AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (the “
Agreement ”) is entered into as of November 16, 2006,
by and among Neuro-Hitech, Inc., f/k/a Neuro-Hitech
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer
”), QA Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“
Buyer Sub ”), QA Merger LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (“ Buyer LLC ”), Q-RNA, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“ Company ”) and Dr.
David Dantzker, as the proposed “ Representative
” of the Company security holders listed hereto on Exhibit
A (the “ Company Securityholders
”).
RECITALS
A. The parties intend that, subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, Company will engage in a business
combination with Buyer pursuant to a two-step process as follows
(together, the “Merger”): (i) first, Buyer Sub will
merge with and into the Company, with the Company being the
surviving corporation of such merger (“Merger 1”), and
(ii) promptly after the consummation of Merger 1, the Company will
merge with and into Buyer LLC, with Buyer LLC being the surviving
entity in such merger (“Merger 2”); all pursuant to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Delaware
Limited Liability Company Act (as appropriate, “Delaware
Law”). Upon the effectiveness of Merger 1, (x) all the
outstanding capital stock of Company (“Company Stock”)
will be converted into common stock of Buyer (“Buyer
Stock”) and warrants to purchase Buyer Common Stock
(“Buyer Warrants”), (y) Buyer will assume all
outstanding options and warrants to purchase shares of common stock
of Company, as provided in this Agreement, and (z) all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Buyer Sub will be converted
into an equal number of shares of the Company’s common stock
(the “New Company Stock”). Upon the effectiveness of
Merger 2, all of the New Company Stock shall be cancelled and of no
further force or effect.
B. The Merger is intended to be treated as a
“reorganization” pursuant to the provisions of Section
368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“ Code ”). As an additional part of the plan of
reorganization, the Company’s Convertible Debentures shall be
exchanged for Buyer Common Stock and Buyer Warrants.
C. The board of directors of Company (i) has
determined that the Merger is advisable and in the best interests
of Company and its stockholders, (ii) has approved this Agreement,
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (iii) has determined to recommend that the Company
stockholders adopt and approve this Agreement and approve the
Merger.
In consideration of the foregoing and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement, the parties agree as follows:
1.1
The
Merger . At the
Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2.1), and subject to and
upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of Delaware Law, Buyer Sub shall be merged with and into
the Company, the separate corporate existence of Buyer Sub shall
cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation.
Promptly after the effectiveness of Merger 1 but no later than one
business day after the consummation of Merger 1, the Company shall
be merged with and into Buyer LLC, the separate existence of the
Company shall cease, and Buyer LLC shall continue as the surviving
entity. The Buyer LLC as the ultimate surviving entity after the
Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Surviving
Entity” and will be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware.
1.2
Effective Time;
Closing .
1.2.1 Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the
parties hereto shall cause Merger 1 to be consummated by filing a
Certificate of Merger (“ Certificate of Merger 1
”) with the Secretary of State of Delaware in accordance with
the relevant provisions of Delaware Law (the time of such filing
with the Secretary of State of Delaware or such later time as may
be agreed in writing by the Company and Buyer and specified in
Certificate of Merger 1, the “ Effective Time ”)
as soon as practicable on or after the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 1.2.2). Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the
Buyer shall cause Merger 2 to be consummated by filing a
Certificate of Merger (“ Certificate of Merger 2
” and together with Certificate of Merger 1, the “
Certificates of Merger ”) with the Secretary of State
of Delaware in accordance with the relevant provisions of Delaware
Law as soon as practicable on or after the Effective Time, but
effective no later than the one business day after the effective
date of Merger 1.
1.2.2 Subject to the earlier termination of this
Agreement in Section 8 below, the transactions contemplated hereby
shall be consummated by the exchange of documents and instruments
(“ Closing ”) by mail, courier or telecopy
promptly following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to
closing (the “ Closing Date ”). Concurrently
with the Closing, Certificate of Merger 1 and Certificate of Merger
2 will be filed in the office of the Delaware Secretary of
State.
1.3.1 Certificates of Incorporation and
Formation . At the
Effective Time following Merger 1, the certificate of incorporation
of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall remain in effect. Upon the effectiveness of Merger 2,
the certificate of formation of Buyer LLC shall be the certificate
of formation of the Surviving Entity, provided
however , that the certificate of formation of the Surviving
Entity will be amended to reflect that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be “Q-RNA, LLC”.
1.3.2 Bylaws and Operating Agreement
. At the Effective Time following
Merger 1, the bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time, shall remain in effect. Upon the
effectiveness of Merger 2, the operating agreement of Buyer LLC
shall be the operating agreement of the Surviving Entity, provided
however, that the operating agreement of the Surviving Entity will
be amended to reflect that the name of the Surviving Corporation
shall be “Q-RNA, LLC”
1.4
Board of Directors and
Officers . The
directors and corporate officers of the Company immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall continue to be the directors and
corporate officers of the Company until the effectiveness of Merger
2, at which time they all shall resign. The managers of Buyer LLC
immediately prior to the effectiveness of Merger 2 shall continue
to be the managers of the Surviving Entity, each to hold office in
accordance with the certificate of formation and operating
agreement of the Surviving Entity, until their respective
successors are duly elected or appointed (as the case may be) and
qualified.
1.5
Effect on Capital
Stock . By
virtue of the Merger 1 and Merger 2, and without any action on the
part of Buyer, Buyer Sub, Buyer LLC or the Company:
1.5.1 At the Effective Time, each share of Company
Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock validly issued and
outstanding prior to the Effective Time shall be changed and
converted into the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock and Buyer
Warrants set forth on Exhibit B . (The total number of
shares of Buyer Common Stock and Buyer Warrants issued pursuant to
this Section 1.5.1, Section 1.6 and Section 1.10 shall be referred
to herein as the “ Merger Consideration ”). The
Buyer Warrants shall be certificated in a form that is mutually
acceptable to Buyer and the Company.
1.5.2 At the Effective Time, any share of Company
Common Stock or Company Preferred Stock held in the treasury of the
Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, by virtue of
Merger 1, be canceled and retired and cease to exist as of the
Effective Time and no consideration shall be paid with respect
thereto.
1.5.3 At the Effective Time, each share of Buyer Sub
capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
will be changed and converted into an identical outstanding share
of New Company Stock.
1.5.4 Upon the effectiveness of Merger 2, (i) each
share of New Company Stock shall, by virtue of Merger 2, be
canceled and retired and cease to exist and no consideration shall
be paid with respect thereto, and (ii) each membership interest in
Buyer LLC outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of
Merger 2 will continue to remain issued and outstanding.
1.6
Convertible
Debentures . At
the Effective Time, the principal amount of the then outstanding
Company convertible notes and accrued interest due thereunder (the
“ Convertible Debentures ”) payable to the
individuals or entities listed on Exhibit B shall be
canceled and exchanged for the number of shares of Buyer Common
Stock and Buyer Warrants set forth opposite such individuals or
entities’ names on Exhibit B .
1.7
Dissenting
Shares . Holders
of shares of Company Stock who have complied with all requirements
for perfecting stockholders’ rights of appraisal, as set
forth in Section 262 of the Delaware Law, shall be entitled to
their rights under Delaware Law with respect to such shares
(“ Dissenting Shares ”).
1.8
No Fractional
Shares . No
fractional shares of Buyer Common Stock or Buyer Warrants will be
issued in connection with the Merger, but in lieu thereof each
holder of Company Stock or Convertible Debentures who would
otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Buyer
Common Stock or Buyer Warrants will receive from Buyer, promptly
after the Effective Time, a number of shares of Buyer Common Stock
or Buyer Warrants rounded up or down to the nearest whole
number.
1.9
Exchange of
Certificates .
1.9.1 Exchange Agent . Buyer shall act as exchange agent (the “
Exchange Agent ”) in the Merger. Prior to the Closing
Date, Buyer shall obtain from Empire Stock Transfer Inc.,
Buyer’s transfer agent, certificates representing the shares
of Buyer Common Stock issuable to the Company Securityholders
pursuant to this Agreement.
1.9.2 Exchange Procedures . At the Closing upon surrender, as
appropriate, of (i) certificates representing shares of Company
Stock, (ii) original agreements representing warrants to acquire
Company Stock, and (iii) original instruments evidencing
Convertible Debentures (as applicable for each Company
Securityholder, “ Company Securities ”), in each
case for cancellation to the Buyer, together with a duly executed
counterpart signature page to the Stakeholder Agreement (as defined
in Section 1.14 below), the holder of such Company Securities shall
be entitled to receive in exchange therefor, and subject to Section
9.9 below, Buyer shall issue and deliver to such holder or the
Representative for further distribution to such holder, one or more
certificates representing that number of whole shares of Buyer
Common Stock and the Buyer Warrants set forth opposite such Company
Securityholders’ name on Exhibit B , and the Company
Securities so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.9, each Company
Security shall be deemed, on and after the Effective Time, to
evidence the ownership of the number of Buyer Warrants and full
shares of Buyer Common Stock into which such Company Securities
shall have been so converted.
1.9.3 Distributions with Respect to Unsurrendered
Certificates . No
dividends or other distributions declared or made after the
Effective Time with respect to Buyer Common Stock with a record
date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any
unsurrendered Company Securities with respect to Buyer Common Stock
represented thereby, until the holder of record of such Certificate
shall surrender such Company Securities. Subject to the effect of
applicable laws, following surrender of any such Company
Securities, there shall be paid to the record holder of the
certificates representing whole shares of Buyer Common Stock issued
in exchange therefor, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends
or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Buyer Common
Stock, and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the
Effective Time but prior to surrender and a payment date subsequent
to surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Buyer
Common Stock.
1.9.4 No Further Ownership Rights in Company
Securities . All Buyer
Warrants and shares of Buyer Common Stock issued upon the surrender
for exchange of such Company Securities in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section 1.9.3) shall be deemed to have been issued in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Securities.
After the Effective Time there shall be no further registration of
transfers on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Entity or
Company of the Company Securities which were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective
Time, Company Securities are presented to the Surviving Entity or
Buyer for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as
provided in this Section 1.9.
1.9.5 No Liability . Neither Buyer nor Company shall be liable to
any holder of shares of Company Securities for any amount properly
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar law.
1.9.6 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates . In the
event any Company Securities shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, the Buyer shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen
or destroyed Company Securities, upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the holder thereof, such Buyer Warrants, shares of
Buyer Common Stock, and any dividends or distributions payable
pursuant to this Section 1.9.
1.10
Assumption of Options and
Warrants .
Promptly after the Effective Time, Buyer will notify in writing
each holder of a Company Option or Company Warrant of the
assumption of such Company Option or Warrant by Buyer, and the
number of shares of Buyer Common Stock that are then subject to
such option and the exercise price of such option, as determined
pursuant to Section 1.11 hereof. “ Company Option
” means any option or right granted, and not exercised or
expired, to a current or former employee, director or independent
contractor of the Company or any predecessor thereof to purchase
Company Common Stock pursuant to any stock option, stock bonus,
stock award or stock purchase plan, program or arrangement of the
Company or any predecessor thereof or any other contract or
agreement entered into by the Company. “ Company
Warrant ” means any warrant, exchangeable or convertible
securities or other rights or agreements to purchase or otherwise
acquire any Company Common Stock other than the Company Options,
the Company Preferred Stock and the Convertible
Debentures.
1.11
Company Options and
Company Warrants .
1.11.1
Options . At the Effective Time, each holder of an
outstanding Company Option to purchase Company Common Stock
granted: (i) under Company’s 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended (the “ Company Stock Plan ”), and (ii)
to Dr. Donald F. Weaver pursuant to that certain Option Agreement
dated as of July 18, 2005 (“ Weaver Option ”),
shall be entitled, in accordance with the terms of such option, to
purchase after the Effective Time that number of shares of Buyer
Common Stock set forth opposite such option holder’s name in
the column entitled “Number of NHI Options” on page 2
of Exhibit B (“ Buyer Options ”), and the
exercise price per share for each such Option will be equal to the
exercise price set forth opposite such
option holder’s name in the column entitled “NHI
Exercise Price” on page 2 of Exhibit B . All Buyer
Options shall be fully vested and exercisable immediately after the
Effective Time. The other terms of the Company Options will be
unchanged; provided, that within 12 months following the Closing,
Buyer shall seek the approval of Buyer’s stockholders for the
treatment of the Buyer Options as “incentive stock
option” under Section 422 of the Code, and if Buyer’s
stockholders shall not so approve, the Buyer Options shall be
non-qualified stock options, to the extent required by law. For the
avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the right of Company
Securityholders to receive Buyer Warrants at the Closing as part of
the Merger Consideration, no Buyer Warrants will be issued upon the
exercise of any Company Option after the Effective Time.
1.11.2
Warrants . At the Effective Time, each outstanding
warrant to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (each a “
Company Warrant ”), whether or not exercisable, will
be assumed by Buyer. Each Company Warrant so assumed by Buyer under
this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the same
terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Company Warrant
immediately prior to the Effective Time (including, without
limitation, any vesting provisions), except that (i) each Company
Warrant will be exercisable (or will become exercisable in
accordance with its terms) for that number of whole shares of Buyer
Common Stock set forth opposite such warrant holder’s name on
Exhibit B and (ii) the per share exercise price for the
shares of Buyer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed
Company Warrant will be equal to the exercise price of the Buyer
Warrants. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the right of
Company Securityholders to receive Buyer Warrants at the Closing as
part of the Merger Consideration, no Buyer Warrants will be issued
upon the exercise of any Company Warrant after the Effective
Time.
1.12
Reallocation of Merger
Consideration .
It is expressly acknowledged that, as a result of the exercise
and/or cancellation of Company Options and Company Warrants, as
well as internal negotiations among the Company Securityholders, it
may be necessary for Exhibit B to be amended following the
date of this Agreement. The Company shall be entitled, from time to
time (but not more than 2 days prior to the Closing), to submit to
Buyer a revised version of Exhibit B reallocating the Merger
Consideration among the Company Securityholders, provided that any
such revised Exhibit B shall not result in the Buyer issuing
more Merger Consideration than is set forth on the original
Exhibit B attached to this Agreement.
1.13
Further
Assurances .
Company agrees that if, at any time before or after the Effective
Time, Buyer considers or is advised that any further deeds,
assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or desirable to
vest, perfect or confirm in Buyer title to any property or rights
of Company, Buyer and its proper officers and directors may execute
and deliver all such proper deeds, assignments and assurances and
do all other things necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or
confirm title to such property or rights in Buyer and otherwise to
carry out the purpose of this Agreement, in the name of Company or
otherwise.
1.14
Appointment of
Representative; Agreements Binding on Company
Securityholders . The (a) holders of Convertible Debentures,
Company Warrants and Company Options through the execution of an
Omnibus Stakeholder Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C
(“ Stakeholder Agreement ”) will have, and (b)
the Company stockholders by virtue of having approved and adopted
this Agreement under Delaware Law will, as a specific term of the
Merger, will be deemed to have (i) irrevocably constituted and
appointed, effective as of the Effective Time, Dr. David Dantzker
(together with his/her/its permitted successors, the “
Representative ”), as their true and lawful agent,
proxy and attorney-in-fact, to exercise all or any of the powers,
authority and discretion conferred on him or her under this
Agreement, or any letter of transmittal delivered in accordance
with the provisions of Section 1.9 hereof and (ii) irrevocably
agreed to, and be bound by and comply with, all of the obligations
of the Company Securityholders set forth in Section 9 with respect
to the indemnification of the Buyer. The Representative agrees to
act as, and to undertake the duties and responsibilities of, such
agent and attorney-in-fact. This power of attorney is coupled with
an interest and is irrevocable.
1.15
Securities Law
Issues.
1.15.1 Based in part on the representations of the
Company Securityholders made in the “accredited
investor” questionnaires described in Section 7.15, the Buyer
Common Stock and Buyer Warrants to be issued in the Merger will be
issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”) and/or Rule 506 under Regulation D
promulgated under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws.
1.15.2 The shares of Buyer Common Stock and Buyer
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Buyer Warrants will not
have been registered and will be deemed to be “restricted
securities” under federal securities laws and may not be
resold without registration under or exemption from the Securities
Act. Each certificate evidencing shares of Buyer Common Stock and
Buyer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Buyer Warrants
will bear the following legend:
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION WITHOUT
EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO NEURO-HITECH, INC. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED.
Any certificates issued as evidence for the
Buyer Warrants shall bear a similar legend.
1.16 Tax Free Reorganization . The parties intend to adopt this Agreement as
a “plan of reorganization” and shall treat the effect
of Merger 1 and Merger 2 for purposes of the Code as if the Company
merged with and into Buyer in accordance with the provisions of
Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Code and analogous state law. The
parties believe that the value of the Merger Consideration to be
received in Merger 1 is approximately equal to the value of (i) the
Company Stock to be surrendered in exchange therefor, and (ii) the
Company Options to be assumed by the Buyer pursuant to Section
1.11.1 above. The Buyer Stock and Buyer Warrants issued in the
Merger will be issued solely in exchange for the Company Stock and
assumption of Company Options, and no other transaction other than
the Merger represents, provides for or is intended to be an
adjustment to, the consideration paid for the Company Stock. Except
for the Buyer Warrants and cash paid for Dissenting Shares, no
consideration that could constitute “other property”
within the meaning of Section 356 of the Code is being paid by
Buyer for the Company Stock in the Merger, other than possibly
items described in Section 10.7. The parties intend and shall treat
the Spinoff (as hereinafter described) as a distribution to the
Company Securityholders that qualifies under Section 355(a)(1)(A)
of the Code and any analogous state provision. The parties shall
not take any position on any tax returns inconsistent with this
Section 1.16 and will not take, nor fail to take, any action, which
action or failure would jeopardize the qualification of the Merger
as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section
368(a)(1)(A) of the Code or the qualification of Spinoff as a
distribution under Section 355(a)(1)(A), provided that neither
Buyer nor Buyer Sub shall thereby be required to alter the Merger
Consideration. The provisions and representations contained or
referred to in this Section 1.16 shall survive until the expiration
of the applicable statute of limitations.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
COMPANY
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Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure
Letter (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”)
delivered to Buyer and Buyer Sub herewith, Company hereby
represents and warrants to Buyer and Buyer Sub as set forth in this
Section 2. The Company Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in
Sections and Subsections corresponding to the numbered Sections and
Subsections contained in this Section 2. The disclosures in any
Section of the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify (i) the
corresponding Subsection in this Section 2, and (ii) other
Subsections in this Section 2 to the extent it is reasonable from a
reading of the disclosure (notwithstanding the absence of a
specific cross reference) that such disclosure is applicable to
such other Subsections.
2.1
Organization and Good
Standing .
Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation, has
the corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as
proposed to be conducted, and is qualified as a foreign corporation
in each jurisdiction listed on Section 2.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. Except as listed on Section 2.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, Company does not own or lease any real
property, has no employees and does not maintain a place of
business in any foreign country or in any state of the United
States other than New York.
2.2
Power, Authorization and
Validity .
2.2.1
Power and
Capacity .
Company has the right, power, legal capacity and authority to enter
into and, subject to receipt of appropriate approvals from the
holders of Company Stock, perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and all agreements to which Company is or will be a
party that are required to be executed pursuant to this Agreement
(the “ Company Ancillary Agreements ”). The
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the
Company Ancillary Agreements have been duly and validly approved
and authorized by Company’s board of directors as required by
applicable law and Company’s certificate of incorporation and
bylaws.
2.2.2
No
Filings . No
filing, authorization or approval, governmental or otherwise, is
necessary to enable Company to enter into, and to perform its
obligations under, this Agreement and the Company Ancillary
Agreements, except for (a) the filing of the Certificates of Merger
with the Delaware Secretary of State, and the filing of appropriate
documents with the relevant authorities of other states in which
Company is qualified to do business, if any, (b) such filings as
may be required to comply with federal and state securities laws,
(c) the approval of the Company stockholders of the transactions
contemplated hereby, (d) consent of all of the holders of
Convertible Debentures, (e) consent of the holders of Company
Options and Company Warrants, (e) consents required under contracts
disclosed in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule as
exceptions to the representation made in the last sentence of
Section 2.6 below.
2.2.3
Binding
Obligation .
Subject to approval of this Agreement and the Merger by the Company
stockholders, this Agreement and the Company Ancillary Agreements
are, or when executed by Company will be, valid and binding
obligations of Company enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, except as to the effect, if any, of (a)
applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws affecting the rights
of creditors generally, (b) rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies and (c)
the enforceability of provisions requiring indemnification in
connection with the offering, issuance or sale of securities;
provided, however, that the Certificates of Merger will not be
effective until filed with the Delaware Secretary of
State.
2.3.1
Authorized and
Outstanding Capital Stock . The authorized capital stock of Company
consists of 7,840,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per
share, of which 3,552,866 shares are issued and outstanding and
2,462,000 shares of convertible Preferred Stock,
$0.001 par value
per share, of which 2,441,718 shares are
issued and outstanding. Each of the Company stockholders holds good
and marketable title to such Company shares, free and clear of all
liens, agreements, voting trusts, proxies and other arrangements or
restrictions of any kind whatsoever (other than normal restrictions
on transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws and
as set forth in the Company’s Amended and Restated
Stockholders Agreement dated as of December 13, 2002, which shall
be terminated on or prior to the Closing Date). All issued and
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and Preferred Stock have
been duly authorized and were validly issued, are fully paid and
nonassessable, are not subject to any right of rescission, are not
subject to preemptive rights by statute, the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of Company, or any agreement or document to
which Company is a party or by which it is bound and have been
offered, issued, sold and delivered by Company in compliance with
all registration or qualification requirements (or applicable
exemptions therefrom) of applicable federal and state securities
laws. Company is not under any obligation to register under the
Securities Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any
securities that may be subsequently issued, except pursuant to that
certain Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of December 13, 2002, which shall be terminated on or prior to the
Closing Date. There is no liability for dividends accrued but
unpaid with respect to Company’s outstanding
securities.
2.3.2
Options/Rights . An aggregate of 2,600,000 shares of Company
Common Stock are reserved and authorized for issuance pursuant to
the Company Stock Plan, of which options to purchase a total of
1,797,312 shares of Company Common Stock are outstanding. Except
for (i) the Weaver Option, (ii) those options outstanding under the
Company Stock Plan, and (iii) as disclosed in Section 2.3.2 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no stock appreciation
rights, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, conversion
privileges or preemptive or other rights or agreements outstanding
to purchase or otherwise acquire any of Company’s authorized
but unissued capital stock or any securities or debt convertible
into or exchangeable for shares of Company Preferred Stock and
Company Common Stock or obligating Company to grant, extend or
enter into such option, warrant, call, commitment, conversion
privileges or preemptive or other right or agreement. Company has
delivered to Buyer a correct and complete list of each Company
Option and Company Warrant outstanding as of the date hereof,
including the name of the holder of such Company Option or Company
Warrant, the number of shares covered by such Company Option or
Company Warrant, the per share exercise price of such Company
Option or Company Warrant and the vesting commencement date and
vesting schedule applicable to each such Company Option, including
the number of shares vested as of the date of this Agreement.
Except as set forth in Section 2.3.2 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule and Exhibit B , no other outstanding option,
warrant, call, commitment, conversion privileges or preemptive or
other right or agreement, whether under the Company Stock Plan or
otherwise, will be accelerated in connection with the
Merger. Any acceleration of options to purchase Company Common
Stock has been done in accordance with the terms of the Company
Plan or with the consent or approval of the holders of such
securities.
2.4
Securityholder Lists and
Agreements .
2.4.1 Included as Section 2.4.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule is a true, complete and correct list of all of
Company Securityholders, including holders of Company Stock,
holders of Company Options, Company Warrants and Convertible
Debentures, showing the shares of Company Stock or other securities
of the Company held by each such Company Securityholder as of the
date of this Agreement, and the number of shares of Company Common
Stock into which such securities are convertible or
exercisable.
2.4.2 Except as provided in the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, this Agreement or the
Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no agreements, written or
oral, between the Company and any holder of its securities or among
any holders of the Company's securities relating to the acquisition
(including without limitation rights of first refusal,
anti-dilution or pre-emptive rights), disposition, registration
under the Securities Act or voting of the capital stock of the
Company.
2.5
Subsidiaries . Upon completion of the Spinoff (as defined in
Section 4.17 below), the Company will not have any subsidiaries or
any interest, direct or indirect, in any corporation, partnership,
joint venture or other business entity.
2.6
No Violation of Existing
Agreements .
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor any
Company Ancillary Agreement, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, will conflict with, or (with or
without notice or lapse of time, or both) result in a termination,
breach, impairment or violation of (a) any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Company, as currently in
effect, (b) in any material respect, any material instrument
or contract to which Company is a party or by which Company is
bound, or (c) any federal, state, local or foreign judgment,
writ, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
Company or its assets or properties. Except as set forth on the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the consummation of the Merger and the
transfer to Buyer of all material rights, licenses, franchises,
leases and agreements of Company will not require the consent of
any third party.
2.7
Litigation . There is no action, proceeding, claim or
investigation pending against Company before any court or
administrative agency that if determined adversely to Company may
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as
defined below) on the present or future operations or financial
condition of Company, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge (as
defined below), has any such action, proceeding, claim or
investigation been threatened (collectively, “ Actions
”). There is, to the Company’s Knowledge, no reasonable
basis for any stockholder or former stockholder of Company, or any
other person, firm, corporation, or entity, to assert a claim
against Company or Buyer based upon: (a) ownership or rights to
ownership of any shares of Company Stock (except for
dissenter’s rights with respect to shares of Buyer Common
Stock issuable by virtue of the Merger), (b) any rights as a
Company Securityholder, including any option or preemptive rights
or rights to notice or to vote, or (c) any rights under any
agreement among Company and its stockholders.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Material Adverse Effect ” when used in connection with
an entity means any change, event or effect whether or not such
change, event or effect is caused by or arises in connection with a
breach of a representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of such
entity in this Agreement that is or is reasonably likely to be
materially adverse to the business, assets (including intangible
assets), capitalization, financial condition, operations or results
of operations of such entity taken as a whole, except to the extent
that any such change, event, circumstance or effect solely results
from (i) changes in general economic conditions, or (ii) changes
affecting the industry generally in which such entity operates
(provided that such changes do not affect such entity in a
substantially disproportionate manner).
For purposes of this Agreement the term “
Knowledge ” means with respect to a party hereto, with
respect to any matter in question, that any of the officers of such
party has actual knowledge of such matter.
2.8
Taxes
. (a) Company has filed all federal,
state, local and foreign tax returns required to be filed, which
returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects,
has paid all taxes required to be paid in respect of all periods
for which returns have been filed, has established an adequate
accrual or reserve for the payment of all taxes payable in respect
of the periods subsequent to the periods covered by the most recent
applicable tax returns, and has made all necessary estimated tax
payments. Company is not delinquent in the payment of any tax or in
the filing of any tax returns, and no deficiencies for any tax have
been threatened, claimed, proposed or assessed. There are no liens
for taxes (other than taxes not yet due and payable) on any of the
assets of the Company. The Company is not currently the beneficiary
of any extension of time within which to file any tax return. The
Company has delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all
federal income tax returns, examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company since
December 31, 2001. No tax return of Company has ever been audited
by the Internal Revenue Service or any state taxing agency or
authority. For the purposes of this Section, the terms “
tax ” and “ taxes ” include all
federal, state, local and foreign income, gains, franchise, excise,
property, sales, use, employment, license, payroll, occupation,
recording, value added or transfer taxes, governmental charges,
fees, levies or assessments (whether payable directly or by
withholding), and, with respect to such taxes, any estimated tax,
interest and penalties or additions to tax and interest on such
penalties and additions to tax.
(b) None of the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has
resulted or would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the
payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the
meaning of Code Section 280G (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign tax law). None of the company or any of its
subsidiaries has been a U.S. real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(2) during the applicable
period specified in Code Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii). None of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries (A) is a party to or bound by
any tax allocation or sharing agreement, (B) has been a member of
an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income tax return
(other than a group of which the common parent was the Company) or
(C) has any liability for the taxes of any person (other than the
Company or its subsidiaries) under Treasury Regulations section
1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign law),
as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(c) None of the Company or its subsidiaries (other
than Spinco after the Spinoff) will be required to include any item
of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income
for any taxable period ending after the Closing Date as a result of
any
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method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the
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“Closing Agreement” as described on Code Section 7121
(or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or
foreign income tax law);
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intercompany
transactions or any excess loss account described in Treasury
Regulations under Code Section 1502 (or any corresponding or
similar provision of state, local or foreign income tax
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sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the
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(d) The unpaid taxes of the Company and its
subsidiaries did not as of the date of the Company Balance Sheet
exceed the reserve for tax liability (rather than any reserve for
deferred taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and tax income) set forth on the face of such Balance Sheet
(rather than in any notes thereto) and will not exceed that reserve
as adjusted for operations and transactions in the ordinary course
of the Company’s business through the Closing Date in
accordance with the past custom and practice of the Company and its
subsidiaries in filing their tax returns.
2.9
Company Financial
Statements .
Attached as Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule are
true, complete and correct copies of the following financial
statements (collectively, the “ Company Financial
Statements ”): (i) the Company’s audited balance
sheet as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 and income
statement and statement of cash flows for the years then ended and
(ii) the Company’s unaudited balance sheet (the “
Company Balance Sheet ”), statement of cash flows and
income statement each dated as of August 31, 2006. The Company
Financial Statements (a) are in accordance with the books and
records of Company, (b) fairly present the financial condition of
Company at the date therein indicated and the results of operations
for the period therein specified and (c) have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applied on
a consistent basis (except that the Company Balance Sheet lacks
footnotes and other presentation items and is subject to
normally-recurring year-end audit adjustments). Except as set forth
on the Company Disclosure Schedule, Company has no material debt,
liability or obligation of any nature, whether accrued, absolute,
contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, that is
not reflected or reserved against in the Company Financial
Statements, except for expenses incurred in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and those that may have
been incurred after the date of the Company Financial Statements in
the ordinary course of its business, consistent with past practice
and that are not material in amount either individually or
collectively.
2.10
Title to
Properties .
Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and except
for those assets included in the Spinoff, the Company has good and
marketable title to all of its assets as shown on the Company
Balance Sheet, free and clear of all liens, charges, restrictions
or encumbrances (other than for taxes not yet due and payable). All
machinery and equipment included in such properties is in good
condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted, and all leases
of real or personal property to which Company is a party are fully
effective and affords Company peaceful and undisturbed possession
of the subject matter of the lease. Company is not in violation of
any zoning, building, safety or environmental ordinance, regulation
or requirement or other law or regulation applicable to the
operation of the Company’s owned or leased properties (the
violation of which would have a Material Adverse Effect on its
business), nor has the Company received any notice of violation
with which it has not complied.
2.11
Absence of Certain
Changes . Except
as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the date of
the Company Balance Sheet, there has not been with respect to
Company:
(a) Except for the disposition of assets,
liabilities and business expressly contemplated by the Spinoff, any
change in the financial condition, properties, assets, liabilities,
business or operations thereof which change by itself or in
conjunction with all other such changes, whether or not arising in
the ordinary course of business, has had or will have a Material
Adverse Effect thereon;
(b) any contingent liability incurred thereby as
guarantor or otherwise with respect to the obligations of
others;
(c) any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or lien
placed on any of the properties or assets, tangible or intangible,
thereof;
(d) any material obligation or liability incurred
thereby other than obligations and liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
(e) except for any disposition of assets expressly
contemplated by the Spinoff, any purchase or sale or other
disposition, or any agreement or other arrangement for the
purchase, sale or other disposition, of any of the properties or
assets thereof other than in the ordinary course of
business;
(f) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the
properties, assets or business thereof;
(g) except for any disposition of assets or stock
dividend expressly contemplated by the Spinoff, any declaration,
setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or the making of any
other distribution in respect of, the capital stock thereof, any
split, combination or recapitalization of the capital stock thereof
or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition
of the capital stock thereof;
(h) any labor dispute or claim of unfair labor
practices, any change in the compensation payable or to become
payable to any of its officers, employees or agents, or any bonus
payment or arrangement made to or with any of such officers,
employees or agents;
(i) except as expressly contemplated as part of the
Spinoff, any change with respect to the management, supervisory or
other key personnel thereof;
(j) except as expressly contemplated by the
Spinoff, any payment or discharge of a material lien or liability
thereof which lien was not either shown on the Company Balance
Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of business
thereafter;
(k) except as expressly contemplated by the
Spinoff, any obligation or liability incurred thereby to any of its
officers, directors or stockholders or any loans or advances made
thereby to any of its officers, directors or stockholders except
normal compensation and expense allowances payable to officers;
or
(l) except as expressly contemplated as part of the
Spinoff, any agreement to do any of the foregoing.
2.12
Contracts and
Commitments .
Except as set forth on Section 2.12 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule delivered to Buyer herewith, and after giving effect to
the Spinoff, the Company is not a party to any contract, obligation
or commitment which is material to the business of Company which
involves a potential commitment in excess of $10,000 or any stock
redemption or purchase agreement, financing agreement, license,
lease or franchise. A copy of each agreement or document listed on
Section 2.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule has been delivered
to Buyer or Buyer’s counsel. Company is not in default in any
material respect under any contract, obligation or commitment
listed on Section 2.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule or that
is otherwise material to the business of Company. Company does not
have any material liability for renegotiation of government
contracts or subcontracts.
2.13
Intellectual
Property .
2.13.1 Section 2.13.1 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth true, complete and correct lists of:
(a) all patents and pending patent
applications;
(b)
all trademark registrations
(including Internet domain name registrations) and pending
trademark applications; and
(c)
all copyright registrations and
pending copyright applications
owned by the
Company or that the Company has licensed and that is material to
the business of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement,
after giving effect to the Spinoff (collectively, the “
Company Registered Intellectual Property
”).
2.13.2 Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, all of the Company Registered Intellectual Property is
owned by or exclusively licensed to the Company.
2.13.3 All of the Company Registered Intellectual
Property is valid, subsisting, in full force and effect (except
with respect to applications), and has not expired or been canceled
or abandoned.
2.13.4 There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened (and at no time within the two years prior to
the date of this Agreement has there been pending any) Action
before any court, government agency or arbitral tribunal in any
jurisdiction challenging the use, ownership, validity,
enforceability or registerability of any of Company Registered
Intellectual Property. Neither the Company, nor to the Knowledge of
the Company, any of its licensors, is a party to any settlements,
covenants not to sue, consents, decrees, stipulations, judgments or
orders resulting from Actions which permit third parties to use any
of the Company Registered Intellectual Property.
2.13.5 The Company owns, or has valid rights to use,
all of the Intellectual Property used in the business of the
Company as currently conducted, after giving effect to the
Spinoff.
2.13.6 After giving effect to the Spinoff, the owned
Company Registered Intellectual Property does not unlawfully
infringe and, to the Knowledge of the Company no other Company
Registered Intellectual Property unlawfully infringes, upon any
Intellectual Property or other proprietary right owned by any third
party.
2.13.7 To the Company’s Knowledge, no third party
is misappropriating, infringing or violating any Intellectual
Property owned by, or licensed to, the Company that is material to
the business of the Company as currently conducted, after giving
effect to the Spinoff, and no Intellectual Property or other
proprietary right misappropriation, infringement or violation
Actions have been brought against any third party by the Company
which remain unresolved.
2.13.8 There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened (and at no time within the two years prior to
the date of this Agreement has there been pending any) Action
alleging that the activities or the conduct of the Company’s
business dilutes, misappropriates, infringes, violates or
constitutes the unauthorized use of, or will dilute,
misappropriate, infringe upon, violate or constitute the
unauthorized use of the Intellectual Property of any third party.
The Company is not party to any settlements, covenants not to sue,
consents, decrees, stipulations, judgments, or orders resulting
from any Action which (i) restricts the Company’s rights to
use any Intellectual Property, (ii) restricts the Company’s
business in order to accommodate a third party’s Intellectual
Property or (iii) requires any future payment by the
Company.
2.13.9 The Company requires each new relevant employee
to execute a noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and
developments agreement in the Company’s standard form as set
forth in Section 2.13.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. Other
than under an appropriate confidentiality or nondisclosure
agreement or contractual provision relating to confidentiality and
nondisclosure, there has been no disclosure to any third party of
material confidential information or trade secrets of the Company
related to any material proprietary product currently being
marketed, sold, licensed or developed by the Company, after giving
effect to the Spinoff (each such product, a “ Proprietary
Product ”). All employees of the Company who have made
material contributions to the development of any Proprietary
Product have signed noncompetition, nonsolicitation, nondisclosure
and developments agreements substantially in the form attached to
Section 2.13.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. All consultants
and independent contractors who have made material contributions to
the development of any Proprietary Product have entered into a
work-made-for-hire agreement or have otherwise assigned to the
Company (or a third party that previously conducted any business
currently conducted by the Company and that has assigned its rights
in such Proprietary Product to the Company) all of their right,
title and interest (other than moral rights, if any) in and to the
portions of such Proprietary Product developed by them in the
course of their work for the Company. Assignments of the patents,
patent applications, copyrights and copyright applications listed
in Section 2.13.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule to the Company
have been duly executed and filed with the United States Patent and
Trademark Office or Copyright Office, as applicable.
2.13.10 Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure
Schedule and after giving effect to the Spinoff, the Company does
not have any obligation to pay any third party any future royalties
or other fees for the continued use of Intellectual Property and
the Company will not have any obligation to pay such royalties or
other fees arising from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.13.11 The Company is not in material violation of any
Contract to which the Company is party or otherwise bound, nor will
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby, result in any material violation, loss or impairment of
ownership by the Company of, or the right of the Company to use,
any Intellectual Property that is material to the business of the
Company as currently conducted, after giving effect to the Spinoff,
nor require the consent of any Governmental Authority or third
party with respect to any such Intellectual Property. The Company
is not a party to any Contract under which a third party would have
or would be entitled to receive a license or any other right to any
Intellectual Property of Buyer or any of Buyer’s affiliates
as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement nor would the consummation of such transactions
result in the amendment or alteration of any such license or other
right which exists on the date of this Agreement.
2.13.12 For purposes of this Agreement, “
Intellectual Property ” shall mean trademarks, service
marks, trade names, slogans, logos, trade dress, internet domain
names and other similar designations of source or origin, together
with all goodwill, registrations and applications related to the
foregoing; patents, utility, models and industrial design
registrations or applications (including without limitation any
continuations, divisionals, continuations-in-part, provisionals,
renewals, reissues, re-examinations and applications for any of the
foregoing); copyrights and copyrightable subject matter (including
without limitation any registration and applications for any of the
foregoing, but excluding any off-the-shelf software); mask works
rights and trade secrets and other confidential information,
know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms, models, and
methodologies; and computer programs (whether in source code,
object code or other form) in each case used in or necessary for
the conduct of the business of the party making such
representation, as currently conducted and as planned to be
conducted, whether such Intellectual Property is owned by such
party or a third party.
2.14
Compliance with
Laws . Company
has complied, or prior to the Closing Date will have complied, and
is or will be at the Closing Date in full compliance, in all
material respects with all applicable laws, ordinances,
regulations, and rules, and all orders, writs, injunctions, awards,
judgments, and decrees applicable to it or to the assets,
properties, and business thereof (the violation of which would have
a Material Adverse Effect upon its business), including, without
limitation: (a) all applicable federal and state securities
laws and regulations, (b) all applicable federal, state, and
local laws, ordinances, regulations, and all orders, writs,
injunctions, awards, judgments, and decrees pertaining to
(i) the sale, licensing, leasing, ownership, or management of
its owned, leased or licensed real or personal property, products
and technical data, (ii) employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment, and wages and hours and
(iii) safety, health, fire prevention, environmental
protection, toxic waste disposal, building standards, zoning and
other similar matters (c) the Export Administration Act and
regulations promulgated thereunder and all other laws, regulations,
rules, orders, writs, injunctions, judgments and decrees applicable
to the export or re-export of controlled commodities or technical
data and (d) the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Company
has received all permits and approvals from, and has made all
filings with, third parties, including government agencies and
authorities, that are necessary in connection with its present
business. There are no legal or administrative proceedings or
investigations pending or threatened, that, if enacted or
determined adversely to Company, would result in any material
adverse change in the present or future operations or financial
condition thereof.
2.15
Certain Transactions and
Agreements .
2.15.1 None of the officers or directors of Company,
nor any member of their immediate families, has any direct or
indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation that
competes with Company (except with respect to any interest in less
than one percent of the stock of any corporation whose stock is
publicly traded). After giving effect to the Spinoff, none of said
officers or directors, or any member of their immediate families,
is directly or indirectly interested in any contract or informal
arrangement with Company, except for normal compensation for
services as an officer, director or employee thereof. None of said
officers or directors or family members has any interest in any
property, real or personal, tangible or intangible, including
inventions, patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade names or trade
secrets, used in or pertaining to the business of Company, except
for the normal rights of a stockholder.
2.15.2 No officer or director of Company or any
“affiliate” or “associate” (as those terms
are defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act) of
any such person has had, either directory or indirectly, a material
interest in: (i) any person or entity which purchases from or
sells, licenses or furnishes to Company any goods, property,
technology or intellectual or other property rights or services; or
(ii) any contract or agreement to which Company is a party or by
which it may be bound or affected.
2.16.1 For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Plan ” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), whether or not
subject to ERISA), any other bonus, profit sharing, compensation,
pension, retirement, “401(k),” “SERP,”
severance, savings, deferred compensation, fringe benefit,
insurance, welfare, post-retirement health or welfare benefit,
health, life, stock option, stock purchase, restricted stock,
tuition refund, service award, company car or car allowance,
scholarship, housing or living allowances, relocation, disability,
accident, sick pay, sick leave, accrued leave, vacation, holiday,
termination, unemployment, individual employment, consulting,
executive compensation, incentive, commission, payroll practices,
retention, change in control, non-competition, other material plan,
agreement, policy, trust fund or arrangement (whether written or
unwritten, insured or self-insured), and any plan subject to
Sections 125, 127, 129, 137 or 423 of the Code, currently
maintained, sponsored or contributed to by an entity or any trade
or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with the
entity would be deemed to be a “single employer” within
the meaning of Section 4001(b) of ERISA (an “ ERISA
Affiliate ”). Each Company Plan is in writing. Section
2.16.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a true and
complete list of all Company Plans, and the Company has provided or
made available to Buyer a complete copy of each Company Plan as
well as, if applicable, a copy of each trust or other funding
arrangement, each summary plan description and summary of material
modifications, the most recent application for determination letter
submitted to the IRS and the most recent determination letter
received from the IRS. The Company has made available to Buyer true
and complete copies of all Form 5500 Series annual reports for each
Company Plan in respect of each of the last three full plan years,
together with all schedules, attachments, and related opinions and
copies of any correspondence from or to the IRS, the Department of
Labor or other U.S. government departments or agencies relating to
an audit or penalty assessment with respect to any Company Plan or
relating to requested relief from any liability or penalty relating
to any Company Plan.
2.16.2 The Company is and has been in material
compliance with the terms of each Company Plan.
2.16.3 Each Company Plan and each funding vehicle
related to such Plan is currently in compliance in all material
respects with, and has been administered and operated in compliance
in all material respects with, its terms and all applicable
statutes, orders, rules and regulations. Each Company Plan which is
intended to be a “qualified plan” as described in
Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined by the IRS to so
qualify, and to the Knowledge of the Company there are no facts
which might adversely affect such qualification.
2.16.4 Neither the Company nor its ERISA Affiliates
maintains, sponsors or contributes to any single employer plan (as
such term is defined in Section 4001(b) of ERISA) subject to Title
IV of ERISA or any “multiemployer plan” (as such term
is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), nor have they incurred any
material liability, including without limitation withdrawal
liability, with respect to any such Plan that remains
unsatisfied.
2.16.5 No Company Plan is funded by, associated with or
related to a “voluntary employees’ beneficiary
association” within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the
Code.
2.16.6 The Company has made or will accrue prior to the
Closing Date all payments and contributions (including insurance
premiums) due and payable as of the Closing Date to each Company
Plan as required to be made under the terms of such
Plan.
2.16.7 To the Knowledge of the Company, with respect to
all Company Plans and related trusts, there are no
“prohibited transactions,” as that term is defined in
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, that have
occurred which could subject any Company Plan, related trust or
party dealing with any such Plan or related trust to any tax or
penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 501(i) of
ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.
2.16.8 There are no actions, suits, arbitrations or
claims (other than routine claims for benefits by employees of the
Company, beneficiaries or dependents of such employees arising in
the normal course of operation of a Company Plan) pending, or to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, with respect to any
Company Plan or any fiduciary or sponsor of a Company Plan with
respect to their duties under such Plan or the assets of any trust
under any such Plan.
2.16.9 The Company has complied in all material
respects with the health care continuation requirements of Section
601, et. seq. of ERISA with respect to employees and their spouses,
former spouses and dependents.
2.16.10 The Company does not have any obligations under
any Company Plan to provide post-retirement medical benefits to any
employee or any former employee of the Company other than statutory
liability for providing group health plan continuation coverage
under Part 6 of Title I of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code or
applicable state law.
2.16.11 Neither the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will, either alone or in combination with another
event, (i) entitle any current or former employee or officer of the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate to severance pay, unemployment
compensation or any other payment, except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, or (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting,
or increase the amount of compensation due any such employee or
officer.
2.16.12 The Company is not a party to, or otherwise
obligated under, any contract, agreement, plan or arrangement
covering any person that, individually or collectively, could give
rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible by
Parent, the Company or any of their respective affiliates by reason
of Section 280G of the Code or that could be subject to Section
4999 of the Code.
2.17
Corporate
Documents .
Company has made available to Buyer for examination all documents
and information listed in the Company Disclosure Schedule, other
Exhibits called for by this Agreement and documents requested by
Buyer’s legal counsel, including, without limitation, the
following: (a) copies of Company’s certificate of
incorporation and bylaws as currently in effect; (b) its Minute
Book containing all records of all proceedings, consents, actions,
and meetings of the stockholders, the board of directors and any
committees thereof; (c) its stock ledger and journal reflecting all
stock issuances and transfers; and (d) all permits, orders, and
consents issued by any regulatory agency with respect to Company,
or any securities of Company, and all applications for such
permits, orders, and consents.
2.18
No
Brokers .
Neither Company nor any of the Company Securityholders is obligated
for the payment of fees or expenses of any investment banker,
broker or finder in connection with the origin, negotiation or
execution of this Agreement or the Certificates of Merger or in
connection with any transaction contemplated hereby or
thereby.
2.19
Certain Material
Agreements .
Except as set forth on the Company Disclosure Schedule and after
giving effect to the Spinoff, the Company is not a party or subject
to any oral or written material contracts not entered into in the
ordinary course of business, including, but not limited to
any:
(a) Contract providing for payments by or to
Company in an aggregate amount of $10,000 or more;
(b) License agreement as licensor or licensee
(except for standard non-exclusive hardware and software licenses
granted to end-user customers in the ordinary course of business
the form of which has been provided to Buyer’s
counsel);
(c) Material agreement for the lease of real or
personal property;
(d) Joint venture contract or arrangement or any
other agreement that involves a sharing of profits with other
persons;
(e) Instrument evidencing or related in any way to
indebtedness for borrowed money by way of direct loan, sale of debt
securities, purchase money obligation, conditional sale, guarantee,
or otherwise, except for trade indebtedness incurred in the
ordinary course of business, and except as disclosed in the
Financial Statements; or
(f) Contract containing covenants purporting to
limit Company’s freedom to compete in any line of business in
any geographic area.
All agreements, contracts, plans, leases,
instruments, arrangements, licenses and commitments listed on
Section 2.19 of the Company Disclosure Schedule are valid and in
full force and effect. Company is not, nor, to the Knowledge of
Company, is any other party thereto, in breach or default in any
material respect under the terms of any such agreement, contract,
plan, lease, instrument, arrangement, license or commitment, which
breach or default may reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on Company.
2.20.1 The books, records and accounts of Company (a)
are in all material respects true, complete and correct, (b) have
been maintained in accordance with good business practices on a
basis consistent with prior years, (c) are stated in reasonable
detail and accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of Company, and (d) accurately and
fairly reflect the basis for the Financial Statements.
2.20.2 Company has devised and maintains a system of
internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurances that (a) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization; (b)
transactions are recorded as necessary (i) to permit preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles or any other criteria applicable to such
statements, and (ii) to maintain accountability for assets, and (c)
the amount recorded for assets on the books and records of Company
is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
2.21
Insurance . Section 2.21 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule contains a complete and correct list as of the date hereof
of all insurance policies maintained by or on behalf of the
Company. Such list includes the type of policy, form of coverage,
policy number and insurer, coverage dates, named insured, limit of
liability and premium and deductible amounts. True and complete
copies of each listed policy have been made available to Buyer.
Such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums due
thereon have been paid and the Company has complied in all material
respects with the provisions of such policies. The Company has not
received any notices from any issuer of any of their insurance
policies canceling or amending any policies listed on Section 2.21
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, increasing any deductibles or
retained amounts thereunder, or materially increasing premiums
payable thereunder. There is no claim by the Company pending under
any of such policies as to which coverage has been denied or
disputed by the underwriters or in respect of which the
underwriters have reserved their rights.
2.22.1 Section 2.22.1 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of all employees, c
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