SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT between ON2 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Company”) and NEXIT VENTURES OY as the Authorized Representative of Each of the Holders of the Outstanding Hantro Shares of any Series of the Share Capital of Hantro Products Oy and of Each...
between
(the
“Company”)
and
NEXIT
VENTURES OY
as
the Authorized Representative
of
Each of the Holders of the Outstanding Hantro Shares
of
any Series of the Share Capital of Hantro Products Oy and
of
Each of the Holders of the Outstanding Hantro Options
granted
under
any of Hantro Product Oy’s existing option schemes
dated
as of
May
21, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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1.
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Exchange
of Hantro Stock and Hantro Options
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2.
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Exchange
Shares; Adjustment
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3.
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Management
Employment Agreements
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4.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Hantro Stockholders
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5.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Hantro Stockholders as to
Hantro
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6.
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Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Company
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7.
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Continuation
and Survival of Representations and Warranties
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8.
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Covenants
of Hantro Stockholders Prior to Closing
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9.
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Covenants
of the Company
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10.
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Conditions
Precedent to the Hantro Stockholders’ Xxxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx
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Conditions
Precedent to the Company’s Xxxxxxxxxx xx Xxxxx
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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13.
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Termination
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14.
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Closing
Date
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15.
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Deliveries
at Closing
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[Intentionally
omitted]
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17.
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Indemnification;
Remedies; Limits on Liability
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18.
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Further
Assurances
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19.
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Dispute
Resolution
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Discharge
of Liability
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21.
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Miscellaneous
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EXHIBITS:
EXHIBIT
A: Defined Terms
EXHIBIT
B: Irrevocable Power of Attorney
EXHIBIT
C: List of Hantro Stockholders
EXHIBIT
D: Escrow Agreement
EXHIBIT
E: Employment Agreement
EXHIBIT
F: Lock-Up Agreement
EXHIBIT
G: Legal Opinion of Roschier, Attorneys Ltd.
EXHIBIT
H: Legal Opinion of McGuireWoods LLP
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THIS
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”),
made
as of this 21st day of May, 2007 (the “Execution
Date”),
by
and between On2 Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”)
and
the persons listed in Exhibit
C,
being
all of the holders of the outstanding shares of any series of the share capital
of Hantro Products Oy and of the outstanding options granted under any of
the
existing option schemes of Hantro Products Oy (“Hantro”),
a
corporation formed and existing under the laws of Finland, such holders being
represented by Nexit Ventures Oy as the authorized representative (the
“Authorized
Representative”).
Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, capitalized terms
used in
this Agreement shall have the definitions set forth in Exhibit
A.
BACKGROUND
WHEREAS,
the Company and each of the holders of all shares and all options to
acquire shares of Hantro (the “Hantro
Stockholders”),
as
the same may be reallocated among the Hantro Stockholders between the date
of
this Agreement and the Closing, have agreed to combine the businesses of
the
Company and Hantro in order to more effectively serve their customers, to
coordinate the development of products by the Company and Hantro, and to
expand
the geographic scope of their respective businesses;
WHEREAS,
the Authorized Representative and each of the Hantro Stockholders have entered
into an Irrevocable Power of Attorney, a form of which is attached hereto
as
Exhibit
B
(the
“Power
of Attorney”)
and,
simultaneously with the execution and delivery hereof, each of the Hantro
Stockholders has executed and delivered to the Company a Stockholder Certificate
setting
forth the Hantro Shares and Hantro Options owned by such Hantro
Stockholder
(each, a
“Stockholder
Certificate”);
and
WHEREAS,
the parties have agreed that the most efficient manner of combining their
businesses is in accordance with all the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
covenants and agreements set forth herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged,
and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Exchange
of Hantro Stock and Hantro Options.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing the Hantro
Stockholders shall contribute, convey, transfer and assign to the Company
all of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Hantro (the “Hantro
Shares”)
owned
by each Hantro Stockholder as of the date hereof and, in the case of shares
subject to issued and outstanding options granted under any of Hantro’s existing
or former option schemes (“Hantro
Options”),
all
Hantro Options owned by the Hantro Stockholders, free and clear of all liens,
security interests, pledges, claims and encumbrances of every kind, nature
and
description. As a result thereof, the Company will become the sole owner
of all
of the Hantro Shares and all of the Hantro Options.
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2. Exchange
Shares; Adjustment.
2.1. Exchange
Shares.
In
consideration of the contribution, conveyance, transfer and assignment of
the
Hantro Shares and Hantro Options to the Company (the “Share
Exchange”),
the
Company shall at the Closing pay the Hantro Stockholders in the form of shares
of common stock of the Company, $0.01 par value (“Company
Common Stock”)
and in
cash the aggregate amount of $ 45,000,000 as follows:
(a) The
Company shall pay to the Hantro Stockholders the aggregate amount of $6,841,775
and shall issue to the Hantro Stockholders that number of
shares
of Company Common Stock having the aggregate value of $38,158,225 (the
“Share
Component”)
as of
the Closing Date calculated using the Closing VWAP, subject to the Upper
Collar
Range and the Lower Collar Range set forth below. Notwithstanding the foregoing
and for all purposes of this Agreement,
(i) if
the
Closing VWAP is greater than $2.50 (the “Upper
Collar Range”),
the
number of shares of Company Common Stock to be issued shall be equal to the
quotient obtained by dividing (w) the Share Component by (x) the Upper Collar
Range, and
(ii) if
the
Closing VWAP is less than $1.50 per share (the “Lower
Collar Range”),
the
number of shares of Company Common Stock shall be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (w) the Share Component by (x) the Lower Collar Range.
The
resulting number of shares of Company Common Stock required to be issued
by this
Section
2.1(a)
is
referred to as the “Exchange
Shares.”
(b) The
Exchange Shares shall be allocated among the Hantro Stockholders in accordance
with the provisions of the Hantro Shareholder Agreement dated 25 January
2002,
as amended. Exhibit
C
sets
forth an example of the calculation of the allocation of the Exchange Shares
based on the assumptions that (i) the Closing VWAP would be between the Upper
Collar Range and the Lower Collar Range, (ii) the rate of exchange for the
U.S.
Dollar to the Euro would be as at the date hereof and (iii) that there would
be
no Closing Net Worth Adjustment. The allocation of the Exchange Shares may
be
amended, as set forth in writing by the Authorized Representative to the
Company, and such allocation informed by the Authorized Representative to
the
Company shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Hantro Stockholders.
The
number of Exchange Shares may also be reduced by the repayment of Bridge
Loan
III, in which case the Authorized Representative will inform the Company
of the
number of Exchange Shares to be so issued to the Investor Stockholders to
whom
Bridge Loan III is due and the persons to whom such shares are to be issued
and
in what amounts, in which case both the Share Component shall be reduced
by the
same aggregate number of shares and the Authorized Representative shall
recalculate the number of Exchange Shares to be issued to each Hantro
Stockholder set forth on Exhibit
C
to
reflect such reduction. The Company is hereby relieved from any liability
to any
Hantro Stockholder based on the allocation of the Exchange Shares as informed
by
the Authorized Representative.
(c) The
Company shall deliver to the Escrow Agent 2,000,000 Exchange Shares issued
to
the Hantro Stockholders, to be held and disbursed by the Escrow Agent under
the
terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement (“Escrow
Shares”),
substantially in the form of Exhibit
D.
The
Exchange Shares to be delivered to the Escrow Agent shall be deducted ratably
from the Exchange Shares to be issued to each Hantro Stockholder as allocated
in
Exhibit
C,
unless
the Authorized Representative otherwise informs the Company in writing prior
to
the Closing that the total number of shares to be escrowed is to be allocated
differently among the Hantro Stockholders, in which case Exhibit
C
shall be
amended accordingly but without changing the total number of shares to be
escrowed.
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2.2. Contingent
Consideration.
(a)
On or
prior to March 31, 2008, the Company shall prepare and deliver to the Authorized
Representative a detailed calculation of Hantro’s consolidated net revenue for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, calculated in accordance with
Finnish GAAP consistently with prior fiscal years and reconciled to
U.S. GAAP employing Applicable Reconciliation Standards (“Hantro
2007 Net Revenue”).
Hantro 2007 Net Revenue shall be calculated based on the net revenue of Hantro
and its Subsidiaries as if Hantro had continued post-Closing on a stand-alone
basis independent of the Company and otherwise in accordance with the
requirements of Section
9.10.
For a
period of 30 days after receipt by the Authorized Representative of the Hantro
2007 Net Revenue calculation, the Authorized Representative shall have the
right
to review such calculation and, in connection therewith, shall have access
during normal business hours, to the books and records (including any
accountants’ work papers) of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries. Unless the
Authorized Representative informs the Company no later than 15 days after
such
30-day period to the effect that the Hantro Stockholders dispute the Hantro
2007
Net Revenue calculation, the calculation shall be final, conclusive and binding
on the parties thereafter, and on or prior to April 30, 2008, the Company
shall issue to the Hantro Stockholders a number of shares of Company Common
Stock (the “Contingent
Consideration”)
to
be
determined by adding the following two amounts of shares:
The
first
amount of shares being determined as follows:
(i) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue is equal to or less than €6,000,000, there shall be no
Contingent Consideration paid to Hantro Stockholders and no additional shares
of
Company Common Stock shall be issued in respect thereof;
(ii) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue exceeds €6,000,000 but is equal to or less than €9,000,000, the
Contingent Consideration shall be equal to the product of (x) 10,000,000
shares
of Company Common Stock and (y) a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is
the
amount by which Hantro 2007 Net Revenue exceeds €6,000,000, and (ii) the
denominator of which is €3,000,000; or
(iii) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue exceeds €9,000,000, the Contingent Consideration shall be equal
to 10,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock;
and
the
second amount of shares being determined as follows:
(iv) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue is equal to or less than €7,500,000, there shall be no
Contingent Consideration paid to Hantro Stockholders (other than the Contingent
Consideration payable pursuant to clause (ii), if any) and no additional
shares
of Company Common Stock shall be issued in respect thereof;
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(v) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue exceeds €7,500,000 but is equal to or less than €9,000,000, the
Contingent Consideration shall be equal to the product of (x) 2,500,000 shares
of Company Common Stock and (y) a fraction, (i) the numerator of which is
the
amount by which Hantro 2007 Net Revenue exceeds €7,500,000, and (ii) the
denominator of which is €1,500,000; or
(vi) If
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue exceeds €9,000,000, the Contingent Consideration shall be equal
to 2,500,000 shares of Company Common Stock.
(b) If
the
Company receives notice from the Authorized Representative within 15 days
after
the aforementioned 30-day period that the Hantro Stockholders dispute the
Hantro
2007 Net Revenue calculation, then the Company and the Hantro Stockholders
(with
the Authorized Representative acting as their representative) shall promptly
thereafter meet in good faith to attempt to resolve the dispute. Any notice
from
the Authorized Representative to the Company disputing the Hantro 2007 Net
Revenue calculation as aforesaid shall specify in reasonable detail the nature
and amount of said dispute. If and to the extent the Company and the Authorized
Representative resolve any such dispute, then (A) such resolution shall be
set forth in writing signed by the Company and the Authorized Representative
and
(B) if such resolution would require the Company to issue Contingent
Consideration to the Hantro Stockholders pursuant to this Section
2.2,
then
the Company shall issue such shares within five (5) days of the date of the
resolution. A resolution signed by the Authorized Representative pursuant
to
this Section
2.2,
shall
constitute a decision of the Hantro Stockholders and shall be final, binding
and
conclusive upon the Hantro Stockholders; and the Company may rely upon any
such
resolution signed by the Authorized Representative as being the resolution
of
the Hantro Stockholders. The Company is hereby relieved from any liability
to
any person for any acts done by it in accordance with such resolution signed
by
the Authorized Representative. If and to the extent the Company and the Hantro
Stockholders (with the Authorized Representative acting as their representative)
are unable to agree upon a resolution of the dispute within 30 days after
receipt by the Company of the Authorized Representative’s notice regarding the
existence of such dispute, then such dispute shall be resolved by an independent
internationally recognized accounting firm, selected, within 15 days thereafter
by mutual written agreement of the Company and the Authorized Representative,
which is not then providing, and has not provided at any time during the
period
commencing one-year prior to the Closing Date through the date of their
determination pursuant to this Section
2.2,
services to any of (A) the Company or any of its Affiliates or
(B) Hantro or any of its Affiliates (“Independent
Accountants”)
pursuant to the same procedures and effect as set forth in Section
2.3.
If the
Company and the Authorized Representative are unable to agree on mutually
acceptable Independent Accountants during the aforesaid 15-day period, then
such
Independent Accountants shall be selected, within 10 days thereafter, by
mutual
agreement of the Company’s independent public accountant and Hantro’s
independent public accountants at the time of Closing, joint notice of which
appointment shall be provided by such accountants to the Company and the
Authorized Representative.
(c) The
Contingent Consideration determined in accordance with Section
2.2(b)
shall be
allocated among the Hantro Stockholders, as set forth by the Authorized
Representative to the Company in writing within 10 days from the date the
Contingent Consideration was finally settled, and such allocation as informed
by
the Authorized Representative shall be final, conclusive and binding on the
Hantro Stockholders. The Company is hereby relieved from any liability to
any
Hantro Stockholder based on the allocation of the Contingent Consideration
as
informed by the Authorized Representative.
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2.3. Closing
Net Worth Adjustment.
(a) It
is the
intention of the parties that Hantro’s Net Worth at the Closing (the
“Closing
Net Worth”)
be
equal to or greater than € (3,450,000) (i.e., negative €3,450,000) (the
“Baseline”).
If
the Closing Net Worth is determined to be less than the Baseline in accordance
with the provisions and procedures of Sections
2.3(c)
and
2.3(d),
then a
deficiency (a “Net
Worth Deficiency”)
shall
exist, and the Hantro Stockholders shall pay the Net Worth Deficiency to
the
Company as follows: A portion of the total amount of the Net Worth Deficiency
shall be allocated to each Hantro Stockholder by multiplying the total Net
Worth
Deficiency (expressed in Euros) by a fraction, the numerator of which is
the
number of Exchange Shares allocated to such Hantro Stockholder and the
denominator of which is the aggregate number of Exchange Shares (inclusive
of
Escrow Shares). Each Hantro Stockholder shall pay to the Company his or her
respective allocation of the Net Worth Deficiency, at each Hantro Stockholder’s
option with respect to its allocable share, either (i) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the bank and account designated by the Company
in
writing to the Authorized Representative or (ii) by transfer to the Company
of such number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the amount of its allocated share of the Net Worth
Deficiency of such Hantro Stockholder by (B) Closing VWAP. Such payment or
transfer of stock shall be paid as follows: (i) if no amounts or items
shown on the Net Worth Statement (as hereinafter defined) have been disputed
as
provided herein, within ten business days after the expiration of the 30-day
review and audit period set forth in Section
2.3(c),
and
(ii) if any amounts or items shown on the Net Worth Statement have been
disputed, within 10 business days following the resolution of all such disputed
amounts or items as provided herein; provided,
that a
Hantro Stockholder may elect by written notice to the Company to pay its
allocable share of the Net Worth Deficiency with Escrow Shares, in which
event
that portion of the Net Worth Deficiency paid with Escrow Shares shall not
be
due until the Escrow Shares are released to the Hantro Stockholder under
Section 2.1(b);
provided,
further,
that
the Authorized Representative shall request that any Hantro Stockholder that
has
elected so to pay with Escrow Shares shall immediately deposit into escrow
with
the Escrow Agent an additional like amount of Exchange Shares held by such
Hantro Stockholder sufficient in number to cover the allocable share of the
Net
Worth Deficiency allocated to such Hantro Stockholder, and, that if such
Hantro
Stockholder does not make such deposit, the Authorized Representative shall
notify the Company, and the Company may seek payment of such amount in cash
from
such Hantro Stockholder and shall have the right to unilaterally extend the
restrictions on sales under the Lock Up Agreement to which such Hantro
Stockholder is subject until the obligation has been paid in full. Amounts
not in dispute shall be payable as provided in this Section
2.3,
and
only amounts in dispute shall be withheld until resolution.
(b) If
the
Closing Net Worth is determined to be more than the Baseline in accordance
with
the provisions and procedures of Sections
2.3(c)
and
2.3(d),
then a
surplus (a “Net
Worth Surplus”)
shall
exist, and the Company shall pay the Net Worth Surplus to the Hantro
Stockholders as follows: A portion of the total amount of the Net Worth Surplus
shall be allocated to each Hantro Stockholder by multiplying the total Net
Worth
Surplus (expressed in Euros) by a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number
of Exchange Shares allocated to such Hantro Stockholder and the denominator
of
which is the aggregate number of Exchange Shares (inclusive of Escrow Shares).
The Company shall pay to each Hantro Stockholder his or her respective
allocation of the Net Worth Surplus by transfer to the Authorized Representative
of such number of shares of Company Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the amount of the Net Worth Surplus by (B) Closing
VWAP. Such transfer of stock shall be made as follows: (i) if no amounts or
items shown on the Net Worth Statement (as hereinafter defined) have been
disputed as provided herein, within 5 business days after the expiration
of the
30-day review and audit period set forth in Section
2.3(c),
and
(ii) if any amounts or items shown on the Net Worth Statement have been
disputed, within 10 business days following the resolution of all such disputed
amounts or items as provided herein.
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(c) Within
60
days following the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined), the Company shall
prepare and deliver to the Authorized Representative (i) a balance sheet
setting
forth the Closing Net Worth (the “Net
Worth Statement”),
which
Net Worth Statement shall set forth in reasonable detail the determination
and
calculation of the Closing Net Worth and (ii) the respective amounts of the
Net
Worth Deficiency due from the Hantro Stockholders as determined pursuant
to
Section
2.3(a)
or the
respective amounts of the Net Worth Surplus due the Hantro Stockholders as
determined pursuant to Section
2.3(b).
For
purposes of preparing the Net Worth Statement, (i) the Authorized Representative
shall cooperate in good faith with the Company with respect to the preparation
of the Net Worth Statement, (ii) all proceeds from the exercise of any options
and all proceeds from the conversion of any debt or any other securities
or
equity shall be disregarded for the purpose of computing the Closing Net
Worth,
(iii) for the avoidance of doubt, all costs, fees and expenses payable by
Hantro
Stockholders pursuant to Section
8.10
shall be
the be disregarded for the purpose of computing the Closing Net Worth and
(iv)
the Closing Net Worth shall reflect the repayment in full of Bridge Loan
III.
For a period of 30 days after receipt by the Authorized Representative of
the
Net Worth Statement, the Authorized Representative shall have the right to
review the Net Worth Statement and, in connection therewith, shall have access
during normal business hours, to the books and records (including any
accountants’ work papers) of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries. Unless the
Company shall receive notice from the Authorized Representative within
15
days
after
such
30-day period to the effect that the Hantro Stockholders dispute one or more
amounts or items shown on the Net Worth Statement, the Net Worth Statement
(including the determination and calculation of the Closing Net Worth, Net
Worth
Deficiency and Net Worth Surplus, if any, set forth in the Net Worth Statement)
shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties hereto. Any such notice
from the Authorized Representative to the Company disputing one or more amounts
or items on the Net Worth Statement as aforesaid shall specify in reasonable
detail the nature and amount of said dispute or disputes.
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(d) If
the
Authorized Representative informs the Company within 15
days
after
the
30-day period (specified in Section
2.3(c))
that
the Hantro Stockholders dispute one or more amounts or items shown on the
Net
Worth Statement, then the Company and Hantro Stockholders (with the Authorized
Representative acting as their representative) shall promptly thereafter
meet in
good faith to attempt to resolve any and all such disputed amounts or items.
If
and to the extent the Company and the Authorized Representative resolve any
such
disputed amount or item, then (A) such resolution shall be set forth in a
writing signed by the Company and the Authorized Representative, and (B) if
such resolution would require either the Hantro Stockholders or the Company
to
make a payment to the other pursuant to Section
2.3(a)
or
2.3(b),
then
the Hantro Stockholders or the Company, as the case may be, shall make such
payment as provided in Section
2.3(a)
or
2.3(b).
A
resolution signed by the Authorized Representative pursuant to this Section
2.3,
shall
constitute a decision of the Hantro Stockholders and shall be final, binding
and
conclusive upon the Hantro Stockholders; and the Company may rely upon any
such
resolution signed by the Authorized Representative as being the resolution
of
the Hantro Stockholders. The Company is hereby relieved from any liability
to
any person for any acts done by it in accordance with such resolution signed
by
the Authorized Representative. If and to the extent that the Company and
the
Hantro Stockholders (with the Authorized Representative acting as their
representative) are unable to agree upon a resolution of any disputed amount
or
item within 30 days after receipt by the Company of the Authorized
Representative’s notice regarding the existence of such disputed amount or item,
then such disputed amount or item shall be resolved by the Independent
Accountants selected within 15 days thereafter by mutual written agreement
of
the Company and the Authorized Representative. Upon their appointment, the
Independent Accountants shall certify to the Company and the Authorized
Representative in writing that they satisfy the foregoing qualifications.
If the
Company and the Authorized Representative are unable to agree on mutually
acceptable Independent Accountants during the aforesaid 30 day period, then
such
Independent Accountants shall be selected, within 10 days thereafter, by
mutual
agreement of the Company’s independent public accountant and Hantro’s
independent public accountants at the time of Closing, joint notice of which
appointment shall be provided by such accountants to the Company and the
Authorized Representative. Unless otherwise agreed by the Company and the
Authorized Representative, the Company and the Authorized Representative,
on
behalf of the Hantro Stockholders, shall each have the opportunity to make
a
written submission to the Independent Accountants with respect to the disputed
amounts or items setting forth their positions and analysis, along with
reasonable supporting documentation (which may include this Agreement, the
Net
Worth Statement and the Authorized Representative’s notice disputing the same,
and any agreements of the Company and Hantro Stockholders (or the Authorized
Representative acting as their representative) resolving any disputes with
respect thereto); provided,
that
such submissions are made within 10 business days after either (A) the date
on which the Company and the Authorized Representative mutually agree to
such
Independent Accountants, or (B) dates on which the Company and the
Authorized Representative, respectively, receive the aforesaid joint notice
of
the appointment of the Independent Accountants, as the case may be. Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company, the Authorized Representative
and
the Independent Accountants, the Independent Accountants shall resolve the
disputes based solely on the written submission or submissions received by
the
Independent Accountants, and there shall be no oral presentations. The Company
and the Authorized Representative shall instruct the Independent Accountants
to
promptly resolve such disputes and provide joint written notice of the
resolutions of such disputes (which resolutions shall include a determination
of
the amounts or remaining amounts, if any, payable by the Hantro Stockholders
under Section
2.2(a)
or the
Company under Section
2.2(b)),
simultaneously to the Company and the Authorized Representative. The resolution
of such disputed amounts and items by the Independent Accountants shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon all parties. The fees and expenses of
the
Independent Accountants shall be borne equally by the Company, on one hand,
and
the Hantro Stockholders, on the other hand.
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2.4. No
Fractional Shares.
No
fractional shares of Company Common Stock shall be issued, and any Hantro
Stockholder that would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share
of
Company Common Stock shall receive an aggregate number of shares of Company
Common Stock rounded to the nearest whole number.
2.5. Adjustments
from Splits, Reverse Splits, etc.
If
between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the number of
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock is increased or decreased as a
result
of one or more stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations, combinations or reclassifications, the Exchange Shares
shall
be appropriately adjusted. If between the date of this Agreement and the
date on
which the Company has issued all of the shares of the Contingent Consideration
under this Agreement, the number of outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock
is increased or decreased as a result of one or more stock splits, reverse
stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, combinations or reclassifications,
the Contingent Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted.
3. Management
Employment Agreements.
At or
prior to Closing, Hantro and Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall enter into an employment
agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E
(the
“Management
Employment Agreement”).
4. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Hantro Stockholders.
As
material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and to close
hereunder and except as set forth in the disclosure schedules delivered by
the
Hantro Stockholders to the Company on the date of this Agreement and attached
hereto (the “Hantro
Disclosure Schedules”),
each
Hantro Stockholder hereby, severally and not jointly, makes the following
representations, warranties and agreements to and with the Company, which
representations, warranties and agreements shall be true and correct as of
the
date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except as expressly provided
in the applicable representation):
4.1. Ownership
of Hantro Shares and Hantro Options.
Each
Hantro Stockholder is the beneficial and record owner of the Hantro Shares
and
the Hantro Options listed next to the name of such Hantro Stockholder on
Exhibit
C
and such
Hantro Stockholder has
and at
Closing shall transfer to the Company, good, marketable and unencumbered
title
to such Hantro Shares and Hantro Options, free and clear of all liens, security
interests, pledges, claims, options and rights of others. There are no
restrictions on each such Hantro Stockholder’s right to transfer such Hantro
Shares and Hantro Options to the Company at Closing pursuant to this
Agreement.
No share
certificates or interim certificates for the Hantro Shares and option
certificates (in Finnish, “optiotodistus”)
for
Hantro Options have been issued, nor has any decision to issue such certificates
been made or resolved to be made.
Each
Investor Stockholder is a Hantro Stockholder as of the date of this
Agreement.
4.2. Valid
and Binding Agreement.
This
Agreement and the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements to be executed and
delivered by each Hantro Stockholder have been duly executed and delivered
by
such Hantro Stockholder, or will be duly executed and delivered by such Hantro
Stockholder, as the case may be, and constitute, or will constitute when
executed and delivered, the legal, valid and binding obligations of such
Hantro
Stockholder, enforceable against such Hantro Stockholder in accordance with
their respective terms, except as the enforceability hereof or thereof may
be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of law.
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4.3. Agreement
Not in Breach of Other Instruments Affecting Hantro Stockholder.
The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Hantro Stockholder
Agreements, the consummation of the transactions provided for herein, and
the
fulfillment of the terms hereof by such Hantro Stockholder do not and will
not,
with or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, result
in the
breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute a default under,
or
conflict with, any agreement, governing documents or other instrument by
which
such Hantro Stockholder is bound, or any judgment, decree, order, or award
of
any court, governmental body, or arbitrator, or any applicable law, rule
or
regulation.
4.4. Execution
by all Hantro Stockholders.
All of
the Hantro Stockholders have executed and delivered the Power of Attorney
and
the Stockholder Certificate to the Authorized Representative, each Power
of
Attorney so delivered is substantially in the form of Exhibit B and each
Stockholder Certificate so delivered is substantially in the form of Exhibit
I
to the Power of Attorney. As a result thereof, this Agreement is the legal,
valid and binding obligation of each of the Hantro Stockholders.
4.5. Expenses
of the Share Exchange.
When
delivered by the Authorized Representative pursuant to Section
15(a)(xi),
the
certificate of the Authorized Representative will set forth a true, correct
and
complete list of all fees, expenses and disbursements of the Hantro Stockholders
and their advisors (the “Share Exchange Expenses”) incurred until the Closing
Date in connection with the Share Exchange.
5. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of Hantro Stockholders as to Hantro.
As
material inducement to the Company to enter into this Agreement and to close
hereunder and except as set forth in the Hantro Disclosure Schedules, each
of
the Hantro Stockholders, severally and not jointly, makes the following
representations, warranties and agreements to and with the Company, which
representations, warranties and agreements shall be true and correct as of
the
date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except as expressly provided
in the applicable representation):
5.1. Corporate
Status of Hantro, Outstanding Stock.
(a)
Hantro
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing under the laws of Finland
and
has the power and authority to own its properties and to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted. Hantro has an issued share capital of €178,813.06,
with bookkeeping value of €.001 euros per share (not precise value), of which
21,548,097 Series A shares, 26,633,229 Series B shares, 90,631,737 Series
C
shares and 40,000,000 Series D shares, and options to subscribe for 78,936,922
Series A shares (of which 280,754 options are non-allocated) and options
to
subscribe for 2,102,313 Series C shares (of which 103,106 options are
non-allocated) and options to subscribe for 8,058,000 Series D shares (of
which
183,000 options are non-allocated) are outstanding and owned by the Hantro
Stockholders (except for the above stated non-allocated options). The Board
of
Directors of Hantro has on 19 April 2007 resolved to issue to certain employees
of Hantro in the aggregate 4,000,000 additional D-options, which are currently
in the process of registration. All of the Hantro Shares are validly issued
and
fully paid. Except for the conversion of the Bridge Loan I and the Bridge
Loan
II, both as described in Section
8.1
and
except for the aforementioned options to purchase 89,097,235 shares (and
the
additional 4,000,000 options entitling to 4,000,000 D-shares) as set forth
in
more detail in Section
5.1(b),
there
are no options, warrants, rights, shareholder agreements or other instruments
or
agreements outstanding giving any person the right to acquire any shares
of
capital stock of Hantro, nor are there any commitments to issue or execute
any
such options, warrants, rights, shareholder agreements, or other instruments
or
agreements. The minute books and stock records or similar documentation of
Hantro are complete and accurate in all material respects and all signatures
included therein are the genuine signatures of the persons indicated as signing.
True, correct and complete copies of Hantro’s minutes of the Board of Directors
for the period between January 1, 2004 and April 30, 2007 and copy of the
shareholders record, including Hantro’s Articles of Association (in Finnish:
yhtiöjärjestys)
and all
amendments thereto and the extract from the trade register relating to Hantro
have been delivered to, or made available for inspection by, the Company,
and no
changes thereto are pending and no decisions requiring registration have
been
made or filed. Hantro is not in default under or in violation of any provision
of its Articles of Association.
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(b) Schedule
5.1(b)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules sets forth a listing of all outstanding Hantro
Options and the exercise periods under such Hantro Options.
(c) Exhibit
C
sets
forth the names of all of the Hantro Stockholders.
5.2. Subsidiaries
and Joint Ventures, Corporate Status and Outstanding Stock of
Subsidiaries.
Schedule
5.2
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules lists all of Hantro’s direct and indirect
subsidiaries (each a “Hantro Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Hantro
Subsidiaries”) and all of Hantro’s direct and indirect partnership interests and
other interests of any kind in any corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association or other entity. Each Hantro Subsidiary is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective country of incorporation, as set forth on Schedule
5.2
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, has the power and authority to own its properties
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each Hantro
Subsidiary has the authorized capital, with such par value and number of
shares
outstanding as are set forth on Schedule
5.2
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules and all of the outstanding shares of capital
stock
of each Hantro Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully paid and/or contributed as required by the appropriate Organizational
Documentation of the Hantro Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule
5.1(b)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, no shares of capital stock of any of the Hantro
Subsidiaries are reserved for issuance and there are no outstanding or
authorized options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, instruments or agreements
outstanding giving any person the right to acquire any shares of capital
stock
of any Hantro Subsidiary, nor are there any commitments to issue or execute
any
such options, warrants, rights, subscriptions, or other instruments or
agreements. There are no restrictions of any kind which prevent the payment
of
dividends by any of the Hantro Subsidiaries. Neither Hantro nor any Hantro
Subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity
interest in any person or entity or has any direct or indirect equity or
ownership interest in any person or entity, and neither Hantro nor any Hantro
Subsidiary is subject to any obligation or requirement to provide funds for
or
to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) to or in any person or entity save for payment obligations in
the
ordinary course of business. The minute books and stock records or similar
documentation of each Hantro Subsidiary are complete and accurate in all
material respects and all signatures included therein are the genuine signatures
of the persons indicated as signing. True, correct and complete copies of
the
Hantro Subsidiaries’ constitutional documentation have been delivered to, or
made available for inspection by, the Company, and no changes thereto are
pending and no decisions requiring registration have been made or filed.
The
Hantro Subsidiaries are not in default or in violation of any provision of
their
constitutional documentation. Hantro is, and at the Closing shall be, the
beneficial and record owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock or other interests of each Hantro Subsidiary. Hantro has, and
at
the Closing shall have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to such shares
or interests, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, claims,
options and rights of others.
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5.3. Officers;
Directors; Bank Accounts.
Set
forth on Schedule
5.3
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules is a correct and complete list of all members
of the
Board of Directors, managing directors and other directors and officers of
Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries. A
complete list of all bank accounts and safe deposit boxes of Hantro and the
Hantro Subsidiaries and all persons authorized to make withdrawals from such
accounts or sign checks drawn on such accounts and to have access to such
safe
deposit boxes has been provided to the Company.
5.4. Financial
Statements.
The
audited group balance sheet of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries for the
years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, and the related group statements of
profit and loss and statement of sources and applications of funds for the
years
ended December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and all related schedules and notes
to the foregoing, were prepared in conformity with Finnish GAAP consistently
applied with prior years, and the unaudited quarterly consolidated balance
sheet
as of March 31, 2007, and the unaudited quarterly group statement of profit
and loss and statement of sources and applications of funds for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2007, prepared in conformity with Finnish GAAP
consistently applied with prior periods, copies of all of which constitute
Schedule
5.4
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries as
at the
dates of such balance sheets, and the consolidated results of the operations
and
cash flows of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries for the periods ended on
such
dates, except that the unaudited information is subject to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments.
5.5. No
Conflicts; Consents.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
5.5
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, none of the execution, delivery or performance
of
this Agreement or the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements by the Hantro
Stockholders, the consummation by the Hantro Stockholders of the Share Exchange
or compliance by the Hantro Stockholders with any of the provisions of this
Agreement or the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements will (A) conflict with
or
result in any breach of any provision of the articles of incorporation, the
bylaws or similar organizational documents of Hantro or of any of the Hantro
Stockholders, (B) require any filing by Hantro or by any of the Hantro
Stockholders with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of or notice
to, any court, arbitral tribunal, administrative agency or commission or
other
governmental or other regulatory authority or agency, or any other federal,
state, local or foreign authority or forum (a “Governmental
Authority”),
(C) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due
notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee,
other evidence of indebtedness, lease, license, contract, agreement,
understanding or other instrument or obligation to which Hantro or any of
the
Hantro Stockholders is a party or by which any of them or any of their
properties or assets may be bound (each, a “Contract”),
except for any Contracts related to Intellectual Property, or (D) violate
in any material respect any order, writ, injunction, decree, consent decree,
statute, rule or regulation (“Order”)
applicable to Hantro or any of the Hantro Stockholders, or any of their
respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (B) and (C)
for
(i) such failures to obtain such permits, authorizations, consents or approvals,
(ii) any failure to make such filings or give such notices, and (iii) any
such
breaches, defaults or violations which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Hantro Material Adverse Effect.
A
“Hantro
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any change(s), event(s), development(s) or circumstance(s) which, individually
or in the aggregate, would have a materially adverse effect, either in the
short
term or in the long term (other than on a temporary basis), on the business,
results of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise)
of Hantro; provided, that any adverse effect resulting primarily from the
following shall be disregarded in determining whether there has been a Hantro
Material Adverse Effect: (A) changes in the Finnish or world economy
generally which do not disproportionately affect Hantro in any material respect,
(B) changes in the industries in which Hantro operates which do not
disproportionately affect Hantro in any material respect, (C) conditions,
events, or circumstances resulting from or arising out of the public
announcement of the execution of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, (D) conditions, events, or circumstances resulting from or arising
primarily out of any actions taken by the Company or (E) any conditions,
events,
or circumstances caused by the taking of any action by Hantro or the Hantro
Stockholders that has been approved in writing by the Company.
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5.6. Real
Estate.
(a) Neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has any obligation or duty relating to,
or any
right, title or interest in, any real estate except those properties disclosed
on Schedule
5.6(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules which Hantro or the Hantro Subsidiaries leases
or
subleases, as tenant or subtenant (the “Hantro
Leased Properties”).
Except as set forth in Schedule
5.6(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, all Hantro Leased Properties are available to
be
used without restriction in the conduct and operation of the business of
Hantro
and the Hantro Subsidiaries. The Hantro Leased Properties are in normal
operating condition and repair save for normal wear and tear and do not require
any material repairs other than normal routine maintenance to maintain them
in
normal condition and repair.
(b) Neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has received any written notice from any
insurance company which has issued a policy with respect to any of the Hantro
Leased Properties or from any public official or board of fire underwriters
(or
any other body exercising similar functions) claiming any defects or
deficiencies in, or suggesting or requesting the performance of any repairs,
alterations or other work to, any of the Hantro Leased Properties, except
for
any written notices as to which all defects and suggested repairs, alterations
or other work have been fully performed.
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(c) All
certificates of occupancy or similar documentation and all other licenses,
permits, authorizations, consents, certificates and approvals required by
all
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Hantro Leased Properties
to the extent required to be obtained by the tenant or subtenant under the
Leases (as defined in Section
5.6(d))
for the
Hantro Leased Properties and any requisite certificates of the local board
of
fire underwriters (or any other body exercising similar functions) have been
issued for the Hantro Leased Properties, have been paid for (to the extent
applicable), are unconditional, valid and in full force and effect, and will
not
be invalidated, violated or otherwise adversely affected by the execution
or
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated herein. Each of Hantro and any Hantro Subsidiary which is a
tenant
under any of the Leases and any subtenant of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary
under any of the Leases is in material compliance with all laws applicable
to
the use and occupancy by a tenant of the Hantro Leased Properties.
(d) (i)
(A) All
leases or subleases and any and all amendments and supplements thereto
(collectively, the “Leases”)
of the
Hantro Leased Properties, whether oral or written, are disclosed on Schedule
5.6(d)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, including for each its date, the name of the
landlord (and owner if different from the landlord), the name of the lessee
and
any sublessee, the location and use of the property, the monthly base rental
payment date and the lease expiration date; (B) Hantro has delivered to the
Company true, correct and complete copies of all Leases; (C) except as
disclosed on Schedule
5.6(d)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, Hantro or a Hantro Subsidiary is the holder
of the
lessee’s or sublessee’s interest, as applicable, in each Lease and neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has assigned any Lease or any interest therein
or subleased any portion of the Hantro Leased Properties; (D) each Lease is
in full force and effect; (E) each of Hantro and any Hantro Subsidiary
which is a tenant under the Leases is paying its rent currently and has not
asserted any claim for set-off against rent which has not been resolved;
(F) neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary is, and, to the Knowledge of
Hantro Stockholders, each landlord under any Lease is not, in default under
any
Lease, and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or passage
of
time or both, would constitute a default by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary
or,
to the Knowledge of Hantro Stockholders, any landlord under any Lease; and
(G) neither the execution or performance of this Agreement nor the
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein will result in
a
breach of or constitute a default under any of the Leases.
5.7. Personal
Property.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.7
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, (A) Hantro and each Hantro Subsidiary has
good, valid and marketable title to all personal property, tangible and
intangible owned by it, free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges,
security interests, encumbrances and claims of every kind or character, except
for Permitted Encumbrances; (B) Hantro or a Hantro Subsidiary is the owner,
lessee or licensee of all the personal property that it uses in the operation
of
its business; and (C) all equipment, furniture and fixtures, and other
tangible personal property of Hantro and each Hantro Subsidiary is in reasonable
operating condition and repair save for normal wear and tear and does not
require any material repairs other than normal routine maintenance to maintain
such property in reasonable operating condition and repair.
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5.8. Intellectual
Property.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.8(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, Hantro owns and has good and exclusive title,
or
has a valid, subsisting and enforceable license (sufficient for the conduct
of
the business of Hantro, as historically conducted and as conducted as of
the
date of this Agreement) to all Hantro Intellectual Property. Except as set
forth
in Schedule
5.8(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, there are no proceedings or actions currently
before any court, arbitral body, tribunal or similar authority anywhere in
the
world relating to the Owned Intellectual Property or, to the Knowledge of
Hantro
Stockholders, Licensed Intellectual Property, and no Owned Intellectual Property
is subject to, nor, to the Knowledge of Hantro Stockholders, is any Licensed
Intellectual Property subject to, any outstanding, order, judgment, injunction,
stipulation or decree restricting in any manner the Use thereof by Hantro,
or
which may affect the validity, Use or enforceability thereof.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
5.8(a),
Hantro
has the right to bring actions for infringement of all Owned Intellectual
Property.
(b) Schedules
5.8(b)(i),
(ii)
and
(iii)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules set forth a complete and accurate listing of:
(i) all
Owned Intellectual Property material to the business of Hantro; (ii) all
licenses, sublicenses, options, covenants not to xxx and other Contracts
by
which any options, licenses or other rights with respect to any Hantro
Intellectual Property are granted by Hantro to any third party, including
any
Contracts pursuant to which Hantro has agreed to any restriction on the right
of
Hantro to Use or enforce any Hantro Intellectual Property, (“Outbound
Licenses”);
and
(iii)
all
licenses, sublicenses, options, covenants not to xxx and other Contracts
pursuant to which Hantro is granted any options, licenses or other rights
with
respect to any Licensed Intellectual Property (other than commercially available
off-the-shelf software licenses with an acquisition cost of less than $1,000
per
copy, seat, CPU, or named user) (“Inbound
Licenses”),
respectively. The Inbound Licenses and the Outbound Licenses constitute all
of
the Contracts relating to any Hantro Intellectual Property, and except as
set
forth on Schedule
5.8(b)(ii)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, each of the Inbound Licenses and the Outbound
Licenses is in full force and effect and is valid and binding on all parties
thereto and enforceable in accordance with its terms. Except as set forth
on
Schedule
5.8(b)(ii)
or
Section
5.8(d)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, to the Knowledge of Hantro Stockholders, there
exists no event of default or condition that does or will result in a violation
or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time
or
both) a default by Hantro, or, to the Knowledge of Hantro Stockholders, any
other party, under any of the Inbound Licenses or the Outbound Licenses.
All Use
by Hantro of Hantro Intellectual Property is in accordance with the terms
of all
applicable Inbound Licenses and Outbound Licenses. Except as set forth in
Schedule
5.8(d)(B),
other
than the right to grant limited sublicenses for executable programs, none
of the
Outbound Licenses grant any third party any right to sublicense any Hantro
Intellectual Property. None of the Outbound Licenses: (I) grant any third
party
exclusive rights to or under any Hantro Intellectual Property; (II) restrict
the
Use (except the inherent restriction to grant exclusive licenses) of any
Hantro
Software in any particular market or industry, with respect to any particular
customer, with respect to any particular application, or in any particular
geographic area; or (III) contain any obligation of Hantro or its Affiliates
to
negotiate with respect to or enter into a license for any future developed
Hantro Intellectual Property or component thereof, except for any support
and
maintenance obligations under the Outbound Licenses. Prior to the Closing
Date,
Hantro has provided the Company with true and complete copies of all Outbound
Licenses and Inbound Licenses.
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(c) Schedule
5.8(c)(A)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules contains a true and complete list of all Hantro
Registered Intellectual Property. The registration (or similar filing) with
respect to each item of Hantro Registered Intellectual Property is valid
and
subsisting except as indicated on Schedule
5.8(c)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules. Hantro is the owner of record of all Hantro
Registered Intellectual Property. All necessary registration, maintenance
and
renewal fees currently due in connection with such Registered Intellectual
Property have been made and all necessary documents, recordations and
certificates in connection with Hantro Registered Intellectual Property have
been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities
in Finland or foreign jurisdictions (including, without limitation, in the
United States), as the case may be, for the purposes of prosecuting or
maintaining Hantro Registered Intellectual Property, except where the failure
to
do so would not be reasonably likely to materially adversely affect Hantro’s
rights in Hantro Registered Intellectual Property. Schedule
5.8(c)(C)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules sets forth a list of all actions that are required
to be taken within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date with respect to any
Hantro Registered Intellectual Property. Schedule
5.8(c)(D)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules identifies, and Hantro has provided copies of
all
Intellectual Property applications for which prosecution has
continued.
(d) Schedule
5.8(d)(A)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules lists all Hantro Software other than Off-the-Shelf
Software and accurately identifies which of such Software is owned by Hantro,
which is licensed under any form of public source or “open source” license (and
discloses the specific type of public source or “open source” license), and
which is licensed to Hantro on a proprietary basis. Except as set forth in
Schedule
5.8(d)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, and except pursuant to a valid, written license,
no
source code for any Hantro Software owned by Hantro has been delivered,
licensed, or is subject to any source code escrow obligation by Hantro, to
any
third party. The source code and system documentation relating to the Hantro
Software owned by Hantro and having been delivered under an Outbound License
to
a third party: (A) have at all times been maintained in confidence; and (B)
have
been disclosed only to employees and consultants of Hantro having a “need to
know” the contents thereof in connection with the performance of their duties to
Hantro and who are obligated to keep such information confidential, or pursuant
to license agreements containing equivalent restrictions. No source code
or
system documentation relating to the Hantro Software owned by Hantro: (A)
has
been provided to a consortium or similar organization; or (B) has been provided
in contravention of Hantro’s policies or practices designed to protect Hantro’s
trade secrets and confidential information. Except as set forth on Schedule
5.8(d)(C)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, none of the Hantro Software listed on Schedule
5.8(d)(A)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules incorporates or is based on or is a Derivative
Work
of any third party code that is subject to the terms of, or licensed to Hantro
pursuant to, any form of public source or “open source” license (an
“Open
Source Work”),
such
that the public source or “open source” license imposes conditions on the terms
and conditions under which the Software may be used or distributed. No
modifications to any Open Source Works were made by any third party consultants.
As used herein, “Derivative
Work”
shall
have the meaning provided in Section 101 of Title 17 of the United States
Code
or paragraph 1 of Section 4 of the Finnish Copyright Act. With respect to
each
Open Source Work, Schedule
5.8(d)(C)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules identifies the underlying Open Source Work, the
particular Hantro Software in which such Open Source Work is present, the
general nature of any modifications to such Open Source Works in the Hantro
Software, and whether such modifications were made by Hantro or by a third
party
contractor.
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(e) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.8(e)(A)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not (A) breach, violate or conflict with, or result in the
modification, cancellation, or suspension of any instrument or other Contract
relating to any Hantro Intellectual Property, (B) cause the forfeiture or
termination or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of any Hantro
Intellectual Property or any of Hantro’s rights therein or thereto, (C) in
any way impair any existing right of Hantro to Use, or to bring any action
for
the infringement of, any Hantro Intellectual Property, or any portion thereof,
or (D) give rise to any right to increase or accelerate the payment of any,
royalties, fees or other payments to any third party. Except as set forth
in
Schedule
5.8(e)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, the execution, delivery or performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, will not result in (A) either the Company or any of its Affiliates
granting to any third party any right or license to or with respect to any
Intellectual Property right owned by or licensed to either of them prior
to the
Closing Date; (B) either the Company or any of its Affiliates being bound
by, or
subject to, any non-compete, covenant not to xxx, or other restriction on
the
operation or scope of their respective businesses, or (C) either the Company
or
any of its Affiliates being obligated to pay any royalties or other amounts
to
any third party in excess of those payable by Hantro prior to the
Closing.
(f) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.8(f)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, there are no royalties, honoraria, fees or other
payments payable by Hantro to any third party for the purchase, license (or
sublicense) of Hantro Intellectual Property, including, without limitation,
any
payments to unions, guilds or licensing societies.
(g) Hantro
owns and has good and exclusive title to all Owned Intellectual Property
free
and clear of any lien or encumbrance. After the Closing, all Owned Intellectual
Property will be fully transferable, alienable or licensable by Hantro without
restriction and without payment of any kind to any third party.
(h) No
Use of
any Hantro Product by Hantro breaches, has violated or conflicted with, or
violates or conflicts with any license (or sublicense) or other Contract
of
Hantro with any third party. The Use of the Hantro Products and the conduct
of
the business of Hantro has not, and does not, infringe or misappropriate,
any
common law or statutory rights of any third party, including, without
limitation, rights relating to defamation, contractual rights, rights of
privacy
or publicity. To the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, no third party
has
breached or violated or is breaching or violating any Contract with Hantro
relating to any Hantro Intellectual Property, or has infringed or
misappropriated or is infringing or misappropriating any Hantro Intellectual
Property. Except as set forth in Schedule
5.8(h)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, Hantro has received no notice (whether in the
form
of invitation to license or otherwise) from any third party that any Hantro
Intellectual Property, the Use of any Hantro Product, or the conduct of the
business of Hantro, has infringed or misappropriated or does or will infringe
or
misappropriate any common law or statutory rights of any other third party,
including, without limitation, rights relating to defamation, contractual
rights, Intellectual Property or other proprietary rights, rights of privacy
or
publicity, nor is there any basis for any such assertion. At no time has
Hantro
distributed any Hantro Products with the object of promoting their use to
infringe copyright, demonstrated or recommended infringing uses of Hantro
Products or otherwise made any statements or taken any actions directed to
promoting infringement. No Hantro marketing, promotional, customer service
or
advertising materials or activities in any way condone, promote, or otherwise
help to induce or instruct how to engage in, copyright infringement.
Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.8(h)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, there is no pending or threatened claim, litigation
or proceeding contesting or challenging the ownership of or the validity
or
enforceability of, or Hantro’s right to Use, any Owned Intellectual Property,
nor is there any basis for any such claim, litigation or proceeding. Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.8(h)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, to the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders,
there
is no pending or threatened claim, litigation or proceeding contesting or
challenging the ownership of or the validity or enforceability of, or Hantro’s
right to Use, any Licensed Intellectual Property, nor is there any basis
for any
such claim, litigation or proceeding.
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(i) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.8(i)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, Hantro has validly and effectively obtained
the
right and license to use, copy, modify, distribute and create Derivative
Works
of all third-party programming and materials contained in the Hantro Software
and related technical documentation pursuant to the Inbound Licenses. The
Hantro
Software and technical documentation contain no other programming or materials
in which any third party may claim superior, joint, or common ownership,
including any right or license, except with respect to the Excluded Technologies
as set forth in Schedule
5.8(i)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules. Hantro retains no liability for, or obligation
to
pay any amount with respect to, the Excluded Technologies contained in or
distributed with the Hantro Products.
(j) Hantro
has taken and will continue through the Closing Date to take all commercially
reasonable steps necessary, appropriate or desirable to safeguard and maintain
the secrecy and confidentiality of, and its proprietary rights in, all of
its
confidential information and trade secrets, including, without limitation,
all
unpublished patent applications and provisional patent applications and all
patentable inventions for which Hantro has not filed a patent application.
Hantro, its current and former officers, employees, consultants and independent
contractors have not disclosed to any third party who is not under a duty
of
confidentiality or who is not entitled to receive such information or materials
any confidential information or trade secret of Hantro or any confidential
information or trade secret of any third party that has been disclosed to
Hantro
pursuant to a nondisclosure obligation.
(k) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
5.8(k)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, all current and former officers, employees,
consultants and independent contractors of or to Hantro and all other third
parties that created, prepared or delivered works (including any materials
and
elements created, prepared or delivered by such parties in connection therewith)
for or on behalf of Hantro, and all Persons involved in the development of
any
technology, Software or Intellectual Property for or on behalf of Hantro,
in
each case, which is incorporated into a Hantro Product, have entered into
valid
and enforceable agreements with Hantro pursuant to which Hantro has obtained
complete, unencumbered and unrestricted ownership of, and is the exclusive
owner
of all such third party’s Intellectual Property in such work, material or
invention and such third party has not retained any rights with respect thereto.
Such agreements provide that all right, title and interest (including all
Intellectual Property rights) in and to such works (including any materials
and
elements created, prepared or delivered by such parties in connection therewith)
are assigned, or such parties are obligated to assign such works, to Hantro,
and
all amounts due and payable for such works have been paid in full. None of
the
Owned Intellectual Property was developed by any employee of Hantro outside
of
the scope of such individual’s employment with Hantro or prior to the date such
individual commenced his or her employment with Hantro.
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(l) Hantro
has at all times complied with all applicable legal requirements relating
to
privacy, data protection and the collection and use of personal information
and
user information gathered or accessed in the course of the operations of
Hantro.
Except as set forth in Schedule
5.8(l)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, Hantro has at all times complied in all respects
with all rules, policies and procedures established by Hantro from time to
time
with respect to the foregoing. No claims have been asserted or threatened
against Hantro by any Person alleging a violation of such Person’s privacy,
personal or confidentiality rights under any such laws, regulations, rules,
policies or procedures and nor is there a basis for any such claim. With
respect
to all personal and user information gathered or accessed in the course of
the
operations of Hantro, Hantro has at all times taken all steps reasonably
necessary (including, without limitation, implementing and monitoring compliance
with adequate measures with respect to technical and physical security) to
ensure that the information is protected against loss and against unauthorized
access, use, modification, disclosure or other misuse. To the Knowledge of
Hantro Stockholders, there has been no unauthorized access to or other misuse
of
that information.
(m) All
Hantro Software delivered to Hantro customers or licensees is compliant with
the
warranties provided to such customer or licensee. To the Knowledge of the
Hantro
Stockholders, the Hantro Software does not contain any viruses, Trojan horses,
worms or similar harmful code. Hantro has satisfactorily tested all Hantro
Software to confirm that the Hantro Software does not contain any of the
foregoing. Except as set forth in Schedule
5.8(m)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, as of the Closing Date, Hantro has the source
code
for all Hantro Software (excluding Licensed Software with respect to which
no
rights to source code are granted to Hantro), which source code is sufficient
to
permit a software programmer with ordinary skills who is unfamiliar with
the
Software to recreate executables for, maintain, enhance and otherwise modify
the
Software.
(n) The
technical documentation related to the Hantro Software owned by Hantro includes
the source code, system documentation, statements of principles of operation
and
schematics for the Hantro Software, as well as any pertinent commentary or
explanation that may be necessary to render such materials understandable
and
usable by a trained computer programmer. Such technical documentation also
includes any program (including compilers), “workbenches,” tools and higher
level (or “proprietary”) language used for the development, maintenance, and
implementation.
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(o) Hantro
maintains a policy of documenting all bugs, errors and defects in all the
Hantro
Products. To the Knowledge of Hantro Stockholders, Hantro has documented
all
material bugs, errors and defects in compliance with such policy, and has
retained a complete copy of such documentation. Hantro will have, as of the
Closing Date, furnished such copy to the Company.
(p) There
are
no contracts, agreements, license or other commitments or arrangements in
effect
with respect to the marketing, distribution, licensing, or promotion of the
Hantro Products or any other independent salesperson, distributor, sublicensor
or other remarketer or sales organization, except for the Contracts identified
in Schedule
5.8(p)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules.
5.9. Indebtedness.
Except
as disclosed in Schedule
5.9(a)(A)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, neither Hantro nor any of the Hantro Subsidiaries
is liable for any indebtedness for borrowed money. All Contracts pursuant
to
which the Finnish Funding for Technology and Innovation (“TEKES”)
or any
other Governmental Authority has granted financing or subsidies to Hantro
or any
of the Hantro Subsidiaries have been identified in Schedule
5.9(a)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules and true and complete copies of all such Contracts
have been delivered to the Company. Hantro has fulfilled all of its obligations
arising out of or relating to the financing or subsidies granted by TEKES
and
any other Governmental Authority, if any, to the extent such obligations
relate
to the time period before the Closing so as to not result in: (i) Hantro
being
or becoming obligated in the future to repay the subsidies or to immediately
repay the financing, (ii) TEKES or the relevant Governmental Authority being
entitled to cease financing of an on-going project in accordance with any
Contract identified in Schedule
5.9(a)(B)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules; or (iii) Hantro being or becoming obligated
in the
future to transfer the ownership of any of the Hantro Intellectual Property
or
other rights thereto developed by or for Hantro to TEKES or any other
Governmental Authority.
5.10. Accounts
Receivable.
Each of
the accounts receivable of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries outstanding
as of
the Closing Date constitutes on such date a valid claim in the full amount
thereof against the debtor charged therewith on the books of Hantro or the
Hantro Subsidiaries and was acquired in the ordinary course of Hantro’s or the
Hantro Subsidiaries’ business. No account debtor has any valid set-off,
deduction or defense with respect thereto and no account debtor has asserted
any
such set-off, deduction or defense. Subject to any reserve for doubtful accounts
set forth in the Net Worth Statement, such accounts receivable will be fully
collected to the extent of the face value thereof.
5.11. Insurance.
Hantro
and the Hantro Subsidiaries maintain insurance policies bearing the numbers,
for
the terms, with the companies, in the amounts, having the named insureds,
providing the general coverage, and with the premiums disclosed on Schedule
5.11
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules. All of such policies are in full force and effect
and neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary is in default of any provision
thereof and all premiums due (without regard to any grace period) with respect
to such policies have been paid. Neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary
has
been refused any insurance for which it has applied and has not received
notice
from any issuer of any policy issued to it of the insurer’s intention to cancel
or refusal to renew any such policy issued by such insurer. True, correct
and
complete copies of all such policies have been made available to the
Company.
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5.12. Liabilities.
To the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, at the Closing, neither Hantro nor
any
Hantro Subsidiary shall have any material liabilities, whether fixed,
contingent, or otherwise, (whether or not required to be reflected in the
consolidated profit and loss statement and balance sheet prepared in conformity
with Finnish GAAP) other than (i) those set forth or adequately provided
for in
the balance sheet included in the consolidated profit and loss statement
and
balance sheet of Hantro prepared in conformity with Finnish GAAP for the
year
ended December 31, 2006 (the “Hantro
Balance Sheet”),
(ii)
those set forth in Schedule
5.12
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, (iii) those incurred in the conduct of the business
of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary since the date of the Hantro Balance Sheet
in
the ordinary course of business, which, individually or in the aggregate,
are
not material in nature or amount, (iv) those incurred pursuant to the terms
of
Contracts disclosed in the Hantro Disclosure Schedules or incurred pursuant
to
the terms of Contracts that are not required to be disclosed in the Hantro
Disclosure Schedules, provided, in each case specified in clause (iv), that
Hantro or the Hantro Subsidiary is not in breach of or default under any
of such
Contracts; and (v) those incurred pursuant to the obligations of Hantro or
any
Hantro Subsidiary under applicable law, provided that such liabilities are
not a
result of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary being in breach of or default under
any of such obligations.
5.13. Contracts,
Leases, Agreements and Other Commitments.
(a) All
of
the Hantro Agreements (as hereinafter defined) are in full force and effect
and
are valid, binding and enforceable against Hantro or the Hantro Subsidiaries,
as
the case may be, and against the other respective parties thereto, in accordance
with their respective terms. Hantro, the Hantro Subsidiaries and, to the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, all other parties to all of the Hantro
Agreements have performed all material obligations required to be performed
to
date under the Hantro Agreements and none of Hantro, the Hantro Subsidiaries
or,
to the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, any such other party is in any
material default or in arrears under the terms thereof, and no condition
exists
or event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or
both,
would constitute a default by Hantro or the Hantro Subsidiaries thereunder
or
otherwise result in any payment obligations on the part of Hantro or the
Hantro
Subsidiaries not reserved for in the financial statements of Hantro or the
Hantro Subsidiaries which are included in Schedule
5.4.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
5.13 of
the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, the execution of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not,
with
or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, result in an
impairment or termination of, or result in a breach of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with, any Hantro
Agreement. Neither Hantro nor the Hantro Subsidiaries have received any written
notice of any intention by any party to terminate or amend any Hantro
Agreement.
(b) Hantro
has made available to the Company all relevant information regarding
(A) all outstanding written and oral proposals, bids, offers or guaranties
made by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, which, if accepted, would result
in any
or could impose any material debts, obligations or liabilities upon Hantro
or
any Hantro Subsidiary, and (B) unexpired warranties relating to Hantro’s
and the Hantro Subsidiaries’ products or services, detailing the products or
services covered by each warranty (the “Product
Warranties”).
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(c) For
purposes of Section
5.13
the term
“Hantro
Agreements”
means
(A) any material written or oral contract or agreement, including but not
limited to any contract or agreement for the purchase or sale of merchandise
or
for the rendition of services, (B) any material written or oral lease, or
(C) any written or oral power of attorney, guaranty, surety arrangement or
other material commitment granted by Hantro and/or any Hantro Subsidiary
to or
for the benefit of any third party. A “material”
agreement, contract or lease shall mean an agreement, contract or lease pursuant
to which Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary is obligated, or reasonably expects
to
be required, to pay, or provide services valued at, or is entitled to receive,
amounts in excess of $75,000 in any 12-month period. Any lease of real property
shall be deemed a material lease.
5.14. Labor
Relations, Employees.
(a) Set
forth
on Schedule
5.14(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules is a list of:
(i) all
collective bargaining or similar agreements and any written amendments thereto,
to which Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary is a party or by which it is
bound;
(ii) all
employment, managerial or advisory agreements to which Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound; and
(iii) all
material independent contractor or consulting agreements to which Hantro
or any
Hantro Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound.
(b) Set
forth
on Schedule
5.14(b)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules is a true and correct list of all employees of
Hantro and each Hantro Subsidiary, broken down by location, together with
their
rate of compensation, title, original date of hire, period of notice for
each
employee of Hantro or a Hantro Subsidiary performing services for Hantro
or a
Hantro Subsidiary.
(c) Hantro
has delivered to the Company true, complete and correct copies of all of
the
documents referred to in Schedule
5.14(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules and all of the personnel policies, handbooks,
procedures, and forms of employment applications relating to the employees
of
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary.
(d) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.14(d)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules:
(i) there
is
no labor union representing or purporting to represent any of the employees
of
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary and neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary
is
subject to any collective bargaining agreements with any union representing
or
purporting to represent the employees of Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary;
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(ii) in
the
past five years, there have been no strikes, slowdowns, or other work stoppages,
lockouts, grievance proceedings, arbitrations, labor disputes, lawsuits,
administrative proceedings or representation questions pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, threatened, between Hantro or the Hantro
Subsidiaries on the one hand, and any labor union representing or purporting
to
represent any employees of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, on the
other;
(iii) Hantro
and the Hantro Subsidiaries have complied with all laws relating to the
employment of labor, including any provisions thereof relating to wages,
overtime, bonuses, severance pay, benefits, occupational safety and health
and
the payment of social security, unemployment compensation and similar taxes,
and
neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary is liable for any arrears of wages
or
any taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing;
(iv) there
are
no charges, suits, actions, administrative proceedings or investigations,
and/or
claims, instituted by or against, pending or, to the Knowledge of the Hantro
Stockholders, threatened against, affecting, naming and/or involving Hantro
or
any Hantro Subsidiary, whether domestic or foreign, before any court,
governmental agency, department, board of instrumentality, or before any
arbitrator (collectively, “Actions”),
concerning, or in any way related to the employees of Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Actions involving unfair labor
practices, failure to pay wages or overtime, breach of implied or express
employment contract, wrongful discharge and/or any other restriction on the
right of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary to terminate its respective employees,
employment discrimination, occupational safety and health, and workers’
compensation; and
(v) there
are
no post-employment benefits payable by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary,
including, but not limited to, retiree medical, retiree life and retiree
accidental death and disability benefits for current or former employees
of
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary.
(e) To
the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, no senior employee of Hantro or any
Hantro
Subsidiary will leave the employ of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary as a
result
of the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.15. Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Hantro
has made available to the Company a complete and accurate list of all employee
benefit plans (the “Plans”)
which
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary maintain, sponsor, contribute to, is liable
for
(directly or indirectly) or is bound, legally or otherwise, including, without
limitation, any profit-sharing, deferred compensation, bonus, payroll, sick
leave, consulting, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, employee stock
ownership plan, pension, retainer, retirement, vacation, change of control,
disability, severance, insurance, welfare or incentive pay policy, agreement,
practice or arrangement; any plan, agreement or arrangement if providing
for
fringe benefits or perquisites to employees, officers, directors or agents
of
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, including but not limited to benefits relating
to employer-supplied automobiles, clubs, medical, dental, hospitalization,
life
insurance and other types of insurance, retiree medical, retiree life insurance
and any other type of benefits for retired and terminated
employees.
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(b) Each
Plan
is and has been maintained in compliance in all material respects with
applicable law and with any applicable collective bargaining agreements or
other
contractual obligations.
(c) There
is
no unfunded liability with respect to any Plan.
(d) Each
of
Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries has funded each Plan in accordance with
the
terms of such Plan through the date hereof, including the payment of applicable
premiums on insurance contract funding a Plan, for coverage provided through
the
date hereof.
(e) Except
as
contemplated herein or required by law, the execution of this Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not constitute a
triggering event under any Plan, policy, arrangement, statement, commitment
or
agreement which (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or
subsequent event) will result in any obligation of Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary to make any payment (whether of severance pay, including, and
not
limited to, salary, related vacation pay, pension pay and other similar payments
and costs, or otherwise) or to accelerate, vest or increase the amount of
benefits payable to any employee or former employee or director of Hantro
or any
Hantro Subsidiary. No Plan or agreement provides for the payment of severance
benefits upon the termination of any employee’s employment.
(f) The
financial statements which are included in Schedule
5.4
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, as well as the Net Worth Statement, properly
and
adequately reflect or will reflect, as applicable, in accordance with Finnish
GAAP consistently applied with prior periods, any and all liabilities and
obligations of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries relating to any period
ending
on or prior to the date thereof or hereof, as applicable, relating to or
in
respect of current and former employees of Hantro or the Hantro Subsidiaries,
for (A) unpaid compensation, salaries, wages, vacation pay, disability
payments and other payroll items (including, without limitation, bonus,
incentive or deferred compensation), (B) unpaid contributions, costs and
expenses to or in respect of any Plans and (C) severance or other
termination benefits relating to, resulting from or arising in respect of
any
termination of employment occurring on or prior to the date thereof or hereof,
as applicable.
5.16. Litigation.
Except
for the matters set forth on Schedule
5.16
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, (A) neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary,
nor any of their assets (including, without limitation, the Hantro Agreements),
is a party or is subject to, or to the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders,
threatened with, any suit, action, arbitration, administrative or other
proceeding, either at law or in equity, or governmental investigation by
or
before any court, governmental department, commission, board, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign; (B) there is no judgment, decree,
award or order outstanding against Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary;
(C) neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary is contemplating the
institution by it of any suit, action, arbitration, administrative or other
proceeding; and (D) to the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, there is
no basis for any suit, action, arbitration or administrative proceeding against
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, and there has been no occurrence that may
result in a claim for damages against Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary.
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5.17. Suppliers
and Customers.
Hantro
has made available to the Company a complete and accurate list of the names
of
all suppliers and technology licensors, customers and technology licensees
of
Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries which respectively contribute more than
5% of
all revenues to, and orders and use of services and licensed technology from,
Hantro and Hantro Subsidiaries taken as a whole (“Hantro
Suppliers”
and
“Hantro
Customers,”
respectively). Except as set forth on Schedule
5.17
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules,
(A) no Hantro Supplier or Hantro Customer has canceled or otherwise
terminated its relationship with Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, or (B)
has
during the last 12 months decreased materially its business with Hantro or
any
Hantro Subsidiary. To the Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, the Share
Exchange will not adversely affect the relationship of Hantro or a Hantro
Subsidiary with any Hantro Supplier or Hantro Customer.
5.18. Conflicting
Interests.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
5.18
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, no director, officer or manager of Hantro or
any
Hantro Subsidiary (A) has any pecuniary interest in any supplier or
customer of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary or in any other business enterprise
with which Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary conducts business or with which
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary is in competition; (B) is indebted to
Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary; (C) is a party to any transaction or
agreement with Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary (apart from such person’s status
as a director, officer or manager as such); or (D) has any business or
other interest in conflict with the interests of Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary.
5.19. Compliance
with Law and Regulations.
Hantro
and each Hantro Subsidiary is in compliance with, and has at all times during
the past six years complied with, all requirements of local and foreign law
and
all requirements of all governmental, administrative or regulatory bodies
or
agencies having jurisdiction over it, the conduct of its business, the use
of
its properties and assets, and all premises occupied by it and no event has
occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that might (with or without
notice or lapse of time) constitute, or result directly or indirectly in,
a
default under, a breach or violation of, or a failure to comply with, any
such
Applicable Law. Without limiting the foregoing, Hantro and each Hantro
Subsidiary has paid all monies to obtain, and has obtained and now holds,
all
licenses, permits, certificates, and authorizations needed or required for
the
conduct of its business as currently conducted and the current use of its
properties and the premises occupied by it. Hantro and each Hantro Subsidiary
has properly filed all reports and other documents required to be filed within
the past six years with any local or foreign government, subdivision or agency
thereof. In the past six years, neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary
has
received any notice from any government, municipality, administrative or
regulatory authority, or any insurance or inspection body that any of its
properties, facilities, equipment or business procedures or practices fails
to
comply with any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, building or zoning
law,
or requirement of any public authority or body. All licenses, permits, orders
and approvals issued by any governmental body or agency currently in effect
and
pertaining to the property, assets or business of Hantro and the Hantro
Subsidiaries are listed on Schedule
5.19
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules and, except as noted on Schedule
5.19
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, none of the items so listed will lapse or expire
as
a result of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Knowledge of Hantro
Stockholders, except as set forth on Schedule
5.19
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, there are no regulations or legislation pending
before any local or foreign government, government agency, administration
body
or legislature which, if adopted, would have a Hantro Material Adverse
Effect.
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5.20. Environmental
Matters.
(a) Hantro
and the Hantro Subsidiaries are and at all times have been in compliance
with
all Environmental Laws (as hereinafter defined) governing their business,
operations, properties and assets. Neither Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary
has
received any communication from any Governmental Authority, employee, group
or
third party alleging that it is not in compliance or that it has investigatory
or remedial obligations or other liability pursuant to Environmental Law.
To the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, there are no circumstances that may
prevent or interfere with such full compliance or give rise to investigatory
or
remedial obligations or other liabilities pursuant to Environmental Law in
the
future.
(b) There
are
no Hantro Environmental Claims (as hereinafter defined) pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Hantro Stockholders, threatened against Hantro or any Hantro
Subsidiary.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Hantro
Environmental Claims”
means
any notice, lien, claim, action, cause of action, order, communication,
investigation, or proceeding (written or oral) by any person or entity alleging
potential liability (including, without limitation, potential liability for
investigatory costs, cleanup, removal or remediation costs, governmental
response costs, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injuries,
or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from (a) the presence,
or threatened releases, into the environment of any Regulated Substance at
any
location, whether or not owned or operated by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary,
and (b) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged
violation, of, or liability pursuant to any Environmental Law; and
(ii) “Environmental
Law”
means
any and all local or foreign laws, regulations, codes, orders, plans,
injunctions, decrees, rulings, and judicial or administrative interpretations
thereof, which govern, purport to govern, or relate to pollution, protection
of
the environment (including, without limitation, ground water, surface water,
soil and air) and public health and safety;
5.21. Tax
Matters.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “Return”
and
“Returns”
mean
any return, report, declaration, estimate, information statement, claim for
refund, notice, form or any other kind of document, including any schedule
or
attachment thereto, and including amended versions of any of the foregoing,
relating to or required to be filed in connection with any Tax.
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(ii) “Tax”
and
“Taxes”
means
any local, foreign or other taxes (whether income, gross receipts, franchise,
excise, customs, sales, use, value added, ad valorem, real or personal property,
license, transfer, employment, social security or any other kind of tax or
payment in lieu of tax no matter how denominated including any amount payable
by
either Hantro (and any Hantro Subsidiary) or the Company (or any Company
Subsidiary), as applicable, pursuant to a tax-sharing or other agreement
relating to the sharing or payment of tax), or any assessment, levy, impost,
withholding, fee or other governmental charge in the nature of a tax, and
shall
include all additions to tax, interest, penalties and fines with respect
thereto.
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
5.21
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules:
(i) Hantro
and each Hantro Subsidiary has filed when due in a timely fashion all material
Returns that are required to be filed on or before the date hereof and will
file
when due in a timely fashion all material returns that are required to be
filed
on or before the Closing Date by or with respect to Hantro and any Hantro
Subsidiary (taking into account in each case all extensions of time within
which
to file to which they are entitled or which they may have been granted).
All
such Returns are correct and complete in all material respects. Neither Hantro
nor any Hantro Subsidiary is the current beneficiary of any extension of
time
within which to file any Return. No claim has been made by a taxing authority
in
a jurisdiction where Hantro and any Hantro Subsidiary does not file Returns
that
any of them is or may be subject to or liable for any Tax imposed by that
jurisdiction;
(ii) All
Taxes
shown to be due on the Returns referred to in clause (b)(i) for which each
of
Hantro and any Hantro Subsidiary is liable have been paid or will be paid
prior
to the due date thereof; all Taxes due on or before the date hereof for which
no
Return is required have been paid when due in a timely fashion; and all such
Taxes for which no Return is required due on or before the Closing Date will
be
paid when due in a timely fashion (in each case taking into account all
extensions of time within which to pay to which they are entitled or which
they
may have been granted). All unpaid Taxes attributable to any period ending
on or
prior to the Closing Date will be accrued in full on the Net Worth Statement.
There are no liens on any assets of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary that
arose
in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax, other
than
liens for Taxes not yet due and payable;
(iii) Hantro
and each Hantro Subsidiary has withheld or collected and paid or deposited
all
Taxes required to have been withheld or collected and paid or deposited in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder, member, partner or other third party;
(iv) No
taxing
authority has asserted, or threatened to assert, any adjustment, deficiency
or
assessment for any Taxes against Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary, none of
the
Returns referred to in Section
5.21(b)(i)
are
under examination or investigation by any taxing authority. Hantro has made
available to the Company correct and complete copies of all local and foreign
income Tax Returns filed, examination reports issued and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary
or
statements of deficiencies for which Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary may
be
liable since December 31, 2002;
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(v) Neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
adjustment, assessment or deficiency except for such waivers or extensions
which, by their terms, have elapsed as of the date of this
Agreement;
(vi) Neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has any income or gain that may be reportable
for a period ending after the date hereof or the Closing Date without the
receipt of an equal amount of cash, which is attributable to a transaction
occurring in or a change in accounting method made for a period ending on
or
prior to the date hereof or the Closing Date;
(vii) There
are
no currently outstanding requests made by any of the Hantro Stockholders,
Hantro
or a Hantro Subsidiary for tax rulings, determinations or information that
could
affect the Taxes of Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary; and
(viii) Neither
Hantro nor any Hantro Subsidiary has any liability for taxes of any other
person
or entity, whether as a result of statutory or regulatory authority, contract
or
otherwise.
5.22. Conduct
of Business; No Material Adverse Effect.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
5.22
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, since December 31, 2005, (A) Hantro and
each of the Hantro Subsidiaries has conducted its business in the ordinary
and
usual course and (B) there has not been a Hantro Material Adverse
Effect.
5.23. No
Broker or Finder.
Except
for its obligation to Mooreland Partners LLP, neither Hantro nor the Hantro
Stockholders have taken any action nor have they incurred any obligation,
contingent or otherwise, which would give rise to a valid claim against Hantro
Stockholders, Hantro, any Hantro Subsidiary and/or the Company by a broker,
finder, agent or other intermediary for introducing the parties in connection
with, or otherwise procuring, this Agreement or the transaction(s) contemplated
hereby.
5.24. Statements
and Other Documents Not Misleading.
Neither
this Agreement, including all Exhibits and Schedules, the Hantro Disclosure
Schedules nor the Ancillary Documents thereto executed by Hantro or the Hantro
Stockholders or any Person acting on behalf of Hantro or the Hantro Stockholders
contains or will contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omits
or
will omit to state any material fact necessary to be stated in order to make
any
statement contained therein not false or misleading.
5.25. Information
in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
The
information supplied by the Hantro Stockholders for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (including the financial statements of Hantro included
therein) will not, on the date of such Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
becomes
effective, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to
state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to
make the statement therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
are
made, not misleading.
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5.26. Further
Funding.
Hantro
is a party to a Loan Agreement ("Bridge
Loan III"),
dated
May 11, 2007, with the Investor Stockholders named therein under which Hantro
has the right to borrow up to €1,000,000 of proceeds (the "Bridge
Loan III Proceeds")
for
its working capital purposes. Bridge Loan III is valid and enforceable against
the lenders named therein. Each Hantro Stockholder acknowledges that the
Share
Component will be reduced by the Bridge Loan III Repayment Shares to be applied
pursuant to Section
15(c).
6. Representations,
Warranties and Agreements of the Company.
As
material inducement to the Hantro Stockholders to enter into this Agreement
and
to close hereunder, and except as set forth in the Company SEC Reports and
in
the disclosure schedules delivered by the Company to the Hantro Stockholders
on
the date of this Agreement and attached hereto (the “Company
Disclosure Schedules”),
the
Company makes the following representations, warranties and agreements to
and
with the Hantro Stockholders, which representations, warranties and agreements
shall be true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the
Closing
Date:
6.1. Corporate
Status.
The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the corporate power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the documents
contemplated hereby. As of March 31, 2007 (the “Capital
Structure Date”),
the
Company had authorized capital consisting of 170,000,000 shares of capital
stock, of which 20,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01
per
share, of which 1,889 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock were issued
and
outstanding as of the Capital Structure Date, and 150,000,000 are shares
of
Company Common Stock, of which 106,816,319 were issued and outstanding as
of the
Capital Structure Date. In addition, as of the Capital Structure Date, 9,441,639
shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding options granted pursuant to various stock option and stock award
programs of the Company and 73,708,519 shares of Company Common Stock were
reserved for issuance upon exercise of outstanding warrants. Except for the
aforementioned options and awards to purchase shares of Company Common Stock
that are restricted shares under equity-based compensation programs, of which
options to purchase 9,751,015 shares
were outstanding as of the Capital Structure Date, and for this Agreement,
and
except as disclosed in Schedule
6.1
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no options, warrants, rights,
shareholder agreements or other instruments or agreements outstanding giving
any
person the right to acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company, nor
are
there any commitments to issue or execute any such options, warrants rights,
shareholder agreements, or other instruments or agreements. All Exchange
Shares
issued pursuant to Section 2.1(b)
will be,
when so issued, and all Contingent Consideration issued pursuant to Section 2.2
will be,
when so issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable,
and will not be issued in violation of any preemptive rights. Since the close
of
business on the Capital Structure Date, no shares of capital stock or other
equity securities of the Company have been issued or reserved for issuance
or
become outstanding, other than the shares of Company Common Stock described
in
this Section 6.1
that
have been issued upon the exercise of outstanding options or warrants or
the
conversion of convertible securities. The minute books and stock records
or
similar documentation of the Company are complete and accurate in all material
respects and all signatures included therein are the genuine signatures of
the
persons indicated as signing. True, correct and complete copies of the Company’s
minute books and stock records or similar documentation, including the Company’s
certificate of incorporation to date, covering the period since January 1,
2003,
have been delivered to, or made available for inspection by, the Authorized
Representative or the Hantro Stockholders (for all purposes of this Agreement
any delivery made to the Authorized Representative shall be deemed to have
been
made to each of the Hantro Stockholders). The Company is not in default under
or
in violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation. Set forth
on
Schedule
6.1
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules is a correct and complete list of all directors
and
officers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are duly qualified or licensed and in
good
standing as a foreign corporation or other entity authorized to do business
under the Laws of each jurisdiction where the character of the properties
owned,
leased or used by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification
or
licensing necessary except where the failure of any such Subsidiary to be
so
qualified would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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6.2. Authority.
Subject
to the approval of a majority of the stockholders of the Company of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated herein, including the Company
Charter Amendment (as hereinafter defined), the Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform
its obligations hereunder and, to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement and the Ancillary Documents to be executed and delivered
by the Company have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, or will
be
duly executed and delivered by the Company, as the case may be, and constitute,
or will constitute when executed and delivered, the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance
with
their respective terms, except as enforceability hereof and thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
6.3. Board
Approvals and Required Vote.
The
Company Board of Directors (the “Board”),
at a
meeting duly called and held, has unanimously (i) determined, as of the date
of
this Agreement, that this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Share Exchange
and Contingent Consideration, taken together, are fair to and in the best
interests of the stockholders of the Company; (ii) duly and validly approved,
as
of the date of this Agreement, and taken all corporate action required to
be
taken by the Board to authorize the transactions; and (iii) resolved to
recommend, as of the date of this Agreement, that the stockholders of the
Company accept, approve and adopt this Agreement, and none of the aforesaid
actions by the Board has been amended, rescinded or modified. The affirmative
vote of the stockholders of a majority of the outstanding Company Common
Stock,
voting as a single class, is the only vote of the stockholders of any class
or
series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to approve the
transactions.
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6.4. Non-Contravention.
None
of
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the other Hantro
Stockholder Agreements or the consummation of the Share Exchange, or compliance
by the Company with any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other
Hantro
Stockholder Agreements will (A) conflict with or result in any breach of
any
provision of the (i) certificate of incorporation, the bylaws or similar
organizational documents of the Company or (ii) state securities or blue
sky laws, (B) require any filing by the Company with, or permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Authority (except
for
(i) compliance with any applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
(the “Exchange
Act”),
(ii) the filing with the SEC and the Principal Trading Market of (1) a
proxy statement relating to the Company Stockholders Meeting either separately
or combined with a registration statement on SEC Form S-4 to be prepared
and
filed in connection with the issuance of the Exchange Shares (such registration
statement, as amended or supplemented from time to time, combined with the
Proxy
Statement, being referred to as the “Proxy
Statement/Prospectus”)
and
(2) such reports under Section 13(a), 13(d) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
as may
be required in connection with this Agreement, the other Hantro Stockholder
Agreements and the Share Exchange, (iii) an application to list the shares
with the Principal Trading Market and (iv) such filings and approvals as
may be required by any applicable Finnish securities or takeover Laws or
(v) such filings and approvals as may be required by any applicable state
securities, blue sky or takeover Laws), (C) violate in any material respect
any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable
to
the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets
or
(D) result in a breach of a default under any contract, note, bond,
indenture, license, lease or other instrument to which the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company is bound, except in the case of clause (A)(ii),
(B),
(C) or (D) for such violations, breaches or defaults which would not reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a the Company Material
Adverse Effect, to impair in any material respect the ability of the Company
to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or the other Hantro Stockholder
Agreements or have a materially adverse effect or prevent or to materially
delay
the consummation of the Share Exchange. A “Company
Material Adverse Effect”
means
any change(s), event(s), development(s) or circumstance(s) which, individually
or in the aggregate, would have a materially adverse effect, either in the
short
term or in the long term (other than on a temporary basis), on the business,
results of operations, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise)
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided,
that
any adverse effect resulting primarily from the following shall be disregarded
in determining whether there has been a Company Material Adverse Effect:
(A) changes in the United States or world economy generally which do not
disproportionately affect the Company in any material respect, (B) changes
in the industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate
which do not disproportionately affect the Company and its Subsidiaries in
any
material respect, (C) any conditions, events, or circumstances resulting
from or arising out of the public announcement of the execution of this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (D) conditions, events
or circumstances resulting from or arising primarily out of any actions by
Hantro or any Hantro Stockholders, or (E) any conditions, events, or
circumstances caused by the taking of any action by the Company that has
been
approved in writing by the Authorized Representative.
6.5. Subsidiaries
and Joint Ventures, Corporate Status and Outstanding Stock of
Subsidiaries.
Schedule
6.5
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules lists all of the Company’s direct and indirect
subsidiaries (each a “Company Subsidiary” and collectively, the “Company
Subsidiaries”) and all of the Company’s direct and indirect partnership
interests and other interests of any kind in any corporation, partnership,
joint
venture, association or other entity. Each Company Subsidiary is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
respective country of incorporation, as set forth on Schedule
6.5
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, has the power and authority to own its properties
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each Company
Subsidiary has the authorized capital, with such par value and number of
shares
outstanding as are set forth on Schedule
6.5
and all
of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Company Subsidiary have
been
duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and/or contributed as
required by the appropriate constitutional documentation of the Company
Subsidiary. No shares of capital stock of any of the Company Subsidiaries
are
reserved for issuance and there are no outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, rights, subscriptions, instruments or agreements outstanding giving
any person the right to acquire any shares of capital stock of any Company
Subsidiary, nor are there any commitments to issue or execute any such options,
warrants, rights, subscriptions, or other instruments or agreements. There
are
no restrictions of any kind which prevent the payment of dividends by any
of the
Company Subsidiaries. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns,
directly or indirectly, any capital stock or other equity interest in any
person
or entity or has any direct or indirect equity or ownership interest in any
person or entity, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject
to any obligation or requirement to provide funds for or to make any investment
(in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) to or in any person
or entity save for payment obligations in the ordinary course of business.
None
of the Company Subsidiaries is in default or in violation of any provision
of
their constitutional documentation. The Company is, and at the Closing shall
be,
the beneficial and record owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares
of
capital stock or other interests of each Company Subsidiary. The Company
has,
and at the Closing shall have, good, marketable and unencumbered title to
such
shares or interests, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges,
claims, options and rights of others.
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6.6. SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) The
Company has filed all forms, reports, and documents required to be filed
by the
Company with the SEC since January 1, 2004 (including all exhibits, notes,
and schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein)
(collectively, the “Company
SEC Reports”)
on a
timely basis or has received a valid extension of such time of filing and
has
filed any such Company SEC Reports prior to the expiration of any such
extension. The Company SEC Reports at the time filed, with respect to all
of the
Company SEC Reports other than registration statements filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”),
or at
the time of their respective effective dates, with respect to registration
statements filed under the Securities Act, complied in all material aspects
with
the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as
the
case may be, the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 (“SOX”)
and
the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to
such
SEC Reports, in each case to the extent in effect on the date of filing and
none
of the Company SEC Reports, when filed, contained any untrue statement of
a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the Company
Subsidiaries is required to file any forms, reports, or other documents with
the
SEC.
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(b) The
Company has in place the “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) required in order for
the
principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company
to
engage in the review and evaluation process mandated by the Exchange Act
and the
rules promulgated thereunder. The Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures”
are reasonably designed to ensure that all information (both financial and
non-financial) required to be disclosed by the Company in the SEC Reports
that
it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized
and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of
the
SEC, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the
Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure and to make the certifications of the principal executive officer
and
principal financial officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act
with
respect to such reports.
(c) Since
December 31, 2006, the Company has not received any oral or written notification
of a (x) “reportable condition” or (y) “material weakness” in the Company’s
internal controls. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “reportable
condition” and “material weakness” shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Statements of Auditing Standards 60, as in effect on the date
hereof.
(d) The
audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the related consolidated
statements of income (loss) and cash flows for the fiscal years ended on
December 31, 2004, 2005 and 2006, and all related schedules and notes to
the foregoing, and the unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheet as
of the
quarterly period ended March 31, 2007 and the related consolidated
condensed statements of operations and cash flows for the fiscal quarter
ended
March 31, 2007, copies of all of which constitute Schedule
6.6
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, complied as to form in all material respects
with
the applicable published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto,
were prepared from and in accordance with the books and records of the Company
and in accordance with U.S. GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods
reported upon and with past periods except as specified in such financial
statements or the notes thereto, and except that unaudited financial statements
may not contain all footnotes required by U.S. GAAP, and fairly present in
all
material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and
the
Company Subsidiaries as of the dates of such balance sheets, and the
consolidated results of the operations and cash flows of the Company and
the
Company Subsidiaries for the periods ended on such dates, except that the
unaudited financials are subject to normal and recurring year-end
adjustments.
6.7. Real
Estate.
(a) The
Company does not have any obligation or duty relating to, or any right, title
or
interest in, any real estate except those properties disclosed on Schedule
6.7(a)(i)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries
leases or subleases, as tenant or subtenant (the “Company
Leased Properties”).
Except as set forth in Schedule
6.7(a)(ii)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, all the Company Leased Properties are available
to
be used without restriction in the conduct and operation of the business
of the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries. The Company Leased Properties are in
normal operating condition and repair, save for normal wear and tear, and
do not
require any material repairs other than normal routine maintenance to maintain
them in normal condition and repair.
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(b) Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from
any
insurance company which has issued a policy with respect to any of the Company
Leased Properties or from any public official or board of fire underwriters
(or
other body exercising similar functions) claiming any defects or deficiencies
in, or suggesting or requesting the performance of any repairs, alterations
or
other work to, any of the Company Leased Properties, except for any written
notices as to which all defects and suggested repairs, alterations or other
work
have been fully performed.
(c) All
certificates of occupancy or similar documentation and all other licenses,
permits, authorizations, consents, certificates and approvals required by
all
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Company Leased Properties
to the extent required to be obtained by the tenant or subtenant under the
Company Leases for the Company Leased Properties and any requisite certificates
of the local board of fire underwriters (or any other body exercising similar
functions) have been issued for the Company Leased Properties, have been
paid
for (to the extent applicable), are unconditional, valid and in full force
and
effect, and will not be invalidated, violated or otherwise adversely affected
by
the execution or performance of this Agreement or the consummation of any
of the
transactions contemplated herein. Each of the Company and any Company Subsidiary
which is a tenant under any of the Company Leases (as hereinafter defined)
and
any subtenant of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any of the Company
Leases is in material compliance with all laws applicable to the use and
occupancy by a tenant of the Company Leased Properties.
(d) (A) All
leases or subleases and any and all amendments and supplements thereto
(collectively, the “Company
Leases”)
of the
Company Leased Properties, whether oral or written, are disclosed on
Schedule
6.7(d)(i)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, including for each its date, the name of the
landlord (and owner if different from the landlord), the name of the lessee
and
any sublessee, the location and use of the property, the monthly base rental
payment and the lease expiration date; (B) the Company has delivered to the
Authorized Representative true, correct and complete copies of all the Company
Leases, and all such non-disturbance agreements; (C) except as disclosed on
Schedule
6.7(d)(ii)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company or a Company Subsidiary is the
holder
of the lessee’s or sublessee’s interest, as applicable, in each of the Company
Lease and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has assigned any
Company Lease or any interest therein or subleased any portion of the Company
Leased Properties; (D) each of the Company Leases is in full force and
effect; (E) each of the Company and any Company Subsidiary which is a
tenant under the Company Leases is paying its rent currently and has not
asserted any claim for set-off against rent which has not been resolved;
(F) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is, and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, each landlord under any Company Lease is not, in
default under any Lease, and no event has occurred which, with the giving
of
notice or passage of time or both, would constitute a default by the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any landlord
under
any Company Lease; and (G) neither the execution or performance of this
Agreement nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated herein
will result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the Company
Leases.
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6.8. Personal
Property.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
6.8
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, (A) the Company and each Company Subsidiary
has good, valid and marketable title to all personal property, tangible and
intangible (including, but not limited to, Intellectual Property, as defined
below) owned by it, free and clear of all liens, mortgages, pledges, security
interests, encumbrances and claims of every kind or character, except for
Permitted Encumbrances, (B) the Company or a Company Subsidiary is the
owner, lessee or licensee of all the personal property that it uses in the
operation of its business, and (C) all equipment, furniture and fixtures,
and other tangible personal property of the Company and each Company Subsidiary
is in reasonable operating condition and repair, save for normal wear and
tear,
and does not require any material repairs other than normal routine maintenance
to maintain such property in reasonable operating condition and
repair.
(a) Schedule
6.9(a)(i)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules (collectively “IP”)
contains a true and complete list of all Intellectual Property owned or licensed
by the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries and Used in the operation
of or
necessary for the conduct of their respective businesses. No claim has been
asserted against the Company and/or any Company Subsidiary (i) alleging any
conflict or claim of conflict of the IP with the Intellectual Property of
others
or (ii) asserting any rights in the IP. The Company or the Company
Subsidiary is the sole and exclusive owner of the IP listed on Schedule
6.9(a)(i)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, which is identified as owned by the Company,
and,
except as set forth in Schedule
6.9(a)(ii)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the Company or its Subsidiaries have the sole
and
exclusive right to use such IP. The IP and the conduct of the Company’s and the
Company Subsidiaries’ conduct of their respective businesses do not infringe the
Intellectual Property rights of any third party to the extent that such
infringement would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. To the Knowledge of the Company and/or the Company Subsidiaries,
there
are no proceedings or actions currently before any court, arbitral body,
tribunal or similar authority anywhere in the world relating to the IP, and
no
IP is subject to any outstanding decree, order, judgment, injunction,
stipulation or decree that would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the IP.
(b) Schedule
6.9(a)
contains
a true and complete list of all Company Registered Intellectual Property.
The
Company or the Company Subsidiary is the registered owner of all Company
Registered Intellectual Property. Except as set forth on Schedule
6.9(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the registration of (or similar filing with
respect to) each item of Company Registered Intellectual Property is valid
and
subsisting. The Company has no Knowledge of any adverse claim of any kind
with
respect to any Company Registered Intellectual Property and has no Knowledge
that any pending application(s) or the like will not be granted.
No
Company Registered Intellectual Property is involved in any opposition,
invalidation or cancellation proceeding, and to the Knowledge of the Company,
no
such proceeding is threatened.
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(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.9(c)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the execution, delivery and performance of
this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, will not cause the forfeiture or termination or give rise to a
right
of forfeiture or termination of any IP or any of Company’s rights therein or
thereto.
6.10. Software.
The
Company or a Company Subsidiary has the right to use, or is indemnified for
or
otherwise protected from any risk for using, the Software used by the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries in connection with their respective businesses.
The
Company has no Knowledge of any claim or proceeding asserted or threatened
in
which infringement by such Software upon the rights of any third parties
is
alleged. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material
respects with all of their Software license agreements. Neither the Company
nor
any of the Company Subsidiaries shall be in breach of any Software license
agreement as a result of the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
6.11. Accounts
Receivable.
Each of
the accounts receivable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries outstanding
as of the Closing Date constitutes on such date a valid claim in the full
amount
thereof against the debtor charged therewith on the books of the Company
or the
Company Subsidiaries and was acquired in the ordinary course of the Company’s or
the Company Subsidiaries’ business. Except as set forth on Schedule
6.11
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, no account debtor has any valid set-off, deduction
or defense with respect thereto and no account debtor has asserted any such
set-off, deduction or defense. Subject to any reserve for doubtful accounts
set
forth in the financial statements of the Company, and except as set forth
on
Schedule
6.11
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, such accounts receivable will be fully collected
to the extent of the face value thereof.
6.12. Insurance.
The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries maintain insurance policies disclosed
on
Schedule
6.12
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules. All of such policies are in full force and
effect
and insures the Company against all risks usually insured against by Persons
operating the same or similar lines of business. Neither the Company nor
any
Company Subsidiary is in default of any provision thereof and all premiums
due
(without regard to any grace period) with respect to such policies have been
paid. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been refused any
insurance for which it has applied and has not received notice from any issuer
of any policy issued to it of the insurer’s intention to cancel or refusal to
renew any such policy issued by such insurer. True, correct and complete
copies
of all such policies have been made available to the Authorized
Representative.
6.13. Liabilities.
To the
Knowledge of the Company, at the Closing, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary shall have any material liabilities, whether fixed, contingent,
or
otherwise, except as disclosed on Schedule
6.13
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules.
6.14. Contracts,
Leases, Agreements and Other Commitments.
(a) All
of
the Company Agreements (as hereinafter defined) are in full force and effect
and
are valid, binding and enforceable against the Company and/or the Company
Subsidiaries, as the case may be, and against the other respective parties
thereto, in accordance with their respective terms. The Company, the Company
Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all other parties to all
of
the Company Agreements have performed all material obligations required to
be
performed to date under the Company Agreements and none of the Company, the
Company Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any such other
party
is in material default or in arrears under the terms thereof, and no condition
exists or event has occurred which, with the giving of notice or lapse of
time
or both, would constitute a default by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries
thereunder or otherwise result in any payment obligations on the part of
the
Company or the Company Subsidiaries not reserved for in the books of the
Company
or the Company Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule
6.14
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, the execution of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not,
with
or without the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, result in an
impairment or termination of, or result in a breach of any of the terms or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, or conflict with, any Company
Agreement. Neither the Company nor the Company Subsidiaries have received
any
written notice of any intention by any party to terminate or amend any Company
Agreement.
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(b) The
Company has made available to the Authorized Representative (A) all
outstanding written and oral proposals, bids, offers or guaranties made by
the
Company or any Company Subsidiary, which, if accepted, would result in any
or
could impose any debts, obligations or liabilities upon the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, and (B) unexpired warranties relating to the Company’s
and the Company Subsidiaries’ products or services, detailing the products or
services covered by each warranty (the “Product
Warranties”).
(c) For
purposes of this Section
6.14
the term
the “Company
Agreements”
means
(A) any material written, oral, implied, or proposed contract, agreement,
or arrangement to which the Company is a party, including but not limited
to any
contract or agreement for the purchase or sale of merchandise or for the
rendition of services, (B) any material written, oral or implied lease, or
(C) any written, oral or implied power of attorney, guaranty, surety
arrangement or other commitment granted by the Company and/or any Company
Subsidiary to or for the benefit of any third party. A “material”
agreement, contract or lease shall mean an agreement, contract or lease pursuant
to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is obligated to pay, or provide
services valued at, or is entitled to receive, amounts in excess of $25,000
in
any 12-month period. Any lease of real property shall be deemed a material
lease.
6.15. Labor
Relations, Employees.
(a) Set
forth
on Schedule
6.15(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules is a list of:
(i) all
collective bargaining or similar agreements and any written amendments thereto,
to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which it
is
bound; and
(ii) all
employment, managerial, or advisory agreements entered into with any of the
Company’s employees, managers or advisors to which the Company or any Company
Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound.
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(b) The
Company has delivered to the Authorized Representative true, complete and
correct copies of all of the documents referred to in Schedule
6.15(a)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules hereof and all of the personnel policies,
handbooks, procedures, and forms of employment applications relating to the
employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(c) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.15(c)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules:
(i) in
the
past five years, there have been no strikes, slowdowns, or other work stoppages,
lockouts, grievance proceedings, arbitrations, labor disputes, lawsuits,
administrative proceedings or representation questions pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened, between the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries on the one hand, and any labor union representing or purporting
to
represent any employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the
other;
(ii) the
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied with all laws relating
to the
employment of labor, including, but not limited to, any provisions thereof
relating to wages, overtime, bonuses, severance pay, benefits, occupational
safety and health and the payment of social security, unemployment compensation
and similar taxes, and neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is
liable
for any arrears of wages or any taxes or penalties for failure to comply
with
any of the foregoing;
(iii) there
are
no charges, suits, actions, administrative proceedings or investigations,
and/or
claims, instituted by or against, pending, or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened against, affecting, naming and/or involving the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, whether domestic or foreign, before any court, governmental
agency, department, board of instrumentality, or before any arbitrator
(collectively “Actions”),
concerning, or in any way related to the employees of the Company or any
Company
Subsidiary, including, without limitation, Actions involving unfair labor
practices, failure to pay wages or overtime, breach of implied or express
employment contract, wrongful discharge and/or any other restriction on the
right of the Company or any Company Subsidiary to terminate its respective
employees, employment discrimination, occupational safety and health, and
workers’ compensation; and
(iv) there
are
no post-employment benefits, including but not limited to retiree medical,
retiree life and retiree accidental death and disability benefits for current
or
former employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(d) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, no senior employee of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary will leave the employ of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) With
respect to stock options granted by the Company stock options, to the Knowledge
of the Company, (i) with immaterial exceptions, each grant of a Company stock
option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such
Company stock option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant
Date”)
by all
necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the Company
Board (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof), or a duly
authorized delegate thereof, (ii) with immaterial exceptions, each such grant
was made in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Plan, the
Exchange Act and all other applicable law, including the rules of the Principal
Trading Market, (iii) the per share exercise price of each Company stock
option
was not less than the fair market value of a Company Common Stock on the
applicable Grant Date, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for
in
all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP in the financial statements
(including the related notes) of the Company and disclosed in the Company
SEC
Documents in accordance with the Exchange Act. To the Knowledge of the Company,
the Company has not granted, and there is no and has been no Company policy
or
practice to grant, Company stock options prior to, or otherwise coordinate
the
grant of Company stock options with, the release or other public announcement
of
material information regarding the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their
financial results or prospects.
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6.16. Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) The
Company has made available to the Authorized Representative to the extent
requested a complete and accurate list of all employee benefit plans (the
“Company
Plans”)
which
the Company or any Company Subsidiary maintain, sponsor, contribute to, are
liable for (directly or indirectly) or are bound, legally or otherwise,
including, without limitation, any profit-sharing, deferred compensation,
bonus,
payroll, sick leave, consulting, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus,
employee stock ownership plan, pension, retainer, retirement, vacation, change
of control, disability, severance, insurance, welfare or incentive pay policy,
agreement, practice or arrangement; any plan, agreement or arrangement if
providing for fringe benefits or perquisites to employees, officers, directors
or agents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, including but not limited
to
benefits relating to employer-supplied automobiles, clubs, medical, dental,
hospitalization, life insurance and other types of insurance, retiree medical,
retiree life insurance and any other type of benefits for retired and terminated
employees.
(b) True
and
complete copies of the following documents with respect to any Company Plan
of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary, as applicable, have been delivered
to the
Authorized Representative, to the extent requested thereby: (A) the most
recent Company Plan document and trust agreement (including any amendments
thereto), (B) all summary plan descriptions, (C) a written description
of each material non-written Company Plan, (D) each written communication
to employees intended to describe the Company Plan or any benefit provided
by
such Company Plan, (E) the most recent actuarial report, and (F) all
correspondence with any governmental agency concerning any Company Plan.
Each
report described in clause (E) accurately reflects the funding status of
the Company Plan to which it relates and subsequent to the date of such report
there has been no adverse change in the funding status or financial condition
of
such Company Plan.
(c) Each
of
the Company Plan is and has been maintained in compliance in all material
respects with applicable law and with any applicable collective bargaining
agreements or other contractual obligations.
(d) There
is
no unfunded liability with respect to any Company Plan.
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(e) Each
of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has funded each Company Plan in
accordance with the terms of such Company Plan through the date hereof,
including the payment of applicable premiums on insurance contract funding
the
Company Plan, for coverage provided through the date hereof.
(f) Except
as
contemplated herein or required by law, the execution of this Agreement and
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, do not constitute a
triggering event under any Company Plan, policy, arrangement, statement,
commitment or agreement which (either alone or upon the occurrence of any
additional or subsequent event) will result in any obligation of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary to make any payment (whether of severance pay, including,
and not limited to, salary, related vacation pay, pension pay and other similar
payments and costs, or otherwise) or to accelerate, vest or increase the
amount
of benefits payable to any employee or former employee or director of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary. Except as listed on Schedule
6.16(f)
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, no Company Plan or agreement provides for the
payment of severance benefits upon the termination of any employee’s
employment.
(g) The
financial statements which are included herein under Schedule
6.6
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, as well as the Company’s Net Worth Statement,
properly and adequately reflect or will reflect, as applicable, in accordance
with U.S. GAAP consistently applied with prior periods, any and all
liabilities and obligations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries relating
to any period ending on or prior to the date hereof relating to or in respect
of
current and former employees of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries,
for
(A) unpaid compensation, salaries, wages, vacation pay, disability payments
and other payroll items (including, without limitation, bonus, incentive
or
deferred compensation), (B) unpaid contributions, costs and expenses to or
in respect of any Company Plans, and (C) severance or other termination
benefits relating to, resulting from or arising in respect of any termination
of
employment occurring on or prior to the date hereof.
6.17. Litigation.
Except
for the matters set forth on Schedule
6.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, (A) neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary, nor any of their assets (including, without limitation, the Company
Agreements), is a party or is subject to, or to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened with, any suit, action, arbitration, administrative or other
proceeding, either at law or in equity, or governmental investigation by
or
before any court, governmental department, commission, board, agency or
instrumentality, domestic or foreign; (B) there is no judgment, decree,
award or order outstanding against the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(C) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is contemplating the
institution by it of any suit, action, arbitration, administrative or other
proceeding; and (D) to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for
any suit, action, arbitration or administrative proceeding against the Company
or any Company Subsidiary, and there has been no occurrence that may result
in a
claim for damages against the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
6.18. Suppliers
and Customers.
To the
extent requested, the Company has made available to the Authorized
Representative a complete and accurate list of the names of all suppliers
and
customers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries which respectively
contribute more than 5% of all sales and services to, and orders and use
of
services from, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole
(“Company
Suppliers”
and
“Company
Customers,”
respectively). Except as set forth on Schedule
6.18
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, (a) no Company Supplier or Company Customer
has
canceled or otherwise terminated its relationship with the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, or (B) has during the last 12 months decreased materially
its business with the Company or any Company Subsidiary. To the Knowledge
of the
Company, the acquisition of the Hantro Shares by the Company will not adversely
affect the relationship of the Company or the Company Subsidiary with any
Company Supplier or Company Customer.
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6.19. Conflicting
Interests.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
6.19
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, no director, officer or manager of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary (A) has any pecuniary interest in any Company
Supplier or Company Customer or the Company Subsidiary or in any other business
enterprise with which the Company or the Company Subsidiary conducts business
or
with which the Company or the Company Subsidiary is in competition; (B) is
indebted to the Company or the Company Subsidiary; (C) is a party to any
transaction or agreement with the Company or the Company Subsidiary (apart
from
such person’s status as a director, officer or manager as such); (D) has
any business or other interest in conflict with the interests of the Company
or
any Company Subsidiary;
or (E)
has any relationship with the Company that would be required to be disclosed
under Item 404 of Regulation S-K.
6.20. Compliance
with Law and Regulations.
The
Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries is in compliance with, and has
at
all times during the past six years complied with, all requirements of local
and
foreign law and all requirements of all governmental, administrative or
regulatory bodies or agencies having jurisdiction over it, the conduct of
its
business, the use of its properties and assets, and all premises occupied
by it
and no event has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that
might
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) constitute, or result directly
or indirectly in, a default under, a breach or violation of, or a failure
to
comply with, any such applicable law. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Company and each Company Subsidiary has paid all monies to obtain, and has
obtained and now holds, all licenses, permits, certificates, and authorizations
needed or required for the conduct of its business as currently conducted
and
the current use of its properties and the premises occupied by it. The Company
and each Company Subsidiary has properly filed all reports and other documents
required to be filed within the past six years with any local or foreign
government, subdivision or agency thereof. In the past six years, neither
the
Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any notice from any
governmental, municipal, administrative or regulatory authority, or any
insurance or inspection body that any of its properties, facilities, equipment,
or business procedures or practices fails to comply with any applicable law,
ordinance, regulation, building or zoning law, or requirement of any public
authority or body. All licenses, permits, orders and approvals issued by
any
governmental body or agency currently in effect and pertaining to the property,
assets or business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are listed
on
Schedule
6.20
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules and, except as noted on Schedule
6.20
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, none of the items so listed will lapse or expire
as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Knowledge of
the
Company, except as set forth on Schedule
6.20
of the
Company Disclosure Schedules, there are no regulations or legislation pending
before any local or foreign government, government agency, administration
body
or legislature which, if adopted, would have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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6.21. Environmental
Matters.
(a) The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and at all times have been in
compliance with all Environmental Laws governing their business, operations,
properties and assets. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has
received any communication from any Governmental Authority, employee, group
or
third party alleging that it is not in compliance or that it has investigatory
or remedial obligations or other liability pursuant to Environmental Laws.
To
the Knowledge of the Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent
or
interfere with such full compliance or give rise to investigatory or remedial
obligations or other liabilities pursuant to Environmental Laws in the future.
(b) There
are
no Company Environmental Claims (as hereinafter defined) pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Company
Subsidiary.
(c) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Company
Environmental Claim”
means
any notice, lien, claim, action, cause of action, order, communication,
investigation, or proceeding (written or oral) by any person or entity alleging
potential liability (including, without limitation, potential liability for
investigatory costs, cleanup, removal or remediation costs, governmental
response costs, natural resource damages, property damages, personal injuries,
or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting from (A) the presence,
or threatened release into the environment of any Regulated Substance at
any
location, whether or not owned or operated by the Company or any Company
Subsidiary, and (B) circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or
alleged violation of, or liability pursuant to any Environmental
Law.
6.22. Tax
Matters.
(a) Tax
Matters Relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
(i) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has filed when due in a timely fashion
all
material Returns that are required to be filed on or before the date hereof
and
will file when due in timely fashion all material returns that are required
to
be filed on or before the Closing Date by or with respect to the Company
and the
Company Subsidiary (taking into account in each case all extensions of time
within which to file to which they are entitled or which they may have been
granted). All such Returns are correct and complete in all material respects.
Neither the Company nor a Company Subsidiary is the current beneficiary of
any
extension of time within which to file any Return. No claim has been made
by a
taxing authority in a jurisdiction where the Company and any Company Subsidiary
does not file Returns that any of them is or may be subject to or liable
for any
Tax imposed by that jurisdiction;
(ii) All
Taxes
shown to be due on the Returns referred to in clause (a)(i) for which each
of the Company and a Company Subsidiary is liable have been paid or will
be paid
prior to the due date thereof; all Taxes due on or before the date hereof
for
which no Return is required have been paid when due in a timely fashion;
and all
such Taxes for which no Return is required due on or before the Closing Date
will be paid when due in a timely fashion (in each case taking into account
all
extensions of time within which to pay to which they are entitled or which
they
may have been granted). All unpaid Taxes attributable to any period ending
on or
prior to the Closing Date will be accrued in full on the Company’s Net Worth
Statement. The Company shall pay when due any transfer and stamp taxes due
as a
result of the transaction contemplated hereby. There are no liens on any
assets
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that arose in connection with any
failure (or alleged failure) to pay any Tax other than liens for Taxes not
yet
due and payable;
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(iii) The
Company and each Company Subsidiary has withheld or collected and paid or
deposited all Taxes required to have been withheld or collected and paid
or
deposited in connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder, member, partner or other third
party;
(iv) No
taxing
authority has asserted, or threatened to assert, any adjustment, deficiency
or
assessment for any Taxes against the Company or any Company Subsidiary; none
of
the Returns referred to in clause (i) hereof
are under examination or investigation by any taxing authority. The Company
has
made available to the Authorized Representative correct and complete copies
of
all local and foreign income Tax Returns filed, examination reports issued,
and
statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary or statements of deficiencies for which the Company or
any
Company Subsidiary may be liable since December 31, 2003;
(v) Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary have waived any statute of limitations
in
respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
adjustment, assessment or deficiency except for such waivers or extensions
which, by their terms, have elapsed as of the date of this
Agreement;
(vi) Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any income or gain that may be
reportable for a period ending after the date hereof or the Closing Date
without
the receipt of an equal amount of cash, which is attributable to a transaction
occurring in or a change in accounting method made for a period ending on
or
prior to the date hereof or the Closing Date;
(vii) There
are
no currently outstanding requests made by any of the stockholders, the Company
or any Company Subsidiary for Tax rulings, determinations or information
that
could affect the Taxes of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
and
(viii) Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liability for Taxes of any
other
person or entity, whether as a result of statutory or regulatory authority,
contract of otherwise.
6.23. Conduct
of Business; No Material Adverse Effect.
Since
December 31, 2005, (A) the Company and each of the Company
Subsidiaries has conducted its business in the ordinary and usual course,
and
(B) there has not been a Company Material Adverse Effect.
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6.24. No
Broker or Finder.
Except
for its obligation to Xxxxxxxxxxx & Co., Inc. and its engagement of XX
Xxxxxxxxx + Co., the Company has not taken any action, or incurred any
obligation, contingent or otherwise, which would give rise to a valid claim
against stockholders and/or the Company by a broker, finder, agent or other
intermediary for introducing the parties in connection with, or otherwise
procuring, this Agreement or the transaction(s) contemplated
hereby.
6.25. Information
in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
The
information supplied by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus (including the financial statements of the Company
incorporated by reference therein) will not, at the date such Proxy
Statement/Prospectus becomes effective, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statement therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
6.26. Statements
and Other Documents Not Misleading.
Neither
this Agreement, including all Exhibits and Schedules, nor the Ancillary
Documents executed by the Company or any Person acting on behalf of the Company,
contains or will contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omits
or
will omit to state any material fact necessary to be stated in order to make
any
statement contained therein not false or misleading. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there is no fact which materially adversely affects the business,
prospects, financial condition or affairs of the Company, the Company
Subsidiaries, or any of their assets or liabilities which has not been set
forth
in, or referred to in, this Agreement or the Company Disclosure
Schedules.
7. Continuation
and Survival of Representations and Warranties.
7.1. Periods
of Survival.
The
representations and warranties of the parties hereunder shall survive the
consummation of the transaction provided for in this Agreement and shall expire
on the first anniversary of the Closing Date,
except
for the representations and warranties that are set forth in Sections
4.1,
4.2,
4.3,
4.4,
6.1, 6.2
and
6.4
which
shall expire upon the date of expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations (the
“Survival
Date”).
7.2. Interpretation
of Provisions.
Each
representation, warranty and covenant contained herein is independent of all
other representations, warranties and covenants contained herein (whether or
not
covering an identical or a related subject matter) and must be independently
and
separately complied with and satisfied. No representation or warranty of a
party
contained herein shall be deemed to have been waived, affected or impaired
by
any investigation made by the other party; provided
that if
such other party has actual knowledge of any breach of a representation or
warranty by the other party, the party with such actual Knowledge will advise
the other party promptly to enable such other party to remedy the representation
or warranty prior to the Closing.
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8. Covenants
of Hantro Stockholders Prior to Closing.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date:
8.1. Conduct
of Business.
Except
as expressly permitted under this Agreement between the date of this Agreement
and the Closing Date, Hantro Stockholders shall cause Hantro to conduct the
business of Hantro in the usual, ordinary course in substantially the same
manner as previously conducted, and shall use reasonable efforts to preserve
intact the current business organization of Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries,
maintain relations and good will with suppliers, customers, landlords,
creditors, employees, agents and others having business relationships with
Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiaries, and pay all of its obligations to suppliers,
creditors and others in a timely manner subject to good faith disputes. The
Hantro Subsidiaries shall not, and shall not take any action to cause Hantro
or
any Hantro Subsidiary to, (A) without the written consent of the Company,
incur any additional indebtedness for borrowed money other than those disclosed
in Schedule
5.9(A)(a)
of the
Hantro Disclosure Schedules, (B) pay any dividend or otherwise make any cash
distribution or payment to the Hantro Stockholders, other than regular payments
pursuant to the terms of existing employment agreements, if any, between Hantro
and such Hantro Stockholders, (C) without the written consent of the
Company, undertake any capital expenditures in excess of €30,000 individually or
€300,000 in the aggregate or make any payments outside the ordinary course of
business or (D) issue, grant or allocate any shares or convertible loans,
options, warrants or any other equity securities or instruments which can be
converted into shares or agree to issue, grant or allocate any shares or
convertible loans, options, warrants or any other equity securities or
instruments which can be converted into shares. Notwithstanding (D) above,
the
Hantro Stockholders undertake prior to the Closing Date to convert the (x)
€
850,000 loan (and the interest accrued thereon) granted by the Investor
Stockholders to Hantro under the bridge loan agreement dated 31 January 2007
(the “Bridge
Loan I”)
and
(y) the € 1,000,000 loan (and the interest accrued thereon) granted by the
Investor Stockholders to Hantro under the loan agreement dated 26 April 2007
(the “Bridge
Loan II”)
into
equity by means of Hantro issuing 11,985,747 additional series D-shares to
the
Investor Stockholders. The Hantro Stockholders undertake to take any and all
actions necessary for the purposes of the above,
including, voting their respective Hantro Shares in favor of the issuance of
the
above-referred D-shares at the shareholders meeting of Hantro.
The
parties acknowledge that the series D-shares issued by Hantro pursuant to this
Section
8.1
(I)
shall be treated as the other Hantro Shares under this Agreement and are owned
by persons who are Hantro Stockholders, (II) shall be contributed, conveyed,
transferred and assigned to the Company as a part of the Share Exchange under
Section
2.1,
and
(III) have been duly accounted for in Exhibit C.
8.2. Notice
of Occurrence or Non-Occurrence.
The
Hantro Stockholders shall promptly notify the Company of (A) the occurrence
or
non-occurrence of any event whose occurrence or non-occurrence, as the case
may
be, would be likely to cause either (i) any representation or warranty of the
Hantro Stockholders contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate
in
any material respect at any time from the date hereof to the Closing Date or
(ii) any condition set forth in Section
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to be
unsatisfied on any date from the date hereof to the Closing Date and (B) any
material failure of any Hantro Stockholder to comply with or satisfy any
covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder;
provided, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section
8.2
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Company,
the representations or warranties of the parties hereto, the conditions to
the
obligations of the parties hereto or, with respect to (B) above, any obligation
contained in Section
17.
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8.3. Access.
The
Hantro Stockholders shall cause Hantro to, afford the Company (and its
attorneys, accountants, representatives and agents) during normal business
hours, upon reasonable advance notice, with full and free access to Hantro’s and
the Hantro Subsidiaries’ premises, accounts, books and records, personnel,
properties, assets, contracts, financial and Tax information, and such other
documents, data and information as the Company may reasonably request, and
to
provide the Company with such copies thereof as the Company may reasonably
request; provided, however, that the Company shall schedule such access through
the Authorized Representative and in such a way as to avoid material disruption
of the normal business operations of Hantro and the Hantro
Subsidiaries.
8.4. Non-Inducement.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (A) the Closing Date or
(B) the second (2nd) anniversary hereof, the Hantro Stockholders shall
cause Hantro and each of its Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly,
(i) induce or attempt to induce any person employed by the Company or one
of its Affiliates within 12 months prior to the Execution Date or after the
Execution Date (each, a “Company
Employee”)
to
leave the employ of the Company, or in any way interfere adversely with the
relationship between any Company Employee and the Company, or (ii) induce
or attempt to induce any Company Employee to work for, render services or
provide advice to or supply confidential business information or trade secrets
of the Company to Hantro or any third person, firm or corporation.
8.5. Public
Announcements.
Hantro
shall consult with the Company before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, or with respect to any matter involving or referring to the
Company, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by
law.
8.6. Compliance
with Legal Requirements.
Each of
the Hantro Stockholders shall take all reasonable actions necessary to comply
promptly with all legal requirements which may be imposed on it with respect
to
this Agreement, the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements and the Share Exchange
(which actions shall include, without limitation, furnishing all information
required in connection with approvals of or filings with any other Governmental
Authority) and shall promptly cooperate with and furnish information to each
other or their counsel in connection with any such requirements imposed upon
any
of them or any of their Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement, the
other Hantro Stockholder Agreements and the Share Exchange. Each Hantro
Stockholder shall, and shall cause Hantro to, take all reasonable actions
necessary to obtain (and shall cooperate with each other in obtaining) any
consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any
Governmental Authority or other public or private third party required to be
obtained or made by the Hantro Stockholders, Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary
in
connection with the Share Exchange or by this Agreement or the other Hantro
Stockholder Agreements. The Hantro Stockholders shall cause Hantro to obtain
(a)
unconditional waivers by its lenders under any outstanding indebtedness of
Hantro (other than any indebtedness to any Hantro Stockholder) of any right
to
accelerate or require the repayment of any such indebtedness in connection
with
or as a result of the Share Exchange and (b) an unconditional waiver by TEKES
of
any right to terminate or require the repayment of any existing grant to the
Hantro arising in connection with or as a result of the Share Exchange;
provided,
that
the Company shall have complied with its obligation set forth in the last
sentence of Section
9.8.
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8.7. Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
None of
the information supplied or to be supplied by the Hantro Stockholders for
inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will,
at the date it is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company, or at the
time of the Company Stockholders Meeting or at the time the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to
be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Hantro
Stockholders shall cooperate with each other and cause Hantro to provide to
the
Company all information necessary in order to prepare the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and shall provide promptly to the Company any information
such party may obtain that could necessitate amending the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. If at any time prior to the Closing Date there shall
occur
any event with respect to Hantro, or with respect to other information supplied
by the Hantro Stockholders for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus,
which event is required to be described in an amendment of, or a supplement
to
the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Hantro Stockholders shall or shall cause
Hantro to provide the Company with a description thereof to allow the Company
to
promptly file such amendment or supplement with the SEC and the Principal
Trading Market and, as required by applicable federal securities laws,
disseminated to the stockholders of the Company.
8.8. Waiver
of Right of Redemption.
Each
Hantro Stockholder hereby waives any and all rights that such Hantro Stockholder
may have, under Hantro’s Articles of Association or otherwise, to redeem any
Hantro Shares or Hantro Options transferred and assigned to the Company pursuant
to the terms and provisions of this Agreement.
8.9. Hantro
Director.
Upon
the execution of this Agreement, either Nexit Ventures Oy or Atine Group
Oyj, in their individual capacities as major stockholders of Hantro, receiving
a
substantial number of Exchange Shares, shall have the right to designate
one individual to be nominated as an independent director by the Company for
election to the Company’s Board of Directors as provided in Section
9.5
(the
“Hantro
Director”),
such
election to occur at the Company's Stockholder Meeting, and to be effective
upon
the Closing together with (a) evidence, reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, that such individual satisfies the standards for director independence
promulgated by the Principal Trading Market and (b) a completed director’s
questionnaires in the standard form submitted by the Company to the other
members of its Board of Directors.
8.10. Expenses.
The
Hantro Stockholders will pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of the Hantro
Stockholders and their representatives incurred in connection with the
preparation, execution, delivery and their performance of this Agreement, which
shall include the fees and expenses of KPMG to audit the financial information
to be provided pursuant to Section
8.11.
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8.11. Delivery
of Additional Financial Information.
As soon
as practically possible after the date of this Agreement, but in no event later
than June 4, 2007, the Hantro Stockholders will cause to be delivered to the
Company the following additional financial information which may be added in
footnote form to the Hantro Financials disclosed in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus:
(a) information
for each of Hantro’s audited group balance sheets for the years ended December
31, 2005 and 2006 and group audited statements of profit and loss and statements
of sources and applications of funds for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, that
reconciles the information presented in such financial statements to U.S. GAAP
in accordance with the Applicable Reconciliation Standards, audited by Hantro’s
auditors, and
(b) information
for Hantro’s unaudited group balance sheet as of March 31, 2007 and
unaudited statements of profit and loss and statement of sources and
applications of funds for the three-months then ended that reconciles such
financial statements to U.S. GAAP in accordance with the Applicable
Reconciliation Standards.
8.12. Borrowings
under Bridge Loan III.
Notwithstanding clause (A) of Section
8.1,
the
Hantro Stockholders will cause Hantro to borrow from time-to-time such sums
as
may be required under Bridge Loan III to permit Hantro to conduct its business
in the ordinary course and substantially in the same manner as previously
conducted and as otherwise required by the first sentence of Section
8.1
and to
apply the Bridge Loan III Proceeds to the payment of obligations entered into
in
the ordinary course.
9. Covenants
of the Company.
9.1. Conduct
of Business.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company shall conduct
its
business in the usual, ordinary course in substantially the same manner as
previously conducted, and shall use reasonable efforts to preserve intact its
and the Company Subsidiaries’ current business organization, maintain relations
and good will with suppliers, customers, landlords, creditors, employees, agents
and others having business relationships with the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries, and pay all of its obligations to suppliers, creditors and others
in a timely manner, subject to good faith disputes and subject to such other
actions as the Company may take in the best interests of its
stockholders.
9.2. Notice
of Occurrence or Non-Occurrence.
The
Company shall give prompt notice to the Hantro Stockholders, of (A) the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event whose occurrence or non-occurrence,
as
the case may be, would be likely to cause either (i) any representation or
warranty contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at any time
from
the date hereof to the Closing Date or (ii) any condition set forth in
Section
10
to be
unsatisfied on any date from the date hereof to the Closing Date and (B) any
material failure of the Company, or any officer, director, employee or agent
thereof, to comply with or satisfy any covenant or agreement to be complied
with
or satisfied by it hereunder; provided,
that
the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section
9.2
shall
not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the Hantro
Stockholders, the representations or warranties of the parties hereto or the
conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto.
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9.3. Access.
The
Company shall afford Hantro (and its attorneys, accountants, representatives
and
agents) during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice, with
full
and free access to the Company’s and the Company Subsidiaries’ premises,
accounts, books and records, personnel, properties, assets, contracts, financial
and tax information, and such other documents, data and information as Hantro
may reasonably request, and to provide Hantro with such copies thereof as Hantro
may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
Hantro shall schedule such access in such a way as to avoid material disruption
of the normal business operations of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries.
9.4. Preparation
of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
(a) As
promptly as practicable following the execution of this Agreement and the
receipt of the financial information to be provided under Section
8.11,
the
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form
S-4
to register the Exchange Shares and the Contingent Consideration for sale to
the
Hantro Stockholders and use all reasonable efforts to have the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable;
provided,
that
the Company may file its proxy statement and its registration statement on
Form
S-4 either as combined or separate filings with the SEC. The Hantro Stockholders
and their counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment
upon the Proxy Statement/Prospectus before it is filed with the
SEC.
(b) The
Company shall promptly notify the Hantro Stockholders of the receipt of any
comments from the SEC or its staff or any other appropriate government official
and of any requests by the SEC or its staff or any other appropriate government
official for amendments or supplements to any of the filings with the SEC in
connection with the Share Exchange or for additional information and shall
supply the Hantro Stockholders with copies of all correspondence between the
Company or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its
staff
or any other appropriate government official, on the other hand, with respect
thereto. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to respond to any comments
of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus as promptly as
practicable (and to the extent that the Company’s ability to so respond depends
upon the response of any of the Hantro Stockholders, in turn, the Hantro
Stockholders agree to use their best efforts to permit the Company to so
respond) and to consult with the Hantro Stockholders and their counsel prior
to
responding to such comments. The
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act.
9.5. Company
Stockholders Meeting.
As soon
as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement and the receipt
of the financial information to be provided under Section
8.11,
the
Company shall take all action necessary to call, give notice of and convene
and
hold a special meeting of its stockholders (the “Company
Stockholders Meeting”)
to
discuss and vote upon (A) an amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation
increasing the number of authorized shares thereunder so as to permit the
issuance of the Exchange Shares and the Contingent Consideration (the
“Company
Charter Amendment”),
(B) the approval of the issuance of the Exchange Shares and the Contingent
Consideration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, (C) the
election effective upon the Closing of the Hantro Director and the taking of
any
action necessary to establish nine (9) as the total number of directors in
the Company Board of Directors and (D) such other matters as the Company shall
determine. In connection therewith, the Company shall prepare and file with
the
SEC the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
and use
its commercially reasonable efforts to have the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
cleared
by the Commission as promptly as practicable after such filing. The Proxy
Statement/Prospectus
shall
include a recommendation of the Board that its stockholders vote in favor of
the
proposals described above. The Company agrees that, should the Hantro Director
cease to be a director of the Company for any reason during the first 18 months
after the Closing Date, such vacancy shall be filled by the election by the
Board of a candidate recommended by either Nexit Ventures Oy or Atine Group
Oyj, within 10 Business Days after the Company's written request therefor,
except that the Board shall have the right to reject a particular candidate
so
recommended if it determines, after consulting with counsel, that the election
of such candidate would constitute a breach of the Board’s fiduciary duties or a
director that is not independent under the applicable rules of the Principal
Trading Market.
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9.6. Non-Inducement.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the earlier of (A) the Closing Date and
(B) the second (2nd) anniversary hereof, the Company and each of its
Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) induce or attempt to
induce any person employed by Hantro or one of its Affiliates within 12 months
prior to the Execution Date or after the Execution Date (each a “Hantro
Employee”)
to
leave the employ of Hantro, or in any way interfere adversely with the
relationship between any Hantro Employee and Hantro, or (ii) induce or
attempt to induce any Hantro Employee to work for, render services or provide
advice to or supply confidential business information or trade secrets of Hantro
to the Company or to any third person, firm or corporation.
9.7. Public
Announcements.
The
Company shall consult with Hantro before issuing any press release or otherwise
making any public statement with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, or with respect to anything involving or referring to Hantro,
and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement
prior to such consultation, except as may be required by law or the rules or
regulations of the SEC or the Principal Trading Market.
9.8. Compliance
with Legal Requirements.
The
Company shall take all reasonable actions necessary to comply promptly with
all
legal requirements which may be imposed on it with respect to this Agreement,
the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements and the Share Exchange (which actions
shall include, without limitation, furnishing all information required in
connection with approvals of or filings with any other Governmental Authority)
and shall promptly cooperate with and furnish information to each other or
their
counsel in connection with any such requirements imposed upon it or any of
its
Subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement, the other Hantro Stockholder
Agreements and the Share Exchange. The Company shall, and shall cause each
Company Subsidiary to, take all reasonable actions necessary to obtain (and
shall cooperate with the Hantro Stockholders in obtaining) any consent,
authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental
Authority or other public or private third party required to be obtained or
made
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Share Exchange
or by this Agreement or the other Hantro Stockholder Agreements.
The
Company will provide such guaranties as shall be reasonably required to enable
the Hantro Stockholders to obtain the waivers referred to in the last sentence
of Section
8.6;
provided
that the
amount of guaranties of the indebtedness of Hantro shall not exceed €3,653,000.
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9.9. Expenses.
The
Company will pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of the Company and its
representatives incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and will also pay any share transfer taxes
arising out of the Share Exchange. The Company will pay, or will reimburse
Hantro for, the
fees
and expenses of Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx incurred in connection with the financial
information to be provided under Section
8.11.
9.10. Regarding
the Contingent Consideration.
For
purposes of facilitating a fair determination of the Contingent Consideration,
Hantro 2007 Net Revenue shall include license, maintenance and support, and
services revenue associated with (a) all Hantro Products based on Hantro’s RTL
code, and all other H.264, VC1 and similar software licenses and royalty
payments and (b) all Hantro Products with which any of the Company’s products
are integrated (e.g., if VP6 is integrated with a Hantro Product and the Hantro
Product is sold, the entire revenue amount of such sale shall be considered
Hantro 2007 Net Revenue). The Company will not make changes to the business,
operations or financial reporting procedures of the combined company
post-Closing that might reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse
effect on Hantro’s ability to attain the Hantro 2007 Net Revenue target set
forth in Section
2.2(a),
unless
any such changes are reasonable requirements of the combined business, the
result of compliance with regulatory or applicable accounting requirements
or
policies or are deemed necessary in connection with the management of any
reasonably likely or actual liability, which is material by its nature. In
connection with any such change to the operations of the combined company,
the
Company will notify the Authorized Representative of such proposed change in
advance and permit the Authorized Representative a period of not more than
12
Business Days in which to propose alternatives and to discuss the matter with
the Company. Both the Company and the Authorized Representative agree to act
in
good faith in connection with any such changes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Company will make good faith efforts to incorporate VP6 and possibly VP7
into Hantro’s 8000 series product. Any inter-company transactions between the
Company and Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary shall be recorded on commercial
terms at an arm’s-length basis.
10. Conditions
Precedent to the Hantro Stockholders’ Obligation to Close.
The
obligation of each of the Hantro Stockholders to sell its Hantro Shares and
its
Hantro Options and acquire the Exchange Shares, to take the other actions
required to be taken by the Hantro Stockholders at Closing and to otherwise
close the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, is subject to the
satisfaction, at or prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions (any
of which may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Hantro
Stockholders):
10.1. The
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the Closing Date (except
to the extent such representations expressly speak as of an earlier date).
10.2. All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Company is required to perform or comply
with pursuant to this Agreement at or prior to Closing must have been performed
and complied with in all material respects, except as otherwise consented to
in
writing by the Hantro Stockholders.
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10.3. Any
applicable waiting period (including any extension thereof) under any applicable
foreign anti-trust, competition or trade regulation laws shall have expired
or
been terminated.
10.4. The
stockholders of the Company shall have properly approved the proposals
contemplated by Section 9.5
and
elected the Hantro Director as director of the Company, effective upon the
Closing, and the Company Charter Amendment shall have been duly filed with
the
Secretary of State of Delaware.
10.5. There
shall be (A) in effect no injunction, decree, or order of any court of
competent jurisdiction that prohibits the sale of the Hantro Shares and the
Hantro Options by the Hantro Stockholders to the Company, or that otherwise
prohibits any performance under this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that has been adopted or issued,
or
has otherwise become effective, since the date of this Agreement, and
(B) no action or litigation pending or threatened in writing by any person
since the date of this Agreement in which (i) an injunction is or may be
sought against this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (ii) relief is or may be sought against any party hereto as a
result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and in which
in the good faith judgment of the Hantro Stockholders (relying on the advice
of
its U.S. legal counsel), such person has a reasonable possibility of prevailing
and such relief would have a Hantro Material Adverse Effect.
10.6. No
Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
10.7. The
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall have been declared effective by the SEC and no stop
order shall be in effect with respect thereto.
10.8. All
of
the deliveries set forth in Section
15(b)
shall
have been completed.
11. Conditions
Precedent to the Company’s Obligation to Close.
The
Company’s obligation to acquire the Hantro Shares and issue the Exchange Shares,
to take the other actions required to be taken by the Company at Closing and
to
otherwise close the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, is subject
to
the satisfaction, at or prior to Closing, of each of the following conditions
(any of which may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Company):
11.1. The
Company shall have raised the amount of at least $20,000,000 in the S-3
Offerings in amounts sufficient to fund the payments required by Section
9.9
and
Section
15(b)(v).
11.2. The
Management Employment Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by all
parties thereto.
11.3. The
representations and warranties of the Hantro Stockholders set forth in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date
of
this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of the
Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
speak as of an earlier date).
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11.4. All
of
the covenants and obligations that the Hantro Stockholders or the Authorized
Representative are required to perform or comply with pursuant to this Agreement
at or prior to Closing must have been performed and complied with in all
material respects, except as otherwise consented to in writing by the
Company.
11.5. Any
applicable waiting period (including any extension thereof) under any applicable
foreign anti-trust, competition or trade regulation laws shall have expired
or
been terminated.
11.6. The
Company’s stockholders shall have approved (i) the issuance of the Exchange
Shares and the Contingent Consideration in accordance with this Agreement and
(ii) the Company Charter Amendment in accordance with applicable
laws.
11.7. The
Exchange Shares and the Contingent Consideration shall have been approved for
listing by the Principal Trading Market.
11.8. There
shall be (A) in effect no injunction, decree, or order of any court of
competent jurisdiction that prohibits the sale of the Hantro Shares and the
Hantro Options by the Hantro Stockholders to the Company, or that otherwise
prohibits any performance under this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, that has been adopted or issued,
or
has otherwise become effective, since the date of this Agreement, and
(B) no action or litigation pending or threatened in writing by any person
since the date of this Agreement in which (i) an injunction is or may be
sought against this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (ii) relief is or may be sought against any party hereto as a
result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and in which
in the good faith judgment of the Company (relying on the advice of its legal
counsel), such person has a reasonable possibility of prevailing and such relief
would have a Hantro Material Adverse Effect or a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
11.9. No
Hantro
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred.
11.10. Hantro
shall have obtained from each of its lenders (other than any Hantro Stockholder
or any Affiliate thereof), and from TEKES, an amendment to, or waiver under,
its
loan agreements with such lenders or grant agreements pursuant to which the
lenders and TEKES agree that the entering by the Hantro Stockholders into this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not
result in the acceleration of Hantro’s debt, the repayment of any grant or any
modification of the terms under which Hantro can borrow and repay debt or apply
the proceeds of any grant. All debt due to any Hantro Stockholder or any
Affiliate of any Hantro Stockholder shall have been cancelled or
discharged.
11.11. The
Proxy
Statement/Prospectus shall have been declared effective by the SEC and no stop
order shall be in effect with respect thereto.
11.12. Each
of
the current officers and directors of Hantro shall have effectively resigned.
11.13. All
of
the deliveries set forth in Section
15(a)
shall
have been completed.
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12. [Intentionally
omitted]
13. Termination.
13.1. This
Agreement may be terminated, and the Share Exchange and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned, as follows:
(a) by
the
written consent of the Company and the Authorized Representative;
(b) by
the
Hantro Stockholders, if any of the conditions set forth in Section 10
have not
been satisfied or waived in writing by the Authorized Representative on or
prior
to Closing;
(c) by
the
Company, if any of the conditions set forth in Section 11
have not
been satisfied or waived in writing by the Company on or prior to
Closing;
(d) by
the
Company or Hantro Stockholders, if Closing has not been consummated (for any
reason other than a breach or violation of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement by the party seeking such
termination) by November 30, 2007 (or such later date, as to which the
Hantro Stockholders and the Company, in their respective sole and absolute
discretion, may agree in writing) (the “Outside
Date”);
(e) by
either
the Company or the Hantro Stockholders, if a governmental entity shall have
issued a nonappealable final order, decree or ruling or taken any other
nonappealable final action, in each case, having the effect of permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement;
(f) by
either
the Company or the Hantro Stockholders, if at the Company Stockholders Meeting
(including any adjournment or postponement), called to approve the Share
Exchange, the requisite vote of the stockholders of the Company in favor of
the
proposals set forth in Section 9.5
(the
“Stockholder
Approval”)
shall
not have been obtained (provided,
that
the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section shall not be available
to the Company where the failure to obtain Stockholder Approval shall have
been
caused by the action or failure to act of the Company and such action or failure
to act constitutes a material breach by the Company of this
Agreement);
(g) by
the
Hantro Stockholders, if the Board of Directors of the Company shall have
withdrawn or modified, in a manner adverse to Hantro, its recommendation, as
required under Section 9.5,
that
the Company stockholders vote in favor of the proposals described in
Section 9.5;
(h) by
the
Company, if Hantro in good faith files on or before the Closing any petition
in
bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership, or a petition in
bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership is filed on or before
Closing against Hantro by any person not a party (or affiliate of a party)
to
this Agreement and is not withdrawn or dismissed on or before Closing;
or
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(i) by
the
Hantro Stockholders, if the Company in good faith files on or before Closing
any
petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership, or a
petition in bankruptcy, reorganization, liquidation or receivership is filed
on
or before Closing against the Company by any person not a party (or affiliate
of
a party) to this Agreement and is not withdrawn or dismissed on or before
Closing.
13.2. If
the
Hantro Stockholders terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 13.1,
the
Hantro Stockholders shall give the Company prompt written notice of such
termination, including in reasonable detail the basis for such
termination.
13.3. If
the
Company terminates this Agreement in accordance with Section
13.1,
the
Company shall give the Authorized Representative prompt written notice of such
termination, including in reasonable detail the basis for such
termination.
13.4. The
termination of this Agreement shall render null and void, and of no further
force or effect, all of the rights and obligations of the parties under this
Agreement; provided, that no such termination shall be deemed to relieve any
defaulting or breaching party from any liability to the other parties hereto,
or
to otherwise eliminate, reduce or affect in any way any cause of action, action
or claim, whether at law, in equity or otherwise, which any non-defaulting
and
non-breaching party may or shall have against the defaulting or breaching party
under or arising out of this Agreement, or to be deemed an election of remedies
which precludes, waives or otherwise affects any of the foregoing. The
obligations of the parties pursuant to Sections
8.4
and
9.6
shall
survive the termination of this Agreement in accordance with the terms of such
Sections and shall not be subject to any limits set forth in Section
17.
14. Closing
Date.
The
Closing of the transactions provided for in this Agreement (herein sometimes
called the “Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of the Company’s counsel, XxXxxxx Xxxxx LLP, 0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, XX, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America 10105, at 10:00
a.m. on the later of the third (3rd) business day following the date on
which all conditions to Closing specified in Sections
10
and
11
of this
Agreement have been satisfied or waived, but in no event later than
November 30, 2007, or at such other place, date and time as shall be agreed
to in writing between the Company and the Hantro Stockholders. The date and
time
of Closing is sometimes called the “Closing
Date.”
15. Deliveries
at Closing.
(a) Deliveries
by the Hantro Stockholders.
At the
Closing, the Hantro Stockholders or the Authorized Representative will deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Company the following in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to counsel to the Company:
(i) effective
transfer of the Hantro Shares;
(ii) effective
transfer of the Hantro Options;
(iii) the
Management Employment Agreement duly executed and delivered at or prior to
the
Closing Date;
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(iv) [Intentionally
omitted];
(v) a
certificate executed by the Authorized Representative certifying as to the
matters set forth in Sections
11.3,
11.4
and
11.9;
(vi) evidence
in form and substance satisfactory to the Company that each unallocated option
under any of Hantro’s existing option schemes has either been terminated or has
remained unallocated;
(vii) evidence
in form and substance satisfactory to the Company that all shareholders’ and/or
option holder agreements relating to Hantro have been terminated and that each
such agreement shall be of no further force or effect;
(viii) written
resignations of each member of the Board of Directors or equivalent of Hantro
and each Hantro Subsidiary confirming that none of them have any claims of
whatsoever nature, whether for compensation or otherwise, against Hantro and
each Hantro Subsidiary (save for compensation earned in the ordinary course
of
business based on their employment relationships);
(ix) Lock
Up
Agreements duly executed and delivered by each of the Hantro Stockholders,
each
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
F;
(x) the
favorable legal opinion of Roschier, Attorneys Ltd., counsel for the Hantro
Stockholders, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit
G
attached
hereto;
(xi) a
certificate executed by the Authorized Representative setting forth the Share
Exchange Expenses in reasonable detail;
(xii) payment
of the Share Exchange Expenses by the Hantro Stockholders;
(xiii) the
Escrow Agreement, duly signed and delivered by the Authorized Representative
and
the escrow agent to be named therein, dated the Closing Date, in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D;
and
(xiv) all
such
further documents, instruments and agreements which may be reasonably requested
by the Company or its counsel to effect and carry out any provision of this
Agreement.
(b) Deliveries
by the Company.
At the
Closing, the Company will pay or cause to be paid, and will deliver or cause
to
be delivered, as the case may be, to the Authorized Representative, the
following:
(i) irrevocable
written instructions addressed to the Company’s transfer agent authorizing and
directing the issue and delivery of duly executed stock certificates
representing the Exchange Shares;
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(ii) the
Certificate of the Secretary of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date,
confirming that all necessary corporate action has been taken to authorize
the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Management Employment Agreement
by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions provided
for herein and therein;
(iii) the
Management Employment Agreement duly executed and delivered at or prior to
the
Closing Date;
(iv) a
certificate executed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company
certifying as to the matters set forth in Sections
10.1,
10.2
and
10.6;
(v) a
payment
in the amount payable under the Transfer Tax Act of 1996, as required by
Section
9.9;
(vi) the
favorable legal opinion of McGuireWoods LLP, counsel for the Company, dated
the
Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit
H
attached
hereto;
(vii) the
Escrow
Agreement, duly signed and delivered by the Company and the escrow agent to
be
named therein, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form attached hereto
as Exhibit
D;
and
(viii) all
such
further documents, instruments and agreements which may be reasonably requested
by the Hantro Stockholders or counsel to the Hantro Stockholders to effect
and
carry out any provision of this Agreement.
(c) Repayment
of Bridge Loan III.
Bridge
Loan III will have been repaid in full (i) first, by applying all available
cash
of Hantro on the day prior to the Closing Date to the repayment of the principal
amount of Bridge Loan III outstanding on the Closing Date and (ii) second,
(A)
to the extent that such cash is insufficient to repay Bridge Loan III and (B)
to
repay interest accrued on Bridge Loan III in either case by issuing and
delivering to the Investor Stockholders who are lenders under Bridge Loan III
a
number of shares of Company Common Stock, valued at closing VWAP, that equals
the amount of the unpaid principal balance of (after giving effect to the
payment of cash referred to in (A)) and accrued interest on the Bridge Loan
III
(the “Bridge
Loan III Repayment Shares”)
and to
reduce the Share Component by the number of Bridge Loan III Repayment Shares,
all as informed by the Authorized Representative.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement or the Lock Up Agreement,
the
Bridge Loan III Repayment Shares shall be freely transferable as of the Closing
Date and shall not be subject to any lock up obligation.
16. [Intentionally
omitted]
17. Indemnification;
Remedies; Limits on Liability.
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17.1. Indemnification
by the Hantro Stockholders.
(a) Subject
to the limitations contained in Section
17.2,
from
and after the Closing Date, the Hantro Stockholders shall protect, defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Affiliates (including Hantro
and
any Hantro Subsidiary), officers, directors, employees, representatives and
agents (each the “Company
Indemnified Person”
and
collectively, the “Company
Indemnified Persons”)
from
and against any and all losses, claims, costs, damages, liabilities, fees
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses
generally and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses specifically related to
enforcement of, or assertion of, claims pursuant to this Section
17)
(collectively, the “Company
Losses”)
and
expenses that any of the Company Indemnified Persons actually incurs arising
out
of or in connection with (A) any claim, demand, action or cause of action
alleging misrepresentation, breach of, or default in connection with, any of
the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the Hantro Stockholders
contained in this Agreement, including any exhibits or schedules attached
hereto, or any fact or circumstance constituting a misrepresentation, breach
of
or default in such representations or warranties, (B) any Company Losses
that any of the Company Indemnified Persons actually incurs arising out of
or in
connection with any proceeding affecting Hantro and the Hantro Subsidiary or
any
Hantro Stockholder, or any claim or proceeding brought by or on behalf of any
Hantro Stockholder with respect to the calculation of the number of Hantro
Shares owned or to be owned by such Hantro Stockholder as of the Closing Date
or
prior thereto; and (C) all Taxes imposed on, or resulting from the
operations of Hantro and its Affiliates for all periods up to and including
the
Closing Date (except with respect to the amount of Taxes that Hantro and its
Affiliates have properly reserved for on the Interim Balance Sheet); (D) any
claim by any person for payment of any fee, expense or disbursement incurred
for
the benefit or on behalf of any Hantro Stockholder or any advisor of a Hantro
Stockholder in connection with the Share Exchange, whether or not set forth
in
the certificate delivered pursuant to Section
15(a)(xi);
(E) any claim by the Finnish tax authorities for payment of any tax due or
allegedly due from any Hantro Stockholder as a result of the Share Exchange;
and
(F) any amount payable as a result of a breach of the representation made in
Section
5.8(k).
Each
Hantro Stockholder’s portion of any Company Losses shall be based upon such
Hantro Stockholder’s portion of the Exchange Shares received in connection with
the sale of the Hantro Shares and the Hantro Options pursuant to Section
2.1(a)
of this
Agreement.
Any
indemnity obligation of Hantro Stockholders under this Section
17.1
shall be
treated for all purposes as a reduction of the consideration payable by the
Company under Section
2.
This
remedy shall be the exclusive remedy of the Company and it is specifically
agreed that no remedy under the Finnish Sale of Goods Act (355/1987), including
(but not limited to) the right to rescind this Agreement shall be available
to
the Company.
(b) No
claim
shall be brought under this Section
17
unless
any Company Indemnified Person at any time prior to the applicable Survival
Date, gives the Escrow Agent and the Authorized Representative prompt written
notice (a “Claim
Notice”)
after
such Company Indemnified Person has actual knowledge of the basis for such
claim, or of the existence of any such claim, specifying the nature and basis
of
such claim and the amount thereof, to the extent then known, or prompt written
notice of any Third Party Claim (as defined herein), the existence of which
might give rise to such a claim, but the failure so to provide such notice
to
the Hantro Stockholders and the Escrow Agent will not relieve the Hantro
Stockholders from any liability which they may have to the Company Indemnified
Persons under this Agreement (unless and only to the extent that such failure
results in the loss or compromise of any material rights (including in any
event
the right to seek and obtain indemnification or contribution or to make a timely
claim for insurance coverage) or defenses of the Hantro Stockholders and they
were not otherwise aware of such action or claim) or otherwise.
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(c) In
case
the Authorized Representative shall object in writing to any Claim Notice,
the
Company Indemnified Person that has sent the Claim Notice shall respond in
a
written statement to the objection of the Authorized Representative within
15
days of the receipt of such objection. If after such 15-day period, there
remains a dispute as to the claim set forth in the Claim Notice, the Company
and
the Authorized Representative shall attempt in good faith for an additional
15
days to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each
of
such claims (the “Good
Faith Negotiation Period”).
If
the Company and the Authorized Representative should so agree, a memorandum
setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and
shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled
to
rely on any such memorandum and shall distribute the amount payable from the
fund held by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms of the memorandum
and
the Escrow Agreement. If no such agreement can be reached after the Good Faith
Negotiation Period, the matter shall be settled by binding arbitration in the
manner provided in Section
19
of this
Agreement. The final decision of the arbitrator shall be furnished to the
Company and the Authorized Representative and the Escrow Agent in writing and
shall constitute the conclusive determination of the matters in question binding
upon the Company Indemnified Persons and the Hantro Stockholders, and shall
not
be contested by any of them. Such decision may only be used in a court of law
for the purpose of seeking enforcement of the arbitrator’s
decision.
(d) The
obligations and liabilities of the Hantro Stockholders, with respect to Company
Losses resulting from the assertion of liability by third parties that could
render the representations and warranties made by the Hantro Stockholders false
or misleading (a “Third
Party Claim”)
shall
be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The
Company shall promptly give written notice to the Authorized Representative
of
any Third Party Claim that might give rise to any Company Loss by the Company
Indemnified Persons, stating the nature and basis of such Third Party Claim,
and
the amount thereof to the extent known. Such notice shall be accompanied by
copies of all relevant documentation with respect to such Third Party Claim,
including, without limitation, any summons, complaint or other pleading that
may
have been served, any written demand or any other document or instrument.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to provide notice as aforesaid to
the
Authorized Representative will not relieve the Hantro Stockholders from any
liability which they may have to the Company Indemnified Persons under this
Agreement (unless and only to the extent that such failure results in the loss
or compromise of any material rights (including in any event the right to seek
and obtain indemnification or contribution or to make a timely claim for
insurance coverage) or defenses of the Hantro Stockholders and they were not
otherwise aware of such action or claim) or otherwise.
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(ii) The
Hantro Stockholders will have the right, upon delivery of a written
acknowledgement to the Company of their indemnification liability pursuant
to
this Section
17,
to
assume the defense of the Third Party Claim with counsel of his or its choice
within twenty (20) days after the Company has given notice of the Third Party
Claim; provided,
that
the Hantro Stockholders, acting through the Authorized Representative must
conduct the defense of the Third Party Claim actively and diligently thereafter
in order to preserve its rights in this regard; and provided,
further,
that
the Company may retain separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses
to be paid by the Hantro Stockholders, if any Company Indemnified Person upon
advice of legal counsel shall have reasonably concluded that representation
of
such Company Indemnified Person or Persons by the counsel retained by the Hantro
Stockholders would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between such Company Indemnified Person and any other party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding (provided,
that
the Hantro Stockholders shall not be responsible for the fees and expenses
of
more than one additional counsel for all Company Indemnified Persons). No Hantro
Stockholder, in the defense of any claim or litigation, shall, except with
the
consent of the Company, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by
the claimant or plaintiff to the Company of a release from all liability in
respect to such claim or litigation.
(iii) If
the
Hantro Stockholders do not assume and conduct the defense of the Third Party
Claim in accordance with this Section
17.1(d),
the
Company Indemnified Persons shall defend any Third Party Claims with counsel
of
their own choosing, which counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Hantro
Stockholders, with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the Hantro
Stockholders, and shall act reasonably and in accordance with their good faith
business judgment in handling such Third Party Claims and shall not effect
any
settlement without the consent of the Hantro Stockholders, which consent shall
not unreasonably be withheld or delayed. The Hantro Stockholders and the Company
Indemnified Persons shall make available to each other and their counsel and
accountants all books and records and information relating to any Third Party
Claims, keep each other fully apprised as to the details and progress of all
proceedings relating thereto and render to each other such assistance as may
be
reasonably required to ensure the proper and adequate defense of any and all
Third Party Claims.
17.2. Limitations
on Indemnification.
(a) The
Hantro Stockholders shall not have any liability nor be subject to any claim
under Section
17.1,
unless
and until the amount of any Company Losses, subject to Section
17.1
exceeds
$20,000 per claim (the “Individual
Claim Threshold”)
and
$2,000,000 in the aggregate (the “Aggregate
Claim Threshold”)
with
respect to any Company Losses subject to indemnity under Section
17.1.
If the
aggregate amount of Company Losses subject to Section
17.1
exceeds
the Aggregate Claim Threshold, then for each such Company Loss that is or was
subject to Section
17.1
and that
exceeds the Individual Claim Threshold (including those within the Aggregate
Claim Threshold), the Company Indemnified Person shall be entitled to
indemnification by the Hantro Stockholders in the full amount of such Company
Loss (notwithstanding the Aggregate Claim Threshold), up to the Aggregate Loss
Limit. Claims that do not exceed the Individual Claim Threshold shall not be
entitled to indemnification under Section
17.1,
but
shall be included in any determination of whether the aggregate amount of
Company Losses subject to Section
17.1
exceeds
the Aggregate Claim Threshold.
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(b) Except
for Company Losses arising out of Section
4.1,
4.2,
4.3,
4.4
or
5.1,
for
Company Losses arising out of fraud or intentional misrepresentation or under
clauses (D) or (E) of Section
17.1(a),
the
Hantro Stockholders shall not be liable under this Agreement, whether with
respect to Third Party Claims or non-Third Party Claims, for any amounts in
excess of the Escrow Shares then held by the Escrow Agent under the Escrow
Agreement; and, for Company Losses that arise out of Section
4.1,
4.2,
4.3,
4.4
or
5.1,
the
Hantro Stockholders shall not be liable for any amounts in excess of the
Exchange Shares and the Contingent Consideration held by them (including the
Escrow Shares) (collectively, the “Aggregate Loss Limit”).
(c) Except
in
the case of (i) any Company Loss that arises out of fraud or intentional
misrepresentation, and (ii) any Company Loss that is subject to indemnification
under clause (D) or (E) of Section
17.1(a),
no
liability of the Hantro Stockholders hereunder shall be settled other than,
as
set forth in Section
17.3.
Furthermore, notwithstanding Section
17.2(a),
no
claim that arises out of clause (D), (E) or (F) of Section
17.1(a)
shall be
subject to either the Individual Claim Threshold or the Aggregate Claim
Threshold; and no claim that arises out of fraud or intentional
misrepresentation shall be subject to the Aggregate Claim
Threshold.
17.3. Redelivery
of Shares to the Company.
If
Company Losses become payable by the Hantro Stockholders pursuant to
Section
17.1,
then
the amount of any such Company Loss (if the Company Loss is expressed in Euros,
then the amount of such Company Loss shall be converted into U.S. Dollars at
the
rate of exchange for the U.S. Dollar to the Euro as published in The Wall Street
Journal (U.S. edition) for the date on which the Company has sent its Claim
Notice) shall be converted into a number of shares of the Company Common Stock,
rounded to the nearest whole share (the “Loss
Equivalent Shares”),
by
dividing the amount of the Company Loss set forth in the Claim Notice by Closing
VWAP and then:
(a) to
the
extent such Company Loss arises out of any provisions of this Agreement other
than Section
4.1,
4.2,
4.3
or
5.1,
the
Authorized Representative shall instruct the Escrow Agent to redeliver such
Loss
Equivalent Shares to the Company;
(b) to
the
extent that such Company Loss arises out of Section
4.1,
4.2,
4.3
or
4.4,
the
Hantro Stockholder whose representation or warranty has been breached shall
redeliver the Loss Equivalent Shares to the Company out of the Exchange Shares
and Contingent Consideration held by such Hantro Stockholder; provided,
that if
the Exchange Shares and Contingent Consideration held by such Hantro Stockholder
are less than the Loss Equivalent Shares to be redelivered to satisfy such
Company Loss, the Company may require the Authorized Representative to instruct
the Escrow Agent to redeliver the deficiency to the Company from the Escrowed
Shares held in escrow with respect to such Hantro Stockholder; and
(c) to
the
extent that such Company Loss arises out of Section
5.1,
the
Hantro Stockholders shall jointly and severally be obligated to redeliver the
Loss Equivalent Shares to the Company out of the Exchange Shares and Contingent
Consideration held by them.
In
the
case of Company Losses under clause (a) of this Section
17.3,
within
5 Business Days of the written request of the Company to the Hantro
Stockholders, the Authorized Representative will instruct the Escrow Agent
to
tender to the Company for cancellation of one or more certificates representing
the Escrow Shares in exchange for one or more certificates in a number that
properly reflects the set-off made pursuant to the provisions of this Section.
Notwithstanding the above provisions, the Company shall not be limited by this
Section
17.3
for any
Company Loss that arises out of fraud or intentional misrepresentation by any
Hantro Stockholder.
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17.4. Consequential
Damages.
In no
event shall either Party be liable to any other Person for such other Person’s
(i) lost profits, loss of use, or lost revenues, (ii) punitive,
multiple, or other exemplary damages, or (iii) any other indirect,
incidental, special, or consequential losses. Each party waives and relinquishes
claims for such lost profits, loss of use, lost revenues, or other indirect,
incidental, special, or consequential losses.
17.5. Insurance
Proceeds and Tax Benefits.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the other provisions of this
Section
17,
the
amount that any Hantro Stockholder may be required to pay to any Company
Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section
17
shall be
reduced (retroactively, if necessary) by any insurance proceeds or refunds
actually recovered by or on behalf of the applicable Company Indemnified Person
in reduction of the related Company Losses (on an after-Tax basis). If any
Company Indemnified Person receives the payment required by this Section
17
from a
Hantro Stockholder in respect of Company Losses and subsequently receives
insurance proceeds in respect of such Company Losses, then the Company
Indemnified Person shall promptly repay to the Hantro Stockholder a sum equal
to
the amount of such insurance proceeds or refunds actually received, net of
costs
and expenses and on an after-Tax basis, but not exceeding the amount paid by
the
Hantro Stockholder to such Company Indemnified Person in respect of such Company
Losses. No representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement contained in this
Agreement is for the benefit of any insurer. Further, the amount of Company
Losses shall be reduced (retroactively, if necessary) by any Tax benefits
actually recovered by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person in relation to
the
claim giving rise to such Company Losses.
18. Further
Assurances.
The
Company and the Hantro Stockholders agree to execute and deliver all such other
instruments and take all such other action as any party may reasonably request
from time to time, after the date hereof and without payment of further
consideration, in order to effectuate the transactions provided for herein.
The
parties shall cooperate fully with each other and with their respective counsel
and accountants in connection with any steps required to be taken as part of
their respective obligations under this Agreement, including, without
limitation, the preparation of financial statements and preparation and filing
of Tax Returns.
19. Dispute
Resolution.
19.1. In
the
event of a dispute between the parties arising out of or relating to this
Agreement, including indemnification claims pursuant to Section
17,
or any
other agreement or document executed and delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
the parties shall first promptly attempt in good faith to resolve such dispute
for a period of not less than 30 calendar days. If such good faith efforts
are
not successful within such 30-day period, then the dispute shall be determined
by binding arbitration in accordance with the provisions of Section
19.2.
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19.2. Any
dispute which is not settled or otherwise resolved through the provision of
Section
19.1
shall be
determined by binding arbitration. Such arbitration shall be held in New York,
New York, USA, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration
Association (“AAA”)
if the
arbitration is brought by the Authorized Representative, and shall be held
in
Helsinki, Finland, in accordance with the rules of the Finnish Central Chamber
of Commerce (“FCCC”)
if the
arbitration is brought by the Company. The Hantro Stockholders may bring
arbitration solely through the Authorized Representative. In each case, a single
arbitrator shall be appointed; provided,
that
(A) every person named on any list of potential arbitrators shall be a
neutral and impartial lawyer with excellent academic and professional
credentials (i) who has practiced law for at least 15 years, specializing
in either general commercial litigation or general corporate and commercial
matters, and (ii) who has had experience, and is generally available to
serve, as an arbitrator, and (B) each party shall be entitled to strike on
a peremptory basis, for any reason or no reason, any or all of the names of
potential arbitrators on any list submitted to the party by the AAA or FCCC,
as
applicable (the “Association”),
as
well as any person selected by the Association to serve as an arbitrator by
administrative appointment. In the event the parties cannot agree on the
selection of the arbitrator from the one or more lists submitted by the
Association within thirty (30) calendar days after the Association
transmits to the parties its first list of potential arbitrators, the
Association shall nominate three persons who meet the criteria set forth herein.
Each party shall be entitled to strike one of such three nominees on a
peremptory basis within five (5) calendar days after its receipt of such
list of nominees, indicating its order of preference with respect to the
remaining nominees. If two of such nominees have been stricken by the parties
to
the dispute, the unstricken nominee shall be the arbitrator. Otherwise, the
selection of the arbitrator shall be made by the Association from the remaining
nominees in accordance with the parties’ mutual order of preference, or by
random selection in the absence of a mutual order of preference. The arbitration
shall be held in English. The arbitrator shall base his or her award on the
terms of this Agreement, on applicable law and judicial precedent, shall include
in such award the findings of fact and conclusions of law upon which the award
is based and shall not grant any remedy or relief that a court could not grant
under applicable law. The arbitration (but not the interpretation of this
Agreement) shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of New York
if
the arbitration is held in New York, and by the substantive laws of Finland
if
the arbitration is held in Finland, without regard to conflicts of laws rules.
Judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court
having jurisdiction thereof.
If any
party to a dispute fails to proceed with the dispute resolution procedures
set
forth in this Section
19.2
or
unsuccessfully seeks to stay such proceedings, or fails to comply with any
arbitration award, or is unsuccessful in vacating or modifying the award
pursuant to a petition or application for judicial review, the other party
shall
be entitled to be awarded costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, paid or
incurred by such other party in successfully compelling such proceedings or
defending against the attempt to stay, vacate or modify such arbitration award
and/or successfully defending or enforcing the award.
20. Discharge
of Liability.
Subject
to the recommendation by the respective auditor(s) of each of Hantro and each
Hantro Subsidiary, at the next annual general meeting of the Hantro Stockholders
and each Hantro Subsidiary, the Company undertakes to ensure that the members
of
the Board of Directors and the managing director of each of Hantro and each
Hantro Subsidiary, as applicable, are granted discharge from liability for
the
period until the Closing Date. For the avoidance of doubt, such discharge of
liability by Hantro or any Hantro Subsidiary or the voting in favor thereof
by
the Company, as the case may be, shall not affect the liability of the Hantro
Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement.
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21. Miscellaneous.
21.1. Waiver,
Etc.
Neither
the failure nor any delay on the part of any party to exercise any right,
remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power
or
privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other
right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy,
power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver
of
such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence.
No
waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party
asserted to have granted such waiver.
21.2. Controlling
Law.
Except
as provided in Section
19.2,
this
Agreement and all questions relating to its validity, interpretation,
performance and enforcement (including, without limitation, provisions
concerning limitations of actions), shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of Finland, notwithstanding any conflicts of laws
doctrines of such country or other jurisdiction to the contrary, and without
the
aid of any canon, custom or rule of law requiring construction against the
draftsman.
21.3. Notices.
All
notices, requests, demands and other communications required or permitted under
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given,
made and received only when delivered (personally, by courier service such
as
Federal Express, or by other messenger), or when sent by electronic facsimile,
addressed as set forth below:
(a) |
If
to the Company:
|
00
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
XxXxxxx
Xxxxx LLP
0000
Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxx
Xxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
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(b)
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If
to the Hantro Stockholders:
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Nexit
Ventures Oy
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
0 X
00000
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx
Attention:
Pekka Salonoja
Fax
x000
0 0000 0000
with
a
copy to:
Roschier,
Attorneys Ltd.
Xxxxxxxxxx
0 X
00000
Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Attention:
Antti Kahri, Esq.
Fax:
x000
(0) 000000000
Any
party
may alter the address to which communications or copies are to be sent by giving
notice of such change of address in conformity with the provisions of this
Section for the giving of notice.
21.4. Amendment.
This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument signed by each of the
parties hereto.
21.5. Exhibits
and Schedules.
All
Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference
into, and made a part of, this Agreement.
21.6. Binding
Nature of Agreement; Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
and their respective successors and assigns, except that no party may assign
or
transfer this Agreement or their rights or obligations hereunder other than
by
operation of law without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto
(which consent shall not be unreasonably delayed, conditioned or
withheld).
21.7. Execution
in Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon,
and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. This
Agreement shall become binding when one or more counterparts hereof,
individually or taken together, shall bear the signatures of the Company and
the
Authorized Representative. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Agreement
by facsimile or by PDF shall be equally effective as delivery of an original
executed counterpart of this Agreement.
21.8. Provisions
Separable.
The
provisions of this Agreement are independent of and separable from each other,
and no provision shall be affected or rendered invalid or unenforceable by
virtue of the fact that for any reason any other or others of them may be
invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part. However, in the event any
provision of this Agreement shall be held or declared invalid or unenforceable
in whole or in part by any court of competent jurisdiction, such court shall
(to
the full extent permitted by applicable law) revise or reform the Agreement,
and/or take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate, with respect
to such invalid or unenforceable provision so as to carry out the intent of
the
parties as expressed in this Agreement in a manner that is not so invalid or
unenforceable.
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21.9. Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes all prior and
contemporaneous agreements, understandings, inducements or conditions, express
or implied, oral or written.
21.10. Section
Headings.
The
Section and Section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only; they
form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.
21.11. Gender
and Number.
Words
used herein, regardless of the number and gender specifically used, shall be
deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any
other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context indicates is
appropriate.
21.12. Number
of Days.
In
computing the number of days for purposes of this Agreement, all days shall
be
counted, including Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays; provided
that if
the final day of any time period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or Holiday, then
the final day shall be deemed to be the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday
or such Holiday. For purposes of this Section, “Holiday”
shall
mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which national banks are or
may
elect to be closed in either the United States of America or
Finland.
21.13. Currency.
As used
in this Agreement, the symbol U.S. $ or $ shall refer to United States Dollars;
and the symbol € or EUR shall refer to Euros. Payments of designated amounts
shall be made in the currency specified by the relevant provision of this
Agreement.
21.14. Confidentiality.
The
parties acknowledge they have previously entered into a confidentiality
agreement, dated October 26, 2006, which confidentiality agreement shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and
delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers, on the date first above
written.
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NEXIT
VENTURES OY,
on
its own behalf and by
proxy
on behalf of each of the Hantro Stockholders
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