AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER among MORLEX, INC. RHI MERGER SUB, INC. AND RIGHTSIDE HOLDINGS, INC. February 7, 2008
EXECUTION
COPY
among
MORLEX,
INC.
RHI
MERGER SUB, INC.
AND
RIGHTSIDE
HOLDINGS, INC.
February
7, 2008
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE
II GENERAL; CLOSING; CLOSING DELIVERABLES
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1
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2.1
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THE
MERGER
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1
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2.2
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EFFECTIVE
TIME OF THE MERGER
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1
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2.3
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EFFECT
OF THE MERGER
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1
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2.4
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CHARTER;
BY-LAWS; OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF SURVIVING CORPORATION
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2
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2.5
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CLOSING
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2
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ARTICLE
III CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
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2
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3.1
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EFFECT
ON THE STOCK OF THE CONSTITUENT CORPORATIONS
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2
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3.2
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FRACTIONAL
SHARES
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4
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3.3
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EXCHANGE
OF SHARES AND CERTIFICATES
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4
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3.4
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RESALE
RESTRICTIONS
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5
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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6
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4.1
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ORGANIZATION
AND GOOD STANDING
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6
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4.2
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CAPITALIZATION
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7
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4.3
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CORPORATE
AUTHORITY
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7
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4.4
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GOVERNMENTAL
FILINGS AND CONSENTS
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8
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4.5
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NO
VIOLATIONS
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8
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4.6
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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9
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4.7
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ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS
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10
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4.8
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ACTIONS;
ORDERS
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11
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4.9
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TAXES
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12
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4.10
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EMPLOYEE
BENEFITS
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14
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4.11
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LABOR
MATTERS
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14
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4.12
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COMPLIANCE
WITH LAWS; GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS; ETC.
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14
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4.13
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LEASED
REAL PROPERTY; PERSONAL PROPERTY
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15
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4.14
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CONTRACTS;
NO DEFAULT
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16
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4.15
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INSURANCE
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17
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4.16
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ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
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18
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4.17
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BROKERS
AND FINDERS
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19
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4.18
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NO
UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES
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19
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4.19
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INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
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19
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4.20
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BANK
ACCOUNTS
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23
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4.21
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INTERCOMPANY
ACCOUNTS
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23
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4.22
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PARENT
SHAREHOLDERS
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23
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4.23
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DISCLOSURE
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23
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ARTICLE
V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER
SUB
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23
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5.1
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ORGANIZATION
AND QUALIFICATION
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23
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5.2
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CAPITALIZATION
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24
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5.3
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ISSUANCE
OF THE SHARES
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25
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5.4
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AUTHORITY
RELATIVE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
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25
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5.5
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NO
CONFLICTS, REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS
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25
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5.6
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SEC
REPORTS
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25
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5.7
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SCOPE
OF OPERATIONS; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS
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26
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5.8
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LIABILITIES
AND CONTRACTS
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26
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5.9
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LITIGATION
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26
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5.10
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BROKERS
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27
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5.11
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BUSINESS
OF MERGER SUB
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27
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5.12
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ASSETS
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27
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5.13
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RESTRICTIONS
ON BUSINESS ACTIVITY OF PARENT
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27
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5.14
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ABSENCE
OF CERTAIN CHANGES AND EVENTS.
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27
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ARTICLE
VI COVENANTS
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27
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6.1
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CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS
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27
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6.2
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ACCESS
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28
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6.3
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REQUIRED
APPROVALS
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28
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6.4
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REASONABLE
BEST EFFORTS
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28
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6.5
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PUBLICITY
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29
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6.6
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CONFIDENTIALITY
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29
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6.7
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FURTHER
ASSURANCES
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29
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6.8
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NOTIFICATIONS
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29
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6.9
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EXPENSES
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30
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6.10
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SEC
FILINGS
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30
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6.11
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STOCKHOLDER
APPROVAL
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30
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6.12
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TAX
TREATMENT
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30
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6.13
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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31
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6.14
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ACCOUNTING
CERTIFICATES
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31
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6.15
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EXTINGUISHMENT
OF LIABILITIES
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31
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6.16
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FINANCING
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31
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6.17
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TERMINATION
OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
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31
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6.18
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STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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31
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ARTICLE
VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSE
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32
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7.1
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CONDITIONS
TO EACH PARTY’S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER
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32
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7.2
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CONDITIONS
TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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32
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7.3
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CONDITIONS
TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
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32
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ARTICLE
VIII SURVIVAL
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34
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8.1
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SURVIVAL
OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS
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34
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ARTICLE
IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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34
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9.1
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TERMINATION
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34
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9.2
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EFFECT
OF TERMINATION
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34
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9.3
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FEES
AND EXPENSES
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35
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ARTICLE
X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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35
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10.1
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ASSIGNMENTS;
SUCCESSORS: NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS
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35
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10.2
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ENTIRE
AGREEMENT
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35
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10.3
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AMENDMENT
OR MODIFICATION
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35
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10.4
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NOTICES
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35
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10.5
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GOVERNING
LAW
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38
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10.6
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CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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38
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10.7
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SEVERABILITY
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39
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10.8
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WAIVER
OF CONDITIONS
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39
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10.9
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DESCRIPTIVE
HEADINGS; CONSTRUCTION
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39
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10.10
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COUNTERPARTS
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40
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10.11
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TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE
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40
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ANNEXES,
SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Annexes
Annex
I
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Definitions
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Schedules
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Schedule
4.1
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Organization
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Schedule
4.2
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Capitalization
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Schedule
4.4
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Consents
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Schedule
4.5
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Noncontravention
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Schedule
4.6
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Financials
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Schedule
4.7
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Absence
of Changes or Events
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Schedule
4.8
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Actions;
Orders
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Schedule
4.9
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Tax
Matters
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Schedule
4.10
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Employee
Benefits
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Schedule
4.11
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Labor
Matters
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Schedule
4.12
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Compliance
with Laws
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Schedule
4.13
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Leased
Property
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Schedule
4.14
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Contracts
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Schedule
4.15
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Insurance
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Schedule
4.16
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Environmental
Matters
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Schedule
4.18
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No
Undisclosed Liabilities
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Schedule
4.19
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Intellectual
Property
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Schedule
4.20
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Bank
Accounts
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Schedule
4.21
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Intercompany
Accounts
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Schedule
I
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List
of Executive Officers or Employees with Knowledge
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Exhibits
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Exhibit
A
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Certificate
of Merger
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Exhibit
B-1
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate of the Company
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Exhibit
B-2
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Form
of Officer’s Certificate of Parent and Merger Sub
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Exhibit
C
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Form
of Legal Opinion of Counsel to Parent and Merger
Sub
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this
“Agreement”),
dated
as of February
7, 2008,
by and
among MORLEX,
INC.,
a
Colorado corporation (“Parent”),
RHI
MERGER SUB, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (“Merger
Sub”)
and
RIGHTSIDE
HOLDINGS, INC.,
a
Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
WHEREAS,
the
respective Boards of Directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have
approved the merger of the Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the
Company being the surviving corporation as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(the “Merger”),
all
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS,
it is
intended that, for federal income tax purposes, the Merger is one of a series
of
integrated transactions qualifying under the provisions of Section 351 of
the Code (as defined in Section
4.8(a));
NOW,
THEREFORE,
in
consideration of the premises and the mutual benefits to be derived from this
Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and
conditions contained herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as set forth
below.
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized
terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings
assigned to such terms in Annex I
hereto.
ARTICLE
II
GENERAL;
CLOSING; CLOSING DELIVERABLES
2.1 The
Merger.
In
accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
the
Certificate of Merger, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
A
(the
“Certificate
of Merger”),
and
the DGCL (as defined in Section
2.5
below),
at the Effective Time (as defined in Section
2.2
below)
the Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, which, at and after
the Effective Time, shall be and is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
“Surviving
Corporation.”
The
name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Rightside Holdings, Inc. The Company
and Merger Sub are hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as the
“Constituent
Corporations.”
2.2 Effective
Time of the Merger.
The
Merger shall become effective upon the filing by the Company of the Certificate
of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the
acceptance thereof by such Secretary of State and by making all other filings
or
recordings required under the DGCL. The Certificate of Merger shall be executed
and delivered in the manner provided under the DGCL. The time when the Merger
shall become effective is referred to in this Agreement as the “Effective
Time.”
2.3 Effect
of the Merger.
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Except
as
specifically set forth in this Agreement or in the Certificate of Merger, at
the
Effective Time, the separate existence and corporate organization of the Merger
Sub shall cease, the Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Surviving
Corporation and the Merger shall have the effects provided in the DGCL. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time all the
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company
and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities, obligations, restrictions, disabilities and duties of the Company
and Merger Sub shall become the debts, liabilities, obligations, restrictions,
disabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
2.4 Charter;
By-Laws; Officers and Directors of Surviving
Corporation.
From
and
after the Effective Time, (a) the certificate of incorporation of the
Company shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
until altered, amended or repealed as provided in the DGCL; (b) the bylaws
of the Company shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation, unless and
until altered, amended or repealed as provided in the DGCL, the Surviving
Corporation’s certificate of incorporation or such bylaws; and (c) the
officers and directors of the Company shall become the officers and directors,
respectively, of the Surviving Corporation, unless and until removed or until
their respective terms of office shall have expired in accordance with the
DGCL
or the Surviving Corporation’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, as
applicable.
2.5 Closing.
The
closing of the Transactions (the “Closing”)
will
take place as promptly as practicable (and in any event within two business
days) after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article
VII
(other
than conditions that require the delivery of documents, which may be satisfied
at the Closing), but no later than February 28, 2008. The Closing shall be
held
at such time and place as agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The date
on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing
Date”.
At the
Closing, each of Parent and the Company shall deliver the agreements,
certificates and other documents required to be delivered and which have not
been delivered prior to the Closing. At the end of the Closing, the Company
shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate
of Merger with respect to the Merger pursuant to and in compliance with this
Agreement and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the
“DGCL”).
ARTICLE
III
CONVERSION
OF SECURITIES
3.1 Effect
on the Stock of the Constituent Corporations.
As of
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holders of any shares of stock of the Constituent
Corporations:
(a) Conversion
of Merger Sub Stock.
Each
share of common stock of Merger Sub, par value $.001 per share, issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into
and
become one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $.001
per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
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(b) Cancellation
of Treasury Shares or Shares held by Parent or Merger Sub.
Each
share of capital stock of the Company that is held in the treasury of the
Company or issued and owned by Parent or Merger Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall automatically be cancelled and retired without any
conversion thereof and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be
delivered in exchange therefor.
(c) Cancellation
of Stock Option Plans and Agreements.
Any and
all stock option plans or agreements of the Company that are set forth in
Schedule
4.10
of the
Disclosure Schedule, and any stock option grants made in connection therewith,
to the extent that they remain unvested as of the Effective Time, shall
automatically be terminated and shall cease to exist, and no issuances or
payments shall be required thereunder, other than with respect to those shares
already committed to be issued pursuant to options to acquire shares of Company
Common Stock outstanding and vested at the Effective Time under any such Company
stock option plans (individually, a "Company
Stock Option"
and
collectively, the "Company
Stock Options").
The
Company shall cause the holders of all vested options to acquire
shares of Company Common Stock under all Company Stock Options to exercise
such stock options immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Conversion
of Company Common Stock.
Each
share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, other than shares to be cancelled in accordance with
Section
3.1(b),
and
subject to
Section 3.1(g),
shall
automatically be converted into and become the right to receive 0.4236 (the
“Exchange
Ratio”)
fully
paid and nonassessable shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of
Parent (“Parent
Common Stock”)
which,
in addition to any cash in lieu of any fractional interests pursuant to
Section
3.2,
shall
constitute the merger consideration (the “Merger
Consideration”).
As of
the Effective Time, shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease
to
exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such Company Common
Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right
to
receive the Merger Consideration upon surrender of such certificate. In no
event
shall interest be paid or accrued on the Merger Consideration.
(e) Company
Preferred Stock.
From
and after the Effective Time, the Company’s Preferred Stock (as defined below)
immediately prior to the Effective Time will be deemed the preferred stock
of
the Surviving Corporation (“Surviving
Corp. Preferred Stock”).
From
and after the Effective Time, the Certificate of Designations of the
Company’s Preferred Stock shall be the Certificate of Designations of the
Surviving Corp. Preferred Stock until altered, amended or repealed as provided
in the DGCL. As
promptly as practicable following the Closing, each share of Surviving Corp.
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding shall be converted into Parent Preferred
Stock and/or Parent Common Stock on such terms as determined by the Board of
Directors of Parent, with the consent of the holders of the Surviving Corp.
Preferred Stock to the extent required.
(f) Adjustments
to Exchange Ratio.
The
Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to reflect fully the appropriate effect of
any
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Stock or Company
Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other
like
change with respect to Parent Common Stock or Company Common Stock having a
record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective
Time.
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(g) Dissent
Rights.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, shares
(“Dissent
Shares”)
of the
Company Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time and that are held by any person who is entitled to demand and properly
demands payment of the fair value of such Dissent Shares pursuant to, and who
complies in all respects with, the DGCL shall not be converted into Merger
Consideration as provided in Section
3.1(d),
but
rather the holders of Dissent Shares shall be entitled to payment of the fair
market value of such Dissent Shares in accordance with the DGCL; provided,
however,
that if
any such holder shall fail to perfect or otherwise shall waive, withdraw or
lose
the right to receive payment of fair market value under the DGCL, then the
right
of such holder to be paid the fair value of such holder’s Dissent Shares shall
cease and such Dissent Shares shall be deemed to have been converted as of
the
Effective Time into, and to have become exchangeable solely for the right to
receive, Merger Consideration as provided in Section
3.1(d).
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any amounts to
be
paid pursuant to this Section
3.1(g)
other
than Merger Consideration shall be paid by the Surviving Corporation and not
by
Parent.
3.2 Fractional
Shares.
No
certificates representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be
issued in connection with the Merger, and such fractional shares shall not
entitle the owner thereof to any rights of a stockholder of Parent. In lieu
of
any such fractional shares, each holder of shares of Company Common Stock
exchanged pursuant to Section
3.1(d)
who
would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent
Common Stock (after taking into account all shares of Company Common Stock
then
held by such holder) shall receive cash (without interest) in an amount equal
to
the product of such fractional part of a share of Parent Common Stock multiplied
by the average of the closing prices of the Parent Common Stock on the OTCBB
as
reported on the OTCBB for the 10 consecutive trading days ending on the second
trading day prior to the Closing Date, or, in the event that there has been
no
trading of Parent Common Stock during such 10-day period, the last available
closing price of the Parent Common Stock on the OTCBB.
3.3 Exchange
of Shares and Certificates.
(a) Exchange
Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall engage a
nationally-recognized institution reasonably satisfactory to the Company to
act
as exchange agent in connection with the Merger (the “Exchange
Agent”).
At
the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with the Exchange Agent, in trust
for
the benefit of the holders of shares of Company Common Stock immediately prior
to the Effective Time, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common
Stock issuable pursuant to Section
3.1(d).
In
addition, Parent shall make available by depositing with the Exchange Agent,
as
necessary from time to time after the Effective Time, cash in an amount
sufficient to make the payments in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to
Section
3.2
and any
distributions to which holders of shares of Company Common Stock may be entitled
pursuant to Section
3.3(d).
All
cash and Parent Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter
be referred to as the “Exchange
Fund.”
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(b) At
or
after the Closing, each holder of a certificate representing the Company Common
Stock (the “Certificates”)
shall
surrender and deliver such Certificate to the Exchange Agent together with
a
duly completed and executed transmittal letter. Upon such surrender and
delivery, the holder shall receive the Merger Consideration. Until so
surrendered and exchanged, each Certificate formerly representing an outstanding
share of Company Common Stock shall, after the Effective Time, be deemed for
all
purposes to evidence only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration.
(c) At
the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and
no
transfer of shares of Company Common Stock shall be recorded thereafter, other
than transfers of shares of Company Common Stock that have occurred prior to
the
Effective Time. In the event that, after the Effective Time, Certificates are
presented for transfer to the Company, Merger Sub or Parent, they shall be
delivered to the Exchange Agent and exchanged for the Merger Consideration
as
provided for in this Section 3.3.
(d) Any
Merger Consideration that remains undistributed to the stockholders of the
Company as of the Effective Time after four months have elapsed following the
Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent by the Exchange Agent, upon demand,
and any former stockholders of the Company who have not previously complied
with
this Section 3.3
shall
thereafter look only to Parent for payment of their claim for the Merger
Consideration or distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock.
(e) Neither
the Exchange Agent, nor any of the Company, Merger Sub or Parent shall be liable
to any holder of shares of Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock
with
respect to any Merger Consideration (or distributions with respect to Parent
Common Stock) delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(f) In
the
event any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange
Agent shall deliver the Merger Consideration and any distributions with respect
to Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled in exchange for such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of
that
fact by the record holder thereof and the delivery of such bond as the Exchange
Agent may reasonably require.
(g) No
transfer taxes shall be payable by any stockholder of the Company in respect
of
the issuance of the Parent Common Stock under this Section 3.3,
except
that if any Parent Common Stock is to be issued in a name other than that in
which the Certificate surrendered has been registered, it shall be a condition
of such issuance that the Person requesting such issuance shall pay to Parent
any transfer taxes payable by reason thereof, or of any prior transfer of such
surrendered Certificate, or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such
taxes have been paid or are not payable.
3.4 Resale
Restrictions.
(a) The
stockholders of the Company who received shares of Parent Common Stock as Merger
Consideration may not offer or sell any shares of Parent Common Stock unless
such offer or sale is made (i) pursuant to an effective registration of such
Parent Common Stock under the Securities Act, or (ii) pursuant to an available
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Parent
shall
refuse to register the transfer of any Parent Common Stock not made in
accordance with this Section
3.4
and for
such purpose may place stop order instructions with its transfer agent with
respect to the Parent Common Stock issued as Merger Consideration. A proposed
transfer shall be deemed to comply with this Section
3.4
if the
applicable stockholder delivers to Parent a legal opinion in form and substance
satisfactory to Parent from counsel reasonably satisfactory to Parent to the
effect that such transfer complies with this Section
3.4.
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(b) During
any time that a stockholder of the Company is not entitled to sell the shares
of
Parent Common Stock received as Merger Consideration such stockholder may not
(i) offer, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase,
purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant
to
purchase, or otherwise transfer to dispose of, directly or indirectly, any
shares of Parent Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable
or exchangeable for Parent Common Stock, or (ii) enter into any swap or other
arrangement that transfers all or a portion of the economic consequences
associated with the ownership of any Parent Common Stock (regardless of whether
any of the transactions described in clause (i) or (ii) is to be settled by
the
delivery of Parent Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise).
(c) Each
certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock issued as Merger
Consideration will bear the following legend or one substantially similar
thereto:
THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”),
OR
ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THESE SECURITIES HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO DISTRIBUTION OR RESALE, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD,
MORTGAGED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE
REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE
STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR THE AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS.
ARTICLE
IV
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
As
used
herein, (i) any reference to any event, change or effect being “material”
with
respect to the Company means an event, change or effect which is material in
relation to the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, business,
operations, prospects, assets or results of operations of the Company, and
(ii)
the term “Material
Adverse Effect”
on
the
Company means a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or
otherwise), properties, business, operations, assets or results of operations
of
the Company.
The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and the Merger Sub, as of
the
date hereof and as of the Closing Date, as follows:
4.1 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 its jurisdiction of incorporation, with full corporate power
and authority to conduct its business as it is now being conducted, to own
or
use the properties or assets that it purports to own or use, and to perform
all
of its obligations under all Contracts. Subject to Schedule
4.1(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business
as
a foreign corporation and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which either the ownership or use of the properties owned or
used by it, or the nature of the activities conducted by it, requires such
licensing, qualification or good standing, except for any failure to so license,
qualify or be in such good standing, which, when taken together with all other
such failures, has not had, does not have and could not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The
Company made available or delivered to Parent a true and complete copy of the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, each as amended to date
(collectively, the “Company’s
Organizational Documents”).
The
Company’s Organizational Documents so delivered are in full force and
effect.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.1(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no Subsidiaries.
4.2 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 130,000,000 shares
consisting of: (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 20,011,428
shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding and owned as set forth in
Schedule
4.2(a)
and (ii)
shares of 12% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $.001 per share
(the “Preferred
Stock”),
of
which 5,720,000 shares of Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding and owned
as set forth in Schedule
4.2(a).
All of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been
duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and have been
issued in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities
laws.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.2(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no shares of capital stock or other securities
of
the Company (i) reserved for issuance or (ii) subject to preemptive rights
or
any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible
securities or other agreements or other instruments outstanding or in effect
giving any Person the right to acquire any shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company or any commitments of any character relating to the
issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of the Company. The Company
does not have outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations
the
holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into or exercisable
for
securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on
any
matter (“Voting
Debt”).
4.3 Corporate
Authority.
The
Company has the full legal right, requisite corporate power and authority and
has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute, deliver and
perform fully, its obligations under this Agreement and to allow it to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery
by
the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized and approved by
the
Board of Directors of the Company and, except for shareholder approval (the
“Shareholder
Approval”),
no
other corporate proceeding with respect to the Company is necessary to authorize
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been
duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes valid and binding
agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms.
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4.4 Governmental
Filings and Consents.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.4
of the
Disclosure Schedule, no notices, reports, submissions or other filings
(collectively, “Filings”)
are
required to be made by the Company with, nor are any consents, registrations,
approvals, declarations, permits, expiration of any applicable waiting periods
or authorizations (collectively, “Consents”)
required to be obtained by the Company from, any foreign, federal, state, local,
municipal, county or other governmental, quasi-governmental, administrative
or
regulatory authority, body, agency, court, tribunal, commission or other similar
entity (including any branch, department or official thereof) (“Governmental
Entity”),
in
connection with the execution or delivery by the Company of this Agreement,
the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, or the consummation
by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5 No
Violations.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.5
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, and the performance and consummation by the Company of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby will not, directly or indirectly (with or
without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both):
(a) contravene,
conflict with, or constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default
under (i) any provision of the Company’s Organizational Documents; or (ii) any
resolution adopted by the Board of Directors (or similar governing body) or
the
shareholders of the Company;
(b) contravene,
conflict with, or constitute or result in a breach or violation of or a default
under, or the acceleration of, or the triggering of any payment or other
obligations pursuant to, any existing Benefit Plan (as defined in Section
4.10
below)
or award made under any of the foregoing;
(c) contravene,
conflict with, or constitute or result in a breach or violation of, or a default
under, or the cancellation, modification or termination of, or the acceleration
of, or the creation of a Lien on any material properties or assets owned or
used
by the Company pursuant to, or require the making of any Filing or the obtaining
of any Consent under, any provision of any material agreement, license, lease,
understanding, contract, loan, note, mortgage, indenture, promise, undertaking
or other commitment or obligation (whether written or oral and express or
implied) (a “Contract”),
under
which the Company is bound or is subject to any obligation or Liability or
by
which any of their respective assets owned or used are or may become bound
(an
“Applicable
Contract”),
in
each case other than as set forth in Schedule
4.5(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule; or
(d) contravene,
conflict with, or constitute or result in a breach or violation of any Law
(as
defined below), award, decision, injunction, judgment, decree, settlement,
order, process, ruling, subpoena or verdict (whether temporary, preliminary
or
permanent) entered, issued, made or rendered by any court, administrative
agency, arbitrator, Governmental Entity or other tribunal of competent
jurisdiction (“Order”)
or
give any Governmental Entity or any other Person the right to challenge any
of
the transactions contemplated hereby or to exercise any remedy or obtain any
relief under, any Law or any Order to which the Company, or any of the assets
owned or used by the Company, are subject.
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(e) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “Law”
shall
mean any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, international,
multinational, or other constitution, law, rule, standard, requirement,
administrative ruling, order, ordinance, principle of common law, legal
doctrine, code, regulation, statute, treaty or process. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “Governmental
Authorization”
shall
mean any approval, franchise, certificate of authority, order, consent,
judgment, decree, license, permit, waiver or other authorization issued,
granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Entity or pursuant to any Law.
4.6 Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule
4.6(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule contains the following financial statements (collectively,
the “Financial
Statements”):
(i)
audited balance sheet of the Company (including the notes thereto, the
“2006
Balance Sheet”)
at
December 31, 2006 (the “Balance
Sheet Date”),
and
the related audited statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flow for the fiscal year then ended, together with the report thereon
of
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx PLLC, independent certified public accountants, and (ii)
an
unaudited balance sheet of the Company at September 30, 2007 (the “Interim
Balance Sheet”)
and
the related unaudited statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flow for the nine (9) months then ended, including in each case the notes
thereto.
(b) Subject
to Schedule
4.6(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Financial Statements and notes fairly present the
financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’
equity and cash flow of the Company at the respective dates of and for the
periods referred to in such Financial Statements, all in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis during the periods presented, subject, in the
case
of unaudited financial statements, to normal recurring year-end adjustments
(the
effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be material in
amount or effect) and the absence of notes (that, if presented, would not differ
materially from those included in the 2006 Balance Sheet). As of their
respective dates, the Financial Statements did not, and any financial statements
subsequent to the date hereof will not, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
in
which they were made, not materially misleading.
(c) Subject
to Schedule
4.6(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Financial Statements were compiled from and are in
accordance with the books and records of the Company. The books and records
(including the books of account, minute books, stock record books and other
records) of the Company, all of which have been made available to Parent, are
true and complete in all material respects, have been maintained in accordance
with sound business practices and accurately present and reflect in all material
respects all of the transactions and actions therein described. At the Closing,
all of those books and records shall be in the possession of the
Company.
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4.7 Absence
of Certain Changes and Events.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.7
of the
Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 2006 through and including the date
of
this Agreement, the Company has conducted the Business only in, and has not
engaged in any transaction other than according to, the ordinary and usual
course of its Business in a manner consistent with its past practice
(“Ordinary
Course of Business”),
and
there has not been any:
(a) change
in
the business, operations, properties, prospects, assets, or condition of the
Company, including without limitation, change in the: (i) business organization
of the Company (including all agency, brokerage and similar relationships of
the
Business); (ii) services provided by the officers, employees, agents or brokers
of the Company; (iii) relationships and goodwill with customers, landlords,
creditors, employees, agents, brokers and others having business relationships
with the Company; or (iv) existing levels of insurance coverage of the Company
that has had, does have or could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company;
(b) (i)
change in the authorized or issued capital stock of the Company; (ii) grant
of
any new or amendment of any existing stock option, warrant, or other right
to
purchase shares of capital stock of the Company; (iii) issuance of any security
convertible into the capital stock of the Company; (iv) grant of any
registration rights in respect of the capital stock of the Company; (v)
reclassification, combination, split, subdivision, purchase, redemption,
retirement, issuance, sale, or any other acquisition or disposition, directly
or
indirectly, by the Company of any shares of the capital stock of the Company;
(vi) amendment of any material term of any outstanding security of the Company;
or (vii) declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend (whether in
cash,
securities or other property) or other distribution or payment in respect of
the
shares of the capital stock of the Company;
(c) amendment
or other change in the Company’s Organizational Documents;
(d) (i)
acquisition (including by way of merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock
or assets) by the Company of any Person or any division thereof or material
portion of the assets thereof; (ii) liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of,
or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of, the Company; or
(iii) organization of any new Company Subsidiary or joint venture by the
Company;
(e) (i)
increase in salary, bonus or other compensation (other than compensation
increases made in the Ordinary Course of Business) of any employee, director
or
consultant of the Company; (ii) increase in benefits, material waivers or
variations for the benefit of any such employee, director or consultant,
material amendments, or payments or grants of awards that were not required,
under any Benefit Plan, or adoption or execution of any new Benefit Plan (other
than any such events in the Ordinary Course of Business); or (iii) establishment
or adoption of, or amendment to, any collective bargaining
agreement;
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(f) damage
to
or destruction or loss of any asset or property of the Company, whether or
not
covered by insurance, that has had, does have or could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(g) payment
of, accrual or commitment for, capital expenditures in excess of $100,000
individually or $250,000 in the aggregate;
(h) except
in
each case in the Ordinary Course of Business, (i) incurrence of any Liability;
(ii) making of any loans or advances; or (iii) payment, discharge or
satisfaction of Liabilities reflected or reserved against in the Financial
Statements or subsequently incurred in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(i) (i)
cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights with a value to the Company
in
excess of $100,000; (ii) settlement or compromise of any Action other than
such
Actions in which the amount paid in settlement or compromise, including the
cost
to the Company of complying with any provision of such settlement or compromise
other than cash payments, does not exceed $100,000; or (iii) other than in
the
Ordinary Course of Business, modification, amendment or termination of any
material Applicable Contract;
(j) tax
election made or changed, settlement of any material audit, filing of any
amended Tax Returns or cancellation or termination of any insurance policy
naming the Company as a beneficiary or loss-payable payee except in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(k) entrance
into or amendment, renewal or extension of, any Contract of any type listed
in
Section
4.15
hereof;
or
(l) agreement
(whether written or oral and express or implied) by the Company to do any of
the
foregoing.
4.8 Actions;
Orders.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.8(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no civil, criminal, administrative, investigative
or informal actions, audits, demands, suits, claims, arbitrations, hearings,
litigations, disputes, investigations or other proceedings of any kind or nature
(“Actions”)
or
Orders issued, pending or threatened in writing against the Company or any
of
its assets, at law, in equity or otherwise, in, before, by, or otherwise
involving, any Governmental Entity, arbitrator or other Person that individually
or in the aggregate, (i) have had, do have or could reasonably be expected
to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or (ii) question or challenge
the
validity or legality of, or have the effect of prohibiting, preventing,
restraining, restricting, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering
with, this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
or any action taken or proposed to be taken by the Company pursuant hereto
or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. To the Knowledge (as
defined below) of the Company, no event has occurred or circumstance exists
that
could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the
commencement of any such Action or the issuance of any such Order. For purposes
of this Agreement, “Knowledge”
means
the knowledge of a particular fact or other matter, which the Company shall
be
deemed to have if: (a) any executive officer or other employee of the
Company listed on Schedule I,
is
actually aware of such fact or other matter; or (b) that knowledge should have
been acquired by such Person after making such due inquiry and exercising such
due diligence as a prudent businessperson would have made or exercised in the
management of his or her business affairs, including due inquiry of those
officers, directors, key employees and professional advisers (including
attorneys, accountants and consultants) of such Person who could reasonably
be
expected to have actual knowledge of the matters in question.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.8(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no Order to which the Company or any of the assets
owned or used by the Company, is subject.
4.9 Taxes.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.9(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) all Tax Returns that are or were required to be filed
by or with respect to the Company have been filed on a timely basis (taking
into
account all extensions of due dates) in accordance with applicable Law, (ii)
all
Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) are true and complete in all material
respects, (iii) all material Taxes due for the periods covered by such Tax
Returns, including any Taxes payable pursuant to any assessment made by the
Internal Revenue Service or other relevant taxing authority in respect of such
periods, have been paid in full, and (iv) all estimated Taxes required to be
paid in respect of the Company have been paid in full when due in accordance
with applicable Law. The Company has delivered or made available to Parent
true
and complete copies of all Tax Returns filed by the Company since December
31,
2006, and Schedule
4.9(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all such Tax
Returns.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.9(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) there is no material action, suit, proceeding,
investigation, audit or claim now pending with respect to the Company in respect
of any tax, nor has any material claim for additional Tax been asserted in
writing by any taxing authority since December 31, 2006, (ii) since December
31,
2006, no claim has been made in writing by any taxing authority in a
jurisdiction where the Company has not filed a Tax Return that it is or may
be
subject to tax by such jurisdiction, and (iii) the Company has not given or
been
requested to give a waiver or extension (or is or could 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 is or is
reasonably likely to be liable. No examinations, adjustments, assertions of
deficiencies or assessments have been made by the Internal Revenue Service
or
the relevant state, local or foreign taxing authority with respect to any Tax
Returns referred to in Section
4.9(a)
hereof.
(c) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.9(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the charges, accruals and reserves with respect to Taxes
provided in the Interim Balance Sheet are adequate (determined in accordance
with GAAP) to cover the aggregate liability of the Company Taxes in respect
of
all Pre-Closing Tax Periods for which Tax Returns have not yet been filed or
for
which Taxes are not yet due and payable.
(d) There
is
no tax sharing agreement, contract or intercompany account system in existence
not reflected on the Company’s consolidated tax return or financial statements
that would require any payment by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
The Company has no liability for indemnification of third parties with respect
to Taxes or any liability for Taxes as a transferee.
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(e) The
Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within
the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(f) There
are
no Liens relating or attributable to Taxes with respect to, or in connection
with, the assets of the Company other than Liens for current Taxes not yet
due.
There is no basis for the assertion of any claim for Taxes which, if adversely
determined, would or is reasonably likely to result in the imposition of any
Lien on the assets of the Company or otherwise adversely affect Parent, the
Company or their use of such assets.
(g) All
Taxes
that the Company is or was required by Law to withhold or collect have been
duly
withheld or collected and, to the extent required by applicable Law, have been
paid to the proper Governmental Entity or other Person.
(h) The
Company has provided Parent with copies of all record retention agreements
currently in effect between the Company and any taxing authority.
(i) The
Company has not distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock
distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended
to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the
Code.
(j) The
Company has not been a member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of
Code
§ 1504(a)) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group
the common parent of which is the Company) or (ii) except as set forth in
Schedule
4.9(j)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than
any of the Company and its Subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations § 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee
or
successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(k) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.9(k)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company will not be required to include in a taxable
period ending after the Closing Date taxable income attributable to income
that
accrued in a prior taxable period as a result of the installment method of
accounting, the completed contract method of accounting, the long-term contract
method of accounting, the cash method of accounting or Section 481 of the Code
or comparable provisions of state or local tax law, or for any other
reason.
(l) The
Company has not been a partner for tax purposes with respect to any joint
venture, partnership, or other arrangement or contract which is treated as
a
partnership for tax purposes.
(m) The
Company has not entered into any transaction identified as a “reportable
transaction” or “listed transaction” for purposes of Code Section 6707A(c) or
Treasury Regulations Sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2).
(n) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
means
any taxable year or period that ends on or before the Closing Date and, with
respect to any taxable year or period beginning before and ending after the
Closing Date, the portion of such taxable year or period ending on and including
the Closing Date.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, report, notice, form, declaration, claim for refund, estimate,
election, or information statement or other document relating to any tax,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and any amendment
thereof.
4.10 Employee
Benefits.
(a)
Except as set forth in Schedule
4.10
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not maintain, contribute nor is it
required to contribute to any Benefit Plan.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, the following term shall have the following
meaning:
“Benefit
Plan”
means
any profit-sharing, pension, severance, thrift, savings, incentive, change
of
control, employment, retirement, bonus, deferred compensation, group life and
health insurance and other employee benefit plan, agreement, arrangement or
commitment, which is maintained, contributed to or required to be contributed
to
by the Company on behalf of any current or former employee, director or
consultant of the Company.
4.11 Labor
Matters.
Except as set forth in Schedule
4.11
of the
Disclosure Schedule, no material labor disturbance by the employees of the
Company exists or is threatened in writing.
4.12 Compliance
with Laws; Governmental Authorizations; etc.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.12(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(i) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with each Law (including
Environmental Laws) that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct or
operation of the Business or the ownership or use of any of its
assets;
(ii) no
event
has occurred or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to (with
or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) constitute or
result, directly or indirectly, in a violation by the Company of, or a failure
on the part of the Company to comply in all material respects with, any Law;
and
(iii) the
Company has not received, at anytime, any notice or other communication (whether
oral or written) from any Governmental Entity or any other Person regarding
any
actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of or failure on the part
of
the Company to comply in all material respects with, any Law.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.12(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company holds and maintains in full force and effect
all material Governmental Authorizations required to conduct the Business in
the
manner and in all such jurisdictions as it is currently conducted and to permit
the Company to own and use its properties and assets in the manner in which
it
currently owns and uses such assets.
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4.13 Leased
Real Property; Personal Property.
(a) Schedule
4.13(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of (i) each parcel of
real property leased or subleased or otherwise occupied by the Company as tenant
or subtenant (the “Leased
Real Property”
together with a true and complete list of all such leases, subleases or other
similar agreements and any amendments, modifications or extensions thereto
(the
“Real
Property Leases”),
and
(ii) all Liens relating to or affecting the Company’s operations on any parcel
of Leased Real Property. The Company does not own any parcel of real
property.
(b) Subject
to the terms of their respective Real Property Leases, the Company has a valid
and subsisting leasehold estate in and the right to quiet enjoyment to the
Leased Real Property for the full term of the lease thereof. Each Real Property
Lease is a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in accordance with
its terms, of the Company and of each other Person that is a party thereto,
and
except as set forth in Schedule
4.13(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, there is no, and the Company has no Knowledge of any nor
received notice of any, default (or any condition or event which, after notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) thereunder. The Company
has not assigned, sublet, transferred, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of
its
interest in any Real Property Lease. No penalties are accrued and unpaid under
any Real Property Lease.
(c) The
Company has delivered to Parent prior to the execution of this Agreement true
and complete copies of all leases, and all amendments, modifications or
extensions thereto, concerning the Leased Real Property.
(d) To
the
Knowledge of the Company, there are no condemnation or appropriation proceedings
pending or threatened against any Leased Real Property or the improvements
thereon.
(e) There
is
no Action, actual or threatened in writing, against the Company or the Leased
Real Property by any Person which would materially affect the future use,
occupancy or value of the Leased Real Property or any part thereof.
(f) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.13(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is in possession of and has good and marketable
title to, or has valid leasehold interests in or valid rights under Contract
to
use, all tangible personal property used in the conduct of its business,
including all tangible personal property reflected on the Financial Statements
for the period ended and tangible personal property acquired since, other than
property disposed of since such date in the Ordinary Course of Business. All
such tangible personal property is free and clear of all Liens, other than
Liens
set forth in Schedule
4.13(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule and Permitted Liens (as defined below), and is adequate
and
suitable for the conduct by the Company of the business presently conducted
by
them, and is in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear
excepted, and its use complies in all material respects with all applicable
Laws.
“Permitted
Liens”
shall
mean the following: (a) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, artisans, bailees,
mechanics and materialmen incurred in the ordinary course of business; (b)
Liens
incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with worker’s
compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of governmental insurance
or
benefits, relating to employees; (c) Liens for taxes (i) not yet due or (ii)
being diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided
that adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of
the
Company.
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4.14 Contracts;
No Default.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule or otherwise in the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is
not
a party to or bound by any Contract:
(i) evidencing
indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $25,000 or pursuant to which the
Company has guaranteed (including guarantees by way of acting as surety,
co-signer, endorser, co-maker, indemnitor or otherwise) any obligation in excess
of $25,000 of any other Person;
(ii) prohibiting
or limiting the ability of the Company (A) to engage in any line of business,
(B) to compete with, obtain products or services from, or provide services
or
products to, any Person, (C) to carry on or expand the nature or geographical
scope of the Business anywhere in the world or (D) to disclose any confidential
information in the possession of the Company that is material to the Company’s
operations (and not otherwise generally available to the public);
(iii) with
holders of the Company Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock or any director
or officer of the Company (or any of their respective family members or
Affiliates or with any employee, agent, consultant, advisor, leased employee
or
representative for employment or for consulting or similar services or
containing any severance or termination pay obligations other than such
Contracts (A) which may be terminated upon no more than thirty (30) days’ notice
by, and in any case without penalty or cost to, the Company other than for
services rendered or costs incurred through the date of termination or (B)
which
provide for annual payments and benefits aggregating no more than
$25,000;
(iv) with
any
Related Person;
(v) pursuant
to which it (A) leases from or to any other Person any tangible personal
property or real property or (B) purchases materials, supplies, equipment or
services and which, in the case of clauses (A) and (B), calls for future
payments in excess of $50,000 in any year;
(vi) which
is
a partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other Contract (however
named) involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs or Liabilities by the
Company with any other Person;
(vii) providing
for the acquisition or disposition after the date of this Agreement of any
material portion of the Business or assets;
(viii) providing
for a power of attorney on behalf of the Company;
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(ix) involving
a payment after the date hereof of an amount of money in excess of $5,000 and
continuing (including mandatory renewals or extensions which do not require
the
consent of the Company) more than one year from its date and not made in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(x) relating
to a mortgage, pledge, security agreement, deed of trust or other document
granting a Lien over any asset or property owned by the Company;
(xi) that
contains or provides for an express undertaking by the Company to be responsible
for consequential damages, other than those entered in the Ordinary Course
of
Business; or
(xii) which
is
material to the Company pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K under
the
Securities Act of 1933 (as amended, the “Securities
Act”).
The
Company has delivered to Parent a true and complete copy of each Contract
identified or required to be identified in Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule and each such Contract is in full force and effect and
is
valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.14(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the
Company is, and at all times since December 31, 2006 has been, in compliance
with all material terms and requirements of each Contract identified or required
to be identified in Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule;
(ii) to
the
Knowledge of the Company, each other Person that has or had any obligation
or
Liability under any Contract identified or required to be identified in
Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule is, and at all times has been, in compliance with all
material terms and requirements of each such Contract;
(iii) no
event
has occurred or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to (with
or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) contravene,
conflict with, or result in a violation or breach of, or give the Company or
other Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under, or
to
accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel, terminate, or modify,
any Contract identified or required to be identified in Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule; and
(iv) the
Company has not given to or received from any other Person, at any time, any
written notice or other written communication regarding any actual, threatened,
alleged, possible, or potential violation or breach of, or default under, or
cancellation of, any Contract identified or required to be identified in
Schedule
4.14(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule.
4.15 Insurance.
(a) Schedule
4.15(a)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all insurance
policies or binders of fire, liability, workmen’s compensation, motor vehicle,
directors’ and officers’ liability, property, casualty, life and other forms of
insurance owned, held by or applied for, or the premiums for which are paid
by
the Company. The Company has delivered, made available or will promptly make
available to Parent (i) true and complete copies of such policies and binders
and all pending applications for any such policies or binders and (ii) any
statement by the auditors of the Financial Statements with regard to the
adequacy of the coverage or of the reserves for claims. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained herein, the assets of the Company shall include any
proceeds of any such policy and any benefits thereunder, and any claims by
the
Company in respect thereof, to the extent arising out of any such casualty
to
any asset of the Company occurring after the date hereof and prior to the
Closing, and no such proceeds shall be divided, distributed or otherwise paid
out of the Company.
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(b) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.15(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company is, and has been, covered on an
uninterrupted basis since June 30, 2006 by valid and effective insurance
policies or binders which are in the aggregate reasonable in scope and amount
in
light of the risks attendant to the business in which the Company is or has
been
engaged, (ii) all such present policies or binders are in full force and effect,
no notice of cancellation, termination, revocation or limitation or other
indication that any insurance policy is no longer in full force or effect or
that the issuer of any policy is not willing or able to perform its obligations
thereunder, has been received with respect to any such policy and all premiums
due and payable thereon have been paid in full on a timely basis since June
30,
2006 and will continue in full force and effect through and following the
Closing, (iii) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
threatened, material claims against such insurance by the Company as to which
the insurers have denied liability, and (iv) there exist no material claims
under such insurance policies or binders that have not been properly and timely
submitted by the Company to its insurers.
4.16 Environmental
Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth in Schedule
4.16
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is and has been conducted in compliance in
all
material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) “Environmental
Law”
means
(i) any Law or Governmental Authorization, (x) relating to the protection,
preservation or restoration of the environment (including air, water vapor,
surface water, groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface
land, structures or any natural resource), or to human health or safety, or
(y)
the exposure to, or the use, storage, recycling, treatment, generation,
transportation, processing, handling, labeling, production, release or disposal
of Hazardous Substances, in each case as amended and as now or hereafter in
effect. The term Environmental Law includes, without limitation, the federal
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
the
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act of 1972, the federal Clean Air Act, the federal Clean Water Act,
the
federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (including the Hazardous
and Solid Waste Amendments thereto), the federal Solid Waste Disposal and the
federal Toxic Substances Control Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act, the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970,
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and any similar
state or local law, each as amended and as now or hereafter in effect, and
(ii)
any common law or equitable doctrine (including, without limitation, injunctive
relief and tort doctrines such as negligence, nuisance, trespass and strict
liability) that may impose Liability or obligations for injuries or damages
due
to, or threatened as a result of, the presence of or exposure to any Hazardous
Substance.
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4.17 Brokers
and Finders.
No
agent, broker, investment banker, intermediary, finder, Person or firm acting
on
behalf of the Company or which has been retained by or is authorized to act
on
behalf of the Company is or would be entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or
any other commission or similar fee, directly or indirectly, from any of the
parties hereto in connection with the execution of this Agreement or upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.18 No
Undisclosed Liabilities.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.18
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no Liabilities except for (i) Liabilities
or obligations reflected or reserved against in the 2006 Balance Sheet, the
Interim Balance Sheet, and (ii) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course
of
Business since the respective dates thereof. For purposes of this Agreement,
the
term “Liability”
shall
mean any debt, liability, commitment or obligation of any kind, character or
nature whatsoever, xxxxxx or inchoate, secured or unsecured, accrued, fixed,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, that is
of
a kind required to be disclosed on a Balance Sheet prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
4.19 Intellectual
Property.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, “Intellectual
Property Assets”
means
all of the following, to the extent owned, licensed or used by the Company
or
any Subsidiary:
(i) all
patents, patent applications, patent rights, and inventions and discoveries
and
invention disclosures worldwide (whether or not patented), including without
limitation re-issues, continuations, continuations-in-part, renewals, or
extensions (collectively, “Patents”);
(ii) all
trademarks, service marks, trade names, fictitious names, trade dress, logos,
packaging design, slogans, Internet domain names, all of the foregoing whether
or not registered, and all registrations and applications for any of the
foregoing (collectively, “Marks”);
(iii) all
rights of copyright and all other intellectual property rights, proprietary
rights, moral rights, and industrial property rights worldwide in and to all
works of authorship in any medium now known or hereafter created and whether
or
not completed, published, or used, including without limitation all such rights
in any work product, concepts, compilations, databases, ideas reduced to any
tangible form, drafts, writings, plans, sketches, layouts, copy, designs,
artwork, printed or graphic matter, promotions, commercials, video, films,
photographs, illustrations, slides, musical compositions, mechanicals, audio
and
video recordings and other audiovisual works, transcriptions, software, source
code, object code, binary code, software development documentation and
programming tools, literary and artistic materials, all copyright registrations
and applications for any of the foregoing whether created by the Company, its
employees, agents or subcontractors, and all derivative works, translations,
adaptations, or combinations of any of the foregoing (collectively,
“Copyrights”);
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(iv) all
know-how, trade secrets, confidential or proprietary information, research
in
progress, algorithms, data, designs, processes, formulae, drawings, schematics,
blueprints, flow charts, models, prototypes, techniques, Company designed
reports, Beta testing procedures and Beta testing results (collectively,
“Trade
Secrets”);
(v) all
goodwill, franchises, licenses, permits, consents, approvals, technical
information and claims of infringement against third parties (the “Rights”);
(vi) all
customer lists and telephone numbers, names of potential sales leads, business
strategies, outside analysts’ plans and reports, outlooks, forecasts and other
similar documents (collectively, “Other
Intangibles”);
and
(vii) those
services (including web hosting and application management), computer programs,
solutions and related documentation sold, marketed, or provided by the Company
as of the date hereof (collectively, the “Products”).
(b) Ownership
of Intellectual Property Assets.
Except
as set forth in Schedule
4.19(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is the exclusive owner of, and has good, valid
and marketable title to, all of the Intellectual Property Assets free and clear
of all Liens, except as to those Intellectual Property Assets for which the
Company holds a valid and enforceable license to use Intellectual Property
Assets as currently used. Such Intellectual Property Assets represent all
intellectual property or proprietary rights currently used in the conduct of
the
Company’s business. No claim is pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened in writing against the Company and/or its directors, officers,
employees, and consultants, in their capacity as such, to the effect that (i)
the right, title and interest of the Company in and to the Intellectual Property
Assets is invalid or unenforceable by the Company or that any of the
Intellectual Property Assets infringes, misappropriates, dilutes or otherwise
violates the rights of a third party, or (ii) challenging the Company’s
ownership or use of, or the validity, enforceability or registrability of,
any
Intellectual Property Assets. To the Knowledge of the Company, there exists
no
prior act or current conduct or use by Company that would give cause to any
licensor of Intellectual Property Assets licensed to the Company to terminate
or
otherwise impair the rights of the Company pursuant to any such license
agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.19(b)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not brought or threatened a claim against
any person (A) alleging infringement, misappropriation, dilution or any other
violation of the Intellectual Property Assets, or (B) challenging any person’s
ownership or use of, or the validity, enforceability or registrability of,
any
Intellectual Property Assets and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is
no
reasonable basis for a claim regarding any of the foregoing. To the Company’s
Knowledge, no current or former stockholder, director, officer, employee or
contractor of Company (or any of their respective predecessors in interest)
has
or will have, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, any right, title or interest in or to any of the Intellectual
Property Assets. All Intellectual Property Assets were developed by either
(x)
employees of the Company within the scope of their employment, or (y)
independent contractors who have assigned all of their rights in such
Intellectual Property Assets to the Company.
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(c) Patents.
Schedule
4.19(c)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Patents.
All
of the issued Patents owned by the Company are currently in compliance with
formal legal requirements (including without limitation payment of filing,
examination and maintenance fees and proofs of working or use), are valid and
enforceable, and are not subject to any maintenance fees or Taxes or actions
falling due within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. In each case where
a
Patent is held by the Company by assignment, the assignment has been duly
recorded with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. No issued Patent has been
or
is now involved in any interference, reissue, re-examination or opposition
proceeding. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no interfering patent
or
patent application of any third party.
(d) Trademarks.
Schedule
4.19(d)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Marks. All
Marks that have been registered in any jurisdiction worldwide are currently
in
compliance with formal legal requirements (including without limitation the
timely post-registration filing of affidavits of use and incontestability and
renewal applications), are valid and enforceable, and are not subject to any
maintenance fees or Taxes or actions falling due within ninety (90) days after
the Closing Date. In each case where a Xxxx is held by the Company by
assignment, the assignment has been duly recorded with the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office. No registered Xxxx has been or is now involved in any
opposition, invalidation or cancellation proceeding and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, no such action is threatened in writing with respect to any of the
Marks. All products and materials containing a Xxxx xxxx the proper notice
where
permitted by Law. No Marks have been abandoned by the Company. To the Knowledge
of the Company, there has been no prior use of the Marks by any third party
which would confer upon said third party superior rights in such Marks, and
the
Company has adequately policed the Marks against third party infringement so
as
to maintain the validity of such Marks.
(e) Copyrights.
Schedule
4.19(e)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Copyrights.
All Copyrights that have been registered with the United States Copyright Office
are currently in compliance with formal legal requirements, are valid and
enforceable, and are not subject to any fees or Taxes or actions falling due
within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date. In each case where a Copyright
is held by the Company or any Subsidiary by assignment, the assignment has
been
duly recorded with the U.S. Copyright Office.
(f) Products.
Schedule
4.19(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Products.
None of the source or object code, algorithms, structure or any other elements
included in the Products is copied from, based upon, or derived from any other
source or object code, algorithm or structure in violation of the rights of
any
third party. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.19(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no obligation to any other Person to
maintain, modify, improve or upgrade the Products. Schedule
4.19(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all software or other material that is
distributed as “free software”, “open source software” or under a similar
licensing or distribution model (“Open
Source Materials”)
that
is included in any Product or other Intellectual Property Asset owned by the
Company, or that is otherwise used by the Company in any way, and describes
the
manner in which such Open Source Materials were used (such description shall
include whether (and, if so, how) the Open Source Materials were modified and/or
distributed by the Company). Except as set forth in Schedule
4.19(f)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not (i) incorporated Open Source Materials
into, or combined Open Source Materials with, any Products or other Intellectual
Property Assets owned or licensed by the Company; (ii) distributed Open Source
Materials in conjunction with any Products or other Intellectual Property Assets
owned or licensed by the Company; or (iii) used Open Source Materials that
create, or purport to create, obligations for the Company with respect to any
of
the Products or Intellectual Property Assets or grant, or purport to grant,
to
any third party, any rights or immunities under any Products or Intellectual
Property Assets (including using any Open Source Materials that require, as
a
condition of use, modification and/or distribution of such Open Source Materials
that other software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with such
Open Source Materials be (A) disclosed or distributed in source code form,
(B)
be licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or (C) be
redistributable at no charge.
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(g) Trade
Secrets.
The
Company has taken all commercially reasonable measures within the United States
to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of the Trade Secrets. To
the
Knowledge of the Company there has not been any breach by any party to any
such
confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement. The Trade Secrets have not been
disclosed by the Company to any person or entity other than employees or
contractors of the Company who needed to know and use the Trade Secrets in
the
course of their employment or contract performance.
(h) Other
Intangibles.
The
Company has provided to Parent or will make available to Parent access to all
of
the Other Intangibles used by the Company in connection with its
businesses.
(i) Exclusivity
of Rights.
The
Company has the exclusive right to use, license, distribute, transfer and bring
infringement actions with respect to the Intellectual Property Assets owned
by
the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.19(i)
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company (A) has not licensed or granted to anyone
rights to use, offer for sale, sell, distribute or license any of its
Intellectual Property Assets; and (B) is not obligated to and does not pay
royalties or other fees to anyone for the Company’s ownership, use, license or
transfer of any of its Intellectual Property Assets. The Intellectual Property
Assets owned by the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the
Intellectual Property Assets owned by third Persons that are the subject of
a
license agreement, have been duly maintained, are valid and subsisting, are
full
force and effect and have not been cancelled, expired or abandoned.
(j) Infringement.
To the
Company’s Knowledge, none of the Intellectual Property Assets of the Company or
the Products or the modifications made by the Company to the Products (excluding
any third-party rights or products incorporated into such Products for which
the
Company has a valid license) infringes or is alleged to infringe any patent,
trademark, service xxxx, trade name, copyright, trade secrets or other
proprietary right or is a derivative work based on the work of any other
person.
(k) Schedule
4.19(k)
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of all agreements (whether
written or oral) pertaining to the Intellectual Property Assets as of the date
hereof, except for agreements pertaining to commercially available,
off-the-shelf software which has a value of less than $10,000. The Company
is in
compliance in all material respects with all agreements pertaining to the
Intellectual Property Assets, and is not restricted from assigning its rights
respecting Intellectual Property Assets, such rights including the right to
xxx
and obtain damages for past and future infringements thereof, nor will the
Company otherwise be, as a result of the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, in breach
of any agreement relating to the Intellectual Property. The Company is not
in
material default of any such agreement.
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4.20 Bank
Accounts.
Schedule
4.20
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of the bank names,
locations and account numbers of all bank and safe deposit box accounts of
the
Company including any custodial accounts for securities owned by the Company
and
the names of all Persons authorized to draw thereon or to have access
thereto.
4.21 Intercompany
Accounts.
Schedule
4.21
of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all intercompany
account balances as of the Balance Sheet Date between the shareholders or any
of
its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand. Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.21
of the
Disclosure Schedule, since the Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any
incurrence or accrual of any Liability (as a result of allocations or otherwise)
by the Company to its shareholders or any of its Affiliates or other transaction
between the Company and its shareholders or any of its Affiliates.
4.22 Parent
Shareholders.
Upon
giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the DMG Merger
Agreement, the Stock Purchase Agreement and the AA SPA (but not the related
Equity Financing (as defined below)), the shares held by the shareholders of
the
Parent immediately prior to the Closing shall represent at least four percent
(4%) of the outstanding Parent Common Stock at such time.
4.23 Disclosure.
No
representation or warranty by the Company herein or in the Disclosure Schedule
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits
or
will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained
herein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading.
No notice given pursuant to Section
6.8
hereof
will contain any untrue statement or omit to state a material fact necessary
to
make the statements therein or herein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
ARTICLE
V
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
The
Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company as set forth
below.
5.1 Organization
and Qualification.
(a) Parent
is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Colorado, and Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Parent has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business
as it is now being conducted and is duly qualified or licensed to do business,
and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its
properties owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes
such
qualification necessary, except for any failure to so license, qualify or be
in
such good standing, which, when taken together with all other such failures,
has
not had, does not have and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent.
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(b) Parent
has made available or delivered to the Company a true and complete copy of
each
of Parent’s and Merger Sub’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, each as
amended to date (collectively, the “Parent’s
and Merger Sub’s Organizational Documents”).
The
Parent and Merger Sub’s Organizational Documents so delivered are in full force
and effect.
(c) The
minute books of each of Parent and Merger Sub, as heretofore made available
to
the Company, are correct and complete in all material respects.
5.2 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 1,000,000,000 shares of common
stock, par value $.001 per share (the “Parent
Common Stock”).
As of
the date of this Agreement, Parent has 1,501,765 shares of Parent Common Stock
issued and 1,280,160 shares of Parent Common Stock outstanding, all of which
have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As
of
the Closing Date and immediately prior to the Effective Time, there will be
no
more than 1,280,160 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, all
of
which have been duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
The Parent Common Stock is presently eligible for quotation and trading on
the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the “OTCBB”)
in all
00 xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx and is not subject to any notice of suspension
or
delisting.
Parent
Common Stock is eligible for registration under the Exchange Act. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock were issued in compliance
with all applicable Laws including, without limitation, the Securities Act,
the
Exchange Act and applicable Blue Sky Laws. There are no preemptive or other
outstanding rights, options, warrants, conversion rights (including pursuant
to
convertible securities), stock appreciation rights, redemption rights,
repurchase rights, registration rights, agreements, arrangements, calls,
commitments or rights of any kind relating to the issued or unissued capital
stock of Parent or obligating Parent to issue or sell any shares of capital
stock of, or other equity interests in, Parent. As of the date of this
Agreement, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of Parent to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock of Parent
or
to provide material funds to, or make any material investment (in the form
of a
loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Person.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of 100 shares of common stock,
par value $.01 per share (the “Merger
Sub Common Stock”).
There
are 100 shares of Merger Sub Common Stock issued and outstanding, all of which
were validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. All of the outstanding
shares of Merger Sub Common Stock are held beneficially and of record by Parent,
free and clear of all Liens. There are no preemptive or other outstanding
rights, options, warrants, conversion rights (including pursuant to convertible
securities), stock appreciation rights, redemption rights, repurchase rights,
agreements, arrangements, calls, commitments or rights of any kind relating
to
the issued or unissued capital stock of Merger Sub or obligating Merger Sub
to
issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in,
Merger Sub.
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5.3 Issuance
of the Shares.
The
shares of Parent Common Stock are duly authorized and, when issued and paid
for
in accordance with the transactions contemplated hereby, will be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens.
Upon
the delivery by Parent of such shares to the Exchange Agent, such shares will
be
duly and validly issued and the persons in whose names such shares are
registered will be entitled to the rights of the registered holders specified
hereunder and under the documents contemplated hereby.
5.4 Authority
Relative to this Agreement.
Each
of
Parent and Merger Sub has all necessary power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the Transactions to which each of them is a party. The execution and delivery
of
this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub, and the consummation by Parent and
Merger Sub of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery
of
this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated pursuant to this
Agreement, other than, with respect to the Merger, the filing and recordation
of
appropriate merger documents as required by the DGCL. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company, constitutes
a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable
against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms.
5.5 No
Conflicts, Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and the Merger Sub does
not
and will not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of
the
Transactions by Parent and Merger Sub will not: (i) conflict with or violate
the
articles of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or the Merger Sub (ii) assuming
the consents, approvals, authorizations and waivers specified in Section
5.5(b)
have
been received, conflict with or violate any Laws applicable to Parent or by
which any property or asset of Parent is bound or affected, or (iii) result
in
any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse
of
time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any right of
termination, amendment, acceleration, or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of Parent
pursuant to, any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent or
any
property or asset of Parent is bound or affected.
(b) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub does not and
will not, and the performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
Transactions by Parent and Merger Sub will not, require any consent, approval,
authorization, waiver or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Entity, except for applicable requirements of the Exchange Act,
the
Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws, and filing and recordation of the Certificate
of
Merger as required by the DGCL.
5.6 SEC
Reports.
Parent
has filed with the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, registration statements
and preliminary or definitive proxy or information statements required to be
filed by it with the SEC since December 31, 2005 (such reports, the
“Parent
SEC Reports”).
As of
their respective dates, the Parent SEC Reports complied as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities
Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder
applicable to such Parent SEC Reports. As of their respective dates of filing,
all SEC Reports filed by Parent at any time did not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Parent has filed
all
material contracts and agreements and other documents or instruments required
to
be filed as exhibits to the Parent SEC Reports.
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5.7 Scope
of Operations; Compliance with Laws.
(a) The
Parent SEC Reports describe fairly and accurately all operations and material
transactions engaged in or conducted by Parent since its inception. Except
as
described in the Parent SEC Reports, Parent does not own, lease or have the
right to use, and has never owned, leased or had the right to use, any real
property or interest therein. Parent does not have and has never had any
ownership, equity or other interest in any other Person. Parent has not
guaranteed any obligation of any other Person. Parent has no
employees.
(b) (i) Each
of
Parent and Merger Sub is in compliance in all material respects with each Law
(including Environmental Laws) that is or was applicable to it or to the conduct
or operation of its business or the ownership or use of any of its
assets;
(ii) no
event
has occurred or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to (with
or without the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both) constitute or
result, directly or indirectly, in a violation by Parent or Merger Sub of,
or a
failure on the part of Parent or Merger Sub to comply in all material respects
with, any Law; and
(iii) neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has received, at any time, any notice or other
communication (whether oral or written) from any Governmental Entity or any
other Person regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation
of
or failure on the part of Parent or Merger Sub to comply in all material
respects with, any Law.
(c) Each
of
Parent and Merger Sub holds and maintains in full force and effect all material
Governmental Authorizations required to conduct its business in the manner
and
in all such jurisdictions as it is currently conducted and to permit it to
own
and use its properties and assets in the manner in which it currently owns
and
uses such assets.
5.8 Liabilities
and Contracts.
Parent
does not have outstanding any liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become
due) except as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports. Parent is not and has not
been a party to, nor are or were Parent’s assets bound or affected by, any
Contract except for Contracts under which Parent has no further rights or
obligations because the Contract has been fully performed or validly and
irrevocably terminated.
5.9 Litigation.
There
is no suit, action or proceeding pending, threatened against or affecting
Parent, nor is there any judgment, decree, injunction or order of any
Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against Parent.
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5.10 Brokers.
No
agent, broker, finder, investment banker or other firm or Person is or will
be
entitled to any broker’s or finder’s fee or other similar commission or fee in
connection with the Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf
of
Parent.
5.11 Business
of Merger Sub.
Prior
to the date hereof, Merger Sub (i) has not conducted any material business
other than the Merger and activities related and incident thereto, (ii) has
not, nor has ever had any employees, (iii) does not have any Liabilities
except for (x) obligations and Liabilities imposed by Law and (y) obligations
incurred in connection with the Merger and activities related and incident
thereto.
5.12 Assets.
As of
the date hereof, no asset of the Parent or Merger Sub (tangible or intangible)
is subject to any Lien.
5.13 Restrictions
on Business Activity of Parent.
As of
the date hereof, there are no restrictions on Parent’s business activities.
5.14 Absence
of Certain Changes and Events.
Except
as
set forth in the Parent SEC Filings, since December 31, 2006 through and
including the date of this Agreement, the Parent has conducted its business
only
in, and has not engaged in any transaction other than according to, the Ordinary
Course of Business, and there has not been any:
(a) change
in
the business, operations, properties, prospects, assets, or condition of the
Parent that has had, does have or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(b) (i)
change in the authorized or issued capital stock of the Parent; (ii) grant
of
any new or amendment of any existing stock option, warrant, or other right
to
purchase shares of capital stock of the Parent; (iii) issuance of any security
convertible into the capital stock of the Parent; (iv) grant of any registration
rights in respect of the capital stock of the Parent; (v) reclassification,
combination, split, subdivision, purchase, redemption, retirement, issuance,
sale, or any other acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly, by the
Parent of any shares of the capital stock of the Company; (vi) any amendment
of
any material term of any outstanding security of the Company; or (vii)
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend (whether in cash,
securities or other property) or other distribution or payment in respect of
the
shares of the capital stock of the Company;
(c) amendment
or other change in the Parent’s organizational documents; or
(d) other
events or transactions material to the Parent.
ARTICLE
VI
COVENANTS
6.1 Conduct
of Business.
Prior
to the Closing, except as requested or consented to by the other party (for
purposes of this Article
VI,
the
“other party” shall mean, in the case of Parent or Merger Sub, the Company and,
in the case of the Company, Parent) in writing, and except as otherwise
expressly contemplated in this Agreement, each of the Company and Parent shall
conduct its respective business only in the Ordinary Course of Business (it
being understood and agreed that nothing contained herein shall permit the
Company or Parent to enter into or engage (through acquisition, product
extension or otherwise), in any material respect, in any new line of business),
to confer with such other party hereto concerning operational matters of a
material nature and to use its respective best efforts to preserve intact its
current business organization, keep available the services of its current
officers, employees, agents, brokers and managers, and maintain its respective
relationships and goodwill with customers, suppliers, landlords, creditors,
employees, agents, brokers and managers and others having business relationships
with it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, between the date
of
this Agreement and the Closing Date, neither Company nor Parent will take any
affirmative action, or fail to take any action within its respective control,
as
a result of which any of the changes or events listed in Section
4.7
or
Section
5.11,
as
applicable, hereof could be reasonably expected to occur; provided, nothing
in
this Section
6.1
shall
preclude (i) the declaration and payment, immediately prior to the Closing,
of
an aggregate distribution of $375,000 and 375,000 shares of Parent Common Stock
to the holders of Parent Common Shares or (ii) the entry into the Registration
Rights Agreement.
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6.2 Access.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, each of the Company and Parent
shall, and shall cause their respective Representatives to, (i) afford (upon
reasonable notice) to such other party hereto full and free access, at all
reasonable times during normal business hours, to its personnel, premises,
Contracts, books and records, and other documents and data, (ii) furnish such
other party with copies of all such Contracts, books and records, and other
existing documents and data as such other party may reasonably request, (iii)
furnish such other party and its Representatives with such additional financial,
operating, and other data and information as such other party may reasonably
request and (iv) otherwise cooperate with the investigation by such other party
and its Representatives and authorize its independent certified public
accountants to permit such other party and its independent certified public
accountants to examine all accounting records and working papers pertaining
to
its Financial Statements. No investigation pursuant to this Section
6.2
shall
affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made by the parties
hereto. All requests for information made pursuant to this Section
6.2
shall be
directed to an executive officer of such other party or such other Persons
as
such other party may designate.
6.3 Required
Approvals.
Each
party hereto hereby agrees to cooperate with each other party and use its best
efforts to obtain as promptly as practicable all Consents of all third parties
necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
Parent and the Company agree that they will keep the other apprised of the
status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including promptly furnishing the other with copies of notices
or other communications received by Parent or the Company, as the case may
be,
from any third party with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby.
6.4 Reasonable
Best Efforts.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, each of the parties hereto
shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the conditions
in
Article
VII
hereof
to be satisfied.
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6.5 Publicity.
On or
before the Closing Date, neither Parent nor the Company shall (nor shall they
permit any of their respective Affiliates to), without prior consultation with
the other party and such other party’s review of and consent to any public
announcement concerning the Transactions, issue any press release or make any
public announcement with respect to Transactions, and Parent and the Company
shall, to the extent practicable, allow the other party reasonable time to
review and comment on such release or announcement in advance of its issuance
and use reasonable efforts in good faith to reflect the reasonable and good
faith comments of such other party; provided, however, no party shall be
prevented from making any disclosure required by Law at the time so required
because of any delay on the part of another party. The parties intend that
the
initial announcement of the terms of the Transactions shall be made by a Form
8-K filing that may include a joint press release of Parent and the
Company.
6.6 Confidentiality.
Prior
to the Closing, Parent will, and will instruct all of its Representatives to,
treat all Confidential Material confidentially, not disclose it except in
accordance herewith and not use it for its or their own benefit or the benefit
of any person other than Parent or the Company; provided, that (a) any
disclosure of Confidential Material may be made with the prior written consent
of the Company or, after the Merger, Parent; and (b) Confidential Material
may
be disclosed without liability hereunder to the extent required by Law;
provided, however, that the party legally compelled to disclose the Confidential
Material provides the Company with prompt notice of that fact so that the
Company may attempt to obtain a protective order or other appropriate remedy.
For purposes of this section, the term “Confidential
Material”
means
all information, documents and other materials relating to the business,
customers, products, services, prospects, plans or other matters of the Company
or Parent which is reasonably intended to be held confidential; provided,
however, that the term “Confidential Material” will not include information that
(i) becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a
disclosure by Parent (prior to the Closing) or any of its Representatives,
or
(ii) was made available to Parent on a non-confidential basis from a source
other than the Company or any of its Representatives, provided, that such source
is not bound by a confidentiality agreement restricting such
disclosure.
6.7 Further
Assurances.
At any
time and from time to time after the Closing Date, the Company and Parent agree
to (a) furnish upon request to each other such further assurances, information,
documents, instruments of transfer or assignment, files and books and records,
(b) promptly execute, acknowledge, and deliver any such further assurances,
documents, instruments of transfer or assignment, files and books and records,
and (c) do all such further 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 herein.
6.8 Notifications.
Between
the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company and Parent shall
promptly notify the other party in writing if such party becomes aware of any
fact or condition that causes or constitutes a breach of any of that party’s
representations and warranties as of the date of this Agreement, or becomes
aware of the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of any fact or
condition that could (except as expressly contemplated hereby) cause or
constitute a breach of any such representation or warranty had such
representation or warranty been made as of the time of occurrence or discovery
of such fact or condition or could have the result of materially delaying or
preventing the closing. Should any such fact or condition require any change
in
the Disclosure Schedule if the Disclosure Schedule were dated the date of the
occurrence or discovery of any such fact or condition, the Company shall
promptly deliver to Parent a supplement to the Disclosure Schedule specifying
such change. During the same period, each party hereto shall promptly notify
the
other parties hereto of the occurrence of any breach of any covenant, agreement,
undertaking or obligation in this Agreement or of the occurrence of any event
that may make the satisfaction of the conditions in Article
VII
hereof
impossible. No supplement to the Disclosure Schedule or notification to the
Company or Parent made pursuant to the requirements of this Section
6.8
shall
have any effect for the purpose of determining the satisfaction of the
conditions in Article
VII
hereof.
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6.9 Expenses.
Except
as otherwise expressly provided herein, whether or not the transactions
contemplated hereby are consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be
paid by the party incurring such expense. Without limiting the generality of
the
foregoing, and except as otherwise provided herein, each party shall pay all
legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and other fees to consultants
and
advisors incurred by it, relating to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
6.10 SEC
Filings.
Parent
and the Company shall cooperate to prepare a Form 8-K (the “Initial
Form 8-K”)
reporting the entry into this Agreement and to promptly file the Initial Form
8-K with the SEC after execution of this Agreement, which Initial Form 8-K
shall
be approved by the Company prior to such filing. The Company agrees to provide
any and all information concerning the Company as is necessary to prepare the
Initial Form 8-K. Parent and the Company shall cooperate to prepare the
information required to be filed with the SEC and distributed to the
stockholders of Parent pursuant to Rule 14f-1 promulgated under the Exchange
Act
(the “14f-1
Filing”).
Parent agrees to file the 14f-1 Filing with the SEC and distribute it to
Parent’s stockholders at least ten (10) days prior to the Closing Date. The
Company agrees to provide any and all information concerning the Company and
its
nominees for director as is necessary to prepare the Rule 14f-1
Filing.
6.11 Stockholder
Approval.
The
Company, Parent and the Merger Sub shall each take all actions necessary, in
accordance with applicable Law and its respective articles or certificate of
incorporation and by-laws, to cause as promptly as reasonably practicable after
the date hereof the stockholders of the Company and Parent (in its capacity
as
the sole stockholder of Merger Sub) to approve the Transactions. The Company’s,
Parent’s and the Merger Sub’s board of directors shall recommend such approval
and shall take all lawful action to solicit and obtain such
approval.
6.12 Tax
Treatment.
The
Merger is intended to constitute one of a series of integrated transactions
qualifying pursuant to Section 351 of the Code. From and after the date of
this
Agreement and until the Closing, each party hereto shall use its reasonable
best
efforts to cause the Merger to qualify, and will not knowingly take any action,
cause any action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause any action to
fail to be taken which action or failure to act could prevent the Merger from
qualifying under Section 351 of the Code. Following the Closing, neither
Surviving Corporation, Parent nor any of their Affiliates shall knowingly take
any action, cause any action to be taken, fail to take any action or cause
any
action to fail to be taken, which action or failure to act could cause the
Merger to fail to qualify under Section 351 of the Code.
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6.13 Financial
Statements.
The
Company agrees, at its expense, to cooperate with Parent and provide Parent
such
assistance as Parent reasonably requests in connection with the preparation
of
Parent’s financial statements for all periods ending on or prior to December 31,
2007; provided, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any fees of Parent’s
independent accountants. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the
Company shall make available to Parent and its accountants or advisors all
account and other financial information concerning the Company in the possession
of the Company.
6.14 Accounting Certificates.
In
addition, Parent shall cause the Principal Executive Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer, in each case immediately prior to the Closing Date, to
provide to Parent certificates duly executed by such officers in substantially
the form required by (a) Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K promulgated by
the SEC and (b) Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002
(collectively, “Accounting
Certificates”).
The
Accounting Certificates shall specifically state that the officers of Parent
required to make certifications pursuant to Item 601(b)(31) of Regulation S-K
promulgated by the SEC or Section 906 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002 may
rely
upon such Accounting Certificates. Parent shall cause such officers to provide
such Accounting Certificates with respect to all financial statements of Parent
for any period ending on or before December 31, 2007 which are included in
any SEC filing made by Parent on or after January 1, 2008. Each such officer
shall provide a separate Accounting Certificate for each SEC filing in which
covered financial statements are included, which Accounting Certificate shall
be
dated no earlier than ten (10) days prior to the due date of the SEC
filing.
6.15 Extinguishment
of Liabilities.
Parent
agrees to pay or otherwise cause to be satisfied or released all liabilities
of
Parent at or prior to the Closing so that at the Effective Time Parent has
no
liabilities whatsoever.
6.16 Financing.
(a) Parent
and Merger Sub shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain debt or
equity financing to be infused at the Parent level as part of the Closing,
to
the extent necessary to enable Parent to declare and pay the Pre-Closing
Distribution.
(b) The
parties intend that, as promptly as practicable following the Closing, Parent
shall complete
a private placement of Parent Common Shares for gross proceeds of $5 million,
including the proceeds of any equity financing obtained prior to the Closing
Date (the “Equity
Financing”).
6.17 Termination
of Management Agreements.
The
Company shall terminate the Management Agreements immediately prior to Closing
and such Management Agreements shall be of no further force and
effect.
6.18 Stock
Purchase Agreement.
The
parties intend that the transactions contemplated by the Stock Purchase
Agreement shall be consummated at the Closing, and the transactions contemplated
by the AA SPA shall be consummated as promptly as practicable following the
Closing, subject only to receipt of proceeds of the necessary financing,
including the Equity Financing.
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ARTICLE
VII
CONDITIONS
TO CLOSE
7.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger.
The
respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject
to
the fulfillment at or prior to the Effective Time of the following
conditions:
(a) This
Agreement and the Merger shall have been approved and adopted by the holders
of
Company Common Stock in the manner required by Law.
(b) The
consummation of the Merger shall not be restrained, enjoined or prohibited
by
any Order of a Governmental Entity.
7.2 Conditions
to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
The
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger shall be subject
to
the fulfillment at or before the Effective Time of the following additional
conditions, unless waived by Parent:
(a) The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement shall
be true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof and as of the
Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for any representation
or
warranty made as of a specified date, which representation or warranty shall
be
true and correct in all material respects as of such specified
date.
(b) The
Company shall have performed or complied in all material respects with all
agreements and covenants required to be performed by it under this Agreement
on
or before the Closing Date.
(c) Parent
shall have received a certificate of an authorized officer of the Company,
on
behalf of the Company, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B-1
attached
hereto, that the conditions in paragraphs (a) and (b) above have been
satisfied.
(d) Immediately
prior to the Closing, Parent shall have obtained financing proceeds of at least
$375,000, which financing shall be in the form of equity financing to the extent
necessary to enable Parent to declare and pay a distribution of $375,000 and
375,000 shares of Parent Common Stock to the holders of the Parent Common Stock
immediately prior to the Closing (the “Pre-Closing
Distribution”).
(e) The
Management Agreements shall be terminated upon Closing and of no further force
and effect.
7.3 Conditions
to the Obligations of the Company.
The
obligation of the Company to effect the Merger shall be subject to the
fulfillment at or before the Effective Time of the following additional
conditions, unless waived by the Company:
(a) The
representations and warranties of Parent and the Merger Sub contained in this
Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date hereof
and as of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, except for any
representation or warranty made as of a specified date, which representation
or
warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such specified
date.
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(b) Parent
and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with
all agreements and covenants required to be performed by each of them under
this
Agreement on or before the Closing Date.
(c) Parent
shall have approved the Transactions in its capacity as the sole stockholder
of
the Merger Sub.
(d) Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx shall
have provided Parent with a release of any and all obligations owed by Parent
to
such persons in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(e) The
Company shall have received a legal opinion from Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq. in
substantially the form of Exhibit
C
attached
hereto.
(f) Parent
shall have filed all reports under the Exchange Act for periods on and after
January 1, 2008.
(g) The
Company shall have received copies of resignations of each of the directors
and
officers of Parent which have been accepted by Parent. Prior to their
resignation, the directors of Parent shall have appointed four (4) nominees
of
the Company to the Board of Directors of Parent, and shall have increased the
size of the Board of Directors of Parent to four (4) directors.
(h) The
Company and its representatives shall have completed their due diligence
investigation of Parent and the results of such investigation shall be
reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
(i) The
Company shall have received a certificate of an authorized officer of Parent
and
Merger Sub, on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub, substantially in the form of
Exhibit
B-2
attached
hereto, that the conditions set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (j) of this
Section
7.3
have
been satisfied.
(j) Immediately
prior to the Closing, the Parent shall have authorized capital stock consisting
of One Billion (1,000,000,000) Parent Common Shares. Immediately prior to
Closing, Parent shall have no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, and no
outstanding securities other than One Million, Two Hundred Eighty Thousand,
One
Hundred Sixty (1,280,160) Parent Common Shares issued and outstanding, on a
fully-diluted basis.
(k) From
the
date hereof through and including the Closing, the Parent Common Shares will
continue to trade and be quoted on the OTCBB under the symbol
“MORX.”
(l) Debt
and/or equity financing in the aggregate amount of at least $1 million to be
infused at the Parent level as part of the Closing shall have been
obtained.
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(m) The
Stock
Purchase Agreement shall have been entered into by the Parent and the other
parties thereto.
(n) The
transactions contemplated by the DMG Merger Agreement shall close simultaneously
with the Closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
VIII
SURVIVAL
8.1 Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants.
The
parties hereto hereby agree that the representations, warranties, covenants
and
agreements contained in this Agreement shall automatically expire upon the
Closing hereunder.
ARTICLE
IX
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
9.1 Termination.
This
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether
before or after approval by the stockholders of the Company:
(a) by
mutual
written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by
the
Company, upon a material breach of this Agreement on the part of Parent or
Merger Sub which has not been cured and which would cause the conditions set
forth in Section
7.3
not to
be satisfied at Closing;
(c) by
Parent, upon a material breach of this Agreement on the part of the Company
which has not been cured and which would cause the conditions set forth in
Section
7.2
not to
be satisfied at Closing;
(d) by
Parent
or the Company if any court of competent jurisdiction shall have issued,
enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced any order, judgment, decree,
injunction or ruling which restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits the
Merger;
(e) by
Parent
or the Company if the Merger shall not have been consummated on the Closing
Date; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this
Section
9.1(e)
shall
not be available to any party whose failure to perform any material covenant
or
obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of or resulted in the failure
of the Merger to occur on or before the Closing Date; or
(f) by
the
Company if it is not satisfied, in its sole discretion, with the results of
its
due diligence investigation of Parent.
9.2 Effect
of Termination.
In the
event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1,
this
Agreement shall forthwith terminate and there shall be no liability hereunder
on
the part of any of the Company, Parent or Merger Sub; provided, this
Section 9.2,
Section
9.3
(Fees
and Expenses); and Article
IX
shall
survive the termination and remain in full force and effect and; provided,
further, that each party shall remain liable for any willful or intentional
breaches of such party’s covenants, representations and warranties hereunder
which breach or inaccuracy occurred prior to the termination of this
Agreement.
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9.3 Fees
and Expenses.
Whether
or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring
such expenses, except that the Company shall pay the Parent up to $23,750 in
the
aggregate for legal fees and out of pocket expenses incurred in connection
with
the Transactions, less all such fees and expenses reimbursed prior to the date
of this Agreement or pursuant to any other agreement.
ARTICLE
X
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
10.1 Assignments;
Successors: No Third Party Rights.
Neither
party may assign any of its rights under this Agreement (including by merger
or
other operation of law) without the prior written consent of the other parties
hereto (which may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and any purported
assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the foregoing, this
Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall apply to, be binding upon,
and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted
assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer
upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies of any
nature whatsoever under or by reason of 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 permitted assigns.
10.2 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, including the Disclosure Schedule and Exhibits hereto and the other
agreements and written understandings referred to herein, constitute the entire
agreement and understanding with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersede all other prior covenants, agreements, undertakings, obligations,
promises, arrangements, communications, representations and warranties, whether
oral or written, by any party hereto or by any director, officer, employee,
agent, Affiliate or Representative of any party hereto.
10.3 Amendment
or Modification.
This
Agreement may be amended or modified only by written instrument signed by all
of
the parties hereto.
10.4 Notices.
All
notices, requests, instructions, claims, demands, consents and other
communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be deemed to have been duly given on the date delivered by hand or
by
courier service such as Federal Express, or by other messenger (or, if delivery
is refused, upon presentment) or upon electronic confirmation of a facsimile
transmission, or upon delivery by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), postage prepaid, to the parties at the following
addresses:
(a) if
to the
Company, to:
Rightside
Holdings, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chairman
Telephone:
(000)000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Media Group, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Chairman
Telephone:
(000)000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Xxxxxx, P.C.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(b) if
to the
Surviving Corporation after the Closing, to:
Rightside
Holdings, Inc.
c/x
Xxxxxx Capital LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
President
Telephone:
(000)000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Media Group, Inc.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
President
Telephone:
(000)000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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(c) if
to
Parent prior to Closing, to:
Morlex,
Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
(d) if
to
Parent after Closing, to:
Morlex,
Inc.
c/x
Xxxxxx Capital LLC
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
President
Telephone:
(000)000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Xxxxx
Peabody LLP
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxx, Esq. and Xxxxx Xxxx, Esq.
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000; and
(e) if
to
Merger Sub prior to Closing, to:
RHI
Merger Sub, Inc.
c/o
Morlex, Inc.
00
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
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with
a
copy to:
Xxxx
X.
Xxxxxx, Esq.
0000
Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Telephone:
(000) 000-0000
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
or
to
such other persons or addresses as the person to whom notice is given may have
previously furnished to the other in writing in the manner set forth above
(provided
that
notice of any change of address shall be effective only upon receipt
thereof).
10.5 GOVERNING
LAW.
THIS
AGREEMENT WILL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF
THE
STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW OR CONFLICT OF
LAW
PROVISION OR RULE (WHETHER OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION)
THAT WOULD CAUSE THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN
THE
STATE OF DELAWARE.
10.6 CONSENT
TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(a) THE
PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK SOLELY IN RESPECT OF THE INTERPRETATION AND
ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND OF THE DOCUMENTS REFERRED
TO
IN THIS AGREEMENT, AND IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND
THEREBY, AND HEREBY WAIVE, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT, AS A DEFENSE IN ANY ACTION
FOR THE INTERPRETATION OR ENFORCEMENT HEREOF OR OF ANY SUCH DOCUMENT, THAT
IT IS
NOT SUBJECT THERETO OR THAT SUCH ACTION MAY NOT BE BROUGHT OR IS NOT
MAINTAINABLE IN SAID COURTS OR THAT THE VENUE THEREOF MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE
OR
THAT THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SUCH DOCUMENT MAY NOT BE ENFORCED IN OR BY SUCH
COURTS, AND THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS WITH RESPECT
TO
SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH A NEW YORK
STATE
OR FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES HEREBY CONSENT TO AND GRANT ANY SUCH COURT
JURISDICTION OVER THE PERSON OF SUCH PARTIES AND OVER THE SUBJECT MATTER OF
SUCH
DISPUTE AND AGREE THAT MAILING OF PROCESS OR OTHER PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY
SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN SECTION 10.4 HEREOF, OR
IN
SUCH OTHER MANNER AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW, SHALL BE VALID AND SUFFICIENT
SERVICE THEREOF.
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(b) EACH
PARTY HERETO HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY
ARISE
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES,
AND
THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY
RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY
DOCUMENT REFERRED TO IN THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
AND THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE,
AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE,
THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE
THE
FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE
IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER
VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN
THIS
SECTION 10.6.
10.7 Severability.
In case
any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision
or
provisions shall be ineffective only to the extent of such invalidity,
illegality or unenforceability, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or provisions or the remaining provisions of this Agreement, and
this
Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable
provision or provisions had never been contained herein, unless such a
construction would be unreasonable.
10.8 Waiver
of Conditions.
(a) To
the
extent permitted by applicable Law: (i) 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; (ii) no waiver that may
be
given by a party will be applicable except in the specific instance for which
it
is given; and (iii) 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.
(b) The
rights and remedies of the parties hereto are cumulative and not alternative.
Except where a specific period for action or inaction is provided herein,
neither the failure nor any delay on the part of any party in exercising any
right, power or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred to
in
this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the
part of any party of any such right, power or privilege, nor any single or
partial exercise of any such right, power or privilege, preclude any other
or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other such right, power or
privilege. The failure of a party to exercise any right conferred herein within
the time required shall cause such right to terminate with respect to the
transaction or circumstances giving rise to such right, but not to any such
right arising as a result of any other transactions or
circumstances.
10.9 Descriptive
Headings; Construction.
The
descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only
and
are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning, construction or
interpretation of, this Agreement. Unless otherwise expressly provided, the
word
“including” does not limit the preceding words or terms.
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10.10 Counterparts.
For the
convenience of the parties hereto, this Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original
instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same
agreement.
10.11 Time
is of the Essence.
Time is
of the essence in respect to all provisions of this Agreement that specify
a
time for performance; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be
construed to limit or deprive a party of the benefits of any grace or use period
allowed in this Agreement.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF,
each of
the undersigned has duly executed this Agreement and Plan of Merger as of the
date first written above.
COMPANY
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RIGHTSIDE
HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxx
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Title:
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PARENT
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MORLEX,
INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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RHI
MERGER SUB, INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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Annex I
DEFINITIONS
The
following terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings set
forth below.
“AA
SPA”
shall
mean that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 14, 2007,
by
and among Iakona, Inc., Xxxxx Xxxxx and All Ad Acquisition Inc. for the
acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Ad Authority,
Inc.
“Affiliate”
means,
(i) with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under
common Control with, such Person and (ii) with respect to any Person that is
an
individual, a spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of such Person.
“Business
Day”
means
any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions
in
New York, New York are not required to be open.
“Business”
means
the Company’s business of internet advertising as presently conducted by the
Company.
“Company
Common Stock”
shall
mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $.001 per
share.
“Control”
means
(including, with correlative meanings, “controlled
by”
and
“under
common control with”)
with
respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or
otherwise.
“DMG
Merger Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof,
by
and among Parent, DMG Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and Parent’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, and Xxxxxx Media Group, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
“Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Liens”
means
any charges, claims, community property interests, conditions, conditional
sale
or other title retention agreements, covenants, easements, encumbrances,
equitable interests, exceptions, liens, mortgages, options, pledges,
reservations, rights of first refusal, security interests, servitudes, statutory
liens, variances, warrants, or restrictions of any kind, including any
restrictions on use, voting, transfer, alienation, receipt of income, or
exercise of any other attribute of ownership.
“Management
Agreements”
shall
mean: (i) that certain Advisory Agreement, dated June 7, 2006, between the
Company and Xxxxxx Capital Group LLC and (ii) that certain Advisory Agreement,
dated June 9, 2006, between the Company and DC Associates LLC.
A-1
“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means
the Registration Rights Agreement which shall set forth certain registration
rights with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock held by Mr. Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx and certain other shareholders of Parent. Such Registration Rights
Agreement will contain “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to the
shares of Parent Common Stock held by such shareholders immediately after the
Closing for a period of one (1) year after the Closing. Thereafter, such
shareholders will have one customary demand registration right with respect
to
such shares of Parent Common Stock.
“Related
Person”
shall
mean, with respect to any Person, (1) any Person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and
(ii) each Person that serves as a director, officer, partner, executor, or
trustee of such Person (or in any other similar capacity.
“Representatives”
means,
as to any Person, the Affiliates, owners, directors, officers, employees,
representatives or agents of such Persons.
“SEC”
means
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Stock
Purchase Agreement”
shall
mean that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, to be entered into as of the Closing
Date, by and between Parent, All Ad Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation,
and XX Xxxx Family LP, a Delaware limited partnership, for the acquisition
by
Parent of all of the outstanding capital stock of All Ad Acquisition
Inc.
“Subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person of which fifty percent (50%) or
more of the equity interests or other interests entitled to vote in the election
of directors or comparable Persons performing similar functions are at the
time
owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries,
by
such Person.
“Transactions”
shall
mean the transactions contemplated pursuant to this Agreement, including the
Merger.
A-2
EXHIBIT
A
CERTIFICATE
OF MERGER
(See
attached.)
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF THE COMPANY
(See
attached.)
EXHIBIT
B-2
FORM
OF OFFICER’S CERTIFICATE OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
(See
attached.)
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO PARENT AND MERGER SUB
(See
attached.)