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AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
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FAIRVIEW ENERGY CORPORATION, INC.
ASI ACQUISITION SUB, INC. and
AKEENA SOLAR, INC.
August 11, 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. The Merger........................................................... 1
1.1 Merger....................................................... 1
1.2 Effective Time............................................... 1
1.3 Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and
Officers..................................................... 2
1.4 Assets and Liabilities....................................... 2
1.5 Manner and Basis of Converting Shares........................ 2
1.6 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates....................... 3
1.7 Parent Common Stock.......................................... 3
1.8 Operation of Surviving Corporation........................... 4
1.9 Further Assurances........................................... 4
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company........................ 4
2.1 Organization, Standing, Subsidiaries, Etc.................... 4
2.2 Qualification................................................ 5
2.3 Capitalization of the Company................................ 5
2.4 Indebtedness................................................. 5
2.5 Company Stockholders......................................... 5
2.6 Corporate Acts and Proceedings............................... 5
2.7 Compliance with Laws and Instruments......................... 6
2.8 Binding Obligations.......................................... 6
2.9 Broker's and Finder's Fees................................... 6
2.10 Financial Statements......................................... 6
2.11 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities........................... 7
2.12 Changes...................................................... 7
2.13 Assets and Contracts......................................... 8
2.14 Employees.................................................... 9
2.15 Tax Returns and Audits....................................... 9
2.16 Patents and Other Intangible Assets.......................... 10
2.17 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA................................ 11
2.18 Title to Property and Encumbrances........................... 12
2.19 Condition of Properties...................................... 12
2.20 Insurance Coverage........................................... 12
2.21 Litigation................................................... 12
2.22 Licenses..................................................... 12
2.23 Interested Party Transactions................................ 12
2.24 Environmental Matters........................................ 13
2.25 Questionable Payments........................................ 14
2.26 Obligations to or by Stockholders............................ 14
2.27 Duty to Make Inquiry......................................... 14
2.28 Disclosure................................................... 14
3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp........ 14
3.1 Organization and Standing.................................... 14
3.2 Corporate Authority.......................................... 15
3.3 Broker's and Finder's Fees................................... 15
3.4 Capitalization of Parent..................................... 15
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3.5 Acquisition Corp............................................. 15
3.6 Validity of Shares........................................... 16
3.7 SEC Reporting and Compliance................................. 16
3.8 Financial Statements......................................... 16
3.9 Governmental Consents........................................ 17
3.10 Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments................... 17
3.11 No General Solicitation...................................... 17
3.12 Binding Obligations.......................................... 17
3.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities........................... 17
3.14 Changes...................................................... 18
3.15 Tax Returns and Audits....................................... 18
3.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA................................ 19
3.17 Litigation................................................... 19
3.18 Interested Party Transactions................................ 20
3.19 Questionable Payments........................................ 20
3.20 Obligations to or by Stockholders............................ 20
3.21 Assets and Contracts......................................... 20
3.22 Employees.................................................... 21
3.23 Disclosure................................................... 21
4. Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the
Stockholders......................................................... 21
5. Conduct of Businesses Pending the Merger............................. 22
5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger........ 22
5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp........... 23
6. Additional Agreements................................................ 24
6.1 Access and Information....................................... 24
6.2 Additional Agreements........................................ 24
6.3 Publicity.................................................... 25
6.4 Appointment of Directors and Officers........................ 25
6.5 Parent Name Change and Exchange Listing...................... 25
7. Conditions of Parties' Obligations................................... 25
7.1 Parent and Acquisition Corp.................................. 25
7.2 Company Obligations.......................................... 26
8. Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties....................... 28
9. Amendment of Agreement............................................... 28
10. Definitions.......................................................... 28
11. Closing.............................................................. 32
12. Indemnification and Related Matters.................................. 33
12.1 Indemnification by Parent.................................... 33
12.2 Survival..................................................... 33
12.3 Time Limitations............................................. 33
12.4 Limitation on Liability...................................... 33
12.5 Notice of Claims............................................. 34
12.6 Payment of Damages........................................... 34
13. Termination Prior to Closing......................................... 35
13.1 Termination of Agreement..................................... 35
13.2 Termination of Obligations................................... 35
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14. Miscellaneous........................................................ 35
14.1 Notices...................................................... 35
14.2 Entire Agreement............................................. 36
14.3 Expenses..................................................... 36
14.4 Dispute Resolution........................................... 36
14.5 Time......................................................... 37
14.6 Severability................................................. 37
14.7 Successors and Assigns....................................... 37
14.8 No Third Parties Benefited................................... 37
14.9 Counterparts................................................. 37
14.10 Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits............................. 37
14.11 Section Headings and Gender.................................. 37
14.12 Governing Law................................................ 37
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LIST OF EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibits
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A Certificate of Merger
B Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
C By-laws of the Company
D Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation and Parent
E Form of Opinion of Company's Counsel
Company Disclosure Schedules
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1.5 Holders of Parent Common Stock Post-Merger
1.5A Holders of Parent Common Stock Post-Merger Under the Options and
Warrants
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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION is made and
entered into on August 11, 2006, by and among FAIRVIEW ENERGY CORPORATION, INC.
a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), ASI ACQUISITION SUB, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("Acquisition Corp."), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent,
and AKEENA SOLAR, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Acquisition Corp., Parent
and the Company have each determined that it is fair to and in the best
interests of their respective corporations and stockholders for Acquisition
Corp. to be merged with and into the Company (the "Merger") upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp.
and the Company have approved the Merger in accordance with the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), and upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth herein and in the Certificate of Merger (the "Certificate of Merger")
attached as Exhibit A hereto; and
WHEREAS, the requisite Stockholders (as such term is defined in
Section 10 hereof) have approved by written consent pursuant to Section 228 of
the DGCL this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger and the transactions
contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including, without limitation,
the Merger, and Parent, as the sole stockholder of Acquisition Corp., has
approved this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the transactions
contemplated and described hereby and thereby, including, without limitation,
the Merger; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger contemplated herein
shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), by reason of Section
368(a)(2)(E) of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and
covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The Merger.
1.1 Merger. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Certificate of Merger, Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the
Company in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL. At the Effective Time (as
hereinafter defined), the separate legal existence of Acquisition Corp. shall
cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger
(sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Surviving Corporation") and shall
continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of Delaware under
the name "Akeena Solar, Inc."
1.2 Effective Time. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing
of the Certificate of Merger with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance
with Section 251 of the DGCL. The time at which the Merger shall become
effective as aforesaid is referred to hereinafter as the "Effective Time."
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1.3 Certificate of Incorporation, By-laws, Directors and Officers.
(a) The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit B hereto, shall be
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation from and after the
Effective Time until amended in accordance with applicable law and such
Certificate of Incorporation.
(b) The By-laws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time, attached as Exhibit C hereto, shall be the By-laws of the
Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time until amended in
accordance with applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation and such
By-laws.
(c) The directors and officers listed in Exhibit D hereto shall
be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, and each shall hold
his respective office or offices from and after the Effective Time until his
successor shall have been elected and shall have qualified in accordance with
applicable law, or as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or
By-laws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.4 Assets and Liabilities. At the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall possess all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises of a
public as well as of a private nature, and be subject to all the restrictions,
disabilities and duties of each of Acquisition Corp. and the Company
(collectively, the "Constituent Corporations"); and all the rights, privileges,
powers and franchises of each of the Constituent Corporations, and all property,
real, personal and mixed, and all debts due to any of the Constituent
Corporations on whatever account, as well for stock subscriptions as all other
things in action or belonging to each of the Constituent Corporations, shall be
vested in the Surviving Corporation; and all property, rights, privileges,
powers and franchises, and all and every other interest shall be thereafter as
effectively the property of the Surviving Corporation as they were of the
several and respective Constituent Corporations, and the title to any real
estate vested by deed or otherwise in either of such Constituent Corporations
shall not revert or be in any way impaired by the Merger; but all rights of
creditors and all liens upon any property of any of the Constituent Corporations
shall be preserved unimpaired, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the
Constituent Corporations shall thenceforth attach to the Surviving Corporation,
and may be enforced against it to the same extent as if said debts, liabilities
and duties had been incurred or contracted by it.
1.5 Manner and Basis of Converting Shares.
(a) At the Effective Time:
(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of Acquisition Corp. that shall be outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the holder thereof, be converted into the right to receive one (1) share of
common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, so that
at the Effective Time, Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Surviving Corporation;
(ii) the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share,
of the Company (the "Company Stock") beneficially owned by the Stockholders
listed in Schedule
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1.5 (other than shares of Company Stock as to which appraisal rights are
perfected pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and not withdrawn or
otherwise forfeited and shares of Company Stock set forth in Section 1.5(a)(iv)
hereof), shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the holders thereof, be converted into the right to receive the number of shares
of Parent Common Stock specified in Schedule 1.5 for each of the Stockholders,
which shall be equal to one share of Parent Common Stock for each share of
Company Stock;
(iii) the right to acquire any shares of Company Stock under
any Warrants listed on Schedule 1.5A shall, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of the holders of such Warrants, the Company, the
Surviving Corporation, or the Parent, be converted into the right to receive the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock specified in such Warrant for each share
of Company Stock, at the exercise price per share stated in such Warrant of the
Company, including all obligations to issue such shares of Company Stock upon
satisfaction of any and all conditions or agreements affecting such issuance by
the holder thereof or the Company (including, without limitation, any vesting
conditions or other restrictions and the obligation to register such shares
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, if any) which conditions,
restrictions, and obligations shall expressly be assumed by the Parent as its
obligation and continued with respect to such holders and the Parent shall
assume all of the obligations of the Company under the Warrants following the
Effective Time; and
(iv) each share of Company Stock held in the treasury of the
Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled in the Merger
and cease to exist.
(b) After the Effective Time, there shall be no further
registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving
Corporation of the shares of Company Stock that were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
1.6 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates. Promptly after the
Effective Time and upon (i) surrender of a certificate or certificates
representing shares of Company Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time or an affidavit and indemnification in form reasonably
acceptable to counsel for the Parent stating that such Stockholder has lost
their certificate or certificates or that such have been destroyed and (ii)
delivery of a Letter of Transmittal (as described in Section 4 hereof), Parent
shall issue to each record holder of Company Stock surrendering such certificate
or certificates and Letter of Transmittal, a certificate or certificates
registered in the name of such Stockholder representing the number of shares of
Parent Common Stock that such Stockholder shall be entitled to receive as set
forth in Section 1.5(a)(ii) hereof. Until the certificate, certificates or
affidavit is or are surrendered together with the Letter of Transmittal as
contemplated by this Section 1.6 and Section 4 hereof, each certificate or
affidavit that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented any
outstanding shares of Company Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective
Time to represent only the right to receive upon surrender as aforesaid the
Parent Common Stock specified in Schedule 1.5 hereof for the holder thereof or
to perfect any rights of appraisal which such holder may have pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the DGCL.
1.7 Parent Common Stock. Parent agrees that it will cause the Parent
Common Stock into which the Company Stock is converted at the Effective Time
pursuant to Section
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1.5(a)(ii) and which Parent Common Stock may be issued following the Effective
Time pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(iii)pursuant to Warrants or Options to be
available for such purposes. Parent further covenants that immediately following
the Effective Time, Parent will effect cancellations of its outstanding shares
of Parent Common Stock and that there will be no more than 3,656,488 shares of
Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, and that no other common or
preferred stock or equity securities or any options, warrants, rights or other
agreements or instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common
or preferred stock or other equity securities shall be issued or outstanding,
except as described herein.
1.8 Operation of Surviving Corporation. The Company acknowledges that
upon the effectiveness of the Merger, and the material compliance by the Parent
and Acquisition Corp. with their respective duties and obligations hereunder,
Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deal with the assets and
business of the Surviving Corporation as its own property without limitation on
the disposition or use of such assets or the conduct of such business.
1.9 Further Assurances. From time to time, from and after the
Effective Time, as and when reasonably requested by Parent, the proper officers
and directors of the Company as of the Effective Time shall, for and on behalf
and in the name of the Company or otherwise, execute and deliver all such deeds,
bills of sale, assignments and other instruments and shall take or cause to be
taken such further actions as Parent, Acquisition Corp. or their respective
successors or assigns reasonably may deem necessary or desirable in order to
confirm or record or otherwise transfer to the Surviving Corporation title to
and possession of all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises
and immunities of the Company or otherwise to carry out fully the provisions and
purposes of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Acquisition Corp.
as follows. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein,
disclosure of items in the Confidential Private Placement Memorandum, dated July
7, 2006, of Akeena Solar, Inc. (as supplemented by the draft Current Report on
Form 8-K of Akeena Solar, Inc.) (collectively, the "Disclosures") shall be
deemed to be disclosure of such items for all purposes under this Agreement,
including, without limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties
of the Company:
2.1 Organization, Standing, Subsidiaries, Etc.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in
good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite
power and authority (corporate and other) to carry on its business, to own or
lease its properties and assets, to enter into this Agreement and the
Certificate of Merger and to carry out the terms hereof and thereof. Copies of
the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company that have been
delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. prior to the execution of this
Agreement are true and complete and have not since been amended or repealed.
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(b) The Company has no subsidiaries or direct or indirect
interest (by way of stock ownership or otherwise) in any firm, corporation,
limited liability company, partnership, association or business.
2.2 Qualification. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction wherein
the nature of its activities or its properties owned or leased makes such
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or otherwise),
properties, assets, liabilities, business operations, results of operations or
prospects of the Company taken as a whole (the "Condition of the Company"). The
Company is not qualified to conduct business as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction other than the State of California and the State of New Jersey.
2.3 Capitalization of the Company. The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of 16,000,000 shares of Company Stock and the Company has no
authority to issue any other capital stock. There are 9,000,000 shares of
Company Stock issued and outstanding, all of such shares are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and none of such shares have been
issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person. The offer, issuance
and sale of such shares of Company Stock were (a) exempt from the registration
and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, (b) registered or
qualified (or were exempt from registration or qualification) under the
registration or qualification requirements of all applicable state securities
laws and (c) accomplished in conformity with all other applicable securities
laws. None of such shares of Company Stock are subject to a right of withdrawal
or a right of rescission under any federal or state securities or blue-sky law.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or the Disclosures, the Company
has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue Company Stock or
other securities of the Company, and there are no outstanding securities
convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Company Stock or other
securities of the Company.
2.4 Indebtedness. The Company has no Indebtedness for Borrowed Money,
except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement or disclosed on the Balance
Sheet.
2.5 Company Stockholders. Schedule 1.5 and Schedule 1.5A hereto
contain a true and complete list of the names of the record owners of all of the
outstanding shares of Company Stock and other securities of the Company,
together with the number of securities held or to which such Person has rights
to acquire. To the knowledge of the Company, there is no voting trust, agreement
or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Company Stock affecting
the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of
Company Stock.
2.6 Corporate Acts and Proceedings. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger (together, the
"Merger Documents") have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the
Company and have been approved by the requisite vote of the Stockholders, and
all of the corporate acts and other proceedings required for the due and valid
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Documents and
the consummation of the Merger have been validly and appropriately taken, except
for the filings referred to in Section 1.2.
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2.7 Compliance with Laws and Instruments. The business, products and
operations of the Company have been and are being conducted in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, except for
such violations thereof for which the penalties, in the aggregate, would not
have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the Company. The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of the Merger Documents and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement:
(a) will not require any authorization, consent or approval of, or filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency or instrumentality, except
such as shall have been obtained prior to the Closing, (b) will not cause the
Company to violate or contravene (i) any provision of law, (ii) any rule or
regulation of any agency or government, (iii) any order, judgment or decree of
any court, or (iv) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws
of the Company, (c) will not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach
of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default
under, any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,
security agreement or other contract, agreement or instrument to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties is bound or
affected, except as would not have a material adverse effect on the Condition of
the Company, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien
upon any property or asset of the Company. The Company is not in violation of,
or (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) in default under, any term
or provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or of any indenture,
loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement or, except
as would not materially and adversely affect the Condition of the Company, any
other material agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company or any of its properties is bound or affected.
2.8 Binding Obligations. The Merger Documents constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Company and are enforceable against the
Company in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
2.9 Broker's and Finder's Fees. Except for fees paid to the placement
agent as set forth in the Disclosures, no Person has, or as a result of the
transactions contemplated or described herein will have, any right or valid
claim against the Company, Parent, Acquisition Corp. or any Stockholder for any
commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar
capacity. Parent and Acquisition Corp., on the one hand, and the Company, on the
other hand, hereby indemnify and hold each other harmless from and against any
and all claims, losses or liabilities for any such commission, fee or other
compensation as a result of the claim by any other Person that the indemnifying
party or parties introduced or assisted them in connection with the transactions
contemplated or described here.
2.10 Financial Statements. Parent has previously been provided with
the Company's audited balance sheet as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the
audited statements of operations and accumulated deficits and cash flows for the
years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004; and an unaudited balance sheet (the
"Balance Sheet") and income statement as at March 31, 2006 (the "Balance Sheet
Date"). Such financial statements are collectively referred to as the "Financial
Statements". Such financial statements (i) are in accordance with the books and
records of the Company, (ii) present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition of
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the Company at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations and
changes in financial position for the periods therein specified and (iii) have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") applied on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods.
2.11 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company has no material
obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, liquidated or
otherwise, whether due or to become due), arising out of any transaction entered
into at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Balance Sheet,
(b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the Balance Sheet or the
Notes to the Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred and
obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of
business since the Balance Sheet Date, none of which (individually or in the
aggregate) has had or will have a material adverse effect on the Condition of
the Company, and (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement, document or
arrangement identified in the Disclosures.
2.12 Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not (a)
incurred any debts, obligations or liabilities, absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise, whether due or to become due, except for fees, expenses and
liabilities incurred in connection with the Merger and related transactions and
current liabilities incurred in the usual and ordinary course of business, (b)
discharged or satisfied any Liens other than those securing, or paid any
obligation or liability other than, current liabilities shown on the Balance
Sheet and current liabilities incurred since the Balance Sheet Date, in each
case in the usual and ordinary course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or
subjected to Lien any of its assets, tangible or intangible other than in the
usual and ordinary course of business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any of
its assets, except in the usual and ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled
or compromised any debt or claim, or waived or released any right, of material
value, (f) suffered any physical damage, destruction or loss (whether or not
covered by insurance) materially and adversely affecting the Condition of the
Company, (g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary
course of business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or
granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable
under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay,
insurance, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or
arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice or as described in the Disclosures, or entered into any employment
agreement, (j) issued or sold any shares of capital stock, bonds, notes,
debentures or other securities or granted any options (including employee stock
options), warrants or other rights with respect thereto, (k) declared or paid
any dividends on or made any other distributions with respect to, or purchased
or redeemed, any of its outstanding capital stock, (l) suffered or experienced
any change in, or condition affecting, the Condition of the Company other than
changes, events or conditions in the usual and ordinary course of its business,
none of which (either by itself or in conjunction with all such other changes,
events and conditions) has been materially adverse, (m) made any change in the
accounting principles, methods or practices followed by it or depreciation or
amortization policies or rates theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any
amendment or termination of any material contract, agreement or license to which
it is a party, (o) suffered any material loss not reflected in the Balance Sheet
or its statement of income for the period ended on the Balance Sheet Date, (p)
paid, or made any accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses or special
compensation of any kind or any severance or termination pay to any present or
former officer, director, employee, stockholder or consultant, (q) made or
agreed to make any
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charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of
$50,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any agreement, or otherwise
obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
2.13 Assets and Contracts.
(a) The Disclosures contain a true and complete list of all real
property leased by the Company, including a brief description of each item
thereof and of the nature of the Company's interest therein, and of all tangible
personal property owned or leased by the Company having a cost or fair market
value of greater than $200,000, including a brief description of each item and
of the nature of the interest of the Company therein. All the real property
listed in the Disclosures is leased by the Company under valid and enforceable
leases having the rental terms, termination dates and renewal and purchase
options described in the Disclosures; such leases are enforceable in accordance
with their terms, and there is not, under any such lease, any existing default
or event of default or event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default by the Company, and the Company has not received any notice
or claim of any such default. The Company does not own any real property.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Balance
Sheet or the notes thereto, the Company is not a party to any written or oral
agreement not made in the ordinary course of business that is material to the
Company. Except as set forth in the Disclosures, the Company is not a party to
or otherwise bound by any written or oral (a) agreement with any labor union,
(b) agreement for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of materials,
supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements, (c) agreement
for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person on a
full-time basis or any agreement with any Person for consulting services, (d)
bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option,
deferred compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar
plan, contract or understanding with respect to any or all of the employees of
the Company or any other Person, (e) indenture, loan or credit agreement, note
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, promissory note or other
agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed
Money or subjecting any asset or property of the Company to any Lien or
evidencing any Indebtedness, (f) guaranty of any Indebtedness, (g) lease or
agreement under which the Company is lessee of or holds or operates any
property, real or personal, owned by any other Person under which payments to
such Person exceed $200,000 per year or with an unexpired term (including any
period covered by an option to renew exercisable by any other party) of more
than 60 days, (h) lease or agreement under which the Company is lessor or
permits any Person to hold or operate any property, real or personal, owned or
controlled by the Company, (i) agreement granting any preemptive right, right of
first refusal or similar right to any Person, (j) agreement or arrangement with
any Affiliate or any "associate" (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act) of the Company or any present or former officer, director or
stockholder of the Company, (k) agreement obligating the Company to pay any
royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or
intangible property, (1) covenant not to compete or other restriction on its
ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (m) material
distributor, dealer, manufacturer's representative, sales agency, franchise or
advertising contract or commitment, (n) agreement to register securities under
the Securities Act, (o) collective bargaining agreement, or (p) agreement or
other commitment or arrangement with any Person
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continuing for a period of more than three months from the Closing Date which
involves an expenditure or receipt by the Company in excess of $200,000. Other
than the lease with respect to the Company's offices in Los Gatos, California
and the Relationship Ready Credit Agreement and related agreements between the
Company and Citibank (West) FSB, none of the agreements, contracts, leases,
instruments or other documents or arrangements described in the Disclosures
requires the consent of any of the parties thereto other than the Company to
permit the contract, agreement, lease, instrument or other document or
arrangement to remain effective following consummation of the Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) The Disclosures contain a true and complete list of all
patents, patent applications, trade names, trademarks, trademark registrations
and applications, copyrights, copyright registrations and applications, and
grants of licenses, both domestic and foreign, presently owned, possessed, used
or held by the Company; and the Company owns the entire right, title and
interest in and to the same, free and clear of all Liens and restrictions. The
Disclosures also contain a true and complete list of all licenses granted to or
by the Company with respect to the foregoing. All patents, patent applications,
trade names, trademarks, trademark registrations and applications, copyrights,
copyright registrations and applications and grants of licenses set forth (i)
are subject to no pending or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened challenge,
and (ii) can and will be transferred by the Company to the Surviving Corporation
as a result of the Merger and without the consent of any Person other than the
Company. Neither the execution nor delivery of the Merger Documents, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will give any licensor or
licensee of the Company any right to change the terms or provisions of,
terminate or cancel, any license to which the Company is a party.
(d) The Company has made available to Parent and Acquisition
Corp. true and complete copies of all agreements and other documents and a
description of all applicable oral agreements disclosed or referred to in the
Disclosures, as well as any additional agreements or documents, requested by
Parent or Acquisition Corp. The Company has in all material respects performed
all obligations required to be performed by it to date and is not in default in
any respect under any of the contracts, agreements, leases, documents,
commitments or other arrangements to which it is a party or by which it or any
of its property is otherwise bound or affected. To the knowledge of the Company,
all parties having material contractual arrangements with the Company are in
substantial compliance therewith and none are in material default thereunder.
The Company does not have outstanding any power of attorney.
2.14 Employees. The Company has complied in all material respects with
all laws relating to the employment of labor, and the Company has encountered no
material labor union difficulties. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements
of employment compensation, the Company is not under any obligation or liability
to any officer, director or employee of the Company.
2.15 Tax Returns and Audits. All required federal, state and local Tax
Returns of the Company have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed,
and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the
periods covered by such returns have been paid. The Company is not and has not
been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company has not had a Tax
deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a
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waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax.
None of the Company's federal income tax returns has been audited by any
governmental authority; and, except for a California Board of Equalization sales
tax audit conducted in 2004, which audit did not result in any liability to the
Company, none of the Company's state or local income or franchise tax returns
has been audited by any governmental authority. The reserves for Taxes reflected
on the Balance Sheet are and will be sufficient for the payment of all unpaid
Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. Since the Balance
Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of account for
all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such
period. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of
its employees the amount of all taxes (including, but not limited to, federal,
state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes and
Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected
therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or
authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits,
actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative
proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending, and
the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations,
claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. The
Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party to any agreement
that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment that would
not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed,
nor is it required, to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or
any similar provision of state, local and foreign law), whether by reason of a
change in accounting method or otherwise, for any Tax period for which the
applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company (i) is not a
party to, nor is it bound by or obligated under, any Tax sharing agreement, Tax
indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or
unwritten (collectively, "Tax Sharing Agreements"), and (ii) does not have any
potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of, or pursuant to,
any such Tax Sharing Agreements.
2.16 Patents and Other Intangible Assets. (a) The Company (i) owns or
has the right to use, free and clear of all Liens, claims and restrictions, all
patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights
with respect to the foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its
business as now conducted or proposed to be conducted without infringing upon or
otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or
with respect to any of the foregoing and (ii) is not obligated or under any
liability to make any payments by way of royalties, fees or otherwise to any
owner or licensor of, or other claimant to, any patent, trademark, service xxxx,
trade name, copyright or other intangible asset, with respect to the use thereof
or in connection with the conduct of its business or otherwise.
(b) To the best knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and
has the unrestricted right to use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how,
negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques,
inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all
information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from
not being generally known or known by competitors (collectively, "Intellectual
Property") required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of
all products and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien
or claim of others; provided, however, that the possibility exists that other
Persons, completely independently of the Company or its employees or agents,
could have developed Intellectual
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Property similar or identical to that of the Company. The Company is not aware
of any such development of substantially identical trade secrets or technical
information by others. All Intellectual Property can and will be transferred by
the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without
the consent of any Person other than the Company.
2.17 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA. (a) There are no "employee benefit
plans" (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the ERISA) nor any other employee
benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or
programs of every type other than programs merely involving the regular payment
of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by
the Company, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded. The plans
listed in the Disclosures hereto are hereinafter referred to as the "Employee
Benefit Plans."
(b) All current and prior material documents, including all
amendments thereto, with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan have been made
available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. or their advisors.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company, all Employee Benefit Plans
are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and any other applicable
state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There are no pending claims or lawsuits which have been
asserted or instituted against any Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of
the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the
plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary
of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does
the Company have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or
circumstance which might reasonably be expected to form the basis of any such
claim or lawsuit.
(e) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
contemplated investigation, or pending or possible enforcement action by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal
Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Employee
Benefit Plan and the Company has no knowledge of any incident, transaction,
occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an
investigation or enforcement action.
(f) No actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent
liability exists with respect to the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for
any other expense or obligation of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as
disclosed on the financial statements of the Company, and no contingent
liability exists under ERISA with respect to any "multi-employer plan," as
defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(g) No events have occurred or are expected to occur with respect
to any Employee Benefit Plan that would cause a material change in the costs of
providing benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material
change in the cost of providing for other liabilities of such Employee Benefit
Plan.
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2.18 Title to Property and Encumbrances. The Company has good, valid
and indefeasible marketable title to all properties and assets used in the
conduct of its business (except for property held under valid and subsisting
leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of
all Liens and other encumbrances, except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and
customary imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as do not,
individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the
property or assets or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in
its business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company has
good and indefeasible title to all of its properties and assets reflected in the
Balance Sheet, except for property disposed of in the usual and ordinary course
of business since the Balance Sheet Date and for property held under valid and
subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in
default.
2.19 Condition of Properties. All facilities, machinery, equipment,
fixtures and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in
reasonably good operating condition and repair, subject to ordinary wear and
tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Company's business.
2.20 Insurance Coverage. There is in full force and effect one or more
policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility, insuring
the Company and its properties, products and business against such losses and
risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations of established
reputation engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. The
Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and
the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its
existing insurance coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at
least as favorable to those currently in effect, other than possible increases
in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of the Company. No suit,
proceeding or action or, to the best current actual knowledge of the Company,
threat of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the
Company within the last five years due to alleged bodily injury, disease,
medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or
malfunction of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or
distributed by the Company.
2.21 Litigation. There is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other
legal, administrative or other governmental proceeding pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or its
properties, assets or business, and after reasonable investigation, the Company
is not aware of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance that might
reasonably be expected to result in or form the basis for any such action, suit,
arbitration or other proceeding. The Company is not in default with respect to
any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any
court or any governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
2.22 Licenses. The Company possesses from all appropriate governmental
authorities all licenses, permits, authorizations, approvals, franchises and
rights necessary for the Company to engage in the business currently conducted
by it, all of which are in full force and effect.
2.23 Interested Party Transactions. No officer, director or
stockholder of the Company or any Affiliate or "associate" (as such term is
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities
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Act) of any such Person or the Company has or has had, either directly or
indirectly, (a) an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services
or products that are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold
by the Company or (ii) purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company any
goods or services, or (b) a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to
which the Company is a party or by which it may be bound or affected.
2.24 Environmental Matters.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has never
generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous
Materials on any real property on which it now has or previously had any
leasehold or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the historical and present
operations of the business of the Company are in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the
Company.
(c) There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened, demands, claims, information requests or notices of
noncompliance or violation against or to the Company relating to any
Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no conditions
or occurrences on any of the real property used by the Company in connection
with its business that would reasonably be expected to lead to any such demands,
claims or notices against or to the Company, except such as have not had, and
would not reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the
Condition of the Company.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not sent
or disposed of, otherwise had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or
disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other
manner participated or been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of
a Hazardous Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous
Material or that, pursuant to any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the
"National Priorities List", the "CERCLIS" list, or any similar state or federal
list, or (B) is subject to or the source of a claim, an administrative order or
other request to take "removal", "remedial", "corrective" or any other
"response" action, as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs
of any such action at the site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no
basis to reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not
received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) any notice, request
for information or other communication from any governmental authority or other
third party with respect to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous
Material or a violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has
not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) notice of any
claims from any Person relating to property damage, natural resource damage or
to personal injuries from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the
Company has timely filed every report required to be filed, acquired all
necessary certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all
required data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all
such instances except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on
the Condition of the Company.
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2.25 Questionable Payments. Neither the Company nor any director,
officer or, to the best knowledge of the Company, agent, employee or other
Person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company, has used any
corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect
unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds;
established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or
other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any
such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment.
2.26 Obligations to or by Stockholders. The Company has no liability
or obligation or commitment to any Stockholder or any Affiliate or "associate"
(as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any
Stockholder, nor does any Stockholder or any such Affiliate or associate have
any liability, obligation or commitment to the Company.
2.27 Duty to Make Inquiry. To the extent that any of the
representations or warranties in this Section 2 are qualified by "knowledge" or
"belief," the Company represents and warrants that it has made due and
reasonable inquiry and investigation concerning the matters to which such
representations and warranties relate, including, but not limited to, diligent
inquiry of its directors, officers and key personnel.
2.28 Disclosure. There is no fact relating to the Company that the
Company has not disclosed to Parent and Acquisition Corp. in writing which has
had or is currently having a material and adverse effect or, insofar as the
Company can now foresee, will materially and adversely affect the Condition of
the Company. No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no
information disclosed in the schedules or exhibits hereto by the Company
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading.
3. Representations and Warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp.
Parent and Acquisition Corp. represent and warrant to the Company as
follows. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, disclosure
of items in the Parent SEC Documents (as defined below) shall be deemed to be
disclosure of such items for all purposes under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, for all applicable representations and warranties of Parent
and Acquisition Corp.:
3.1 Organization and Standing. Parent is a corporation duly organized
and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Acquisition Corp. is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware. Parent and Acquisition Corp. have
heretofore delivered to the Company complete and correct copies of their
respective Certificates of Incorporation and By-laws as now in effect. Parent
and Acquisition Corp. have full corporate power and authority to carry on their
respective businesses as they are now being conducted and as now proposed to be
conducted and to own or lease their respective properties and assets. Neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any subsidiaries (except Parent's ownership of
Acquisition Corp.) or direct or indirect interest (by way of stock ownership or
otherwise) in any firm, corporation, limited liability company, partnership,
association or business. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens, and Acquisition Corp.
has no outstanding
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options, warrants or rights to purchase capital stock or other securities of
Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock owned by Parent. Unless the
context otherwise requires, all references in this Section 3 to the "Parent"
shall be treated as being a reference to the Parent and Acquisition Corp. taken
together as one enterprise.
3.2 Corporate Authority. Each of Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as
the case may be) has full corporate power and authority to enter into the Merger
Documents and the other agreements to be made pursuant to the Merger Documents,
and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All corporate
acts and proceedings required for the authorization, execution, delivery and
performance of the Merger Documents and such other agreements and documents by
Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be) have been duly and validly
taken or will have been so taken prior to the Closing. Each of the Merger
Documents constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and/or
Acquisition Corp. (as the case may be), each is enforceable against it and/or
them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity.
3.3 Broker's and Finder's Fees. No Person is entitled by reason of any
act or omission of Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any broker's or finder's fees,
commission or other similar compensation with respect to the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the Certificate of Merger, or with respect to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except as set
forth in the Disclosures. Parent and Acquisition Corp. jointly and severally
indemnify and hold the Company harmless from and against any and all loss, claim
or liability arising out of any such claim from any other Person who claims to
have introduced Parent or Acquisition Corp. to the Company, or assisted either
or both of them with the transactions contemplated by or described herein.
3.4 Capitalization of Parent. The authorized capital stock of Parent
consists of (a) 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share
(the "Parent Common Stock"), of which not more than 3,656,488 shares will be
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (b)
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, none of which
will be issued and outstanding immediately prior top the Effective Time. Parent
has no outstanding options, rights or commitments to issue shares of Parent
Common Stock or any other security of Parent or Acquisition Corp., and there are
no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for
shares of Parent Common Stock or any other security of Parent or Acquisition
Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the
beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the nomination or election
of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Parent Common Stock. All
outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are validly issued and
outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, and none of such shares have been
issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any Person.
3.5 Acquisition Corp. Acquisition Corp. is a wholly-owned Delaware
subsidiary of Parent that was formed specifically for the purpose of the Merger
and that has not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will not
conduct any business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except
in preparation for and otherwise in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the other
agreements to be made pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement and the
Certificate of Merger.
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3.6 Validity of Shares. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued
at the Closing pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(ii) hereof, when issued and delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof and of the Certificate of Merger, shall be
duly and validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Based in part on the
representations and warranties of the Stockholder as contemplated by Section 4
hereof and assuming the accuracy thereof, the issuance of the Parent Common
Stock upon consummation of the Merger pursuant to Section 1.5(a)(ii) will be
exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the
Securities Act and from the qualification or registration requirements of any
applicable state "Blue Sky" or securities laws.
3.7 SEC Reporting and Compliance. (a) Parent filed a registration
statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act, which became effective on or
about April __, 2006. Since that date, Parent has filed with the Commission all
registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports
required to be filed pursuant to the Exchange Act. Parent has not filed with the
Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant to Rule 12h-3 of the Exchange Act.
(b) Parent has made available to the Company true and complete
copies of the registration statements, information statements and other reports
(collectively, the "Parent SEC Documents") filed by the Parent with the
Commission. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective dates,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading.
(c) Except for a Form 8-K filed on August 8, 2006, Parent has not
filed, and nothing has occurred with respect to which Parent would be required
to file, any report on Form 8-K. Prior to and until the Closing, Parent will
provide to the Company copies of any and all amendments or supplements to the
Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission and all subsequent registration
statements and reports filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent
SEC Documents with the Commission and any and all subsequent information
statements, proxy statements, reports or notices filed by Parent with the
Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.
(d) Parent is not an investment company within the meaning of
Section 3 of the Investment Company Act.
(e) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall
continue to satisfy the filing requirements of the Exchange Act and all other
requirements of applicable securities laws and of the OTC Bulletin Board
maintained by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
(f) To the best knowledge of Parent, Parent has otherwise
complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other applicable federal
and state securities laws.
3.8 Financial Statements. The balance sheets and statements of
operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows contained in the Parent SEC
Documents (the "Parent Financial Statements") (i) have been prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with prior periods (and, in
the case of unaudited financial information, on a basis
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consistent with year-end audits), (ii) are in accordance with the books and
records of Parent, and (iii) present fairly in all material respects the
financial condition of Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of
its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein
specified. The financial statements included in the Form SB-2 were audited by
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxx-Xxxxxx XxXxxxx, Parent's independent registered public
accounting firm. The financial information included in the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended April 30, 2006 is unaudited, but reflects all
adjustments (including normally recurring accounts) that Parent considers
necessary for a fair presentation of such information and has been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
3.9 Governmental Consents. All material consents, approvals, orders,
or authorizations of, or registrations, qualifications, designations,
declarations, or filings with any federal or state governmental authority on the
part of Parent or Acquisition Corp. required in connection with the consummation
of the Merger shall have been obtained prior to, and be effective as of, the
Closing.
3.10 Compliance with Laws and Other Instruments. The execution,
delivery and performance by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of this Agreement,
the Certificate of Merger and the other agreements to be made by Parent or
Acquisition Corp. pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the
Certificate of Merger and the consummation by Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents will not cause Parent
and/or Acquisition Corp. to violate or contravene (i) any provision of law, (ii)
any rule or regulation of any agency or government, (iii) any order, judgment or
decree of any court, or (v) any provision of their respective charters or
By-laws as amended and in effect on and as of the Closing Date and will not
violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) a default under any material
indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement
or other agreement or contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. is a party
or by which Parent and/or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective
properties is bound.
3.11 No General Solicitation. In issuing Parent Common Stock in the
Merger hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered to
sell the Parent Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or advertising.
3.12 Binding Obligations. The Merger Documents constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp., and are
enforceable against Parent and Acquisition Corp., in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and by general principles of equity.
3.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Parent nor
Acquisition Corp. has any material obligation or liability (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, liquidated or otherwise, whether due or to become due),
arising out of any transaction entered into at or prior to the Closing, except
(a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents, (b) to the extent set forth on or
reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent in the most recent Parent SEC
Document filed by Parent (the "Parent Balance Sheet") or the notes to the Parent
Financial Statements, (c) current liabilities incurred and obligations under
agreements entered into in the usual and
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ordinary course of business since the date of the Parent Balance Sheet (the
"Parent Balance Sheet Date"), none of which (individually or in the aggregate)
materially and adversely affects the condition (financial or otherwise),
properties, assets, liabilities, business operations, results of operations or
prospects of Parent or Acquisition Corp. taken as a whole (the "Condition of the
Parent"), and (d) by the specific terms of any written agreement, document or
arrangement attached as an exhibit to the Parent SEC Documents.
3.14 Changes. Since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed
in the Parent SEC Documents, Parent has not (a) incurred any debts, obligations
or liabilities, absolute, accrued or, to Parent's knowledge, contingent, whether
due or to become due, except for current liabilities incurred in the usual and
ordinary course of business, (b) discharged or satisfied any Liens other than
those securing, or paid any obligation or liability other than, current
liabilities shown on the Parent Balance Sheet and current liabilities incurred
since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, in each case in the usual and ordinary
course of business, (c) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to Lien any of its
assets, tangible or intangible, other than in the usual and ordinary course of
business, (d) sold, transferred or leased any of its assets, except in the usual
and ordinary course of business, (e) cancelled or compromised any debt or claim,
or waived or released any right of material value, (f) suffered any physical
damage, destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) which could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition of the
Parent, (g) entered into any transaction other than in the usual and ordinary
course of business, (h) encountered any labor union difficulties, (i) made or
granted any wage or salary increase or made any increase in the amounts payable
under any profit sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, severance pay,
insurance, pension, retirement or other employee benefit plan, agreement or
arrangement, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, or entered into any employment agreement, (j) issued or sold any
shares of capital stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or granted
any options (including employee stock options), warrants or other rights with
respect thereto, (k) declared or paid any dividends on or made any other
distributions with respect to, or purchased or redeemed, any of its outstanding
capital stock, (l) suffered or experienced any change in, or condition
affecting, the Condition of the Parent other than changes, events or conditions
in the usual and ordinary course of its business, none of which (either by
itself or in conjunction with all such other changes, events and conditions)
could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Condition
of the Parent, (m) made any change in the accounting principles, methods or
practices followed by it or depreciation or amortization policies or rates
theretofore adopted, (n) made or permitted any amendment or termination of any
material contract, agreement or license to which it is a party, (o) suffered any
material loss not reflected in the Parent Balance Sheet or its statement of
income for the year ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date, (p) paid, or made
any accrual or arrangement for payment of, bonuses or special compensation of
any kind or any severance or termination pay to any present or former officer,
director, employee, stockholder or consultant, (q) made or agreed to make any
charitable contributions or incurred any non-business expenses in excess of
$5,000 in the aggregate, or (r) entered into any agreement, or otherwise
obligated itself, to do any of the foregoing.
3.15 Tax Returns and Audits. All required federal, state and local Tax
Returns of Parent have been accurately prepared in all material respects and
duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be
paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid to the
extent that the same are material and have become due, except
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where the failure so to file or pay could not reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect upon the Condition of the Parent. Parent is not and has
not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. Parent has not had a Tax
deficiency assessed against it. None of Parent's federal income, state and local
income and franchise tax returns has been audited by any governmental authority.
The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Parent Balance Sheet are sufficient for
the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Parent with respect to the period
ended on the Parent Balance Sheet Date. There are no federal, state, local or
foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or
administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of Parent now
pending, and Parent has not received any notice of any proposed audits,
investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any
Tax Returns.
3.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA. (a) Except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Documents, there are no "employee benefit plans" (within the meaning
of Section 3(3) of ERISA) nor any other employee benefit or fringe benefit
arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs other than programs
merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses
established, maintained or contributed to by the Parent. Any plans listed in the
Parent SEC Documents are hereinafter referred to as the "Parent Employee Benefit
Plans."
(b) Any current and prior material documents, including all
amendments thereto, with respect to each Parent Employee Benefit Plan have been
given to the Company or its advisors.
(c) All Parent Employee Benefit Plans are in material compliance
with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable
state, federal or foreign law.
(d) There are no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent,
threatened, claims or lawsuits which have been asserted or instituted against
any Parent Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under
the Parent Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of
any of the Parent Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of a Parent
Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan.
(e) There is no pending, or to the knowledge of Parent,
threatened, investigation or pending or possible enforcement action by the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal
Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Parent
Employee Benefit Plan.
(f) No actual or, to the knowledge of Parent, contingent
liability exists with respect to the funding of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan
or for any other expense or obligation of any Parent Employee Benefit Plan,
except as disclosed on the financial statements of Parent or the Parent SEC
Documents, and to the knowledge of Parent, no contingent liability exists under
ERISA with respect to any "multi-employer plan," as defined in Section 3(37) or
Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
3.17 Litigation. There is no legal action, suit, arbitration or other
legal, administrative or other governmental proceeding pending or, to the
knowledge of Parent,
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threatened against or affecting Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their
respective properties, assets or businesses. To the knowledge of Parent, neither
Parent nor Acquisition Corp. is in default with respect to any order, writ,
judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court or any
governmental agency or instrumentality or arbitration authority.
3.18 Interested Party Transactions. Except as disclosed in the Parent
SEC Documents, no officer, director or stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or
"associate" (as such term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of
any such Person or of Parent has or has had, either directly or indirectly, (a)
an interest in any Person that (i) furnishes or sells services or products that
are furnished or sold or are proposed to be furnished or sold by Parent or (ii)
purchases from or sells or furnishes to Parent any goods or services, or (b) a
beneficial interest in any contract or agreement to which Parent is a party or
by which it or any of its assets may be bound or affected.
3.19 Questionable Payments. Neither Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor, to
the knowledge of Parent, any director, officer, agent, employee or other Person
associated with or acting on behalf of Parent or Acquisition Corp. has used any
corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses relating to political activity; made any direct or indirect
unlawful payments to government officials or employees from corporate funds;
established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded fund of corporate monies or
other assets; made any false or fictitious entries on the books of record of any
such corporations; or made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment,
kickback or other unlawful payment.
3.20 Obligations to or by Stockholders. Except as disclosed in the
Parent SEC Documents, Parent has no liability or obligation or commitment to any
stockholder of Parent or any Affiliate or "associate" (as such term is defined
in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of any stockholder of Parent, nor does any
stockholder of Parent or any such Affiliate or associate have any liability,
obligation or commitment to Parent.
3.21 Assets and Contracts. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement, the Parent Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent SEC
Documents, Parent is not a party to any written or oral agreement not made in
the ordinary course of business that is material to Parent. Parent does not own
any real property. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Parent
Balance Sheet or the notes thereto, or the Parent SEC Documents, Parent is not a
party to or otherwise barred by any written or oral (a) agreement with any labor
union, (b) agreement for the purchase of fixed assets or for the purchase of
materials, supplies or equipment in excess of normal operating requirements, (c)
agreement for the employment of any officer, individual employee or other Person
on a full-time basis or any agreement with any Person for consulting services,
(d) bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement, stock purchase, stock option,
deferred compensation, medical, hospitalization or life insurance or similar
plan, contract or understanding with respect to any or all of the employees of
Parent or any other Person, (e) indenture, loan or credit agreement, note
agreement, deed of trust, mortgage, security agreement, promissory note or other
agreement or instrument relating to or evidencing Indebtedness for Borrowed
Money or subjecting any asset or property of Parent to any Lien or evidencing
any Indebtedness, (f) guaranty of any Indebtedness, (g) lease or agreement under
which Parent is lessee of or holds or operates any property, real or personal,
owned by any other Person, (h) lease or agreement under which Parent is lessor
or permits any Person to hold or operate any property,
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real or personal, owned or controlled by Parent, (i) agreement granting any
preemptive right, right of first refusal or similar right to any Person, (j)
agreement or arrangement with any Affiliate or any "associate" (as such term is
defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) of Parent or any present or former
officer, director or stockholder of Parent, (k) agreement obligating Parent to
pay any royalty or similar charge for the use or exploitation of any tangible or
intangible property, (1) covenant not to compete or other restriction on its
ability to conduct a business or engage in any other activity, (m) distributor,
dealer, manufacturer's representative, sales agency, franchise or advertising
contract or commitment, (n) agreement to register securities under the
Securities Act, (o) collective bargaining agreement, or (p) agreement or other
commitment or arrangement with any Person continuing for a period of more than
three months from the Closing Date that involves an expenditure or receipt by
Parent in excess of $1,000. Parent maintains no insurance policies or insurance
coverage of any kind with respect to Parent, its business, premises, properties,
assets, employees and agents. No consent of any bank or other depository is
required to maintain any bank account, other deposit relationship or safety
deposit box of Parent in effect following the consummation of the Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.22 Employees. Other than pursuant to ordinary arrangements of
employment compensation, Parent is not under any obligation or liability to any
officer, director, employee or Affiliate of Parent.
3.23 Disclosure. There is no fact relating to Parent that Parent has
not disclosed to the Company in writing that materially and adversely affects
nor, insofar as Parent can now foresee, will materially and adversely affect,
the condition (financial or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities,
business operations, results of operations or prospects of Parent. No
representation or warranty by Parent herein and no information disclosed in the
schedules or exhibits hereto by Parent contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein not misleading.
4. Additional Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Stockholder.
Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause to be mailed to
each holder of record of Company Stock that was converted pursuant to Section
1.5 hereof into the right to receive Parent Common Stock a letter of transmittal
("Letter of Transmittal") which shall contain additional representations,
warranties and covenants of such Stockholder, including without limitation, that
(i) such Stockholder has full right, power and authority to deliver such Company
Stock and Letter of Transmittal, (ii) the delivery of such Company Stock will
not violate or be in conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a
default under, any indenture, loan or credit agreement, deed of trust, mortgage,
security agreement or other agreement or instrument to which such Stockholder is
bound or affected, (iii) such Stockholder has good, valid and marketable title
to all shares of Company Stock indicated in such Letter of Transmittal and that
such Stockholder is not affected by any voting trust, agreement or arrangement
affecting the voting rights of such Company Stock, (iv) whether such Stockholder
is an "accredited investor," as such term is defined in Regulation D under the
Securities Act and that such Stockholder is acquiring Parent Common Stock for
investment purposes, and not with a view to selling or otherwise distributing
such Parent Common Stock in violation of the Securities Act or the securities
laws of any state, and (v) such Stockholder has had an opportunity to ask and
receive
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answers to any questions such Stockholder may have had concerning the terms and
conditions of the Merger and the Parent Common Stock and has obtained any
additional information that such Stockholder has requested. Delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Company Stock shall pass, only upon
delivery to Parent (or an agent of Parent) of (x) certificates evidencing
ownership thereof as contemplated by Section 1.6 hereof (or affidavit of lost
certificate), and (y) the Letter of Transmittal containing the representations,
warranties and covenants contemplated by this Section 4.
5. Conduct of Businesses Pending the Merger.
5.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. Prior to
the Effective Time, unless Parent or Acquisition Corp. shall otherwise agree in
writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(i) the business of the Company shall be conducted only in
the ordinary course;
(ii) the Company shall not (A) directly or indirectly
redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock; (B) amend its Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws except to effectuate the transactions contemplated in
the Disclosures or (C) split, combine or reclassify the outstanding Company
Stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend payable in cash, stock or
property or make any distribution with respect to any such stock;
(iii) the Company shall not (A) issue or agree to issue any
additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any
shares of, Company Stock, except to issue shares of Company Stock in connection
with any matter relating to the Disclosures (B) acquire or dispose of any fixed
assets or acquire or dispose of any other substantial assets other than in the
ordinary course of business; (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any other
liabilities or enter into any other transaction other than in the ordinary
course of business; (D) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or
arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing; or (E) except as contemplated
by this Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
to dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business
combination;
(iv) the Company shall use its best efforts to preserve
intact the business organization of the Company, to keep available the service
of its present officers and key employees, and to preserve the good will of
those having business relationships with it;
(v) the Company will not, nor will it authorize any director
or authorize or permit any officer or employee or any attorney, accountant or
other representative retained by it to, make, solicit, encourage any inquiries
with respect to, or engage in any negotiations concerning, any Acquisition
Proposal (as defined below). The Company will promptly advise Parent orally and
in writing of any such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information) and
the substance thereof. As used in this paragraph, "Acquisition Proposal" shall
mean any proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the
Company or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in it or any
material assets of it other than as contemplated by this Agreement. The Company
will immediately cease and cause to be
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terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any Person
conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
(vi) the Company will not enter into any new employment
agreements with any of its officers or employees or grant any increases in the
compensation or benefits of its officers and employees or amend any employee
benefit plan or arrangement.
5.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. Pending the
Merger. Prior to the Effective Time, unless the Company shall otherwise agree in
writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement:
(i) the business of Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall be
conducted only in the ordinary course; provided, however, that Parent shall take
the steps necessary to have discontinued its existing business without liability
to Parent or Acquisition Corp. as of the Closing Date;
(ii) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) directly
or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or agree to redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock; (B) amend its charter or
by-laws other than to effectuate the transactions contemplated hereby; or (C)
split, combine or reclassify its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any
dividend payable in cash, stock or property or make any distribution with
respect to such stock;
(iii) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall (A) issue
or agree to issue any additional shares of, or options, warrants or rights of
any kind to acquire shares of, its capital stock; (B) acquire or dispose of any
assets other than in the ordinary course of business (except for dispositions in
connection with Section 5.2(i) hereof); (C) incur additional Indebtedness or any
other liabilities or enter into any other transaction except in the ordinary
course of business; (D) enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or
arrangement with respect to any of the foregoing, or (E) except as contemplated
by this Agreement, enter into any contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement
to dissolve, merge, consolidate or enter into any other material business
contract or enter into any negotiations in connection therewith;
(iv) neither the Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will, nor will
they authorize any director or authorize or permit any officer or employee or
any attorney, accountant or other representative retained by them to, make,
solicit, encourage any inquiries with respect to, or engage in any negotiations
concerning, any Acquisition Proposal (as defined below for purposes of this
paragraph). Parent will promptly advise the Company orally and in writing of any
such inquiries or proposals (or requests for information) and the substance
thereof. As used in this paragraph, "Acquisition Proposal" shall mean any
proposal for a merger or other business combination involving the Parent or
Acquisition Corp. or for the acquisition of a substantial equity interest in
either of them or any material assets of either of them other than as
contemplated by this Agreement. The Parent will immediately cease and cause to
be terminated any existing activities, discussions or negotiations with any
Person conducted heretofore with respect to any of the foregoing; and
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(v) neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. will enter into any
new employment agreements with any of their officers or employees or grant any
increases in the compensation or benefits of their officers and employees.
6. Additional Agreements.
6.1 Access and Information. The Company, on the one hand, and Parent
and Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, shall each afford to the other and to
the other's accountants, counsel and other representatives full access during
normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time to all
of its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records (including but not
limited to tax returns) and during such period, each shall furnish promptly to
the other all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as
such other party may reasonably request, provided that no investigation pursuant
to this Section 6.1 shall affect any representations or warranties made herein.
Each party shall hold, and shall cause its employees and agents to hold, in
confidence all such information (other than such information which (i) is
already in such party's possession or (ii) becomes generally available to the
public other than as a result of a disclosure by such party or its directors,
officers, managers, employees, agents or advisors, or (iii) becomes available to
such party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than a party hereto
or its advisors, provided that such source is not known by such party to be
bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other obligation of secrecy to a
party hereto or another party until such time as such information is otherwise
publicly available; provided, however, that (A) any such information may be
disclosed to such party's directors, officers, employees and representatives of
such party's advisors who need to know such information for the purpose of
evaluating the transactions contemplated hereby (it being understood that such
directors, officers, employees and representatives shall be informed by such
party of the confidential nature of such information), (B) any disclosure of
such information may be made as to which the party hereto furnishing such
information has consented in writing, and (C) any such information may be
disclosed pursuant to a judicial, administrative or governmental order or
request; provided, however, that the requested party will promptly so notify the
other party so that the other party may seek a protective order or appropriate
remedy and/or waive compliance with this Agreement and if such protective order
or other remedy is not obtained or the other party waives compliance with this
provision, the requested party will furnish only that portion of such
information which is legally required and will exercise its best efforts to
obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential
treatment will be accorded the information furnished. If this Agreement is
terminated, each party will deliver to the other all documents and other
materials (including copies) obtained by such party or on its behalf from the
other party as a result of this Agreement or in connection herewith, whether so
obtained before or after the execution hereof.
6.2 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use its commercially reasonable
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including using its commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy
the conditions precedent to the obligations of any of the parties hereto, to
obtain all necessary waivers, and to lift any injunction or other legal bar to
the Merger (and, in such case, to proceed with the Merger as expeditiously as
possible). In order to obtain any necessary governmental or regulatory action
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or non-action, waiver, consent, extension or approval, each of Parent,
Acquisition Corp. and the Company agrees to take all reasonable actions and to
enter into all reasonable agreements as may be necessary to obtain timely
governmental or regulatory approvals and to take such further action in
connection therewith as may be necessary. In case at any time after the
Effective Time any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement, the proper officers and/or directors of Parent,
Acquisition Corp. and the Company shall take all such necessary action.
6.3 Publicity. No party shall issue any press release or public
announcement pertaining to the Merger that has not been agreed upon in advance
by Parent and the Company, except as Parent reasonably determines to be
necessary in order to comply with the rules of the Commission or of the
principal trading exchange or market for the Parent Common Stock, provided, that
in such case Parent will use its best efforts to allow the Company to review and
reasonably approve any such press release or public announcement prior to its
release.
6.4 Appointment of Directors and Officers. Immediately at the
Effective Time, Parent shall accept the resignations of the current officers and
directors of Parent as provided by Section 7.2(d)(6) hereof, and shall cause the
persons listed as directors in Exhibit D hereto to be elected to the Board of
Directors of Parent. At the first annual meeting of the Parent stockholders and
thereafter, the election of members of Parent's Board of Directors shall be
accomplished in accordance with the by-laws of Parent and the rules of the
Commission.
6.5 Parent Name Change and Exchange Listing. At the Effective Time,
Parent shall take all required legal actions to change its corporate name to
"Akeena Solar, Inc." Promptly following the Effective Time, Parent shall take
all required actions, upon satisfaction of the original listing requirements, to
list the Parent Common Stock for trading on the American Stock Exchange or the
NASDAQ Stock Market.
7. Conditions to Parties' Obligations.
7.1 Conditions to Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations. The
obligations of Parent and Acquisition Corp. under this Agreement and the
Certificate of Merger are subject to the fulfillment, at or prior to the
Closing, of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in whole or in
part by Parent.
(a) No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of the
Company under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made again on the
Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material respects.
(b) Compliance with Agreement. The Company shall have performed
and complied in all material respects with all agreements and conditions
required by this Agreement to be performed or complied with by it on or before
the Closing Date.
(c) No Default or Adverse Change. There shall not exist on the
Closing Date any Default or Event of Default or any event or condition that,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default
or Event of Default and, since the Balance Sheet Date, there shall have been no
material adverse change in the Condition of the Company.
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(d) No Restraining Action. No action or proceeding before any
court, governmental body or agency shall have been threatened, asserted or
instituted to restrain or prohibit, or to obtain substantial damages in respect
of, this Agreement or the Certificate of Merger or the carrying out of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Documents.
(e) Supporting Documents. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall have
received the following:
(1) Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors and the
Stockholders of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company,
authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger
Documents and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant
hereto and thereto.
(2) A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of
the Company certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers
authorized to execute any documents referred to in this Agreement and further
certifying that the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company
delivered to Parent and Acquisition Corp. at the time of the execution of this
Agreement have been validly adopted and have not been amended or modified.
(3) Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and
corporate existence of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware and evidence that the Company is qualified to transact business as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each state of the United States
and in each other jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or
leased by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary.
(4) Such additional supporting documentation and other
information with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as Parent and
Acquisition Corp. may reasonably request.
(f) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other
proceedings and actions taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and documents
mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions shall be reasonably
satisfactory in form and substance to Parent and Acquisition Corp. The Company
shall furnish to Parent and Acquisition Corp. such supporting documentation and
evidence of the satisfaction of any or all of the conditions precedent specified
in this Section 7.1 as Parent or its counsel may reasonably request.
7.2 Conditions to the Company's Obligations. The obligations of the
Company under this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger are subject to the
fulfillment, at or prior to the Closing, of the conditions precedent specified
in paragraph (d) of Section 7.1 hereof, and the following additional conditions:
(a) No Errors, etc. The representations and warranties of Parent
and Acquisition Corp. under this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made
again on the Closing Date and shall then be true and correct in all material
respects.
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(b) Compliance with Agreement. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall
have performed and complied in all material respects with all agreements and
conditions required by this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger to be
performed or complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.
(c) No Default or Adverse Change. There shall not exist on the
Closing Date any Default or Event of Default or any event or condition that,
with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a Default
or Event of Default and, since the Parent Balance Sheet Date, there shall have
been no material adverse change in the Condition of the Parent.
(d) Supporting Documents. The Company shall have received the
following:
(1) Copies of resolutions of Parent's and Acquisition
Corp.'s respective boards of directors and the sole stockholder of Acquisition
Corp., certified by their respective Secretaries, authorizing and approving, to
the extent applicable, the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and all other documents and instruments to
be delivered by them pursuant hereto and thereto.
(2) A certificate of incumbency executed by the respective
Secretaries of Parent and Acquisition Corp. certifying the names, titles and
signatures of the officers authorized to execute the documents referred to in
this Agreement and further certifying that the certificates of incorporation and
by-laws of Parent and Acquisition Corp. appended thereto have not been amended
or modified.
(3) A certificate of Empire Stock Transfer, Inc., Parent's
transfer agent and registrar, certifying, as of the business day prior to the
Closing Date, a true and complete list of the names and addresses of the record
owners of all of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock, together with
the number of shares of Parent Common Stock held by each record owner and the
total number of shares of Parent Common Stock then outstanding.
(4) The executed resignations of all directors and officers
of Parent, with the director resignations to take effect at the Closing Date.
(5) Evidence as of a recent date of the good standing and
corporate existence of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. issued by the
Secretary of State of Delaware and evidence that Parent and Acquisition Corp.
are qualified to transact business as foreign corporations and are in good
standing in each state of the United States and in each other jurisdiction where
the character of the property owned or leased by them or the nature of their
activities makes such qualification necessary.
(6) Such additional supporting documentation and other
information with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby as the Company
may reasonably request.
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(e) Opinion of Parent and Acquisition Corp's Counsel. The Company
shall have received from Cane Xxxxx LLP, counsel for Parent and Acquisition
Corp., an opinion dated the Closing Date to the effect set forth in Exhibit E
hereto
(f) Proceedings and Documents. All corporate and other
proceedings and actions taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby and all certificates, opinions, agreements, instruments and documents
mentioned herein or incident to any such transactions shall be satisfactory in
form and substance to the Company. Parent and Acquisition Corp. shall furnish to
the Company such supporting documentation and evidence of satisfaction of any or
all of the conditions specified in this Section 7.2 as the Company may
reasonably request.
The Company may waive compliance with any of the conditions precedent
specified in this Section 7.2.
8. Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties.
Except as provided in Section 12, the representations and warranties
of the parties made in Sections 2 and 3 of this Agreement (including the
Schedules to this Agreement, which are hereby incorporated by reference) shall
not survive beyond the Effective Time. This Section 8 shall not limit any claim
in any way based upon any certificate, opinion, covenant, or agreement which by
its terms is relied upon by a party or contemplates performance after the
Effective Time or pursuant to any other certificate, statement or agreement or
any claim for fraud.
9. Amendment of Agreement.
This Agreement and the Certificate of Merger may be amended or
modified at any time in all respects by an instrument in writing executed by the
parties thereto.
10. Definitions.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined in this
Section 10 shall have the meanings herein specified for all purposes of this
Agreement, applicable to both the singular and plural forms of any of the terms
herein defined.
"Acquisition Corp." means ASI Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"Affiliate" shall mean any Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the indicated
Person.
"Agreement" shall mean this Agreement.
"Balance Sheet" and "Balance Sheet Date" shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in Section 2.10 hereof.
"DGCL" shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
"Certificate of Merger" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the
second recital of this Agreement.
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"Closing" and "Closing Date" shall have the meanings assigned to such
terms in Section 11 hereof.
"Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Commission" or "SEC" shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
"Company" shall mean Akeena Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Company Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
"Company Stock" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section
1.5(a)(iii).
"Condition of the Company" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2.2 hereof.
"Condition of the Parent" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.13 hereof.
"Default" shall mean a default or failure in the due observance or
performance of any covenant, condition or agreement on the part of a party to be
observed or performed under the terms of this Agreement or the Certificate of
Merger, if such default or failure in performance shall remain un-remedied for
five (5) days.
"Determination Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.6
hereof.
"Effective Time" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 1.2
hereof.
"Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 2.17 hereof.
"Environmental Laws" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601, et seq.; the Emergency
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. Sections 11001, et
seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 6901, et
seq.; the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. Sections 2601 et seq.; the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. Sections 136, et
seq. and comparable state statutes dealing with the registration, labeling and
use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 7401 et
seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C.
Sections 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. Sections 300f, et
seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sections 1801, et
seq.; as any of the above statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all
rules, regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above
statutes, and any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, rule, regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the
same have been amended as of the date hereof.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of
1974, as amended.
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"Event of Default" shall mean (a) the failure of the Company to pay
any Indebtedness for Borrowed Money, or any interest or premium thereon, within
five (5) days after the same shall become due, whether such Indebtedness shall
become due by scheduled maturity, by required prepayment, by acceleration, by
demand or otherwise, (b) an event of default under any agreement or instrument
evidencing or securing or relating to any such Indebtedness, or (c) the failure
of the Company to perform or observe any material term, covenant, agreement or
condition on its part to be performed or observed under any agreement or
instrument evidencing or securing or relating to any such Indebtedness when such
term, covenant or agreement is required to be performed or observed.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
"Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to a share of Common
Stock on any Determination Date, the average of the daily closing prices for the
10 consecutive business days prior to such date. The closing price for each day
shall be the last sales price or in case no sale takes place on such day, the
average of the closing high bid and low asked prices, in either case (a) as
officially quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, the NASDAQ Stock Market or such
other market on which the Common Stock is then listed for trading or quoted, or
(b) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of Parent, the OTC
Bulletin Board or the NASDAQ Stock Market is no longer the principal United
States market for the Common Stock, then as quoted on the principal United
States market for the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors of
Parent, or (c) if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors of the
Parent, there exists no principal United States market for the Common Stock,
then as reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of Parent.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States, as in effect from time to time.
"Hazardous Material" means any substance or material meeting any one
or more of the following criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated
as or meeting the characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance,
hazardous material, pollutant, contaminant or toxic substance under any
Environmental Law; (b) its presence at some quantity requires investigation,
notification or remediation under any Environmental Law; or (c) it contains,
without limiting the foregoing, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum
hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides,
crude oil or any fraction thereof, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas.
"Indebtedness" shall mean any obligation of the Company which, under
generally accepted accounting principles, is required to be shown on the balance
sheet of the Company as a liability. Any obligation secured by a Lien on, or
payable out of the proceeds of production from, property of the Company shall be
deemed to be Indebtedness, even though such obligation is not assumed by the
Company.
"Indebtedness for Borrowed Money" shall mean (a) all Indebtedness in
respect of money borrowed including, without limitation, Indebtedness which
represents the unpaid amount of the purchase price of any property and is
incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using available funds to pay such amounts
and not constituting an account payable or expense accrual
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incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (b) all
Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar written obligation
to pay money, or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by the Company or for
which the Company is otherwise contingently liable.
"Investment Company Act" shall mean the Investment Company Act of
1940, as amended.
"knowledge" and "know" means, when referring to any person or entity,
the actual knowledge of such person or entity of a particular matter or fact,
and what that person or entity would have reasonably known after due inquiry. An
entity will be deemed to have "knowledge" of a particular fact or other matter
if any individual who is serving, or who has served, as an executive officer of
such entity has actual "knowledge" of such fact or other matter, or had actual
"knowledge" during the time of such service of such fact or other matter, or
would have had "knowledge" of such particular fact or matter after due inquiry.
"Letter of Transmittal" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 4 hereof.
"Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest,
encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any
conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature
thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the
Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge
arising by statute or other law.
"Merger" shall have the meaning assigned to it in the first recital
hereof.
"Merger Documents" shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section
2.6 hereof.
"Parent" shall mean Fairview Energy Corporation, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
"Parent Balance Sheet Date" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.13 hereof.
"Parent Common Stock" shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of Parent.
"Parent Employee Benefit Plans" shall have the meaning assigned to it
in Section 3.16 hereof.
"Parent Financial Statements" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.8 hereof.
"Parent SEC Documents" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 3.7 hereof.
"Permitted Liens" shall mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or
governmental charges or levies not at the time due or in respect of which the
validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits
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under workmen's compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers',
warehousemen's, mechanics', laborers' and materialmens' and similar Liens, if
the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) Liens incidental to
the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred in connection
with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and which do
not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or
materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its business.
"Person" shall include all natural persons, corporations, business
trusts, associations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures
and other entities and governments and agencies and political subdivisions.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Stockholders" shall mean all of the stockholders of the Company.
"Surviving Corporation" shall have the meaning assigned to it in
Section 1.1 hereof.
"Tax" or "Taxes" shall mean (a) any and all taxes, assessments,
customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other
governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to,
taxes on or with respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross
receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real property
transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license,
payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real
or personal property, estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation,
bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and
stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs,
fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by
the United States (Federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction;
(b) any liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a
result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or
similar group or as a result of transferor or successor liability, including,
without limitation, by reason of Regulation section 1.1502-6; and (c) any
liability for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any
Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result of any express or implied obligation to
indemnify any other Person with respect to the payment of any amounts of the
type described in clause (a) or (b).
"Tax Return" shall include all returns and reports (including
elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information
returns (including Form 1099 and partnership returns filed on Form 1065)
required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
11. Closing.
The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall occur concurrently
with the Effective Time (the "Closing Date"). The Closing shall occur at the
offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Frome Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx, LLP referred to in
Section 14.1 hereof. At the Closing, all of the documents, certificates,
agreements, opinions and instruments referenced in Section 7 will be
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executed and delivered as described therein. At the Effective Time, all actions
to be taken at the Closing shall be deemed to be taken simultaneously.
12. Indemnification and Related Matters.
12.1 Indemnification by Parent. Parent shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Company and the Stockholders (collectively, the "Company
Indemnified Parties"), and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for,
any loss, liability, claim, damage, expense (including, but not limited to,
costs of investigation and defense and reasonable attorneys' fees) or diminution
of value (collectively, "Damages") arising from or in connection with (a) any
inaccuracy, in any material respect, in any of the representations and
warranties of Parent and Acquisition Corp. in this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered by Parent and Acquisition Corp. to the Company pursuant to
this Agreement, or any actions, omissions or statements of fact inconsistent
with any such representation or warranty, (b) any failure by Parent or
Acquisition Corp. to perform or comply in any material respect with any covenant
or agreement in this Agreement, (c) any claim for brokerage or finder's fees or
commissions or similar payments based upon any agreement or understanding
alleged to have been made by any such party with Parent or Acquisition Corp. in
connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (d)
taxes attributable to any transaction or event occurring on or prior to the
Closing, (e) any claim relating to or arising out of any liabilities reflected
on the Parent Balance Sheet or with respect to accounting fees arising
thereafter, or (f) any litigation, action, claim, proceeding or investigation by
any third party relating to or arising out of the business or operations of
Parent, or the actions of Parent or any holder of Parent capital stock prior to
the Effective Time.
12.2 Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of Parent and Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement or in any
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Closing for
the time period set forth in Section 12.3 notwithstanding any investigation
conducted with respect thereto. The representations and warranties of the
Company contained in this Agreement or in any certificate delivered pursuant to
this Agreement shall not survive the Closing.
12.3 Time Limitations. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. shall have
any liability (for indemnification or otherwise) with respect to any
representation or warranty, or agreement to be performed and complied with prior
to the Effective Time, unless on or before the one-year anniversary of the
Effective Time (the "Claims Deadline"), Parent is given notice of a claim with
respect thereto, in accordance with Section 12.5, specifying the factual basis
therefor in reasonable detail to the extent then known by the Company
Indemnified Parties.
12.4 Limitation on Liability. The obligations of Parent and
Acquisition Corp. to the Company Indemnified Parties set forth in Section 12.1
shall be subject to the following limitations:
(a) The aggregate liability of Parent and Acquisition Corp. to
the Company Indemnified Parties under this Agreement shall not exceed the gross
proceeds of the sale of any shares of Parent Common Stock effected in
contemplation of the Merger and shall be payable by the issuance of additional
shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 12.6.
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(b) Other than claims based on fraud or for specific performance,
injunctive or other equitable relief, the indemnity provided in this Section 12
shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company Indemnified Parties
against Parent and Acquisition Corp. at law or equity for any matter covered by
Section 12.1.
12.5 Notice of Claims.
(a) If, at any time on or prior to the Claims Deadline, Company
Indemnified Parties shall assert a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section
12.1, such Company Indemnified Parties shall submit to Parent a written claim in
good faith signed by an authorized officer of the Company or other Company
Indemnified Parties, as applicable, stating: (i) that a Company Indemnified
Party incurred or reasonably believes it may incur Damages and the reasonable
estimate of the amount of any such Damages; (ii) in reasonable detail, the facts
alleged as the basis for such claim and the section or sections of this
Agreement alleged as the basis or bases for the claim; and (iii) if the Damages
have actually been incurred, the number of additional shares of Parent Common
Stock to which the Stockholders are entitled with respect to such Damages, which
shall be determined as provided in Section 12.6 below. If the claim is for
Damages which the Company Indemnified Parties reasonably believe may be incurred
or are otherwise un-liquidated, the written claim of the applicable Company
Indemnified Parties shall state the reasonable estimate of such Damages, in
which event a claim shall be deemed to have been asserted under this Article 12
in the amount of such estimated Damages, but no distribution of additional
shares of Parent Common Stock to the Stockholders pursuant to Section 12.6 below
shall be made until such Damages have actually been incurred.
(b) In the event that any action, suit or proceeding is brought
against any Company Indemnified Party with respect to which Parent may have
liability under this Section 12, Parent shall have the right, at its cost and
expense, to defend such action, suit or proceeding in the name and on behalf of
the Company Indemnified Party; provided, however, that a Company Indemnified
Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with fees and expenses
paid by Parent, if representation of the Company Indemnified Party by counsel
retained by Parent would be inappropriate because of actual or potential
differing interests between Parent and the Company Indemnified Party. In
connection with any action, suit or proceeding subject to the Section 12 hereof,
Parent and each Company Indemnified Party agree to render to each other such
assistance as may reasonably be required in order to ensure proper and adequate
defense of such action, suit or proceeding. Parent shall not, without the prior
written consent of the applicable Company Indemnified Parties, which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, settle or compromise any claim or
demand if such settlement or compromise does not include an irrevocable and
unconditional release of such Company Indemnified Parties for any liability
arising out of such claim or demand.
12.6 Payment of Damages. In the event that the Company Indemnified
Parties shall be entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 12 for
actual Damages incurred by them, Parent shall, within thirty (30) days after the
final determination of the amount of such Damages, issue to the Stockholders
that number of additional shares of Parent Common Stock in an aggregate amount
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the amount of such Damages by (y)
the Fair Market Value per share of the Parent Common Stock as of the date (the
"Determination Date") of the submission of the notice of claim to Parent
pursuant to Section
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12.5. Such shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued to the Stockholders pro
rata, in proportion to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued (or
issuable) to the Stockholders at the Effective Time and under the Private
Placement.
13. Termination Prior to Closing.
13.1 Termination of Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated at any
time prior to the Closing:
(a) By the mutual written consent of the Company, Acquisition
Corp. and Parent;
(b) By the Company, if Parent or Acquisition Corp. (i) fails to
perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required
to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially
breaches any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein,
which failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after the Company
has notified Parent and Acquisition Corp. of its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (b);
(c) By Parent and Acquisition Corp., if the Company (i) fails to
perform in any material respect any of its agreements contained herein required
to be performed by it on or prior to the Closing Date, or (ii) materially breach
any of its representations, warranties or covenants contained herein, which
failure or breach is not cured within thirty (30) days after Parent or
Acquisition Corp. has notified the Company of its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this paragraph (c);
(d) By either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and
Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if there shall be any order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court or governmental or regulatory agency binding
on Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Company, which prohibits or materially
restrains any of them from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby,
provided that the parties hereto shall have used their best efforts to have any
such order, writ, injunction or decree lifted and the same shall not have been
lifted within ninety (90) days after entry by any such court or governmental or
regulatory agency; or
(e) By either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and
Acquisition Corp., on the other hand, if the Closing has not occurred on or
prior to August 31, 2006 for any reason other than delay or nonperformance of
the party seeking such termination.
13.2 Termination of Obligations. Termination of this Agreement
pursuant to this Section 13 shall terminate all obligations of the parties
hereunder, except for the obligations under Sections 6.1, 14.3 and 14.12;
provided, however, that termination pursuant to paragraphs (b) or (c) of Section
13.1 shall not relieve the defaulting or breaching party or parties from any
liability to the other parties hereto.
14. Miscellaneous.
14.1 Notices. Any notice, request or other communication hereunder
shall be given in writing and shall be served either personally, by overnight
delivery or delivered by mail, certified return receipt and addressed to the
following addresses:
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If to Parent
or Acquisition Corp.: Fairview Energy Corporation, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxx, XX 4VM 2T6
Attention: Xxxxx Velestuk, Chief Executive
Officer
With a copy to: Cane Xxxxx LLP
0000 X. Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
(000) 000-0000 (Fax)
If to the Company: Akeena Solar, Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, President and
Chief Executive Officer
With a copy to: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Frome Xxxxxxxxxx & Xxxxxxx LLP
Park Avenue Tower
00 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Esq.
Notices shall be deemed received at the earlier of actual receipt or
three (3) business days following mailing. Counsel for a party (or any
authorized representative) shall have authority to accept delivery of any notice
on behalf of such party.
14.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the schedules and
exhibits attached hereto and other documents referred to herein, contains the
entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings between
the parties with respect to such subject matter.
14.3 Expenses. Each party shall bear and pay all of the legal,
accounting and other expenses incurred by it in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement;.
14.4 Dispute Resolution. The Parties agree to attempt initially to
solve all claims, disputes or controversies arising under, out of or in
connection with this Agreement by conducting good faith negotiations. If the
Parties are unable to settle the matter between themselves, the matter shall
thereafter be resolved by alternative dispute resolution, starting with
mediation and including, if necessary, a final and binding arbitration. Whenever
a Party shall decide to institute arbitration proceedings, it shall give written
notice to that effect to the other Party. The Party giving such notice shall
refrain from instituting the arbitration proceedings for a period of sixty (60)
days following such notice. During such period, the Parties shall make good
faith efforts to amicably resolve the dispute without arbitration. Any
arbitration hereunder shall be conducted under the rules of the American
Arbitration Association. Each such arbitration shall be conducted by a panel of
three arbitrators: one arbitrator shall be appointed by each of
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Parent and Company and the third shall be appointed by the American Arbitration
Association. Any such arbitration shall be held in New York, New York. The
arbitrators shall have the authority to grant specific performance. Judgment
upon the award so rendered may be entered in any court having jurisdiction or
application may be made to such court for judicial acceptance of any award and
an order of enforcement, as the case may be. In no event shall a demand for
arbitration be made after the date when institution of a legal or equitable
proceeding based on such claim, dispute or other matter in question would be
barred under this Agreement or by the applicable statute of limitation. The
prevailing party in any such arbitration shall be entitled to recover from the
other party, in addition to any other remedies, all reasonable costs, attorneys'
fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party.
14.5 Time. Time is of the essence in the performance of the parties'
respective obligations herein contained.
14.6 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
14.7 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors,
assigns and heirs; provided, however, that neither party shall directly or
indirectly transfer or assign any of its rights hereunder in whole or in part
without the written consent of the others, which may be withheld in its sole
discretion, and any such transfer or assignment without said consent shall be
void.
14.8 No Third Parties Benefited. This Agreement is made and entered
into for the sole protection and benefit of the parties hereto, their
successors, assigns and heirs, and no other Person shall have any right or
action under this Agreement.
14.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, with the same effect as if all parties had signed the same
document. Each such counterpart shall be an original, but all such counterparts
together shall constitute a single agreement.
14.10 Recitals, Schedules and Exhibits. The Recitals, Schedules and
Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated herein and, by this reference, made
a part hereof as if fully set forth herein.
14.11 Section Headings and Gender. The Section headings used herein
are inserted for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. All personal pronouns used in this
Agreement shall include the other genders, whether used in the masculine,
feminine or neuter gender, and the singular shall include the plural, and vice
versa, whenever and as often as may be appropriate.
14.12 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York
without regard to
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principles of conflicts of laws, except that the applicable terms of Section 1
shall be governed by the DGCL.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement to
be binding and effective as of the day and year first above written.
PARENT:
FAIRVIEW ENERGY CORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Velestuk
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Name: Xxxxx Velestuk
Title: Chief Executive Officer
ACQUISITION CORP:
ASI ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Velestuk
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Name: Xxxxx Velestuk
Title: Chief Executive Officer
THE COMPANY:
AKEENA SOLAR, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT OF MERGER AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION]
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EXHIBIT D
Parent Directors
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Xxxxx Velestuk
Parent Officers
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Xxxxx Velestuk- Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Treasurer
Surviving Corporation Director:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Officers:
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Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx - President and Chief Executive Officer
Xxxxx Lad Xxxxxxx - Chief Financial Officer
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