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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 12/5/2006
Industry: Business Services     Law Firm: Morris Manning    

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: neutron enterprises inc , neutron acquisition corp , mark brookshire , stock-trak  inc
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Exhibit 2.1

 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

BY AND AMONG

NEUTRON ENTERPRISES, INC.

AND NEUTRON ACQUISITION CORP.

AND MARK BROOKSHIRE

AND

STOCK-TRAK, INC.

November 29, 2006

 


AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of November 29, 2006 by and among Neutron Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “ Parent ”), Neutron Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent (the “ Transitory Subsidiary ” or “ Buyer ”), Stock-Trak, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “ Company ”), and Mr. Mark Brookshire, (the “ Seller ”).

This Agreement contemplates a reorganization and merger of the Company with and into the Transitory Subsidiary within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. In such merger (the “ Merger ”), the Seller will receive cash and common stock of the Parent in exchange for his capital stock of the Company.

The Boards of Directors and the shareholders of Buyer and the Company have adopted and approved this Agreement and the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

Unless defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms shall have the meanings set forth in Article III hereof.

Now, therefore, in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows.

ARTICLE I
THE MERGER

1.1      The Merger . Upon and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall merge with and into the Transitory Subsidiary at the Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of the Company shall cease and the Transitory Subsidiary shall continue as the Surviving Corporation. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Section 14-2-1106 of the Georgia Business Corporations Act.

1.2      Merger Consideration . In consideration of the Seller and the Company agreeing to the Merger, the Parent shall pay to the Seller the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), less an amount equal to the aggregate of the Option Payments, the Transaction Expenses and the Payoff Amount (the Option Payments, Transaction Expenses and Payoff Amount are collectively referred to as, the “ Directed Closing Payments ”), in cash and the Parent Shares, payable as set forth below and as may be adjusted by the Adjusted Amount.

In the event that the total assets of the Company (including any receivables owed by Parent to the Company) less the total liabilities of the Company (including any deferred revenue and excluding any liabilities for the Directed Closing Payments, as of the Effective Time, as determined in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with the Company’s past practices, as reasonably and in good faith agreed to by the Parties or, failing such agreement, as determined by arbitration pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.2 hereof, is less than or more than $150,000, the Purchase Price shall be reduced or increased, as applicable, by an amount (the “ Adjustment Amount ”) equal to the amount of such deficit (the “ Deficit ”) or overage (the “ Overage ”), as the case may be. Prior to the Closing, the Parties, acting reasonably and in good faith, shall attempt to agree upon the Adjustment Amount (the “ Estimated Adjustment Amount ”). Once the Adjustment Amount is determined, the Cash Consideration shall be reduced or increased, as applicable, and the appropriate adjustment shall be paid by the Seller to the Parent or by the Parent to the Seller, as the case may be, within 10 days from the determination of the amount thereof. In determining the Adjustment Amount, liabilities for the Directed Closing Payments shall not be included in the liabilities of the Company.

 


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1.3      Payments at Closing . At Closing:

(a)     Parent shall, or shall cause Buyer to, pay Seller, as the sole shareholder of the Company, an amount equal to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00), less the Estimated Adjustment Amount (in the case of a Deficit) or plus the Estimated Adjustment Amount (in the case of an Overage), and less the Directed Closing Payments, (the “ Cash Consideration ”) by wire transfer of immediately available funds at the Closing;

 

(b)     Parent shall issue to Seller, as the sole shareholder of the Company, the Parent Shares. The said shares shall be “restricted securities”, as that term is defined under the Securities Act and the rules thereunder; and

 

(c)     Parent shall, or shall cause Buyer to, pay, on behalf of the Company, an aggregate amount equal to the Option Payments to the Option Holders specified on Schedule I to be delivered by the Company on or before the Closing Date in the amounts set forth therein, by wire transfer of immediately available funds at the Closing, less the tax withholdings as permitted by Section 1.8.

 

(d)     Pay, on behalf of the Company, to one of more accounts designated in writing by the Company, an aggregate amount equal to the Payoff Amount.

 

(e)     Parent shall, or shall cause the Buyer to, pay, on behalf of the Company, to one of more accounts designated in writing by the Company, an aggregate amount equal to the Transaction Expenses known at such time.

1.4      The Closing . The Closing shall take place at the offices of the Buyer’s attorneys commencing at 10:00 a.m. local time on the Closing Date.

1.5      Actions at the Closing . At the Closing:

(a)     the Company and/or the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the various certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.1;

 

(b)     the Buyer shall deliver to the Company the various certificates, instruments and documents referred to in Section 5.2;

 


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(c)     the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the certificate(s) representing his Company Shares, duly endorsed for transfer;

 

(d)     the Parent or Buyer shall make the cash payments contemplated by Section 1.3 to the respective parties set forth therein, and Parent or its transfer agent shall deliver the Parent Shares to and in the name of the Seller;

 

(e)     the Surviving Corporation shall file the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia.

1.6      Additional Action . The Transitory Subsidiary may, at any time after the Closing, take any action, including executing and delivering any document, in the name and on behalf of either the Company or the Transitory Subsidiary, in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

     1.7      Conversion of Shares .

 

(a)     At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of any party hereto, the shares of the Company’s capital stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and represent the right to receive the Cash Consideration and the Parent Shares set forth in Section 1.3 hereof;

 

(b)     Each share of the Company’s capital stock held in the Company’s treasury immediately prior to the Effective Time and each share of the Company’s capital stock owned beneficially by the Transitory Subsidiary shall be cancelled and retired without payment of any consideration therefore;

 

(c)     Each share of common stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Transitory Subsidiary issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and outstanding as the capital stock of the Surviving Corporation;

 

1.8      Options and Warrants . The Company shall take all requisite action so that, prior to the Closing, all Options shall be cancelled and all Company Stock Plans shall terminate at the Effective Time. Parent or the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Option Payments payable under this Agreement such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under (a) the Code or (b) any applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. To the extent that any amounts are so deducted and withheld, those amounts shall be treated as having been paid to the person in respect of whom such deduction or withholding was made for all purposes under this Agreement.

1.9      No Further Rights . From and after the Effective Time, no Company Shares other than those held by the Transitory Subsidiary shall be deemed to be outstanding, and holders of Certificates shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except as provided herein or by law.

1.10      Release of Claims By the Seller . Effective as of the Closing Date, and except for any obligations or liabilities arising out of this Agreement, the Merger or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Seller, and his heirs, assigns, agent, legal representatives and all persons acting by, through or under them, hereby release the Company and each of its successors, predecessors, assigns, agents, advisors, officers, directors, employees, legal representatives, partners and all persons acting by, through or under each of them, from any and all claims, obligations, causes of action, actions, suits, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, damages, demands, costs, attorneys’ fees and liabilities of any nature whatsoever from the beginning of time up to and including the Closing Date, in law or at equity, whether known now or on the Closing Date or unknown, anticipated or unanticipated, suspected or claimed, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, arising out of, in connection with or relating to any matter, cause or thing whatsoever.

 


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     1.11      Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws .

(a)      The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective Time shall be the same as the Certificate of Incorporation of the Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (i) the name of the corporation set forth therein shall be changed to the name of the Company and (ii) the identity of the incorporator shall be deleted;

(b)      The By-laws of the Surviving Corporation immediately following the Effective Time shall be the same as the By-laws of the Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the corporation set forth therein shall be changed to the name of the Company.

1.12      Closing of Transfer Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and no transfer of shares of the Company’s capital stock shall thereafter be made.

ARTICLE II      
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

To induce the Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the Seller represents and warrants to and covenants with the Buyer that, except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the statements contained in this Article II are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and will be materially true and correct as of the Closing as though made as of the Closing Date, except to the extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as of a particular date (in which case such representations and warranties will be true and correct as of such date). The Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections contained in this Article II. The disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify only the corresponding section or subsection in this Article II, unless it is reasonably apparent that such disclosure relates to another section or subsection of this Agreement. For purposes of this Article II, the phrase “to the knowledge of the Company” or any phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of the Seller, as well as any other knowledge which the Seller would have possessed had he made reasonable inquiry of appropriate employees of the Company, with respect to the matter in question.

 


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2.1      Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power . The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Georgia. The Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction listed in Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, which jurisdictions constitute the only jurisdictions in which the nature of the Company's businesses or the ownership or leasing of its properties requires such qualification, except for those jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The Company has furnished to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of its Certificate of Incorporation and by-laws. The Company is not in default under or in violation of any provision of its Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws.

 

     2.2      Capitalization .

 

(a)     The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 10,000,000 Common Shares, of which, as of the date of this Agreement, 9,000,000 shares are issued and outstanding;

 

(b)     Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list, as of the date of the Agreement, of the holders of capital stock of the Company, showing the number of shares of capital stock, and the class or series of such shares, held by each stockholder and (for shares other than Common Stock) the number of Common Shares (if any) into which such shares are convertible. Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule also indicates all outstanding Common Shares that constitute Restricted Stock or that are otherwise subject to a repurchase or redemption right, indicating the name of the applicable stockholder, the vesting schedule (including any acceleration provisions with respect thereto), and the repurchase price payable by the Company. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been offered, issued and sold by the Company in compliance with all applicable federal and state securities laws, if applicable;

 

(c)     Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are not now and have never been any Company Stock Plans;

 

(d)     Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) no subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other right (contingent or otherwise) to purchase or acquire any shares of capital stock of the Company is authorized or outstanding, (ii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or other such right, or to issue or distribute to holders of any shares of its capital stock any evidences of indebtedness or assets of the Company (iii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any interest therein or to pay any dividend or to make any other distribution in respect thereof, and (iv) there are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the Company;

 


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(e)     Except as set forth in Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no agreement, written or oral, between the Company and any holder of its securities, or among any holders of its securities, relating to the sale or transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights), or voting of the capital stock of the Company;

 

(f)     The Seller is the record and beneficial owners of 9,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, and will be at Closing, the record and beneficial owner of 9,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, which will represent at the Closing 100% of the Company’s outstanding capital stock, free and clear of all claims, liens, hypothecs, prior claims, options, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances whatsoever.

2.3      Authorization of Transaction . The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company, at meetings duly called and held, by the unanimous vote of all directors (i) determined that the transactions contemplated hereby are fair and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) adopted this Agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Act, and (iii) directed that this Agreement be submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their adoption and approval with a recommendation that the stockholders of the Company vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of generally applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

 


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2.4      Non-contravention . Other than as set forth on Schedule 2.4, neither the execution and delivery by the Seller or the Company of this Agreement, nor the consummation by the Seller or the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, (b) require on the part of the Seller or the Company any notice to or filing with, or any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration of obligations under, create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any contract or instrument to which the Seller or the Company is a party or by which the Seller or the Company is bound or to which any of the Company’s assets are subject, except for (i) any conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification or cancellation which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or (ii) any notice, consent or waiver the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect and would not adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any assets of the Company or (e) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Seller or the Company or any of their properties or assets.

2.5      Subsidiaries . The Company does not have, and has never had, any Subsidiaries.

2.6      Financial Statements .      The Company has provided to the Buyer the Financial Statements. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the accounting policies of the Company applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and for the periods referred to therein and are consistent with the books and records of the Company; provided , however , that the Financial Statements are subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments (which will not be material). The Company shall continue to provide the Buyer through the Closing Date interim financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments or adjustments in connection with the audit (the effect of which will not, individually or in the aggregate, be materially adverse) and the absence of notes (that, if presented, would not differ materially from those included in the Balance Sheet), applied on a consistent basis, and will fairly reflect in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as at the dates thereof and the results of the operations of the Company for the periods then ended, and will be true and complete and are consistent with the books and records of the Company.

 

     2.7      Absence of Certain Changes .

 

(a)     Since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, (a) there has occurred no event or development, which, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have in the future, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company has not taken any of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (n) of Section 4.4;

 


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(b)     Since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, there has not been any: (i) change in the Company’s authorized or issued capital stock, retirement, or other acquisition by the Company of any shares of any such capital stock; (ii) a declaration or payment of any dividend or other distribution or payment in respect of shares of capital stock; (iii) amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company; (iv) increase by the Company of any bonuses, salaries, or other compensation to any shareholder, director, officer or (except in the ordinary course of business) employee or entry into any employment, severance, or similar agreement with any director, officer, employee; (v) adoption of, or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any profit sharing, stock option, bonus, deferred compensation, savings, insurance, pension, retirement, or other employee benefit plan for or with any employees of the Company; (vi) sale (other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business), lease, or other disposition of any asset or property of the Company or mortgage, pledge, or imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any material asset or property of the Company; (vii) cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights with a value to the Company in excess of $10,000.00; (viii) material change in the accounting methods used by the Company; or (ix) agreement, whether oral or written, by the Company to do any of the foregoing.

2.8      Undisclosed Liabilities . The Company does not have any liability (whether known or unknown, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, whether liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due), except for (a) liabilities shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet, and (b) liabilities which have arisen since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

     2.9      Tax Matters .

 

(a)     The Company has filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns that it was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were complete and accurate in all material respects. The Company has paid on a timely basis all Taxes that were due and payable. The unpaid Taxes of the Company for tax periods through the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date do not exceed the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. The Company does not have any actual or potential liability for any Tax obligation of any taxpayer (including any affiliated group of corporations or other entities that included the Company during a prior period) other than the Company. All Taxes that the Company is or was required by law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper Governmental Entity. The Company has made adequate and timely installments of Taxes required to be made;

 

(b)     The Company has delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of all Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company for the last six tax years. No examination or audit of any Tax Return of the Company by any Governmental Entity is currently in progress or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened or contemplated. The Company has not been informed by any jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that the Company was required to file any Tax Return that was not filed or that there are taxes due to such jurisdiction. The Company has not waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to an extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency;

 


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(c)     Except as may be accrued for on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or as an accrued liability in determining the Adjustment Amount, there are no contingent Tax liabilities for unpaid Taxes due and payable prior to the Closing Date or, to the knowledge of the Seller, any grounds that could prompt an assessment or reassessment of the Company in the filing of earlier or current Tax Returns, nor has the Company received any written notice from any Tax authorities that an assessment or reassessment of Tax is proposed;

 

(d)     Except for the filings specified in Section 2.9(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not been and is not currently required to file any Tax Returns or other reports, elections, designations or filings with any Tax authority located in any jurisdiction outside the United States of America;

 

(e)     The Company has at all time conducted its business activities on an arm’s length basis on fair and reasonable terms when entering into transactions with any shareholder other individual or entity related to the Company within the meaning of Sections 318, 482 and 958 of the Code;

 

(f)     As of Closing, there will not be any agreement, plan or arrangement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by the Company as an expense under applicable law other than reimbursements of a reasonable amount of entertainment expenses and other non-deductible expenses that are commonly paid by similarly situated businesses in reasonable amounts;

 

(g)     The Company's cost basis, as defined in Section 1012 of the Code, in respect of its assets is accurately reflected on the Company's Tax records;

 

(h)     The paid-up capital for Tax purposes for each share of the Company’s capital stock is no less than its stated par value for purposes of the Georgia Business Corporations Code;

 

(i)     The Company has made an election to be treated as a Subchapter S Corporation pursuant to section 1361(a) of the Code. The foregoing election has been in effect since the date of incorporation of the Company.

 

 

     2.10      Assets .

 

(a)     At the Closing, the Company will be the sole, true and lawful owner, and has good title to, all of the assets (tangible or intangible) purported to be owned by the Company, free and clear of all Security Interests. At the Closing, the Company will own or lease all tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of its businesses as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted (without reference to Parent’s business plans for the Company). Each material tangible asset is free from material defects, has been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it presently is used;

 

(b)     Section 2.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists individually (i) all fixed assets (within the meaning of GAAP) of the Company, indicating the cost, accumulated book depreciation (if any) and the net book value of each such fixed asset as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) all other assets of a tangible nature (other than inventories) of the Company whose book value exceeds $5,000.00;

 


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(c)     Each item of equipment, motor vehicle and other asset that the Company has possession of pursuant to a lease agreement or other contractual arrangement is in such condition that, upon its return to its lessor or owner under the applicable lease or contract, the obligations of the Company to such lessor or owner will have been discharged in full.

2.11      Owned Real Property . The Company does not own and has never owned any Owned Real Property.

2.12      Real Property Leases . Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Leases and lists the term of such Lease, any extension and expansion options, and the rent payable thereunder. The Company has delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of the Leases. With respect to each Lease:

(a)     such Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect;

 

(b)     such Lease will continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of generally applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles;

 

(c)     neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in breach or violation of, or default under, any such Lease, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party under such Lease;

 

(d)     there are no disputes, oral agreements or forbearance programs in effect as to such Lease;

 

(e)     the Company has not assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or encumbered any interest in the leasehold or subleasehold;

 

(f)     to the knowledge of the Company, all facilities leased or subleased thereunder are supplied with utilities and other services adequate for the operation of said facilities; and

 

(g)     the Company is not aware, without independent investigation, of any Security Interest, easement, covenant or other restriction applicable to the real property subject to such lease which would reasonably be expected to materially impair the current uses or the occupancy by the Company of the property subject thereto.

 


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     2.13      Intellectual Property .

 

(a)     Section 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists (i) each patent, patent application, copyright registration or application therefor, mask work registration or application therefor, and trademark, service mark and domain name registration or application therefor of the Company, (ii) each of the Deliverables of the Company and (iii) all other material Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the Company’s business as presently conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted (without reference to Parent’s business plans for the Company);

 

(b)     At the Closing, the Company will own or will have the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary (i) to use, market and license the Deliverables and (ii) to operate the Internal Systems. Each item of Company Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use by the Buyer and the Company immediately following the Closing on substantially identical terms and conditions as it was immediately prior to the Closing. The Company has taken all reasonable measures to protect the proprietary nature of each item of Company Intellectual Property and to maintain in confidence all trade secrets and confidential information that it owns or uses. No other person or entity has any rights to any of the Company Intellectual Property owned by the Company (except pursuant to agreements or licenses specified in Section 2.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule), and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other person or entity is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the Company Intellectual Property;

 

(c)     None of the Intellectual Property as used by the Company, or the marketing, distribution, provision or use thereof, infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation of, any Intellectual Property rights of any person or entity. None of the Internal Systems, or the use thereof, infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation of, any Intellectual Property rights of any person or entity. Section 2.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists any complaint, claim or notice, or written threat thereof, received by the Company alleging any such interference, infringement, violation or misappropriation; and the Company has provided to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of all written documentation in the possession of the Company relating to any such complaint, claim, notice or threat. The Company has provided to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of all written documentation in the Company’s possession relating to claims or disputes known to the Company concerning any Company Intellectual Property;

 

(d)     Section 2.13(d) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each license or other agreement pursuant to which the Company has licensed, distributed or otherwise granted any rights to any third party with respect to, any Company Intellectual Property. Except as described in Section 2.13(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not agreed to indemnify any person or entity against any infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights;

 

(e)     Section 2.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies each item of Company Intellectual Property that is owned by a party other than the Company and the license or agreement pursuant to which the Company uses it (excluding off-the-shelf software programs licensed by the Company pursuant to “shrink wrap” licenses (“ Off-the-Shelf Software ”));

 


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(f)     All of the copyrightable materials incorporated in or bundled with the Deliverables have been created by employees of the Company within the scope of their employment by the Company or by independent contractors of the Company, and the current employees of the Company have executed agreements expressly assigning all right, title and interest in such copyrightable materials to the Company;

 

(g)     To the knowledge of the Company, the Deliverables and the Internal Systems are free from significant defects or programming errors and conform in all material respects to the written documentations and the specifications therefore, to the extent that they exist;

 

(h)     Except as set forth on Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, at the time of the Closing, (A) the Company will own all right, title and interest in, or will have a valid and binding license to use, the Intellectual Property, and, to the extent required in connection with the way in which the Company has conducted its business, to make, have made, use, sell, import and export, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and prepare derivative works or otherwise exploit the Intellectual Property as currently utilized in its business operations; (B) the rights of the Company to the Intellectual Property will be free and clear of all Security Interests; (C) all registrations with and applications to governmental or regulatory bodies in respect of the Intellectual Property are valid and in full force and effect, and the Company has taken all action required to maintain their validity and effectiveness; (D) with respect to the Company’s licensed Intellectual Property, other than Off-the-Shelf Software, there are no restrictions on the direct or indirect (i) transfer of any license, or any interest therein, held by the Company or (ii) changes of control of the Company; (E) the Company has taken reasonable measures to protect the secrecy, confidentiality and value of its trade secrets; (F) the Company will deliver to the Buyer any existing documentation with respect to any design, computer program or other know-how or trade secret included in the Intellectual Property, which documentation, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, is accurate in all material respects, and (F) the Company is not, nor has it received any notice that it is, in default (or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would be in default) under any license with respect to the Intellectual Property;

 

(i)     Except as identified on Section 2.13(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, no approval or consent of any person is needed so that the interest of the Company in the Intellectual Property shall continue to be in full force and effect following the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the Company is not subject to any restriction, agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree which would be violated or breached by the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(j)     Except for the fees identified in Section 2.13(j) of the Disclosure Schedule for the agreements identified therein, no licensing fees, royalties or payments are due or payable by the Company in connection with the Intellectual Property, other than maintenance fees, if any;

 

(k)     Other than as identified in Section 2.13(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has kept secret and has not disclosed the source code for its Software to any person or entity other than certain employees or independent contractors of the Company who are subject to the terms of a binding confidentiality agreement with respect thereto. The Company has taken reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality and proprietary nature of its Software, including without limitation, the use of the confidentiality agreements with all of its employees or independent contractors having access to its Software source and object code;

 


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(l)     No employee of the Company is in default under, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in a default of, any term of any employment contract, agreement or arrangement relating to the Software or any non-competition arrangement, or any other agreement or any restrictive covenant relating to the Software or its development or exploitation. Other than as identified in Section 2.13(l) of the Disclosure Schedule the Company does not have any obligation to compensate any person for the development, use, sale or exploitation of the Software, nor has the Company granted to any other person or entity any license, option or other rights to develop, use, sell or exploit in any manner the Software whether requiring the payment of royalties or not;

 

(m)     All Intellectual Property owned by the Company and for which confidentiality is appropriate has been maintained in confidence in accordance with protection procedures believed by the Company to be adequate for protection customarily used in the industry to protect rights of like importance. All current and former employees who have authored, co-authored or otherwise contributed to or participated in any material way in the conception and development of Intellectual Property which is used in and material to the Company’s business (“ IP Participant ”) have executed and delivered to the Company a proprietary information agreement, pursuant to which, inter alia, such IP Participant has assigned any and all of his rights in such IP to the Company and has agreed to keep such IP confidential and not to use such IP for any purpose unrelated to his work for the Company. No former or current IP Participant has filed, asserted in writing or, to the knowledge of the Company (or management employees of the Company with direct responsibility for Intellectual Property matters), threatened any claim against the Company in connection with his involvement in Intellectual Property which is used in the Company’s business. To the knowledge of the Company (or management employees of the Company with direct responsibility for Intellectual Property matters), no IP Participant has any patents issued or applications pending for any device, process, design or invention of any kind now used or needed by the Company, which patents or applications have not been assigned to the Company;

 

(n)     With respect to privacy and security agreements and other privacy contractual commitments (the “ Commitments ”), (A) the Company is in full compliance with all applicable Commitments; (B) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not violate any Commitments; (C) the Company has not received inquiries from any other federal or state governmental agencies regarding Commitments; (D) the Company has not received any written (including email) complaints regarding Commitments, or compliance with Commitments; (E) the Commitments have not been rejected by any applicable certification organization which has reviewed such Commitment or to which any such Commitment has been submitted, and (F) the Company has not experienced the cancellation, termination or revocation of any privacy or security certification issued by any Commitments;

 


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     2.14      Accredited Investor; Investment Intent; Access to Information; Restrictions on Transfer .

(a)      Seller is an “accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act. The Parent Shares are being acquired for the Seller’s own account for investment purposes only, not as a nominee or agent and not with a view to the resale or distribution of any part thereof, and Seller has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in or otherwise distributing the same and Seller does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant participation to such person or third person with respect to any of the Parent Shares. Seller acknowledges that it has had access to and has reviewed all documents and records relating to the Parent, including, but not limited to, the Parent SEC Reports, that it has deemed necessary in order to make an informed investment decision with respect to an investment in the Parent Shares; that it has had the opportunity to ask representatives of the Parent certain questions and request certain additional information regarding the finances, operations, business and prospects of the Parent and has had any and all such questions and requests answered to its satisfaction; and that it understands the risks and other considerations relating to an investment;

(b)      Seller understands that the Parent Shares are “restricted securities” as such term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act and have not been registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified under any state securities law, and may not be, directly or indirectly, sold, transferred, offered for sale, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act and registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws or the availability of an exemption therefrom in the opinion of counsel to Parent;

 

     2.15      Contracts .

 

(a)     Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the following agreements (written or oral) to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement:

 

               (i)     any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the lease of personal property from or to third parties providing for lease payments having a remaining term longer than twelve months or a monthly rental amount in excess of $5,000.00;

 

               (ii)     any agreement (or group of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products or for the furnishing or receipt of services (A) which calls for performance over a period of more than one year, or (B) in which the Company has granted manufacturing rights, “most favored nation” pricing provisions or exclusive marketing or distribution rights relating to any products or territory or has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to purchase goods or services exclusively from a certain party;

 

               (iii)     any agreement concerning the establishment or operation of a partnership, joint venture or limited liability company;

 

               (iv)     any agreement (or group of related agreements) in effect as of the Closing under which it has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness (including capitalized lease obligations) or under which it has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

 


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               (v)     any agreement for the disposition of any significant portion of the assets or business of the Company (other than sales of products in the Ordinary Course of Business) or any agreement for the acquisition of the assets or business of any other entity (other than purchases of inventory or components in the Ordinary Course of Business);

 

               (vi)     any agreement concerning confidentiality or non-competition, including, without limitation, those listed in Schedule 2.15(a)(vi) of the Disclosure Schedule, which shall include, without limitation, the Employee Covenant Agreements;

 

               (vii)     any employment or consulting agreement, including any severance, notice, change of control or similar agreement;

 

               (viii)     any agreement involving any current or former officer, director or stockholder of the Company or an Affiliate thereof;

 

               (ix)     any agreement under which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;

 

               (x)     any agreement which contains any provisions requiring the Company or any Subsidiary to indemnify any other party; and

 

               (xi)     any other agreement (or group of related agreements) either involving more than $5,000.00 or not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business.

 

(b)     The Company has delivered to the Buyer a complete and accurate copy of each material agreement listed in Section 2.13 or Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each agreement so listed: (i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect; (ii) the agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing; and (iii) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in breach or violation of, or default under, any such agreement, and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party under such agreement; (A) subject to in the case of sub-clause (i) and (ii), bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of generally applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles and (B) except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect in the aggregate.

2.16      Accounts Receivable . Except as listed in Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, all accounts receivable of the Company reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet (other than those paid since such date) are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are all current and collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it is due and payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts as they were reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. A complete and accurate list of the accounts receivable reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet, showing the aging thereof, is included in Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule. All accounts receivable of the Company that have arisen since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it first became due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts in an amount proportionate to the reserve shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. Except as listed in Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not received any written notice from an account debtor stating that any account receivable is subject to any contest, claim or setoff by such account debtor.

 


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2.17      Powers of Attorney . There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the Company.

2.18      Insurance . Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy (including fire, theft, casualty, comprehensive general liability, workers compensation, business interruption, environmental, product liability, errors and omissions and automobile insurance policies and bond and surety arrangements) to which the Company is a party, all of which are in full force and effect. Such insurance policies are of the type and in amounts customarily carried by organizations conducting businesses or owning assets similar to those of the Company. There is no material claim pending under any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and payable under all such policies have been paid, the Company may not be liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments, and the Company is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies. The Company has no knowledge of any threatened termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any such policies. Such policies will cease to be in force and effect following the Closing.

2.19      Litigation . Except as set forth on Section 2.19 of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement there is no Legal Proceeding which is pending or has been threatened in writing against the Company which (a) seeks either damages or equitable relief or (b) in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There are no judgments, orders or decrees outstanding against the Company.

2.20      Warranties . No product or service manufactured, sold, leased, licensed or delivered by the Company is subject to any guaranty, warranty, right of return, right of credit or other indemnity other than (i) the applicable standard terms and conditions of sale or lease of the Company, which are set forth in Section 2.20 of the Disclosure Schedule; and (ii) manufacturers’ warranties for which the Company does not have any liability. Section 2.20 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the aggregate expenses incurred by the Company in fulfilling its obligations under its guaranty, warranty, right of return and indemnity provisions during each of the fiscal years and the interim period covered by the Financial Statements; and the Company does not know of any reason why such expenses should significantly increase as a percentage of sales in the future.

2.21      Employees . Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Company, along with the position and the annual rate of compensation of each such person. Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule contains the names of all of the employees of the Company who are parties to a non-competition or non-solicitation agreement with the Company. Each current employee of the Company has entered into an Employee Confidentiality Agreement in the form attached to Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule. All of the agreements referenced in the two preceding sentences will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing. Section 2.21 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a list of all employees of the Company who are not citizens of the United States of America. As of the date hereof, to the knowledge of the Company, no key employee or group of employees has any plans to terminate employment with the Company.

 


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(a)     The Company is not a party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, nor has it experienced any strikes, slowdown, lockout, grievances, claims of unfair labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes. The Company has no knowledge of any organizational effort made or threatened, either currently or within the past two years, by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the Company.

 

(b)     The Company has complied and is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws relating to employment and labor matters, including any provision thereof relating to wages, hours of work, vacation pay, overtime pay, occupational health and safety and conditions of employment.

 

(c)     The Company is not subject to any claim for wrongful dismissal, constructive dismissal or any other claim, complaint or litigation relating to employment discrimination or termination of employment of any of its employees or former employees or relating to any failure to hire a candidate for employment.

 

(d)     There is no order pursuant to any law requiring the taking of any action or the refraining from taking any action in respect of any employee or former employee of the Company.

 

(e)     There are no outstanding loans made by the Company to any employee or former employee of the Company (for greater certainly, travel advances or advances against commission of less than $1000.00 are not considered as a loan for the purposes of this paragraph).

 

(f)     To the Seller’s actual knowledge (without inquiry), no employee of the Company has any plans to terminate his or her employment with the Company.

2.22      Employee Benefit . Section 2.22(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Company Plans. Complete and accurate copies of (i) all Company Plans which have been reduced to writing, (ii) written summaries of all unwritten Company Plans, (iii) all related trust agreements, insurance contracts and summary plan descriptions, and (iv) all annual reports filed with a Governmental Entity and (for all funded plans) all plan financial statements for the last five plan years for each Company Plan, if applicable for such plan, have been delivered to the Buyer.

(a)     Each Company Plan has been administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and the Company has in all material respects met its obligations with respect to each Company Plan and has made all required contributions thereto. The Company and each Company Plan are in compliance in all material respects with all provisions of applicable law. All filings and reports as to each Company Plan required to have been submitted to any Governmental Entity have been duly submitted. No Company Plan has assets that include securities issued by the Company or any Affiliate.

 


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(b)     There are no Legal Proceedings (except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company Plans and proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations orders) against or involving any Company Plan or asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Company Plan that could give rise to any material liability.

 

(c)     All the Company Plans that are intended to be registered have received determination letters from the applicable taxing authorities to the effect that such Company Plans are registered, the plans and the trusts related thereto are exempt from income taxes under applicablelaws, no such determination letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened, no such Company Plan has been amended since the date of its most recent determination letter or application therefor in any respect, and no act or omission has occurred that would adversely affect its qualification or materially increase its cost.

 

(d)     There are no unfunded obligations under any Company Plan providing benefits after termination of employment to any employee of the Company (or to any beneficiary of any such employee), including, but not limited to, retiree health coverage and deferred compensation. The assets of each Company Plan which is funded are reported at their fair market value on the books and records of such Company Plan.

 

(e)     No act or omission has occurred and no condition exists with respect to any Company Plan that would subject the Company or any Affiliate or Company Plan to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any kind imposed under any law, or (ii) any contractual indemnification or contribution obligation protecting any fiduciary, insurer or service provider with respect to any Company Plan.

 

(f)     Each Company Plan is amendable and terminable unilaterally by the Company at any time without liability or expense to the Company or such Company Plan as a result thereof (other than for benefits accrued through the date of termination or amendment and reasonable administrative expenses related thereto), and no Company Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan description or other written communication distributed generally to employees by its terms prohibits the Company from amending or terminating any such Company Plan.

 

(g)     Section 2.22(g) of the Disclosure Schedule discloses each: (i) agreement with any stockholder, director, executive officer or other key employee of the Company (A) the benefits of which are contingent, or the terms of which are altered, upon the occurrence of a transaction involving the Company of the nature of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (B) providing any term of employment or compensation guarantee; or (C) providing severance benefits, notices of termination, change of control awards or other benefits after the termination of employment of such director, executive officer or key employee; (ii) agreement or plan binding the Company, including any stock option plan, stock appreciation right plan, restricted stock plan, stock purchase plan, severance benefit plan or Company Plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 


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(h)     Section2.22(h) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the policy of the Company with respect to accrued vacation, accrued sick time and earned time off and the amount of such liabilities as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.

 

(i)     No Company Plan provides for a payment to an employee as a result of a change in control of the Company or the transfer of his employment from his current employer to the Company or an Affiliate thereof.

2.23      Legal Compliance . The Company is currently conducting, and has at all times since January 1, 2005 conducted, its businesses in compliance with each applicable law (including rules and regulations thereunder) of any federal, state, local or foreign government, or any Governmental Entity, except for any violations or defaults that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received any notice or communication from any Governmental Entity alleging noncompliance with any applicable law, rule or regulation.

2.24      Customers and Suppliers . Section 2.24 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of (a) each customer that, and each school or university whose students, accounted for more than 5% of the consolidated revenues of the Company during the last full fiscal year or the interim period through the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date and the amou


 
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