AGREEMENT FOR MERGER
Exhibit
10.9
AGREEMENT
FOR MERGER
This
Agreement for Merger (this
“Agreement”) is dated as of June 30, 2005 and is among Dialog Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (“DGI”), AdValiant Acquisition Corp. ("Acquisition"), a
Delaware corporation, AdValiant Inc., an Ontario corporation (“AdValiant”),
AdValiant USA, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“AdValiant USA”), and Empire Media,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Empire”), Xxxxxxx Xxxx, and Xxxxx Xxxxxx, (the
last three are collectively referred to as the “Shareholders”). The foregoing
are collectively referred to as the "Parties".
RECITALS
1. The
parties have engaged in due diligence, including the exchange of the materials
listed on Schedule R-1 (“Disclosures”). Those Disclosures provided by AdValiant
are referred to herein as "AdValiant Disclosures" and those Disclosures provided
by DGI are referred to herein as "DGI Disclosures."
2. As
of the
date hereof, AdValiant’s outstanding capital structure (“AdValiant Equity”)
consists of 100 common shares, no par value, (“AdValiant Common”). The current
holders of the equity securities are listed on Schedule R-2 (C).
3. Prior
to
the Initial Closing Date, AdValiant will reorganize its capital structure
(the
“Reorganization”) by creating a new class of multiple voting shares and certain
shares exchangeable for common shares of AdValiant USA (the “Exchangeable
Shares”), changing each outstanding common share in the capital of AdValiant to
Exchangeable Shares and canceling all authorized and un-issued common shares
of
AdValiant.
4. AdValiant,
AdValiant USA, DGI, and the Shareholders will make appropriate provision
and
establish procedures to support the obligations of AdValiant under the share
provisions of the Exchangeable Shares.
5. The
Shareholders, in reliance upon the DGI Disclosures, desire, as beneficial
holders of all of the voting stock of AdValiant USA and the right to receive
all
of the common stock of AdValiant USA on the exercise of the Exchangeable
Shares,
that AdValiant USA merge with Acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of DGI
(the
"Merger"), and, following the Merger, become entitled to receive the equity
securities of DGI described below on the exercise of the Exchangeable
Shares.
6. DGI,
in
reliance upon the AdValiant Disclosures, desires to merge Acquisition with
AdValiant USA pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement.
Now,
Therefore,
in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained in this Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree that the Recitals set forth
above are true and correct and incorporated herein as if fully set forth
and
further agree as follows:
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AGREEMENT
ARTICLE
I. THE
PARTIES
Section
1.01. The
Parties
(a) DGI
is a
publicly traded Delaware corporation having a business office at 000 Xxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
(b) AdValiant
is an Ontario corporation having a business office at 0 Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxx,
Xxxxx 000, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx X0X 0X0.
(c) Acquisition
is a Delaware corporation having a business office at 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
00xx
Xxxxx,
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
(d) AdValiant
USA is a Delaware corporation having a business office at 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx
0X, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000.
(e) The
Shareholders’ equity interests are listed on Schedule R-2(C). They are United
States or Canadian citizens or entities formed under the laws of states in
the
United States. Schedule R-2(C) sets forth the following
information.
(i) Their
name, residence address, notice address, business telephone,
(ii) The
number and class of shares each Shareholder owns prior to the
Reorganization.
(iii) The
amount of any debt owed by AdValiant to each person listed.
(iv) The
name
and style in which they wish their Exchangeable Shares to be issued and the
address they wish to be shown on AdValiant’s records.
(v) Their
Portion, which shall equal the number of common shares of AdValiant they
owned
prior to the Reorganization, divided by the total number of common shares
of
AdValiant shown on the Schedule.
Section
1.02. Assignment
(a) No
party
may assign its rights under this Agreement to another party. Notwithstanding
the
foregoing, DGI may assign some of its rights under this Agreement to Acquisition
to the extent necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
No
assignment shall relieve DGI of its obligations under this Agreement.
(b) For
purposes of this Section 1.02, an assignment includes the purchase or sale
of
over 50% of the voting securities of DGI or AdValiant.
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ARTICLE
II. PRE-MERGER
TRANSACTIONS
Section
2.01 The
Reorganization
Prior
to
the Initial Closing hereunder, the Shareholders shall cause Ad Valiant to
be
reorganized as follows:
(a) Before
the Initial Closing Date, AdValiant shall file articles of amendment in the
form
of Schedule 2.01(a) (“AdValiant Amendment”) to create an unlimited number of
Class A Common Shares (“AdValiant Class A”) and exchangeable shares (“AdValiant
Exchangeable Shares”).
(b) Immediately
after AdValiant obtains a certificate of amendment under the Business
Corporations Act
(Ontario) effecting the AdValiant Amendment and prior to the Initial Closing,
AdValiant shall issue 800,000 AdValiant Class A to AdValiant USA for cash
consideration of US $1,000.
(c) Prior
to
the Initial Closing, AdValiant shall issue to the Shareholders a total number
of
Exchangeable Shares for their AdValiant Common Shares equal to the number
of
total Diluted Outstanding Shares (as defined below).
(d) Prior
to
the Initial Closing:
(i) the Parties shall enter into the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement
substantially in the form attached as Schedule 2.01(e)(i); and (ii) AdValiant
USA, DGI and AdValiant shall enter into the Support Agreement substantially
in
the form attached as Schedule 2.01(e)(ii).
Section
2.02 Approval of the AdValiant
Reorganization
Each
of
the Shareholders agrees to vote at meetings of the holders of each class
of
shares of AdValiant all shares of AdValiant owned by that Shareholder (or
to
execute a written resolution in lieu thereof) in favor of the approval of
the
Reorganization and the filing of the articles of amendment in furtherance
of the
completion of the Reorganization
Section
2.03 AdValiant
USA Class Special Voting Shares
(a) By
the
business day preceding the Initial Closing Date, AdValiant USA shall have
amended its certificate of incorporation to create a second class of stock
to be
known as Special Voting Shares with the rights and privileges, and conditions
as
set forth in Schedule 2.03(a).
(b) By
the
business day preceding the Initial Closing Date, AdValiant USA shall have
issued
100 shares of its Special Voting shares to Empire as trustee under the Voting
and Exchange Trust Agreement (“Trustee”) for the beneficial holders of the
Exchangeable Shares.
Section
2.04 DGI
Special Voting Shares
By
the
business day preceding the Initial Closing Date, DGI shall have amend its
certificate of incorporation to create a class of voting preferred stock
(“DGI
Special Voting Shares”) with the rights, privileges, restrictions and conditions
set out in Schedule 2.04.
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ARTICLE
III. THE
MERGER
Section
3.01. The
Merger
On
the
Effective Date, and subject to any approvals required by this Agreement or
by
law, AdValiant USA shall merge with Acquisition.
Section
3.02. The
Effective
Date
The
Effective Date shall be the date on which the Certificate of Merger is filed
with and accepted by the state of Delaware or June 30th,
2005
which ever is later.
Section
3.03. The
Certificate
of Merger
At
the
Initial Closing Conference, AdValiant USA and Acquisition shall execute a
Certificate of Merger in the form satisfactory to counsel for the parties.
Section
3.04 The
Required Vote
At
a
meeting of the AdValiant USA stockholders, or by written consent, the
Shareholders shall instruct the trustee to vote or consent to approve the
Merger
contemplated by this Agreement.
Section
3.05 Post
Merger Leadership of AdValiant
After
the
merger, the directors of the surviving corporation and of AdValiant shall
be
designated by DGI. The Officers shall initially be the individuals designated
on
Schedule 3.05.
ARTICLE
IV. THE
SHARE
EXCHANGE
Section
4.01. DGI
Stock
(a) As
a
group, the AdValiant Shareholders will be entitled exchange their Exchangeable
Shares for the number of shares of DGI common stock, $0.001 par value (“DGI
Common”) equal to the “Diluted Outstanding Shares”, as set forth on Schedule
4.01(a)(1). At the Initial Closing, 252,514,188 Exchangeable Shares shall
be
placed in escrow pursuant to Section 8.01.
(b) At
any
time, the AdValiant Shareholders, as a group, shall be entitled to exchange
all
their Exchangeable Shares for 336,685,584 shares of DGI Common. 84,171,396
Exchangeable Shares shall be available for exchange immediately and 252,514,188
Exchangeable Shares shall be held initially in escrow pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement.
(c) The
DGI
Common and the DGI Special Voting Shares are collectively referred to as
the
“DGI Stock”.
(d) Each
Shareholder shall receive, at each Closing, the part of the Exchangeable
Shares
then released from escrow equal to their Portion as shown on Schedule
R-2(C).
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(e) No
fractional shares shall be issued. Any fractions shall not be settled in
cash
but shall be eliminated by rounding to the closest whole number.
Section
4.02. DGI
Special Voting Shares
Each
Special Voting Share of AdValiant USA shall, upon consummation of the Merger,
be
exchanged for four (4) DGI Special Voting Shares. 300 of the DGI Special
Voting
Shares shall be held initially in escrow pursuant to the Escrow Agreement
(as
defined in Section 8.01).
Section
4.03. Distribution
of Exchangeable Shares
The
Exchangeable Shares held in escrow shall be in accordance with the
following:
(a)
The
number of Exchangeable Shares (“Final
Number”)
to be
released from escrow shall be determined
in accordance with subsection 4.03(a)(i) through (vi).
(i) The
Final
Number shall equal (x) one (1%) percent of the “Diluted Outstanding Shares”, as
set forth on Schedule 4.03(a)(i), for every Twenty-four Thousand ($24,000)
US
Dollars of (1) “Gross Profit” derived from “Qualified Sales” for the twelve (12)
months commencing June 1, 2005 plus (2) one- half of (A) DGI’s sales of
“Adialogin” and any other DGI products agreed to in writing by DGI and the
Shareholders less (B) the cost of goods associated with those products minus
(y)
84,171,396.
(ii) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Final Number shall be reduced or increased by the amount
by
which the difference between AdValiant’s current assets and its current
liabilities, as reflected in the “June 30 Balance Sheet” (as determined in
accordance with Section 8.03(c)), is less or more than $83,000. The June
30
Balance Sheet shall be compiled accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles on a basis consistent with the March 31, 2005 Balance
Sheet (the "Reference Balance Sheet") through full application, to the extent
possible, of the judgements, accounting methods, policies, practices,
procedures, classifications and estimation methodology used to prepare the
Reference Balance Sheet.
(iii) Gross
Profit is Qualified Sales less affiliate commission payments
(iv) Qualified
Sales are the “Collected Sales” from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006.
(v) Collected
Sales means all revenue recognized from AdValiant products on or prior to
June
30, 2006 and collected by August 31, 2006. With respect to any intermediate
period for which a calculation is made, Collected Sales include revenue
recognized through the end of that period and collected within 60 days of
that
date.
(vi) Following
resolution of any dispute arising out of the calculation of the Final Number,
any Exchangeable shares remaining in the escrow after the Fourth Supplemental
Closing shall be cancelled.
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(b) At
each
Supplemental Closing Conference, the number of Exchangeable Shares to be
distributed from escrow to the shareholders
shall be
determined as follows:
(i) The
amount of Gross Profit from July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, December
31, 2005, March 31, 2006, or June 30, 2006, which ever most recently occurred,
shall be calculated.
(ii) The
amount by which the Gross Profit calculated for that Supplemental Closing
exceeds the greater of $600,000 or the amount of Gross Profit calculated
for the
immediately preceding Supplemental Closing shall be divided by
$24,000.
(iii) Except
for the Final Supplemental Closing, the whole number quotient, without regard
to
any remainder, shall equal the number of one (1%) percent portions of the
Diluted Outstanding Shares to be issued to the Shareholders at that Supplemental
Closing. At the Final Supplemental Closing, the sum of all remainders shall
be
divided by 0.00712831 and that number of shares shall be issued to the
Shareholders
Section
4.04. Distribution
of DGI Special Voting Stock
(a) At
the
Initial Closing Conference, certificates evidencing one hundred (100) shares
of
the DGI Special Voting Shares shall be delivered to the Trustee and 300 of
the
DGI Special Voting Shares shall be placed in escrow.
(b) At
each
Supplemental Closing Conference, additional DGI Special Voting Shares shall
be
distributed from escrow to the Trustee.
The
number of shares to be distributed shall be determined as follows:
(i) The
amount of Gross Profit from July 1, 2005 through September 30, 2005, December
31, 2005, March 31, 2006, or June 30, 2006, which ever most recently occurred,
shall be calculated.
(ii) The
amount by which the Gross Profit calculated for that Supplemental Closing
exceeds the greater of $600,000 or the amount of Gross Profit calculated
for the
immediately preceding Supplemental Closing shall be divided by
$24,000.
(iii) At
each
Supplemental Closing, the whole number quotient, without regard to any
remainder, multiplied by four (4) shall equal the number of DGI Special Voting
Shares to be issued to the Trustee at that Supplemental Closing.
(iv) Following
resolution of any dispute arising out of the calculation of the Final Number,
any DGI
Special Voting Shares
remaining in the escrow after the Fourth Supplemental Closing shall be
cancelled.
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ARTICLE
V. REPRESENTATIONS
Section
5.01. AdValiant’s
and Shareholders’ Representations
AdValiant
and the Shareholders, jointly and severally, represent to DGI as
follows:
(a) AdValiant
is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the
Ontario Business Corporations Act. It has no subsidiaries.
(b) As
of the
Initial Closing Date, AdValiant is the only subsidiary of AdValiant USA.
AdValiant USA is a corporation validly existing and in good standing under
the
laws of the State of Delaware.
(c) The
AdValiant Disclosures include true and complete copies of all AdValiant’s
charter documents, by-laws, and any amendments thereto. Prior to the
Reorganization, the AdValiant Common was AdValiant’s only equity security. No
rights to obtain any exist. No other rights, other than the Exchangeable
Shares,
to acquire any class of AdValiant or AdValiant USA equity exist.
(d) The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all other agreements
or documents to be delivered by AdValiant, AdValiant USA, and the Shareholders
hereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other agreements or documents to be executed or delivered
by
AdValiant, AdValiant USA, and the Shareholders have been duly authorized
by all
necessary corporate action by AdValiant’s Board of Directors and AdValiant USA’s
Board of Directors (as of the Initial Closing Date), and the Shareholders,
and
will not contravene any provisions of law, an order of any court or other
agency
of government, or of either corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or
bylaws. Any consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, or
qualifications with any person, bank, or any governmental body, or court
having
the authority or power to regulate, supervise, or direct the business and
affairs of AdValiant or AdValiant USA that are necessary for the consummation
of
the transactions specified in this Agreement shall have been obtained prior
to
the Initial Closing Date. Nothing in any agreement to which AdValiant or
AdValiant USA is a party prohibits the execution or implementation of this
Agreement.
(e) This
Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of AdValiant,
AdValiant USA (as of the Initial Closing Date), and the Shareholders and
is
enforceable against them in accordance with its terms, subject only to the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and court decisions with respect thereto, and the award by courts
of
money damages rather than specific performance of contractual provisions
involving matters other than the payment of money.
(f) The
lists, copies, and other information provided on the Schedules, or delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, are accurate and complete in every material respect.
Any agreement from which AdValiant derives more than five (5%) percent of
its
revenues or profits (the “Material Agreements”) is listed on 5.01(f). Copies of
the Material Agreements are included in the AdValiant Disclosures.
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(g) With
respect to any agreements, including the Material Agreements, delivered as
part
of the AdValiant Disclosures or referred to in any Schedule, (i) AdValiant
is
not in default of any agreement in any material respect, (ii) neither the
Shareholders, AdValiant, nor AdValiant USA know of any state of facts that,
with
the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would give rise to
a
default under any Material Agreement that would have a material adverse effect
on AdValiant’s business, and (iii) to the best of the Shareholders and
AdValiant's knowledge, no other party to any agreement is in default thereof
(except as may be provided on the applicable Schedule).
(h) To
the
knowledge of the Shareholders or AdValiant, AdValiant has all rights to use
the
domain names, patents, trade names, trademarks, service marks or other
intellectual property currently used in the operation of the AdValiant’s
business ("AdValiant Rights"). AdValiant Rights are listed on Schedule 5.01(h).
AdValiant owns all the AdValiant Rights free and clear of any liens, claims,
or
other title defects, except as listed on Schedule 5.01(h). AdValiant has
the
full power and right to transfer title to the AdValiant Rights without the
consent of any other person.
(i) AdValiant
has not received notification of infringement from any person with respect
to
any AdValiant Right, and neither AdValiant nor the Shareholders is aware
of a
basis for any claim. To the Shareholders’ or AdValiant’s knowledge, no right or
other trademark, service xxxx, or trade name used by AdValiant in connection
with its business infringes any trademark, service xxxx, or trade name of
another person in any country in which the trademark, service xxxx, or trade
name is used.
(j) Set
forth
in Schedule 5.01(j) is a list of each piece of AdValiant’s equipment
(“Equipment”)
that is used
in
its business, owned or leased by it, with a fair market value in excess of
$999.
The Equipment (except for any Equipment that is held pursuant to leases or
licenses as described in Schedule 5.01(j)) is owned free and clear of all
liens,
mortgages, security interests, pledges, charges and encumbrances (except
for (i)
liens for current debts not yet due, (ii) disclosed in Schedule 5.01(j),
or
(iii) disclosed on the Financial Statements provided in Schedule
5.01(m)).
AdValiant is not in default under any lease for the Equipment and knows of
no
state of facts that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, or
both,
would give rise to a default under any lease for the Equipment.
(k) The
Equipment is in substantially good operating condition and repair, excluding
ordinary wear and tear, taking into consideration the age and prior use of
same,
and is, to the best of AdValiant’s knowledge, in compliance with all applicable
laws, regulations, orders, and ordinances. The value of fixed assets used
in
AdValiant’s business has not been written up.
(l) AdValiant's
insurance policies ("Insurance Policies") are listed on Schedule 5.01(l),
which
sets forth each policy’s carrier, the amount of coverage, its expiration date,
and the date through which premiums have been paid. All Insurance Policies
are
now in full force and effect.
(m) AdValiant's
financial statements ("Financial Statements") are listed on Schedule 5.01(m).
True and complete copies of the Financial Statements have been included in
the
Disclosures. Each of the Financial Statements
is true and correct in all material respects. Each item therein was prepared
in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and
operating results of AdValiant as of the dates and during the periods indicated
therein. There has been no material change in the financial condition or
the
operations of AdValiant that is not reflected in the Financial Statements
or
otherwise disclosed in this Agreement.
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(n) The
Shareholders know of no obstacle to the completion of an annual audit of
AdValiant for 2004 within the time required by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”).
(o) Canada
Revenue Agency has not audited AdValiant’s tax returns.
(p) (i)
AdValiant
has duly and timely filed, where required, all federal, provincial, and local
tax returns required to be filed, including income, employment, and sales
and
use tax returns, and has paid all taxes shown as due and payable on the returns,
all deficiencies and assessments notice of which has been received, all other
taxes, and all governmental charges, duties, penalties, interest and fines
(collectively, “Other Charges”) due and payable on or before the date of this
Agreement.
(ii) There
are
no agreements, waivers, or other arrangements providing for an extension
of time
with respect to the filing of any tax returns by AdValiant or for the payment
by, or assessment against, any tax, deficiency, assessment or Other
Charge.
(iii) There
are
no suits, actions, claims, audits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings
pending against AdValiant in respect of any unpaid taxes, deficiencies,
assessments or Other Charges, and there are no such threatened suits, actions,
claims, audits, investigations or inquiries.
(q) AdValiant
is not in arrears in the payment of federal and provincial payroll and employee
withholding taxes, Canada Pension Plan contributions, employment insurance
premiums, workers’ compensation premiums, real estate taxes and assessments,
Provincial Sales Taxes, and Goods and Services Taxes. AdValiant has withheld
or
collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all
taxes required to be withheld or collected there from and has paid the same
to
the appropriate governmental entity.
(r) AdValiant
is not a party to any civil litigation or arbitration proceeding except as
listed on Schedule 5.01(r), or otherwise disclosed to DGI. AdValiant and
the
Shareholders have no knowledge of, nor has it received notice of, any criminal,
regulatory, or compliance proceedings or threatened proceedings from or by
any
government or governmental entity or agency except as listed on Schedule
5.01(r). AdValiant has provided, or will provide prior to the Initial Closing
Date, DGI with a summary of the proceedings listed on the Schedule or otherwise
disclosed to DGI.
(s) (i)
The
Shareholders are acquiring the DGI Stock upon exercise of the Exchangeable
Shares for investment and not with a view towards distribution. They acknowledge
and understand that they each must bear the economic risk of an investment
in
the Exchangeable Shares being acquired pursuant hereto and the DGI Stock
for
which they can be exchanged for an indefinite period of time since these
securities have not been registered under the Act and, therefore, cannot
be sold
unless they are either subsequently registered under the Act or an exemption
from such registration is available and favorable opinions of counsel in
form
and substance satisfactory to DGI to that effect are obtained. The certificates
representing the Exchangeable Shares and any DGI Stock issued on exercise
of the
Exchangeable Shares (unless such securities have been registered) shall bear
on
their face the following legend:
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The
shares represented by this Certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), as amended. These shares have
been acquired for investment and not for distribution or resale. They may
not be
mortgaged, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred without an effective
registration statement for such shares under the Securities Act or an opinion
of
counsel acceptable to the Corporation that such registration is not
required.
(ii) AdValiant
and the Shareholders, taking into account the personnel and resources they
can
practically bring to bear on the purchase of the DGI Stock contemplated hereby,
are knowledgeable, sophisticated, and experienced in making, and are qualified
to make, decisions with respect to investments presenting an investment decision
like that involved in the purchase of the Exchangeable Shares.
(iii) AdValiant
and the Shareholders have had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive
answers from, representatives of DGI or persons acting on its behalf concerning
the terms and conditions of the proposed investment in the Exchangeable Shares,
have had the opportunity to obtain additional information necessary to verify
the accuracy of information previously furnished about DGI, and have requested,
received, reviewed and considered all information they deem relevant in making
an informed decision with respect to the purchase of Exchangeable
Shares.
(iv) Empire
Media, Inc is an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501
of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.
(t) Each
of
the Schedules described in this Section 5.01 is certified by AdValiant and
the
Shareholders as being true and complete in every material respect as of the
date
hereof. None of the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements
by
AdValiant or the Shareholders in this Agreement, the AdValiant Disclosures,
or
in any document, certificate, or schedule furnished or to be furnished pursuant
hereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contains
or
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit
to
state a material fact necessary to make the statements of facts contained
therein not misleading.
(u) All
statements contained in any certificate or other instruments delivered by
or on
behalf of the AdValiant pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall be deemed a representation and warranty of the
AdValiant and the Shareholders.
(v) No
broker
or finder procured or was otherwise involved in the Merger transaction or
has
any right to compensation as a result of the consummation of the Merger
transaction.
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Section
5.02. DGI’s
Representations
DGI
represents to the Shareholders as follows:
(a) DGI
and
Acquisition are corporations that were duly incorporated and are validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
(b) DGI
has
issued no capital stock not reflected in its March 31, 2005 Quarterly Report
on
Form 10-QSB other than 2,000,000 shares issued on June 17, 2005 for consulting
services. DGI owns all of the capital stock of its subsidiaries as described
in
DGI’s filings with the SEC. There are no restrictions on DGI’s ability to vote
these shares and no restrictions on transfer exist other than those imposed
by
the Securities Act. There are no other subsidiaries nor is the acquisition
of
any additional companies contemplated, other than AdValiant. As used in this
Article alone, the term DGI includes all of its subsidiaries, both direct
and
indirect.
(c) The
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement and all other agreements
or documents to be executed or delivered by DGI hereunder and the performance
of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other agreements
or
documents to be executed or delivered by DGI or Acquisition have been duly
authorized by the Board of Directors (and by all other requisite corporate
action) of DGI and Acquisition, and will not contravene any provisions of
law,
an order of any court or other agency of government, their Articles of
Incorporation or bylaws, or any agreements to which DGI or its subsidiaries
is a
party. No consents, approvals, authorizations, or orders of, or registrations
or
qualifications with, any person, bank, governmental body, or court having
authority or power to regulate supervise or direct the business and affairs
of
DGI or Acquisition are necessary for the consummation of the transactions
specified in this Agreement.
(d) This
Agreement and all other agreements to be delivered by DGI or Acquisition
hereunder constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of DGI and
Acquisition enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to the
effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent
conveyance, and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
generally and court decisions with respect thereto, and the award by courts
of
money damages rather than specific performance of contractual provisions
involving matters other than the payment of money.
(e) Nothing
in any agreement to which DGI is a party prohibits the execution or
implementation of this Agreement.
(f) The
performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby will not violate any law or regulation of any governmental
jurisdiction in which DGI or Acquisition does business, or to which DGI is
otherwise subject.
(g) The
DGI
Stock, when issued in accordance with this Agreement, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable and will not have
been issued in violation of or subject to any pre-emptive rights or other
contractual rights to purchase securities issued by DGI. The issuance of
the DGI
Special Voting Shares and the DGI Common upon exercise of the Exchangeable
Shares is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable
state
law. There are no restrictions on the Shareholders' ability to vote the DGI
Stock except as imposed by Subsection 8.02(b) of this agreement and no
restrictions on transfer exist other than those imposed by the Securities
Act
and Rule 144 there under.
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(h) The
reports and other documents filed by DGI with the SEC were complete, accurate,
and timely when filed, and have been updated or supplemented as appropriate.
The
financial statements included or referenced therein were prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, and
accurately reflect the financial condition of DGI and the results of its
operations for the periods to which they relate. Since January 2003, all
reports
filed by DGI with the SEC (i) were prepared in all material respects in
accordance with requirements with federal securities laws and the rules and
regulations of the SEC, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or
if
amended or superceded prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the day
of
that filing), contain any untrue statement of material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. None of the DGI
subsidiaries are required to file separately any forms, reports or other
documents with the SEC. There has been no material change in the financial
condition or the operations of DGI that has not been included in a report
filed
with the SEC. DGI has received no notice of and has no knowledge of any SEC
investigations or proceedings other than regular review of its filings and
its
preliminary Information Statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting.
(i) All
statements contained in any certificate or other instruments delivered by
or on
behalf of the DGI or Acquisition pursuant hereto, or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, shall be deemed representations and warranties
by the DGI or Acquisition.
(j) The
IRS
has not audited DGI’s tax returns since 1997.
(k) (i)
DGI
has
duly and timely filed where required all federal, state and local tax returns
required to be filed prior to the date of this Agreement, including income,
employment, rent and sales and use tax returns, and has paid all taxes due
and
payable on such returns, all deficiencies and assessments notice of which
has
been received, all other taxes, and all Other Charges due and payable on
or
before the date of this Agreement.
(ii) There
are
no agreements, waivers, or other arrangements providing for an extension
of time
with respect to the filing of any tax returns by DGI or for the payment by,
or
assessment against, any tax, deficiency, assessment or Other Charge other
than
an automatic extension with respect to the tax return for 2004..
(iii) There
are
no suits, actions, claims, audits, investigations, inquiries or proceedings
pending against DGI in respect of any unpaid taxes, deficiencies, assessments
or
Other Charges and there are no such threatened suits, actions, claims, audits,
investigations or inquiries except for an inquiry from the State of Connecticut
about a claim from them for about $2,700 and several inquires relating to
former
subsidiaries.
(iv) DGI
has
withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the
amount
of all taxes required to be withheld or collected there from and has paid
the
same to the proper tax receiving officers.
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(l) DGI
is
not in arrears in the payment of federal, state and local withholding taxes,
FICA, Medicare, real estate taxes and assessments, and sales taxes. DGI has
withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the
amount
of all taxes required to be withheld or collected there from and has paid
the
same to the proper tax receiving officers except as listed on Schedule
5.02(l).
(m) None
of
the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements by DGI or Acquisition
in this Agreement, nor any document, certificate or schedule furnished or
to be
furnished pursuant hereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact,
or
omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
of
facts contained therein not misleading.
(n) Neither
DGI nor Acquisition is a party to any civil litigation or arbitration proceeding
except as listed in its SEC filings or on Schedule 5.02(n). DGI has no knowledge
of and has received no notice of any criminal, regulatory, or compliance
proceedings or threatened proceedings from or by any government or governmental
entity or agency. DGI has provided, or will provide prior to the Initial
Closing
Date, AdValiant with a summary of the proceedings listed on the
Schedule.
(o) Each
of
the Schedules described in this Section 5.02 is certified by DGI as being
true
and complete in every material respect as of the date hereof. None of the
representations, warranties, covenants or agreements by DGI or Acquisition
in
this Agreement, the DGI Disclosures, or in any document, certificate, or
schedule furnished or to be furnished pursuant hereto, or in connection with
the
transactions contemplated hereby, contains or will contain any untrue statement
of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact necessary
to
make the statements of facts contained therein not misleading.
(p) As
of the
date hereof and as of Initial Closing, there will be Employee Stock Options
to
purchase no more than 5,500,000 shares of DGI common stock
outstanding.
(q) Other
than a commitment to elect a director selected by Pearl Street Holdings plc,
there are no agreements affecting control of DGI or the voting of its
securities.
ARTICLE
VI. CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT TO THE INITIAL CLOSING
Section
6.01. Conditions
Precedent to DGI’s Obligation to Close
Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, the obligations of the DGI under this Agreement
are,
at the option of the DGI, subject to the fulfillment of each of the conditions
set forth below.
(a) All
of
the Shareholders shall have instructed the Trustee to approve the Merger
and the
Trustee shall have voted its AdValiant USA Class B Special Voting Shares
to
approve the Merger.
(b) AdValiant
shall have achieved the following financial goals:
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(i) All
AdValiant’s obligations to holders of more than five (5%) of its equity shall
have been cancelled or capitalized.
(ii) AdValiant
shall have no Long Term Liabilities.
(c)
(i)
The
reorganizations contemplated by Article II with respect to AdValiant and
AdValiant USA shall have been completed.
(ii) All
the
Shareholders shall have tendered their AdValiant Common for Exchangeable
Shares.
(d) The
Shareholders shall each have executed an employment agreement as set forth
on
Schedule 6.01(d) (“Employment Agreements”).
(e) The
representations of AdValiant and the Shareholders contained in this Agreement,
or otherwise made in writing in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
Initial Closing Date. On or before the Initial Closing Date, AdValiant shall
have complied with and duly performed any and all covenants, agreements and
conditions in all material respects on its part to be complied with, performed
pursuant to or in connection with, this Agreement on or before the Initial
Closing Date.
(f) DGI
shall
have received a certificate executed by an officer of AdValiant and AdValiant
USA setting forth a copy of the resolutions adopted by written consent by
its
Board of Directors and stockholders approving the execution and delivery
of this
Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereunder and the consummation
of the
Merger and of all the transactions contemplated hereby. AdValiant shall provide
a true copy of the notice to the AdValiant Stockholders that did not execute
the
written consent and affirm that a copy of that notice has been mailed to
them as
provided by statue.
(g) DGI
shall
have received an opinion of XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, Ontario counsel for the
Shareholders, AdValiant dated as of the Initial Closing Date, to the collective
effect that (i) AdValiant is a corporation that is validly existing under
the
laws of the province of its incorporation and has the corporate power to
carry
on its business as it is now being conducted; (ii) any and all consents
or
orders of any and all courts or governmental agencies, administrative bodies
of
Ontario or Canada which are required for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement have been obtained as of the Initial Closing
Date; (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
AdValiant and the Shareholders, and (iv) the transactions contemplated
hereby will not cause a breach of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws
of
AdValiant.
(h) No
action
or proceeding shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the Merger.
(i) AdValiant
shall not have suffered any destruction or damage by fire, explosion or other
calamity exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in value not covered
by
insurance, nor has any other event, condition or state of facts of any character
occurred which materially and adversely affects, or, to the best of the
knowledge of AdValiant, threatens to materially and adversely affect, the
property, business or financial condition of AdValiant.
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(j) AdValiant
has executed any Documents (as defined in Section 6.02) that require its
execution.
(k) DGI’s
accounting firm, Berenfeld, Spritzer, Xxxxxxxx & Sheer ("BSSS"), has
determined in writing that a satisfactory certified audit of AdValiant for
the
year ended December 31, 2004 can be achieved and that the financials
required for DGI’s report on Form 8-K relating to this transaction can be
prepared in the time required by the SEC.
(l) All
the
Shareholders remain alive and not disabled.
(m) The
only
outstanding shares of AdValiant shall be the Class A Common owned by AdValiant
USA and the Exchangeable Shares.
(n) Each
Shareholder shall have tendered to AdValiant all of that Shareholder’s
certificates representing AdValiant Common for exchange into Exchangeable
Shares
and shall have deposited 252,514,188 of the Exchangeable Shares in accordance
with their Portions with the Escrow Agent in accordance with the Escrow
Agreement and the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement.
Section
6.02. Conditions
Precedent to AdValiant’s and Shareholders' Obligation to
Close
Notwithstanding
any other provision herein, the obligations of the AdValiant, AdValiant USA,
and
the Shareholders under this Agreement are, at their option, subject to the
fulfillment of each of the conditions set forth below.
(a) The
representations of DGI contained in this Agreement, or otherwise made in
writing
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be true and
correct in all material respects on and as of the Initial Closing Date. On
or
before the Initial Closing Date, DGI and Acquisition shall have complied
with
and duly performed any and all covenants, agreements and conditions in all
material respects, on its part to be complied with or performed pursuant
to or
in connection with this Agreement on or before the Initial Closing
Date.
(b) AdValiant
shall have received a certificate dated as of the Initial Closing Date executed
by the Secretary of DGI setting forth (i) a copy of the resolutions adopted
by
DGI’s Board of Directors approving the execution and delivery of this Agreement
and all agreements contemplated hereunder and the consummation of the Merger
and
of all the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii)a copy of the resolutions
adopted by DGI’s Board of Directors authorizing the creation of the DGI Special
Voting Shares, and (iii) the number of shares authorized and outstanding
of DGI
Common including the number of shares issuable upon exercise of rights which
are
in the money.
(c) AdValiant
shall have received an opinion of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq., counsel for DGI,
dated
as of the Initial Closing Date, to the effect that (i) DGI and Acquisition
are corporations that were duly incorporated and are validly existing and
in
good standing under the law of the state of Delaware, and each have the
corporate power to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and
are
qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of the business
requires qualification; (ii) any and all consents or orders of any
and all
courts or governmental agencies or administrative bodies of New York, Delaware,
and the United States which are required for the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been obtained as of the
Initial
Closing Date; (iii) this Agreement and all other agreements to be
executed
by DGI or Acquisition hereunder has been duly authorized, executed, and
delivered by DGI, and is the valid and binding obligation of DGI, in accordance
with its terms, subject only to the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and court decisions with
respect thereto, and the award by courts of money damages rather than specific
performance of contractual provisions involving matters other than the payment
of money; (iv) the Certificate of Merger has been duly prepared and executed
for
filing; (v) the issuance of the DGI Stock to the Shareholders or the
exercise of the Exchangeable Shares will be exempt from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act and will not violate the registration
provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act; (vi) the DGI Special Voting
Shares, and the DGI Common to be issued upon the exercise of the Exchangeable
Shares when issued will be duly issued, fully paid, and non-assessable, and
except for restrictions arising under the Securities Act and Rule 144 there
under, will be transferable; and (vii) the transactions contemplated
hereby
will not cause a breach of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation
or by-laws of DGI.
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(d) No
action
or proceeding shall have been instituted to restrain or prohibit the
consummation of the Merger or to prohibit the issuance of or to order a
cessation or suspension of trading in, the DGI Stock.
(e) DGI
has
executed any documents that require its execution.
(f) The
reorganizations contemplated by Article II, with respect to DGI shall have
been
completed.
(g) AdValiant
USA and DGI shall have entered into the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement
and
the Support Agreement.
(h) The
AdValiant Class B Shares shall have been duly issued and deposited with Empire
Media, Inc. as trustee for the beneficial holders of Exchangeable Shares
pursuant to the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement.
(i) DGI
shall
have created the
DGI
Special Voting Shares.
(j) AdValiant
shall have received a certificate dated as of the Initial Closing Date executed
by the Secretary of Acquisition setting forth (i) a copy of the resolutions
adopted by Acquisition’s Board of Directors and sole shareholder approving the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and all agreements contemplated
there
under and the consummation of the Merger and of all the transactions
contemplated hereby.
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ARTICLE
VII. THE
CLOSINGS
Section
7.01. The
Initial Closing Conference and Initial Closing Date
The
Initial Closing Conference and the Initial Closing shall take place at DGI's
business office or at another place as agreed between the Parties on
June
30, 2005.
Section
7.02. AdValiant’s,
AdValiant USA’s, And The AdValiant Stockholders’ Responsibilities At The
Initial Closing
Conference
At
the
Initial Closing Conference, AdValiant, AdValiant USA, and the Shareholders
shall
take the actions listed below:
(a) AdValiant
or AdValiant USA shall deliver all the instruments listed in this subsection
(“Documents”):
(i) A
fully
executed Certificate of Merger.
(ii) The
opinion of XxXxxxxx Xxxxxxxx.
(iii) The
officers’ certificate as required by Section 6.01(f).
(iv) An
officer’s certificate as to compliance with Sections 6.01 (a), (b), (c), (d),
(e), and (i) and, to the best of his knowledge, compliance with Section 6.01
(h),
(v) A
certificate of status for AdValiant.
(b) At
or
after the Initial Closing Conference, the Shareholders shall deliver either
of
the following to the Escrow Agent:
(i) All
certificates evidencing their ownership of 252,514,188 Exchangeable Shares,
or
(ii) an
affidavit of lost certificate.
Section
7.03. DGI’s
Responsibilities at the Initial Closing Conference
At
the
Initial Closing Conference, DGI and Acquisition shall take the actions listed
below:
(a) DGI
shall
deliver a fully executed Certificate of Merger.
(b) DGI
shall
deliver the opinion of Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
(c) DGI
shall
deliver the officers' certificate as to compliance with Sections 6.02 (a),
(d),
(e), and (f).
(d) DGI
shall
deliver a certificate of good standing for DGI.
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(e) DGI
shall
deliver to the Trustee a certificate representing 100 shares of the DGI Special
Voting Shares and a certificate representing 300 shares to the Escrow
Agent.
Section
7.04 Supplemental
Closings
(a) There
shall be four Supplemental Closings. Each Supplemental Closing Conference
and
Supplemental Closing shall take place at DGI's business office or at another
place as agreed between the Parties. They shall be held on
December 15, 2005, March 15, 2006, June 16, 2006 and September 15,
2006.
(b) Five
business days before each Supplemental Closing, DGI shall present to the
Shareholders a certificate showing the computations specified by Section
4.03(b)
and 4.04(b).
(c) Upon
acceptance of the certificate, the Escrow Agent shall distribute the computed
number of shares of Exchangeable Shares to the Shareholders in accordance
with
their portions and the computed number of DGI Special Voting Shares to the
Trustee.
ARTICLE
VIII. ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS.
Section
8.01. Escrow
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxx shall act as escrow agent hereunder pursuant to an escrow agreement
in
the form of Schedule 8.01 (“Escrow Agreement”).
Section
8.02. Appointment
of Directors of DGI
(a) Immediately
after the Initial Closing Conference, DGI shall appoint one person selected
by
the Shareholders, by majority vote, to join DGI’s Board of
Directors.
(b) For
a
period of two years after the Initial Closing Date, in any election of directors
of DGI, Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx XxXxxxxxxxx, Xx., and the Shareholders
shall
each vote at any regular or special meeting of shareholders all the shares
of
DGI Stock then owned by them (or as to which they then have voting power
or
control) as may be necessary to elect (i) one (1) director nominated by the
Shareholders, (ii) one (1) director nominated by Pearl Street Holdings plc,
and
(iii) four (4) other directors nominated by DGI’s Board of
Directors.
Section
8.03. Audit
Procedures
(a) The
parties recognize that the time period permitted by the SEC for filing audited
financial statements concerning AdValiant and the combined entity is
limited.
(b) Immediately
upon execution of this Agreement, BSSS may commence an audit of AdValiant
for
the year ended December 31, 2004 and may review the financial reports for
2005
to date.
(c) On
or
before August 1, 2005, a balance sheet for AdValiant as of June 30, 2005
(the
“June 30 Balance Sheet”) shall be submitted by DGI to the Shareholders for
review. If there is a dispute, BSSS shall review the June 30 Balance Sheet
and
determine the working capital as of that date. BSSS’s determination and any
adjustments made by it shall be conclusive and binding on the
Parties.
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Section
8.04. Further
Actions
(a) The
Parties agree, in order to perfect DGI’s control of AdValiant and AdValiant USA
and to accomplish the purpose of this Agreement, to execute all documents
and
take all such other action as the Parties may reasonably request, whether
at or
after the Initial Closing Date, as may be reasonably necessary or proper
to
allow the Parties to receive the full benefits of this Agreement.
(b) The
Parties further agree to make any changes to any document executed in connection
with this Agreement and the merger contemplated hereby to correct or remedy
and
deficiencies with respect to tax, regulatory, securities law, or other issued
as
determined by counsel for the parties.
(c) Immediately
upon the adoption of the proposed one for fifty consolidation of the DGI
Common,
DGI shall cause AdValiant USA to cause AdValiant to effect an identical
consolidation of the Exchangeable Shares.
Section
8.05. Information
The
parties agree that they will not, and will use their best efforts to cause
their
representatives not to, use any information obtained pursuant to this Agreement,
as well as any other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection
with its consideration of the transactions contemplated hereby and the entering
into of this Agreement, for any purpose unrelated to the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The parties shall keep
confidential, and shall cause their representatives to keep confidential,
all
information and documents obtained pursuant to this Agreement, as well as
any
other information obtained prior to the date hereof in connection with its
consideration of the transactions contemplated hereby and the entering into
of
this Agreement, unless such information (i) was already known to that party,
(ii) is disclosed with the prior written approval of the party to which such
information pertains, (iii) is already present in the public domain, or (iv)
is
required to be disclosed by law. In the event that this Agreement is terminated
or the transactions contemplated hereby shall otherwise fail to be consummated,
the parties shall promptly cause all copies of documents or extracts thereof
containing information and data as to the other to be returned to the
other.
Section
8.06. Dispute
Resolution
(a) In
the
event of any dispute arising out of the calculation of the Final Number,
the
Shareholders shall deliver a written notice to DGI within thirty (30) days
after
receipt of the certificate pursuant to Section 7.04(b), specifying the
approximate amount in dispute, the basis for such dispute, and any changes
proposed to the calculation of Gross Profit, (a “Notice of Disagreement”);
provided, however, that the Parties may agree on any disputed amounts at
any
time within such thirty (30) day period.
(b) If
a
Notice of Disagreement is timely delivered to the other Party, the DGI and
the
Shareholders shall, during the thirty (30) days immediately following delivery
of the Notice of Disagreement, seek in good faith to resolve any differences
they may have with respect to the matters specified in the Notice of
Disagreement. During that time, the Shareholders will have access to DGI’s books
and records, as well as any accounting work papers or other schedules relating
to the Qualified Sales, associated costs, and costs of DGI goods sold, as
applicable, and such other relevant information reasonably requested by the
Shareholders. If such dispute is not resolved to the mutual satisfaction
of DGI
and the Shareholders within such thirty (30) day period, the Shareholders
shall
have the right to require that such dispute be submitted to BSSS, or to such
other certified public accounting firm as DGI and the Shareholders may then
mutually agree upon in writing (the “Independent Accountant”).
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(c) DGI
and
the Shareholders will give the Independent Accountant access to the books
and
records, as well as any accounting work papers or other schedules relating
to
the Qualified Sales and associated costs, as applicable, and the Notice of
Disagreement, and such other relevant information reasonably requested by
the
Independent Accountant. The fees and expenses of the Independent Accountant
shall be borne by DGI and the Shareholders in inverse proportion as they
may
prevail on matters resolved by the Independent Accountant, which proportionate
allocations shall also be determined by the Independent Accountant at the
time
the determination of the Independent Accountant is rendered on Gross
Profit.
(d) The
Independent Accountant shall resolve the computation of the disputed Gross
Profit, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, and otherwise
where
applicable in accordance with US GAAP. If any matters have been submitted
to the
Independent Accountant for review and resolution in accordance with the
provisions above, then DGI and the Shareholders shall use their reasonable
best
efforts to cause the Independent Accountant to complete its calculation of
Gross
Profit, within thirty (30) days from the submission of the matters specified
in
such Notice of Disagreement.
(e) The
Independent Accountant shall act as a neutral arbitrator to determine only
those
issues in dispute. The Independent Accountant’s determination will be set forth
in a written statement delivered to DGI and the Shareholders, and shall be
final, conclusive and binding upon the parties and may be entered and enforced
in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Shareholders shall not file a Notice
of
Disagreement related to a calculation of Gross Profit unless and until the
estimated amount in dispute exceeds $24,000 individually or $48,000 in the
aggregate
Section
8.07. Termination
This
Agreement may only be terminated at any time prior to the Initial Closing
Date:
(a) upon
mutual written consent authorized by the Board of Directors of DGI and
AdValiant; or
(b) by
either
DGI or AdValiant if the Initial Closing shall not have been consummated by
the
close of business on June 30, 2005
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Section
8.08. Reservation
of Shares
DGI
covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep available out of its
authorized and unissued Common Stock solely for the purpose of issuance to
Shareholders hereunder, free from pre-emptive rights or any other actual
contingent purchase rights of other persons other than the Shareholders,
a
number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Diluted Outstanding
Shares. If at any time, the number of authorized but unissued shares
of
DGI Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the issuance of the maximum
number of shares to the AdValiant Shareholders pursuant to Section 4.01,
DGI
shall take all corporate action necessary to increase its authorized shares
of
Common Stock to such number as shall be sufficient for such
purpose.
Section
8.09. Listing
of Shares
In
the
event that DGI lists its Common Stock on a stock exchange or other trading
system, it shall, concurrent with the initial listing of such securities,
list,
and maintain the listing on that exchange of, a sufficient number of shares
of
its Common Stock to ensure that the maximum number of shares issuable to
the
AdValiant Stockholders pursuant to Section 4.01 are listed on that exchange
or
trading system.
Section
8.10. Continued
Operation
DGI
shall
ensure that the business currently carried on by AdValiant will continue
to be
conducted by AdValiant until the Final Supplemental Closing Date and the
Shareholders shall, subject to the terms of their respective Employment
Agreements, continue to manage the business and affairs of
AdValiant.
Section
8.11. Restriction
of Transfer of AdValiant Class A
AdValiant
USA shall not transfer any shares of AdValiant Class A owned by it.
Section
8.12. Provision
of Information
So
long
as any Exchangeable Shares are outstanding, DGI shall provide to the registered
holders thereof the same information and at the same times that DGI provides
from time to time to the holders of DGI Common.
Section
8.13. Registration
The
Shareholders shall, at their sole option following receipt by them of reasonable
notice of any proposed grant by DGI of registration privileges in connection
with any other acquisition by DGI, be granted registration privileges, subject
to any lock-up required by any underwriter, for their DGI Stock issued upon
exercise of the Exchangeable Shares equal to the registration rights granted
to
the holders of DGI common stock issued in connection with any other acquisition
by DGI after the date hereof.
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ARTICLE
IX. MISCELLANEOUS
Section
9.01. Currency
Used
All
monetary amounts expressed herein are in United States Dollars.
Section
9.02. Consolidation
of Shares
(a) All
numbers of shares of DGI Common used in this Agreement are subject to reduction
by the one for fifty consolidation to be approved at the 2005 Annual Meetings
of
Shareholders.
(b) In
addition to the foregoing, if, at any time prior to the Final Supplemental
Closing, DGI (a) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution
or
distributions on shares of its Common Stock payable in shares of its capital
stock, whether payable in shares of its Common Stock or of capital stock
of any
class, (b) subdivide outstanding shares of Common Stock into a larger number
of
shares, (c) combine outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number
of
shares, or (d) issue reclassification of shares of Common Stock any shares
of
capital stock of the Company, the number of shares of DGI Common issuable
hereunder shall be adjusted by multiplying the number of shares of DGI Common
issuable by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares
of
DGI Common outstanding after such event and of which the denominator shall
be
the number of shares of DGI Common outstanding before such event.
Section
9.03. Entire
Agreement; Amendments
This
Agreement, including those additional agreements referred to in the Schedules,
embodies the entire understanding of the Parties. No amendment or modification
of this Agreement may be made except in writing, signed by the Parties
hereto.
Section
9.04. Expenses
In
the
event that this Agreement does not close, each party shall bear its own costs
and expenses. In the event that this Agreement does close, all the reasonable
legal costs and expenses of the transaction incurred by AdValiant shall be
paid
by DGI including any and all audit fees incurred by BSSS in reviewing and/or
auditing AdValiant’s financial statements.
Section
9.05. Headings
The
headings in this Agreement are intended solely for convenience of reference
and
shall be given no effect in the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement.
Section
9.06. Notices
All
notices, requests, demands, approvals, consents, waivers or other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given if delivered
to or
mailed by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid or by nationally
recognized overnight express delivery service as follows:
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If
to DGI to:
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Dialog
Group, Inc.
Attn:
Xxxxx XxXxxxxxxxx
Twelfth
Floor, 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Suite
400 E, 0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
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If
to AdValiant to:
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AdValiant
Inc.
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
0
Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
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If
to AdValiant USA to:
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AdValiant
USA, Inc.
Attn:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
00
Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0X
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
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With
a copy to:
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Xxx
X. Xxxxxxx
XxXxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Suite
4700, Toronto Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxx
X0X
0X0
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A
party
may change its address for purposes of this Section 9.06 by giving
notice
hereunder.
Section
9.07. Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
This
Agreement and the legal relations among the Parties hereto shall be governed
by
and construed in accordance with the substantive law of the State of New
York
without regard to conflict of law principles. The Parties consent to the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York or the U.S. District
Court
for the Southern District of New York as if all parts of the agreement were
negotiated and effectuated there.
Section
9.08. Beneficiaries
This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Parties hereto
and their respective successors and legal representatives. Nothing in this
Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer on any other person
other
than the Parties hereto, AdValiant Shareholders or their respective successors
and legal representatives, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
under or by reason of this Agreement.
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Section
9.09. Counterparts
This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall
be
deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be deemed to be
one and
the same instrument. Its execution shall be effective when copies of signed
signature pages are exchanged by facsimile between the Parties.
Section
9.10. Severance
If
any
section, subsection or provision of this Agreement, or the application of
such
section, subsection, or provision, is held invalid, the remainder of this
Agreement and the application of such section, subsection or provision to
persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held invalid shall
not
be affected thereby.
Section
9.11. Survival
of Representations
All
representations and covenants contained in this Agreement shall survive the
Initial and Supplemental Closings until the Final Supplemental
Closing.
Section
9.12. Indemnification
(a) The
AdValiant Stockholders, severally, shall indemnify and hold DGI, and its
officers, directors, employees, and agents (each a “AdValiant Indemnified
Entity”) harmless from and against, and reimburse an AdValiant Indemnified
Entity with respect to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost and expense,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs incurred by the AdValiant
Indemnified Entity by reason of, or arising out of (i) the material
breach
of any representation made by AdValiant or the Shareholders in this Agreement;
(ii) AdValiant’s or the Shareholder’s failure to perform any action
required by this Agreement; and (iii) claims arising from any undisclosed
liability claim which accrued on or before the Initial Closing Date.
(b) DGI
shall
indemnify and hold the AdValiant Stockholders (each a “DGI Indemnified Party”)
harmless from and against, and reimburse a DGI Indemnified Party with respect
to, any and all loss, damage, liability, cost and expense, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs, incurred by the DGI Indemnified Party by reason of or
arising out of (i) the material breach of any representation, any
certificate delivered at the Initial Closing, or covenant made by DGI in
this
Agreement; and (ii) the failure by DGI to perform any action required
by
this Agreement; (iii) claims arising from any liability claim which
accrued
after the Initial Closing Date.
(c) If
a
claim for which indemnification may be sought against the other party is
asserted, the party entitled to indemnification hereunder shall (i) promptly
submit a notice stating to the other party the nature and basis of the claim,
including a description in reasonable detail of facts giving rise to the
claim
and (if known) the amount of the claim, (ii) give reasonable access to all
books, records and documents relevant to such claim and (iii) shall thereafter
permit the other to participate at such party's sole expense in the negotiation
and settlement of that claim and to join in or assume the defense of any
legal
action arising there from with counsel selected by them and reasonably
satisfactory to the other party. Either party may implead the other in any
action that is subject to indemnity.
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(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (i) the provisions of this indemnity shall not apply unless
the
aggregate loss, damage, liability, cost and expense shall exceed $10,000
and
(ii) all claims for damages shall be settled by cancellation or issuance
of
Exchangeable Shares, as the circumstances require, regardless of the amount
previously issued. The valuation of Exchangeable Shares to be delivered shall
be
the average closing price for the DGI Common on the five trading days
immediately proceeding the date on which the obligation to deliver shares
is
determined.
(e) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, all liability under this section shall end on the Final
Supplemental Closing Date and the maximum liability shall be limited to the
issuance of additional Exchangeable Shares by AdValiant or to the cancellation
of outstanding Exchangeable Shares equal, in either case, to the total number
of
Exchangeable Shares issued under Section 2.01(c) as adjusted
hereunder.
(f) In
no
event shall a party to this Agreement be required to indemnify an AdValiant
Indemnified Party or a DGI Indemnified Party and such indemnifying party
shall
have no liability to the extent the liability arises or is increased as a
result
of an action taken by the indemnified party or its affiliates.
(g) No
party
shall have any liability to another party under this Agreement for a breach
of a
representation or warranty of the party seeking indemnification if such party
had knowledge at or before the Initial Closing Date of the facts as a result
of
which such representation or warranty was breached or inaccurate.
(h) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the amount of any losses incurred
or
suffered by an indemnified party shall be calculated after giving effect
to (x)
any insurance proceeds received by or otherwise payable to the indemnified
party
(or any its affiliates) with respect to such liability and (y) any recoveries
obtained by the indemnified party (or any of its affiliates) from any other
third party with respect to any losses incurred or suffered by an indemnified
party, no liability shall attach to the indemnified party in respect in respect
of any losses to the extent that the same losses have been recovered by the
indemnified party from the indemnifying person. Accordingly, the
indemnified party may only recover once in respect of the same
loss.
(i) For
purposes of this Section 9.12, losses shall not include consequential or
punitive damages, lost profits, or lost revenue if the party seeking
indemnification is not required by a court of competent jurisdiction to pay
such
amounts by reason of a claim by a third person.
(j) Following
the Initial Closing Date, the indemnification provided in this Section 9.12
is
the exclusive remedy for all matters arising under or in connection with
this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation for any inaccuracy or breach of any representation, warranty,
covenant or agreement set forth herein, except that any party may rely on
any
equitable remedy in respect of any such inaccuracy or breach.
Section
9.13. Brokers
and Finders
No
broker
or finder shall be entitled to any fees or commissions relating to this
Merger.
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Section
9.14. Interpretation
The
use
of words “it” or “its,” in reference to any party hereto shall be construed to
be a proper reference even though a party may be a partnership, an individual
or
two or more individuals. The term “person” includes individuals; corporations,
partnerships, associations, or other legal entities; and governments,
governmental subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities. Words of one gender
shall be deemed to include the other, or both, or neither. A provision of
this
Agreement that requires a party to perform an action shall be construed as
requiring the party to perform the action or to cause such action to be
performed. A provision of this Agreement that prohibits a party from performing
an action shall be construed as prohibiting such party from performing such
action or permitting others to perform such action. Wherever the term
“including” is used herein, the same shall be deemed to read “including, but not
limited to.” The singular shall be deemed to include the plural, and the plural
shall be deemed to include the singular. The agreements contained in this
Agreement shall not be construed as independent covenants. “Any” shall be deemed
to read “any and all” whenever applicable. “Anytime” shall be deemed to read
“anytime and from time to time” whenever applicable. The conjunction “and” shall
include the conjunction “or” whenever applicable. The conjunction “or” shall
include the conjunction “and” whenever applicable.
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In
Order
To Indicate Their Intention to be Bound,
the
Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date
first above written by their respective duly authorized officers.
Dialog
Group, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxxxx, President
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AdValiant
Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, President
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The
Shareholders
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Empire
Media, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, President
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/s/ Xxxx Xxxx | ||||
Xxxx
Xxxx
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
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AdValiant
Acquisition Corp.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxxxx, President
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AdValiant
USA, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx, President
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With
respect to Section 8.02(b):
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/s/ Xxxxx X. XxXxxxxxxxx |
Xxxxx
X. XxXxxxxxxxx
/s/
Xxxxxxx
XxXxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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Xxxxxxx
XxXxxxxxxxx, Xx.
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