Exhibit 10.1
SECOND
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
among
JK ACQUISITION CORP.,
MULTI-SHOT, INC.,
MULTI-SHOT, LLC,
And Each of
CATALYST/HALL GROWTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., LLC,
And
SG-DIRECTIONAL, LLC, as
MEMBERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
Dated as of August 27, 2007
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER
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Section 1.01 The
Merger
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Section 1.02 Effective
Time; Closing
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7
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Section 1.03 Effect
of the Merger
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Section 1.04 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
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7
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Section 1.05 Directors
and Officers
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ARTICLE II MERGER
CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
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Section 2.01 Initial
Merger Consideration
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Section 2.02 Closing
Balance Sheet; Indebtedness; Working Capital
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Section 2.03 Post-Closing
Adjustment
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10
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Section 2.04 Exchange
of Certificates
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Section 2.05 Membership
Interest Transfer Books
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15
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Section 2.06 Contingent
Awards
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15
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Section 2.07 Securities
Laws Issues
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Section 2.08 Redemption Shares
Issuance
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Section 3.01 Organization
and Qualification
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Section 3.02 Articles
of Organization and Regulations
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Section 3.03 No
Subsidiaries
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Section 3.04 Capitalization
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Section 3.05 Authority
Relative to This Agreement
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Section 3.06 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Section 3.07 Permits;
Compliance
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Section 3.08 Financial
Statements
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Section 3.09 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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Section 3.10 Absence
of Litigation
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Section 3.11 Employee
Benefit Plans; Labor Matters
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Section 3.12 Contracts
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Section 3.13 Environmental
Matters
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Section 3.14 Intellectual
Property
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Section 3.15 Taxes
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Section 3.16 Vote
Required
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Section 3.17 Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances
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Section 3.18 Real
Property
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Section 3.19 Certain
Interests
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Section 3.20 Insurance
Policies
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Section 3.21 Restrictions
on Business Activities
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Section 3.22 Brokers
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Section 3.23 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 3.24 Customers
and Suppliers
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Section 3.25 Inventory
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Section 3.26 Accounts
Receivable; Bank Accounts
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Section 3.27 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 3.28 Offers
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Section 3.29 Warranties
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Section 3.30 Books
and Records
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Section 3.31 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 3.32 Proxy
Statement
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Section 3.33 No
Misstatements
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF MEMBERS
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Section 4.01 Ownership;
Accredited Status
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Section 4.02 Power;
Authorization; Enforceability
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Section 5.01 Organization
and Qualification
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Section 5.02 Authority
Relative to This Agreement
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Section 5.03 Capital
Structure
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Section 5.04 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Section 5.05 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements
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Section 5.06 Interim
Operations of Merger Sub
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Section 5.07 Board
Approval
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Section 5.08 Valid
Issuance of Parent Shares
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Section 5.09 Brokers
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Section 5.10 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 5.11 Financial
Statements
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Section 5.12 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events
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Section 5.13 Absence
of Litigation
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Section 5.14 Taxes
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Section 5.15 Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances
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Section 5.16 Proxy
Statement
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Section 5.17 Registration
Rights Agreement
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Section 5.18 Offers
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Section 5.19 Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Section 5.20 No
Misstatements
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ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF
BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER
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Section 6.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Merger
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Section 6.02 Conduct
of Business by Parent Pending the Merger
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Section 6.03 Litigation
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Section 6.04 Notification
of Certain Matters
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Section 7.01 Proxy
Statement; Stockholder Approval. Proxy Statement; Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting; Name Change
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Section 7.02 Members’
Approval; Exemption from Registration
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Section 7.03 Access
to Information; Confidentiality
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Section 7.04 No
Solicitation of Transactions
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Section 7.05 Employee
Benefits Matters
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Section 7.06 Further
Action; Consents; Filings
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Section 7.07 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 7.08 No
Public Announcement
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Section 7.09 Expenses
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Section 7.10 Affiliate
Agreements
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Section 7.11 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 7.12 AMEX
Listing
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Section 7.13 Intentionally
Omitted
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Section 7.14 Key
Employees
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Section 7.15 WARN
Act
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Section 7.16 Conversion
Schedule
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Section 7.17 Litigation
Support
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Section 7.18 Director
and Officer Insurance
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Section 7.19 Schedules
Bring Down
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS TO
THE MERGER
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Section 8.01 Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party
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Section 8.02 Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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Section 8.03 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE IX TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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Section 9.01 Termination
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Section 9.02 Effect
of Termination
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Section 9.03 Amendment
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Section 9.04 Waiver
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Section 9.05 Automatic
Termination
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ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 10.01 Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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Section 10.02 Indemnification
by the Members
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Section 10.03 Indemnification
by Parent and Merger Sub
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Section 10.04 Indemnification
Procedures
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Section 10.05 Members’
Representative
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Section 10.06 Taxes
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Section 10.07 Reduction
of Indemnified Amounts
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Section 10.08 Exclusive
Rights and Remedies
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ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Section 11.01 Notices
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Section 11.02 Certain
Definitions
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Section 11.03 Severability
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Section 11.04 Assignment;
Binding Effect; Benefit
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Section 11.05 Incorporation
of Exhibits
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Section 11.06 Specific
Performance
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Section 11.07 Governing
Law; Forum
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Section 11.08 Time
of the Essence
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Section 11.09 Waiver
of Jury Trial
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Section 11.10 Construction
and Interpretation
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Section 11.11 Further
Assurances
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Section 11.12 Headings
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Section 11.13 Counterparts
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Section 11.14 Entire
Agreement
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Schedule 2.03(g)
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Target Working Capital
Calculation — Example
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Schedule 2.04(a)
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Holders of Escrow Securities
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Schedule 2.06(d)
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Contingent Award
Calculation — Example
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Schedule 6.01(k)
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Conduct of Business by the Company
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Schedule 6.02(s)
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Bonus Payments to Officers or
Employees
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Schedule 7.05(b)
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Individuals Entering Into
Employment Agreement
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Schedule 7.05(c)
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Individuals Entering Into
Non-Solicitation Agreement
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Schedule 8.02(r)
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Company Employees to be Employed
at Closing
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Schedule 8.02(t)
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Existing Employment Agreements
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Exhibit A
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Form of Parent Warrant
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Exhibit B
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Form of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit C
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Form of Registration Rights
Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form of Company Counsel Legal
Opinion
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Exhibit E
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Form of Parent Counsel Legal
Opinion
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Exhibit F
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Form of GB Agreement
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Exhibit G
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Form of PB Agreement
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Company Disclosure Schedules
Parent Disclosure Schedules
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER,
dated as of August 27, 2007 (the “
Execution
Date”), among
JK ACQUISITION CORP., a
Delaware
corporation (“
Parent”), MULTI-SHOT, INC., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(“
Merger Sub”), MULTI-SHOT, LLC, a Texas
limited liability company (the “
Company”), and
each of CATALYST/HALL GROWTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., LLC, a
Texas limited liability company (“
CHGCM”) and
SG-DIRECTIONAL, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company
(“
SGD”), collectively as Members’
Representative (as defined in
Section 10.05 hereof).
W I T N E
S S E T H
WHEREAS, that certain First Amended and Restated
Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 14, 2007
was executed by and among the Parent, Merger Sub, the Company,
and the Members that are parties thereto (the “
Second
Agreement”), which Second Agreement amended and
restated in its entirety that certain
Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of September 6, 2006 (the “
Original
Agreement”), executed by and among the Parent, Merger
Sub, the Company, and the Members that were parties thereto;
WHEREAS, the parties thereto desire to enter into this
Agreement to fully supersede and replace the Second Agreement;
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, Parent and the Company will enter into a
business combination transaction pursuant to which the Company
will merge with and into the Merger Sub (the
“Merger”);
WHEREAS, as of the Execution Date, the Board of Managers
of the Company has (i) determined that the Merger is fair
to, and in the best interests of, the Company and the Members,
and (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger,
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of each of Parent and
Merger Sub have (i) determined that the Merger is
consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business
strategy of Parent and fair to, and in the best interests of,
Parent, Merger Sub and their respective stockholders,
(ii) unanimously approved and adopted this Agreement, the
Merger, and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and (iii) determined to unanimously recommend
that the stockholders of Parent approve and adopt this Agreement
and the Merger;
WHEREAS, the Members of the Company currently own the
membership interests of the Company (the “Company
Interests”) as is set forth opposite each such
Member’s name in Section 1.01 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule (as defined in Article III) (such
members being referred to herein as the
“Members”);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share
of Company Interest shall be converted into the right to receive
shares of Parent’s authorized common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share (“Parent Common Stock”) and
Parent Warrants (as defined herein), at the rate determined in
this Agreement;
WHEREAS, Parent has agreed to grant the Members the
registration rights set forth in the Registration Rights
Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, all of the Parent Common Stock otherwise
issuable by Parent in connection with the Merger to the Original
Members (as defined in Section 11.02(a) herein), who
own approximately 38.6% of the Company prior to the Merger shall
be placed in escrow by Parent, the release of which amount shall
be contingent upon certain events and conditions, all as set
forth in this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement (as defined in
Section 2.04(b));
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent’s
willingness to enter into this Agreement, each individual listed
on Schedule 7.05(b) shall enter into an Employment
Agreement (as defined in Section 7.05(b));
WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Parent’s
willingness to enter into this Agreement, each individual listed
on Schedule 7.05(c) shall enter into a Non-Solicitation
Agreement (as defined in Section 7.05(c)); and
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WHEREAS, certain capitalized terms used in this Agreement
are defined in Section 11.02(a) and (b) of this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending
to be legally bound hereby, Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, the
Members’ Representative and the Members, for the limited
purposes stated herein, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE
MERGER
Section 1.01
The
Merger. Upon the terms of this Agreement and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
accordance with the
Delaware General Corporation Law
(“
DGCL”) and Texas Limited Liability Company
Act (“
TLLCA”), at the Effective Time (as
defined in
Section 1.02), Company shall be merged
with and into the Merger Sub. As a result of the Merger, the
separate legal existence of Company shall cease, and the Merger
Sub shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger
(the “
Surviving Corporation”).
Section 1.02
Effective
Time; Closing. As promptly as practicable
following the satisfaction or, if permissible by the express
terms of this Agreement, waiver of the conditions set forth in
Article VIII (or such other date as may be agreed by each
of the parties hereto), the parties hereto shall cause the
Merger to be consummated by (i) filing a certificate of
merger (the “
Certificate of Merger”) with the
Secretary of States of (A) the State of
Delaware and
(B) the State of Texas in such forms as is required by, and
executed in accordance with, the relevant provisions of the DGCL
and the TLLCA, respectively, and (ii) making all other
filings and recordings required under the DGCL and the TLLCA.
Parent will prepare and file all proxy materials in accordance
with Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act that set forth,
among other things, the proposed officers and directors of
Parent and Merger Sub after the Closing. The term
“
Effective Time” means the date and time of the
filing of the Certificate of Merger (or such later time as may
be agreed by each of the parties hereto and specified in the
Certificate of Merger). Immediately prior to the filing of the
Certificate of Merger, a closing (the
“
Closing”) will be held at the offices of
Xxxxxx Xxxxx LLP (“
Xxxxxx Xxxxx”), 0000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx (or such other place as
the parties may agree). The date on which the Closing shall
occur is referred to herein as the “
Closing
Date.”
Section 1.03 Effect
of the Merger. At and after the Effective
Time, the Merger shall have the effects as set forth in the
applicable provisions of the DGCL and TLLCA. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the
Effective Time, all the property, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of each of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in
the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities,
obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of
the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities,
obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the
Surviving Corporation.
Section 1.04 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
(a) At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation
of Merger Sub as currently in effect shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except that
Section 1 of the amended and restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, instead of reading
the same as Section 1 of the Certificate of Incorporation
of Merger Sub, shall read as follows: “The name of this
corporation is “Multi-Shot, Inc.”
(b) At the Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation shall be the same as the Bylaws of Merger Sub as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that all
references to Merger Sub in the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation shall be changed to refer to Multi-Shot, Inc.
Section 1.05 Directors
and Officers.
(a) The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation, and the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the
Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective
successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
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(b) Effective as of the Effective Time, the directors of
Parent and the Surviving Corporation shall be Xxx Xxxxx
(Chairman), Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxx
Xxxxxxx, and up to two (2) other designees of the Members,
such designees to be designated by the Members’
Representative at least ninety (90) days prior to the
Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, and Bylaws, as
amended, of Parent and the Surviving Corporation, and the
initial officers of the Surviving Corporation shall be Xxxxx
Xxxx — Chief Executive Officer, President and
Secretary; Xxxxx Xxxx — Vice President; and Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx — Vice President. Effective as of the
Effective Time, the officers of Parent shall be Xxxxx
Xxxx — Chief Executive Officer and President, and
Xxxxx Xxxx — Secretary. In each case, the foregoing
officers shall serve until their respective successors are duly
elected or appointed and qualified.
ARTICLE II
MERGER
CONSIDERATION; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01 Initial
Merger Consideration.
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or the holders of any of the following securities:
(i) each unit of Company Interest issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into
the right to receive the following consideration, payable in the
form of:
(1) such number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to
the Company Interest to Parent Common Stock Exchange
Ratio; and
(2) such number of Parent Warrants equal to the Company
Interest to Parent Warrant Exchange Ratio; and
(3) a cash amount equal to the Company Interest to Cash
Exchange Ratio;
(ii) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time, all of which shall be held by Parent, shall
be converted into and exchanged for one validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of the Surviving Corporation. The stock certificate
evidencing shares of common stock of Merger Sub shall then
evidence ownership of the outstanding shares of common stock of
the Surviving Corporation.
(b) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings (except as noted in this Agreement):
(i) “Gross Enterprise Value” means
the enterprise value of the Company, such enterprise value of
which is calculated as the sum of (A) (x) 6.25 multiplied
by (y) the forecasted trailing 12 months Adjusted
EBITDA as of November 30, 2007, plus
(B) $10,000,000, which such Gross Enterprise Value is
estimated to be $197,500,000.
(ii) “Estimated Net Enterprise Value”
means Gross Enterprise Value less Estimated Third Party
Indebtedness as of the Closing Date.
(iii) “Estimated Third Party
Indebtedness” means the Indebtedness (as defined in
Section 2.01(b)(iv)).
(iv) “Indebtedness” means all
indebtedness or other obligations of the Company for borrowed
money, including, without limitation, all obligations under
capital leases which under GAAP are required to be shown as a
liability and all indebtedness of a third party for which the
Company is liable pursuant to a guaranty or otherwise.
(v) Intentionally omitted.
(vi) “Parent Stock Consideration”
means one hundred percent (100%) of the remainder of
Estimated Net Enterprise Value, less the Cash Consideration.
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(vii) “Parent Shares” means the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient of
(A) Parent Stock Consideration divided by (B) $5.40,
rounded to the nearest whole share.
(viii) “Parent Warrants” means the
28,516,668 warrants issued by Parent pursuant to
Section 2.01(a)(i)(2), subject to the provisions in
Section 2.06 hereof, substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(ix) “Escrow Shares” means all of
the Parent Shares issued as Parent Stock Consideration to the
Original Members pursuant to Section 2.01 hereto,
all of the Redemption Liability Shares to the Original
Members, if any, issued pursuant to Section 2.08,
and any Parent Common Stock issued to the Original Members
pursuant to the exchange of any Escrow Warrants.
(x) “Cash Consideration” means
$20,000,000.00.
(xi) “Company Interest to Cash Exchange
Ratio” means the quotient (calculated to five
decimal places) obtained by dividing (x) the Cash
Consideration by (y) the Fully Diluted Company Interest
Amount (as defined below).
(xii) “Company Interest to Parent Common Stock
Exchange Ratio” means the quotient (calculated to
five decimal places) obtained by dividing (x) the Parent
Shares by (y) the Fully Diluted Company Interest Amount.
(xiii) “Fully Diluted Company Interest
Amount” means a number of units of Company
Interests equal to the sum of (x) the number of units of
Company Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (y) the number of units of Company
Interests issuable upon exercise, conversion
and/or
exchange of all securities issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time that are exercisable, convertible
and/or
exchangeable for units of Company Interests.
(xiv) “Company Interest to Parent Warrant
Exchange Ratio” means the quotient (calculated to
five decimal places) obtained by dividing (x) the Parent
Warrants by (y) the Fully Diluted Company Interest Amount.
(c) If, during the period between the date hereof and the
Effective Time, any change in the capital stock of Parent shall
occur by reason of reclassification, recapitalization, stock
split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any
stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period or
any similar event, all of the stock-based items that require
adjustment so as to properly reflect the action taken,
including, but not limited to, the Initial Merger Consideration,
the Parent Shares, the Company Interest to Cash Exchange Ratio,
the Company Interest to Parent Common Stock Exchange Ratio, the
Parent Warrants, the Redemption Liability Shares (as
defined in Section 2.08) and
Redemption Warrants (as defined in
Section 2.08) shall be correspondingly adjusted to
the extent appropriate to reflect such stock dividend,
subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split,
combination, exchange or readjustment of shares. The parties
recognize that the 2004 Incentive Plan has, in 2005 and 2006,
and will most likely in 2007 give rise to a Transaction-Related
Members’ Equity Charges (defined below). For the purposes
of this Agreement and the Adjusted EBITDA will not include any
transaction-related charge to Company earnings as required by
GAAP (the “Transaction-Related Members’ Equity
Charges”).
(d) If any units of Company Interests outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or are
subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other
condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase
agreement, stock option exercise agreement or other agreement
with the Company, then the Parent Shares issued in exchange for
such units of Company Interests will also be unvested
and/or
subject to the same repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or
other condition, and the certificates representing such Parent
Shares may accordingly be marked with appropriate legends.
(e) The aggregate consideration payable to the holders of
Company Interests in accordance with this
Section 2.01(a) is referred to in this Agreement as the
“Initial Merger Consideration.” The Initial
Merger Consideration is subject to adjustment in accordance with
Sections 2.02 and 2.03.
Section 2.02 Closing
Balance Sheet; Indebtedness; Working Capital.
(a) (i) Intentionally omitted.
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(ii) For purposes of this Section 2.02,
“Working Capital” shall mean the amount that is
the difference between (i) Company’s Current Assets
and (ii) Company’s Current Liabilities, calculated in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”) and in a manner consistent
with the Company Financial Statements (as defined in
Section 3.08(a)). “Current Assets,”
as used in the definition of Working Capital, shall mean cash on
hand or in deposit accounts, cash equivalents, accounts
receivable (net of all reserves), prepaid project costs, prepaid
expenses, and any other current assets as defined under GAAP,
plus any Transaction Expenses previously paid by the
Company. “Current Liabilities”, as used in the
definition of Closing Working Capital, shall mean accounts
payable, accrued expenses, advanced customer payments and any
other current liabilities (excluding any accrued but unpaid
Transaction Expenses and current portions of Indebtedness) as
defined under GAAP.
(b) The Company will prepare and deliver to Parent at least
one (1) business day before the Closing Date an unaudited
balance sheet of the Company prepared on an estimated basis as
of midnight the day prior to the Closing Date (the
“Estimated Closing Balance Sheet”), which shall
include detailed supporting calculations of (i) the
estimated Indebtedness of the Company as of the Closing Date
(the “Estimated Indebtedness”); and
(ii) the estimated Working Capital of the Company at the
Closing Date (the “Estimated Closing Working
Capital”). The Estimated Closing Balance Sheet will be
prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to reasonable
exceptions such as the absence of footnotes and customary
year-end audit adjustments, in a manner consistent with the
methods and practices used to prepare the audited balance sheet
as of December 31, 2006 (the “2006 Balance
Sheet”). The Company will deliver with the Estimated
Closing Balance Sheet, including the Estimated Indebtedness and
Estimated Closing Working Capital, a certification executed by
the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer that
the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet is being delivered in good
faith and fairly presents, in all material respects, the
financial condition of the Company as of 12:01 a.m. the day
before the Closing Date, prepared in accordance with GAAP,
subject to reasonable exceptions such as the absence of
footnotes and customary year-end audit adjustments. For example,
assuming a Closing Date of December 3, 2007, the Company
shall deliver the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet on the morning
of November 30, 2007 reflecting business activities as of
and through November 29, 2007.
Section 2.03 Post-Closing
Adjustment.
(a) Within 75 days after the Closing Date, Parent will
prepare and deliver to the Members’ Representative written
notice (the “Adjustment Notice”) containing an
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the
close of business on the Closing Date (the “Closing
Balance Sheet”), including detailed supporting
calculations of (i) the Indebtedness of the Company as of
the Closing Date less any Parent Expense Excess (the
“Closing Indebtedness”), (ii) the Working
Capital of the Company as of the Closing Date (“Closing
Working Capital”) and (iii) Parent’s
calculation of the amount of any Initial Merger Consideration
adjustment required pursuant to Section 2.03(i)
(“Adjustment Amount”), if any. If Parent
represents that no Adjustment Amount is due and required, the
Adjustment Notice shall so state. The Closing Balance Sheet,
including the Closing Indebtedness and Closing Working Capital,
will be prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject to any
adjustments that relate to Transaction Expenses as permitted
herein) in a manner consistent with the methods and practices
used to prepare the Estimated Balance Sheet, Estimated
Indebtedness and Estimated Working Capital.
(b) Within 30 days after delivery of the Adjustment
Notice, the Members’ Representative will deliver to Parent
a written response in which the Members’ Representative
will either:
(i) agree in writing with the Closing Balance Sheet as set
forth in the Adjustment Notice, in which case such calculations
of Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital and Adjustment
Amount, if any, will be final and binding on the parties for
purposes of Section 2.03(i); or
(ii) dispute Parent’s determination that no Adjustment
Amount is due and required or Parent’s calculation of
Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital or Adjustment
Amount, if any, as set forth in the Adjustment Notice by
delivering to Parent a written notice (a “Dispute
Notice”) setting forth in reasonable detail the basis
for each such disputed item and certifying that all such
disputed items are being disputed in good faith.
(c) If the Members’ Representative fails to take
either of the foregoing actions within 30 days after
delivery of the Adjustment Notice, then the Company will be
deemed to have irrevocably accepted Parent’s calculation of
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Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital
and/or
Adjustment Amount, if any, as set forth in the Adjustment
Notice, in which case such calculation of Closing Indebtedness,
Closing Working Capital and Adjustment Amount will be final and
binding on the parties for purposes of
Section 2.03(i).
(d) If the Members’ Representative delivers a Dispute
Notice to Parent within 30 days after delivery of the
Adjustment Notice, then Parent and the Members’
Representative will attempt in good faith, for a period of
30 days, to agree on the calculations of Closing
Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital and Adjustment Amount for
purposes of Section 2.03(i). Any resolution by
Parent and the Members’ Representative during such
30-day
period as to any disputed items will be final and binding on the
parties for purposes of Section 2.03(i). If Parent
and the Members’ Representative do not resolve all disputed
items by the end of 30 days after the date of delivery of
the Dispute Notice, then Parent and the Members’
Representative will submit the remaining items in dispute to
Xxxx & Associates, LLP, or if that firm is unwilling
or unable to serve, Parent and the Members’ Representative
will engage another mutually agreeable independent accounting
firm of recognized national standing, which is not the regular
auditing firm of Parent or the Company. If Parent and the
Members’ Representative are unable to jointly select such
independent accounting firm within 10 days after such
30-day
period, Parent and the Members’ Representative will each
select an independent accounting firm of recognized national
standing and each such selected accounting firm will select a
third independent accounting firm of recognized national
standing, which is not the regular auditing firm of Parent or
the Company (such selected independent accounting firm, whether
pursuant to this sentence or the preceding sentence, the
“Independent Accounting Firm”). The Independent
Accounting Firm will act as arbitrator to determine (based
solely upon presentations made by Parent and the Members’
Representative and not by independent audit or review) only
those items still in dispute. The Purchaser and the
Members’ Representative will instruct the Independent
Accounting Firm to render its determination with respect to the
items in dispute in a written report that specifies the
conclusions of the Independent Accounting Firm as to each item
in dispute and the resulting calculations and determination of
the Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital and the
Adjustment Amount. The Parent and the Members’
Representative will each use their commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Independent Accounting Firm to render its
determination within 30 days after referral of the items to
such firm or as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable. The
determinations of the Independent Accounting Firm with respect
to the Closing Indebtedness, Closing Working Capital and
Adjustment Amount will be final and binding on the parties for
purposes of Section 2.03(i). Parent and the
Members’ Representative will revise the Closing Balance
Sheet and the calculation of the Closing Indebtedness, Closing
Working Capital and Adjustment Amount as appropriate to reflect
the resolution of the issues in dispute pursuant to this
Section 2.03. The procedures for payment of an
Adjustment Amount, whether in favor of Parent or in favor of
Members, are as set forth in Section 2.03(i) hereof.
The fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm will be
shared by Parent and the Members in inverse proportion to the
relative amounts of the disputed amount (as ultimately resolved)
determined to be for the account of Parent and the Members,
respectively. For example, if the final Adjustment Amount is
forty percent (40%) of the Parent’s original Adjustment
Amount as determined in accordance with
Section 2.03(a), the Members shall pay forty percent
(40%) of the fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting
Firm and Parent shall pay the remaining sixty percent (60%) of
such fees and expenses.
(e) For purposes of complying with this
Section 2.03, Parent and the Members’
Representative will furnish to each other and to the Independent
Accounting Firm such work papers and other documents and
information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent
Accounting Firm may request and as are available to that party
(or its independent public accountants) and each such party will
be afforded the opportunity to present to the Independent
Accounting Firm any material related to the disputed items and
to discuss the items with the Independent Accounting Firm.
Parent must require that the Independent Accounting Firm enter
into a customary form of confidentiality agreement with respect
to the work papers and other documents and information regarding
the matters, including financial information contained in the
Adjustment Notice and Dispute Notice, provided to the
Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to this
Section 2.03.
(f) If the Closing Indebtedness as finally determined in
accordance with this Section 2.03 is equal to
$60,000,000, then no adjustment shall be made. If the Closing
Indebtedness as finally determined pursuant to this
Section 2.03 is less than the $60,000,000, then the
Parent shall pay the Members the amount of such difference
pursuant to Section 2.03(i) below. If the Closing
Indebtedness as finally determined pursuant to this
Section 2.03 is
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greater than the $60,000,000, then the Members will pay to
Parent the amount of such difference pursuant to
Section 2.03(i) below.
(g) If the Closing Working Capital is less than 13.0% of
the average annualized monthly revenues of the Company using the
three (3) completed months immediately preceding the
Closing Date (the “Target Working Capital”), an
example of the calculation of which is set forth on
Schedule 2.03(g) for the period ending June 30,
2006, then the Members will pay to Parent the amount of such
difference pursuant to Section 2.03(i) below.
(h) All payments required to be made by the Members, on a
pro rata basis in proportion to each Member’s share
(carried to five decimal places) of the Company Interests,
pursuant to Sections 2.03(f) and 2.03(g) will be
satisfied by payment from the Escrow Shares (based on the Escrow
Per Share Market Value (as defined below) of the Parent Common
Stock at such time) in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement or otherwise as permitted by
Section 2.03(d) above. The Members will be
severally, but not jointly, liable for any amount by which any
payments required under Sections 2.03(f) or 2.03(g)
exceed the Escrow Fund. All payments to be made by the Parent
pursuant to Section 2.03(f) will be satisfied by
issuance of additional shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent
Warrants to the Members, issued and distributed to the Members
on a pro rata basis in proportion to each Member’s share
(carried to five decimal places) of the Company Interests based
upon the Exchange Value. All adjustments to the Initial Merger
Consideration pursuant to this Section 2.03 will be
applied to the Initial Merger Consideration to be received by
each Member pro-rata based in proportion to each Member’s
share (carried to five decimal point places) of the Initial
Merger Consideration. The term “Escrow Per Share
Market Value” shall mean for any date, the price
determined by calculating the average of the closing per share
prices of the Parent Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange
(“AMEX”) (as reported on AMEX) or such other
stock exchange on which Parent Common Stock may then be trading
(based on a Trading Day closing at 4:02 p.m. New York
City time) for the twenty days prior to any distribution date as
described in the Escrow Agreement.
(i) To the extent that there is an Adjustment Amount, the
Company, the Parent and the Members’ Representative agree
as follows:
(i) If an Adjustment Amount is in favor of Parent, then
such Adjustment Amount shall be payable from the Escrow Fund and
any such payment from the Escrow Fund for an Adjustment Amount
shall be payable in Escrow Shares; provided, that,
the Members’ Representative may elect to have an Adjustment
Amount paid from Proceeds (as defined in the Escrow Agreement)
or in other cash provided by the Members in lieu of Escrow
Shares. The Parent, the Company and the Members’
Representative will provide instructions to the Escrow Agent
consistent with the foregoing; and
(ii) If an Adjustment Amount is in favor of the Members,
then the Parent Stock Consideration shall be recalculated under
Section 2.01(b)(vi); provided that for purposes of
such recalculation the term “Actual Net Enterprise
Value” shall be substituted in place of the term
“Estimated Net Enterprise Value” (the result of such
recalculation being the “Actual Parent Stock
Consideration”). Then, Parent will issue such number of
Parent Shares and such number of Parent Warrants to the Members
as would have originally been issued to the Members under
Section 2.01(a)(i)(1) and
Section 2.01(a)(i)(2), respectively, had the term
“Actual Parent Stock Consideration” been substituted
for the term “Parent Stock Consideration” under
Section 2.01 at the time such calculations were
made. For purposes of this Agreement the term “Actual Net
Enterprise Value” means Gross Enterprise Value less Closing
Indebtedness as agreed to between Parent and Members’
Representative or as determined pursuant to
Section 2.03(d).
Section 2.04 Exchange
of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Procedures. From and after
the Effective Time, a bank or trust company to be designated by
Parent shall act as exchange agent (the “Exchange
Agent”) in effecting the exchange of the applicable
Parent Shares, Parent Warrants, Redemption Liability
Shares, if any, and Redemption Warrants, if any, for
certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding membership interests of Company
Interests (“Company Interest Certificates”) and
which were converted into the right to receive the applicable
Parent Shares, Parent Warrants, Redemption Liability
Shares, if any, and Redemption Warrants, if any, pursuant
to Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 2.08. As promptly as
practicable after the Effective Time, Parent and the Exchange
Agent shall mail to each record holder of Company Interest
Certificates a letter of transmittal (the “Letter of
Transmittal”) in a form
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approved by Parent and the Company and will include
instructions for use in surrendering such Company Interest
Certificates and receiving the applicable Parent Shares, Parent
Warrants, Redemption Liability Shares, if any, and
Redemption Warrants, if any, pursuant to
Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 2.08. Promptly after the
Effective Time, but in no event later than ten
(10) business days following the delivery to Parent of the
Final Conversion Schedule, Parent shall cause to be deposited in
escrow with the Escrow Agent all of the Escrow Shares and Escrow
Warrants in the names set forth on Schedule 2.04(a)
(collectively, the “Escrow Securities”). As
used in this Agreement, “Escrow Warrants” shall
refer to all Parent Warrants and Redemption Warrants, if
any, issued to the Original Members and deposited in escrow with
the Escrow Agent.
Upon the surrender of each Company Interest Certificate for
cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with a properly
completed Letter of Transmittal and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by Parent:
(i) Parent shall cause to be issued to the holder of such
Company Interest Certificate in exchange therefor separate
certificates representing the Parent Shares, Parent Warrants,
Redemption Liability Shares, if any, and
Redemption Warrants, if any, to which such holder is
entitled pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 2.08;
(ii) all Escrow Securities shall be delivered to the Escrow
Agent to be held as Escrow Shares pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement; and
(iii) the Company Interest Certificates so surrendered
shall forthwith be cancelled.
(b) Escrow Fund.
(i) Prior to or simultaneously with the Closing, the
Members’ Representative and Parent shall enter into an
escrow agreement substantially in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the “Escrow
Agreement”) with the Escrow Agent, or if the Escrow
Agent is unwilling or unable to serve, then such other financial
institution of at least $500,000,000 in total assets mutually
acceptable to the Members’ Representative and Parent.
Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, Parent shall
deposit with the Escrow Agreement (i) one or more stock
certificates representing the Escrow Shares, and (ii) one
or more warrants representing the Escrow Warrants issued to the
Original Members at Closing and related irrevocable stock powers
in the name of the Original Members representing the Escrow
Securities, which account is to be managed by the Escrow Agent
(the “Escrow Account”). Any Escrow Securities
and Proceeds in the Escrow Account are collectively referred to
herein as the “Escrow Fund”. The Escrow
Agreement shall provide that so long as a bona fide, good faith
claim for indemnification has not been made by Parent, that
(i) the entirety of the Escrow Fund remain with the Escrow
Agent until December 31, 2008, (ii) after
December 31, 2008, that portion of Escrow Shares (and/or
any Proceeds or common stock of Parent received by the Original
Members by virtue of the exercise of Parent Warrants and
Redemption Warrants) in excess of $3,000,000 in value based
on the Escrow Per Share Market Value be released to the Original
Members as well as the entirety of the Escrow Warrants and
(iii) upon completion of (36) thirty-six months after
Closing, the Escrow Account shall be closed and all remaining
Escrow Shares and any and all other assets of the Original
Members held in the Escrow Fund shall be released to the
Original Members. In connection with such deposit of the Escrow
Securities with the Escrow Agent and as of the Effective Time,
each Original Member holder of Company Interests will be deemed
to have constructively received and deposited with the Escrow
Agent each Original Member’s pro rata interest in the
Escrow Fund as determined as of Closing by reference to such
Original Member’s ownership of Company Interests (plus any
additional shares as may be issued upon any stock split, stock
dividend or recapitalization effected by Parent after the
Effective Time with respect to shares constituting the Escrow
Fund) as reflected on the Company Interest Certificates, without
any further action by the Original Members. Distributions of any
Escrow Securities or the Escrow Fund or Proceeds from the Escrow
Account shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the
Escrow Agreement, but shall occur no later than the end of the
indemnity periods as set forth in Section 10.01. The
adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger by the
Members shall constitute approval of the Escrow Agreement and of
all the arrangements relating thereto, including, without
limitation, the placement of the Escrow Securities and Proceeds
in the Escrow Fund and the appointment of the Members’
Representative. No Escrow Securities contributed to the Escrow
Fund shall be unvested or subject to any right of repurchase,
risk of forfeiture or other condition in favor of Parent, the
Surviving Corporation or other entity.
(ii) In the event a Parent Indemnified Party (as defined in
Section 10.02) is entitled to indemnification from a
Member under Article X (“Indemnification
Claim”) for any breach by the Company of any
representations and
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warranties made by the Company under Article III
hereof, Parent shall seek payment first out of the Escrow Fund.
Such Indemnification Amounts shall be payable in Escrow Shares;
provided, that the Members’ Representative may elect to
have an Indemnification Amount paid from the Proceeds or in
other cash provided by the Members in lieu of Escrow Shares. If
the Escrow Fund has been reduced to zero, Parent shall then be
entitled to seek payment for an unsatisfied Indemnification
Amount directly from the Members, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in Article X.
(c) Distributions. No dividends or
other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time
with respect to Escrow Shares comprising part of the Initial
Merger Consideration with a record date after the Effective Time
shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Company
Interest Certificate with respect to the Escrow Shares
represented thereby until the holder of such Company Interest
Certificate shall surrender such Company Interest Certificate in
accordance with this Section 2.04. Dividends or
other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time
with respect to Escrow Shares comprising part of the Merger
Consideration with a record date after the Effective Time shall
be paid to the record owners of the Escrow Shares.
(d) No Further Rights in Company
Interests. Except as otherwise specifically
provided herein, the Parent Shares, the Parent Warrants, the
Redemption Liability Shares and the
Redemption Warrants issued upon the conversion of Company
Interests in accordance with the terms hereof, including the
registration rights applicable thereto, shall be deemed to have
been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to
such Company Interests.
(e) No Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock
shall be issued upon the conversion and exchange of Company
Interest Certificates, and no holder of Company Interest
Certificates shall be entitled to receive a fractional share of
Parent Common Stock. In the event that any holder of Company
Interest would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional
share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all shares and
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such
holder), then such holder will receive an aggregate number of
shares of Parent Common Stock rounded up or down to the nearest
whole share (with amounts equal to 0.5 and greater being rounded
up).
(f) No Liability. Neither Parent
nor the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any holder of
shares of Company Interest for any such shares of Parent Common
Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or
cash properly and legally delivered to a public official
pursuant to any abandoned property, escheat or similar Law (as
defined in Section 3.06(a)); provided,
however, that Parent shall promptly give the Members’
Representative written notice of any such occurrence and such
holder of Company Interests shall have the opportunity to
dispute the abandonment and reclaim the shares of Parent Common
Stock and all related rights as if such occurrence had not
occurred, provided such dispute is fairly determined for the
benefit of the Member or Members affected.
(g) Withholding Rights. Each of
the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation and Parent shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of
shares of Company Interest such amounts as it is required to
deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment
under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), or any provision of
state, local or foreign Tax (as defined in
Section 3.15(c)) Law, including but not limited to
federal and state withholdings as related to the compensatory
component of the Merger Consideration that relates to the
Company’s 2004 Incentive Plan. To the extent that amounts
are so withheld by the Exchange Agent, the Surviving Corporation
or Parent, as the case may be, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid
to the holder of the shares of Company Interest in respect of
which such deduction and withholding were made by the Exchange
Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case may be.
Any amounts so withheld shall be properly and timely transmitted
to the appropriate parties.
(h) Lost Certificates. If any
Company Interest Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the
person claiming such Company Interest Certificate to be lost,
stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond, in such
reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct, as
indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such Company Interest Certificate, Parent shall issue
in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Interest
Certificate, the applicable Parent Shares (and dividends or
other distributions pursuant to Section 2.04(c)),
Parent Warrants, Redemption Liability Shares (and dividends
or other distributions pursuant to
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Section 2.04(c)), and Redemption Warrants to
which such person is entitled pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II.
Section 2.05
Membership Interest Transfer Books. Commencing
on the date hereof, the membership interest transfer books of
the Company shall be closed and there shall be no further
registration or transfers of shares of Company Interest
thereafter on the records of the Company other than as required
to comply with the terms of this Agreement and the Plans. From
and after the Effective Time, each holder of a Company Interest
Certificate shall cease to have any rights as a member of the
Company, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or by
Law.
Section 2.06 Contingent
Awards.
(a) From time to time after the Effective Time, the Members
shall be entitled to a contingent award payable in shares of
Parent Common Stock (“Contingent Award”)
pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.06.
(b) On the date on which any holder (an “Index
Warrant Holder”) of a warrant (other than a Parent
Warrant and a Redemption Warrant) to purchase Parent Common
Stock (an “Index Warrant”), elects to exercise
such Index Warrant (each a “Measurement Date”),
Parent shall calculate and record the average Trading Price
(each a “Contingent Award Per Share Market
Value”) of the Parent Common Stock for each of the 3
trading days prior to such Measurement Date (each a
“Measurement Period”). As used herein, the term
“Trading Price” shall mean the closing trading
price per share of Parent Common Stock for such date (or the
nearest preceding date) on the American Stock Exchange (as
reported on AMEX) or such other stock exchange on which the
Parent Common Stock may then be trading.
(c) On June 30, 2008 (the “Initial
Determination Date”), Parent shall determine the
initial Contingent Award payable to the Members for the period
beginning on the Closing Date and ending on June 30, 2008
(the “Initial Determination Period”).
Subsequent Contingent Awards shall be determined on:
(i) June 30, 2009 (the “Second Determination
Date”) for the period beginning on July 1, 2008
and ending on June 30, 2009 (the “Second
Determination Period”); and
(ii) April 30, 2010 (unless extended to June 30,
2010 by the mutual written consent of the parties hereto) (the
“Third Determination Date”, and together with
the Initial Determination Date and the Second Determination
Date, each a “Determination Date”) for the
period beginning on July 1, 2009 and ending on
April 30, 2010 (or June 30, 2010) (the “Third
Determination Period”, and together with the Initial
Determination Period and the Second Determination Period, each a
“Determination Period”).
(d) On each Determination Date, Parent shall calculate the
respective Contingent Award as follows (an example of such
calculation is set forth on Schedule 2.06(d)
attached hereto):
(i) first, for each exercise of an Index Warrant during
such Determination Period, multiply (A) the respective
Contingent Award Per Share Market Value for such exercise by
(B) the number of shares issued pursuant to such Index
Warrant exercise (the “Total Exercised Warrant
Value”);
(ii) second, calculate (A) the aggregate number of
shares issued pursuant to all Index Warrant exercises during
such Determination Period, (B) the aggregate Total
Exercised Warrant Values from all exercises for such
Determination Period and (C) the per share weighted average
amount of the Total Exercised Warrant Values for all Index
Warrant exercises during such Determination Period;
(iii) third, multiply (A) the number of shares
calculated in Section 2.06(d)(ii)(A) by (B) the
weighted average of the exercise price of all Index Warrants
exercised during such Determination Period (the
“Weighted Average Index Warrant Exercise
Price”);
(iv) fourth, subtract (A) the number determined in
Section 2.06(d)(iii) from (B) the aggregate
Total Exercised Warrant Values for such Determination Period;
(v) if the amount determined in
Section 2.06(d)(iv) above is greater than zero,
Parent shall issue to the Members shares of Parent Common Stock
equal to the quotient of (A) the amount determined in
Section 2.06(d)(iv) above divided by (B) the
amount determined in Section 2.06(d)(ii)(C)
(“Contingent
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Award Shares”). Any such Contingent Award Shares
shall be allocated on a pro rata basis amongst the holders of
all Parent Warrants (as compared to all other Parent Warrant
holders based upon the number of originally issued Parent
Warrants).
(e) Within fifteen (15) days of each Determination
Date, Parent shall provide written notice to the Members’
Representative as to the number of Index Warrants exercised and
the number of Contingent Award Shares, if any, (a
“Contingent Award Notice”). Such Contingent
Award Notice shall also contain Parent’s calculation of
such Contingent Award Shares pursuant to
Section 2.06(d).
(f) Within 15 days after delivery of a Contingent
Award Notice, the Members’ Representative will deliver to
Parent a written response in which the Members’
Representative will either:
(i) agree in writing with the contents of the Contingent
Award Notice, in which case such calculations of the Contingent
Award Shares (the “Contingent Award
Calculation”), if any, will be final and binding on the
parties for purposes of Section 2.06; or
(ii) dispute Parent’s determination of the Contingent
Award Calculations, if any, as set forth in a written notice (a
“Contingent Award Dispute Notice”) setting
forth in reasonable detail the basis for each such disputed item
and certifying that all such disputed items are being disputed
in good faith.
(g) If the Members’ Representative fails to take
either of the foregoing actions within 15 days after
delivery of the Contingent Award Notice, then the Company and
Members will be deemed to have irrevocably accepted
Parent’s determination of such Contingent Award Notice, in
which case such determination of the Contingent Award
Calculation will be final and binding on the parties for
purposes of Section 2.06(j).
(h) If the Members’ Representative delivers a
Contingent Award Dispute Notice to Parent within 15 days
after delivery of the Contingent Award Notice, then Parent and
the Members’ Representative will attempt in good faith, for
a period of 15 days, to agree on the calculations for
purposes of Section 2.06. Any resolution by Parent
and the Members’ Representative during such
15-day
period as to any disputed items will be final and binding on the
parties for purposes of Section 2.06. If Parent and
the Members’ Representative do not resolve all disputed
items by the end of 15 days after the date of delivery of
the Contingent Award Dispute Notice, then Parent and the
Members’ Representative will submit the remaining items in
dispute to the Independent Accounting Firm and the procedures
set forth in Section 2.03(d) shall be utilized to
resolve the disputed items. The determinations of the
Independent Accounting Firm with respect to the Contingent Award
Calculation will be final and binding on the parties for
purposes of Section 2.06. Parent will
revise all of the affected changes in the Contingent Award
Calculation as appropriate to reflect the resolution of the
issues in dispute pursuant to this
Section 2.06.
(i) For purposes of complying with this
Section 2.06, Parent and the Members’
Representative will furnish to each other and to the Independent
Accounting Firm such work papers and other documents and
information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent
Accounting Firm may request and as are available to that party
(or its independent public accountants) and each party will be
afforded the opportunity to present to the Independent
Accounting Firm any material related to the disputed items and
to discuss the items with the Independent Accounting Firm.
Parent must require that the Independent Accounting Firm enter
into a customary form of confidentiality agreement with respect
to the work papers and other documents and information regarding
the matters, including financial information contained in the
Contingent Award Notice and Contingent Award Dispute Notice,
provided to the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to this
Section 2.06.
(j) Once the Contingent Award Calculation is finalized,
Parent shall notify each Parent Warrant holder of such
Contingent Award Shares issuable to the Members as determined by
the Contingent Award Calculation pursuant to
Section 2.06(d) herein, and each Parent Warrant
holder shall have the option, within ten (10) days of its
receipt of the finalized Contingent Award Calculation, to accept
its pro rata share of the Contingent Award Shares or accept a
Cash Exercise Warrant in the amount of its pro rata share of the
number of shares issued pursuant to the aggregate Index Warrants
exercised during such Determination Period. If the amount
determined in Section 2.06(d)(iv) above is zero or
less than zero, Parent shall not issue any Contingent Award
Shares to the Members, but each Member shall automatically be
deemed to have elected to receive a Cash Exercise Warrant in the
amount of the aggregate Index Warrants exercised during such
Determination Period, if any. Parent shall promptly prepare and
file with AMEX a Notification Form for Listing Additional Shares
with respect to any Contingent Award Shares or shares underlying
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any Cash Exercise Warrants (“Cash Exercise Warrant
Shares”) to be issued pursuant to
Section 2.06 and shall use its commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to such issuance of any
Contingent Award Shares and Cash Exercise Warrant Shares,
approval for the listing of such Contingent Award Shares,
subject to official notice to AMEX of issuance.
(k) In the event that prior to the expiration of eighteen
(18) months after the Closing Date, the Members are issued
Contingent Award Shares or Cash Exercise Warrant Shares, any of
such Contingent Award Shares issued to the Original Members and
the possession thereof shall be given by the Original Members to
the Escrow Agent as soon as practicable. All of the rights,
duties and obligations with respect to said Contingent Award
Shares and Cash Exercise Shares shall be equivalent to the
rights, duties and obligations with respect to the Parent
Shares, except as otherwise specifically provided herein,
including but not limited to the rights granted to the Members
under the Registration Rights Agreement.
(l) Return of Parent Warrants and
Redemption Warrants. In exchange for a
Contingent Award or Cash Exercise Warrants, each Member shall
surrender a number of Parent Warrants
and/or
Redemption Warrants exercisable for an amount of Parent
Common Stock equal to its pro rata share of the number of shares
issued pursuant to the aggregate Index Warrant exercises during
such Determination Period to Parent, together with such other
documents as may reasonably be required by Parent.
(m) No Fractional
Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, no fractional shares of Common Stock shall be
issued pursuant to this Section 2.06, and no Member
shall be entitled to receive a fractional share of Common Stock
pursuant to this Section 2.06. In the event that any
Member would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share
of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 2.06, then
such Member will receive an aggregate number of shares of Common
Stock rounded up or down to the nearest whole share (with
amounts greater than 0.5 being rounded up). If the Parent
Warrant or Redemption Warrant shall have been exercised in
part, Parent shall, at the time of delivery of the certificate
or certificates representing Parent Warrants or
Redemption Warrants, deliver to holder a new Parent Warrant
or new Redemption Warrant, as the case may be, evidencing
the rights of holder to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock
called for by the Parent Warrant or the Redemption Warrant,
which new Parent Warrant or Redemption Warrant, as the case
may be, shall in all other respects be identical with the
original Parent Warrant or the original Redemption Warrant.
(n) Parent Warrant Cash
Exercise. Pursuant to the provisions of
Section 2.06(j), each holder of a Parent Warrant
shall have the right to accept, in lieu of the Contingent Award
Share, a warrant exercisable for cash (each, a “Cash
Exercise Warrant”) that provides the holder the option
to exercise such warrant for $5.00 per share (or $6.50 per share
to the extent issued upon exercise of the FBW Warrants) for a
number of shares in the amount of its pro rata share of the
number of shares issued pursuant to the aggregate Index Warrant
exercises during such Determination Period. Thereafter, and at
any time prior to the expiration of such Cash Exercise Warrant,
the holder of such Cash Exercise Warrant shall have the right to
exercise such Cash Exercise Warrant for cash as set forth in
such warrant; provided, however, that in order for
the holder of such Cash Exercise Warrant to make such election,
such Cash Exercise Warrant holder shall be required to
(i) notify Parent that such Cash Exercise Warrant holder is
making such election at or prior to its or his exercise of such
Cash Exercise Warrant and (ii) tender payment of the
exercise price stated in such Cash Exercise Warrant to Parent in
cash or other readily available funds at the time of its or his
exercise of such Cash Exercise Warrant. The Cash Exercise
Warrant shall have the same terms as the Parent Warrant,
including termination provisions, except that it shall be
exercisable only for cash as set forth above.
(o) Expiration of Parent
Warrants. The parties agree that the Parent
Warrants and the Cash Exercise Warrants shall not expire, but
shall survive in full force and effect, until the later of
(i) April 10, 2010, (ii) fifteen (15) days
following the final determination of the Contingent Award
Calculation with respect to the Third Determination Period, or
(iii) such time as all Index Warrants have expired, been
exercised or have been terminated in accordance with their
respective terms.
Section 2.07
Securities Laws Issues. Parent shall
issue the Parent Shares and Parent Warrants as provided in
Section 2.01, the shares of Parent Common Stock as
provided in Section 2.06 of this Agreement and the
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants
pursuant to a “private placement” exemption or
exemptions from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”)
and/or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and an
exemption from qualification under the laws of the State
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of Texas and other applicable state securities laws
notwithstanding that the Parent Shares, Parent Warrants,
Redemption Liability Shares, Redemption Warrants, and
Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to a Contingent Award
shall be entitled to their respective rights specified in the
Registration Rights Agreement. Parent and the Company shall
comply with all applicable provisions of, and rules under, the
Securities Act and applicable state securities laws in
connection with the offering and issuance of the shares of
Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement. Such Parent
Shares, Parent Warrants, Redemption Liability Shares,
Redemption Warrants and Parent Common Stock issuable
pursuant to a Contingent Award will be “restricted
securities” under the Federal and state securities laws and
cannot be offered or resold except pursuant to registration
under the Securities Act or an available exemption from
registration.
Section 2.08 Redemption Shares
Issuance.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the
following meanings (except as noted in this Agreement):
(i) “Exchange Value” means $5.40
per share of Parent Common Stock.
(ii) “Gross Redemption Dollar
Amount” means the Redemption Shares Number
multiplied by the Redemption Share Price.
(iii) “Net Redemption Dollar
Amount” means difference between the Gross
Redemption Dollar Amount and the Redemption Value Safe
Harbor.
(iv) “Redemption Calculations”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c)(i).
(v) “Redemption Dispute Notice”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(c)(ii).
(vi) “Redemption Liability Amount”
means the Shares in Excess of Safe Harbor multiplied by the
Redemption Price Differential.
(vii) “Redemption Liability
Shares” means the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock, to be issued to the Members, if any, determined by
dividing the Redemption Liability Amount by the Exchange
Value.
(viii) “Redemption Option”
means the option that each holder of Parent Common Stock has
to require the Parent to redeem or convert his, her or its
ownership of Parent Common Stock prior to the Closing in
accordance with the governing documents of Parent.
(ix) “Redemption Notice” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.08(b).
(x) “Redemption Share Price”
means the price per share of Parent Common Stock that Parent
is required to pay to any holder of Parent Common Stock
exercising their Redemption Option.
(xi) “Redemption Price
Differential” means the difference between the
Redemption Share Price and the Exchange Value.
(xii) “Redemption Shares Number”
means the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock
which are required to be redeemed by Parent from the holders of
such Parent Common Stock prior to the Closing in accordance with
the governing documents of Parent based on those holders who
exercise their Redemption Option.
(xiii) “Redemption Value Safe
Harbor” means $3,000,000.
(xiv) “Redemption Warrant”
means the warrants issued by Parent pursuant to this
Section 2.08.
(xv) “Safe Harbor Shares” means the
Redemption Value Safe Harbor divided by the
Redemption Share Price.
(xvi) “Shares in Excess of Safe Harbor”
means the Net Redemption Dollar Amount divided by the
Redemption Share Price.
(b) Parent and Merger Sub covenant and agree that they
shall comply with all of the requirements of their respective
governing documents in connection with timely execution relating
to the holders of Parent Common
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Stock and their collectively held Redemption Option. Once
the expiration date for any holders of Parent Common Stock to
exercise the Redemption Option has occurred, Parent shall
promptly provide written notice to the Members’
Representative as to the amount of the Redemption Shares
Number, if any, and the Redemption Share Price paid
therefore (the “Redemption Notice”). Such
Redemption Notice shall also contain Parent’s
calculation of the amount of the Redemption Liability
Amount and the aggregate amount of Redemption Liability
Shares and Redemption Warrants as follows:
(i) First, determine the Gross Redemption Dollar
Amount by multiplying the Redemption Shares Number by the
Redemption Share Price;
(ii) Second, determine the Net Redemption Dollar
Amount by subtracting the Redemption Value Safe Harbor from
the Gross Redemption Dollar Amount, and if the resulting
amount is negative, stop; if the resulting amount is positive,
continue;
(iii) Third, determine the Safe Harbor Shares by dividing
the Redemption Value Safe Harbor by the
Redemption Share Price;
(iv) Fourth, determine the Shares in Excess of Safe Harbor
by dividing the Net Redemption Dollar Amount by the
Redemption Share Price;
(v) Fifth, determine the Redemption Price Differential
by subtracting the Exchange Value from the Redemption Share
Price;
(vi) Sixth, determine the Redemption Liability Amount
by multiplying the Redemption Price Differential by Shares
in Excess of Safe Harbor; and
(vii) Lastly, determine the number of
Redemption Liability Shares by dividing the
Redemption Liability Amount by the Exchange Value.
(c) Within 15 days after delivery of the
Redemption Notice, the Members’ Representative will
deliver to Parent a written response in which the Members’
Representative will either:
(i) agree in writing with the contents of the
Redemption Notice, in which case such calculations of the
Redemption Shares Number, Redemption Share Price,
Redemption Liability Amount and the aggregate amount of
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants
(collectively, the
“Redemption Calculations”), if any, will
be final and binding on the parties for purposes of
Section 2.08; or
(ii) dispute Parent’s determination of the
Redemption Calculations, if any, as set forth in a written
notice (a “Redemption Dispute Notice”)
setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for each such
disputed item and certifying that all such disputed items are
being disputed in good faith.
(d) If the Members’ Representative fails to take
either of the foregoing actions within 15 days after
delivery of the Redemption Notice, then the Company and
Members will be deemed to have irrevocably accepted
Parent’s determination of the Redemption Notice, in
which case such determination of the Redemption Calculation
will be final and binding on the parties for purposes of
Section 2.08(g).
(e) If the Members’ Representative delivers a
Redemption Dispute Notice to Parent within 15 days
after delivery of the Redemption Notice, then Parent and
the Members’ Representative will attempt in good faith, for
a period of 15 days, to agree on the calculations for
purposes of Section 2.08. Any resolution by Parent
and the Members’ Representative during such
15-day
period as to any disputed items will be final and binding on the
parties for purposes of Section 2.08. If Parent and
the Members’ Representative do not resolve all disputed
items by the end of 15 days after the date of delivery of
the Redemption Dispute Notice, then Parent and the
Members’ Representative will submit the remaining items in
dispute to the Independent Accounting Firm and the procedures
set forth in Section 2.03(d) shall be utilized to
resolve the disputed items. The determinations of the
Independent Accounting Firm with respect to the
Redemption Calculations will be final and binding on the
parties for purposes of Section 2.08. Parent will
revise all of the affected changes in the
Redemption Calculations as appropriate to reflect the
resolution of the issues in dispute pursuant to this
Section 2.08.
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(f) For purposes of complying with this
Section 2.08, Parent and the Members’
Representative will furnish to each other and to the Independent
Accounting Firm such work papers and other documents and
information relating to the disputed issues as the Independent
Firm may request and as are available to that party (or its
independent public accountants) and each party will be afforded
the opportunity to present to the Independent Accounting Firm
any material related to the disputed items and to discuss the
items with the Independent Accounting Firm. Parent must require
that the Independent Accounting Firm enter into a customary form
of confidentiality agreement with respect to the work papers and
other documents and information regarding the matters, including
financial information contained in the Redemption Notice
and Redemption Dispute Notice, provided to the Independent
Accounting Firm pursuant to this Section 2.08.
(g) Once the Redemption Calculations are finalized,
Parent shall issue the Redemption Liability Shares and
Redemption Warrants to the Members pro rata based in
proportion to each Member’s share (carried to five decimal
point places) of the Company Interests. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, if the amount of
Redemption Liability Shares is zero (0) or negative,
then the Members shall not be entitled to receive any additional
shares of Parent Common Stock under this
Section 2.08. If there are any
Redemption Liability Shares to be issued to the Members, on
or about the Closing pursuant to this Section 2.08,
such Redemption Liability Shares shall be issued to each of
the Members together with two Redemption Warrants,
substantially in the identical form of the Parent Warrants, for
each Redemption Liability Share issued pursuant to this
Section 2.08(g).
(h) Distributions, dividends or other distributions
declared or made after the Effective Time with respect to
Redemption Liability Shares with a record date after the
Effective Time shall be paid to the record owners of
Redemption Liability Shares.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
no fractional shares or Redemption Liability Shares shall
be issued. In the event that any Member would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fractional share of a
Redemption Liability Share (after aggregating all shares
and fractional shares of Parent Common Stock issuable to such
holder under this Section 2.08 and otherwise under
this Agreement), then such holder will receive an aggregate
number of shares of Parent Common Stock rounded up or down to
the nearest whole share (with amounts equal to 0.5 and greater
being rounded up).
(j) If prior to December 31, 2008, the Original
Members are issued Redemption Liability Shares and
Redemption Warrants, all of such Redemption Liability
Shares and Redemption Warrants and the possession thereof
shall be given to the Escrow Agent as soon as practicable. All
of the rights, duties and obligations with respect to said
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants
shall be equivalent to the rights, duties and obligations with
respect to the Parent Shares and Parent Warrants, except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, including but not
limited to the rights granted to the Members under the
Registration Rights Agreement and the rights specified in
Section 2.06 pertaining to Contingent Awards.
(k) Any issuance of Redemption Liability Shares and
Redemption Warrants pursuant to this Section 2.08 will
be treated by the parties as an adjustment to the Initial Merger
Consideration and the Initial Merger Consideration as so
adjusted is referred to in this Agreement as the “Merger
Consideration.”
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger
Sub that the statements contained in this Article III are
true and correct except as set forth in the disclosure schedules
delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub (the
“Company Disclosure Schedule”). The Company
Disclosure Schedule shall initially be as of June 30, 2007
with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.07 through Section 3.33, and
as of the Execution Date with respect to the representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.01 through
Section 3.06, except where any schedule specifically
purports to be as of a different date in which case such
schedule shall be as of the date on the schedule. The Company
Disclosure Schedules may be updated pursuant to
Section 7.19 hereof, and shall be updated as of the Closing
Date. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged and
cross-referenced to specific sections in this Article III
and shall provide exceptions to, or otherwise qualify in
reasonable detail, only the specific corresponding section in
this Article III.
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Section 3.01 Organization
and Qualification. The Company is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Texas and has all
requisite limited liability company power and authority to own,
lease and otherwise hold and operate its properties and other
assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted
and as currently proposed to be conducted, except where the
failure to be so organized, existing or in good standing or to
have such limited liability company power and authority has not
had, and could not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect (as
defined below). The Company is duly qualified or licensed as a
foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in
each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned,
leased or operated by it or the nature of its business makes
such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the
failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing has
not had, and could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. Section 3.01 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction where the Company is
qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation and each other
jurisdiction in which the Company owns, uses, licenses or leases
real property or has employees or engages independent
contractors. The term “Company Material Adverse
Effect” means any event, change, violation, inaccuracy,
circumstance or effect (regardless of whether or not such
events, changes, violations, inaccuracies, circumstances or
effects are inconsistent with the representations or warranties
made by the Company in this Agreement) that has, or could
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, condition (financial or otherwise), assets (tangible
or intangible), liabilities, employees, properties, prospects,
capitalization or results of operations of the Company, except
for any such events, changes, violations, inaccuracies,
circumstances or effects resulting from or arising in connection
with (i) any changes in general, political, global or other
national or worldwide events or changes in economic or business
conditions that do not disproportionately impact the Company as
compared to other entities similar in size and scope as that of
the Company and that are within its industry or (ii) any
changes or events affecting the industry in which the Company
operates that do not disproportionately impact the Company as
compared to other entities similar in size and scope as that of
the Company and that are within its industry.
Section 3.02 Articles
of Organization and Regulations. The Company
has heretofore made available to Parent a complete and correct
copy of (a) the Articles of Organization and Regulations of
the Company (together, the “Company Charter
Documents”) including all amendments thereto,
(b) the minute books containing all consents, actions and
meetings of the Members of the Company and the Company’s
Board of Managers and any committees thereof, to the extent they
exist, and (c) the Member Interest transfer books of the
Company setting forth all issuances or transfers of any
interests of the Company. Such Company Charter Documents are in
full force and effect. No such revisions or amendments to the
Company Charter Documents will conflict with this Agreement. The
Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the
Company Charter Documents. The minute books, membership
interests transfer books, stock registers and other records of
the Company are complete and accurate, and the signatures
appearing on all documents contained therein are the true or
facsimile signatures of the persons purported to have signed the
same.
Section 3.03 No
Subsidiaries.
(a) The Company does not own, of record or beneficially, or
control any direct or indirect equity or other interest, or any
right (contingent or otherwise) to acquire the same, in any
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, association or other entity. The Company is not a
member of (nor is any part of the Company’s business
conducted through) any partnership, nor is the Company a
participant in any joint venture or similar arrangement. There
are no contractual obligations of the Company to provide funds
to, or make any investment in (whether in the form of a loan,
capital contribution or otherwise), any other person.
(b) The Company does not control, directly or indirectly,
or have any direct or indirect equity participation or similar
interest in any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, trust or other business association
which is not a Subsidiary. Except as provided in the Regulations
of the Company, there are no contractual obligations of the
Company to provide funds to, or make any investment in (whether
in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise), any
other person.
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Section 3.04 Capitalization. Without
regard to any disclosure in the Company Disclosure Schedule
(except as specifically mentioned below):
(a) The Company Interests set forth in
Section 3.04(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
will represent all of the outstanding member or other equity
ownership interests of the Company on the Closing Date. The
Members hold 100% of the Company Interests. The Company has no
securities or other instruments convertible into or exercisable
for membership or other equity ownership interests of the
Company that have not already been converted as of the Closing
Date. All of the Company Interests have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) As of the Closing Date, there are no options, warrants
or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments of any
character, whether or not contingent, relating to the issued or
unissued capital stock of the Company or obligating the Company
to issue or sell any share of capital stock of, or other equity
interest in, the Company. All shares of Company Interest so
subject to issuance, upon issuance in accordance with the terms
and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which
they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
(c) The Company does not have outstanding any bonds,
debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have
the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable
for securities having the right to vote) with the Members of the
Company on any matter (other than the consent rights of the
Company’s lender as disclosed in
Section 3.06(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule).
(d) All of the securities offered, sold or issued by the
Company (i) have been offered, sold or issued in compliance
with the requirements of the Federal securities laws and any
applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws, and
(ii) are not subject to any preemptive right, right of
first refusal, right of first offer or right of rescission.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.04(e) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company has never
repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of
capital stock or other securities of the Company, other than
unvested securities in the ordinary course upon termination of
employment or consultancy. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any share of capital stock of, or other equity interest
in, the Company. Other than as set forth in
Section 3.04(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no member agreements, voting trusts or other
agreements or understandings to which the Company is a party, or
of which the Company is aware, that (i) relate to the
voting, registration or disposition of any securities of the
Company, (ii) grant to any person or group of persons the
right to elect, or designate or nominate for election, a manager
to the Board of Managers of the Company, or (iii) grant to
any person or group of persons information rights.
(f) Each of the 2004 Incentive Plans and the Special Bonus
Plan were terminated in connection with the Recapitalization and
no further awards or other obligations of the Company remain
outstanding with respect to either thereunder.
Section 3.05 Authority
Relative to This Agreement.
(a) The Company has the legal power, capacity and authority
to execute this Agreement and all other agreements and documents
contemplated hereby to which it is a party. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and such other agreements and
documents by the Company, to the extent a party thereto, and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been validly authorized by the Company and the
Members and no other action on the part of the Company or the
Members is necessary to validly authorize the transactions
contemplated hereby (other than the approval and adoption of
this Agreement and the Merger by the Members as described in
Section 3.16 hereof and the filing and recordation
of appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL and
TLLCA). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of
general principles of equity.
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(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Board of Managers of the Company, at a meeting duly called and
held, has unanimously (i) determined that the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated hereby are fair to, and in
the best interests of, the Company and Members,
(ii) approved and adopted the Merger, this Agreement and
the other transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with
the provisions of the DGCL and TLCCA and the Company’s
charter documents, and (iii) directed that this Agreement
and the Merger be submitted to the Members for their approval
and adoption and (iv) resolved to recommend that the
Members vote in favor of the approval and adoption of this
Agreement.
Section 3.06 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.06(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance of
this Agreement by the Company will not, (i) conflict with
or violate the Company Charter Documents, (ii) assuming
that all consents, approvals, authorizations and other actions
described in Section 3.06(b) have been obtained and
all filings and obligations described in
Section 3.06(b) have been made or complied with,
conflict with or violate any material foreign or domestic
(Federal, state or local) law, statute, ordinance, franchise,
permit, concession, license, writ, rule, regulation, order,
injunction, judgment or decree (“Law”)
applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of
the Company is bound or affected, or (iii) conflict with,
result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event
which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, require consent, approval or notice under, give
to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, require any payment under, or result in the
creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset
of the Company pursuant to, any material note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the Company
is a party or by which any property or asset of the Company is
bound or affected.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 3.06(b) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company do not, and the performance of
this Agreement by the Company will not, require any consent,
approval, order, permit or authorization from, or registration,
notification or filing with, any domestic or foreign
governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or
commission, any court, tribunal or arbitral body, or any
quasi-governmental or private body exercising any regulatory,
taxing, importing or other governmental authority (a
“Governmental Entity”), except (i) for the
pre-merger notification requirements of the
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Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “HSR
Act”), if applicable, and (ii) for the filing and
recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the
DGCL or the TLLCA, and (iii) for such other consents,
approvals, orders, permits, authorizations, registrations,
notifications or filings, which if not obtained or made could
not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to
prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 3.07 Permits;
Compliance.
(a) The Company is in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances,
exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any
Governmental Entity necessary for the Company to own, lease and
otherwise hold and operate its properties and other assets and
to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and as
currently proposed to be conducted (the “Company
Permits”). All Company Permits are in full force and
effect and will remain so after the Closing and no suspension or
cancellation of any Company Permit is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened. The Company has not
received any notice or other communication from any Governmental
Entity regarding (i) any actual or possible violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Company
Permit, or (ii) any actual or possible revocation,
withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or
modification of any Company Permit.
(b) The Company is not in conflict with, or in default or
violation of (i), to the Knowledge of the Company, any Law
applicable to the Company or by which any property or asset of
the Company is bound or affected, (ii) any material note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license,
permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any property or
asset of the Company is bound or affected, or (iii), to the
Knowledge of the Company, any Company Permit.
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Section 3.08 Financial
Statements.
(a) True and complete copies of (i) the audited
balance sheets, the statements of operations, changes in
members’ equity and changes in cash flows for the years
ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, together with all related
notes and schedules thereto (collectively referred to herein as
the “Audited Financial Statements”), and
(ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of
June 30, 2007 (the “Reference Balance
Sheet”), and the related statements of operations,
changes in members’ equity and changes in cash flows for
the six month period ended June 30, 2007 (and together with
the Reference Balance Sheet, the “Interim Financial
Statements”), are attached as
Section 3.08(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
The Audited Financial Statements and the Interim Financial
Statements (including, in each case, any notes
thereto)(collectively, the “Company Financial
Statements”) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated
(except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case
of unaudited statements, as permitted by GAAP) and each present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as at the respective dates thereof and for the
respective periods indicated therein, except as otherwise noted
therein (subject, in the case of the Interim Financial
Statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which
were not and are not expected, individually or in the aggregate,
to be material).
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 3.08(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Company does not have any debts, liabilities or obligations
of any nature (whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent,
matured or unmatured, determined or determinable, or as a
guarantor or otherwise) (“Liabilities”), other
than Liabilities (i) recorded or reserved against on the
Reference Balance Sheet or (ii) incurred in the ordinary
course of business, consistent with past practice, since
June 30, 2007 plus up to an aggregate amount of $100,000
incurred since June 30, 2007 not in the ordinary course of
the business, consistent with past practice. Except as set forth
in Section 3.08(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, reserves are reflected on the Reference Balance Sheet
and on the books of account and other financial records of the
Company against all Liabilities of the Company in amounts that
have been established on a basis consistent with the past
practice of the Company and in accordance with GAAP. To the
Knowledge of the Company and except as set forth in
Section 3.08(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
there are no outstanding warranty claims against the Company. To
the extent any specific representation or warranty in this
Agreement is otherwise qualified as to the party’s
knowledge or as to materiality; the definition of
“Liabilities” used in this Section 3.08(b)
does not undermine or modify any other representation contained
herein, and the Company shall not be deemed in violation of this
Section 3.08(b) for any Liabilities governed by
other specific representations and warranties in this Agreement.
Section 3.09 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since
January 1, 2007, except as contemplated by or as disclosed
in this Agreement and except for the Settlement Agreement, the
Ulterra Acquisition and the Recapitalization, the Company has
conducted its business only in the ordinary course and in a
manner consistent with past practice and, since such date,
(a) there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect
and (b) the Company has not taken or legally committed to
take any of the actions specified in Section 6.01(a)
through (z).
Section 3.10 Absence
of Litigation. Except for the Dispute and the
matters addressed in the Settlement Agreement, and as otherwise
set forth in Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there is no litigation, suit, claim, action,
proceeding or investigation (a “Legal
Proceeding”) pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened against the Company, or any property or
asset owned or used by the Company or any person whose liability
the Company has or may have assumed, either contractually or by
operation of Law, before any arbitrator or Governmental Entity
that could reasonably be expected, if resolved adversely to the
Company, to (i) impair the operations of the Company as
currently conducted, including, without limitation, any claim of
infringement of any intellectual property right,
(ii) collectively result in losses to the Company in excess
of $250,000, (iii) impair the ability of the Company to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or
(iv) prevent, delay or make illegal the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the
Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim,
dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis of
the commencement of any Legal Proceeding involving the Company
(as set forth above). Neither the Company nor the officers or
managers thereof in their capacity as such, or any property or
asset of the Company is subject to any continuing order of,
consent decree, settlement agreement or other similar written
agreement with, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, continuing
investigation by, any Governmental Entity, or any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
court,
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arbitrator or Governmental Entity. Except as disclosed in
Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company has no plans to initiate any Legal Proceeding against
any third party.
Section 3.11 Employee
Benefit Plans; Labor Matters.
(a) Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists (i) all employee benefit plans (as defined
in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”)) and all
bonus, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation right,
restricted stock, phantom stock, incentive, deferred
compensation, retiree medical, disability or life insurance,
cafeteria benefit, dependent care, disability, director or
employee loan, fringe benefit, sabbatical, supplemental
retirement, severance or other benefit plans, programs or
arrangements, and all employment, termination, severance or
other contracts or agreements (whether legally enforceable or
not, whether formal or informal and whether in writing or not)
to which the Company is a party, with respect to which the
Company has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed
to or sponsored by the Company for the benefit of any current or
former employee, officer or manager of the Company,
(ii) each employee benefit plan for which the Company could
incur liability under Section 4069 of ERISA in the event
such plan has been or were to be terminated, (iii) any plan
in respect of which the Company could incur liability under
Section 4212(c) of ERISA, and (iv) any employment
agreements, offer letters or other contracts, arrangements or
understandings between the Company and any key employee of the
Company (whether legally enforceable or not, whether formal or
informal and whether in writing or not) including, without
limitation, any contracts, arrangements or understandings
relating to a sale of the Company (each, a
“Plan,” and collectively, the
“Plans”).
(b) Each Plan is in writing and the Company has furnished
Parent with a true and complete copy of each Plan (or a written
summary where the Plan is not in writing) and a true and
complete copy of each material document, if any, prepared in
connection with each such Plan, including, without limitation,
(i) a copy of each trust or other funding arrangement,
(ii) each summary plan description and summary of material
modifications, (iii) the two (2) most recent annual
reports (Form 5500 series and all schedules and financial
statements attached thereto), if any, required under ERISA or
the Code in connection with each Plan, (iv) the most
recently received Internal Revenue Service determination letter
for each Plan intended to qualify under ERISA or the Code,
(v) the most recently prepared actuarial report and
financial statement in connection with each such Plan,
(vi) any correspondence with the Internal Revenue Service
or the Department of Labor with respect to each such Plan and
(vii) each form of notice of grant and stock option
agreement used to document Company Options. Except as disclosed
on Section 3.11(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no other employee benefit plans, programs,
arrangements or agreements, whether formal or informal, whether
in writing or not, to which the Company is a party, with respect
to which the Company has any obligation or which are maintained,
contributed to or sponsored by the Company for the benefit of
any current or former employee, officer or manager of the
Company. The Company has no express or implied commitment,
whether legally enforceable or not, (x) to create, incur
liability with respect to, or cause to exist, any other employee
benefit plan, program or arrangement, (y) to enter into any
contract or agreement to provide compensation or benefits to any
individual, or (z) to modify, change or terminate any Plan,
other than with respect to a modification, change or termination
required by ERISA or the Code.
(c) None of the Plans is a multi-employer plan (within the
meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (a
“Multi-employer Plan”) or a single employer
pension plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of
ERISA) for which the Company could incur liability under
Section 4063 or 4064 of ERISA (a “Multiple Employer
Plan”). Each Plan is subject only to the Laws of the
United States or a political subdivision thereof.
(d) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(d) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the Plans provides for
the payment of separation, severance, termination or similar
benefits to any person or obligates the Company to pay
separation, severance, termination or similar-type benefits
solely or partially as a result of any transaction contemplated
by this Agreement or as a result of a “change in ownership
or control,” within the meaning of such term under
Section 280G of the Code. Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, either alone or together with
another event, will (i) result in any payment (including,
without limitation, severance, unemployment compensation, golden
parachute, forgiveness of indebtedness or otherwise) becoming
due under any Plan, whether or not such payment is contingent,
(ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Plan
or other arrangement, (iii) result in the acceleration of
the time of payment, vesting or funding of any benefits
including, but not limited to, the acceleration of the vesting
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and exercisability of any Company Option, whether or not
contingent, or (iv) affect in any material respects any
Plan’s current treatment under any Laws including any Tax
or social contribution Law. No Plan provides, or reflects or
represents any liability to provide, retiree health, disability,
or life insurance benefits to any person for any reason, except
as may be required by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
(“COBRA”), or other applicable statute, and the
Company has never represented, promised or contracted (whether
in oral or written form) to any employee (either individually or
to employees as a group) or any other person that such employee
or other person would be provided with retiree health,
disability, or life insurance benefits, except to the extent
required by statute.
(e) Each Plan is now and always has been operated in all
material respects in accordance with its terms and the
requirements of all applicable Laws, regulations and rules
promulgated thereunder including, without limitation, ERISA and
the Code. The Company has performed all obligations required to
be performed by it under, is not in any respect in default under
or in violation of, and to the Knowledge of the Company, there
is not any default or violation by any party to, any Plan. No
action, claim or proceeding is pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened with respect to any Plan (other than
claims for benefits in the ordinary course) and no fact or event
exists that could give rise to any such action, claim or
proceeding. Neither the Company nor any person that is a member
of the same controlled group as the Company or under common
control with the Company within the meaning of Section 414
of the Code (each, an “ERISA Affiliate”) is
subject to any penalty or Tax with respect to any Plan under
Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980
of the Code. Each Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise
discontinued at any time without material liability to Parent,
the Company or any of their ERISA Affiliates (other than
ordinary administration expenses). Neither the Company nor any
Affiliate has, prior to the Effective Time and in any material
respect, violated any of the health care continuation
requirements of COBRA, the requirements of the Family Medical
Leave Act of 1993, the requirements of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the requirements of
the Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998, the
requirements of the Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health
Protection Act of 1996, or any amendment to each such act, or
any similar provisions of state Law applicable to its employees.
(f) Each Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a)
or Section 401(k) of the Code and each trust intended to
qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code (i) has
received a favorable determination, opinion, notification or
advisory letter from the Internal Revenue Service with respect
to each such Plan as to its qualified status under the Code,
including all amendments to the Code effected by the Tax Reform
Act of 1986 and subsequent legislation, and no fact or event has
occurred since the date of such determination letter or letters
from the Internal Revenue Service to adversely affect the
qualified status of any such Plan or the exempt status of any
such trust, or (ii) has remaining a period of time under
applicable Treasury regulations or Internal Revenue Service
pronouncements in which to apply for such a letter and make any
amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination as to
the qualified status of each such Plan.
(g) Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has
incurred any liability under, arising out of or by operation of
Title IV of ERISA (other than liability for premiums to the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation arising in the ordinary
course), including, without limitation, any liability in
connection with (i) the termination or reorganization of
any employee benefit plan subject to Title IV of ERISA or
(ii) the withdrawal from any Multi-employer Plan or
Multiple Employer Plan, and no fact or event exists which could
give rise to any such liability.
(h) The Company has not, since its inception, terminated,
suspended, discontinued contributions to or withdrawn from any
employee pension benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(2)
of ERISA, including, without limitation, any Multi-employer
Plan. All contributions, premiums or payments required to be
made or accrued with respect to any Plan have been made on or
before their due dates. All such contributions have been fully
deducted for income tax purposes and no such deduction has been
challenged or disallowed by any Governmental Entity and no fact
or event exists which could give rise to any disallowance.
(i) Except as set forth in Section 3.11(i) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is not a
party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor
union contract applicable to persons employed by the Company or
in the Company’s business, and currently, to the Knowledge
of the Company, there are no organizational campaigns, petitions
or other unionization activities seeking recognition of a
collective bargaining unit that could affect the Company;
(ii) there are no controversies, strikes, slowdowns or work
stoppages pending or, to the
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Knowledge of the Company, threatened between the Company and
any of its employees, and the Company has not experienced any
such controversy, strike, slowdown or work stoppage within the
past three years; (iii) the Company has not breached or
otherwise failed to comply with the provisions of any collective
bargaining or union contract and there are no grievances
outstanding against the Company under any such agreement or
contract; (iv) the Company has not engaged in any unfair
labor practice, and there are no unfair labor practice
complaints pending against the Company before the National Labor
Relations Board or any other Governmental Entity or any current
union representation questions involving employees of the
Company; (v) the Company is currently in compliance with
all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor,
including those related to wages, hours, worker classification
(including the proper classification of independent contractors
and consultants), collective bargaining, workers’
compensation and the payment and withholding of Taxes and other
sums as required by the appropriate Governmental Entity and has
withheld and paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity or is
holding for payment not yet due to such Governmental Entity all
amounts required to be withheld from employees of the Company
and is not liable for any arrears of wages, Taxes, penalties or
other sums for failure to comply with any of the foregoing;
(vi) the Company has paid in full to all employees or
adequately accrued for in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits and
other compensation due to or on behalf of such employees,
including, if required, accruals related to compensation
pursuant to the incentive plans on the Closing Balance Sheet,
including with respect to the Transaction-Related Members’
Equity Charge; (vii) there is no claim with respect to
payment of wages, salary, overtime pay, workers compensation
benefits or disability benefits that has been asserted or
threatened against the Company or that is now pending before any
Governmental Entity with respect to any person currently or
formerly employed by the Company; (viii) the Company is not
a party to, or otherwise bound by, any consent decree with, or
citation by, any Governmental Entity relating to employees or
employment practices; (ix) the Company is in compliance
with all Laws and regulations relating to occupational safety
and health Laws and regulations, and there is no charge or
proceeding with respect to a violation of any occupational
safety or health standards that has been asserted or is now
pending or threatened with respect to the Company; (x) the
Company is in compliance with all Laws and regulations relating
to discrimination in employment, and there is no charge of
discrimination in employment or employment practices for any
reason, including, without limitation, age, gender, race,
religion or other legally protected category, which has been
asserted or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against
the Company or that is now pending before the United States
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any other
Governmental Entity; and (xi) each employee of the Company
who is located in the United States and is not a United States
citizen has all approvals, authorizations and papers necessary
to work in the United States in accordance with applicable Law.
(j) Section 3.11(j) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a true and complete list of all individuals
who serve as employees of or consultants to the Company as of
the date set forth on such schedule whose annual compensation
from the Company and positions with the Company have been
previously detailed to Parent, and whose annual compensation has
not been modified in any material manner other than as permitted
hereby, and for which a Company representation of such fact will
be provided at Closing.
(k) To the Company’s Knowledge, no employee of or
consultant to the Company has been injured in the workplace or
in the course of his or her employment or consultancy, except
for injuries which are covered by insurance or for which a claim
has been made under worker’s compensation or similar Laws.
Section 3.12 Contracts.
(a) Section 3.12(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists (under the appropriate subsection) each of the
following written contracts and agreements of the Company (such
contracts and agreements being the “Material
Contracts”):
(i) each contract and agreement for the purchase or lease
of personal property with any supplier or for the furnishing of
services to the Company with payments greater than $100,000 per
year;
(ii) all broker, exclusive dealing or exclusivity,
distributor, dealer, manufacturer’s representative,
franchise, agency, sales promotion, market research, marketing,
consulting and advertising contracts and agreements to which the
Company is a party or any other contract that compensates any
person based on any sales by the Company;
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(iii) all leases and subleases of real property;
(iv) all contracts and agreements relating to Indebtedness
other than trade indebtedness of the Company, including any
contracts and agreements in which the Company is a guarantor of
Indebtedness;
(v) all contracts and agreements with any Governmental
Entity to which the Company is a party;
(vi) all contracts and agreements that limit or purport to
limit the ability of the Company to compete in any line of
business or with any person or in any geographic area or during
any period of time;
(vii) all contracts containing confidentiality requirements
(including all nondisclosure agreements);
(viii) all contracts and agreements between or among the
Company and any Member of the Company or any Affiliate of such
person, other than contracts or agreements that will have no
force and effect after the Closing Date;
(ix) all contracts and agreements (x) relating to the
voting and any rights or obligations of a Member of the Company,
other than contracts or agreements that will have no force and
effect after the Closing Date, (y) that restrict the
voting, acquisition, issuance or transfer of Parent Common Stock
following the Effective Time;
(x) all contracts to manufacture for, supply to or
distribute to any third party any products or components;
(xi) all contracts regarding the acquisition, issuance or
transfer of any securities and each contract affecting or
dealing with any securities of the Company, including, without
limitation, any restricted stock agreements or escrow agreement
or any securities issuances pursuant to any existing incentive
plans;
(xii) all contracts providing for indemnification of any
officer, manager, employee or agent of the Company;
(xiii) all contracts related to or regarding the
performance of consulting, advisory or other services or work of
any type by any third party, other than contracts or agreements
that will have no force and effect after the Closing Date;
(xiv) all other contracts that have a term of more than
180 days and that may not be terminated by the Company,
without any material penalty, within 30 days after the
delivery of a termination notice by the Company;
(xv) any agreement of the Company that is terminable upon
or prohibits assignment or a change of ownership or control of
the Company;
(xvi) all other contracts and agreements, excluding master
service agreements or contracts for services to be provided by
the Company, whether or not made in the ordinary course of
business, that contemplate an exchange of consideration with an
aggregate value greater than $200,000; and
(xvii) any agreement of guarantee, assumption or
endorsement of, or any similar commitment with respect to, the
obligations, liabilities (whether accrued, absolute, contingent
or otherwise) or indebtedness of any person other than software
licenses or professional services contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business.
(b) Each Material Contract and master service agreement or
contract for services to be provided by the Company (i) is
valid and binding on the Company, as the case may be, and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, on the other parties thereto, and
is in full force and effect, and (ii), other than contracts
which will have no force or effect after the Closing Date upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
shall continue in full force and effect without penalty or other
adverse consequence. The Company is not in breach or violation
of, or default under, any Material Contract and, to the
Knowledge of the Company, no other party to any Material
Contract is in breach or violation thereof or default thereunder.
(c) The Company has delivered or made available to Parent
accurate and complete copies of all Material Contracts
identified in Section 3.12(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, including all amendments thereto.
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(d) To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company does not
have any oral contracts.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 3.12(e) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the Company’s
Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or
condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time)
will, or could reasonably be expected to, (i) result in a
breach or violation of, or default under, any Material Contract,
(ii) give any entity the right to declare a default, seek
damages or exercise any other remedy under any Material
Contract, (iii) give any entity the right to accelerate the
maturity or performance of any Material Contract or
(iv) give any entity the right to cancel, terminate or
modify any Material Contract.
Section 3.13 Environmental
Matters. Except as disclosed on
Section 3.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(a) The Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, all
third-party vendors of the Company have obtained all
Environmental Permits required by Environmental Laws and
necessary for the conduct of its business. The Company and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, all third-party vendors of the
Company are in compliance with such permits and, in connection
with its Business, applicable Environmental Laws, and there is
no past material non-compliance which has not been resolved
(including the payment of any fines and penalties related
thereto).
(b) The Company as a direct result of it actions alone, in
the conduct of its business, and not as a result of the actions
of others, has not incurred or become liable for or subject to
any Environmental Liabilities in connection with the Real
Property or the Business.
(c) The Company has not received any written notice from
any Governmental Entity or other third party of a violation of
or liability under any Environmental Laws in connection with the
Real Property or the Business, which notice has not been
resolved.
(d) The Company has not received any written notice, claim,
or request for information alleging that the Company, to the
extent related to the Business, or the Business are or may be
liable for damages, remediation or cost recovery as a result of
a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances.
(e) Neither the Company nor its respective predecessors or
Affiliates has treated, stored, disposed of, arranged for or
permitted the disposal of, handled, or Released any Hazardous
Substances on, at, or from the Real Property or owned or
operated any real property in a manner so as to give rise to
liabilities of such parties for Remedial Action pursuant to
Environmental Laws.
(f) The Company has furnished to Parent all final,
non-privileged environmental audits and reports prepared by or
for the Company and all correspondence or orders from any
Governmental Entity alleging responsibility for Environmental
Liabilities or violations of Environmental Laws and relating to
the current and former operations and facilities of the Company
or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Business, which are
in the Company’s possession, custody or control.
(g) The Company has not received any written request for
information, or been notified that it is a potentially
responsible party, under CERCLA or any similar Law of any state,
locality or any other jurisdiction. The Company has not entered
into or agreed to any consent decree or order or is subject to
any judgment, decree or judicial order relating to compliance
with Environmental Laws, Environmental Permits or the
investigation, sampling, monitoring, treatment, remediation,
removal or cleanup of Hazardous Substances and, no
investigation, litigation or other proceeding is pending or
threatened in writing with respect thereto.
For purposes of this Agreement:
“Business” means the business of the Company as
conducted on the date of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, providing directional drilling and surveying
services primarily to the oil and gas industry.
“CERCLA” means the U.S. Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended as of the date hereof.
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“Environmental Laws” shall mean all Legal
Requirements relating to pollution, the protection of the
environment or the use, handling, Release or management of
Hazardous Substances, including CERCLA, the Federal Solid Waste
Disposal Act, as amended by the RCRA and Hazardous and Solid
Waste Amendments thereto, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water
Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water
Act, and any similar or analogous Legal Requirements of any
Governmental Entity, as each of the foregoing is in effect on or
prior to the date hereof.
“Environmental Liabilities” shall mean any and
all damages, claims or liabilities (whether known or unknown,
foreseen or unforeseen, contingent or otherwise), including,
without limitation, liability for response costs, personal
injury to Persons, the Company with respect to the Business,
property damage, natural resource damage or any investigatory,
corrective or remedial obligation, which arise under or relate
to any Environmental Laws in effect at the time of such
liability.
“Environmental Permits” means any permit,
approval, identification number, license and other authorization
required under any applicable Environmental Law.
“Hazardous Substance” shall mean any hazardous
substance as that term is defined in CERCLA, including
petroleum, crude oil or any fraction thereof, asbestos, and
natural gas in its various forms, and any hazardous waste as
defined or regulated under RCRA.
“Legal Requirement” means any material
requirement arising under any action, law, treaty, rule or
regulation, manual, guidance, advisory, alert, determination,
order or direction of a Governmental Entity and any binding
arbitration award or order.
“Real Property” means the real property
described on Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and the leased real property subject to the leases
described in Section 3.12(a)(iii) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
“Release” shall have the meaning set forth in
CERCLA.
“Remedial Action” shall mean all actions to
investigate, clean up, remove or treat a Release(s) of Hazardous
Substances (including required remedial investigations,
feasibility studies, corrective actions, closures and
post-remedial or post-closure studies, operations and
maintenance and monitoring).
“RCRA” means the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act.
Section 3.14 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The Company owns or is licensed for, and in any event
possess sufficient and legally enforceable rights with respect
to, all Company Intellectual Property (as defined below)
relevant to their respective businesses, as previously,
presently or proposed to be conducted, or necessary to conduct
any such business without any conflict with or infringement or
misappropriation of any rights or property of any person
(“Infringement”). Such ownership, licenses and
rights are exclusive except with respect to standard, generally
commercially available, “off-the-shelf” third party
products that are not part of any previous, current or proposed
product, service or Intellectual Property offering of the
Company. “Intellectual Property” means
(i) inventions (whether or not patentable); trade names,
trade and service marks, logos, domains, URLs, websites,
addresses and other designations (“Marks”);
works of authorship; mask works; data; technology, know-how,
trade secrets, ideas and information; designs; formulas;
algorithms; processes; methods; schematics; computer software
(in source code
and/or
object code form); and all other intellectual property of any
sort (“Inventions”) and (ii) patent
rights; Xxxx rights; copyrights; mask work rights; sui
generis database rights; trade secret rights; moral rights;
and all other intellectual and industrial property rights of any
sort throughout the world, and all applications, registrations,
issuances and the like with respect thereto (“IP
Rights”). “Company Intellectual
Property” means all Intellectual Property that was or
is used, exercised, or exploited (“Used”) or
proposed to be Used in any business of the Company, or that may
be necessary to conduct any such business as previously or
presently conducted or proposed to be conducted; this term will
also include all other Intellectual Property owned by or
licensed to the Company now or in the past. All copyrightable
matter within Company Intellectual Property that is relevant to
the Company has been created by persons who were employees of
the Company at the time of creation and no third party has or
will have “moral rights” or rights to terminate any
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assignment or license with respect thereto. With respect to
patent rights, moral rights and Xxxx rights, the representations
and warranties of this Section 3.14(a) are made only
to the Company’s Knowledge.
(b) To the extent included in Company Intellectual
Property, Section 3.14(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists (by name, number, jurisdiction and owner) all
patents and patent applications; all registered and unregistered
Marks; and all registered and material unregistered copyrights
and mask works; and all other issuances, registrations,
applications and the like with respect to those or any other IP
Rights. All the foregoing (i) are valid, enforceable and
subsisting to the extent such concepts are applicable, and
(ii) along with all related filings, registrations and
correspondence, have been provided to Parent. No cancellation,
termination, expiration or abandonment of any of the foregoing
(except natural expiration or termination at the end of the full
possible term, including extensions and renewals) is anticipated
by the Company. Except as referenced in written documentation
previously provided to Parent (including without limitation file
wrappers), the Company is not aware of any questions or
challenges (or any potential basis therefor) with respect to the
patentability or validity of any claims of any of the foregoing
patents or patent applications or the validity (or any other
aspect or status) of any such IP Rights.
(c) Section 3.14(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule lists: (i) all licenses, sublicenses and other
agreements to which the Company is a party (or by which it or
any Company Intellectual Property is bound or subject) which
involve annual payments or expected receipt of funds in an
amount greater than $50,000 and pursuant to which any person has
been or may be assigned, authorized to Use, granted any lien or
encumbrance regarding, or given access to any Company
Intellectual Property other than distribution of standard object
code product pursuant to a standard form end-user, object code,
internal-use software license and support/maintenance agreements
entered into in the ordinary course of business; and
(ii) all licenses, sublicenses and other agreements
pursuant to which the Company has been or may be assigned or
authorized to Use, or has incurred or may incur any obligation
in connection with, (A) any third party Intellectual
Property be incorporated or embodied in, or form all or any part
of any previous, current or proposed product, service or
Intellectual Property offering of the Company or (B) any
Company Intellectual Property and (iii) each agreement
pursuant to which the Company has deposited or is required to
deposit with an escrowholder or any other person, all or part of
the source code (or any algorithm or documentation contained in
or relating to any source code) of any Company Intellectual
Property (“Source Materials”). The Company has
not entered into any agreement to indemnify, hold harmless or
defend any other person with respect to any assertion of
Infringement or warranting the lack thereof. Any standard form
referred to above in this section has been clearly identified as
such and provided to Parent.
(d) No event or circumstance has occurred, exists or is
contemplated (including, without limitation, the authorization,
execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
any of the transactions contemplated hereby) that (with or
without notice or the lapse of time) could result in
(i) the breach or violation of any license, sublicense or
other agreement required to be listed in
Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or
(ii) the loss or expiration of any right or option by the
Company (or the gain thereof by any third party) under any such
license, sublicense or other agreement or (iii) the
release, disclosure or delivery to any third party of any part
of the Source Materials. Further, the Company makes all the same
representations and warranties with respect to each license,
sublicense and agreement listed on Section 3.14 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule as are made with respect to
Material Contracts elsewhere in this Agreement.
(e) There is, to the Knowledge of the Company, no
unauthorized Use, disclosure, or Infringement of any Company
Intellectual Property by any third party, including, without
limitation, any employee or former employee of the Company. The
Company has not brought or threatened any action, suit or
proceeding against any third party for any Infringement of any
Company Intellectual Property or any breach of any license,
sublicense or agreement involving Company Intellectual Property.
(f) The Company has taken all reasonably necessary and
appropriate steps to protect and preserve the confidentiality of
all Company Intellectual Property not otherwise disclosed in
published patents or patent applications or registered
copyrights (“Company Confidential
Information”). All use by and disclosure to employees
or others of Company Confidential Information has been pursuant
to the terms of valid and binding written confidentiality and
nonuse/restricted-use agreements or agreements that contain
similar obligations. The
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Company has not disclosed or delivered to any third party, or
permitted the disclosure or delivery to any escrow agent or
other third party, any part of the Source Materials.
(g) Substantially all of the current employees of the
Company and substantially all of the current independent
contractors or consultants who devote substantially all of their
business time to performing services for the Company as set
forth in Section 3.11(j) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule have executed and delivered (and to the Company’s
Knowledge, is in compliance with) an agreement in substantially
the form of the Company’s standard Confidentiality
Agreement, which is attached to Section 3.14(g) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(h) The Company has not received any communication alleging
or suggesting that or questioning whether the Company has been
or may be (whether in its past, current or proposed business or
otherwise) engaged in, liable for or contributing to any
Infringement, nor does the Company have any reason to expect
that any such communication will be forthcoming.
(i) The Company has no Knowledge that any of its employees
or contractors is obligated under any agreement, commitment,
judgment, decree, order or otherwise (an “Employee
Obligation”) that could interfere with the use of his
or her commercially reasonable best efforts to promote the
interests of the Company or that could conflict with any of
their businesses as conducted or proposed to be conducted.
Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement nor the
conduct of the Company’s business as conducted or proposed
to be conducted, will conflict with or result in a breach of the
terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any Employee Obligation. The Company is not Using, and it
will not be necessary to Use, (i) any Inventions of any of
their past or present employees or contractors (or people
currently intended to be hired) made prior to or outside the
scope of their employment by the Company or (ii) any
confidential information or trade secret of any former employer
of any such person.
(j) To the Knowledge of the Company, all Software is free
of all viruses, worms, trojan horses and other infections or
harmful routines and does not contain any bugs, errors, or
problems that, to the Company’s Knowledge, could disrupt
its operation or have an adverse impact on the operation of
other software programs or operating systems.
“Software” means software, programs, databases
and related documentation, in any form (including Internet
sites, Internet content and links) that is (i) material to
the operation of the business of the Company, including, but not
limited to, that operated by the Company on its web sites or
used by the Company in connection with processing customer
orders, storing customer information, or storing or archiving
data, or (ii) manufactured, distributed, sold, licensed or
marketed by the Company.
(k) The Company has obtained all approvals and agreements
necessary or appropriate (including, without limitation,
assurances from customers regarding further export) for
exporting any Company Intellectual Property outside the United
States and importing any Company Intellectual Property into any
country in which they are or have been disclosed, sold or
licensed for Use, and all such export and import approvals in
the United States and throughout the world are valid, current,
outstanding and in full force and effect.
Section 3.15 Taxes.
(a) All Tax (as defined below) returns, statements,
reports, declarations and other forms and documents (including
without limitation estimated Tax returns and reports and
material information returns and reports) required to be filed
with any Tax Authority (as defined below) with respect to any
Taxable (as defined below) period ending on or before the
Closing, by or on behalf of the Company (collectively,
“Tax Returns” and individually, a “Tax
Return”), have been or will be completed and filed when
due (including any extensions of such due date) and all amounts
shown due on such Tax Returns on or before the Effective Time
have been or will be paid on or before such date. The Interim
Financial Statements (i) fully accrue or record all actual
and contingent liabilities for Taxes or Permitted Tax
Distributions (as defined below) with respect to all periods
through June 30, 2007 and the Company has not and will not
incur any Tax liability in excess of the amount reflected
(excluding any amount thereof that reflects timing differences
between the recognition of income for purposes of GAAP and for
Tax purposes) on the Reference Balance Sheet included in the
Interim Financial Statements with respect to such periods, and
(ii) properly accrue or record in accordance with GAAP all
material liabilities for Taxes or Permitted Tax Distributions
payable after June 30, 2007, with respect to all
transactions and events occurring on or prior to such date. All
information set forth in the notes to the Interim Financial
Statements relating to Tax matters is true,
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complete and accurate in all material respects. The Company has
not incurred any material Tax liability since June 30, 2007
other than in the ordinary course of business and the Company
has made adequate provisions for all Taxes since that date in
accordance with GAAP on at least a quarterly basis.
(b) The Company has withheld and paid to the applicable
financial institution or Tax Authority all amounts required to
be withheld. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Tax Returns
filed with respect to Taxable years through the Taxable year
ended December 31, 2005 in the case of the United States,
have been examined and closed. The Company (or any member of any
affiliated or combined group of which the Company has been a
member) has not granted any extension or waiver of the
limitation period applicable to any Tax Returns that is still in
effect and there is no material claim, audit, action, suit,
proceeding, or (to the Knowledge of the Company) investigation
now pending or threatened against or with respect to the Company
in respect of any Tax or assessment. No notice of deficiency or
similar document of any Tax Authority has been received by the
Company, and there are no liabilities for Taxes (including
liabilities for interest, additions to Tax and penalties thereon
and related expenses) with respect to the issues that have been
raised (and are currently pending) by any Tax Authority that
could, if determined adversely to the Company, materially and
adversely affect the liability of the Company for Taxes. There
are no liens for Taxes (other than for current Taxes not yet due
and payable) upon the assets of the Company. The Company has
never been a member of an affiliated group of corporations,
within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code. The Company
is in full compliance with all the terms and conditions of any
Tax exemption or other Tax-sharing agreement or order of a
foreign government, and the consummation of the Merger will not
have any adverse effect on the continued validity and
effectiveness of any such Tax exemption or other Tax-sharing
agreement or order. Neither the Company nor any person on behalf
of the Company has entered into or will enter into any agreement
or consent pursuant to the collapsible corporation provisions of
Section 341(f) of the Code (or any corresponding provision
of state, local or foreign income tax Law) or agreed to have
Section 341(f)(2) of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign income tax Law) apply to
any disposition of any asset owned by the Company. None of the
assets of the Company is property that the Company is required
to treat as being owned by any other person pursuant to the
so-called “safe harbor lease” provisions of former
Section 168(f)(8) of the Code. None of the assets of the
Company directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code. None
of the assets of the Company is “tax-exempt use
property” within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the
Code. The Company has not made and will not make a deemed
dividend election under Treas. Reg.
§ 1.1502-32(f)(2)
or a consent dividend election under Section 565 of the
Code. The Company has never been a party (either as a
distributing corporation, a distributed corporation or
otherwise) to any transaction intended to qualify under
Section 355 of the Code or any corresponding provision of
state Law. The Company has not participated in (and will not
participate in) an international boycott within the meaning of
Section 999 of the Code. No Member is other than a United
States person within the meaning of the Code. The Company does
not have and has not had a permanent establishment in any
foreign country, as defined in any applicable Tax treaty or
convention between the United States of America and such foreign
country and the Company has not engaged in a trade or business
within any foreign country. The Company has never elected to be
treated as an
S-corporation
under Section 1362 of the Code or any corresponding
provision of Federal or state Law. All material elections with
respect to the Company’s Taxes made during the fiscal years
ending December 31, 2004 and 2005 are reflected on the
Company’s Tax Returns for such periods, copies of which
have been provided to Parent. After the date of this Agreement
but prior to the Effective Time, no material election with
respect to Taxes will be made without the prior written consent
of Parent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed. The Company is not party to any joint venture,
partnership, or other arrangement or contract that could be
treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes other
than that the Company itself is taxed as a partnership for
Federal income tax purposes. The Company is not currently and
never has been subject to the reporting requirements of
Section 6038A of the Code. There is no agreement, contract
or arrangement to which the Company is a party that could,
individually or collectively, result in the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible by reason of
Sections 280G (as determined without regard to
Section 280G(b)(4)), 162 (other than 162(a)) or 404 of the
Code. The Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax
indemnity, Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (whether
written or unwritten or arising under operation of Federal Law
as a result of being a member of a group filing consolidated Tax
Returns, under operation of certain state Laws as a result of
being a member of a unitary group, or under comparable Laws of
other states or foreign jurisdictions) that includes a party
other than the Company nor does the Company owe any amount under
any such agreement. The Company has previously provided or made
available to Parent true and
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correct copies of all income, franchise, and sales Tax Returns,
and, as reasonably requested by Parent, prior to or following
the date hereof, presently existing information statements and
reports. The Company is not, and has not been, a United States
real property holding corporation (as defined in
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Other
than by reason of the Merger, the Company has not been and will
not be required to include any material adjustment in Taxable
income for any Tax period (or portion thereof) pursuant to
Section 481 or 263A of the Code or any comparable provision
under state or foreign Tax Laws as a result of transactions,
events or accounting methods employed prior to the Merger.
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
have the following meanings: “Tax” (and, with
correlative meaning, “Taxes” and
“Taxable”) means any and all taxes including,
without limitation, (i) any net income, alternative or
add-on minimum tax, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use, ad
valorem, transfer (except transfer taxes that may or may not be
applicable to this Transaction, which if applicable will be
accrued on the Estimated Closing Balance Sheet), franchise,
profits, value added, net worth, license, withholding, payroll,
employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium,
property, environmental or windfall profit tax, custom, duty or
other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge
of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest or any
penalty, addition to tax or additional amount imposed by any
Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any such
tax (domestic or foreign) (a “Tax Authority”),
(ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the
type described in (i) above as a result of being a member
of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for
any taxable period or as the result of being a transferee or
successor thereof and (iii) any liability for the payment
of any amounts of the type described in (i) or
(ii) above as a result of any express or implied obligation
to indemnify any other person
and/or as it
relates to any Permitted Tax Distribution. As used in this
Section 3.15, the term “Company” means the
Company and any entity included in, or required under GAAP to be
included in, any of the Audited Financial Statements or the
Interim Financial Statements.
Section 3.16 Vote
Required. The only vote necessary to approve
and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is the affirmative vote of the
holders of at least
662/3%
of the Company Interests in favor of the approval and adoption
of this Agreement and the Merger.
Section 3.17 Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances. Except as
set forth in Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company owns, leases or has the legal right to use
all of the assets, properties and rights of every kind, nature,
character and description, including, without limitation, real
property and personal property (other than Intellectual
Property, which is covered by Section 3.14 hereof),
used or intended to be used in the conduct of the business of
the Company or otherwise owned or leased by the Company and,
with respect to contract rights, is a party to and enjoys the
right to the benefits of all contracts, agreements and other
arrangements used or intended to be used by the Company in or
relating to the conduct of the business of the Company (all such
properties, assets and contract rights being the
“Assets”). Other than with respect to the
Permitted Liens, the Company has good and indefeasible title to,
or, in the case of leased or subleased Assets, valid and
subsisting leasehold interests in, all the Assets, free and
clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges, claims, defects
of title, restrictions, infringements, security interests or
encumbrances of any kind or character
(“Liens”). The equipment of the Company used in
the operations of its business is, taken as a whole, in good
operating condition and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
Section 3.18 Real
Property. Section 3.18 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists all real property that the
Company owns or leases. With respect to each parcel of such Real
Property that is owned, the Company has good and clear record
title to such parcel, free and clear of any Lien, easement,
covenant or other restriction, except for recorded easements,
covenants or other restrictions which do not impair the use,
occupancy or value of such parcel. Except as disclosed in
Section 3.18 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
with respect to each parcel of Real Property that is leased:
(a) such lease is valid, legal, binding and enforceable by
the lessee, and in full force and effect; (b) such lease
will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in
full force and effect following the Closing Date; (c) the
lessee is not in material breach or default under any such
lease, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no other party to
such lease is in material breach or default, and no event has
occurred that, with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a
material breach or default by the lessee or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, any other party thereto, or permit termination,
modification or acceleration by the lessor thereunder;
(d) the lessee has not repudiated and, to the Knowledge of
the Company, no other party to any such lease has repudiated any
provision thereof; (e) the lessee has not received any
information from which a reasonable person would conclude that
there
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are any disputes with respect to any such lease; and
(f) all Real Property subject to such lease has been
operated and maintained in all material respects in accordance
with applicable laws.
Section 3.19 Certain
Interests.
(a) Except as set forth on Section 3.19(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, no holder of greater than 1% of
the voting power of the Company or its Affiliates or any officer
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any manager of the Company
or any immediate relative or spouse (or immediate relative of
such spouse) who resides with, or is a dependent of, any such
officer or manager:
(i) has any direct or indirect financial interest in any
creditor, competitor, supplier, manufacturer, agent,
representative, distributor or customer of the Company;
provided, however, that the ownership of
securities representing no more than 1% of the outstanding
voting power of any creditor, competitor, supplier,
manufacturer, agent, representative, distributor or customer,
and which are listed on any national securities exchange or
traded actively in the national over-the-counter market, shall
not be deemed to be a “financial interest” as long as
the person owning such securities has no other connection or
relationship with such creditor, competitor, supplier,
manufacturer, agent, representative, distributor or customer;
(ii) owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, or
has any other interest in, any tangible or intangible property
that the Company uses in the conduct of its business (except for
any such ownership or interest resulting from the ownership of
securities in a public company);
(iii) has any claim or cause of action against the
Company; or
(iv) has outstanding any indebtedness of or to the Company,
other than the Xxxxxxxx Group Debt.
(b) Except as set forth on Section 3.19(b) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule and for the payment of employee
compensation or remuneration in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, the Company has no liability or
any other obligation of any nature whatsoever to any Member or
any Affiliate thereof or to any officer or manager of the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, to any immediate
relative or spouse (or immediate relative of such spouse) of any
such officer or manager.
Section 3.20 Insurance
Policies. Section 3.20 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) a true and
complete list of all insurance policies to which the Company is
a party or is a beneficiary or named insured and (ii) any
claims made thereunder or made under any other insurance policy
since August 6, 2004. True and complete copies of all such
policies have been provided to Parent. All premiums due on such
policies have been paid and the Company is otherwise in
compliance with the terms of such policies. The Company has not
failed to give any notice or present any claim under any such
policy in a timely fashion. Such insurance to the date hereof
has been maintained in full force and effect and not been
canceled or changed, except to extend the maturity dates
thereof. Except as set forth on Section 3.20 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, since August 6, 2004, the
Company has not received any notice or other communication
regarding any actual or possible (i) cancellation or
threatened termination of any insurance policy,
(ii) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim
under any insurance policy or (iii) adjustment in the
amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance
policy.
Section 3.21 Restrictions
on Business Activities. There is no
agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree
binding upon the Company or to which the Company is a party
which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting or materially impairing any business practice
material to the Company, any acquisition of property by the
Company or the conduct of business by the Company as currently
conducted or as proposed to be conducted.
Section 3.22 Brokers. Except
as set forth in Section 3.22 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is
entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with the origination, negotiation or
execution of this Agreement, the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. The Company
has heretofore furnished to Parent a complete and correct copy
of all agreements between the Company and those entities set
forth in Section 3.22 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule pursuant to which such advisor would be entitled to any
payment in relation to the Merger or the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Original Members are
responsible for any such fees paid or payable by the Company.
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Section 3.23 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 3.24 Customers
and Suppliers. Section 3.24 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of all
customers who individually accounted for more than 2% of the
Company’s gross revenues during the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and 2006 and the six month period ended
June 30, 2007. No customer listed on
Section 3.24 of the Company Disclosure Schedule has,
within the past 12 months, cancelled or otherwise
terminated, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, made any threat
to cancel or terminate, its relationship with the Company, or
decreased materially its usage of the Company’s services or
products. Except as set forth in Section 3.24 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, since January 1, 2007, no
material supplier of the Company has cancelled or otherwise
terminated any contract with the Company prior to the expiration
of the contract term, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, made
any threat to the Company to cancel, reduce the supply or
otherwise terminate its relationship with the Company. The
Company has not (i) breached (so as to provide a benefit to
the Company that was not intended by the parties) any agreement
with or (ii) engaged in any fraudulent conduct with respect
to, any customer or supplier of the Company.
Section 3.25 Inventory. All
inventory of the Company, whether or not reflected on the
Reference Balance Sheet, consists of a quality and quantity
usable and saleable in the ordinary course of business, except
for obsolete items and items of below-standard quality, all of
which have been written-off or written-down to net realizable
value on the Reference Balance Sheet pursuant to the
Company’s policies and the best estimates of the
Company’s management in accordance with GAAP. All
inventories not written-off have been priced at the lower of
cost or market on a
first-in,
first-out basis. The value of each type of inventory, whether
raw materials,
work-in-process
or finished goods, are not excessive in the present
circumstances of the Company in the best estimate of the
Company’s management in accordance with GAAP.
Section 3.26 Accounts
Receivable; Bank Accounts. Except as set
forth in Section 3.26 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, all accounts receivable of the Company reflected on
the Reference Balance Sheet are valid receivables properly
reflected pursuant to the Company’s policies and practices
and the best estimates of the Company’s management in
accordance with GAAP, and subject to no material setoffs or
counterclaims and are current and collectible (within
90 days after the date on which they first became due and
payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts on the
Reference Balance Sheet. Except as set forth in
Section 3.26 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all
accounts receivable reflected in the financial or accounting
records of the Company that have arisen since the date of
Reference Balance Sheet are valid receivables subject to no
material setoffs or counterclaims and are current and
collectible (within 90 days after the date on which they
first became due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts in
an amount reasonably proportionate to the reserve shown on the
Reference Balance Sheet. Section 3.26 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule describes each account maintained by or for
the benefit of the Company at any bank or other financial
institution.
Section 3.27 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 3.28 Offers. The
Company has suspended or terminated, and has the legal right to
terminate or suspend, all negotiations and discussions of any
acquisition, merger, consolidation or sale of all or
substantially all of the assets or member interests of the
Company with parties other than Parent.
Section 3.29 Warranties. No
product or service manufactured, sold, leased, licensed or
delivered by the Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty,
right of return, right of credit or other indemnity other than
(i) the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or
lease of the Company, which are set forth in
Section 3.29 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and
(ii) manufacturers’ warranties for which the Company
has no liability. Section 3.29 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate expenses incurred
by the Company in fulfilling its obligations under its guaranty,
warranty, right of return and indemnity provisions during each
of the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2005
and 2006 covered by the Audited Financial Statements and the
Company represents that such expense has not increased as a
percentage of sales since December 31, 2006 and the Company
does not reasonably expect such expenses to increase in the
future.
Section 3.30 Books
and Records. The minute books and other
similar records of the Company contain complete and accurate
records of all actions taken at any meetings of the
Company’s members, Board of Managers or any committee
thereof and of all written consents executed in lieu of the
holding of any such meeting. The books
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and records of the Company accurately reflect in all material
respects the assets, liabilities, business, financial condition
and results of operations of the Company and have been
maintained in accordance with good business and bookkeeping
practices consistent with GAAP.
Section 3.31 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 3.32 Proxy
Statement. The information previously
supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion in
Parent’s proxy statement in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (such proxy
statement as amended or supplemented is referred to herein as
the “Proxy Statement”) shall not contain at the
time the Proxy Statement is filed with the SEC and at the time
it becomes effective under the Securities Act, 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 not misleading. The information to be
supplied by the Company for inclusion in the proxy statement to
be delivered to Parent’s stockholders in connection with
the meeting of Parent’s stockholders to consider the
approval of this Agreement (the “Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting”) shall not contain, on the
date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to Parent’s
stockholders, and at the time of the Parent Stockholders’
Meeting, 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 information and, accordingly, the
resulting statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not false or misleading; or omit to
state any material fact necessary to correct any information
provided by the Company in any earlier communication with
respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting which has become false or misleading.
If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any event relating
to the Company or any of its Affiliates, officers or managers
should be discovered by the Company which should be, in the
reasonable opinion of the Company, set forth in a supplement to
the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform Parent.
Section 3.33 No
Misstatements. No representation or warranty
made by the Company in this Agreement, the Company Disclosure
Schedule or any certificate delivered or deliverable pursuant to
the terms hereof contains or will contain any untrue statement
of a material fact, or omits, or will omit, when taken as a
whole, to state a material fact, necessary in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, however, that any
representations and warranties made by the Company herein that
are qualified by the Company’s “Knowledge” or
materiality shall be incorporated into the representation and
warranty made by this sentence of this Section 3.33.
To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company has disclosed to
Parent all material information relating to the business of the
Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF MEMBERS
Each Member hereby severally, and not jointly, represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub only with respect to itself
and not with respect to any other Member that the statements
contained in this Article IV are true and correct.
Section 4.01 Ownership;
Accredited Status.
(a) Except as provided in the FARMITA referenced in
Section 3.04(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
which will be terminated as of Closing, Member is the record and
beneficial owner of, or is the trustee of a trust that is the
record holder of, and whose beneficiaries are the beneficial
owners of, and has good and indefeasible title to, the Company
Interests as set forth in Sections 1.01 and
3.04(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which as of
the date hereof are, and at all times prior to the Closing Date,
such Company Interests shall be, free and clear of any liens,
claims, options, charges or other encumbrances other than to the
extent such circumstances do not impair Member’s ability to
comply with its obligations hereunder. Except as provided in the
FARMITA referenced in Section 3.04(e) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, which will be terminated as of Closing,
Member has the sole right to vote the Company Interests with
respect to the Merger, and except as contemplated by this
Agreement, none of the Company Interests is subject to any
voting trust or other agreement, arrangement or restriction with
respect to the voting of such Company Interests with respect to
the Merger.
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(b) As of the Closing Date, Member shall not own, either
beneficially or of record, any equity interests of the Company
other than the Company Interests set forth in
Sections 1.01 and 3.04(a) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Such Member is an “accredited investor” as
such term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D as
promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 4.02 Power;
Authorization; Enforceability. Member has all
requisite power, authority and legal capacity to execute this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. Member has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Member,
enforceable against Member in accordance with its terms, subject
to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization,
insolvency, moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the
effect of general principles of equity. Except as provided in
the FARMITA referenced in Section 3.04(e) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, which will be terminated as of
Closing, the execution and delivery by Member of this Agreement
do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, result in
any material breach of or constitute a material default (or an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any right to terminate,
materially amend, accelerate or cancel any right or obligation
under, or result in the creation of any lien or encumbrance on
any Company Interests pursuant to, any material note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Member is a
party or by which Member or the Company Interests are or will be
bound or affected. If Member is a natural person and is married
and the Company Interests constitute community property of
Member or otherwise need spousal or other approval for this
Agreement to be legal, valid and binding, this Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by, and constitutes
a valid and binding agreement of, Member’s spouse,
enforceable against such spouse in accordance with its terms.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Parent and Merger Sub hereby represent and warrant to the
Company that the statements contained in this Article V are
true and correct except as set forth in the disclosure schedule
delivered by Parent to the Company concurrently with the
execution of this Agreement (the “Parent Disclosure
Schedule”). The Parent Disclosure Schedules may be
updated pursuant to Section 7.19 hereof, and shall
be updated as of the Closing Date. The Parent Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged according to specific sections in
this Article V and shall provide exceptions to, or
otherwise qualify in reasonable detail, only the corresponding
section in this Article V.
Section 5.01 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) Parent is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to
own, lease and otherwise hold and operate its properties and
other assets and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted, except where the failure to be so organized, existing
or in good standing or to have such corporate power and
authority have not had, and could not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect (as defined below). Parent is duly qualified or
licensed as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in good
standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or licensed and in good
standing has not had, and could not reasonably be expected to
have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect. The term “
Parent Material Adverse
Effect” means any event, change or effect that is
materially adverse to the business, operations, condition
(financial or otherwise), assets (tangible or intangible),
liabilities, prospects or results of operations of Parent and
its subsidiaries taken as a whole, except for any such events,
changes or effects resulting from or arising in connection with
(i) any changes in general, political, global or other
national or worldwide events or changes in economic or business
conditions that do not disproportionately impact Parent as
compared to other entities similar in size and scope as that of
Parent and that are within its industry or (ii) any changes
or events affecting the industry in which Parent operates that
do not disproportionately impact Parent as
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compared to other entities similar in size and scope as that of
Parent and that are within its industry, (iii) any decline
in the trading price of Parent Common Stock, or (iv) any
adverse change in the United States securities market that does
not disproportionately impact Parent, on or after the date of
this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
Section 5.02 Authority
Relative to This Agreement. Each of Parent
and Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement, and, subject to obtaining
the necessary approvals of the stockholders of Parent, to
perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and
Merger Sub and the consummation by each of Parent and Merger Sub
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (other than with respect to the
Merger, the filing and recordation of appropriate merger
documents as required by the DGCL and the TLLCA). This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of
Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming the due corporate
authorization, execution and delivery by the Company,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of
Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and
Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect
of any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally and subject, as to enforceability, to the effect of
general principles of equity.
Section 5.03 Capital
Structure.
(a) As of the Execution Date, the authorized capital stock
of Parent consists of (i) 50,000,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent (“Parent
Preferred Stock”). As of the Execution Date,
(i) 16,516,667 shares of Parent Common Stock were
issued and outstanding, all of which are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable,
(ii) 2,100,000 shares of Parent Common Stock were
reserved for future issuance pursuant to a unit purchase option
issued by Parent to the underwriters in connection with its
initial public offering, and (iii) warrants to purchase
28,516,668 shares of Parent Common Stock were outstanding,
an equal number of which shares were reserved for issuance
pursuant thereto. As of the date hereof, no shares of Parent
Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding.
(b) As of the Execution Date, except for outstanding
options and warrants referred to in clauses (ii) and
(iii) of the second sentence of Section 5.03(a)
and otherwise as disclosed in the Parent SEC Reports (as defined
below), there are no outstanding options, warrants, or other
agreements relating to the issuance of capital stock of Parent
or obligating Parent to issue or sell any shares of its capital
stock.
Section 5.04 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of
Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this
Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub will not,
(i) conflict with or violate their respective
organizational documents, (ii) assuming that all consents,
approvals, authorizations and other actions described in
Section 5.04(b) have been obtained and all filings
and obligations described in Section 5.04(b) have
been made or complied with, conflict with or violate in any
material respect any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or
by which any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub is bound
or affected, or (iii) conflict with, result in any breach
of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to
others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other
encumbrance on any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub
pursuant to, any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other
instrument or obligation to which Parent or Merger Sub is a
party, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for
any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults, or other
occurrences that could not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 5.04(b) of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub
will not, require any consent, approval, order, authorization,
registration or permit of, or filing with or
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notification to, any Governmental Entity, except (i) for
the pre-merger notification requirements of the HSR Act, if
applicable, (ii) for the filing and recordation of
appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL or the
TLLCA, (iii) for applicable requirements, if any, of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“Exchange Act”), Federal and state securities
laws and AMEX, and (iv) for such other consents, approvals,
orders authorizations, registrations or permits, filings or
notifications that if not obtained or made could not reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.05 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements.
(a) Parent has correctly, accurately and timely in all
material respects filed all forms, reports and documents
required to be filed by it with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) since its inception date
through the date of this Agreement (collectively, the
“Parent SEC Reports”). As of the respective
dates they were filed (and if amended or superseded by a filing
prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such
filing), (i) the Parent SEC Reports complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or
the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) none of the
Parent SEC Reports 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 made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(b) Each of the Parent Audited Financial Statements (as
defined in Section 5.11(a)) and Parent Interim
Financial Statements (as defined in Section 5.11(a))
(including, in each case, any notes thereto) contained in the
Parent SEC Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated (except
as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of
unaudited statements, as permitted by
Form 10-Q
or 8-K
promulgated by the SEC) and each presented fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Parent
and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the respective dates
thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein, except
as otherwise noted therein (subject, in the case of unaudited
statements, to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which
were not and are not expected, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect).
Section 5.06 Interim
Operations of Merger Sub. Merger Sub was
formed by Parent solely for the purpose of engaging in the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has engaged in no
other business activities and has conducted its operations only
as contemplated by this Agreement. Merger Sub has no liabilities
and, except for a subscription agreement pursuant to which all
of its authorized capital stock was issued to Parent, is not a
party to any agreement other than this Agreement and agreements
with respect to the appointment of registered agents and similar
matters.
Section 5.07 Board
Approval. Subject to certain conditions
contained in Sections 8.01 and 8.02, including, but
not limited to receiving a third party fairness opinion, dated
as of the date of this Agreement (the
“Opinion”), the Board of Directors of Parent
(including any required committee or subgroup of the Board of
Directors of Parent) has, as of the date of this Agreement,
unanimously (i) declared the advisability of the Merger and
approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, (ii) determined that the Merger is in the best
interests of the stockholders of Parent, and
(iii) determined that the fair market value of the Company
is equal to at least 80% of Parent’s net assets.
Section 5.08 Valid
Issuance of Parent Shares. The shares of
Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement and
pursuant to the Parent Warrants and Redemption Warrants
will, when issued, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable.
Section 5.09 Brokers. Except
as set forth on Section 5.09 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment banker is
entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.
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Section 5.10 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 5.11 Financial
Statements.
(a) True and complete copies of (i) the audited
balance sheet, the audited statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and changes in cash flows for the year
then ended, together with all related notes and schedules
thereto (collectively referred to herein as the “Parent
Audited Financial Statements”, and (ii) the
unaudited balance sheet of the Parent as of June 30, 2007,
(the “Parent Reference Balance Sheet”), and the
related statements of operations, changes in members’
equity and changes in cash flows for the year ended
June 30, 2007, (together with Parent Reference Balance
Sheet, the “Parent Interim Financial
Statements”), attached as Section 5.11(a)
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. The Parent Audited Financial
Statements and the Parent Interim Financial Statements
(including, in each case, any notes thereto) were prepared in
accordance with the GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as
permitted by GAAP) and each present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of Parent as at the respective
dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated therein,
except as otherwise noted therein (subject, in the case of the
Parent Interim Financial Statements, to normal and recurring
year-end adjustments which were not and are not expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to be material).
(b) To the Knowledge of Parent, except as set forth in
Section 5.11(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule,
Parent does not have any Liabilities, other than Liabilities
(i) recorded or reserved against on the Parent Reference
Balance Sheet or (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of
business, consistent with past practice, since June 30,
2007 plus up to an aggregate amount of $100,000 incurred since
June 30, 2007 not in the ordinary course of the business,
consistent with past practice. Except as set forth in
Section 5.11(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule,
reserves are reflected on the Parent Reference Balance Sheet and
on the books of account and other financial records of Parent
against all Liabilities of Parent in amounts that have been
established on a basis consistent with the past practice of
Parent and in accordance with GAAP. To the Knowledge of Parent,
there are no outstanding warranty claims against Parent.
Section 5.12 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events. Since
January 1, 2007, except as contemplated by or as disclosed
in this Agreement or as set forth in Section 5.12 of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent has conducted its
business only in the ordinary course and in a manner consistent
with past practice and, since such date, (a) there has not
been any Parent Material Adverse Effect and (b) Parent has
not taken or legally committed to take any of the actions
specified in Section 6.02(a) through (x).
Section 5.13 Absence
of Litigation. Except for the Dispute and the
matters addressed in the Settlement Agreement, there is no Legal
Proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened
against Parent or Merger Sub, or any property or asset owned or
used by Parent or any person whose liability Parent has or may
have assumed, either contractually or by operation of Law,
before any arbitrator or Governmental Entity that could
reasonably be expected, if resolved adversely to Parent, to
(i) impair the operations of Parent or Merger Sub as
currently conducted, including, without limitation, any claim of
infringement of any intellectual property right,
(ii) collectively result in losses to Parent or Merger Sub
in excess of $250,000, (iii) impair the ability of Parent
or Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement,
or (iv) prevent, delay or make illegal the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To
Parent’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim,
dispute or other condition or circumstance exists, that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis of
the commencement of any Legal Proceeding. Neither Parent nor
Merger Sub nor the officers or managers thereof in their
capacity as such, or any property or asset of Parent or Merger
Sub is subject to any continuing order of, consent decree,
settlement agreement or other similar written agreement with,
or, to the Knowledge of Parent, continuing investigation by, any
Governmental Entity, or any order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree, determination or award of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Entity. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has plans to
initiate any Legal Proceeding against any third party.
Section 5.14 Taxes.
(a) All Tax Returns have been or will be completed and
filed when due (including any extensions of such due date) and
all amounts shown due on such Tax Returns on or before the
Effective Time have been or will be paid on or before such date.
The Parent Interim Financial Statements (i) fully accrue
all actual and contingent liabilities for
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Taxes (as defined below) with respect to all periods through
June 30, 2007, and (ii) properly accrues in accordance
with GAAP all material liabilities for Taxes payable after
June 30, 2007, with respect to all transactions and events
occurring on or prior to such date. All information set forth in
the notes to the Parent Interim Financial Statements relating to
Tax matters is true, complete and accurate in all material
respects. Parent has not incurred any material Tax liability
since June 30, 2007 other than in the ordinary course of
business and Parent has made adequate provisions for all Taxes
since that date in accordance with GAAP on at least a quarterly
basis.
(b) Parent has withheld and paid to the applicable
financial institution or Tax Authority all amounts required to
be withheld. To the Knowledge of Parent, no Tax Returns filed
with respect to Taxable years through the Taxable year ended
December 31, 2006 in the case of the United States, have
been examined and closed. Parent (or any member of any
affiliated or combined group of which Parent has been a member)
has not granted any extension or waiver of the limitation period
applicable to any Tax Returns that is still in effect and there
is no material claim, audit, action, suit, proceeding, or (to
the Knowledge of Parent) investigation now pending or threatened
against or with respect to Parent in respect of any Tax or
assessment. No notice of deficiency or similar document of any
Tax Authority has been received by Parent, and there are no
liabilities for Taxes (including liabilities for interest,
additions to Tax and penalties thereon and related expenses)
with respect to the issues that have been raised (and are
currently pending) by any Tax Authority that could, if
determined adversely to Parent, materially and adversely affect
the liability of Parent for Taxes. There are no liens for Taxes
(other than for current Taxes not yet due and payable) upon the
assets of Parent. Parent has never been a member of an
affiliated group of corporations, within the meaning of
Section 1504 of the Code. Parent is in full compliance with
all the terms and conditions of any Tax exemption or other
Tax-sharing agreement or order of a foreign government, and the
consummation of the Merger will not have any adverse effect on
the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax
exemption or other Tax-sharing agreement or order. Neither
Parent nor any person on behalf of Parent has entered into or
will enter into any agreement or consent pursuant to the
collapsible corporation provisions of Section 341(f) of the
Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign
income tax Law) or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the
Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign
income tax Law) apply to any disposition of any asset owned by
Parent. None of the assets of Parent is property that Parent is
required to treat as being owned by any other person pursuant to
the so-called “safe harbor lease” provisions of former
Section 168(f)(8) of the Code. None of the assets of Parent
directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is
tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code. None of the
assets of Parent is “tax-exempt use property” within
the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code. Parent has not
made and will not make a deemed dividend election under Treas.
Reg. § 1.1502-32(f)(2) or a consent dividend election
under Section 565 of the Code. Parent has never been a
party (either as a distributing corporation, a distributed
corporation or otherwise) to any transaction intended to qualify
under Section 355 of the Code or any corresponding
provision of state Law. Parent has not participated in (and will
not participate in) an international boycott within the meaning
of Section 999 of the Code. Parent does not have and has
not had a permanent establishment in any foreign country, as
defined in any applicable Tax treaty or convention between the
United States of America and such foreign country and Parent has
not engaged in a trade or business within any foreign country.
Parent has never elected to be treated as an S-corporation under
Section 1362 of the Code or any corresponding provision of
Federal or state Law. All material elections with respect to
Parent’s Taxes made during the fiscal years ending
December 31, 2005 and 2006 are reflected on Parent’s
Tax Returns for such periods, copies of which have been provided
to the Company. After the date of this Agreement, no material
election with respect to Taxes will be made without the prior
written consent of the Company, which consent will not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Parent is not party to any
joint venture, partnership, or other arrangement or contract
that could be treated as a partnership for Federal income tax
purposes. Parent is not currently and never has been subject to
the reporting requirements of Section 6038A of the Code.
There is no agreement, contract or arrangement to which Parent
is a party that could, individually or collectively, result in
the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by reason
of Sections 280G (as determined without regard to
Section 280G(b)(4)), 162 (other than 162(a)) or 404 of the
Code. Parent is not a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity,
Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreement (whether written or
unwritten or arising under operation of Federal Law as a result
of being a member of a group filing consolidated Tax Returns,
under operation of certain state Laws as a result of being a
member of a unitary group, or under comparable Laws of other
states or foreign jurisdictions) that includes a party other
than Parent nor does Parent owe any amount under any such
agreement. Parent has previously provided or made available to
the Company true and correct copies of all income, franchise,
and sales Tax Returns, and, as reasonably
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requested by the Company, prior to or following the date hereof,
presently existing information statements and reports. Parent is
not, and has not been, a United States real property holding
corporation (as defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code)
during the applicable period specified in
Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. Other than by reason
of the Merger, Parent has not been and will not be required to
include any material adjustment in Taxable income for any Tax
period (or portion thereof) pursuant to Section 481 or 263A
of the Code or any comparable provision under state or foreign
Tax Laws as a result of transactions, events or accounting
methods employed prior to the Merger.
(c) As used in this Section 5.14, the term
“Parent” means Parent and any entity included
in, or required under GAAP to be included in, any of the Parent
Interim Financial Statements.
Section 5.15 Assets;
Absence of Liens and Encumbrances. Parent
owns, leases or has the legal right to use all of the assets,
properties and rights of every kind, nature, character and
description, including, without limitation, real property and
personal property, used or intended to be used in the conduct of
the business of Parent or otherwise owned or leased by Parent
and, with respect to contract rights, is a party to and enjoys
the right to benefits of all contracts, agreements and other
arrangements used or intended to be used by Parent in or
relating to the conduct of the business of Parent (all such
properties, assets and contract rights being the “Parent
Assets”). Parent has good and indefeasible title to,
or, in the case of leased or subleased Parent Assets, valid and
subsisting leasehold interests in, all Parent Assets, free and
clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges, charges, claims, defects
of title, restrictions, infringements, security interests or
encumbrances of any kind or character (“Parent
Liens”).
Section 5.16 Proxy
Statement. The information previously
supplied or to be supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement shall not contain at the time the Proxy Statement is
filed with the SEC and at the time it becomes effective under
the Securities Act, 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 not
misleading. At the time it becomes effective, the Proxy
Statement will 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 statements therein not
misleading, except to the extent that information provided to
the Parent by the Company is contained therein and such
information, as provided to the Parent by the Company, contains
any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading. The
information to be supplied by Parent for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement to be delivered to Parent’s stockholders in
connection with the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting shall not
contain, on the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to
Parent’s stockholders, and at the time of the Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting, 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 false
or misleading; or omit to state any material fact necessary to
correct any statement provided by Parent in any earlier
communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for
the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting which has become false or
misleading. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any
event relating to Parent or any of its Affiliates, officers or
managers should be discovered by Parent which should be set
forth in a supplement to the Proxy Statements, Parent shall
promptly inform Company.
Section 5.17 Registration
Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights
Agreement contains substantially the same terms and conditions
as the registration rights agreement entered into among Parent,
Founders and FBW, dated April 10, 2006 (the
“Founders RR Agreement”), and such Founders RR
Agreement has not been and shall not be amended without the
prior written consent of the Members’ Representative.
Section 5.18 Offers. The
Company acknowledges that Parent is permitted to receive general
inquiries from third parties concerning potential transactions
that would be in substitution of or in addition to, the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement (a “Back Up
Transaction”), and to conduct preliminary dialogue
related thereto. However, Parent may not negotiate, present, or
propose related to any presentations or proposals concerning
conditional terms with any third party with respect to any Back
Up Transaction until the earlier of (i) the Closing or
(ii) the Termination of this Agreement pursuant to the
terms provided for in Article IX hereof.
Section 5.19 Undisclosed
Liabilities. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub
has any liabilities or obligations of a type required to be
reflected on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP or
the footnotes required to be included therewith, without regard
to materiality, except (i) as and to the extent disclosed
in the Parent SEC Reports
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or on Section 5.19 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, or (ii) as incurred by Parent or Merger Sub in
the ordinary course of business after June 30, 2007 in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000. The aggregate
liabilities and indebtedness of the Parent and Merger Sub as of
the date hereof do not, and as of the Closing Date will not,
exceed Four Million Two Hundred and Two Thousand Five Hundred
and No/100 Dollars ($4,202,500), including, but not limited to,
the Estimated Parent Expenses.
Section 5.20 No
Misstatements. No representation or warranty
made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement, the Parent
Disclosure Schedule or any certificate delivered or deliverable
pursuant to the terms hereof contains or will contain any untrue
statement of a material fact, or omits, or will omit, when taken
as a whole, to state a material fact, necessary in order to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, however, that any
representations and warranties made by Parent or Merger Sub
herein that are qualified by Parent’s or Merger Sub’s
“Knowledge” or materiality shall be incorporated into
the representation and warranty made by this sentence of this
Section 5.20. To the Knowledge of Parent and Merger
Sub, Parent and Merger Sub have disclosed to the Company all
material information relating to the business of Parent and
Merger Sub or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER
Section 6.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the
Merger. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time the Company
agrees to carry on its business in the usual, regular and
ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as
previously conducted, to pay its debts and Taxes, including
Permitted Tax Distributions, when due (subject to good faith
disputes over such debts or Taxes), to pay or perform other
obligations when due and, to the extent consistent with such
business, to use all commercially reasonable efforts consistent
with past practices and policies to preserve intact its present
business organization, keep available the services of its
present officers and key employees and consultants and preserve
its relationships with customers, suppliers, distributors,
licensors, licensees, and others having business dealings with
it, to the end that its goodwill and ongoing businesses would be
substantially identical at the Effective Time. The Company shall
promptly notify Parent of any material event or occurrence not
in the ordinary course of business of the Company. The Company
agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
satisfy all conditions to the Closing set forth in
Article VIII, to the extent such conditions are applicable
to the Company, and timely consummate the Merger contemplated
herein.
By way of amplification and not limitation, except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as specifically
set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company shall not, between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or
propose to do, any of the following without the prior written
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, of
Parent:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Company Charter Documents
or equivalent organizational documents;
(b) issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, encumber,
authorize or propose the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition,
grant or encumbrance of any shares of its capital stock of any
class, or any options, warrants, convertible securities or other
rights of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock
or any other ownership interest (including, without limitation,
any phantom interest), of the Company, except pursuant to the
terms of options, warrants or preferred stock outstanding on the
date of this Agreement and new issuances under the Gain Share
Plan;
(c) sell, lease, license, pledge, grant, encumber or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets which are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to its business;
(d) split, combine, subdivide, redeem or reclassify any of
its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any
other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for shares of its capital stock, or purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its equity
interests except from former
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employees, managers, directors and consultants in accordance
with agreements providing for the repurchase of shares in
connection with any termination of service by such party;
(e) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger,
consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest
or any assets in any corporation, partnership, other business
organization or any division thereof other than the RST
Transaction;
(f) except for the Settlement Agreement, institute or
settle any Legal Proceeding for an amount greater than $100,000,
except as related to Legal Proceedings disclosed in
Section 3.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any
debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as
an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any
person, or make any loans or advances other than such
indebtedness described herein and to be included on the
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet;
(h) authorize any unbudgeted capital expenditure in excess
of $100,000, individually or in the aggregate;
(i) enter into any lease or contract for the purchase or
sale of any property, real or personal, other than as permitted
by subparagraph 6.01(h) above, in an amount greater than
$100,000 on an annual basis other than the new lease agreement
contemplated to be entered into between the Company and
Angel/XxXxxx Interests, LP, regarding the Company’s
facility in Conroe, Texas;
(j) waive or release any material right or claim;
(k) except as set forth on Schedule 6.01(k) as it
relates to increases in compensation for persons covered herein
to the extent the person has or is expected to have a material
increase in duties, responsibilities and authority,
and/or has
received a documented promotion, increase, or agree to increase,
the compensation payable, or to become payable, to its
(i) officers or (ii) employees (provided that any
employee’s annual compensation may be increased by an
amount not to exceed 10% of such employee’s current annual
base salary), or grant any severance or termination pay to, or
enter into any employment or severance agreement with, any of
its managers, officers or other employees, or establish, adopt,
enter into or amend any collective bargaining, bonus, profit
sharing, thrift, compensation, stock option, restricted stock,
pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment,
termination, severance or other Plan, agreement, trust, fund,
policy or arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer
or employee; provided, however, that the foregoing
provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any amendments
to employee benefit plans described in Section 3(3) of
ERISA that may be required by Law;
(l) accelerate, amend or change the period of
exercisability or the vesting schedule of restricted stock or
Company Options granted under any option plan, employee stock
plan or other agreement or authorize cash payments in exchange
for any Company Options granted under any of such plans, except
as specifically required by the terms of such plans or any such
agreement or any related agreement in effect as of the date of
this Agreement and disclosed in the Company Disclosure Schedule;
(m) extend any offers of employment to potential employees,
consultants or independent contractors or terminate any existing
employment relationships for which the annual remuneration is
greater than $200,000;
(n) enter into, amend or terminate any Material Contract;
(o) enter into, amend or terminate any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement that, if fully performed, would not be
permitted under this Section 6.01;
(p) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and current business plans, enter
into any licensing, distribution, OEM agreements, sponsorship,
advertising, merchant program or other similar contracts,
agreements or obligations, other than the RST Transaction or as
contemplated thereby, that may not be cancelled without
penalties by the Company upon notice of 30 days or less;
(q) take any action, other than reasonable and usual action
in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, with respect to accounting policies, principles or
procedures;
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(r) other than the 754 election that has been made or will
be made on the Company’s March 31, 2007 short
form Tax return on or prior to the Closing Date, make or
change any Tax or accounting election, change any annual
accounting period, adopt or change any accounting method, file
any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, settle
any Tax claim or assessment relating to the Company, surrender
any right to claim refund of Taxes, consent to any extension or
waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or
assessment relating to the Company, but in no event take any
other action or omit to take any action that would have the
effect of increasing the Tax liability of the Company or Parent;
(s) (i) sell, assign, lease, terminate, abandon,
transfer, permit to be encumbered or otherwise dispose of or
grant any security interest in and to any item of the Company
Intellectual Property, in whole or in part, (ii) grant any
license with respect to any Company Intellectual Property, other
than a license of Software granted to customers of the Company
to whom the Company licenses such Software in the ordinary
course of business and the license contemplated to be entered
into by the Company with respect to the RST Transaction,
(iii) other than in connection with the RST Transaction,
develop, create or invent any Intellectual Property jointly with
any third party, or (iv) disclose, or allow to be
disclosed, any confidential Company Intellectual Property,
unless such Company Intellectual Property is subject to a
confidentiality or non-disclosure covenant protecting against
disclosure thereof;
(t) make (or become obligated to make) any bonus payments
to any of its officers or employees except: (1) for those
for which the Company is simultaneously fully reimbursed or
(2) between the execution date hereof and the Effective
Time, bonus payments to certain employees not covered by the
incentive plan in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of
$500,000;
(u) except as permitted by GAAP, revalue any of its assets,
including writing down the value of inventory or writing off
notes or accounts receivable;
(v) fail to maintain its equipment and other assets in good
working condition and repair according to the standards it has
maintained up to the date of this Agreement, subject only to
ordinary wear and tear, unless it is more commercially
reasonable to replace any such asset in the ordinary course of
Company’s business;
(w) take any action or fail to take any reasonable action
that would cause there to be a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(x) permit any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary
or a loss payable payee to be cancelled or terminated and not
replaced by a substantially similar replacement policy without
notice to Parent;
(y) except in the ordinary course of its business, the
Company will not write off as uncollectible, or establish any
extraordinary reserve with respect to, any account receivable or
other right of the Company to customer remittances for services
in excess of $150,000 with respect to a single matter, or in
excess of $450,000 in the aggregate; or
(z) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of
the actions described in subsections (a) through
(y) above, or any action which is reasonably likely to make
any of the Company’s representations or warranties
contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect on the date made
(to the extent so limited) or as of the Effective Time.
Section 6.02 Conduct
of Business by Parent Pending the
Merger. During the period from the date of
this Agreement and continuing until the earlier of the
termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, Parent
agrees to carry on its business in the usual, regular and
ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as
previously conducted, to pay its debts and Taxes when due
(subject to good faith disputes over such debts or Taxes), to
pay or perform other obligations when due and, to the extent
consistent with such business, to use all reasonable efforts
consistent with past practices and policies to preserve intact
its present business organization, keep available the services
of its present officers and key employees and consultants and
preserve its relationships with customers, suppliers,
distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having business
dealings with it, to the end that its goodwill and ongoing
businesses would be substantially identical at the Effective
Time. Parent shall promptly notify the Company of any material
event or occurrence not in the ordinary course of business of
Parent. The Parent and the
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Merger Sub agree to use their commercially reasonable best
efforts to satisfy all conditions to the Closing set forth in
Article VIII and timely consummate the Merger contemplated
herein.
By way of amplification and not limitation, except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement or as specifically
set forth in Section 6.02 of the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, Parent shall not, between the date of this Agreement
and the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose
to do, any of the following without the prior written consent,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, of Company:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
(b) except as it relates to the redemption or cancellation
of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Settlement Agreement,
issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, encumber, authorize or
propose the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant or
encumbrance of any shares of its capital stock of any class, or
any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights of
any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or any
other ownership interest (including, without limitation, any
phantom interest), of Parent, except pursuant to the terms of
options, warrants or preferred stock outstanding on the date of
this Agreement;
(c) sell, lease, license, pledge, grant, encumber or
otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets which are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to its business;
(d) split, combine, subdivide, redeem or reclassify any of
its capital stock or issue or authorize the issuance of any
other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution
for shares of its capital stock, or purchase or otherwise
acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of its equity
interests except from former employees, managers, directors and
consultants in accordance with agreements providing for the
repurchase of shares in connection with any termination of
service by such party;
(e) acquire (including, without limitation, by merger,
consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets) any interest
or any assets in any corporation, partnership, other business
organization or any division thereof;
(f) except for the Settlement Agreement, institute or
settle any Legal Proceeding for an amount greater than $100,000;
(g) incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any
debt securities or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as
an accommodation become responsible for, the obligations of any
person, or make any loans or advances other than such
indebtedness described herein;
(h) authorize any unbudgeted capital expenditure in excess
of $100,000, individually or in the aggregate;
(i) enter into any lease or contract for the purchase or
sale of any property, real or personal, in an amount greater
than $50,000 on an annual basis;
(j) waive or release any material right or claim;
(k) increase, or agree to increase, the compensation
payable, or to become payable, to its (i) officers or
(ii) employees (provided that any employee’s annual
compensation may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10% of
such employee’s current annual base salary), or grant any
severance or termination pay to, or enter into any employment or
severance agreement with, any of its managers, officers or other
employees or establish, adopt, enter into or amend any
collective bargaining, bonus, profit sharing, thrift,
compensation, stock option, restricted stock, pension,
retirement, deferred compensation, employment, termination,
severance or other Plan, agreement, trust, fund, policy or
arrangement for the benefit of any director, officer or
employee; provided, however, that the foregoing
provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any amendments
to employee benefit plans described in Section 3(3) of
ERISA that may be required by Law;
(l) accelerate, amend or change the period of
exercisability or the vesting schedule of restricted stock or
stock options granted under any option plan, employee stock plan
or other agreement or authorize cash payments in exchange for
any stock options granted under any of such plans, except as
specifically required by the terms of such plans or any such
agreement or any related agreement in effect as of the date of
this Agreement and disclosed in the Parent Disclosure Schedule;
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(m) extend any offers of employment to potential employees,
consultants or independent contractors or terminate any existing
employment relationships for which the annual remuneration is
greater than $200,000;
(n) enter into, amend or terminate any Material Contract to
which it is a party;
(o) enter into, amend or terminate any contract, agreement,
commitment or arrangement that, if fully performed, would not be
permitted under this Section 6.02;
(p) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, enter into any licensing,
distribution, OEM agreements, sponsorship, advertising, merchant
program or other similar contracts, agreements or obligations
that may not be cancelled without penalties by Parent upon
notice of 30 days or less;
(q) take any action, other than reasonable and usual action
in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practice, with respect to accounting policies, principles or
procedures;
(r) make or change any Tax or accounting election, change
any annual accounting period, adopt or change any accounting
method, file any amended Tax Return, enter into any closing
agreement, settle any Tax claim or assessment relating to
Parent, surrender any right to claim refund of Taxes, consent to
any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to
any Tax claim or assessment relating to Parent, or take any
other action or omit to take any action that would have the
effect of increasing the Tax liability of Parent or the Company;
(s) make (or become obligated to make) any bonus payments
to any of its officers or employees except as set forth on
Schedule 6.02(s);
(t) except as permitted by GAAP, revalue any of its assets,
including writing down the value of inventory or writing off
notes or accounts receivable;
(u) fail to maintain its equipment and other assets in good
working condition and repair according to the standards it has
maintained up to the date of this Agreement, subject only to
ordinary wear and tear, unless it is more commercially
reasonable to replace any such asset in the ordinary course of
Parent’s business;
(v) take any action or fail to take any reasonable action
that would cause there to be a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(w) permit any insurance policy naming it as a beneficiary
or a loss payable payee to be cancelled or terminated and not
replaced by a substantially similar replacement policy without
notice to the Company;
(x) amend, modify, terminate or otherwise change the PB
Agreement or the GB Agreement;
(y) take, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of
the actions described in subsections (a) through
(x) above, or any action which is reasonably likely to make
any of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement untrue or incorrect on
the date made (to the extent so limited) or as of the Effective
Time; and
(z) fail to timely file any Parent SEC Reports with the SEC.
Section 6.03 Litigation. The
parties shall notify one another in writing promptly after
learning of any claim, action, suit, arbitration, mediation,
proceeding or investigation by or before any court, arbitrator
or arbitration panel, board or other Governmental Entity
initiated by it or them or against it or them, or known by
either party to be threatened against it or them or any of its
or their officers, directors, managers, employees or
stockholders in their capacity as such.
Section 6.04 Notification
of Certain Matters. Parent shall give prompt
notice to the Company, and the Company shall give prompt notice
to Parent, of (i) the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of any
event the occurrence, or non-occurrence, of which would be
likely to cause (x) any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate or
(y) any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this
Agreement not to be complied with or satisfied; and
(ii) any failure or inability of Parent or the Company, as
the case may be, to comply with or satisfy, any covenant,
condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
hereunder;
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provided, however, that the delivery of any notice
pursuant to this Section 6.04 shall not limit or
otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party
receiving such notice. The parties hereto acknowledge that
reliance shall not be an element of any claim or cause of action
by any party hereto for misrepresentation or breach of a
representation, warranty or covenant under this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
Section 7.01 Proxy
Statement; Stockholder Approval. Proxy Statement; Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting; Name Change.
(a) Parent will use its commercially reasonable best
efforts to timely prepare and file the Proxy Statement with the
SEC, including but not limited to, describing changes in this
Agreement, updating the Financial Statements and Company
Financial Statements as required, describing the
Recapitalization, the Ulterra Acquisition and the Settlement
Agreement, disclosing all changes to the Proxy Statement
associated therewith, and addressing, to the extent relevant,
SEC comments received by Parent on June 19, 2007 to the
Proxy Statement filed by the Parent on May 8, 2007. Parent
will solely be responsible to respond to, and will respond to,
any comments of the SEC and Parent will use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to mail the Proxy Statement to its
stockholders at the earliest practicable time. As promptly as
practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Parent
will prepare and file any other filings required under the
Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other Federal, foreign
or Blue Sky laws relating to the Merger and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, (collectively, the
“Other Filings”). The Company shall, within a
reasonable time, provide all information with respect to the
Company and its Affiliates and Ulterra reasonably requested by
Parent as required to prepare and file the Proxy Statement and
any Other Filings and such information shall 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 statements therein not misleading, and the
Company shall and shall cause its employees and advisors to
comply with this provision. The Company shall use its
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause its Chief
Executive Officer to participate as reasonably requested by
Parent in the “road show” presentations to investors.
Each of the Members shall, within a reasonable time, provide all
information with respect to that Member reasonably requested by
Parent as required to prepare and file the Proxy Statement and
any Other Filings and such information shall 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 statements therein not misleading. The Company
or the Parent will notify the other party promptly upon its
receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff and of any
request by the SEC or its staff or any other governmental
officials for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement
or any Other Filing or for additional information and will
supply the other party with copies of all correspondence between
such party or any of its representatives, on the one hand, and
the SEC, or its staff or other government officials, on the
other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement, the Merger or
any Other Filing. The Parent will cause the Proxy Statement and
the Other Filings to comply in all material respects with all
applicable requirements of law and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. Whenever any material event occurs with
respect to the Company, the Company will, within a reasonable
time, inform the Parent of such occurrence and, within a
reasonable time, provide Parent with the information reasonably
requested by the Parent in connection therewith. The proxy
materials will be sent to the stockholders of Parent for the
purpose of soliciting proxies from holders of Parent Common
Stock to vote in favor of (i) the adoption of this
Agreement and the approval of the Merger (“Parent
Stockholder Approval”), (ii) the issuance and sale
of shares of Common Stock to the extent that such issuance
requires shareholder approval under the rules of AMEX and
(iii) the election of Xxx Xxxxx (Chairman), Xxxxx Xxxx,
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxx Xxxxxxx, and up to two
(2) other designees of the Members, such designees to be
designated by the Members’ Representative at least ninety (
90) days prior to the Effective Time, and the resignation
of Messrs. Wilson, Spickelmier, XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxx to
Parent’s Board of Directors at the Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting. Such proxy materials shall be in the
form of a proxy statement to be used for the purpose of
soliciting such proxies from holders of Parent Common Stock.
Nothing contained in this Section 7.01(a) shall
impose any additional obligations on the Company except to the
extent explictly set forth herein.
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(b) As soon as practicable following its approval by the
SEC, Parent shall distribute the Proxy Statement to the holders
of Parent Common Stock and, pursuant thereto, shall call the
Parent Stockholders’ Meeting in accordance with the DGCL
and, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, solicit
proxies from such holders to vote in favor of the adoption of
this Agreement and the approval of the Merger and the other
matters presented to the stockholders of Parent for approval or
adoption at the Parent Stockholders’ Meeting, including,
without limitation, the matters described in
Section 7.01(a).
(c) Parent shall comply with all applicable provisions of
and rules under the Exchange Act, the Securities Act and all
applicable provisions of the DGCL in the preparation, filing and
distribution of the Proxy Statement, the solicitation of proxies
thereunder, and the calling and holding of the Parent
Stockholders’ Meeting. Without limiting the foregoing,
Parent shall ensure that the Proxy Statement does not, as of the
date on which it is distributed to the holders of Parent Common
Stock, and as of the date of the Parent Stockholders’
Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading (provided that Parent shall not be
responsible for the accuracy or completeness of any information
provided by the Company pursuant to Section 7.01(d)
below relating to the Company or any other information furnished
by the Company for inclusion in the Proxy Statement to the
extent the Company information or its interpretation thereof has
not been altered by Parent or Parent’s representatives).
(d) Except as set forth in this Agreement, the parties
acknowledge and agree that (i) Parent shall be responsible
for preparing the Proxy Statement and the Other Filings and
(ii) that the Company and the Members shall have no duty,
obligation or responsibility with respect to the Proxy Statement
and the Other Filings.
(e) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take such
actions necessary to change its name from “
JK Acquisition
Corp.” to “MS Energy Services, Inc.”
Section 7.02 Members
Approval; Exemption from Registration.
(a) Within a reasonable time after the date the Parent
mails the “definitive” proxy materials to its
stockholders, and in any event within ten (10) days of such
mailing, so long as such mailing has occurred, and in accordance
with applicable Law and the Company’s Charter Documents,
the Company shall convene a meeting of its Members or solicit
written consents from its Members to obtain their approval and
adoption of this Agreement and the other transactions
contemplated hereby. The Company shall ensure that the
Members’ meeting is called, noticed, convened and held, and
that all proxies or written consents are solicited and obtained
from the Members, in compliance with applicable Law, the
Company’s Charter Documents, and all other applicable legal
requirements. The Company agrees to use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary or
advisable to secure the necessary votes required by applicable
Law and the Company’s Charter Documents to effect the
Merger. The Board of Managers of the Company shall unanimously
recommend that the Members vote in favor of and adopt and
approve this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated
hereby. Neither the Board of Managers of the Company nor any
committee thereof shall withdraw, amend or modify, or propose or
resolve to withdraw, amend or modify in a manner adverse to
Parent, the recommendation of the Board of Managers of the
Company that the Members vote in favor of and adopt and approve
this Agreement and the other transactions contemplated hereby,
except that the Board of Managers shall not be obligated to
approve or recommend to the Members for approval any proposed
amendment or modification of this Agreement unless the Board of
Managers determines, in its sole reasonable discretion, that
such amendment or modification is in the best interest of the
Company.
(b) At every meeting of the Members of the Company called
with respect to any of the following, and at every adjournment
thereof, and on every action or approval by written consent of
the Members of the Company with respect to the Merger so long as
Parent and Merger Sub are not in material violation of this
Agreement, each Member shall vote or cause to be voted the
Company Interests and any New Company Interests (as defined
below) in favor of (x) adoption of the Merger Agreement and
approval of the Merger, and (y) any matter that is required
for the Company to ensure the satisfaction of the conditions
precedent to the consummation of the Merger. Each current Member
and any future Member agrees that any Company Interests to which
that Member acquires record or beneficial ownership
(“New Membership Interests”) after the
execution of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date
(including through the exercise of any options, warrants or
similar instruments), shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement to the same extent as if the New
Membership Interests constituted Company
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Interests. The Members will provide information and otherwise
execute documents and take other ministerial actions reasonably
necessary to complete the transactions described herein.
(c) Each of the parties hereto acknowledge that the shares
of Parent Common Stock issued to the Members pursuant to this
Agreement are intended to be issued pursuant to the
“private placement” exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and/or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and agree
to fully cooperate with Parent in its efforts to ensure that the
shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued pursuant to such
private placement exemption; provided, however,
that neither Parent nor Merger Sub makes any representation or
warranty that such issuance in fact qualifies for such private
placement exemption. Such Parent Shares shall be subject to a
Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C (the “Registration
Rights Agreement”).
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing and anything to the
contrary in Article VIII hereof, in the event that Parent,
based on advice of its counsel, has determined that the shares
of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement
cannot be issued under the “private placement”
exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act
and/or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act, then
Parent shall take all action necessary to prepare and file, on a
timely basis, a registration statement on
Form S-4
with the SEC which registers the issuance of the shares of
Parent Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement (the
“Form S-4
Alternative”). Parent shall use, and shall cause its
officers, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives
to use, their respective commercially reasonable best efforts to
effectuate the foregoing (and fully cooperate with the other
parties), including, without limitation, preparing and filing
all applications, documents and forms necessary to register the
shares of Parent Common Stock on an effective registration
statement on
Form S-4.
In the event that shares of Parent Common Stock are issued
pursuant to the Form
S-4
Alternative, no Shares of Parent Common Stock (or certificates
therefor) shall be issued in exchange for any Company Interest
Certificates to any person who, prior to the Effective Time, may
be an “Affiliate” (as that term is used in
Rule 145 under the Securities Act) of the Company until
such person has delivered to Parent and the Company a duly
executed Affiliate Agreement in the form provided by Parent.
(e) The Members agree that they shall vote any shares of
Parent Common Stock held by such Members on the record date of
the Parent Stockholder Meeting in favor of the Merger and for
the approval of all of the other items brought before the Parent
Stockholder Meeting for which Parent seeks approval in the Proxy
Statement.
(f) The Members agree that, prior to the Effective Time,
they shall not transfer any of their Company Interests to any
Person who is not an “accredited investor” as such
term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D as
promulgated under the Securities Act.
Section 7.03 Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time,
the Parent and the Company shall, subject to the other
party’s compliance with the covenant set forth in
Section 7.03(b) below, use commercially reasonable
efforts to provide to each other (and each party’s
officers, directors, employees, accountants, consultants, legal
counsel, advisors, agents and other representatives
(collectively, “Representatives”) access as may
be reasonably necessary at reasonable times upon prior notice to
the directors, officers, employees, agents, properties, offices
and other facilities of the other party and to the books and
records of the Company. The parties acknowledge and agree that
in the event the Company voluntarily undertakes to perform any
action other than providing access to its books, records,
directors, officers, employees, or agents as described herein,
no such action or actions shall give rise to any obligation on
the part of the Company broader than the obligations expressly
set forth in this Section 7.03(a) and as otherwise
set forth in this Agreement.
(b) The parties shall comply with, and shall cause their
respective Representatives to comply with, all of their
respective obligations under the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated
May 25, 2006 (the “Non-Disclosure
Agreement”), between the Company and Parent.
Section 7.04 No
Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) The Company will not, directly or indirectly, and will
instruct its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly,
solicit, initiate or encourage (including by way of furnishing
nonpublic information), or take any other
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action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any
proposal or offer (including, without limitation, any proposal
or offer to its Members) that constitutes any Competing
Transaction (as defined below), or enter into or maintain or
continue discussions or negotiate with any person in furtherance
of such inquiries or to obtain a Competing Transaction, or agree
to or endorse any Competing Transaction, or authorize or permit
any of the officers, managers or employees of the Company, or
any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or other representative retained by the Company, to take any
such action. The Company will notify Parent immediately after
receipt by the Company (or by any of its officers, directors,
employees, agents, advisors or other representatives) of any
written proposal for, or written inquiry respecting, any
Competing Transaction, or any request for nonpublic information
in connection with such written proposal or inquiry or for
access to the properties, books or records of the Company by any
person that informs or has informed the Company that it is
considering making or has made such a written proposal or
inquiry. Such notice to Parent shall indicate in reasonable
detail the identity of the person making such written proposal
or inquiry and the terms and conditions of such written proposal
or inquiry. The Company immediately shall cease and cause to be
terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any
parties conducted heretofore with respect to a Competing
Transaction. The Company agrees not to release any third party
from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or
standstill agreement to which it is a party.
(b) A “Competing Transaction” means any of
the following involving the Company (other than the Merger and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement):
(i) a merger, consolidation, share exchange, business
combination or other similar transaction; (ii) any sale,
lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of a material
portion of the assets or debt or equity securities of such
party; (iii) a tender offer or exchange offer for 15% or
more of the outstanding voting securities of such party; or
(iv) any solicitation in opposition to approval by the
Members of the Company of this Agreement and the Merger.
Section 7.05 Employee
Benefits Matters.
(a) Subject to the requirements of third parties and laws
associated with existing Company employee benefit plans and
further subject to determination of any and all obligations
relating to existing Company benefit plans on the Closing Date,
all employees of the Company shall continue in their existing
benefit plans, except for the Company’s satisfaction of its
obligations under any existing incentive plans and the Special
Bonus Plan as noted in Section 3.11 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, until such time as, in Parent’s sole
discretion, an orderly transition can be accomplished to
employee benefit plans and programs maintained by Parent or
Merger Sub for its and its Affiliates’ employees in the
United States. Parent and Merger Sub shall take such reasonable
actions, to the extent permitted by Parent’s and Merger
Sub’s benefits programs, as are necessary to allow eligible
employees of the Company to participate in the health, welfare
and other benefits programs of Parent or Merger Sub or
alternative benefits programs in the aggregate that are
substantially equivalent to those applicable to employees of the
Company prior to Closing in similar functions and positions on
similar terms (it being understood that equity incentive plans
are not considered employee benefits). Pending such action,
Parent shall maintain the effectiveness of and be solely
responsible for the Company’s benefit plans.
(b) At Closing, Parent will enter into employment
agreements or the Company will amend existing employment
agreements (in either case, collectively, the
“Employment Agreements,” and, individually, an
“Employment Agreement”) with the individuals
set forth on Schedule 7.05(b) hereto.
(c) At Closing, Parent will enter into non-solicitation and
non-competition agreements (collectively, the
“Non-Solicitation Agreements”, and,
individually, a “Non-Solicitation Agreement”)
with the individuals set forth on Schedule 7.05(c) hereto.
(d) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all
necessary actions to obtain the requisite Member approval under
Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code of any payments or benefits
that could be considered “excess parachute payments”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code and shall
require all “disqualified individuals” within the
meaning of Section 280G of the Code to subject their
existing benefits and payments to the stockholder approval
requirements of Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code, as
contemplated in the Proposed Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder. The Company further agrees that whether or not its
Members approve any such excess parachute payments, neither
Parent nor the Surviving Corporation shall have any
responsibility or liability with respect to any excise taxes
owed by the recipients of any such payments.
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(e) Intentionally omitted.
(f) The Company and, as applicable, its ERISA Affiliates
each agree to terminate any and all group severance, separation
or salary continuation plans, programs or arrangements
immediately prior to Closing. Parent shall receive from the
Company evidence that the plans, programs or arrangements of the
Company and, as applicable, each ERISA Affiliate have been
terminated pursuant to resolutions adopted by each such
entity’s board of managers or directors (the form and
substance of which resolutions shall be subject to review and
approval of Parent), effective as of the day immediately
preceding the Closing Date but contingent on the Closing.
(g) With respect to all equity interest purchase, option
and award agreements (including any restricted units, unit
purchase, option or award agreements under the incentive plans)
between the Company and any current or former employee, manager,
consultant or founder effective as of the Effective Time, any
and all rights of repurchase under each such agreement shall be
assigned to Parent (or to such other entity as Parent shall
designate) by virtue of the Merger and without any further
action on the part of the Company, such assignment to be
effective as of the Effective Time.
Section 7.06 Further
Action; Consents; Filings.
(a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof
including, without limitation, those set forth in
Section 7.01(d), each of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to
(i) take, or cause to be taken, all appropriate action and
do, or cause to be done, all things necessary under applicable
Law or this Agreement to consummate and make effective the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (ii) obtain from any Governmental Entity or any
other person all consents, licenses, permits, waivers,
approvals, authorizations or orders required to be obtained or
made by Parent or the Company or any of their subsidiaries in
connection with the authorization, execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including those
required under the HSR Act, and (iii) make all necessary
filings, and thereafter make any other required submission, with
respect to this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement required under applicable Law.
The Company, Merger Sub and the Company shall, subject to the
limitations contained in Section 7.01(d), cooperate
with each other in connection with the making of all such
filings, including by providing copies of all such documents to
the non-filing party and its advisors prior to filing and, if
requested, by accepting all reasonable additions, deletions or
changes suggested in connection therewith. The Parent covenants
and agrees that it will provide the Company with not less than
ten (10) business days advance written notice of its intent
to file the Premerger Notification Report Form under the HSR Act.
(b) To the extent required, Parent and the Company shall
file as soon as practicable notifications under the HSR Act and
each of Parent and the Company shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to respond as promptly as practicable to all reasonable
inquiries or requests and to resolve such objections, if any, as
may be asserted by any Governmental Entity with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement under the HSR Act,
the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the Xxxxxxx Act, as amended, the
Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other Federal,
state or foreign statutes, rules, regulations, orders or decrees
that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions
having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of
trade (collectively, “Antitrust Laws”). Parent
shall be solely responsible for any fee payable by Parent,
Company or the Members in connection with filing the required
notifications under the HSR Act, if applicable. In connection
therewith, if any administrative or judicial action or
proceeding is instituted (or threatened to be instituted)
challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement as
violating any Antitrust Law, each of Parent and Company shall
cooperate and Parent shall use all reasonable efforts to contest
and resist vigorously any such action or proceeding and to have
vacated, lifted, reversed, or overturned any decree, judgment,
injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents, or
restricts consummation of the Merger or any such other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, unless by mutual
agreement Parent and Company decide that litigation is not in
their respective best interests. The Parent and the Company will
consult and cooperate with one another, at no expense to the
Company, and consider in good faith the views of one another, in
connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations,
memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals made or
submitted by or on behalf of any party hereto in connection with
proceedings under or relating to any Antitrust Laws, if
necessary; provided, that Company shall have no duty, obligation
or responsibility to undertake any analyses, efforts or other
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actions in connection with any Proceedings under or relating to
any Antitrust Laws, except with respect to its obligations to
file a response to the Premerger Notification Report Form filed
by the Parent under the HSR Act. Notwithstanding the provisions
of the immediately preceding sentence, it is expressly
understood and agreed that neither the Company, the Parent nor
the Members shall have any obligation to litigate or contest any
administrative or judicial action or proceeding or any Antitrust
Order. Each of Parent and Company shall use all commercially
reasonable efforts to take such actions as may be required to
cause the expiration of the waiting periods under the HSR Act or
other Antitrust Laws with respect to such transactions as
promptly as possible after the execution of this Agreement;
provided, however, that nothing contained herein
shall require either party to seek early termination of any such
waiting period under the Antitrust Laws.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 7.06(a) or (b), (i) neither Parent nor
Merger Sub shall be required to divest (including, without
limitation, through a licensing arrangement) any of their
respective businesses, product lines or assets, or to take or
agree to take any other action or agree to any limitation that
could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse
Effect and (ii) the Company shall not be required to divest
(including, without limitation, through a licensing arrangement)
any of its respective businesses, product lines or assets, or to
take or agree to take any other action or agree to any
limitation that could reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(d) From the date of this Agreement until the earlier of
the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement, the
Company and the Parent shall promptly notify one another in
writing of any pending or, to the knowledge of such party,
threatened action, proceeding or investigation by any
Governmental Entity or any other person (i) challenging or
seeking material damages in connection with this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereunder or (ii) seeking to
restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or the
transactions contemplated hereunder or otherwise limit the right
of Parent or its subsidiaries to own or operate all or any
portion of the business, assets or properties of the Company.
Section 7.07 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 7.08 No
Public Announcement. The initial press
release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press
release the text of which has or will have been substantially
agreed to by each of Parent and the Company prior to its
release. Thereafter, unless otherwise required by applicable
Law, neither Parent nor the Company shall issue any press
release or otherwise make any public statements with respect to
this Agreement, the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written consent
of the other party.
Section 7.09 Expenses. Except
as provided in Article IX or
Section 2.03, in the event that the Merger is
consummated, then at Closing (a) the Parent shall reimburse
the Members for all prepaid Transaction Expenses and either pay
to the Members, or pay directly to the third parties who are
owed Transaction Expenses, all unpaid Transaction Expenses,
(b) the Parent shall reimburse Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx and Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxxx for their proportionate share of the $300,000
advanced to the Parent as of the date hereof, and (c) with
respect to Founder Expenses paid or incurred after the date
hereof, either pay any such Founder Expenses to Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx or to the third parties who are owed
Founder Expenses; provided, however, in no event will the
aggregate amount of Founder Expenses paid or reimbursed to
Messrs. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxxx under Subsection (b)
and (c) above exceed $800,000. In addition, at Closing or
at such other time as may be specified under the GB Agreement or
the PB Agreement, the Parent shall pay all amounts required to
be paid by it under the GB Agreement and the PB Agreement. In
the event that the Merger is not consummated, then the
provisions of Article IX shall govern.
Section 7.10 Affiliate
Agreements. In the event that Parent elects
to issue the shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the
Form S-4
Alternative, the Company shall request each person that could
reasonably be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the
Company for purposes of the Securities Act to execute and
deliver to Parent, as promptly as practicable after the
execution of this Agreement, an Affiliate Agreement in the form
provided by Parent.
Section 7.11 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 7.12 AMEX
Listing. Parent shall promptly prepare and
file with AMEX a Notification Form for Listing Additional Shares
with respect to the Parent Shares and Redemption Liability
Shares to be issued at the
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Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement and shall use its
reasonable efforts to obtain, prior to the Effective Time,
approval for the listing of such Parent Shares and
Redemption Liability Shares, subject to official notice to
AMEX of issuance, and the Company shall reasonably cooperate
with Parent with respect to such filing on a basis consistent
with the Company’s duties under Section 7.01
hereof.
Section 7.13 Intentionally
Omitted.
Section 7.14 Key
Employees. Prior to the Closing, the Company
shall notify Parent if, to the Company’s Knowledge, any key
employee or officer of the Company expects to or has expressed
an intent to resign from his or her position with the Company
within twelve (12) months after the Closing Date.
Section 7.15 WARN
Act. To the extent that the Merger triggers a
termination of the Company’s employees, the Company agrees
to use commercially reasonable efforts to make available the
existing Company employees to Parent that the Merger Sub desires
to continue employment of for the purpose of operating the
Business. Parent and Merger Sub agree to continue the
opportunity to be employed to all or substantially all of the
Company employees on the terms and conditions that presently
exist as of the Closing Date. Nothing between the parties shall
prohibit Parent or Merger Sub from terminating any of the
existing employees subsequent to their employment by Merger Sub.
If it appears that a violation of the federal Worker Adjustment
and Retraining Notification Act (the “WARN
Act”) is likely to occur, Parent or the Company may
elect to terminate this Agreement without further liability or,
by mutual agreement, they may elect to proceed with complying
with said laws and close the transaction as soon after such
compliance as is reasonably practicable. The parties agree to
consult with each other on the need for and timing of notices
pursuant to the WARN Act, if applicable, and utilize
commercially reasonable efforts to comply with same.
Section 7.16 Conversion
Schedule. Section 7.16 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule is a schedule prepared by the
Company (the “Preliminary Conversion Schedule”)
showing the number of Parent Shares, Parent Warrants,
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants to
be issued to each holder of shares of Company Interests and each
holder of rights to acquire membership interests of the Company,
including the number of Parent Shares, Parent Warrants,
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants to
be deposited in the Escrow Fund, as of the execution of this
Agreement as if the Effective Time and the exchange of shares
pursuant to the Merger had occurred as of the date of the
execution of this Agreement (assuming that no
Redemption Liability Shares and Redemption Warrants
will be issued to the Members pursuant to
Section 2.08). Within ten (10) days after the
Closing, the Company and the Members’ Representative shall
prepare a final schedule as of the Effective Time (the
“Final Conversion Schedule”), and an officer of
the Company shall certify the Final Conversion Schedule and
deliver such schedule to Parent.
Section 7.17 Litigation
Support. In the event and for so long as any
Member is actively contesting or defending against any action,
suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint,
claim or demand in connection with (i) any transaction
contemplated under this Agreement, or (ii) any fact,
situation, circumstance, status, condition, activity, practice,
plan, occurrence, event incident, action, failure to act, or
transaction on or prior to the Closing Date involving the
Company, each of the Parent, Merger Sub and the Company will
reasonably cooperate with one another and their respective
counsel in the contest or defense, reasonably make available
their personnel, and provide such testimony and access to their
books and records as shall be reasonably necessary in connection
with the contest or defense, all at the sole cost and expense of
the contesting or defending Member (unless the contesting or
defending Member is entitled to indemnification therefore as
described below). Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree
that any Member that is individually brought into any litigation
in connection with the Company for facts, events or
circumstances arising prior to the Closing shall be indemnified
to the maximum extent permitted to be indemnified under the
Company’s Charter Documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the Member(s) shall not be entitled to indemnification to the
extent of any of the following:
(i) they are sued for any shareholder derivative action or
suit by any Member; or
(ii) actions or inactions which constitute a breach of any
Member representation, warranty, covenant or agreement set forth
herein; or
(iii) actions or inactions by any Member which constitute a
breach of any fiduciary duty; or
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(iv) to the extent such Member(s) are found to have engaged
in gross negligence, intentional misconduct, willful misconduct
or fraud or other non-indemnifiable conduct set forth in the
Company Charter Documents.
Section 7.18
Director
and Officer Insurance. On or before the
Closing Date, Parent shall provide to the Company an updated
commitment for a director and officer insurance policy covering
Parent, Merger Sub and Company directors, managers and executive
officers with coverage limits not less than $10,000,000. Such
policy shall be, without exception, effective as of the
Effective Time, and reasonably acceptable to the Company and all
directors of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with the terms
and provisions contained in the commitment. The bylaws,
regulations or other operative documents of the Surviving
Corporation shall furthermore continue to provide
indemnification to all directors and executive officers to the
maximum extent provided by
Delaware law.
Section 7.19 Schedules
Bring Down.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement and all information delivered in the
Company Disclosure Schedule, or any attachment or exhibit hereto
or in any certificate delivered by the Company to Parent
and/or
Merger Sub shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as
though then made and as though the Closing Date was substituted
for the date to which such representations and warranties relate
throughout such representations and warranties; provided,
however, that the Company Disclosure Schedule delivered to
Parent and Merger Sub as of the date of the Original Agreement
shall be permitted to be revised and amended as of the Closing
Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of
Section 7.19(c) below.
(b) The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger
Sub contained in this Agreement and all information delivered in
the Parent Disclosure Schedule, or any attachment or exhibit
hereto or in any certificate delivered by Parent to the Company
shall be true and correct on the Closing Date as though then
made and as though the Closing Date was substituted for the date
of this Agreement throughout such representations and
warranties; provided, however, that the Parent Disclosure
Schedule delivered to the Company as of the date of the Original
Agreement shall be permitted to be revised and amended as of the
Closing Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of
Section 7.19(c) below.
(c) The Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable
best efforts to update Company Disclosure Schedules and deliver
a revised and amended Company Disclosure Schedule to Parent on
or prior to September 30, 2007, which updated Company
Disclosure Schedules will be as of the Execution Date. The
Parent and the Company agree to use their commercially
reasonable best efforts to provide each other with any revised
and amended schedules pursuant to this Section 7.19
no later than five (5) business days prior to the Closing
Date mutually agreed upon by Parent and the Company. Based upon
its review of the schedules delivered pursuant to
Section 7.19 by the other party, either party may
terminate this Agreement and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at
any time prior to the Effective Time (i) by the Company if
the revised Parent Disclosure Schedules contain an adverse
change (other than a Parent Excluded Change) that can reasonably
be valued in excess of $1,000,000, or (ii) by the Parent if
the revised Company Disclosure Schedules contain an adverse
change (other than a Company Excluded Change) that can
reasonably be valued in excess of $1,000,000; provided,
however, if (i) Parent terminates this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 7.19(c) or if Parent’s
termination is not reasonable pertaining to the schedules
delivered by the Company to Parent, and Parent’s duties
under Section 9.02(b) herein would otherwise have
existed, then the terms of Section 9.02(b) shall
apply to Parent, and (ii) the Company terminates this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 7.19(c), and
Parent’s duties under Section 9.02(b) herein
would otherwise have existed, then the terms of
Section 9.02(b) shall apply to Parent. The term
“Parent Excluded Change” means (i) any
changes in general, political, global or other national or
worldwide events or changes in economic or business conditions
that do not disproportionately impact Parent as compared to
other entities similar in size and scope as that of Parent and
that are within its industry or (ii) any changes or events
affecting the industry in which Parent operates that do not
disproportionately impact Parent as compared to other entities
similar in size and scope as that of Parent and that are within
its industry, (iii) any decline in the trading price of
Parent Common Stock, (iv) any adverse change in the United
States securities market that does not disproportionately impact
Parent, or (v) the expenditure or incurrence of the Parent
Estimated Expenses, on or after the date of this Agreement and
prior to the Closing Date. The term “Company Excluded
Change” means (i) any changes in general,
political, global or other national or worldwide events or
changes in economic or business conditions that do not
disproportionately impact the Company as compared to other
entities similar in size
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and scope as that of the Company and that are within its
industry or (ii) any changes or events affecting the
industry in which the Company operates that do not
disproportionately impact the Company as compared to other
entities similar in size and scope as that of the Company and
that are within its industry.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the parties acknowledge and agree that all the schedules
attached hereto are as of the Execution Date except for the
schedules attached hereto that pertain to
Sections 3.07 through 3.33, which will be as
of June 30, 2007 (until, with respect to the Company
Disclosure Schedules, such schedules are updated as contemplated
in Section 7.19(c)). Accordingly, none of the
parties shall be in breach of any of the representations and
warranties containing schedules by virtue of those schedules
being inaccurate due to changes thereto between the time of
June 30, 2007 and the Execution Date; provided, however,
that the provisions contained in Section 7.19(a),
(b) and (c) hereof shall apply with respect to the
right, duty and obligation of the parties to update the
schedules no later than five (5) business days prior to the
Closing Date, and as further updated up to the actual Closing
Date.
ARTICLE VIII
CONDITIONS
TO THE MERGER
Section 8.01 Conditions
to the Obligations of Each Party. The
respective obligations of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub to
consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver
(where permissible) of the following conditions:
(a) Stockholder Approval. This
Agreement shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite
affirmative vote of the stockholders of Parent in accordance
with the DGCL and the Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws, provided that Parent will proceed with the Merger
only if (i) a majority of the shares of Parent Common Stock
voted by the Public Stockholders are voted in favor of the
Merger and (ii) Public Stockholders owning less than 20% of
the shares of Parent Common Stock both vote against the Merger
and exercise their Redemption Option pursuant to the
Parents’ Certificate of Incorporation. As used herein, the
term “Public Stockholders” shall mean any
stockholder of Parent holding shares of Parent Common Stock
issued in connection the Parent’s IPO, excluding shares of
Parent Common Stock held by the Founders. As used herein, the
term “Founders” shall mean Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx;
(b) No Order. No Governmental
Entity or court of competent jurisdiction located or having
jurisdiction in the United States shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any statute, rule, regulation,
decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent (each an “Order”)
which is then in effect and has the effect of making the Merger
illegal or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger;
(c) HSR Act. Any waiting period
(and any extension thereof) applicable to the consummation of
the Merger under the HSR Act shall have expired or been
terminated, if applicable;
(d) Listing. Parent shall have
filed with AMEX a Notification Form for Listing Additional
Shares with respect to Parent Shares and
Redemption Liability Shares at the Effective Time to be
issued pursuant to this Agreement; and
(e) Registration Rights
Agreement. Parent, the Members and the
Members’ Representative shall have entered into the
Registration Rights Agreement.
Section 8.02 Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the
Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver (where
permissible) of the following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties made by the Company in this Agreement that are
qualified as to Knowledge, materiality or Company Material
Adverse Effect, or any similar standard or qualification, shall
be true and correct in all respects, and each of the
representations and warranties made by the Company in this
Agreement that are not qualified as to Knowledge, materiality or
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Company Material Adverse Effect, or any similar standard or
qualification, shall be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case as of the Effective Time with the same
force and effect as if made on and as of the Effective Time,
except that those representations and warranties that address
matters only as of a particular date shall remain true and
correct as of such date, and Parent shall have received a
certificate of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to
that effect;
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The
Company shall have performed or complied in all material
respects with all agreements and covenants required by this
Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to
the Effective Time and Parent shall have received a certificate
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company to that effect;
(c) Approvals. Parent shall have
received, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
Parent, all authorizations, consents, orders and approvals
(i) required by any Governmental Entity or official, if
any, (ii) set forth in Section 3.06 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule or (iii) the failure of which
to obtain would have, or could reasonably be expected to have, a
Company Material Adverse Effect;
(d) No Company Material Adverse
Effect. No event or events shall have
occurred, or could be reasonably likely to occur, which,
individually or in the aggregate, have, or could reasonably be
expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(e) Employment Agreements. Each
individual set forth on Schedule 7.05(b) hereto
shall remain employed by the Company and the Employment
Agreements shall have been entered into at Closing on mutually
acceptable terms to Parent and such individuals;
(f) Non-Solicitation
Agreements. Each individual set forth on
Schedule 7.05(c) shall have entered into a
Non-Solicitation Agreement on mutually acceptable terms to
Parent and such individuals;
(g) Affiliate Agreements. In the
event that Parent elects to issue the shares of Parent Common
Stock pursuant to the
Form S-4
Alternative, each of the Affiliates of the Company shall have
executed and delivered to Parent an Affiliate Agreement and such
agreement shall (i) become effective at Closing or
(ii) remain in full force and effect and shall not have
been anticipatorily breached or repudiated by any of such
Affiliates;
(h) No Restraints. There shall not
be pending or threatened any suit, action, investigation or
proceeding to which a Governmental Entity is a party
(i) seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or seeking to obtain from Parent or the Company any
damages that are material or (ii) seeking to prohibit or
limit the ownership or operation by Parent or the Company of any
material portion of their respective businesses or assets;
(i) Issuance of Shares of Parent Common
Stock. The issuance of the shares of Parent
Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement will be validly issued
pursuant to the “private placement” exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and/or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. If
Parent elects to utilize the
Form S-4
Alternative, the registration statement on
Form S-4
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall
not be the subject of any stop order or proceeding seeking a
stop order;
(j) Escrow Agreement. Parent, the
Members’ Representative and Escrow Agent shall have entered
into the Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall be in
full force and effect and shall not have been anticipatorily
breached or repudiated;
(k) Termination or Amendment of Incentive
Plans. The Company shall have terminated or
amended the incentive plans identified by Parent prior to
Closing, and the Company shall have provided Parent with
evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Parent, as to the
termination or amendment of the incentive plans;
(l) Opinion of the Company’s
Counsel. Parent shall have received the
opinion of Franklin, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.,
counsel to the Company, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D;
(m) Intentionally omitted;
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(n) Secretary’s
Certificate. Parent shall have received
(i) a certificate executed by the Secretary of the Company
attaching and certifying as to matters customary for a
transaction of this sort, including, without limitation, the
true and correct copies of the Company’s Charter Documents
and copies of the resolutions of the Company’s Board of
Managers and the Members approving and adopting this Agreement
and the transactions relating hereto, and (ii) such other
documents relating to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as Parent may reasonably request;
(o) Estoppel Certificate. Parent
shall have received an estoppel certificate, dated as of a date
not more than seven (7) days prior to the Closing Date and
satisfactory in form and content to Parent, executed by each of
those landlords listed on Section 3.12(a)(iii) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule whose consent is required in
order that the parties might consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby;
(p) FIRPTA Compliance. The Company
shall, prior to the Closing Date, provide Parent with a properly
executed Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980
(“FIRPTA”) Notification Letter, in form and
substance satisfactory to Parent, which states that the
membership interests of the Company do not constitute
“United States real property interests” under
Section 897(c) of the Code, for purposes of satisfying
Parent’s obligations under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
In addition, simultaneously with delivery of such Notification
Letter, the Company shall have provided to Parent, as agent for
the Company, a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service in
accordance with the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2)
along with written authorization for Parent to deliver such
notice form to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of the
Company upon the consummation of the Merger;
(q) Parachute Payments. Prior to
the Effective Time, the Company shall have obtained the
requisite Members approval, if any, under
Section 280G(b)(5) of the Code of any payments or benefits
that could be considered “excess parachute payments”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and any
“disqualified individuals” as defined in
Section 280G of the Code shall have agreed to forfeit any
payments that would otherwise be non-deductible if such Member
approval, if required is not obtained;
(r) Employees. Each of the
individuals set forth on Schedule 8.02(r) shall be
employed in good standing by the Company;
(s) Board and Officer
Resignations. The Company shall have received
written letters of resignation from each of the current members
of the Board of Managers and officers of the Company, in each
case effective at the Effective Time;
(t) Termination or Amendment of Employee
Agreements. Parent shall have been furnished
evidence satisfactory to it that the Company has terminated or
amended all employment agreements with Messrs. Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxx and Xxxx, and that any employment agreements existing
prior to Closing between the Company and each of those employees
set forth on Schedule 8.02(t) shall be valid and
enforceable;
(u) Termination of the Company’s
Agreements. Parent shall have been furnished
evidence satisfactory to it that all rights granted by the
Company to its members and in effect prior to the Closing,
including, but not limited to, rights of co-sale, voting,
registration, first refusal, first offer, preemptive, board
observation or information or operational covenants, shall have
terminated prior to the Closing Date;
(v) Intentionally Omitted.
(w) Termination of Membership Interest Transfer
Agreement. The Company shall have terminated
the Membership Interest Transfer Agreement effective as of the
date of the Closing; and
(x) Fairness Opinion. The Opinion
shall have been issued by a nationally recognized firm that
(i) the Merger is fair to, and in the best interest of,
Parent, Merger Sub and their respective stockholders and
(ii) the fair market value of the Company is equal to at
least 80% of Parent’s net assets.
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Section 8.03 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company. The
obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject
to the satisfaction or waiver (where permissible) of the
following additional conditions:
(a) Representations and
Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement
that are qualified as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse
Effect, or any similar standard or qualification, shall be true
and correct, and each of the representations and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement that are not
qualified as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect,
or any similar standard or qualification, shall be true and
correct in all material respects, in each case as of the
Effective Time with the same force and effect as if made on and
as of the Effective Time, except that those representations and
warranties which address matters only as of a particular date
shall remain true and correct as of such date, and the Company
shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer
of Parent to that effect;
(b) Approvals. The Company shall
have received, each in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, all authorizations, consents,
orders and approvals (i) required by any Governmental
Entity or official, if any, (ii) set forth in
Section 5.04(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule or
(iii) the failure of which to obtain would have, or could
reasonably be expected to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect;
(c) Employment Agreements. Each
individual set forth on Schedule 7.05(b) hereto
shall remain employed by the Company and the Employment
Agreements shall be entered into with such individuals at
Closing on mutually acceptable terms;
(d) Non-Solicitation
Agreements. Each individual set forth on
Schedule 7.05(c) hereto shall enter into a
Non-Solicitation Agreement at Closing on mutually acceptable
terms;
(e) Affiliate Agreements. In the
event that Parent elects to issue the shares of Parent Common
Stock pursuant to the
Form S-4
Alternative, each of the Affiliates of the Company shall have
executed and delivered to Parent an Affiliate Agreement and such
agreement shall (i) become effective at Closing, or
(ii) remain in full force and effect and shall not have
been anticipatorily breached or repudiated by any of such
Affiliates;
(f) No Restraints. There shall not
be pending or threatened any suit, action, investigation or
proceeding to which a Governmental Entity is a party
(i) seeking to restrain or prohibit the consummation of the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or seeking to obtain from Parent or the Company any
damages that are material or (ii) seeking to prohibit or
limit the ownership or operation by Parent or the Company of any
material portion of their respective businesses or assets;
(g) Issuance of Shares of Parent Common
Stock. The issuance of the shares of Parent
Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement will be validly issued
pursuant to the “private placement” exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and/or
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. If
Parent elects to utilize the
Form S-4
Alternative, the registration statement on
Form S-4
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall
not be the subject of any stop order or proceeding seeking a
stop order;
(h) Escrow Agreement. Parent, the
Members’ Representative and Escrow Agent shall have entered
into the Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Agreement shall be in
full force and effect and shall not have been anticipatorily
breached or repudiated;
(i) Secretary’s
Certificate. The Company shall have received
(i) certificates executed by the Secretary of each of
Parent and Merger Sub attaching and certifying as to matters
customary for a transaction of this sort, including, without
limitation, the true and correct copies of Parent’s and
Merger Sub’s organizational documents and copies of the
resolutions of the each of their Boards of Directors approving
and adopting this Agreement and the transactions relating
hereto, and (ii) such other documents relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement as the Company may
reasonably request;
(j) FIRPTA Compliance. Parent
shall, prior to the Closing Date, provide the Company with a
properly executed FIRPTA Notification Letter, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company, which states that the
stock of Parent and Merger Sub do not constitute “United
States real property interests” under Section 897(c)
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of the Code, for purposes of satisfying Parent’s
obligations under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3).
In addition, simultaneously with delivery of such Notification
Letter, Parent shall have provided to the Company, as agent for
Parent, a form of notice to the Internal Revenue Service in
accordance with the requirements of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2)
along with written authorization for Company to deliver such
notice form to the Internal Revenue Service on behalf of Parent
upon the consummation of the Merger;
(k) Employees. Each of the
individuals set forth on Schedule 8.02(r) shall be
employed in good standing by the Company;
(l) Termination of the Company’s
Agreements. All rights granted by the Company
to its Members and in effect prior to the Closing, including,
but not limited to, rights of co-sale, voting, registration,
first refusal, first offer, preemptive, board observation or
information or operational covenants, shall have terminated
prior to the Closing Date;
(m) Termination of Incentive
Plan. The Company shall have terminated or
amended the incentive plans effective as of the date of the
Closing;
(n) Termination of Membership Interest Transfer
Agreement. The Company shall have terminated
the Membership Interest Transfer Agreement effective as of the
date of the Closing;
(o) Agreements and Covenants. Each
of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all
material respects with all agreements and covenants required by
this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or
prior to the Effective Time, and the Company shall have received
a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Parent to that
effect;
(p) Opinion of Parent’s
Counsel. The Company shall have received the
opinion of Xxxxxx Xxxxx, counsel to Parent, or another counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E;
(q) Resignations. Parent shall
have received a written letter of resignation and release from
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx as directors of
Parent, and from Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx as a director and Chief
Executive Officer of Parent and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx as a
director and President of Parent, in each case effective at the
Effective Time; provided, that such resignation and
release will not release Parent from any contractual or
statutory obligations owed by it to insure
and/or
indemnify any of the foregoing individuals for such
individuals’ acts or omissions in their capacity as
officers
and/or
directors of Parent.
(r) No Parent Material Adverse
Effect. No event or events shall have
occurred, or be reasonably likely to occur, which, individually
or in the aggregate, have, or could have, a Parent Material
Adverse Effect;
(s) Fairness Opinion. An updated
Opinion shall have been issued by a nationally recognized firm
that (i) the Merger is fair to, and in the best interest
of, Parent, Merger Sub and their respective stockholders and
(ii) the fair market value of the Company is equal to at
least 80% of Parent’s net assets;
(t) Evidence of Funding. Parent
shall provide the Company with evidence satisfactory to the
Company that Messrs. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxxx have funded the
Parent with up to an additional $500,000 (in addition to the
$300,000 advanced as of the Execution Date) as necessary for the
expenses of the Parent on terms acceptable to the Company;
(u) Contribution of Founder
Shares. For the consideration provided in the
Settlement Agreement and each to be effective upon the Effective
Time: (i) the Parent shall have received, and Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx shall have contributed to Parent, 1,327,339 shares
of Parent Common Stock; (ii) Parent shall have received,
and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx shall have contributed to Parent,
1,086,005 shares of Parent Common Stock, (iii) Parent
shall have received, and Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx shall have
contributed to Parent, 22,495 shares of Parent Common
Stock, (iv) Parent shall have received, and Xxxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxx shall have contributed to Parent, 22,495 shares
of Parent Common Stock, and Parent shall hold such shares of
Parent Common Stock as treasury stock;
(v) PB Agreement. Parent shall
provide the Company with a copy of the PB Agreement duly
executed by the Parent and Xxxxxx Xxxxx;
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(w) GB Agreement. Parent shall
provide the Company with a copy of the GB Legal Fees Agreement
duly executed by the Parent, Merger Sub, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X.
XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxx & Xxxxx;
(x) Transfer of Parent Common Stock to
Xxxxx & Xxxxx. (i) Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx shall have transferred all of his right, title and
interest in and to 50,417 shares of Parent Common Stock to
Xxxxx & Xxxxx, (ii) Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx shall
have transferred all of his right, title and interest in and to
41,250 shares of Parent Common Stock to Xxxxx &
Xxxxx, (iii) Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx shall have transferred
all of his right, title and interest in and to 463 shares
of Parent Common Stock to Xxxxx & Xxxxx, and
(iv) Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx shall have transferred all of his
right, title and interest in and to 463 shares of Parent
Common Stock to Xxxxx & Xxxxx, in each instance in
accordance with the terms of the GB Agreement and effective as
of the Effective Time;
(y) Repayment of Xxxxxxxx Group
Debt. At the Closing, the Company shall have
repaid the Xxxxxxxx Group Debt in full;
(z) Transaction Expenses. At the
Closing, the Parent shall have either directly paid the
Transaction Expenses on behalf of the Members and Company or
reimbursed the Members for the Transaction Expenses;
(aa) Cash Consideration. At the
Closing, the Parent shall have paid the Cash Consideration to
the Members in cash or other readily available funds as provided
in Section 2.01(a)(i)(3) hereof; and
(bb) Parent Warrants. At the
Closing, the Parent shall have duly executed and delivered the
Parent Warrants to the Members as provided in
Section 2.01(a)(i)(2) hereof.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be abandoned at
any time prior to the Effective Time, notwithstanding any
requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as follows:
(a) by mutual written consent duly authorized by the Board
of Directors of Parent and Merger Sub and the Board of Managers
of the Company prior to the Effective Time;
(b) by either Parent or the Company upon the issuance of
any Order which is final and nonappealable which would
(i) prevent the consummation of the Merger,
(ii) prohibit Parent’s or the Company’s ownership
or operation of any portion of the business of the Company or
(iii) compel Parent or the Company to dispose of or hold
separate, as a result of the Merger, any material portion of the
business or assets of the Company or Parent;
(c) by Parent upon a breach of any material representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set
forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of
the Company shall have become untrue, in either case such that
the conditions set forth in Sections 8.02(a) and
8.02(b) would not be satisfied (“Terminating
Company Breach”); provided, however,
that, if such Terminating Company Breach is curable by the
Company through the exercise of its commercially reasonable best
efforts and for so long as the Company continues to exercise
such commercially reasonable best efforts, Parent may not
terminate this Agreement under this Section 9.01(c)
unless such breach is not cured within 30 days after notice
thereof is provided by Parent to the Company (but no cure period
is required for a breach which, by its nature, cannot be cured);
(d) by the Company upon a breach of any material
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any
representation or warranty of Parent and Merger Sub shall have
become untrue, in either case such that the conditions set forth
in Sections 8.03(a) and 8.03(b) would not be
satisfied (“Terminating Parent Breach”);
provided, however, that, if such Terminating
Parent Breach is curable by Parent and Merger Sub through the
exercise of their respective commercially reasonable best
efforts and for so long as Parent and Merger Sub continue to
exercise such commercially reasonable best efforts, the Company
may not terminate this Agreement under this
Section 9.01(d) unless such breach is not cured
within 30 days after notice thereof is provided by the
Company to Parent (but no cure period
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is required for a breach which, by its nature, cannot be
cured); provided that, in the event that the aggregate
liabilities and indebtedness of Parent and Merger Sub exceed
$4,202,500 as of the Closing Date, then Parent shall be in
material breach of its representation contained in the last
sentence of Section 5.19 and such breach shall constitute a
Terminating Parent Breach for purposes of this
Section 9.01(d); or
(e) by Parent if the Company’s 2007 Annualized
Adjusted EBITDA is less than $29,000,000 through the end of the
most recently completed month prior to the month in which the
Effective Time occurs.
Section 9.02 Effect
of Termination.
(a) In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant
to Sections 9.01(a), 9.01(c),
9.01(d) or 9.01(e), or by Parent to the extent
permitted under Section 7.19(c), this Agreement
shall forthwith become void, there shall be no liability under
this Agreement on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company
or any of their respective officers, managers or directors, and
all rights and obligations of each party hereto shall cease;
provided, however, that (i)
Section 7.03(b), Section 9.02 and
Article XI shall remain in full force and effect and
survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) nothing
herein shall relieve (x) a Member from liability for such
Member’s breach of any of its, his or her own
representations or warranties set forth in Article IV of
this Agreement, or (y) Parent, Merger Sub or Company from
liability for the breach of any of its representations or
warranties or the breach of any of its covenants or agreements
set forth in this Agreement;
(b) In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant
to any other provision contained in this Agreement or otherwise
(including, without limitation, pursuant to
Section 9.05) except for those cited in
Section 9.02(a), or if the Company has terminated
this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.19(c), Parent
shall reimburse the Company and the Members for all Transaction
Expenses; provided, that the Company and the Members
acknowledge and agree that they shall not seek such expenses
from (i) the trust fund holding the net proceeds of the
Parent’s initial public offering and the interest thereon,
or (ii) the Founders individually, except in the instance
of the Founders’ gross negligence, willful misconduct or
fraud or to the extent the Parents liabilities exceed $4,202,500
as a result of expenses that are not reasonable in amount and
purpose, and then only to the extent of such unreasonable
expenses; and
(c) Other than termination giving rise to the
Company’s right of expense reimbursement by the Parent as
outlined in Section 9.02(b) above, each party’s
responsibility and right to reimbursement for its costs and
expenses incurred in connection with this Merger shall be as
provided for in Section 7.09 hereto in the same
manner as though the Closing had occurred and the Merger been
consummated.
Section 9.03 Amendment. This
Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action taken
by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors or Board
of Managers at any time prior to the Effective Time. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing
signed by the parties hereto.
Section 9.04 Waiver. At
any time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may
(a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation
or other act of any other party hereto, (b) waive any
inaccuracy in the representations and warranties contained
herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and
(c) waive compliance with any agreement or condition
contained herein. Any such extension or waiver shall be valid if
set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or
parties to be bound thereby.
Section 9.05 Automatic
Termination. This Agreement will be
automatically terminated without the requirement of any action
or notice by or to any party hereto in the event that:
(a) Parent has failed to file with the SEC and mail to its
stockholders the “definitive” Proxy Statement prior to
December 31, 2007; or
(b) if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or
before January 31, 2008.
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ARTICLE X
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 10.01 Survival
of Representations and Warranties.
(a) The representations and warranties of the Company and
the Members contained in this Agreement and any other document
or certificate relating hereto (collectively, the
“Acquisition Documents”) shall survive the
Effective Time until December 31, 2008; provided,
however, that the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 3.14 shall survive the Effective
Time for a period of 36 months; provided
further that the representations and warranties set forth
in Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.13, 3.15
and 3.16 (the “Company Basic
Representations”) shall survive until the end of the
applicable statute of limitations pertinent thereto in each
instance. Neither the period of survival nor the liability of
the Members with respect to the Company’s and such
Members’ representations and warranties shall be affected
by any investigation made at any time (whether before or after
the Effective Time) by or on behalf of Parent or by any actual,
implied or constructive knowledge or notice of any facts or
circumstances that Parent may have as a result of any such
investigation or otherwise.
(b) The representations and warranties of Parent and the
Merger Sub contained in the Acquisition Documents shall survive
the Effective Time until December 31, 2008;
provided, however, that the representations and
warranties set forth in Sections 5.01, 5.02,
5.03, 5.04, 5.05(a), 5.07,
5.08, 5.11, 5.14, 5.16, 5.17
and 5.19 (the “Parent Basic
Representations”) shall survive until the end of the
applicable statute of limitations pertinent thereto in each
instance; provided, that, in the event any
inaccuracy or breach of the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 5.16 by Parent or Merger Sub is due
to any inaccuracy or breach of the representations and
warranties set forth in Section 3.32 (subject to its
survival period pursuant to Section 10.01(a)) by the
Company, the representations and warranties of Parent and the
Merger Sub contained in Section 5.16 shall only
survive from the Effective Time for a period of 18 months.
Neither the period of survival nor the liability of Parent and
Merger Sub with respect to Parent’s and Merger Sub’s
representations and warranties shall be affected by any
investigation made at any time (whether before or after the
Effective Time) by or on behalf of the Company or by any actual,
implied or constructive knowledge or notice of any facts or
circumstances that the Company may have as a result of any such
investigation or otherwise.
(c) The parties hereto agree that reliance shall not be an
element of any claim for misrepresentation or indemnification
under this Agreement. The waiver by any party of any condition
based on the accuracy of any such representation or warranty, or
based on the performance of, or compliance with, any covenant or
obligation, shall not affect the right to indemnification or
other remedy based on such representations, warranties,
covenants or obligations. If written notice of a claim has been
given in good faith prior to the expiration of the applicable
representations and warranties by any party, then the relevant
representations and warranties shall survive as to such claim
until such claim has been finally resolved.
Section 10.02 Indemnification
by the Members.
(a) After the Effective Time, Parent and its Affiliates
(including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation), officers, directors, employees, agents, successors
and assigns (collectively, the “Parent Indemnified
Parties”) shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Members, severally, and not jointly and severally, for any and
all liabilities, losses, damages of any kind, diminution in
value, claims, costs, expenses, fines, fees, deficiencies,
interest, awards, judgments, amounts paid in settlement and
penalties (including, without limitation, attorneys’,
consultants’ and experts’ fees and expenses and other
costs of defending, investigating or settling claims) suffered,
incurred, accrued (in accordance with GAAP) or paid by them
(including, without limitation, in connection with any action
brought or otherwise initiated by any of them) (collectively,
“Losses”) arising out of or resulting from:
(i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or
warranty (without giving effect to any qualification as to
materiality (or similar qualifications) contained therein) made
by the Company or any Member in the Acquisition Documents;
(ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement made by the
Company or any Member in the Acquisition Documents;
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(iii) Losses from breach of contract or other claims made
by any party that had a contractual or other right to acquire
the Company’s membership interests or assets;
(iv) any cost, loss or other expense (including the value
of any Tax deduction lost) as a result of the application of
Section 280G of the Code to any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement plus any necessary gross up
amount; or
(v) any Member expenses paid by the Surviving Corporation
following the Closing.
(b) As used herein, “Losses” are not limited to
matters asserted by third parties, but include Losses incurred
or sustained by the Parent Indemnified Parties in the absence of
claims by third parties.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement, except with respect to (A) claims for
equitable remedies and (B) claims based on fraud or willful
misrepresentation or misconduct:
(i) the maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses
arising out of or resulting from the causes enumerated in
Sections 10.02(a) or 10.02(b) that may be
recovered from the Members shall not exceed $10,000,000; and
(ii) no indemnification payment by the Members with respect
to any indemnifiable Losses otherwise payable under
Section 10.02(a) and arising out of or resulting
from the causes enumerated in Section 10.02(a)(i)
shall be payable until such time as all such indemnifiable
Losses shall aggregate to more than $500,000, after which time
the Members shall be liable in full for all indemnifiable Losses
in excess of the first $500,000.
(d) In the event of a claim relating to any Indemnification
Claim any Parent Indemnified Person may have under
Article X, Parent shall seek payment first out of
the Escrow Fund. Such Indemnification Amounts shall be payable
in Escrow Shares; provided, that, the Members’
Representative may elect to have all or a portion of an
Indemnification Amount paid from Proceeds or other cash provided
by the Members in lieu of Escrow Shares. If the Escrow Fund has
been reduced to zero, Parent shall then be entitled to seek
payment for an unsatisfied Indemnification Amount directly from
the Members, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
Article X.
Section 10.03 Indemnification
by Parent and Merger Sub.
(a) After the Effective Time, the Members shall be
indemnified and held harmless by Parent and Merger Sub
(collectively, the “Member Indemnified
Parties”) for any Losses arising out of or resulting
from :
(i) any inaccuracy or breach of any representation or
warranty (without giving effect to any qualification as to
materiality (or similar qualifications) contained therein) made
by Parent or Merger Sub in the Acquisition Documents; or
(ii) the breach of any covenant or agreement made by Parent
or Merger Sub in the Acquisition Documents.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in
this Agreement:
(i) the maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable Losses
arising out of or resulting from the causes enumerated in
Section 10.03(a) that may be recovered from Parent
shall not exceed an amount determined as follows;
(1) determine the percentage of ownership of Parent held by
the Members, on a fully diluted basis resulting from the Closing
of the Merger, as of the Closing Date (after considering any
Redemption Shares, but not considering any Parent Warrants);
(2) subtract the amount determined in
Section 10.03(b)(i)(1) above from 1.00, which will
represent the percentage ownership of JKA common stock on a
fully diluted basis held by JKA stockholders resulting from the
Closing of the Merger, as of the Closing Date (after considering
and Redemption Shares, but not considering any Parent
Warrants); and
(3) determine the maximum aggregate amount of indemnifiable
Losses that may be recovered from Parent by dividing $10,000,000
by the fractional percentage determined by subsection (2)
above.
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(ii) no indemnification payment by Parent with respect to
any indemnifiable Losses otherwise payable under
Section 10.03(a) and arising out of or resulting
from the causes enumerated in Section 10.03(a) shall
be payable until such time as all such indemnifiable Losses
shall aggregate to more than $500,000, after which time Parent
shall be liable in full for all indemnifiable Losses in excess
of the first $500,000.
(iii) Any payments made pursuant to
Section 10.03(b)(ii) shall be paid to the Members in
an amount determined by dividing (A) the claim amount by
(B) the amount determined in
Section 10.03(b)(i)(2) above.
(c) In no event shall the Members be entitled to
indemnification pursuant to this Article X for
Losses for which they are compensated through the post closing
adjustment mechanism in Section 2.03 hereof. In
addition, the exclusion of the first $500,000 of Losses in
Section 10.03(b)(ii) shall not apply to reduce the
Losses of the Company in connection with any Parent Expense
Excess.
Section 10.04 Indemnification
Procedures.
(a) For purposes of this Section 10.04, a party
against which indemnification may be sought is referred to as
the “Indemnifying Party” and the party which
may be entitled to indemnification is referred to as the
“Indemnified Party”.
(b) The obligations and liabilities of Indemnifying Parties
under this Article X with respect to Losses arising
from actual or threatened claims or demands by any third party
which are subject to the indemnification provided for in this
Article X (“Third Party Claims”)
shall be governed by and contingent upon the following
additional terms and conditions: if an Indemnified Party shall
receive notice of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party
shall give the Indemnifying Party notice of such Third Party
Claim within 15 days of the receipt by the Indemnified
Party of such notice; provided, however, that the
failure to provide such notice shall not release an Indemnifying
Party from any of its obligations under this
Article X except to the extent that such
Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by such failure. The
notice of claim shall describe in reasonable detail the facts
known to the Indemnified Party giving rise to such
indemnification claim, and the amount or good faith estimate of
the amount arising therefrom.
(c) If the Indemnifying Party acknowledges in writing its
obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Party hereunder against
any Losses that may result from such Third Party Claim, then the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to assume and control the
defense of such Third Party Claim through counsel of its choice
(such counsel to be reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified
Party) if it gives notice of its intention to do so to the
Indemnified Party within 15 days of the receipt of such
notice from the Indemnified Party; provided,
however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim if
(i) any such claim seeks, in addition to or in lieu of
monetary losses, any injunctive or other equitable relief,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to provide reasonable
assurance to the Indemnified Party of the adequacy of the Escrow
Fund to provide indemnification in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement with
respect to such proceeding, (iii) there is reasonably
likely to exist a conflict of interest that would make it
inappropriate (in the judgment of the Indemnified Party in its
reasonable discretion) for the same counsel to represent both
the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, or
(iv) settlement of, or an adverse judgment with respect to,
the Third Party Claim may establish (in the good faith judgment
of the Indemnified Party) a precedential custom or practice
adverse to the business interests of the Indemnified Party or
would increase the Tax liability of the Indemnified Party;
provided further, that if by reason of the Third
Party Claim a Lien, attachment, garnishment, execution or other
encumbrance is placed upon any of the property or assets of such
Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party, if it desires to
exercise its right to assume such defense of the Third Party
Claim, must agree to use a portion of the Escrow Fund to furnish
a satisfactory indemnity bond to obtain the prompt release of
such Lien, attachment, garnishment, execution or other
encumbrance. If the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of a
Third Party Claim, it will conduct the defense actively,
diligently and at its own expense, and, subject to the limits of
this Agreement, it will hold all Indemnified Parties harmless
from and against all Losses caused by or arising out of any
settlement thereof. The Indemnified Party shall cooperate with
the Indemnifying Party in such defense and make available to the
Indemnifying Party, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense,
all witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in
the Indemnified Party’s possession or under the Indemnified
Party’s control relating thereto as is reasonably requested
by the Indemnifying Party. Except with the written consent of
the Indemnified Party (not to be unreasonably withheld), the
Indemnifying Party will not, in the defense of a Third Party
Claim, consent to the
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entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
(i) which does not include as an unconditional term thereof
the giving to the Indemnified Party by the third party of a
release from all liability with respect to such suit, claim,
action, or proceeding; (ii) unless there is no finding or
admission of (A) any violation of Law by the Indemnified
Party (or any Affiliate thereof), (B) any liability on the
part of the Indemnified Party (or any Affiliate thereof) or
(C) any violation of the rights of any person and no effect
on any other claims of a similar nature that may be made by the
same third party against the Indemnified Party (or any Affiliate
thereof); or (iii) which exceeds the limits of
indemnification set forth in this Agreement.
(d) In the event that the Indemnifying Party fails or
elects not to assume the defense of an Indemnified Party against
such Third Party Claim which the Indemnifying Party had the
right to assume pursuant to Section 10.04(c), the
Indemnified Party shall have the right, at the expense of the
Indemnifying Party, to defend or prosecute such claim in any
manner as it may reasonably deem appropriate and may settle such
claim after giving written notice thereof to the Indemnifying
Party, on such terms as such Indemnified Party may deem
appropriate, and the Indemnified Party may seek prompt
reimbursement from the Escrow Fund for any Losses incurred in
connection with such settlement. If no settlement of such Third
Party Claim is made, the Indemnified Party may seek prompt
reimbursement from the Escrow Fund for any Losses arising out of
any judgment rendered with respect to such claim. Any Losses for
which an Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification
hereunder shall be promptly paid as suffered, incurred or
accrued (in accordance with GAAP). If the Indemnifying Party
does not elect to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim
which it has the right to assume hereunder, the Indemnified
Party shall have no obligation to do so.
(e) In the event that the Indemnifying Party is not
entitled to assume the defense of the Indemnified Party against
such Third Party Claim pursuant to Section 10.04(c),
the Indemnified Party shall have the right, at the expense of
the Indemnifying Party, to defend or prosecute such claim and
consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement with respect to the Third Party Claim in any manner
it may reasonably deem appropriate after giving written notice
thereof to the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party may
seek prompt reimbursement from the Escrow Fund for any Losses
incurred in connection with such judgment or settlement. In such
case, the Indemnified Party shall conduct the defense of the
Third Party Claim actively and diligently, and the Indemnifying
Party shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party in such defense
and make available to the Indemnified Party, at the Indemnifying
Party’s expense, all such witnesses, records, materials and
information in the Indemnifying Party’s possession or under
the Indemnifying Party’s control relating thereto as is
reasonably requested by the Indemnified Party. If no settlement
of such Third Party Claim is made, the Indemnified Party may
seek prompt reimbursement from the Escrow Fund for any Losses
arising out of any judgment rendered with respect to such claim.
Any Losses for which an Indemnified Party is entitled to
indemnification hereunder shall be promptly paid as suffered,
incurred or accrued (in accordance with GAAP).
Section 10.05 Members’
Representative.
(a) CHGCM Co., LLC, and SGD (such person or persons and any
successor or successors being collectively, each or either or
both, the “Members’ Representative”) shall
act as the representative of the Members, and shall be
authorized to act on behalf of the Members and to take any and
all actions required or permitted to be taken by the
Members’ Representative under this Agreement with respect
to any claims (including the settlement thereof) made by a
Parent Indemnified Party for indemnification pursuant to this
Article X and with respect to any actions to be
taken by the Members’ Representative pursuant to the terms
of the Escrow Agreement (including, without limitation, the
exercise of the power to (i) authorize the delivery of
Escrow Securities to a Parent Indemnified Party in satisfaction
of claims by a Parent Indemnified Party, (ii) agree to,
negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and comply
with orders of courts with respect to any claims for
indemnification and (iii) take all actions necessary in the
judgment of the Members’ Representative for the
accomplishment of the foregoing). In all matters relating to
this Article X, the Members’ Representative
shall be the only party entitled to assert the rights of the
Members, and the Members’ Representative shall perform all
of the obligations of the Members hereunder. The Parent
Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to rely on all statements,
representations and decisions of the Members’
Representative. The Members shall have the right to change
either one or both of the persons serving as Members’
Representative from time to time, which shall be effective upon
written notification to the Parent; provided, however that any
person serving as a Members’ Representative must be a
Member or employed by a Member.
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(b) The Members shall be bound by all actions taken by the
Members’ Representative in his, her or its capacity
thereof, except for any action that conflicts with the
limitations set forth in subsection (d) below. The
Members’ Representative shall promptly, and in any event
within five (5) business days, provide written notice to
the Members of any action taken on behalf of them by the
Members’ Representative pursuant to the authority delegated
to the Members’ Representative under this
Section 10.05. The Members’ Representative
shall at all times act in his or her capacity as Members’
Representative in a manner that the Members’ Representative
believes to be in the best interest of the Members. Neither the
Members’ Representative nor any of its directors, officers,
agents or employees, if any, shall be liable to any person for
any error of judgment, or any action taken, suffered or omitted
to be taken under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, except
in the case of its gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct. The Members’ Representative may consult with
legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts
selected by it. The Members’ Representative shall not have
any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this
Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. As to any matters not
expressly provided for in this Agreement or the Escrow
Agreement, the Members’ Representative shall not exercise
any discretion or take any action.
(c) Each Member shall indemnify and hold harmless and
reimburse the Members’ Representative from and against such
Member’s ratable share of any and all liabilities, losses,
damages, claims, costs or expenses suffered or incurred by the
Members’ Representative arising out of or resulting from
any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Members’
Representative under this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement,
other than such liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs or
expenses arising out of or resulting from the Members’
Representative’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in
the Escrow Agreement, the Members’ Representative is not
authorized to, and shall not, accept on behalf of any Member any
merger consideration to which such Member is entitled under this
Agreement and the Members’ Representative shall not in any
manner exercise, or seek to exercise, any voting power
whatsoever with respect to shares of capital stock of the
Company or Parent now or hereafter owned of record or
beneficially by any Member unless the Members’
Representative is expressly authorized to do so in a writing
signed by such Member.
Section 10.06 Taxes. In
addition to, and not by way of limitation on, the indemnities
set forth in Section 10.02(a), the Members agree to,
and shall, indemnify a Parent Indemnified Party and hold each of
them harmless for Losses resulting from Taxes for all tax
periods prior to Closing (or otherwise related to a tax periods
prior to Closing).
Section 10.07 Reduction
of Indemnified Amounts.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this
Article X to the contrary, Losses owed by the
Members to a Parent Indemnified Party shall be reduced by the
amount of any mitigating recovery a Parent Indemnified Party
shall have received with respect thereto from any recovery by
the Parent Indemnified Party under any insurance policies,
without regard to whether the Parent Indemnified Party or
another person paid the premiums therefor. If such a recovery is
received by an a Parent Indemnified Party after it receives
payment or other credit under this Agreement with respect to
indemnified Losses, then a refund equal to the aggregate amount
of such recovery shall be made promptly to the Members.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this
Article X to the contrary, Losses owed by Parent to
a Member Indemnified Party shall be reduced by the amount of any
mitigating recovery a Member Indemnified Party shall have
received with respect thereto from any recovery by the Member
Indemnified Party under any insurance policies, without regard
to whether the Member Indemnified Party or another person paid
the premiums therefor. If such a recovery is received by an a
Member Indemnified Party after it receives payment or other
credit under this Agreement with respect to indemnified Losses,
then a refund equal to the aggregate amount of such recovery
shall be made promptly to Parent.
Section 10.08 Exclusive
Rights and Remedies. The provisions of this
Article X shall be the exclusive basis of the
parties to this Agreement for (i) any breach of a
representation or warranty herein and (ii) any failure of a
party to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or
condition herein.
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ARTICLE XI
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Section 11.01 Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and shall be
deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in
person, by cable, telecopy, facsimile, telegram or telex or by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt
requested) to the respective parties
and/or their
designees or successors at the following addresses (or at such
other address for a party as shall be specified in a notice
given in accordance with this Section 11.01):
(a) if to Parent or Merger Sub:
JK Acquisition Corp.
0000 Xxxx Xxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with a copy to:
Xxxxxx Xxxxx LLP
0000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
(b) if to the Company:
Multi-Shot, LLC
0000 X. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxx
with a copy to:
Catalyst Hall Growth Capital Co., LLC
0 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
with a copy to:
SG-Directional, LLC
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000-0000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
(c) if to the Members’ Representatives:
Catalyst Hall Growth Capital Co., LLC
0 Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxx Xxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx
and
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SG-Directional, LLC
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx
00000-0000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attn: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
with a copy to:
Franklin, Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxx, P.C.
0000 XxXxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Esq.
with a further copy to:
Xxxxx, Liddell & Xxxx, PLLC
3400 JPMorgan Chase Tower
000 Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Facsimile No.:
(000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
Section 11.02 Certain
Definitions.
(a) As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:
(i) “Adjusted EBITDA” means for any
period, an amount equal to: the sum, without duplication, of the
amounts for such period of (a) Net Income,
(b) interest expense, (c) provisions for taxes based
on income, (d) total depreciation expense, (e) total
amortization expense, (f) non-cash losses in connection
with dispositions of equipment having a basis at the time of
disposition, (g) so called “First
Tier Bonuses” or “Commission Bonuses” paid
to or accrued to management personnel, as defined in
Schedule B of each of the employment agreements dated
August 1, 2004, between Messrs. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxx and the Company, and further defined within these
agreements as 0.50% of monthly sales for one of the
aforementioned participants and 1.00% of Company’s monthly
EBITDA for two of the aforementioned participants, (h) any
bonuses or payments made to or accrued to employees of the
Company under the Multi-Shot LLC 2004 Incentive Plan and the
Multi-Shot, LLC Special Bonus Plan, each of such plans having
been terminated on or about April 1, 2007, and (j) any
and all management fees paid to or accrued for with respect to
amounts due to Affiliates of the Company (which shall not exceed
an aggregate of $120,000 on an annualized basis), all as
determined in accordance with GAAP.
(ii) “Affiliate” of a specified
person means a person who directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with such specified person.
(iii) “beneficial owner” with
respect to any shares means a person who shall be deemed to be
the beneficial owner of such shares (i) which such person
or any of its Affiliates or associates (as such term is defined
in
Rule 12b-2
promulgated under the Exchange Act) beneficially owns, directly
or indirectly, (ii) which such person or any of its
Affiliates or associates has, directly or indirectly,
(A) the right to acquire (whether such right is exercisable
immediately or subject only to the passage of time), pursuant to
any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise
of consideration rights, exchange rights, warrants or options,
or otherwise, or (B) the right to vote pursuant to any
agreement, arrangement or understanding, or (iii) which are
beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other persons
with whom such person or any of its Affiliates or associates or
person with whom such person or any of its Affiliates or
associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for
the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of any
shares.
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(iv) “business day” means any day
on which banks are not required or authorized to close in New
York, New York.
(v) “control” (including the terms
“controlled by” and “under common control
with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly or as
trustee or executor, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or
executor, by contract or credit arrangement or otherwise.
(vi)
“Dispute” means that certain
lawsuit styled
JK Acquisition Corp. v. Multi-Shot, LLC,
et al, Cause
No. 2007-42384,
District Court of Xxxxxx County, Texas.
(vii) “EBITDA” means for a period,
an amount equal to: the sum, without duplication, of the amounts
for such period of (a) Net Income, (b) interest
expense, (c) provisions for taxes based on income,
(d) total depreciation expense, and (e) total
amortization expense.
(viii) “Escrow Agent” means First
Zions National Bank, a national banking association.
(ix) “Estimated Parent Expenses”
means the $3,202,500 of expenses estimated to be comprised
of (1) the $300,000 advanced by Messrs. Xxxxxx and
Xxxxxxxxxxx to date, (2) up to $500,000 additional advances
that Messrs. Xxxxxx and Xxxxxxxxxxx may fund, (3) the
$350,000 to be paid to Xxxxxx Xxxxx pursuant to the PB
Agreement, (4) the $500,000 to be paid to Xxxxx &
Xxxxx pursuant to the GB Agreement, and (5) the $1,552,500
payable to FBW.
(x) “FARMITA” means that certain
First Amended and Restated Membership Interest Transfer
Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2007, by and among the
Company, the Original Members and SGD.
(xi) “FBW” means Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
Xxxxx, Incorporated.
(xii) “FBW Warrants” means the
warrants to purchase up to 1,400,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.50 per share held by FBW.
(xiii) “Founder Expenses” means all
documented expenses paid to third parties not affiliated with
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx or Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx at the direction of
Messrs. Xxxxxx or Xxxxxxxxxxx that are reasonable in amount
and purpose until the Closing, which Founder Expenses will be
listed on Section 11.02(a)(x) of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule to be delivered to the Company at Closing,
provided that the Founder Expenses shall not include amounts
paid to Xxxxxx Xxxxx under the PB Agreement or to
Xxxxx & Xxxxx under the GB Agreement or the amounts
payable to FBW.
(xiv) “Gain Share Plan” means that
certain 2007 Gain Share Plan adopted by the Board of Managers of
the Company on or about April 1, 2007.
(xv) “GB Agreement” means an
agreement among Parent, Merger Sub, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx and
Xxxxx & Xxxxx, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit F.
(xvi) “Knowledge” means, with
respect to any party hereto, actual or deemed knowledge of:
(i) in the case of the Company, the Company’s
managers, as well as Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx, and
Xxxxx Xxxx, and (ii) in the case of Parent, Xxxxx X.
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxxx, and such knowledge that would be imputed to such
persons upon reasonable inquiry or due investigation. An
individual will be deemed to have knowledge of a particular
fact, circumstance, event or other matter if (i) such fact
circumstance, event or other matter is reflected in one or more
documents, written or electronic, that are or have been in such
individual’s possession or that would reasonably be
expected to be reviewed by an individual who has the duties and
responsibilities of such individual in the customary performance
of such duties and responsibilities, or (ii) such knowledge
could be obtained from reasonable inquiry of those persons
employed by the Company (as the case may be) charged with
administrative or operational responsibility for such matter for
such party by the person in the discharge of his duties and
responsibilities with regards to those persons.
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(xvii) “Net Income” means, for any
period, the net income (or loss) of the Company for such period
taken as a single accounting period determined in conformity
with GAAP.
(xviii) “Original Members” means
all of the Company’s existing Members, excluding SGD.
(xix) “Parent Expense Excess” means
the amount to which the aggregate liabilities and indebtedness
at the Closing exceed the Estimated Parent Expenses.
(xx) “PB Agreement” means an
agreement between Parent, Merger Sub and Xxxxxx Xxxxx, a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit G.
(xxi) “Permitted Liens” means
(a) mechanic’s and materialmen’s liens and
similar encumbrances arising in the ordinary course of the
Business of the Company that are not delinquent and not material
to the business of the Company, (b) liens or encumbrances
for federal, state, local, foreign and other taxes or
assessments not yet due and payable or delinquent,
(c) purchase money encumbrances and encumbrances securing
rental payments under capital lease arrangements that are not
delinquent and not material to the Business, and (d) liens
in favor of Xxxxx Fargo Bank.
(xxii) “Permitted Tax Distributions”
means any distribution by the Company to its Members of such
portion of the Net Income for any applicable year necessary to
pay the Taxes incurred by the Members as permitted by the
Company Regulations.
(xxiii) “Person” means an
individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
syndicate, person (including, without limitation, a
“person” as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the
Exchange Act), trust, association or entity or government,
political subdivision, agency or instrumentality of a government.
(xxiv) “Recapitalization” means the
transaction consummated on or about April 1, 2007 pursuant
to the terms of that certain Recapitalization and Purchase
Agreement dated effective April 1, 2007, by and among the
Company, the Original Members and SGD.
(xxv) “RST Transaction” means the
transaction under which the Company is acquiring an ownership
interest, together with Cyrus Solutions Corporation, a Texas
corporation (“Cyrus”) in a legal entity to be
formed.
(xxvi) “Settlement Agreement” means
that certain Settlement Agreement entered into by and among
Parent, Company and SGD, which settles the Dispute.
(xxvii) “Xxxxxxxx” means The
Xxxxxxxx Group, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company.
(xxviii) “Xxxxxxxx Group Debt”
means all indebtedness or other obligations of the Company
owing to Xxxxxxxx pursuant to that certain subordinated
promissory note dated on or about April 1, 2007, executed
by the Company in favor of Xxxxxxxx in the original principal
amount of $15,000,000.
(xxix) “subsidiary” or
“subsidiaries” of any person means any
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity of
which such person (either alone or through or together with any
other subsidiary) owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of
the stock or other equity interests, the holders of which are
generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of
directors or other governing body of such corporation or other
legal entity.
(xxx) “Transaction Expenses” means
all out-of-pocket expenses and costs incurred by the Company
and/or the
Members from and after May 15, 2006, in connection with or
relating to (A) the negotiation, drafting and contemplated
consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Original
Agreement, the Second Agreement, this Agreement and the
Settlement Agreement, and (B) the Dispute, including,
without limitation, all legal, accounting, tax, travel and
ordinary expenses, but excluding any expenses referenced under
Section 3.22 hereof, which Transaction Expenses will
be summarized on Section 11.02(a)(xxvi) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule to be delivered to the Parent at
Closing.
(xxxi) “Ulterra Acquisition” means
the transaction consummated on July 6, 2007, pursuant to
the terms of that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated
effective July 6, 2007, by and among the Company, Ulterra
MWD, L.P. and Ulterra Drilling Technologies, L.P.
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(b) The following terms shall have the meanings defined for
such terms in the Sections of this Agreement set forth below:
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Term
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Section
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2006 Balance Sheet
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2.02(b)
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Acquisition Documents
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10.01(a)
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Actual Net Enterprise Value
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2.03(i)
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Actual Parent Stock Consideration
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2.03(i)
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Adjusted EBITDA
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11.02(a)(i)
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Adjustment Amount
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2.03(a)
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Adjustment Notice
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2.03(a)
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Affiliate
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7.02(b), 7.10, 11.02(a)
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AMEX
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2.03(h)
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Antitrust Laws
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7.06(b)
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Assets
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3.17
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Audited Financial Statements
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3.08(a)
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Back Up Transaction
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5.18
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Beneficial Owner
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11.02(a)
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Business
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3.13
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Business Day
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11.02(a)
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Cash Consideration
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2.01(b)
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Cash Exercise Warrant
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2.06(n)
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Cash Exercise Warrant Shares
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2.06(j)
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CERCLA
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3.13
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Certificate of Merger
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1.02
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CHGCM
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Recitals
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Closing
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1.02
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Closing Balance Sheet
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2.03(a)
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Closing Date
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1.02
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Closing Indebtedness
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2.03(a)
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Closing Working Capital
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2.03(a)
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COBRA
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3.11(d)
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Code
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2.04(g)
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Company
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Preamble, 3.15(c)
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Company Basic Representations
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10.01(a)
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Company Charter Documents
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3.02
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Company Confidential Information
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3.14(f)
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Company Disclosure Schedule
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Article III
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Company Exluded Changes
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7.19(c)
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Company Financial Statements
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3.08(a)
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Company Insiders
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7.13
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Company Intellectual Property
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3.14(a)
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Company Interest Certificates
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2.04(a)
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Company Interest to Cash Exchange
Ratio
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2.01(b)
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Company Interest to Parent Common
Stock Exchange Ratio
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2.01(b)
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Company Interest to Parent Warrant
Exchange Ratio
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2.01(b)
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Term
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Section
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Company Interests
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Preamble
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Company Material Adverse Effect
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3.01
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Company Permits
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3.07(a)
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Competing Transaction
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7.04(b)
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Contingent Award
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2.06(a)
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Contingent Award Calculation
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2.06(f)
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Contingent Award Dispute Notice
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2.06(f)
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Contingent Award Notice
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2.06(e)
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Contingent Award Per Share Market
Value
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2.06(b)
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Contingent Award Shares
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2.06(d)
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Control
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11.02(a)
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Current Assets
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2.02(a)
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Current Liabilities
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2.02(a)
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Determination
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2.06(c)
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Determination Date
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2.06(c)
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DGCL
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1.01
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Dispute
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11.02(a)
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Dispute Notice
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2.03(b)
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EBITDA
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11.02(a)
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Effective Time
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1.02
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Employee Obligation
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3.14(i)
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Employment Agreement(s)
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7.05(b)
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Environmental Laws
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3.13
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Environmental Liabilities
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3.13
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Environmental Permits
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3.13
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ERISA
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3.11(a)
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ERISA Affiliate
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3.11(e)
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Escrow Account
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2.04(b)
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Escrow Agent
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11.02(a)
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Escrow Agreement
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2.04(b)
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Escrow Fund
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2.04(b)
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Escrow Per Share Market Value
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2.03(h)
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Escrow Securities
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2.04(a)
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Escrow Shares
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2.01(b)
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Escrow Warrants
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2.04(a)
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Estimated Closing Balance Sheet
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2.02(b)
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Estimated Closing Working Capital
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2.02(b)
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Estimated Indebtedness
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2.02(b)
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Estimated Net Enterprise Value
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2.01(b)
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Estimated Parent Expenses
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11.02(a)
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Estimated Third Party Indebtedness
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2.01(b)
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Exchange Act
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5.04(b)
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Exchange Agent
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2.04(a)
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Exchange Value
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2.08(a)
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Term
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Section
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Execution Date
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Preamble
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FARMITA
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11.02(a)
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FBW
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11.02(a)
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FBW Warrants
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11.02(a)
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Final Conversion Schedule
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7.16
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FIRPTA
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8.02(p)
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Form S-4
Alternative
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7.02(b)
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Founder Expenses
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11.02(a)
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Founders
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8.01(a)
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Founders RR Agreement
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5.17
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Fully Diluted Company Interest
Amount
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2.01(b)
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GAAP
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2.02(a)
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Gain Share Plan
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11.02(a)
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GB Agreement
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11.02(a)
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Governmental Entity
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3.06(b)
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Gross Enterprise Value
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2.01(b)
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Gross Redemption Dollar Amount
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2.08(a)
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Hazardous Substances
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3.13
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HSR Act
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3.06(b)
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Indebtedness
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2.01(b)
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Indemnification Claim
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2.04(b)
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Indemnified Party
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10.04(a)
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Indemnifying Party
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10.04(a)
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Independent Accounting Firm
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2.03(d)
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Index Warrant
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2.06(b)
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Index Warrant Exercise Notice
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2.06(o)
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Index Warrant Holder
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2.06(b)
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Infringement
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3.14(a)
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Initial Determination Date
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2.06(c)
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Initial Merger Consideration
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2.01(e)
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Intellectual Property
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3.14(a)
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Interim Financial Statements
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3.08(a)
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Inventions
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3.14(a)
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IP Rights
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3.14(a)
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Knowledge
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11.02(a)
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Law
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3.06(a)
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Legal Proceeding
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3.10
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Legal Requirement
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3.13
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Letter of Transmittal
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2.04(a)
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Liabilities
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3.08(b)
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Liens
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3.17
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Losses
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10.02(a)
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Marks
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3.14(a)
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Material Contracts
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3.12(a)
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Term
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Section
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Measurement Date
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2.06(b)
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Measurement Period
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2.06(b)
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Member Indemnified Parties
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10.03(a)
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Members
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Preamble
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Members’ Representative
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10.05(a)
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Merger
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Preamble
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Merger Consideration
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2.03(i), 2.08(k)
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Merger Sub
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Preamble
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Multi-employer Plan
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3.11(c)
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Multiple Employer Plan
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3.11(c)
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Multi-Shot, Inc.
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1.04(a)
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Net Income
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11.02(a)
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Net Redemption Dollar Amount
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2.08(a)
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New Membership Interests
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7.02(b)
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Non-Disclosure Agreement
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7.03(b)
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Non-Solicitation Agreement(s)
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7.05(c)
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Opinion
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5.07
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Order
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8.01(b)
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Original Agreement
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Preamble
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Original Members
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11.02(a)
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Other Filings
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7.01(a)
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Parent
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Preamble, 5.14(c)
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Parent Assets
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5.15
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Parent Audited Financial Statements
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5.11(a)
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Parent Basic Representations
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10.01(b)
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Parent Common Stock
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Preamble
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Parent Disclosure Schedule
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Article V
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Parent Expense Excess
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11.02(a)
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Parent Excluded Changes
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7.19(c)
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Parent Indemnified Parties
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10.02(a)
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Parent Interim Financial Statements
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5.11(a)
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Parent Liens
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5.15
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Parent Material Adverse Effect
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5.01(a)
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Parent Preferred Stock
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5.03(a)
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Parent Reference Balance Sheet
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5.11(a)
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Parent SEC Reports
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5.05(a)
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Parent Shares
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2.01(b)
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Parent Stock Consideration
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2.01(b)
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Parent Stockholder Approval
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7.01(a)
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Parent Stockholders’ Meeting
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3.32
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Parent Warrant
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2.01(b)
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Xxxxxx Xxxxx
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1.02
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PB Agreement
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11.02(a)
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Permitted Liens
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11.02(a)
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Term
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Section
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Permitted Tax Distributers
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11.02(a)
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Person
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11.02(a)
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Plan(s)
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3.11(a)
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Preliminary Conversion Schedule
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7.16
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Proceeds
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2.03(i)(i)
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Proxy Statement
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3.32
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Public Stockholders
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8.01(a)
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RCRA
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3.13
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Real Property
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3.13
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Recapitalization
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11.02(a)
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Redemption Calculations
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2.08(a), 2.08(c)
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Redemption Dispute Notice
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2.08(a), 2.08(c)
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Redemption Liability Amount
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Liability Shares
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Notice
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2.08(a), 2.08(b)
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Redemption Option
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Price Differential
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Share Price
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Shares Number
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Value Safe Harbor
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2.08(a)
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Redemption Warrant
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2.08(a)
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Reference Balance Sheet
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3.08(a)
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Registration Rights Agreement
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7.02(a)
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Release
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3.13
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Remedial Action
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3.13
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Representatives
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7.03(a)
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RST Transaction
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11.02(a)
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Safe Harbor Shares
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2.08(a)
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SEC
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5.5(a)
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Second Agreement
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Preamble
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Second Determination Date
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2.06(c)
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Section 16 Information
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7.13
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Securities Act
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2.07
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Settlement Agreement
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11.02(a)
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SGD
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Preamble
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Shares in Excess of Safe Harbor
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2.08(a)
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Software
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3.14(j)
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Source Materials
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3.14(c)
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Xxxxxxxx
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11.02(a)
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Xxxxxxxx Group Debt
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11.02(a)
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Subsidiary(ies)
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11.02(a)
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Surviving Corporation
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1.01
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Target Working Capital
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2.03(g)
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Tax(s)
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3.15(c)
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Term
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Section
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Tax Authority
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3.15(c)
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Tax Return(s)
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3.15(a)
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Taxable
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3.15(c)
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Terminating Company Breach
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9.01(c)
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Terminating Parent Breach
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9.01(d)
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Third Determination Date
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2.06(c)
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Third Determination Period
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2.06(c)
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Third Party Claims
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10.04(b)
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TLLCA
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1.01
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Total Exercise Warrant Value
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2.06(d)
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Trading Price
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2.06(b)
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Transaction Expenses
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11.02(a)
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Transaction — Related
Members’ Equity Charges
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2.01(c)
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Ulterra Acquisition
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11.02(a)
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Used
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3.14(a)
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WARN Act
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7.15
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Weighted Average Index Warrant
Exercise Price
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2.06(d)
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Working Capital
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2.02(a)
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Section 11.03 Severability. If
any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or
public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this
Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so
long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is not affected in any manner
materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that
any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith
to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of
the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable
manner in order that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement be consummated as originally contemplated to the
fullest extent possible.
Section 11.04 Assignment;
Binding Effect; Benefit. Neither this
Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations
hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto
(whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior
written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
successors and assigns. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer on any person other
than the parties hereto or their respective successors and
assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under
or by reason of this Agreement.
Section 11.05 Incorporation
of Exhibits. The Company Disclosure Schedule,
the Parent Disclosure Schedule, the Schedules and all Exhibits
attached hereto and referred to herein are hereby incorporated
herein and made a part hereof for all purposes as if fully set
forth herein.
Section 11.06 Specific
Performance. Each party acknowledges and
agrees that the other party would be damaged irreparably in the
event any of the provisions of this Agreement is not performed
in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached.
Accordingly, each party agrees that the other party shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of
the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically
this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof in any action
instituted in any court in the United States or in any state
having jurisdiction over the parties and the matter in addition
to any other remedy to which they may be entitled pursuant
hereto.
Section 11.07 Governing
Law; Forum.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware applicable to
contracts executed in and to be performed in that state and
without regard to any applicable conflicts of
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law. In any action between the parties hereto arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement: (i) each of the parties
irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of either the state courts
located in Xxxxxx County, Texas or the United States District
Court for the Southern District of Texas and (ii) each of
the parties irrevocably consents to service of process by first
class certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to
the contrary, the parties hereto agree that a condition
precedent to Parent or Merger Sub asserting a claim or cause of
action against the Company
and/or any
Member alleging that the Company or such Member has breached any
obligation(s) to provide access to information and to personnel
as reasonably necessary for Parent to prepare and file the Proxy
Statement with the SEC, shall be that (i) Parent
and/or
Merger Sub shall provide written notice of the alleged breach to
the Company and the Members’ Representative, (ii) the
Company
and/or the
Members’ Representative, shall have three (3) business
days from the date of receipt of the aforementioned written
notice to cure the alleged breach, and (iii) if Parent
and/or
Merger Sub contend that an alleged breach has not been cured
after the expiration of this three (3) business day cure
period, then as a final condition precedent to asserting a claim
or cause of action against the Company
and/or any
Member alleging that the Company or such Member has breached any
obligation(s) to provide access to information and to personnel
as reasonably necessary for Parent to prepare and file the Proxy
Statement with the SEC, Parent or Merger Sub first shall seek
compliance by filing a motion with the 234th Judicial
District Court in Xxxxxx County, Texas seeking to compel
compliance with this Agreement. The parties hereto further agree
that the 234th Judicial District Court shall retain
jurisdiction over the parties to enforce this Agreement with
respect to any such alleged breach(es), and agree not to take
the position that such motion is a procedurally improper
mechanism for seeking such relief or that the Court lacks the
authority to order specific compliance with this Agreement.
Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that Parent and
Merger Sub shall be barred from asserting a claim or cause of
action against the Company
and/or any
Member alleging the Company
and/or a
Member has breached any obligation(s) to provide access to
information or otherwise assist with the SEC proxy process if
Parent or Merger Sub fails to follow the procedures set forth in
the first sentence of this Subparagraph with respect to such
alleged breach, and any such failure to so comply with the
aforementioned procedures shall operate as an absolute waiver of
any such claims or causes of action by Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 11.08 Time
of the Essence. For purposes of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
time is of the essence.
Section 11.09 Waiver
of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto
hereby irrevocably waives any and all right to trial by jury in
any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 11.10 Construction
and Interpretation.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, whenever the context
requires, the singular number shall include the plural, and vice
versa; the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
neuter genders; the feminine gender shall include the masculine
and neuter genders; and the neuter gender shall include the
masculine and feminine genders.
(b) Neither this Agreement nor any uncertainty or ambiguity
herein shall be construed or resolved against any party, whether
under any rule of construction or otherwise. No party to this
Agreement shall be considered the draftsman. The parties
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement has been reviewed,
negotiated, and accepted by all parties and their attorneys and
shall be construed and interpreted according to the ordinary
meaning of the words used so as fairly to accomplish the
purposes and intentions of all parties hereto.
(c) As used in this Agreement, the words
“include” and “including,” and variations
thereof, shall not be deemed to be terms of limitation, but
rather shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation.”
(d) Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this
Agreement to “Articles,” “Sections,”
“Schedules” and “Exhibits” are intended to
refer to an Article or Section of, or Schedule or Exhibit to,
this Agreement.
(e) Except as otherwise indicated, all references
(i) to any agreement (including this Agreement), contract
or Law are to such agreement, contract or Law as amended,
modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, and
(ii) to any Governmental Entity include any successor to
that Governmental Entity.
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(f) This Agreement may not be modified by the parties’
course of dealing or course of performance. The parties
expressly agree that their duties, obligations and rights shall
not be expanded, altered or modified based on their conduct.
Furthermore, the wavier of any right on one occasion shall not
constitute the waiver of that right on any other occasion or the
wavier of any other rights. Moreover, any action voluntarily
undertaken by the Company or its members shall not modify alter
or expand their obligations in connection with Parent’s
Proxy Statement or otherwise under this Agreement.
Section 11.11 Further
Assurances. Each party hereto shall execute
and cause to be delivered to each other party hereto such
instruments and other documents, and shall take such other
actions, as such other party may reasonably request (prior to,
at or after the Closing) for the purpose of carrying out or
evidencing any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
Section 11.12 Headings. The
descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included
for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any
way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 11.13 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile
transmission) in two or more counterparts, each of which when
executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
Section 11.14 Entire
Agreement. This Agreement (including the
Exhibits, the Schedules, the Company Disclosure Schedule and the
Parent Disclosure Schedule) and the Non-Disclosure Agreement
constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements
and understandings among the parties with respect thereto. No
addition to or modification of any provision of this Agreement
shall be binding upon any party hereto unless made in writing
and signed by all parties hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company and the Members’ Representative has executed or has
caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized
officer as of the date first written above.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
MULTI-SHOT, INC.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
MULTI-SHOT, LLC
Xxxxx Xxxx
President
SG-DIRECTIONAL, LLC
(in such capacity as Members’ Representative)
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The Xxxxxxxx Group, LLC,
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Its Manager
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
CATALYST/HALL GROWTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., LLC
(in such capacity as Members’ Representative)
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
Merger Agreement — Signature Pages
JOINDER
OF MEMBERS
Each of the undersigned Members hereby joins in execution of
this Agreement to evidence its or his agreement to be bound by
the provisions contained in Article IV, Article VII,
Article X and Article XI, to the extent that such
provisions relate to such Member individually.
SG-DIRECTIONAL, LLC
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By:
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The Xxxxxxxx Group, LLC,
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Its Manager
Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Senior Vice President
CATALYST/HALL GROWTH CAPITAL, LP
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By:
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Catalyst/Hall Growth Capital Management Co.,
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LLC
Its sole general partner
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
CATALYST/HALL PRIVATE EQUITY, LP
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By:
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Catalyst/Hall Private Equity Management
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Company, LLC
Its sole general partner
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
President
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CATALYST CAPITAL PARTNERS I, LTD.
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By:
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The Catalyst Group, Inc.
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Its sole general partner
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President
CATALYST CAPITAL PARTNERS II, LTD.
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By:
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The Catalyst Group II, Inc.
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Its sole general partner
Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Vice President
CRF AIR, LLC
Xxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Manager
XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
XXXXX XXXX
XXXXX XXXX
XXXX XXXXXXXX
Merger Agreement — Signature Pages
Schedule 2.06(d)
Contingent Award Calculation — Example
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Initial Determination Date (“IDD”)
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2) $7/sh. weighted avg. Total Exercise
Warrant Value/sh. for those exercised
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2.06 (d) (i) (A)
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Multiple-Assumed Contingent Award Per
Share Market Value
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7.00 |
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1,000,000 Index Warrants exercised
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determining, Total Exercised Warrant Value
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Step Two:
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2.06 (d) (ii) (A)
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IDD Period
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Calc.-Aggregate Total Exercised Warrant
Value for IDD Period
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2.06 (d) (ii) (C)
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Calc.-Per share weighted avg. Total
Exercised Warrant Value for all Index
Warrants during DD Period
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7.00 |
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(per/sh. weighted avg. Total Exercise
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Parent Common Shares to be issued
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