AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between SOLAR POWER, INC., and DALE RENEWABLE CONSULTING, INC. Dated as of August 20, 2006
Exhibit
2.6
by
and between
and
XXXX
RENEWABLE CONSULTING, INC.
Dated
as of August 20, 2006
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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1.
Definitions
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2.
Transactions and Terms of Merger
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2.1
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Merger
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2.2
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Time
and Place of Closing
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2.3
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Effective
Time and Effective Date
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7
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2.4
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Restructure
of Transaction
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7
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2.5
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Merger
Consideration
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7
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2.6
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Assignment
and Interim Operation Agreement
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7
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3.
Terms of Merger
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3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation; Bylaws
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3.2
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Board
Members and Officers
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7
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3.3
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Conversion
of Shares
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8
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3.4
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Exchange
of Shares
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8
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3.5
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Adjustments
to Upfront Consideration
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9
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3.6
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Earnout
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9
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3.7
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Withholding
Rights
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10
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4.
Representations and Warranties of the Company and Sellers
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4.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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4.2
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Authority;
No Conflict
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4.3
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Capitalization;
Share Ownership
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12
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4.4
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Financial
Statements
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12
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4.5
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Books
and Records
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13
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4.6
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Title
to Properties; Encumbrances
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13
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4.7
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Condition
and Sufficiency of Assets
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4.8
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Accounts
Receivable
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4.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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4.10
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Taxes
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14
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4.11
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Employee
Benefits
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4.12
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Compliance
with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
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18
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4.13
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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4.14
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Absence
of Certain Changes and Events
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4.15
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Contracts;
No Defaults
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4.16
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Insurance
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22
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4.17
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Employees
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22
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4.18
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Intellectual
Property
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23
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4.19
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Certain
Payments
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23
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4.20
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Brokers
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24
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4.21
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Relationships
with Related Persons
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24
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4.22
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Disclosure
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24
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4.23
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Privacy
of Customer Information
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24
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4.24
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Customer
Relations
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24
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4.25
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Real
Property
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25
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4.26
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Environmental,
Health and Safety Matters
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25
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4.27
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Payment
and Condition of Indebtedness
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26
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4.28
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State
Takeover Laws
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26
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5.
Representations and Warranties of the Company Shareholders
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5.1
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Authority;
No Conflict
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26
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5.2
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Ownership
of Shares
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27
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5.3
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Investment
and Securities Matters
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27
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6.
Representations and Warranties of Acquiror
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6.1
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Organization
and Good Standing
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28
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6.2
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Authority;
No Conflict
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28
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6.3
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Capital
Stock
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29
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6.4
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Compliance
with Legal Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
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29
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6.5
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders
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30
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6.6
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Authority
of Acquiror
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30
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7.
Other Agreements
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7.1
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Publicity
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30
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7.2
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Operational
Covenants of Company Pending Closing of the Merger
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30
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7.3
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Certain
Tax Matters
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33
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7.4
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Reserved
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33
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7.5
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State
Takeover Laws
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33
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7.6
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Employee
Benefits
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33
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7.7
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Release
of Claims
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34
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7.8
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Independent
Financial Audit
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34
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7.9
Future Franchise Territories and Photo-Voltaic Equipment Supplies
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8.
Conditions Precedent to Acquiror’s and Parent’s
Obligations
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8.1
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Third-Party
Consents
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8.2
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Director
Resignations; Books and Records
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35
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8.3
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Other
Agreements
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35
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8.4
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Certified
Documents
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36
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8.5
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Shareholder
Approval
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36
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8.6
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Legal
Proceedings
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36
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8.7
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Representations
and Warranties
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36
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8.8
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Performance
of Agreements and Covenants
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36
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8.9
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No
Material Adverse Effect
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37
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8.10
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Independent
Financial Audit
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37
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8.11
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No
Material Adverse Effect
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37
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8.12
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Opinion
of Counsel
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37
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8.13
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Insurance
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37
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9.
Conditions Precedent to the Company’s and Each Company Shareholder’s and
Beneficial Owner’s Obligations
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9.1
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Third-Party
Consents
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37
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9.2
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Representations
and Warranties
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38
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9.3
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Performance
of Agreements and Covenants
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38
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10.
Indemnification
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10.1
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Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Company Shareholders and Beneficial
Owners
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38
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10.2
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Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Surviving Company
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40
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10.3
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties
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40
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10.4
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Limitations
on Liability
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40
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10.5
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Exceptions
to Limitations
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10.6
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Indemnification
Procedure
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41
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10.7
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Errors
and Omissions
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42
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10.8
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Right
to Indemnification Not Affected by Knowledge
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42
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10.9
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Set
Off
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42
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11.
Shareholder Representative
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11.1
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Appointment
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11.2
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Acceptance
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43
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11.3
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Successor
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43
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11.4
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Liability
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43
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11.5
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Reliance
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43
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12.
General Provisions
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12.1
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Expenses
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44
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12.2
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Notices
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44
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12.3
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Further
Assurances
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45
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12.4
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Waiver
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45
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12.5
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Entire
Agreement and Modification
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45
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12.6
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Assignments,
Successors, and No Third-Party Rights
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45
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12.7
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Severability
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46
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12.8
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Section
Headings, Construction
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46
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12.9
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Governing
Law
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46
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12.10
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Counterparts
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46
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12.11
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Schedules
and Exhibits
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47
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12.12
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Time
of Essence
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47
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12.13
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Attorneys
Fees
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47
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iii
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this
“Agreement”)
is
made as of August 20, 2006 (“Effective
Date”)
by and
among Solar Power, Inc., a California corporation (“Acquiror”),
Xxxx
Renewable Consulting, Inc., a California corporation (the “Company”)
and
the Company’s stockholders as listed on Schedule
1,
attached hereto (“Selling Shareholders”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Acquiror is a Subchapter “C” corporation duly formed and operating under the
laws of the state of California, for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture,
distribution and sale of solar power systems and modules;
WHEREAS,
the
Company is a Subchapter “S” corporation duly formed and operating under the laws
of the state of California, for the purpose of engaging in photo-voltaic
marketing, sales and installation;
WHEREAS,
Acquiror intends to acquire the Company through the merger of the Company
with
and into Acquiror;
WHEREAS,
Acquiror intends
to continue the Company’s existing photo-voltaic business, and use
the
Company’s historic assets after the consummation of the Merger;
WHEREAS,
at the
effective time of such merger, each outstanding share of common stock of
the
Company will be converted into and exchanged for a right to receive a mix
of
cash and shares of common stock in Acquiror as further described
herein;
WHEREAS,
the
Board of Directors of Acquiror,
the
Board of Directors of the
Company, and the Selling Shareholders have approved
the
merger of the
Company
with and
into Acquiror;
WHEREAS,
as
partial consideration for the foregoing premises and the mutual promises
and
covenants contained herein, each Selling Shareholder has executed and delivered
to Acquiror a Restrictive Covenant Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Restrictive
Covenant Agreement”)
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual promises and covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending
to be
legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified
or
referred to in this Article 1:
“Acquiror”
- as
defined in the preamble.
“Affiliate”
-
shall
have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations promulgated under
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Agreement”
- as
defined in the preamble.
“Assignment
and Interim Operating
Agreement”
-
as
defined in Section 2.6.
“CGCL”
- means
the California General Corporation Law.
“Certificate
of Merger”
-
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit
C.
“Charter
Documents”
- means,
with respect to any entity, as applicable, its Certificate or Articles of
Incorporation, its Certificate or Articles of Formation or Organization,
its
bylaws, its Operating Agreement, and similar documents having a different
name.
“Closing”
and “Closing Date” -
as
defined in Section 2.2.
“Closing
Documents” -
as
defined in Section 4.2(a).
“Code”
-
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor law, and regulations issued
by the IRS pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code or any successor
law.
“Company”
- as
defined in the preamble.
“Company
Common Stock”
- means
the common stock of the Company.
“Common
Stock” - means
the
common stock of Acquiror.
“Control” “Controlling” “Controlled
By” and
“Under
Common Control With”
- mean
the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and shall be construed
as such term is used in the rules promulgated under the Securities
Act.
“Current
Assets”
- means
and includes the Company’s cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
inventory, marketable securities, prepaid expenses and any other assets that
could be converted to cash in less than one year, in each case determined
in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied.
2
“Current
Liabilities”
- means
and includes the Company’s accounts payable, accrued expenses (including,
without limitation, expenses related to employee severance, vacation, bonuses
and sick leave), Tax obligations of any kind (including estimated Taxes),
premiums payable, commissions payable, surplus lines tax payable, Company
Plan
obligations of any kind, and any other current liabilities incurred in the
operation of the Company’s business in each case determined in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied.
“DSCI”
- means
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Construction, Inc., a California corporation which is an Affiliate
of the Company and whose stockholders are Ray Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and two of the
Selling Shareholders, Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx.
“Earnout
Payment”
- as
defined in Section 3.6(a).
“Earnout
Period”
- means
the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31,
2007.
“Effective
Time” - as
defined in Section 2.3.
“Fiscal
Year” -
means a
period beginning on January 1 of the applicable calendar year and ending
on
December 31 of the same year.
“GAAP”
-
means
generally accepted accounting principles for financial reporting in the United
States, applied on a consistent basis.
“Hazardous
Materials” - means
(A)
any hazardous substance, hazardous material, hazardous waste, regulated
substance or toxic substance (as those terms are defined by any applicable
Environmental Laws) and (B) any chemicals, pollutants, contaminants, petroleum,
petroleum products, or oil, asbestos-containing materials and any
polychlorinated biphenyls.
“IRS”
- the
United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency, and, to the
extent relevant, the United States Department of the Treasury.
“Knowledge”
- with
respect to the Company, shall include the executive officers of the Company,
including facts of which such officers, in the reasonably prudent exercise
of
their duties, should be aware; with respect to Acquiror, the knowledge of
the
executive officers of Acquiror, including facts of which such officers, in
the
reasonably prudent exercise of their duties, should be aware.
“Law”
-
means
any code, law, ordinance, regulation, reporting or licensing requirement,
rule,
or statute applicable to a Person or its assets, liabilities or business,
including those promulgated, interpreted or enforced by any foreign, federal,
state and local regulatory agencies and other governmental entities or bodies
having jurisdiction over the parties and their respective assets, employees,
businesses and/or Subsidiaries, including the NASD, Securities and Exchange
Commission, Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice.
3
“Long-Term
Liabilities”
- means
for the Company without double counting, (A) all indebtedness, including
any
portion classified as a current liability, or other obligations of the Company
for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services,
(B) all indebtedness created or arising under any Encumbrance with respect
to
property acquired by the Company (even though the rights and remedies of
the
lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession
or sale of such property), (C) all obligations under leases that are or should
be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capital leases in respect of which
the
Company is liable as lessee, (D) liabilities in respect of unfunded or
underfunded benefits under any Company Plan, (E) all obligations related
to
deferred compensation, (F) all obligations of the type set forth in the
foregoing for which the Company is responsible or liable, directly or
indirectly, as obligor, guarantor, surety or otherwise, including guarantee
of
such obligations, (G) deferred rents, (H) any accrued but unpaid interest,
fees,
penalties, premiums and the like in respect of any of the foregoing, and
(I) all
known or unknown errors and omissions claims resulting from or arising out
of
acts or omissions occurring on or before Closing.
“Material
Adverse Effect”
- shall
mean (i) with respect to the Company, any material adverse effect on (a)
the
Company’s business, (b) the assets, profits, prospects, operations, affairs,
properties or financial condition of the Company, taken as a whole, (c) the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
(d)
the binding nature, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or (ii)
with
respect to Acquiror, any material adverse affect on (a) the ability of Acquiror
to perform its obligations under this Agreement or (b) the binding nature,
validity or enforceability of this Agreement.
“Material”
and “Materially” -
for the
purposes of this Agreement shall be determined in light of the facts and
circumstances of the matter in question; provided that any specific monetary
amount stated in this Agreement shall determine materiality in that instance.
“Material
Interest”
- means
direct or indirect beneficial ownership (defined in Rule 13d-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of voting securities or other
voting interests representing at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding
voting power of a Person or equity securities or other equity interests
representing at least five percent (5%) of the outstanding equity securities
or
equity interests in a Person.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”
-
means
the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom and practice
(including with respect to quantity and frequency) as it relates to the business
and operations of the Company.
“Permit”
- means
any franchise,
permit, contractor licenses and other governmental authorization that is
held by
the Company or that otherwise relate to the Company’s business, or to any of the
assets owned or used by, the Company.
“Person”
-
any
individual, corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general or
limited partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust,
association, organization, labor union, or other entity or any federal, state,
local, municipal, foreign or other government or governmental
agency.
4
“Pro
Forma Balance Sheet”
- means
the balance sheet of the Company setting forth the Working Capital of the
Company and amounts of any Long-Term Liabilities of the Company to be assumed
by
Acquiror as of the Effective Time.
“Receivables”
- means
all cash receipts and revenue prior to the Effective Date where cash receipts
and revenue will be received after the Effective Date.
“Related
Person”
- means
with respect to a particular individual: (I) each
other member of such individual’s family; (II) any
Person that is directly or indirectly Controlled By any one or more members
of
such individual’s family; (III) any
Person in which members of such individual’s family hold (individually or in the
aggregate) a Material Interest; and (IV) any
Person with respect to which one or more members of such individual’s family
serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee (or in a similar
capacity). With respect to a specified Person other than an individual:
(I) any
Person that directly or indirectly Controls, is directly or indirectly
Controlled By or is directly or indirectly Under Common Control With such
specified Person; (II) any
Person that holds a Material Interest in such specified Person; (III) each
Person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor or trustee of
such
specified Person (or in a similar capacity); (IV) any
Person in which such specified Person holds a Material Interest; and
(V) any
Person with respect to which such specified Person serves as a general partner
or a trustee (or in a similar capacity). The family of an individual includes
(i) the individual, (ii) the individual’s spouse, (iii) any other
natural person who is the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild or sibling
of
the individual or the individual’s spouse and (iv) any other natural person
who resides with such individual.
“Representative”
-
with
respect to a particular Person, any director, officer, employee, agent,
consultant, advisor or other representative of such Person, including legal
counsel, accountants, investment bankers and financial advisors.
“Restrictive
Covenant Agreement”
- as
defined in the preamble.
“Securities
Act” -
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Securities
Laws”
- means
the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Investment Advisors Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,
as
amended, relevant state corporate and securities laws, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Selling
Shareholders”
means
the shareholders of the Company set forth on Schedule
I
hereto,
consisting of all holders of shares of Company Common Stock immediately before
the Effective Time.
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“Surviving
Company” -
means
Acquiror as the surviving company resulting from the Merger.
“Tax”
or “Taxes” -
shall
mean taxes of any kind, liens or other like assessments, customs duties,
imposts, charges or fees, including, without limitation, income, gross receipts,
ad valorem, value-added, excise, real or personal property, asset, sales,
use,
stamp, stock transfer, license, payroll, transaction, capital, net worth
and
franchise taxes, withholding, employment, social security, workers’
compensation, occupation, premium, windfall profits, surplus lines, transfer
and
gains taxes or other governmental taxes imposed or payable to the United
States,
or any state, county, local or foreign government or subdivision or agency
thereof, and in each instance such term shall include any interest, penalties
or
additions to tax attributable to such tax, and shall include any liability
for
Taxes of any other Person under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign law), or as a transferee or successor,
by
contract or otherwise.
“Tax
Return” -
any
return (including any information return), report, statement, schedule, notice,
form, or other document or information filed with or submitted to, or required
to be filed with or submitted to, any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign
or other government or governmental agency in connection with the determination,
assessment, collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance with any
legal
requirement relating to any Tax.
“Upfront
Cash Consideration” -
means
the Upfront Consideration payable to each of the Selling Shareholders in
cash as
set forth and allocated on Schedule
I
hereto
and incorporated herein by reference.
“Upfront
Consideration”
- means
$1,000,000, which shall be subject to the adjustments set forth in Section
3.5(b) and (c) and allocated between the Upfront Cash Consideration and the
Upfront Equity Consideration in accordance with Schedule
I
attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
“Upfront
Equity Consideration”
- means
the amount of the Upfront Consideration payable to each of the Selling
Shareholders in shares of Common Stock as set forth and allocated on
Schedule
I
attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
“Working
Capital”
- means
the Current Assets of the Company less the Current Liabilities of the
Company.
ARTICLE
2
TRANSACTIONS
AND TERMS OF MERGER
2.1
|
Merger.
|
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (defined
below), the
Company
shall be
merged with and into Acquiror in accordance with the provisions of Sections
1113
of the CGCL
and
with
the effect provided in Sections 1113(i) of the CGCL (the “Merger”).
Acquiror shall be the Surviving Company resulting from the Merger and shall
continue to be governed by the laws of the State of California.
The
Merger shall be consummated pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, which
has
been approved and adopted in accordance with the respective Charter Documents
and laws governing the Company
and
Acquiror.
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2.2
|
Time
and Place of Closing.
|
The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
will
take place at the offices of Bullivant Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC, 0000 X Xxxxxx, Xxxxx
0000, 9:00 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, on or
before
October 31, 2006 (the “Closing
Date”).
2.3
|
Effective
Time.
|
The
Merger and other transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall become
effective on the date and at the time a Certificate
of Merger
in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit
C
reflecting the Merger shall become effective with the Secretary of State
of the
State of California
(the
“Effective
Time”).
2.4
|
Reserved.
|
2.5
|
Merger
Consideration.
|
The
aggregate consideration that may be paid in the Merger in exchange for all
of
the Company Common Stock shall have an aggregate value equal to the sum of
(a)
the Upfront Cash Consideration, (b) the Upfront Equity Consideration, and
(c)
the Earnout Payments, each as may be adjusted hereunder.
2.6
|
Assignment
and Interim Operating
Agreement
|
On
and
from June 1, 2006 and up until the Effective Time, the Company, DSCI and
Acquiror agree to operate the Company in accordance with the terms and
conditions as set forth on Exhibit
B attached
hereto (“Assignment
and Interim Operating Agreement”).
ARTICLE
3
TERMS
OF MERGER
3.1
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Articles
of Incorporation; Bylaws.
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The
Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Acquiror shall be the Articles
of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving Company until
duly amended or repealed.
From and
after the Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company and
the
Bylaws of the Company shall be null and void and of no further force and
effect.
3.2
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Board
Members and Officers.
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The
members of the Board of Directors of Acquiror as of the Effective Time shall
remain the members of the Board of Directors of the Surviving Company. The
officers of Acquiror as of the Effective Time shall remain the officers of
the
Surviving Company, together with such additional persons as may thereafter
be
appointed, and shall serve as the officers of the Surviving Company from
and
after the Effective Time.
3.3
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Conversion
of Shares.
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At
the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of
Acquiror,
the
Company
or any
other party, each share of Company Common Stock shall automatically be canceled
and shall cease to exist and shall be converted into and exchanged for the
following consideration such that each Selling Shareholder will receive the
aggregate consideration set forth beside his or her name on Schedule
I:
(a)
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Upfront
Cash Consideration;
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(b)
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Upfront
Equity Consideration; and
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(c)
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the
right to receive the Earnout Consideration
in accordance with Section 3.6.
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Until
surrendered for exchange in accordance with Section 3.4, each certificate
theretofore representing shares of Company Common Stock shall from and after
the
Effective Time represent for all purposes only the right to receive the
consideration provided in this Section 3.3 in exchange therefor. Acquiror
shall
not be under any obligation to make any payment in exchange for shares of
Company Common Stock until certificates representing such shares have been
surrendered in accordance with Section 3.4.
3.4
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Exchange
of Shares.
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At
the
Closing:
(a) Acquiror
will deliver to each Selling Shareholder, by wire transfer to a bank account
designated in writing by such Selling Shareholder, immediately available
funds
in an amount as set forth on Schedule
I.
(b) Acquiror
will issue to each Selling Shareholder on the books and records of the Company,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, claims and other charges thereon of every
kind, a number of shares as set forth on Schedule
I.
(c) Selling
Shareholders will deliver to Acquiror for cancellation, free and clear of
all
transfer and stamp tax obligations, Encumbrances, claims and other charges
thereon of every kind, a certificate representing the shares of Company Common
Stock held by Selling Shareholders immediately before the Effective
Time.
(d) Selling
Shareholders shall cause full possession and control of all of the assets
and
properties of every kind and nature, tangible and intangible, of the Company
and
of all other things and matters pertaining to the operation of the business
of
the Company to be transferred and delivered to the Surviving
Company.
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3.5
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Adjustments
to Upfront Consideration.
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The
Upfront Consideration shall be adjusted in the manner set forth
below:
(a) On
the
Closing Date, the Company and Acquiror shall agree on, and the Company shall
deliver, the Pro Forma Balance Sheet setting forth the Working Capital of
the
Company as of the Closing Date (the “Final
Working Capital”)
and
the amounts of any Long-Term Liabilities to be assumed by the Surviving Company
at the Effective Time.
(b) The
Upfront Consideration will be decreased
prorata
at Closing, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for any amounts owed to the Acquiror
by DSCI pursuant to the Assignment and Interim Operating Agreement and to
the
extent that the Final Working Capital is less than the Company’s Working Capital
as of May 31, 2006 or increased
at
Closing, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, for any amounts owed by the Acquiror
to
DSCI pursuant to the Assignment and Interim Operating Agreement and to the
extent that the Final Working Capital is greater than the Company’s Working
Capital as of May 31, 2006. The adjusted Upfront Consideration shall be further
reduced prorata by the amount the Long-Term Liabilities set forth on the
Pro
Forma Balance Sheet exceeds the Company’s Long-Term Liabilities as of May 31,
2006.
(c) The
Upfront Consideration will be further decreased prorata at Closing, on a
dollar-for-dollar basis, for any debts then owed by the Company to DSCI,
and
Acquiror shall pay such amount to DSCI in full satisfaction of such debt
at
Closing.
3.6
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Earnout.
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(a) Acquiror
shall pay to the Selling Shareholders, in accordance with Schedule I up to
a
maximum aggregate amount of $500,000 consisting of $250,000 in cash and $250,000
worth of Acquiror Common Stock (the “Earnout
Payment”)
as
follows:
(i) Fifty
percent (50%) of the Earnout Payment, or $250,000, in equal portions of cash
and
Acquiror Common Stock shall be distributed as provided on Schedule I when
at
least seventy-five percent (75%) of the $17,943,136 sum in contracts executed
from Schedule II (“Executed
Contract Sum”)
equaling $13,457,352, have been received by and represent current contracts
of
the Acquiror.
(ii) Twenty-five
percent (25%) of the Earnout Payment, or $125,000, in equal portions of cash
and
Acquiror Common Stock shall be distributed as provided on Schedule I when
at
least eighty-seven and one-half percent (87.5%) of the Executed Contract
Sum
equaling $15,700,244, have been received by and represent current contracts
of
the Acquiror.
(iii)
The
remaining twenty-five percent (25%) of the Earnout Payment, or $125,000,
in
equal portions of cash and Acquiror Common Stock shall be distributed as
provided on Schedule I when at least one hundred percent (100%) of the Executed
Contract Sum equaling $17,943,136, have been received by and represent current
contracts of the Acquiror.
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(b) In
the
event that Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx terminates his relationship with the Surviving
Company
for any reason, except for termination by SPI without cause, the Earnout
Payment
shall be reduced by 50% (“Lost
Revenue Deduction”).
(c) The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Shareholders
by
Acquiror as Earnout Payments in accordance with Schedule I shall equal (A)
the
value of the Earnout Payment to be paid in shares of Common Stock divided
by (B)
the Fair Market Value of Acquiror Common Stock as of 4.00 p.m. Pacific Standard
Time five (5) days after the applicable milestone as set forth above is
satisfied.
(d) “Fair
Market Value”
with
respect to any class or series of the capital stock of Acquiror shall mean,
as
of the date of determination, (i) the value determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors of Acquiror, (ii) in the event of a determination upon
an
initial public offering, the public offering price as set forth on the cover
page of the prospectus or (iii) if the capital stock of Acquiror is publicly
traded, the average of the daily last sales prices for such stock for the
five
consecutive full trading days on which such shares are actually traded (as
reported by The
Wall Street Journal
or, if
not reported thereby, any other authoritative source selected by Acquiror)
ending at the close of the trading day two full trading days prior to the
date
of determination. In the event that Fair Market Value is determined by the
Board
of Directors of Acquiror, Acquiror will, within fifteen (15) days after the
date
with respect to which such determination is made, deliver to the Shareholders’
Representative a written notice setting forth the proposed Fair Market Value.
If, within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such notice, the Shareholders’
Representative do not object to the determination of Fair Market Value set
forth
therein, then the Fair Market Value which shall be conclusive. If
within
such fifteen (15) day period the Shareholders’ Representative object to
Acquiror’s determination of Fair Market Value, Acquiror and the Shareholders’
Representative will attempt to agree within fifteen (15) days following the
expiration of such period on one independent appraiser to determine the Fair
Market Value. Selling Shareholders shall bear the costs of such independent
appraiser.
3.7
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Withholding
Rights.
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Acquiror
shall be entitled to withhold, from all amounts otherwise payable pursuant
to
this Agreement to any Selling Shareholder, such amounts as it is required
to
deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the
Code,
or any provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent that amounts
are so withheld by the Acquiror, such withheld amounts shall be treated for
all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Selling Shareholders
in
respect of such deduction.
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ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
As
a
material inducement to Acquiror to enter into this Agreement and consummate
the
transactions contemplated thereby, the Company and Selling Shareholders hereby,
jointly and severally, make the representations and warranties contained
in this
Article 4 as follows:
4.1
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Organization
and Good Standing.
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(a) The
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of California. The Company has full power and authority and
possesses all Permits and approvals necessary to conduct its business as
it has
been, is currently or is proposed to be conducted, to own, lease and use
its
properties and assets, and to perform all its obligations under its Contracts.
Schedule
4.1(a)
contains
a complete list of each jurisdiction in which the Company is required to
be
qualified as a foreign corporation authorized to do business except for any
jurisdiction where the failure to be so qualified will not have a Material
Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified and is in good standing in
each
jurisdiction listed on Schedule
4.1(a).
(b) The
Company has delivered to Acquiror true and complete copies of the Charter
Documents of the Company. All of such Charter Documents are in full force
and
effect.
4.2
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Authority;
No Conflict.
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(a) The
Company has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the several other documents to be delivered at Closing pursuant
to
this Agreement (the “Closing
Documents”),
and
to perform its obligations under this Agreement and the Closing Documents,
and
no other action on the part of the Company is required in connection therewith.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against it in accordance with its terms, and has been approved by the Board
of
Directors of the Company and by all of the Selling Shareholders, which are
the
only approvals required for the consummation of the Merger by the Company.
Upon
the execution and delivery by the Company of the Closing Documents, the Closing
Documents will constitute the legal, valid, and binding obligations of the
Company, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms.
(b) The
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Closing Documents
will not contravene or violate (i) the Charter Documents, (ii) any law, rule
or
regulation to which the Company is subject or (iii) any judgment, order,
writ,
injunction or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
official, body or authority which is applicable to the Company.
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(c) Such
execution, delivery or performance will not cause the Company to (i) become
subject to, or to become liable for the payment of any Tax, cause any of
the
assets owned by the Company to be reassessed or revalued by any taxing authority
or (ii) violate, be in conflict with or result in the breach (with or without
the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of any term, condition or
provision of, or require the notice or consent of any other party to, or
result
in the creation of any lien, Encumbrance, claim or other charge thereon of
any
kind under, any Contract, Real Property Lease, Permit, document or other
understanding, oral or written, to or by which the Company is a party or
otherwise bound or affected or by which any of the assets or properties of
the
Company may be bound or affected or give any party with rights thereunder
the
right to terminate, modify, accelerate, renegotiate or otherwise change the
existing rights or obligations of the Company thereunder.
(d) No
authorization, approval, notice, license or consent, and no registration
or
filing with, any governmental or regulatory official, body or authority is
required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement or the Closing Documents by the Company other than in connection
or
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Laws or the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with Secretary of State of California.
4.3
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Capitalization;
Share Ownership.
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(a) The
total
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,000,000 shares of common
stock, of which 500,000 shares are issued and outstanding. All of the shares
of
the Company Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued, are
fully
paid and non-assessable, were not issued in violation of the terms of any
agreement or other understanding binding upon the Company and were issued
in
compliance with all applicable Charter Documents of the Company and all
applicable federal, state and foreign laws, rules and regulations.
(b) The
Selling Shareholders are the lawful owner of all right, title and interest
(legal and beneficial) in and to all of the issued and outstanding shares
of
Company Common Stock. There are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
convertible securities, calls, commitments, preemptive rights, agreements
or
rights (contingent or otherwise) of any character to purchase, receive or
otherwise acquire from the Company any shares of, or any securities convertible
into, the capital stock of the Company. There are no outstanding rights to
either demand registration of any shares of the capital stock of the Company
under the Securities Act or to sell any shares of the capital stock of the
Company in connection with such a registration. There are no voting agreements,
trusts, proxies or other agreements, instruments or undertakings with respect
to
the voting of the capital stock of the Company to which the Company is a
party.
4.4 |
Financial
Statements.
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The
Company has delivered to Acquiror as set forth on Schedule
4.4(a)
hereto
correct and complete copies of:
(a) the
unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2005,
and
the related consolidated statements of income for the periods then ended
(the
“Annual
Financial Statements”);
(b) an
unaudited consolidated pro forma balance sheet of the Company as of May 31,
2006
and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income for the five
months
then ended (the “Interim
Financial Statements”
together with the Annual Financial Statements, the “Financial
Statements”).
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The
Financial Statements (including, without limitation all notes, comments,
schedules and supplemental data contained in or annexed to such Financial
Statements) are accurate and complete in all material respects, were prepared
in
accordance with the books and records of the Company and fairly present the
financial condition and the results of operations of the Company as of the
respective dates of and for the periods referred to in such Financial
Statements, all in accordance with the Company’s usual and customary accounting
practices each consistently applied.
4.5 |
Books
and Records.
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The
books
of account, minute books, stock record books, and other records of the Company
are true and complete in all material respects and accurately reflect all
of
their items of income and expense, assets, liabilities and businesses of
the
Company. The minute books of the Company contain accurate and complete records
of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the shareholders
and
Boards of Directors of the Company. The Company has delivered true and complete
copies of all such minute books and the stock transfer ledgers of the Company
to
Acquiror.
4.6 |
Title
to Properties;
Encumbrances.
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Schedule
4.6
contains
a true and correct list of all equipment, assets and all other personal property
owned by the Company and a true and correct list of all equipment, assets
and
all other personal property leased by the Company. The Company owns outright
and
has good, valid and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold in, all the
properties and assets (whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible
or
intangible) used in the operation of the business of the Company or reflected
as
owned in the books and records of the Company, including all of the properties
and assets reflected in the Financial Statements, and all of the properties
and
assets purchased or otherwise acquired by the Company since December 31,
2005.
Except for liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable but which Taxes
will
be reflected on Schedule
4.6,
all
such properties and assets are free and clear of all mortgages, liens, pledges,
security interests, charges, claims, restrictions and other encumbrances
and
defects of title of any nature whatsoever (“Encumbrances”).
4.7 |
Condition
and Sufficiency of Assets.
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All
facilities, buildings, vehicles, equipment, furniture and fixtures, leasehold
improvements and other material items of tangible personal property owned
or
used by the Company are structurally sound and in good operating condition
and
repair, subject to normal wear and maintenance, are useable in the regular
and
ordinary course of its business, and, together with the Contracts and intangible
assets of the Company, are sufficient for the continued conduct of the business
of the Company, and conform to all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, rules
and
regulations relating to their construction, use, operation and
maintenance.
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4.8
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Accounts
Receivable.
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All
of
the accounts receivable of the Company that are reflected on the Financial
Statements or the accounting records of the Company as of the Closing
(collectively, the “Accounts
Receivable”)
represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales actually
made
or services actually performed in the ordinary course of business and are
not
subject to any defenses, counterclaims, or rights of set off other than
those
arising in the ordinary course of business and for which adequate reserves
have
been established. The Accounts Receivable are fully collectible to the
extent
not reserved for on the balance sheet on which they are shown. Schedule
4.8
contains
a complete and accurate list of all Accounts Receivable as of the date
hereof,
which list sets forth the aging of such Accounts Receivable.
4.9
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
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The
Company has no liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether fixed
or
unfixed, secured or unsecured, known or unknown and whether absolute, accrued,
contingent, or otherwise) except for liabilities or obligations reflected
or
reserved against in the Financial Statements and Current Liabilities incurred
in
the ordinary course of business since May 31, 2006.
4.10
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Taxes.
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(a) The
Company has timely filed or caused to be timely filed all Tax Returns in
all
jurisdictions in which Tax Returns are or were required to be filed by
it, and
all Tax Returns are true, complete and correct in all respects. Schedule
4.10(a)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all such Tax Returns filed since 2001.
The
Company has fully and timely paid all Taxes that have or may have become
due
pursuant to those Tax Returns or otherwise, or pursuant to any assessment
received by the Company. With respect to any period for which Tax Returns
of or
relating to the Company has not yet been filed or for which Taxes are not
yet
due or owing, the Company has made due and sufficient accruals for such
Taxes on
its books and records and such accruals are at least equal to the liability
of
the Company for Taxes. All required estimated Tax payments sufficient to
avoid
any underpayment penalties have been made by or on behalf of the
Company.
(b) The
United States federal and state Tax Returns of the Company has been audited
by
the IRS or relevant state tax authorities or are closed by the applicable
statute of limitations for all taxable years through 2001. Schedule
4.10(b)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all audits of all such Tax Returns, including
a
reasonably detailed description of the nature and outcome of each audit.
All
deficiencies proposed as a result of such audits have been paid or, as
described
in Schedule
4.10(b),
are
being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and have been
fully
reserved against on the books and records of the Company, separate and
in
addition to any accruals for Taxes as described in subsection (a) of this
Section 4.10. Schedule
4.10(b)
describes all adjustments to the Tax Returns filed by the Company for all
taxable years since formation, and the resulting deficiencies proposed
by the
IRS or any other taxing authority. No issue has been raised by the IRS
or any
other taxing authority in any prior examination of the Company which, by
application of the same or similar principles, could reasonably be expected
to
result in a proposed deficiency for any subsequent taxable period. Except
as
described in Schedule
4.10(b),
the
Company has not given or been requested to give waivers or extensions (or
is or
would be subject to a waiver or extension given by any other Person) of
any
statute of limitations relating to the payment of Taxes of the Company
or for
which the Company may be liable.
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(c) There
exists no proposed Tax assessment against the Company, and, to the Knowledge
of
the Company, there are no threatened disputes, claims, audits or examinations
regarding any Taxes of the Company. No claim has been made by a taxing
authority
in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns such that
it is or
may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. All Taxes that the Company
is
or was required to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected
and,
to the extent required, have been paid.
(d) The
Company is, and has been since incorporation, a Subchapter S corporation
which
such status has not been terminated on or prior to Closing.
(e) The
Company has not distributed stock of another Person, or has had stock
distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended
to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code.
(f) The
Company has not made any payments, is not obligated to make any payments,
or is
not a party to any contract that could obligate it to make any payments
that
could be disallowed as a deduction under Section 280G or 162(m) of the
Code.
(g) The
Company, or any other Person on its behalf has (i) filed a consent pursuant
to
Section 341(f) of the Code (as in effect prior to the repeal under the
Jobs and
Growth Tax Reconciliation Act of 2003), (ii) agreed to or is or will be
required
to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or any comparable
provision under state or foreign Tax laws or has any Knowledge that any
taxing
authority has proposed any such adjustment, or has any application pending
with
any taxing authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting
methods
that relate to the Company, (iii) executed or entered into a closing agreement
pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision of law with
respect to the Company, (iv) requested any extension of time within which
to
file any Tax Return, which Tax Return has since not been filed, (v) granted
to
any Person any power of attorney that is currently in force with respect
to any
Tax matter.
(h) The
Company has never been a member of any consolidated, combined, affiliated
or
unitary group of corporations for any Tax purposes.
(i) The
Company is not subject to any private letter ruling of the IRS or comparable
rulings of any taxing authority.
(j) The
Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken
therein that could give rise to substantial understatement of federal income
tax
within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code.
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(k) The
Company has not participated in any reportable or listed transaction as
provided
for in Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b) or Section 6707A of the
Code, or
a transaction similar to a reportable or listed transaction.
4.11
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Employee
Benefits.
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(a)
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The
following terms have the meanings set forth
below.
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“Company
Other Benefit Obligation”
means an
Other Benefit Obligation owed, adopted, followed or provided by the Company
or
any ERISA Affiliate (each such entity a “Company
Entity”),
or
with respect to which any Company Entity has any liability.
“Company
Plan”
means
all Plans of which any Company Entity was or is a Plan Sponsor, or to which
any
Company Entity contributed or contributes, in which any Company Entity
participated or participates or with respect to which any Company Entity
has any
liability.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any Person that, under Code § 414(b), (c), (m) or (o), is or may be treated as a
single employer along with the Company.
“Other
Benefit Obligations”
means
all obligations, arrangements, agreements or customary practices or policies
(including any Welfare Plan), whether or not legally enforceable, to provide
benefits, other than salary, to present or former directors, agents, employees
or independent contractors, or to individuals who provide or who have provided
services to or with respect to the Company or the business conducted or
to be
conducted by the Company, including without limitation consulting agreements
under which the compensation paid does not depend upon the amount of service
rendered, leave policies, severance payment policies, and fringe benefits
within
the meaning of Code § 132, but excluding obligations, arrangements, agreements,
practices and policies that are Company Plans.
“Plan”
has the
meaning given in ERISA § 3(3).
“Plan
Sponsor”
has
meaning given in ERISA § 3(16)(B).
“Pension
Plan”
means
any Company Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, including without
limitation any multiemployer pension plan (as defined in ERISA § 4001(b)(3))
that is currently or that has in the past been maintained or contributed
to by
any Company Entity.
“Qualified
Plan”
means
any Company Plan that is intended to meet or that purports to meet the
requirements of Code § 401(a).
“Welfare
Plan”
has the
meaning given in ERISA § 3(1).
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(b) Schedule
4.11(b)
contains
a complete and accurate list of all Company Plans and Company Other Benefit
Obligations, and identifies as such all Company Plans that are Pension
Plans or
Qualified Plans. With respect to each Company Plan and Company Other Benefit
Obligations, as applicable, the Company has delivered to Acquiror complete
and
accurate copies of: (i) all documents that set forth the terms of such
Company
Plan and Company Other Benefit Obligation, and of any related trust, including
all governing plan documents, summary plan descriptions and individual
agreements with employees, (ii) all summaries and descriptions furnished
to
participants and beneficiaries regarding Company Plans and Company Other
Benefit
Obligations for which a plan description or summary plan description is
not
required, (iii) the latest actuarial report with respect to each Pension
Plan
that is a single-employer plan (within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15)
of
ERISA), (iv) the latest financial statements, (v) the latest annual report
(Form
5500), to the extent applicable, and (vi) the latest IRS determination
letter
issued with respect to each Qualified Plan.
(c) Neither
the Company nor any of its affiliates provide welfare benefits (including
retiree health and life insurance or insurance-type-benefits) for any of
their
respective employees except as required by Section 4980B of the Code and
similar
state statutes.
(d) With
respect to Company Plans and Company Other Benefit Obligations, as applicable:
(i) Each
Company Entity has (A) made all contributions and paid all benefits which
are
required to be made or paid by such Company Entity on or prior to the Closing
with respect to the Company Plans and Company Other Benefit Obligations,
and (B)
paid all Taxes with respect to the employment of all employees for the
period
through the Closing. Appropriate entries in the Financial Statements have
been
made for all material obligations and liabilities under such Company Plans
and
Company Other Benefit Obligations that have accrued but are not due as
of the
Closing. All Qualified Plans have been determined by the IRS to be qualified
under Code Section 401(a) and exempt from taxation under Code Section 501(a)
and
nothing has occurred that would adversely affect the qualification of any
such
plan. Each Company Plan and Company Other Benefit Obligation complies in
all
material respects with and has been administered in substantial compliance
with,
(i) the provisions of ERISA and the Code, (ii) all other applicable Laws,
(iii)
the terms of such Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation, and
(iv) the
terms of any collective bargaining or collective labor agreements entered
into
by the Company. The Company has not received any written notice from any
governmental
authority questioning
or challenging such compliance. There has not been any prohibited transaction
(within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code)
with
respect to any Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation, and no
litigation has been commenced or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened
with respect to any such Company Plan or Company Other Benefit
Obligation.
(ii) No
statement, either written or oral, has been made to any Person, including
any
Employee (as defined in Section 4.17 hereof) with regard to any Company
Plan or
Other Benefit Obligation that was not in accordance with the Company Plan
or
Other Benefit Obligation and that, in the case of a written statement,
could
reasonably have a Material Adverse Effect or that could reasonably have
a
material adverse economic consequence to Acquiror.
(iii)
Other
than claims for benefits submitted by participants or beneficiaries in
the
Ordinary Course of Business, no claim against, or legal proceeding involving,
any Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation is pending or
threatened.
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(iv)
Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will: (i) result in any material
payment (including any bonus, severance, unemployment compensation, deferred
compensation, forgiveness of indebtedness or golden parachute payment)
becoming
due to any current or former employee under any Company Plan or Company
Other
Benefit Obligation; (ii) increase in any material respect any benefit otherwise
payable under any Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation; (iii)
result
in the acceleration in any material respect of the time of payment or vesting
of
any such benefits under any Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Plan;
or (iv)
result in any material obligation to fund any trust or other arrangement
with
respect to compensation or benefits under a Company Plan or Company Other
Benefit Obligation.
(v) None
of
the Company Plans or Company Other Benefit Obligations shall, from and
after the
Closing, impose or result in the imposition of any obligation on the Company,
the Acquiror or any of Acquiror’s affiliates to provide any type or level of
compensation or benefits to employees or other service providers of the
Company.
Each Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation may be terminated
at any
time without imposition of a penalty or liability on the Company.
(vi)
The
Company and its affiliates have complied in all respects with the provisions
of
the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“WARN”) with respect to
any “mass layoff” or “plant closing” (as such terms are defined in WARN), and
any comparable state statues and related regulations, effected or initiated
by
the Company or any such affiliate prior to the Closing.
4.12
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Compliance
with Legal Requirements; Governmental
Authorizations.
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(a) The
Company has complied in all material respects and is presently complying
in all
material respects with all applicable laws, rules or regulations to which
it or
its business is, or its operations, assets or properties are, subject and
has
not failed in any material way to obtain or adhere to the requirements
of any
Permit or other authorization necessary to the ownership of its assets
and
properties or to the conduct of the Company’s business. The Company has not
received any notice of a violation or alleged violation of any such law,
rule or
regulation.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.12(b), the
Company has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral
or
written) from any governmental authority or any other person regarding
(A) any
actual, alleged, possible or potential violation of or failure to comply
with
any term or requirement of any governmental authority, or (B) any actual,
proposed, possible, or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension,
cancellation, termination of, or modification to, any governmental
authorization;
4.13
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders.
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There
are
no disputes, claims, actions, suits or proceedings, arbitrations or
investigations, either administrative or judicial, pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Company and Selling Shareholders, threatened or contemplated, by
or
against or affecting the Company or their respective assets or business
or
questioning the validity of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby, before or by any court or governmental or regulatory official,
body or
authority, or before an arbitrator of any kind. The Company and Selling
Shareholders have no Knowledge of any condition or state of facts or the
occurrence of any event that might reasonably form the basis of any such
claim,
liability or litigation. The Company nor any of its respective business
or
assets is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment, order,
writ,
injunction or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory
official, body or authority.
4.14
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Absence
of Certain Changes and
Events.
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Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.14,
since
May 31, 2006, there has not been any transaction or occurrence in which
the
Company has:
(a) suffered
any change that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the operations,
condition (financial or otherwise), liabilities, assets, or earnings of
the
Company or the Company’s business generally nor, to the Company’s and Selling
Shareholders’ Knowledge, has there been any event that may reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on any of the foregoing;
(b) incurred
any liabilities of any nature other than items incurred in the regular
and
ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, or increased
(or
experienced any change in the assumptions underlying or the methods of
calculating) any bad debt, contingency, or other reserve, other than in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(c) paid,
discharged, or satisfied any lien or liability other than the payment,
discharge, or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business consistent
with
past practice of liens or liabilities of the type reflected or reserved
against
in the Financial Statements or which were incurred since May 31, 2006 in
the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(d) permitted,
allowed, or suffered any of its assets or properties (real, personal or
mixed,
tangible or intangible) to be subjected to any lien;
(e) canceled
any debts or waived any claims or rights in excess of $10,000 individually
or
$25,000 in the aggregate;
(f) disposed
of or permitted to lapse any right to the use of any intellectual property
owned
by the Company or used in the Company’s business or disposed of or, to Company’s
and Selling Shareholders’ Knowledge, disclosed to any Person not authorized to
have such information any of such intellectual property not previously
a matter
of public knowledge or existing in the public domain;
(g) made
any
material capital expenditure or commitment for additions to property, plant,
equipment, intangible, or capital assets or for any other purpose, other
than
for emergency repairs or replacement;
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(h)
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incurred
any Long-Term Liability;
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(i) paid,
loaned, distributed or advanced any amounts to or sold, transferred, or
leased
any assets or properties (real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible)
to or
purchased, leased, licensed, or otherwise acquired any assets or properties
from, or entered into any other agreement or arrangement with (i) any
Related Person of the Company, (ii) any corporation or partnership in which
any Selling Shareholder is
a
Related Person, or (iii) any Person Controlling, Controlled By or Under
Common Control With any such Related Person except for compensation not
exceeding $10,000 and for routine travel advances to officers and
employees;
(j) sold,
transferred, or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or properties except
in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(k) granted
or incurred any obligation for any increase in the compensation of any
officer
or employee of the Company (including any increase pursuant to any Company
Plan
or Company Other Benefit Obligation or otherwise) except for raises to
employees
in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past practice, or adopted,
modified or amended any Company Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation
to
increase benefits provided thereunder or having the effect of increasing
the
cost thereof;
(l) made
any
change in any method of accounting or accounting principle, practice, or
policy;
(m)
suffered
any casualty loss or damage in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate (whether
or
not insured against);
(n) made
or
agreed to make any charitable contributions or incurred or agreed to incur
any
non-business expenses in excess of $25,000 in the aggregate;
(o) taken
any
other action which is not either in the Ordinary Course of Business and
consistent with past practice or provided for in this Agreement;
(p) amended
any provision of its Charter Documents or changed any of its authorized
or
issued capital stock; or
(q) agreed,
so as to legally bind the Company whether in writing or otherwise, to take
any
of the actions set forth in this Section 4.14 and not otherwise permitted
by
this Agreement.
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Contracts;
No Defaults.
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(a) Except
as
listed and described on Schedule
4.15(a),
the
Company is not a party or subject to, and none of the Company’s assets is bound
by or subject to, any of the following agreements, contracts, commitments
or
other arrangements, whether oral or written (“Contracts”):
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(i) Contract
with any present or former shareholder, director, officer, employee or
consultant or for the employment of any person, including any
consultant;
(ii) Contract
with any labor union or other Representative of employees;
(iii)
Contract
for the future purchase of, or payment for, supplies or products, or for
the
performance of services by a third party, involving in any one case $10,000
or
more;
(iv)
Contract
to sell or supply products or to perform services, involving in any one
case
$10,000 or more;
(v) Contract
continuing over a period of more than six months from the date hereof or
exceeding $10,000 in value;
(vi)
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representative
or sales agency Contract;
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(vii)
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lease
under which it is either lessor or
lessee;
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(viii)
note,
debenture, bond, conditional sale agreement, equipment trust agreement,
letter
of credit agreement, loan agreement or other Contract or commitment for
the
borrowing or lending of money (including, without limitation, loans to
or from
officers, directors or a Selling Shareholder or any of its Related Persons),
agreement or arrangement for a line of credit or guarantee, pledge or
undertaking in any manner whatsoever of the indebtedness of any other
person;
(ix)
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Contract
for any charitable or political
contribution;
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(xi)
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Contract
for any capital expenditure in excess of
$10,000;
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(xii) Contract
limiting or restraining it from engaging or competing in any lines of business
with any person, nor is any officer or employee of the Company subject
to any
such agreement;
(xiii)
license,
franchise, distributorship or other Contract, including those which relate
in
whole or in part to any patent, trademark, trade name, service xxxx or
copyright
or to any ideas, technical assistance or other know-how of or used by the
Company; or
(xiv)
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Contract
not made in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
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(b) Each
Contract, lease and other document identified or required to be identified
in
Schedule
4.15(a)
is in
full force and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
There exists no actual or, to the Knowledge of the Company or Selling
Shareholders, any threatened termination, cancellation, or limitation of,
or any
amendment, modification, or change to such Contracts that would reasonably
be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has delivered to
Acquiror a true and correct copy of each such Contract.
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(c) With
respect to the Contracts, leases and other documents listed in Schedule
4.15(a):
(i) the
Company, is, and has been, in compliance with all terms and requirements
thereof; and
(ii each
other Person that has or had any obligation or liability thereunder is,
and has
been, in compliance with all terms and requirements thereof.
4.16
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Insurance.
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(a) The
Company, its assets and properties and its employees are insured under
various
policies of general liability and other forms of insurance as stated on
Schedule
4.16.
Schedule
4.16
contains
a true and complete description of all insurance coverage currently in
effect
with respect to the Company, and its respective business and properties,
together with a description of all claims made with respect to such coverage
since inception.
(b) There
is
no default under any such coverage, nor has there been any failure to give
any
notice or present any claim under any such coverage in a timely fashion
or in
the manner or detail required by the policy or binder. There are no outstanding
unpaid premiums, and there are no provisions under such insurance coverage
of
the Company for retroactive or retrospective premium adjustments. No notice
of
cancellation or nonrenewal with respect to, or disallowance of any claim
under,
any such coverage has been received by the Company. The Company has not
been
refused any insurance with respect to its business by any insurance carrier
to
which it has applied for insurance or with which it has carried insurance
during
its existence. There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations
by any
current insurer or underwriter of the Company, which require or recommend
changes in the conduct of its business, or require any repairs or other
work to
be done with respect to any of the Company’s assets, properties or operations.
4.17
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Employees.
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(a) Schedule
4.17
contains
a list of all employment, confidentiality, non-competition or non-solicitation
agreements to which the Company and any employee are a party (and copies
of the
same have been delivered to Acquiror) and a complete and accurate list
of the
following information for each current employee of the Company, including
part-time employee and each employee on leave of absence or layoff status
(each
an “Employee”):
name
of entity for which services are provided; name of Employee; job title;
date of
hire; and current compensation, including salary, wages, bonus, accrued
vacation
and other remuneration. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17, none of the
persons engaged in the business is an independent contractor or has been
treated
as an independent contractor by the Company within the past five (5) years.
The
Company has complied in all material respects with all Tax withholding,
Tax
reporting, and other similar obligations with respect to each person engaged
in
the business by the Company.
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(b) No
Employee is a party to, or is otherwise bound by, any agreement or arrangement,
including any confidentiality or non-competition agreement, between such
Employee and any other Person that in any way adversely affects or will
affect:
(i) the performance of its duties as an Employee of the Company; or (ii)
the
ability of the Company to conduct its business. To the Company’s and Selling
Shareholders’ Knowledge, no officer or key Employee of the Company intends to
terminate his or her employment with the Company.
(c) None
of
the Employees are represented by a union or other labor organization, and
neither the Company is a party to any collective bargaining or other labor
agreement with respect to any Employee or the business conducted by the
Company.
To the Knowledge of the Company and Selling Shareholders, no union or labor
organization is seeking to organize or represent any of the Employees.
None of
the Employees is under investigation or the subject of any claim or litigation
asserting that such Employee has engaged in improper conduct in the course
of
such person’s employment by the Company or with respect to the Company’s
business, including without limitation any investigation, claim or litigation
relating to sexual harassment, employment discrimination or unlawful conduct.
(d) The
Company has complied in all respects with all legal requirements relating
to
employment, equal employment opportunity, nondiscrimination, immigration,
wages,
hours, benefits, collective bargaining, the payment of social security
and
similar Taxes and occupational safety and health. The Company is not liable
for
the payment of any compensation, damages, Taxes, fines, penalties, or other
amounts, however designated, for failure to comply with any of the foregoing
legal requirements.
4.18
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Intellectual
Property.
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The
Company owns or has valid rights to use the trademarks, trade names, domain
names, copyrights, patents, logos, licenses and computer software programs
(including, without limitation, the source codes thereto) that are necessary
for
the conduct of its respective businesses as now being conducted. All of
the
Company’s licenses to use software programs are current and have been paid for
the appropriate number of users. Each registered trademark, trade name,
copyright and patent owned by the Company and necessary for the conduct
of their
business on the date hereof, and each license to use any registered trademark,
trade name, copyright, patent or computer software program necessary for
the
conduct of their business on the date hereof is listed on Schedule
4.18.
To the
Knowledge of the Company and Selling Shareholders, the Company is not infringing
on any trademark, trade name, domain names, copyright, patent or other
intangible property right or any registration thereof or application pending
which is necessary for the conduct of their business on the date hereof.
4.19
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Certain
Payments.
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Neither
the Company nor any Representative of the Company, nor any other Person
associated with or acting for or on behalf of the Company, has directly
or
indirectly: (a) made any contribution, gift, bribe, rebate, payoff, influence
payment, kickback, or other payment to any Person, private or public, regardless
of form, whether in money, property, or services (i) to obtain favorable
treatment in securing business, (ii) to pay for favorable treatment for
business
secured, (iii) to obtain special concessions or for special concessions
already
obtained, for or in respect of the Company, or (iv) in violation of any
law,
rule or other governmental order or regulation; or (b) established or maintained
any fund or asset that has not been recorded in the books and records of
the
Company.
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4.20
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Brokers.
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The
Company and Selling Shareholders and their agents have incurred no obligation
or
liability, contingent or otherwise, for brokerage fees, finders’ fees, agents’
commissions or other fees, commissions or payments in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.21
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Relationships
with Related Persons.
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Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.21,
none of
the Selling Shareholders nor any Related Person of any Selling Shareholder
has
had any interest in any property used in or pertaining to the businesses
of the
Company. None of the Selling Shareholders nor any Related Person of any
Selling
Shareholder is a party to any Contract with, nor has any claim or right
against,
the Company. The Company, nor any Selling Shareholder, nor any officer,
supervisory employee or director of the Company or to the Knowledge of
the
Company and Selling Shareholders, any of their respective Related Persons,
owns
directly or indirectly on an individual or joint basis any interest in,
or
serves as an officer or director or in another capacity of, any competitor
of
the Company or any organization that has a Contract or arrangement with
the
Company.
4.22
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Disclosure.
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Neither
this Agreement nor any statement contained in any certificate, Exhibit,
Schedule
or other instrument, document, agreement or writing furnished or to be
furnished
to, or made with, Acquiror pursuant hereto or in connection with the
negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement, contains or will
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to
state
any material fact necessary to make any statement herein or therein not
misleading.
4.23
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Privacy
of Customer Information.
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The
Company has not used nor currently uses any of the consumer or customer
information that it has received or currently receives in an unlawful manner,
or
in a manner contrary to the Company’s privacy policy, the privacy rights of its
consumers or customers. The Company has not collected any customer information
in an unlawful manner or in violation of its privacy policy. The Company
has
industry standard commercially reasonable security measures in place to
protect
the consumer or customer information it receives and which it stores in
its
computer systems from illegal use or access by third parties or use by
third
parties in a manner violative of the rights of privacy of its
customers.
4.24
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Customer
Relations.
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The
Company has not received any notice of a threatened termination, cancellation
or
limitation of, or any adverse modification or change in, the business
relationship of the Company, or the business of the Company, with any customer
or supplier or any group of customers or suppliers whose purchases, products
or
services provided to the Company’s business or customers are individually or in
the aggregate material to the business, financial condition, operations
or
affairs of the Company and, to the Company’s and Selling Shareholders’
Knowledge, there exists no present condition or state of fact or circumstances
that would have a Material Adverse Effect or prevent the Company from conducting
such business relationships or such business with any such customer or
supplier
or group of customers or suppliers in the same manner as heretofore conducted
by
the Company.
4.25
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Real
Property.
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The
Company owns no real property. Schedule
4.25(a)
contains
a true, correct and complete list of all real property leases and subleases
(including, without limitation, all modifications, extensions or amendments
thereto) under which the Company is tenant or subtenant (as so modified,
extended or amended, the “Real
Property Leases”).
True
and complete copies of all Real Property Leases have been delivered to
Acquiror.
To the Company’s and Selling Shareholders’ Knowledge, the Real Property Leases
are subject to no Encumbrances, are in full force and effect and are enforceable
in accordance with their respective terms. Subject to the terms of the
respective Real Property Leases, the Company has a valid and subsisting
leasehold estate in and the right to quiet enjoyment to each parcel of
leased
real property for the full term of the respective Real Property Lease.
The
Company, nor any Selling Shareholder has assigned, pledged, hypothecated
or
otherwise transferred any Real Property Lease. The Company has sublet all
or any
portion of any leased real property and the Company is in full possession
thereof. No landlord or tenant under any Real Property Lease has exercised
any
option or right to (i) cancel or terminate such Real Property Lease or
shorten
the term thereof, (ii) lease additional premises, (iii) reduce or relocate
the
premises demised by such Real Property Lease or (iv) purchase any property.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.25(b),
each
Real Property Lease was negotiated at arms length and none of the Selling
Shareholders or the Company or any affiliate of any of the forgoing are
affiliated with any landlord under any Real Property Lease. There are no
disputes under any Real Property Lease. Each Real Property Lease is the
only
document between the applicable parties thereto with respect to the subject
matter thereof. No security deposit under any Real Property Lease has been
utilized by any landlord and the full amount of any security deposit required
under the applicable Real Property Lease is on deposit. The Company is
not a
party to any oral lease of real property. None of the Company, or any Selling
Shareholder owes or will owe any brokerage commissions or finders fees
with
respect to any Real Property Lease or any renewal or extension thereof
or the
exercise of any right or option thereunder.
4.26
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Environmental,
Health and Safety Matters.
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The
Company is in compliance with all applicable laws relating to pollution,
protection of health and the environment and occupational safety and health
(“Environmental
Laws”)
in all
material respects. The Company holds all Permits and authorizations required
under applicable Environmental Laws, unless the failure to hold such Permits
and
authorizations would not have a Material Adverse Effect, and are is compliance
with all terms, conditions and provisions of all such Permits and authorizations
in all material respects. No releases of Hazardous Materials have occurred
at,
from, in, to, on or under any real property currently or formerly owned,
operated or leased by the Company or any predecessor thereof and no Hazardous
Materials are present in, on, about or migrating to or from any such property
which could result in any liability to the Company. The Company has not
transported or arranged for the treatment, storage, handling, disposal,
or
transportation of any Hazardous Material to any off-site location which
could
result in any liability to the Company. The Company has no liability, absolute
or contingent, under any Environmental Law that if enforced or collected
would
have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no past, pending or threatened
claims
under Environmental Laws against the Company and the Company is not aware
of any
facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to result in a
liability or claim against the Company pursuant to Environmental
Laws.
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4.27
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Payment
and Condition of
Indebtedness.
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Schedule
4.27 sets
forth the parties to and the total amount outstanding (separately identifying
any prepayment penalties) of each Long-Term Liability of the Company. Except
for
Current Liabilities and Long-Term Liabilities set forth on the Pro Forma
Balance
Sheet, all indebtedness owed to the Company by any Person has been paid
in full
or will be paid in full as of the Effective Time. Schedule
4.27
identifies all Long-Term Liabilities that will accelerate and become due
upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein or that provide for
penalties if paid prior to maturity.
4.28
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State
Takeover Laws.
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The
Company has taken all necessary action to comply with or, if applicable,
exempt
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from, or if necessary to
challenge the validity or applicability of, any applicable “fair price,”
“business combination,” “control share,” or other anti-takeover
laws.
ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
Each
Selling Shareholder, as applicable, severally, but not jointly, represents
and
warrants to Acquiror as follows:
5.1
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Authority;
No Conflict.
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(a) Each
Selling Shareholder has all necessary power and authority to execute and
deliver
this Agreement and the Closing Documents, and to perform their obligations
under
this Agreement and the Closing Documents, and no other action on the part
of any
Selling Shareholder is required in connection therewith. This Agreement
has been
duly executed and delivered by each Selling Shareholder and constitutes
the
legal, valid, and binding obligation of each Selling Shareholder, enforceable
against each Selling Shareholder in accordance with its terms.
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(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Closing Documents
will not contravene or violate: (i) any law, rule or regulation to which
any
Selling Shareholder is subject; or (ii) any judgment, order, writ, injunction
or
decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory official,
body or
authority which is applicable to any Selling Shareholder; nor will such
execution, delivery or performance violate, be in conflict with or result
in the
breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both)
of any
term, condition or provision of, or require the consent of any other party
to,
or result in the creation of any pledge, lien, encumbrance, claim or other
charge thereon of any kind under, any contract, commitment, agreement,
lease,
license, permit, authorization, document or other understanding, oral or
written, to or by which any Selling Shareholder is a party or otherwise
bound or
affected or by which any of the assets or properties of any Selling Shareholder
may be bound or affected or give any party with rights thereunder the right
to
terminate, modify, accelerate, renegotiate or otherwise change the existing
rights or obligations of any Selling Shareholder thereunder. No authorization,
approval or consent, and no registration or filing with, any governmental
or
regulatory official, body or authority is required in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Closing Documents
by any Selling Shareholder other than in connection or compliance with
the
provisions of the Securities Laws.
5.2
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Ownership
of Shares.
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(a) Each
Selling Shareholder is the owner of all right, title and interest (legal
and
beneficial) in and to that number of shares of Company Common Stock set
forth
next to his or her name on Schedule
I,
free
and clear of all Encumbrances, claims and other charges thereon of every
kind,
including, without limitation, any agreements, subscriptions, options,
warrants,
calls, commitments or rights (contingent or otherwise) of any character
granting
to any Person any interest or right to acquire from any Selling Shareholder
at
any time any such shares owned. Each Selling Shareholder has approved the
Merger
in accordance with applicable law and no Selling Shareholder is entitled
to
dissenters’ or appraisal rights related to the Merger.
5.3
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Investment
and Securities Matters.
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(i) Each
Selling Shareholder acknowledges and understands that (i) the issuance of
the Common Stock will not be registered under the Securities Act or any
other
applicable Securities Laws; (ii) the issuance of the Common Stock is intended
to
be exempt from registration under the Securities Act and any other applicable
Securities Laws by virtue of certain exemptions thereunder, including Section
4(2) of the Securities Act promulgated thereunder, and, therefore, the
Common
Stock cannot be resold unless registered under the Securities Act and any
other
applicable Securities Laws or unless an exemption from registration is
available.
(ii) Each
Selling Shareholder acknowledges that Acquiror and their advisors will
rely on
the representations and warranties of such Selling Shareholder contained
in this
Section 5.3 for purposes of determining whether the issuance of the Common
Stock
is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and any other applicable
Securities Laws.
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(iii) Each
Selling Shareholder understands that the Common Stock will be characterized
as
“restricted securities” under the Securities Act. Each Selling Shareholder
represents that such Selling Shareholder is familiar with Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act.
(iv) Each
Selling Shareholder is acquiring the Common Stock solely for its own account
for
investment purposes and not with a view toward any distribution, except
as
permitted under applicable Securities Laws.
(v) Each
Selling Shareholder has reviewed the Charter Documents of Acquiror, and
any
other documents reasonably requested by such Selling Shareholder for review,
and
has been afforded an opportunity to ask questions regarding the same.
(vi) Each
Selling Shareholder (i) has the financial ability to bear the economic
risk of
the investment in the Common Stock, (ii) has adequate means for providing
for
his or its current needs and contingencies, (iii) has no need for liquidity
with
respect to the investment in the Common Stock, and (iv) can afford a complete
loss of the investment in the Common Stock at this time and in the foreseeable
future.
(vii) Each
Selling Shareholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business
matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment
in
the Common Stock and of making an informed investment decision with respect
thereto.
(viii)
Each
Selling Shareholder is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule
501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR
Acquiror
represents and warrants to the Company and to the Selling Shareholders
as
follows:
6.1
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Organization
and Good Standing.
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Acquiror
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the
laws of California. Acquiror has full power and authority and possesses
all
Permits and approvals necessary to conduct its business as it has been,
is
currently or is proposed to be conducted, to own, lease and use its properties
and assets, and to perform all its obligations under its Contracts, except
for
those Permits and approvals, the absence of which would not, individually
or in
the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Acquiror.
6.2
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Authority;
No Conflict.
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(a) This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Acquiror and constitutes
the
legal, valid, and binding obligations of Acquiror, enforceable against
Acquiror
in accordance with its terms. Acquiror has all necessary power and authority
to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Closing Documents, and to perform
its
obligations under this Agreement and the Closing Documents.
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(b) The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Closing Documents
will not contravene or violate: (i) any law, rule or regulation to which
Acquiror is subject; (ii) any judgment, order, writ, injunction or decree
of any
court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory official, body or authority
which is applicable to Acquiror or (iii) the Charter Documents of Acquiror;
nor
will such execution, delivery or performance violate, be in conflict with
or
result in the breach (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of
time, or
both) of any term, condition or provision of, or require the consent of
any
other party to, or result in the creation of any pledge, lien, encumbrance,
claim or other charge thereon of any kind under, any contract, commitment,
agreement, lease, license, permit, authorization, document or other
understanding, oral or written, to or by which Acquiror is a party or otherwise
bound or affected or by which any of the assets or properties of Acquiror
may be
bound or affected or give any party with rights thereunder the right to
terminate, modify, accelerate, renegotiate or otherwise change the existing
rights or obligations of Acquiror thereunder. No authorization, approval
or
consent, and no registration or filing with, any governmental or regulatory
official, body or authority is required in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement or the Closing Documents by
Acquiror
other than in connection or compliance with the provisions of the Securities
Laws.
6.3
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Capital
Stock.
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All
of
the issued and outstanding shares of Acquiror capital stock are, and all
of the
shares of Common Stock to be issued in exchange for shares of Company Common
Stock upon consummation of the Merger, when issued in accordance with the
terms
of this Agreement, will be, duly and validly issued and outstanding and
fully
paid and nonassessable. None of the outstanding shares of Acquiror’s capital
stock has been, and none of the shares of Common Stock to be issued in
exchange
for shares of Company Common Stock upon consummation of the Merger will
be,
issued in violation of any preemptive rights of the current or past stockholders
of Acquiror.
6.4
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Compliance
with Legal Requirements; Governmental
Authorizations.
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(a) Acquiror
has complied in all material respects and is presently complying in all
material
respects with all applicable laws, rules or regulations to which it or
its
business is, or its operations, assets or properties are, subject and has
not
failed in any material way to obtain or adhere to the requirements of any
Permit
or other authorization necessary to the ownership of its assets and properties
or to the conduct of its business. Acquiror has not received any notice
of a
violation or alleged violation of any such law, rule or regulation.
(b)
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Except
as set forth in Schedule
6.4(b):
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(i) Acquiror
has not received any notice or other communication (whether oral or written)
from any governmental authority or any other person regarding (A) any actual,
alleged, possible or potential violation of or failure to comply with any
term
or requirement of any governmental authority, or (B) any actual, proposed,
possible, or potential revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination of, or modification to, any governmental authorization;
and
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(ii) all
applications required to have been filed for the renewal of its permits
have
been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate governmental agents,
and
all other filings required to have been made with respect to such permits
have
been duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate governmental
authorities.
6.5
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Legal
Proceedings; Orders.
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Except
as
set forth on Schedule
6.5,
there
are no disputes, claims, actions, suits or proceedings, arbitrations or
investigations, either administrative or judicial, pending or, to the Knowledge
of the Acquiror, threatened or contemplated, by or against or affecting
Acquiror
or Acquiror which question the validity of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, before or by any court or governmental or regulatory
official, body or authority, or before an arbitrator of any kind.
6.6
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Authority
of Acquiror.
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Acquiror
is a corporation organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws
of the State of California. Acquiror has the power and authority necessary
to
execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery
and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated herein, including the Merger, have been duly and validly authorized
by all necessary corporate action in respect thereof on the part of Acquiror.
This Agreement represents a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Acquiror,
enforceable against Acquiror in accordance with its terms (except in all
cases
as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and except that the availability of the equitable
remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding may be brought).
ARTICLE
7
OTHER
AGREEMENTS
7.1
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Publicity.
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Except
as
may be required by law, no Selling Shareholder, Acquiror, the Company nor
any of
their subsidiaries will engage in, encourage or support any publicity,
announcements or disclosure of any kind or form in connection with the
proposed
transaction unless Acquiror consents in advance as to the form, timing
and
content of any public announcement or disclosure.
7.2 |
Operational
Covenants of Company Pending Closing of the
Merger
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(a) Cooperation.
Company
and each Selling Shareholder shall cooperate with Acquiror and provide
all
additional materials and documents reasonably requested by Acquiror in
connection with its due diligence.
(b) Access.
Company
and each Selling Shareholder shall permit Acquiror and its representatives
to
have reasonable access to, and to examine and make copies of the books
and
records of Company for purposes of conducting due diligence.
(c) Notices
and Consents.
Company
will obtain all required consents necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated herein, which shall include, but not be limited to, obtaining
the
necessary third-party consents to consummate the transactions contemplated
herein.
(d) Preservation
of Business.
Company
will use its best efforts keep its business and properties substantially
intact,
including its present operations, physical facilities, working conditions,
and
relationships with lessors, licensors, suppliers, customers, and
employees.
(e) Operation
of Business.
Without
the prior written consent of Acquiror, or as provided for in the Assignment
and
Interim Operating Agreement, Company will not engage in any practice, take
any
action, or enter into any transaction outside the Ordinary Course of Business.
Company will not engage in any activity or take any actions that could
have a
Material Adverse Effect on the business of Company. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing:
(1) Company
will not authorize or effect any change of its Charter Documents;
(2) Company
will not grant any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain
any
of its capital stock or issue, sell, or otherwise dispose of any of its
capital
stock (except upon the conversion or exercise of options, warrants, and
other
rights currently outstanding);
(3) Company
will not split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any Company's common
stock;
(4) Except
for the transactions contemplated herein, Company will not make any acquisition
by merger, consolidation or otherwise, or material disposition of inventory,
supplies and products, of assets or securities, or permit any assets to
become
subject to any material lien, or encumbrance;
(5) Company
will not pay or agree to pay or accelerate the payment of any pension,
retirement allowance or other employee benefit not required or contemplated
by
any of the existing Company Plans and Company Other Benefit
Obligations;
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(6) Company
will not declare, set aside, or pay any dividend or distribution with respect
to
its capital stock or registered capital (whether in cash or in kind), or
redeem,
repurchase, or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock;
(7) Company
will not issue any note, bond, or other debt security or create, incur,
assume,
or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation;
(8) Company
will not impose any Encumbrance upon any of its assets;
(9) Company
will not make any capital investment in, make any loan to, or acquire the
securities or assets of any other Person;
(10)
Company
will not make any changes in employment terms, including any increases
in
compensation, grants of severance payments, for any of its directors, officers,
and employees;
(11)
Company
will not hire any employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(12)
Company
will not make or effect any corporate or operational changes;
(13)
Company
will not transfer any of its assets without the prior written consent of
Acquiror;
(14)
All
outstanding employment offers will have been rescinded or otherwise withdrawn
without any Material Adverse Effect to the business Company without any
outstanding obligations remaining;
(15)
Company
will not undertake any Material new business opportunity;
(16)
Company
will not make or commit to make any capital expenditure, or enter into
any lease
of capital equipment as lessee or lessor;
(17)
Company
will not pay, prepay or discharge any liability or fail to pay any liability
when due;
(18)
Company
will not write-off or write-down any assets of the Company;
(19)
Company
will not make any changes in its accounting methods or practices or revalue
its
assets, except for (i) those changes required by GAAP, and (ii) changes
in its
tax accounting methods or practices that may be necessitated by changes
in
applicable Tax Laws;
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(20)
Company
will not take any actions that would make any representation and warranty
of the
Company hereunder inaccurate in any Material respect at the Effective Time;
and
(21)
Company
will not authorize any, or commit or agree to take any of, the foregoing
actions.
7.3 |
Certain
Tax Matters.
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(a) Preparation
of Tax Returns.
The
Shareholders’ Representative shall prepare or cause to be prepared, at the cost
of the Selling Shareholders, at least 30 days prior to their due date,
all Tax
Returns for the Company ending on or prior to the Effective Time, including
the
Tax Returns for the taxable period beginning January 1, 2006 and ending
with the
Effective Time (together with all other Tax Returns for periods ending
on or
prior to the Effective Time, the “Pre-Closing
Tax Returns”).
Except to the extent otherwise required by Law, such Pre-Closing Tax Returns
shall be prepared on a basis consistent with the past practices of the
Company.
Within 30 days prior to their due date, the Shareholders’ Representative shall
provide Acquiror with a copy of such Tax Returns for Acquiror’s review, and
shall make such changes to the Tax Returns as are requested by Acquiror.
The
Shareholders Representative shall file or cause to be filed such Tax Returns
reflecting Acquiror’s comments and changes.
(b) Cooperation
on Tax Matters.
The
Surviving Company and each Selling Shareholder shall cooperate fully, to
the
extent reasonably requested by the other party, in connection with the
filing of
all Tax Returns and in the course of any audit or other administrative
or
judicial proceeding with respect to Taxes. Each Selling Shareholder shall
provide Acquiror upon request all information that may be required by Acquiror
to report pursuant to Section 6043A of the Code and all Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(c) Certain
Taxes and Fees.
All
transfer, documentary, sales, use, stamp, registration and other such Taxes,
and
all conveyance fees, recording charges and other fees and charges (including
any
penalties and interest) incurred in connection with the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the Selling
Shareholders when due, and the Shareholders’ Representative will, at the expense
of the Selling Shareholders, file all necessary Tax Returns and other
documentation with respect to all such taxes, fees and charges, and, if
required
by applicable law, Acquiror will, and will cause its affiliates to, join
in the
execution of any such Tax Returns and other documentation.
7.4 |
Reserved.
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7.5 |
State
Takeover Laws.
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The
Company
shall
take all necessary steps to comply with or exempt the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement from, or if necessary to challenge the validity or
applicability of, any applicable Takeover Law.
7.6 |
Employee
Benefits.
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Each
Company Plan and Company Other Benefit Obligation shall be terminated
as of the
Effective Time, and Acquiror shall provide benefits to employees who
continue to
be employed by the Surviving Company following the Closing in accordance
with
benefit plans maintained by Acquiror or its affiliates.
7.7
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Release
of Claims.
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In
consideration of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
effective
upon the Effective Time, each Selling Shareholder agrees, on behalf of
itself
and its successors and assigns, now and forever, to release and discharge
the
Company and its affiliates, officers, directors, shareholders, employees,
agents, attorneys, successors and assigns from any and all liabilities,
claims,
charges, allegations, actions, causes of action, sums of money due, suits,
debts, contracts, agreements, promises and demands whatsoever, in law
or in
equity, whether known or unknown, which any Selling Shareholder may now
have or
may later claim to have had arising out of anything that has occurred
up through
the Effective Time, as a result of such Selling Shareholder’s relationship with
the Company as a director, officer, employee or shareholder of the
Company.
7.8
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Independent
Financial Audit.
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Selling
Shareholders shall provide Acquiror and the Company with all records,
information and supporting documentation for the Company’s financial
transactions from the Company’s inception, in order to facilitate an audit of
the financial records of the Company by an independent public accountant
in
accordance with GAAP before the Closing Date, including any necessary
onsite
inspections of DSCI or Company premises. Selling Shareholders shall provide
assistance as requested by Acquiror and the Company in facilitating such
audit
and Selling Shareholders’ contact for such matters shall be Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx,
or his designee.
7.9
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Future
Franchise Territories and Photo-Voltaic Equipment
Supplies.
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(a) The
Acquiror represents that it has the resources and expertise and intends
to
establish a photo-voltaic products and services franchise system that
will
facilitate expanding and financing of the Acquiror’s vertically integrated
photo-voltaic business following the Merger. The Acquiror intends to
offer Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx and Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx the right to acquire standard franchise
territories for three territories comprising that geographic area that
is north
of, and not including Sacramento, California, in California, including
the
Marysville/Yuba City, Chico/Oroville and Redding metropolitan areas as
the
primary franchise territory hubs (the “Future Franchise Territories”). There
will be no fees or costs to Xx. Xxxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxxx to acquire
such
standard franchises. This right to a franchise license is personal to
Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx and Xx. Xxxxxxxx and not transferable or delegable to third
parties
except to a company in which either jointly or individually are the majority
owner.
(b) Pending
Acquiror’s offering of the intended franchise licenses for up to three (3) areas
within the herein described geographic territory, the Acquiror shall
provide the
affected Shareholders, or the entity or entities to operate as PV system
installers within these areas, access to Acquiror’s PV panels and related system
equipment on “preferred client” price and volume terms on mutually agreed upon
payment terms.
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(c) For
all
PV installation work secured by DRCI or SPI within the Future Franchise
Territories, DSCI shall have a right of first refusal to sub-contract
for such
work, upon entering into a mutually acceptable sub-contractor
agreement.
ARTICLE
8
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO ACQUIROR’S OBLIGATIONS
The
obligations of Acquiror under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment
or
satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions
precedent:
8.1
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Third-Party
Consents.
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All
consents, approvals, transfers, permissions, waivers, orders and authorizations
of (and all filings or registrations with) all courts, governmental agencies
and
bodies which are required to be obtained or made in connection with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
have been
obtained and made and delivered to Acquiror. All consents, approvals,
waivers
and authorizations required for the consummation of the Merger, the preventing
of any default under any Contract or Permit or the assignment of any
Contract or
Permit shall have been obtained and made and delivered to Acquiror.
8.2
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Director
and Officer Resignations; Books and
Records
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The
Company shall have delivered to Acquiror the written resignations of
all the
directors and officers of the Company effective as of the Closing and
shall
cause to be delivered to Acquiror and the Company all minute books, stock
record
books, books of account, corporate seals, and other documents, instruments
and
papers belonging to the Company.
8.3
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Other
Agreements.
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(a) Each
Selling Shareholder shall have executed and delivered a power of attorney
authorizing Acquiror to transfer from such Selling Shareholder to Acquiror
all
or any portion of the shares of Company Common Stock held on the books
and
records of the Company in the name of such Selling Shareholder, as
applicable.
(b) Each
Selling Shareholder shall have delivered to Acquiror a letter in a form
satisfactory to Acquiror to the effect that such Selling Shareholder
is an
“accredited investor” as that term is defined by Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
under the Securities Act, and Acquiror shall be satisfied in its sole
discretion
that each Selling Shareholder will qualify as an accredited investor
at the
Effective Time.
(c) The
Company shall have delivered evidence reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror
of the
termination and/or non-existence of any and all Encumbrances on the assets
of
the Company being transferred to the Surviving Company upon the
Merger.
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(d) The
Company shall have also delivered such other documents as Acquiror may
reasonably request to otherwise facilitate the consummation or performance
of
any of the transactions contemplated herein.
8.4
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Certified
Documents.
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Acquiror
shall have received the following documents: a certificate executed by
the
Secretary of the Company certifying as of the Effective Time (i) a true
and
correct copy of the resolutions duly adopted by the Board of Directors
of the
Company authorizing the transactions set forth herein, (ii) the Articles
of
Incorporation of the Company, as amended, certified as of a recent date
by the
Secretary of State of the State of California, (iii) a copy of the Bylaws
of the
Company, as amended, (iv) a certificate of status, good standing or existence
with respect to the Company from the Secretary of State of California
and of
each state in which the Company is qualified to do business, dated as
of a
recent date and (v) the incumbency and authority of the officers signing
this
Agreement on behalf of the Company;
8.5
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Shareholder
Approval.
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All
of
the shares of Company Common Stock shall have been voted in favor of
the
Merger.
8.6
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Legal
Proceedings.
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No
court
or governmental or regulatory authority of competent jurisdiction shall
have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any law or order (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) or taken any other action which
prohibits,
restricts in a material and fundamental manner or makes illegal the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
8.7
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Representations
and Warranties.
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The
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company
and the Selling Shareholders
set
forth in this Agreement shall be assessed as of the Effective Time with
the same
effect as though all such representations and warranties had been made
on and as
of the Effective Time (provided that representations and warranties which
are
confined to a specified date shall speak only as of such date). The
representations and warranties set forth in Articles 4 and 5 shall be
true and
correct in all respects. The Company and each Selling Shareholder shall
deliver
to Acquiror a certificate dated as of the Closing to the effect contemplated
by
this Section 8.7.
8.8
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Performance
of Agreements and
Covenants.
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Each
and
all of the agreements and covenants of the Company
and each Selling Shareholder
to be
performed and complied with pursuant to this Agreement and the other
agreements
contemplated hereby prior to the Effective Time shall have been duly
performed
and complied with in all material respects. The Company and each Selling
Shareholder shall deliver to Acquiror a certificate dated as of the Closing
to
the effect contemplated by this Section 8.8.
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8.9
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No
Material Adverse Effect.
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Since
December 31, 2005, there shall not have occurred, and there shall not
be
continuing, a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company and
the
business of the Company.
8.10
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Independent
Financial Audit.
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The
Company shall have completed an independent financial audit in accordance
with
GAAP and provided to the Acquiror, such audit report by an independent
public
accountant.
8.11
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No
Material Adverse Effect.
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The
Selling Shareholders shall have entered into the Restricted Covenant
Agreement.
8.12
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Opinion
of Counsel.
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Acquiror
shall have received the opinion of Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, dated as of
the Closing
Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
8.13
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Insurance.
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The
Company shall have obtained all insurance necessary to operate its
business,
including without limitation, general liability, workers compensation,
errors
and omission, property and hazardous insurance, and provided copies
of the
policies thereof to the Acquiror.
8.14
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Tax
Liability.
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The
Company shall file its 2005 federal and state tax returns and pay any
taxes due
thereon prior to the Closing Date.
ARTICLE
9
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE COMPANY’S AND EACH SELLING SHAREHOLDER’S
OBLIGATIONS
The
obligations of the Company and each Selling Shareholder under this
Agreement are
subject to the fulfillment or satisfaction, prior to or at the Closing,
of each
of the following conditions precedent:
9.1
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Third-Party
Consents.
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All
consents, approvals, transfers, permissions, waivers, orders and authorizations
of (and all filings or registrations with) all courts, governmental
agencies and
bodies which are required to be obtained or made in connection with
the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall
have been
obtained and made and delivered to the Company. All consents, approvals,
waivers
and authorizations required for the consummation of the Merger, the
preventing
of any default under any Contract or Permit or the assignment of any
Contract or
Permit shall have been obtained and made and delivered to the
Company.
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9.2
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Representations
and Warranties.
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The
accuracy of the representations and warranties of Acquiror set forth
in this
Agreement shall be assessed as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the
Effective Time with the same effect as though all such representations
and
warranties had been made on and as of the Effective Time (provided
that
representations and warranties which are confined to a specified date
shall
speak only as of such date). There shall not exist inaccuracies in
the
representations and warranties of Acquiror set forth in this Agreement.
Acquiror
shall have delivered to the Company a certificate dated as of the Closing
to the
effect contemplated by this Section 9.2.
9.3
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Performance
of Agreements and
Covenants.
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Each
and
all of the agreements and covenants of Acquiror to be performed and
complied
with pursuant to this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated
hereby
prior to the Effective Time shall have been duly performed and complied
with in
all material respects. Acquiror shall have delivered to the Company
a
certificate dated as of the Closing to the effect contemplated by this
Section
9.3. Acquiror shall have also delivered such other documents as the
Company may
reasonably request to otherwise facilitate the consummation or performance
of
any of the transactions contemplated herein.
9.4 |
Financing.
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Acquiror
shall have secured the necessary financing to satisfy its obligations
as
contemplated by the Merger.
9.5 |
DSCI
Debt.
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Acquiror
shall have fully satisfied the Company’s debt to DSCI in that amount stated and
resulting in the Upfront Consideration adjustment provided for in Section
3.5(c).
ARTICLE
10
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1
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Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Selling
Shareholders.
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From
and
after the Closing (and subject to the limitations on survival as provided
herein) each Selling Shareholder shall jointly and severally indemnify
and hold
harmless Acquiror, the Surviving Company, and each of their respective
subsidiaries, Representatives, stockholders, affiliates, directors,
officers and
employees (collectively, the “Indemnified
Parties”)
for,
and shall pay to the Indemnified Parties up to the amount of One Million
Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000), any loss, liability, claim,
damage,
action, suit, proceeding, demand, deficiency, adjustment, settlement
payment,
cost and expense (including costs of investigation, costs of Tax audits
and
defense and reasonable attorneys’ fees), suffered or incurred, whether or not
involving a third-party claim (collectively, “Damages”),
directly or indirectly resulting from or arising out of:
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(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by the Company or by
any Selling
Shareholder in this Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered
by
or on behalf of any Selling Shareholder, or the Company in connection
herewith;
(b) any
nonfulfillment or breach of any covenant of the Company or any Selling
Shareholder set forth in this Agreement or any certificate or other
writing
delivered by or on behalf of the Company, or any Selling Shareholder
in
connection herewith; provided that liability arising from the breach
of a
covenant to be performed by a particular individual shall be several,
and not
joint, with respect to such individual;
(c) any
claim
against or relating to the Company, whether asserted, instituted, or
commenced
prior to or after the date hereof, for damages suffered by reason of
or
resulting from the operation of the business or ownership of the Company
prior
to or at the Closing, including without limitation, any liability for
any ERISA
or benefit plan liabilities (including liabilities with respect to
any Company
Plan or Company Other Benefit Obligation) arising from any event or
transaction
at or prior to the Closing, including any liability for error and omission
claims against the Company for acts or omissions occurring on or before
the
Closing, subject to the limits set forth in Section 10.7, and including
any
liability for any retroactive or retrospective premium adjustments
under the
Company’s insurance policies;
(d) for
any
and all amounts by which the Lost Revenue Deduction exceeds the Earnout
Payment;
(e) all
Taxes
(or the non-payment thereof) of the Company for all taxable periods
ending on or
before the Effective Time and the portion through the end of the Effective
Time
for any taxable period that includes (but does not end on) the Effective
Time
(the “Pre-Closing
Tax Period”),
including any increase in Taxes due to the unavailability or denial
of any loss
or deductions claimed by the Company, and including any liability for
Taxes
related to the employment of any employees or other individuals with
the Company
through the Closing, but excluding Taxes that may be owed by the Company
or the
Surviving Company resulting from the failure of the Merger to qualify
as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, or
any
analogous provision of state or local law subject to Section 10.1(f).
Selling
Shareholders shall reimburse the Surviving Company for any Taxes described
in
this Section 10.1(e) within ten (10) business days after payment of
such Taxes
by the Surviving Company, Acquiror or its affiliates. In the case of
any taxable
period that includes (but does not end on) the Effective Time (a “Straddle
Period”),
the
amount of any Taxes based on or measured by income or receipts of Company
for
the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an interim
closing of
the books as of the close of business on the Effective Time (and for
such
purpose, the taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through
entity in
which Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate
at such
time) and the amount of other Taxes of Company for a Straddle Period
that
relates to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount
of such
tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of
which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Effective
Time
and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle
Period;
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(f)
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any
claim arising from the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein.
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10.2
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Indemnification
and Payment of Damages by Surviving
Company.
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Surviving
Company will indemnify and hold harmless Selling Shareholders, and
will pay to
the Shareholders Representative up to the amount of One Million Five
Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000) of any Damages directly or indirectly
resulting
from or arising out of:
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Acquiror in this Agreement;
and
(b) any
nonfulfillment of any covenant or agreement of Acquiror set forth in
this
Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered by or on behalf
of
Acquiror in connection herewith.
10.3
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Survival
of Representations and
Warranties.
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All
representations, warranties, and obligations in this Agreement, the
Schedules,
and any other certificate or document delivered pursuant to this Agreement
will
survive the Closing for a period of two years after the Closing and
shall
terminate thereafter and be of no further force and effect; provided,
however,
that (a) all representations and warranties relating to Taxes, Tax
Returns or
ERISA matters of the Company, or relating to any Company Plan, Company
Other
Benefit Obligation or Other Benefit Obligation, including without limitation,
Sections 4.10 and 4.11, shall survive the Closing until sixty (60)
days after
the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation plus any extensions
or
waivers thereof, (b) a claim with respect to Section 10.7 or a claim
for
indemnification or reimbursement under Section 10.1(c), (d), or (e)
above may be
made at any time, (c) any representation or warranty as to which a
claim shall
have been asserted during the survival period shall continue in effect
with
respect to such claim until such claim shall have been finally resolved
or
settled and (d) any covenants which expressly (or by implication of
their terms)
provide for obligations extending more than two years after the Closing
(such as
Selling Shareholders’ obligations under the Restrictive Covenant Agreement)
shall remain outstanding until the obligations have been satisfied
by their
terms.
10.4
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Limitations
on Liability.
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Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 10.5 of this Agreement, Selling Shareholders
shall
not be liable to any Indemnified Party under Section 10.1(a) hereof
for any
breach of any representation or warranty until the amount for which
it would
otherwise (but for this provision) be liable to any or all Indemnified
Parties
for all such breaches exceeds in the aggregate $20,000 (the “Deductible”),
at
which time Selling Shareholders shall be obligated to indemnify the
Indemnified
Parties for all losses or Damages to the first dollar without regard
for the
Deductible. Acquiror will not have any liability to any Selling Shareholder
under Section 10.2 for any breach of any representation or warranty
until the
Deductible is met with respect to any Damages of the Selling Shareholders
for
all losses or Damages to the first dollar, without regard to the Deductible.
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10.5
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Exceptions
to Limitations.
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Nothing
herein shall be deemed to limit or restrict in any manner any rights
or remedies
which any Indemnified Party or Selling Shareholder has, or might have,
at law,
in equity or otherwise, against any party based on such party’s willful
misrepresentation, willful breach of warranty or willful failure to
fulfill any
agreement or covenant set forth herein.
10.6
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Indemnification
Procedure.
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(a) For
purposes of this Section 10.6, any notice to be delivered to a Selling
Shareholder shall be deemed to be delivered to such Selling Shareholder
when
delivered to the Shareholders’ Representative.
(b) Promptly
after receipt by an indemnified party of notice of the commencement
of any
proceeding against it, including such claim and/or process and all
legal
pleadings in connection therewith, such indemnified party will give
notice to
the indemnifying party of the commencement of such claim, but the failure
to
notify the indemnifying party will not relieve the indemnifying party
of any
liability that it may have to any indemnified party, except to the
extent that
the indemnifying party demonstrates that the defense of such action
is
Materially prejudiced by the indemnified party’s failure to give such
notice.
(c) If
any
proceeding is brought against an indemnified party and it gives notice
to the
indemnifying party of the commencement of such proceeding, the indemnifying
party will be entitled to participate in such proceeding and, to the
extent that
it wishes (unless (i) the indemnifying party is also a party to such
proceeding
and the indemnified party determines in good faith that joint representation
would be inappropriate, or (ii) the indemnifying party fails to provide
reasonable assurance to the indemnified party of its financial capacity
to
defend such proceeding and provide indemnification with respect to
such
proceeding), to assume the defense of such proceeding with counsel
satisfactory
to the indemnified party. If the indemnifying party assumes the defense
of a
proceeding: (i) it will be conclusively established for purposes of
this
Agreement that the claims made in that proceeding are within the scope
of and
subject to indemnification; (ii) no compromise or settlement of such
claims may
be effected by the indemnifying party without the indemnified party’s consent
unless the sole relief provided is monetary damages that are paid in
full by the
indemnifying party; and (iii) the indemnified party will have no liability
with
respect to any compromise or settlement of such claims effected without
its
consent. If notice is given to an indemnifying party of the commencement
of any
proceeding and the indemnifying party does not, within ten (10) days
after the
indemnified party’s notice is given, give notice to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such proceeding, the indemnifying
party will
be bound by any determination made in such proceeding or any compromise
or
settlement effected by the indemnified party; provided, however, that
such
compromise or settlement shall not, unless consented to in writing
by such
indemnifying party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, be conclusive
as
to the liability of such indemnifying party to the indemnified
party.
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(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if an indemnified party determines in good faith that
there is a
reasonable probability that a proceeding may Materially and adversely
affect it
or its affiliates other than as a result of monetary damages for which
it would
be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, the indemnified
party may,
by notice to the indemnifying party, assume the exclusive right to
defend,
compromise, or settle such proceeding, and provided further, that such
settlement or compromise shall not, unless consented to in writing
by such
indemnifying party, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, be conclusive
as
to the liability of such indemnifying party to the indemnified
party.
(e) A
claim
for indemnification for any matter not involving a third-party claim
may be
asserted by notice to the party from whom indemnification is
sought.
10.7
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Errors
and Omissions.
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In
the
event of any liability for error and omission claims brought against
an
Indemnified Party for acts or omissions occurring on or before the
Closing, the
loss shall be recovered as follows:
(a) from
the
error and omissions insurance policy of the Company of such loss; provided,
however, that any deductibles required to be paid under such policy
shall be
charged against the revenue of the Surviving Company for purposes of
the Earn
Out Payment calculation;
(b) the
excess loss, if any, shall be offset against the Earnout Payment set
forth in
Section 3.6 to the extent not yet paid to the Selling Shareholders;
and
(c) the
excess loss, if any, shall become the personal liability of Selling
Shareholders
subject to indemnification by the Selling Shareholders hereunder without
regard
to any Deductible described herein.
10.8
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Right
to Indemnification Not Affected by
Knowledge.
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The
right
to indemnification, payment of Damages or other remedy based on breaches
of
representations, warranties, covenants, and obligations will not be
affected by
any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired
(or
capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the
execution
and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing, with respect to the
accuracy or
inaccuracy of or compliance with, any such representation, warranty,
covenant,
or obligation. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of
any
representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance
with any
covenant or obligation, will not affect the right to indemnification,
payment of
Damages, or other remedy based on such representations, warranties,
covenants,
and obligations.
10.9
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Set
Off.
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Acquiror
may, at Acquiror’s election, withhold and set off against any portion of the
Earnout Payment to be paid by Acquiror to the Selling Shareholders
the amount of
any indemnification due and owing hereunder.
ARTICLE
11
SHAREHOLDER
REPRESENTATIVE
11.1
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Appointment.
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Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx is hereby irrevocably appointed, with full power and authority
to act
alone and with full power of substitution, to act for all purposes
with respect
to all matters relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the
Merger,
including with respect to any claim (indemnification or otherwise)
of any party,
or any other matter, arising under and in accordance with Article 11
on behalf
of Selling Shareholders. All actions required or permitted to be approved
by,
and taken by, the Shareholders’ Representative shall be final and binding upon
the Selling Shareholders and their respective successors, heirs and
representatives including without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
with
regard to all notices received by, agreements and determinations made
by,
documents executed and delivered by, or other actions or omissions
of the
Shareholders’ Representative with respect to any such claim or other matter.
11.2
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Acceptance.
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By
executing and delivering this Agreement, the Shareholders’ Representative hereby
(1) accepts his appointment and authorization to act as Shareholders’
Representative in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (2)
agrees to
perform his obligations under this Agreement.
11.3
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Successor.
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This
appointment shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with
respect
to the Shareholders’ Representative, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the
resignation of such Shareholders’ Representative, which resignation shall be
preceded by 30 days notice to Acquiror and the Surviving Company, or
(ii) the
death or permanent disability of such Shareholders’ Representative. Upon the
resignation, termination, death or permanent disability of any Shareholders’
Representative, the Selling Shareholders shall elect a new Shareholders’
Representative. No resignation of such sole Shareholders’ Representative shall
be effective until a successor has been appointed.
11.4
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Liability.
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The
Shareholders’ Representative shall have no liability to Selling Shareholders for
actions or omissions taken or suffered in good faith.
11.5
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Reliance.
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Acquiror,
the Surviving Company and any Indemnified Party hereunder may rely
conclusively
on all notices received from, agreements and determinations made by,
documents
executed and delivered by, or other actions or omissions of the Shareholder
Representative.
ARTICLE
12
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
12.1
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Expenses.
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Except
as
otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each party to this
Agreement
will bear its respective expenses incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, whether consummated or not, including all fees and
expenses
of any Representatives of the parties (collectively, “Transaction
Expenses”).
Without limiting the foregoing, all expenses incurred or owed by Selling
Shareholders or the Company shall be borne by the Company or Selling
Shareholders.
12.2
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Notices.
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All
notices, requests, consents, waivers, approvals, demands and other
communications required or permitted under this Agreement must be in
writing and
delivered personally or sent by overnight delivery, by registered or
certified
mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, in each case to the appropriate
addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or to such other addresses
and
facsimile numbers as a party may designate by notice to the other
parties):
To
Company:
Xxxx
Renewable Consulting, Inc.
0000
Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx X
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
To
Selling Shareholders (the address as provided on the signature
page)
To
Acquiror or the Surviving Company:
0000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx
Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attn:
Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a copy to:
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Xxxxx
X.
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC
0000
X
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
12.3
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Further
Assurances.
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The
parties agree (a) to furnish upon request to each other such further
information, (b) to execute and deliver to each other such other documents,
and
(c) to do such other acts and things, all as the other party may reasonably
request for the purpose of carrying out the intent of this Agreement
and the
documents referred to in this Agreement.
12.4
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Waiver.
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The
rights and remedies of the parties to this Agreement are cumulative
and not
alternative. Neither the failure nor any delay by any party in exercising
any
right, power, or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred
to in
this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power, or privilege,
and
no single or partial exercise of any such right, power, or privilege
will
preclude any other or further exercise of such right, power, or privilege
or the
exercise of any other right, power, or privilege. To the maximum extent
permitted by applicable law, (a) no claim or right arising out of this
Agreement
or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be discharged by
one party,
in whole or in part, by a waiver or renunciation of the claim or right
unless in
writing signed by the other party; (b) no waiver that may be given
by a party
will be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is
given; and
(c) no notice to or demand on one party will be deemed to be a waiver
of any
obligation of such party or of the right of the party giving such notice
or
demand to take further action without notice or demand as provided
in this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement.
12.5
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Entire
Agreement and
Modification.
|
This
Agreement supersedes all prior written or oral agreements between the
parties
with respect to its subject matter and constitutes (along with the
documents
referred to in this Agreement or delivered pursuant to this Agreement,
including, without limitation, the Restrictive Covenant Agreement)
a complete
and exclusive statement of the terms of the agreement between the parties
with
respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may not be amended except
by a
written agreement duly executed by each of the parties hereto and in
accordance
with CGCL, as applicable.
12.6
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Assignments,
Successors, and No Third-Party
Rights.
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Neither
the Company nor any Selling Shareholder may assign any of its rights
under this
Agreement without the prior consent of Acquiror. Subject to the preceding
sentence, this Agreement will apply to, be binding in all respects
upon, and
inure to the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the
parties.
Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement will be construed
to give any
Person other than the parties to this Agreement any legal or equitable
right,
remedy, or claim under or with respect to this Agreement or any provision
of
this Agreement. This Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions
are for
the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and
their
successors and assigns.
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12.7
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Severability.
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If
any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any
court of
competent jurisdiction, the other provisions of this Agreement will
remain in
full force and effect. Any provision of this Agreement held invalid
or
unenforceable only in part or degree will remain in full force and
effect to the
extent not held invalid or unenforceable. As to provisions held invalid
or
unenforceable, 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, to the end that transactions
contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
12.8
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Section
Headings, Construction.
|
The
headings of Sections in and Schedules to this Agreement are provided
for
convenience only and will not affect its construction or interpretation.
All
references to “Section” or “Sections” refer to the corresponding Section or
Sections of this Agreement. All words used in this Agreement will be
construed
to be of such gender or number as the circumstances require. Unless
otherwise
expressly provided, the word “including” does not limit the preceding words or
terms.
12.9
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Governing
Law and Jurisdiction.
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This
Agreement will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance
with the
laws of the State of California as applied to contracts that are executed
and
performed in California, without regard to the principles of conflicts
of law
thereof. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction
of
the state and federal courts sitting in Sacramento County, California,
for the
adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection herewith or
with any
transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably
waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding,
any claim
that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court,
that
such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably
waives personal service of process and consents to process being served
in any
such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party
at the
address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees
that such
service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and
notice
thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way
any right
to serve process in any manner permitted by law.
12.10
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Counterparts.
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This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
will be
deemed to be an original copy of this Agreement and all of which, when
taken
together, will be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement.
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12.11
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Schedules
and Exhibits.
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All
Exhibits and Schedules referred to herein are intended to be and hereby
are
specifically made a part of this Agreement.
12.12
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Time
of Essence.
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With
regard to all dates and time periods set forth or referred to in this
Agreement,
time is of the essence.
12.13
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Attorneys
Fees.
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If
any
action or proceeding relating to this Agreement, or the enforcement
of any
provision of this Agreement is brought by a party hereto against any
party
hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys’
fees, costs and disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which
the
prevailing party may be entitled).
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SIGNATURE
PAGE
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
the
parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement as of the date
first
written above.
XXXX
RENEWABLE CONSULTING, INC.
a
California corporation
By:
_________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief
Executive Officer
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a
California corporation
By:
___________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
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SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS:
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
Address:
_____________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
Address:
_____________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
Name:
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
Address:
_____________________________
____________________________________
____________________________________
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[Signature
Page - Merger Agreement]
FIRST
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND
PLAN
OF MERGER
This
First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is
entered into and effective as of October 31, 2006 by and among Solar
Power,
Inc., a California corporation (“SPI”), Xxxx Renewables Consulting, Inc., a
California corporation (“DRCI”), and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx (collectively referred to herein as the “Selling Shareholders”).
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders are also each individually referred
to
herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders are parties to that certain
Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of August 20, 2006 (the “Merger
Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders desire to amend the Merger Agreement
to
extend the “Closing Date” from October 31, 2006 to November 7, 2006, or as
otherwise extended by mutual consent of the Parties.
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed
to them in the Merger Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual agreements
set
forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree
as
follows:
(ii)
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Closing
Date.
Section 2.2 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and
restated as
follows:
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“2.2
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Time
and Place of Closing.
|
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
will
take place at the offices of Bullivant Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0000 X Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000,
at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, on or before November 7, 2006 unless
otherwise extended by mutual consent (the “Closing
Date”).”
2. Effect
of Amendment.
Except
as expressly modified by the provisions hereof, the Merger Agreement
is in all
respects ratified and confirmed, and shall continue in full force and
effect in
accordance with its terms. To the extent that there are any inconsistencies
between this Amendment and the Merger Agreement, the terms and provisions
of
this Amendment shall prevail.
3. Entire
Agreement. The Merger Agreement and this Amendment, taken as a whole,
shall
supersede any and all agreements, either oral or written, between the
Parties
with respect to their subject matter. Each Party acknowledges that
no
representations, inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise,
have
been made by any Party or anyone acting on behalf of any Party, which
are not
embodied herein, in the Merger Agreement or in the related Assignment
and
Interim Operating Agreement dated as of August 20, 2006 by and between
SPI ,
DRCI and Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Construction, Inc., a California corporation,
and that no
other agreement, statement, or promise shall be valid or binding.
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4. Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by
facsimile)
each of which when so executed will be deemed an original and all of
which, when
taken together, will constitute one and the same agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the
date first
above written.
SOLAR
POWER, INC.,
a
California corporation
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
_______________________________________
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Title:
_________________________________________
|
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XXXX
RENEWABLES CONSULTING, INC., a
California corporation
|
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By:
__________________________________________
|
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Name:
_______________________________________
|
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Title:
_________________________________________
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SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
|
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____________________________________
|
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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____________________________________
|
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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____________________________________
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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2
SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND
PLAN
OF MERGER
This
Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “Amendment”) is
entered into and effective as of November 15, 2006 by and among Solar
Power,
Inc., a California corporation (“SPI”), Xxxx Renewables Consulting, Inc., a
California corporation (“DRCI”), and Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and
Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx (collectively referred to herein as the “Selling Shareholders”).
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders are also each individually referred
to
herein as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders are parties to that certain
Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of August 20, 2006 (the “Original Merger Agreement”), as
amended by that certain First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of
Merger
dated October 31, 2006 (collectively referred to as the “Merger
Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
SPI, DRCI and the Selling Shareholders desire to amend certain terms
of the
Merger Agreement as set forth herein in this Amendment.
WHEREAS,
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
ascribed
to them in the Merger Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises, the mutual agreements
set
forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree
as
follows:
1.
Defined
Terms.
For all
purposes of this Amendment, except as otherwise expressly provided
or amended
herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings attributed
to
them by the Original Merger Agreement.
2.
Purpose.
It is
the intent of the parties that (a) total consideration for the shares
of Common
Stock of DRCI shall be in cash, (b) the Selling Shareholders shall
have no
franchise rights or subcontract rights in any existing or future PV
contracts,
(c) the Selling Shareholders shall not be entitled to any earnout payments
and
franchise rights, and (d) the total merger consideration shall be $1,446,565,
of
which $420,000 in cash shall be paid to the Selling Shareholders on
a pro rata
basis ($140,000 each), and the balance of $1,026,565 shall be paid
to DSCI in
consideration for (i) payment of outstanding indebtedness owed to DSCI
by DRCI,
and (ii) transfer and assignment of existing PV contracts to DRCI or
SPI.
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3.
Recital.
The
fifth
clause of the Recitals of the Original Merger Agreement is hereby amended
and
restated in its entirety as follows:
“WHEREAS,
at the
effective time of such merger, each outstanding share of common stock
of the
Company will be converted into and exchanged for a right to receive
cash as
further described herein.”
4.
Definitions.
Article
I (Definitions) of the Original Merger Agreement shall be amended as
follows:
(a) The
following defined terms shall be deleted in their entirety: Current
Assets,
Current Liabilities, Earnout Payment, Earnout Period, Pro Forma Balance
Sheet,
Upfront Cash Consideration, Upfront Consideration, Upfront Equity Consideration
and Working Capital. Accordingly, any references to the deleted defined
terms
throughout the Original Merger Agreement shall also be deleted.
(b) The
following term shall be added:
“Total
Consideration”-
means
$1,446,565, of which $420,000 shall be paid pro rata to the Selling
Shareholders
($140,000 each) as set forth in Schedule
I,
and the
balance of $1,026,565 shall be paid to DSCI to pay for any outstanding
indebtedness owed to DSCI by the Company, and as consideration for
the
assignment and transfer of any existing PV contracts.”
5.
Effective
Time.
Section
2.2 of the Original Merger Agreement shall be amended and restated
in its
entirety as follows:
“2.3
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Time
and Place of Closing.
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The
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”)
will
take place at the offices of Bullivant Xxxxxx Xxxxxx PC, 0000 X Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx
0000, on November 15, 2006 (the “Closing
Date”),
or as
extended upon mutual consent.”
6.
Merger
Consideration.
Section
2.5 of the Original Merger Agreement shall be amended and restated
in its
entirety as follows:
“2.5
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Merger
Consideration.
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The
aggregate consideration that may be paid in the Merger in exchange
for all of
the Company Common Stock shall have an aggregate value equal to the
Total
Consideration.”
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7.
Conversion
of Shares.
Section
3.3 of the Original Merger Agreement shall be amended and restated
in its
entirety as follows:
“3.3
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Conversion
of Shares.
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At
the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the
part of
Acquiror,
the
Company
or any
other party, each share of Company Common Stock shall automatically
be canceled
and shall cease to exist and shall be converted into and exchanged
for the right
to receive a cash payment in the amount of $0.84 such that each Selling
Shareholder will receive an aggregate of $140,000.
Until
surrendered for exchange in accordance with Section 3.4, each certificate
theretofore representing shares of Company Common Stock shall from
and after the
Effective Time represent for all purposes only the right to receive
the
consideration provided in this Section 3.3 in exchange therefor. Acquiror
shall
not be under any obligation to make any payment in exchange for shares
of
Company Common Stock until certificates representing such shares have
been
surrendered in accordance with Section 3.4.”
8.
Exchange
of Shares.
Section
3.4 of the Original Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated
as
follows:
“3.4
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Exchange
of Shares.
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At
the
Closing:
(e) Acquiror
will deliver to each Selling Shareholder, by wire transfer to a bank
account
designated in writing by such Selling Shareholder, immediately available
funds
in an amount as set forth on Schedule
I.
(f)
Selling
Shareholders will deliver to Acquiror for cancellation, free and clear
of all
transfer and stamp tax obligations, Encumbrances, claims and other
charges
thereon of every kind, a certificate representing the shares of Company
Common
Stock held by Selling Shareholders immediately before the Effective
Time.
(g) Selling
Shareholders shall cause full possession and control of all of the
assets and
properties of every kind and nature, tangible and intangible, of the
Company and
of all other things and matters pertaining to the operation of the
business of
the Company to be transferred and delivered to the Surviving
Company.”
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9.
Adjustments
to Upfront Consideration, Earnout, Investment and Securities Matters
and Future
Franchise.
Section
3.5 (Adjustments to Upfront Consideration), Section 3.6 (Earnout),
Section 5.3
(Investment and Securities Matters) and Section 7.9 (Future Franchise
Territories and Photo-Voltaic Equipment Supplies) of the Original Merger
Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety.
10.
DSCI
Debt.
Section
9.5 of the Original Merger Agreement shall be amended and restated
in its
entirety as follows:
“9.5
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DSCI
Debt.
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Acquiror
shall have (a) fully satisfied the Company’s debt to DSCI in full, and (b) paid
DSCI consideration for the transfer of certain PV contracts set forth
on
Exhibit
B
of the
Assignment and Interim Operating Agreement and release of any subcontract
and
franchise rights provided thereunder, which full and complete satisfaction
shall
be evidenced by a total payment of $1,026,565 to DSCI.”
11.
Schedule
I.
Schedule
I of the Original Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in
its
entirety as follows:
Schedule
I
Selling
Shareholders
Shareholder
|
Ownership
%
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Cash
|
Consideration
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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33.33%
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$140,000
|
Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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33.34%
|
$140,000
|
Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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33.33%
|
$140,000
|
Total
|
$420,000
|
12. Indemnification
Amount.
In
Sections 10.1 and 10.2 of the Original Merger Agreement, the term “One Million
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000)” shall be deleted and replaced by
“One Million Four Hundred Forty Six Thousand Five Hundred Sixty Five
Dollars
($1,446,565).”
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13. Agreement
of Merger.
Agreement of Merger of Solar Power, Inc., and Xxxx Renewables Consulting
Inc.
attached as Exhibit
C
of the
Original Merger Agreement shall be deleted and replaced in its entirety
with the
Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
14. Effect
of Amendment.
Except
as expressly modified by the provisions hereof, the Merger Agreement
is in all
respects ratified and confirmed, and shall continue in full force and
effect in
accordance with its terms. To the extent that there are any inconsistencies
among this Amendment, the Assignment and Interim Operating Agreement
or the
Merger Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Amendment shall
prevail.
15. Entire
Agreement.
The
Merger Agreement and this Amendment, taken as a whole, shall supersede
any and
all agreements, either oral or written, between the Parties with respect
to
their subject matter. Each Party acknowledges that no representations,
inducements, promises, or agreements, orally or otherwise, have been
made by any
Party or anyone acting on behalf of any Party, which are not embodied
herein, in
the Merger Agreement or in the related Assignment and Interim Operating
Agreement and that no other agreement, statement, or promise shall
be valid or
binding.
16. Counterparts.
This
Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by
facsimile)
each of which when so executed will be deemed an original and all of
which, when
taken together, will constitute one and the same agreement.
(Balance
of Page Intentionally Left Blank)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the
date first
above written.
SOLAR
POWER, INC.,
a
California corporation
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
_______________________________________
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Title:
_________________________________________
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XXXX
RENEWABLES CONSULTING, INC., a
California corporation
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By:
__________________________________________
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Name:
_______________________________________
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Title:
_________________________________________
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SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
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____________________________________
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Xxxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
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____________________________________
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxxx
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____________________________________
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Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
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