingent Purchase Price becomes payable after the last calendar day
of the
eighteen (18) month period following the Closing Date, then, subject to
Section 5 of this Exhibit A, no later than seven (7) calendar days
following the occurrence of the event making the Contingent Purchase Price
payable, Purchaser shall:
(i) deliver
to Seller written notice of payment of the Contingent Purchase
Price;
(ii) pay
on behalf of Seller all amounts due to Xx. Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
pursuant to a certificate provided to Seller by Purchaser setting forth the
amounts due and wire instructions and upon receipt of releases by Seller,
Xx.
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx of any liability on the part of Purchaser
or
Company for such payment; and
(iii) pay
an amount equal to the Contingent Purchase Price, net of any amounts paid
to
Messrs. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxx pursuant to Section 4(b)(ii) of this
Exhibit A and net of any Taxes required to be withheld by Purchaser, to
Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Seller’s account (as
set forth on the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum).
Further,
if at the time the Contingent Purchase Price becomes payable, a Purchaser
Party
shall have in good faith asserted an indemnification claim(s) in connection
with
an Excluded Matter (as such term is defined in Section 10 of the
Agreement) by providing written notice to Seller of such claim, under and
in
compliance with Section 10 of the Agreement, and such claim(s) shall not
have been resolved or satisfied, the disputed amount of such claim(s) shall
be
deducted from the Contingent Purchase Price and paid to the Escrow Account
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds and the undisputed amount of
such
claim, net of any Taxes required to be withheld by Purchaser, shall be paid
to
Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to Seller’s account (as
set forth on the Final Certificate and Flow of Funds Memorandum).
5. Deferral
of Payment of Contingent Purchase Price. Purchaser shall have the
right to defer payment of the Contingent Purchase Price for thirty (30) days
from the date on which it would otherwise be due under Section 4 of this
Exhibit A by providing prior written notice to Seller. In the
event that Purchaser defers payment of the Contingent Purchase Price, at
the
time of payment of the Contingent Purchase Price, Purchaser shall pay, in
addition to the amount required to be paid under Section 4 of this
Exhibit A, interest on such amount for each day commencing on the
date on
which such amount would otherwise be due under Section 4 of this
Exhibit A through the date of payment at a rate equal to (a) five
percent
(5%) per annum of the amount due calculated on a daily basis for the period
commencing on the date on which such amount would otherwise be due under
Section 4 of this Exhibit A through the date thirty (30) days from
the date on which such amount would otherwise be due under Section 4 of
this Exhibit A and (b) eighteen percent (18%) per annum of the
amount due calculated on a daily basis for the period commencing on the date
thirty-one (31) days from the date on which such amount would otherwise be
due
under Section 4 of this Exhibit A through the date of
payment.
6. Dispute
Resolution Related to the Contingent Purchase Price.
(a) Notwithstanding
anything else in the Agreement to the contrary, any and all controversies
or
claims between any party to the Agreement, their successors, and assigns
arising
out of, relating to, or having any connection with this Exhibit A and/or
the Contingent Purchase Price, including, but not limited to, whether Seller
is
entitled to payment of the Contingent Purchase Price or whether the condition
precedent to payment of the Contingent Purchase Price has been satisfied,
shall
be settled by final and binding arbitration as set forth herein.
(b) Arbitration
shall be initiated by any party to the Agreement by giving written notice
to the
other party or parties of intention to arbitrate, which notice shall contain
at
a minimum, the following: (i) a statement setting forth with
particularity the nature of the dispute, (ii) the names and addresses of
all
other parties to the arbitration, (iii) the dollar amount at issue or a
reasonable estimate thereof, and (iv) the remedy sought. The party
receiving such notification shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the
notice to submit a written answer or response to the claim(s) stated therein,
which may include any counterclaims.
(c) Except
where contrary to the provisions set forth herein or as agreed upon by the
parties at any point during the arbitration process, such binding arbitration
shall be administered by the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and
its Commercial Arbitration Rules.
(d) The
arbitration shall be heard by a panel of three (3) arbitrators. Each
party shall select one arbitrator within twenty one (21) days of receiving
such
notice of arbitration. The two arbitrators shall then select the
third arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after the second arbitrator is
chosen. However, if more time is needed for the two party-selected
arbitrators to pick the third arbitrator, such relief may be requested by
the
arbitrators to the parties. No arbitrator shall be presently employed
or under the pay of any party to the dispute or employed or under the pay
of any
party to the dispute within the last five (5) years.
(e) The
arbitration shall take place at a mutually convenient location among the
parties
and the arbitrators in Washington, D.C.
(f) Any
award by the arbitrators shall be final and binding on the
parties. Judgment on the award may be entered by any court of
competent jurisdiction over the party or the property of the party against
whom
enforcement of the judgment is sought.
(g) The
arbitrators shall have no power or authority to relieve the parties from
their
agreement hereunder to arbitrate. The arbitrators shall be limited to
interpreting (i) the applicable provisions of the Agreement and any documents
incorporated into the Agreement and (ii) the facts and evidence presented
to
them. The arbitrators shall have no authority or power whatsoever to
(i) alter, amend, modify, revoke or suspend any condition or provision of
the
Agreement or the documents incorporated into the Agreement, (ii) create,
draft,
or form a new agreement between the parties, (iii) render an award that,
by its
terms, has the effect of altering or modifying any condition or provision
hereof, or (iv) terminate the Agreement or any other agreement between the
parties.
(h) With
the exception of the costs, expenses and interest described in Section
5(j) below, The arbitrators shall have no authority whatsoever to impose
punitive or consequential damages against any party to the
arbitration.
(i) The
arbitrators shall have authority to levy attorneys’ fees and/or costs (including
the costs of the arbitrators) against the non-prevailing party, and authority
to
recommend to a court of law that such fees be levied against the non-prevailing
party. Any party unsuccessfully refusing to comply with an order of
the arbitrators shall be liable for costs and expenses, including attorney’s
fees, incurred by the other party in enforcing such award. In
addition, if Seller prevails with regards to a claim that it is entitled
to
payment of any part of the Contingent Purchase Price not yet paid by Purchaser,
the Arbitrators shall access interest on such unpaid amounts at the then
prevailing prime rate of interest, beginning from the date the payment was
due,
as determined by the Arbitrators.
(j) No
arbitration under the Agreement shall include, by consolidation, joinder
or any
other manner, any person or entity not a party to the Agreement, unless (i)
the
dispute involving the person or entity is substantially related to the dispute
being arbitrated under the Agreement and involves a common question of fact
or
law, and the parties and all such persons agree to the joinder or consolidation,
and (ii) the presence of such person or entity is required if complete relief
is
to be accorded in the arbitration. If a separate arbitration is
commenced between any of the parties to the Agreement, it shall be consolidated
with any arbitration pending under the Agreement, unless the arbitral tribunal
determines that justice requires that such arbitrations not be
consolidated.
(k) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, nothing in the Agreement shall be construed
as
limiting or precluding any party from bringing any action in any court of
competent jurisdiction for injunctive or other equitable relief as such party
deems necessary or appropriate to compel the other party to comply with its
obligations under the Agreement.