AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is made as of December 21,
2006, by and among Open Energy Corporation, a Nevada corporation
("Open Energy"), Open Energy/WE Acquisition Corporation, a Nevada
corporation ("Buyer"), and WaterEye Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "Company" or
"WaterEye"), the Persons listed in Exhibit A who are
signatory hereto, including those who agree to be bound by this
Agreement pursuant to a Joinder Agreement (as defined herein)
(individually each such Person is referred to herein as a "Seller"
and collectively, as "Sellers"), and Marvin Brown, as
representative of the WaterEye stockholders for certain purposes
described herein (the “Stockholders’
Representative”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS , Sellers are the beneficial and record owners
of all or substantially all of the issued and outstanding shares of
the capital stock of the Company (the “WaterEye
Shares,” as further set forth and defined in Section 3.3
below); and
WHEREAS , Buyer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Open
Energy; and
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of Buyer and the Board
of Directors of the Company deem it advisable and in the best
interests of Buyer and the Company, respectively, and their
respective shareholders and stockholders, that Open Energy, through
Buyer, acquire the Company upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS , in order to effectuate the acquisition, the
parties have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
in this Agreement, to merge the Company with and into the Buyer so
that the Buyer continues as the surviving corporation after the
consummation of the Merger; and
WHEREAS , as a result of the Merger, the separate
existence of the Company will terminate and Buyer, as the surviving
corporation after the consummation of the Merger will continue to
exist as a wholly owned subsidiary of Open Energy, and the Sellers
will receive the consideration described in Section 2.2.1 of this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS , the parties hereby adopt this Agreement as a
“plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations section 1.368-2(g) pursuant to which the Merger is
treated as a “reorganization” under Section
368(a)(2)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“ Code ”); and
NOW,
THEREFORE , for good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
For purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified or
referred to in this Section 1:
"Applicable Contract"
shall mean any Contract (a) under
which the Company has or may acquire any rights, (b) under which
the Company has or may become subject to any obligation or
liability, or (c) by which the Company or any of the assets owned
or used by it is or may become bound.
"Asserted Liability"
shall mean any demand, claim or
circumstance which, with the lapse of time, would give rise to a
claim or the commencement (or threatened commencement) of any
action, proceeding or investigation relative to the General
Indemnification, or relative to Open Energy’s obligation to
indemnify under Section 10 for which notice of indemnity claim has
been given under Section 10.2 or 10.3.
"Balance Sheet" shall mean the Company’s Balance Sheet as
of November 30, 2006.
"Best
Efforts" shall mean
the commercially reasonable efforts that a prudent Person desirous
of achieving a result would use in similar circumstances to ensure
that such result is achieved; provided, however, that an obligation
to use Best Efforts under this Agreement does not require the
Person subject to that obligation to take actions that would result
in a materially adverse change in the benefits to such Person of
this Agreement and the Contemplated Transactions.
"Breach" shall mean that there is or has been, (a) any
inaccuracy in or breach of, or any failure to perform or comply
with a representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or other
provision of this Agreement or any instrument delivered pursuant to
this Agreement, or (b) any claim (by any Person) or other
occurrence or circumstance that is or was inconsistent with such
representation, warranty, covenant, obligation, or other
provision.
"Company" shall mean the Company and each of the
subsidiaries and affiliates referred to in Section 3.1.
"Confidentiality Agreement"
shall mean the Mutual Confidential
Disclosure Agreement effective as of May 1, 2006 between Open
Energy and the Company.
"Consent" shall mean any approval, consent, ratification,
waiver, or other authorization (including any Governmental
Authorization).
"Contemplated Transactions"
shall mean all of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including, but not limited
to:
(a) the execution, delivery, and performance of a
Confidentiality, Nondisclosure and Assignment of Inventions
Agreement by certain Sellers;
(b) the execution, delivery, and performance of a
Non-competition Agreement by certain Sellers;
(c) the performance by Open Energy, Buyer, the
Company and Sellers of their respective covenants and obligations
under this Agreement;
(d) the merger of the Buyer with and into the
Company and the conversion of the WaterEye Shares into the right to
receive the Open Energy Merger Shares;
"Contract" shall mean any agreement, contract, obligation,
promise, or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether
express or implied) that is legally binding.
"Damages" shall mean as defined in Section 10.
"Disclosure Letter" shall mean the disclosure letter delivered by
the Company to Open Energy concurrently with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement.
"Effective Date" shall mean the date this Agreement is executed
by all of the parties hereto.
"Effective Time" shall mean as defined in Section
2.1.1.
"Encumbrance" shall mean any charge, claim, community property
interest, condition, equitable interest, lien, option, pledge,
security interest, right of first refusal, or restriction of any
kind, including any restriction on use, voting, transfer, receipt
of income, or exercise of any other attribute of
ownership.
"Environmental, Health, and Safety
Liabilities" shall
mean any cost, damages, expense, liability, obligation, or other
responsibility arising from or under environmental law or
Occupational Safety and Health Law and consisting of or relating
to:
(a)
any environmental, health, or
safety matters or conditions;
(b) fines, penalties, judgments, losses, claims or
demands arising under Environmental Law or Occupational Safety and
Health Law;
(c) financial responsibility under environmental
law or Occupational Safety and Health Law for cleanup costs or
corrective action,; or
(d) any other compliance, corrective,
investigative, or remedial measures required under any
environmental law or Occupational Safety and Health Law.
"ERISA" shall mean the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any successor law, and
regulations and rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor
law.
"Exchange Act" shall mean shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor law, and regulations or
rules issued pursuant to that Act or any successor law.
“Exchange Agent”
shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.5 hereof.
"Facilities" shall mean any real property, leaseholds, or
other interests currently or formerly owned or operated by the
Company and any buildings, plants, structures, or equipment
(including motor vehicles) currently or formerly owned or operated
by the Company.
"Financial Statements"
shall mean the financial statements
of the Company referenced in Section 3.4.
"GAAP" shall mean generally accepted United States
accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis.
"General Holdback Stock"
shall mean five percent (5%) of the
Open Energy Merger Shares to be issued to Sellers under Section
2.2.1, and to be held in the General Holdback Account.
"General Holdback Account"
shall mean the account consisting of
the General Holdback Stock of Sellers, to be established with, and
administered by, Open Energy to secure the General Indemnification
by the Sellers.
"General Indemnification"
shall mean the obligation of the
Sellers under Section 10 to indemnify Open Energy.
"Governmental Authorization"
shall mean any approval, consent,
license, permit, waiver, or other authorization issued, granted,
given, or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any
Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement.
"Governmental Body" shall mean any federal, state, local, municipal,
foreign, or other government; governmental or quasi-governmental
authority of any nature (including any governmental agency, branch,
department, official, or entity and any court or other tribunal);
or body exercising, or entitled to exercise, any administrative,
executive, judicial, legislative, police, regulatory, or taxing
authority or power of any nature.
"Intellectual Property Assets"
shall mean as defined in Section
3.21.
"IRS" shall mean the United States Internal Revenue
Service or any successor agency, and, to the extent relevant, the
United States Department of the Treasury.
“Joinder Agreement”
shall have the meaning given in
Section 13.15.
"Knowledge" shall mean an individual will be deemed to have
"Knowledge" of a particular fact or other matter if:
(a)
such individual is actually aware
of such fact or other matter; or
(b) a prudent individual could be expected to
discover or otherwise become aware of such fact or other matter in
the course of conducting a reasonable investigation concerning the
existence of such fact or other matter.
A Person (other
than an individual) will be deemed to have "Knowledge" of a
particular fact or other matter if any individual who is serving,
or who has at any time served, as a director, officer, partner,
executor, trustee or beneficiary of such Person (or in any similar
capacity) has, or at any time had, Knowledge of such fact or other
matter.
“Knowledge of the
Company”, “to the Company’s
Knowledge” or “known to the
Company” shall mean the Knowledge of Thomas D.
Wolfe, Leonard Slater and Marvin D. Brown.
"Legal
Requirement" shall
mean any law, ordinance, principle of common law, regulation,
statute, or treaty of a Governmental Body.
“Management Sellers”
shall mean Thomas D. Wolfe and
Leonard Slater.
"Material Adverse Change"
shall mean a change in the assets
(including intangible assets), properties, business, operations or
conditions (financial or otherwise), or results of operations of a
Person with a negative impact of $50,000 or more.
"Merger
Closing" shall mean
as defined in Section 2.3.
"Merger
Closing Date" shall
mean the date and time as of which the Merger Closing actually
takes place.
"Open
Energy Merger Shares" shall mean as defined in Section
2.2.1.
"Occupational Safety and Health
Law" shall mean any
Legal Requirement designed to provide safe and healthful working
conditions and to reduce occupational safety and health hazards,
and any program, whether governmental or private (including those
promulgated or sponsored by industry associations and insurance
companies), designed to provide safe and healthful working
conditions.
"Open
Energy Disclosure Letter" shall mean the disclosure letter delivered by
Open Energy to Company concurrently with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement
"Open
Energy Financial Statements" shall mean those financial statements called for
by Section 4.6.
"Order" shall mean any award, decision, injunction,
judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, or verdict entered, issued,
made, or rendered by any court, administrative agency, or other
Governmental Body or by any arbitrator.
"Ordinary Course of Business"
shall mean an action taken by a
Person will be deemed to have been taken in the "Ordinary Course of
Business" only if:
(a) such action is consistent with the past
practices of such Person and is taken in the ordinary course of the
normal day-to-day operations of such Person; and
(b) such action is similar in nature and magnitude
to actions customarily taken, in the ordinary course of the normal
day-to-day operations of other Persons that are in the same line of
business as such Person.
"Organizational Documents"
shall mean (a) the articles or
certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of a corporation; (b)
the partnership agreement and any statement of partnership of a
general partnership; (c) the limited partnership agreement and the
certificate of limited partnership of a limited partnership; (d)
any charter or similar document adopted or filed in connection with
the creation, formation, or organization of a Person; and (e) any
amendment to any of the foregoing.
"Person" shall mean any individual, corporation
(including any non-profit corporation), general or limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate,
trust, association, organization, labor union, or other entity or
Governmental Body.
"Plan" shall mean as defined in Section
3.12.
"Proceeding" shall mean any action, arbitration, audit,
contest, hearing, investigation, litigation, or suit (whether
civil, criminal, administrative, investigative, or informal)
commenced, brought, conducted, or heard by or before, or otherwise
involving, any Governmental Body or arbitrator.
"Related Person" shall mean with respect to a particular
individual:
(a)
each other member of such
individual's Family;
(b) any Person that is directly or indirectly
controlled by such individual or one or more members of such
individual's Family;
(c) any Person in which such individual or members
of such individual's Family hold (individually or in the aggregate)
a Material Interest; and
(d) any Person with respect to which such
individual or one or more members of such individual's Family
serves as a director, officer, partner, executor, or trustee (or in
a similar capacity).
With respect to
a specified Person other than an individual:
(a) any Person that directly or indirectly
controls, is directly or indirectly controlled by, or is directly
or indirectly under common control with such specified
Person;
(b)
any Person that holds a Material
Interest in such specified Person;
(c) each Person that serves as a director, officer,
partner, executor, or trustee of such specified Person (or in a
similar capacity);
(d) any Person in which such specified Person holds
a Material Interest;
(e) any Person with respect to which such specified
Person serves as a general partner or a trustee (or in a similar
capacity); and
(f)
any Related Person of any
individual described in clause (b) or (c).
For purposes of
this definition, (a) the "Family" of an individual includes (i) the
individual, (ii) the individual's spouse and former spouses, (iii)
any other natural person who is related to the individual or the
individual's spouse within the second degree, and (iv) any other
natural person who resides with such individual, and (b) "Material
Interest" means direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined
in Rule 3d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of voting
securities or other voting interests representing at least 1% of
the outstanding voting power of a Person or equity securities or
other equity interests representing at least 1% of the outstanding
equity securities or equity interests in a Person.
"Representative" shall mean with respect to a particular Person,
any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, advisor, or
other representative of such Person, including legal counsel,
accountants, and financial advisors.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any successor law, and regulations and rules issued
pursuant to that Act or any successor law.
"Subsidiary" shall mean with respect to any Person (the
"Owner"), any corporation or other Person of which securities or
other interests having the power to elect a majority of that
corporation's or other Person's board of directors or similar
governing body, or otherwise having the power to direct the
business and policies of that corporation or other Person (other
than securities or other interests having such power only upon the
happening of a contingency that has not occurred) are held by the
Owner or one or more of its Subsidiaries; when used without
reference to a particular Person, "Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary
of the Company.
“Superior Proposal”
means a bona fide written proposal
for a competing transaction which the Board of Directors of the
Company concludes in good faith, after consultation with its
financial advisor and its legal advisors, taking into account all
legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of the proposal and
the Person making the proposal (i) is more favorable to the
Company’s stockholders, from a financial point of view, than
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) is fully
financed or reasonably capable of being fully financed, reasonably
likely to receive all required Governmental Authorizations on a
timely basis and otherwise reasonably capable of being completed on
the terms proposed.
"Surviving Corporation"
shall mean the Buyer as specified in
Section 2.1.
“Stockholders’
Representative” shall mean Marvin Brown.
"Tax"
or "Taxes" shall
mean taxes of any kind, liens or other like assessments, customs
duties, imposts, charges or fees, including, without limitation,
income, gross receipts, ad valorem, value-added, excise, real or
personal property, asset, sales, use, stamp, stock transfer,
license, payroll, transaction, capital, net worth and franchise
taxes, withholding, employment, social security, workers'
compensation, occupation, premium, windfall profits, surplus lines,
transfer and gains taxes or other governmental taxes imposed or
payable to the United States, or any state, county, local or
foreign government or subdivision or agency thereof, and in each
instance such term shall include any interest, penalties or
additions to tax attributable to such tax.
"Tax
Return" shall mean
any return (including any information return), report, statement,
schedule, notice, form, or other document or information filed with
or submitted to, or required to be filed with or submitted to, any
Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment,
collection, or payment of any Tax or in connection with the
administration, implementation, or enforcement of or compliance
with any Legal Requirement relating to any Tax.
"Threatened" a claim, Proceeding, dispute, action, or other
matter will be deemed to have been "Threatened" if any demand or
statement has been made (orally or in writing) or any notice has
been given (orally or in writing), or if any other event has
occurred or any other circumstances exist, that would lead a
prudent Person to conclude that such a claim, Proceeding, dispute,
action, or other matter is likely to be asserted, commenced, taken,
or otherwise pursued in the future.
“Volume Weighted Average Price” or
“VWAP” shall mean the sum of the closing bid values per
share of Open Energy common stock for the twenty (20) trading days
immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the
corresponding daily volume and divided by the total volume over the
twenty trading days as reported on the Over The Counter Bulletin
Board ("OTCBB").
"WaterEye Shares" shall mean as defined in Section
2.2.1.
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2.1 The
Merger . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
in accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, at the Effective
Time, the Company shall merge with and into the Buyer (the
“Merger”). The Buyer shall be the “Surviving
Corporation” in the Merger, and its corporate existence shall
continue under the laws of the State of Nevada. Upon consummation
of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of the Company
shall terminate.
2.1.1
Effective Time of the Merger . The Merger shall become
effective as of such time as the Articles of Merger and the
Certificate of Merger, respectively are duly filed with the Nevada
Secretary of State and the Delaware Secretary of State,
respectively, or at such other time thereafter as is specified in
the Articles of Merger and the Certificate of Merger (the
“Effective Time”).
2.1.2
Effects of Merger . From and after the Effective Time, the
Merger shall have the effects set forth in the Nevada Revised
Statutes.
2.1.3
Articles of Incorporation . The Articles of Incorporation of
the Buyer, as in effect on the Merger Closing Date, shall be, until
duly amended in accordance with applicable law, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation, except that the
Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to provide that the name
of the Surviving Corporation shall be WaterEye
Corporation.
2.1.4
Bylaws . The Bylaws of the Buyer, as in effect on the Merger
Closing Date, shall be, until duly amended in accordance with their
terms, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation except that the
Bylaws shall be amended to provide that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be WaterEye Corporation.
2.1.5
Directors . The Board of Directors of the Buyer immediately
prior to the Merger Closing Date shall constitute the Board of
Directors of the Surviving Corporation from and after the Merger
Closing Date until their successors have been duly elected and
qualified as provided in the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.
2.1.6
Officers . The officers of the Buyer on the Merger Closing
Date shall, after the Merger Closing Date, constitute the officers
of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified as provided in the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation.
2.2
Conversion of WaterEye Shares . The manner of
converting shares of the Company and Buyer in the Merger shall be
as follows:
2.2.1 At the
Effective Time all of the shares of capital stock of the Company
issued and outstanding on the Merger Closing Date (the
“WaterEye Shares”), shall, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holder thereof, be converted
into the right to receive a total number of shares of common stock
of Open Energy, par value $.001 per share (the “Open Energy
Merger Shares”) equal to the number derived by dividing
$2,911,423.27 by the VWAP. No fraction of an Open Energy Merger
Share shall be issued, but in lieu thereof each holder of WaterEye
Shares who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of an Open
Energy Merger Share and after aggregating all fractional shares of
like Open Energy Merger Shares to be received by such holder, shall
receive from Open Energy an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest
whole cent) equal to the value of such fractional shares. The
fractional share interests of each Company stockholder shall be
aggregated, so that no Company stockholder shall receive cash in
respect of fractional share interests in an amount greater than the
value of such full Open Energy Merger Share. With respect to
allocation of the Open Energy Merger Shares among the holders of
WaterEye Shares, each Seller agrees that the WaterEye Shares held
by such Seller shall be converted into the number of full shares of
Open Energy common stock calculated by applying the allocation
formula in Schedule 2.2.1.
2.2.2 Each
share of Company capital stock held in the treasury of the Company
and each option or other right to acquire Company stock immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be cancelled, and no shares of
Open Energy common stock shall be issued in respect
thereof.
2.2.3 At the
Effective Time, all WaterEye Shares shall, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the holders thereof, no
longer be outstanding and shall be cancelled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any
such shares shall thereafter cease to have any rights with respect
to such WaterEye Shares, except the right of the Sellers to receive
Open Energy Merger Shares hereunder.
2.2.4 (a)
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, with
respect to each WaterEye Share as to which the holder thereof shall
have properly complied with the provisions of section 262 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) as to
appraisal rights (each, a “Dissenting Share”), if any,
such holder shall be entitled to payment, solely from the Surviving
Corporation, of the appraisal value of the Dissenting Shares to the
extent permitted by and in accordance with the provisions of
section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that (i) if any holder
of Dissenting Shares, under the circumstances permitted by and in
accordance with the DGCL, affirmatively withdraws such
holder’s demand for appraisal of such Dissenting Shares, (ii)
if any holder of Dissenting Shares fails to establish such
holder’s entitlement to appraisal rights as provided in the
DGCL or (iii) if any holder of Dissenting Shares takes or fails to
take any action the consequence of which is that such holder is not
entitled to payment for such holder’s shares under the DGCL,
such holder or holders (as the case may be) shall forfeit the right
to appraisal of such WaterEye Shares and such shares shall
thereupon cease to constitute Dissenting Shares and if such
forfeiture shall occur following the election deadline, each such
WaterEye Share shall thereafter be deemed to have been converted
into and to have become, as of the Effective Time, the right to
receive, without interest thereon, Open Energy Merger
Shares.
(b) The Company
shall give Open Energy (i) prompt notice of any notice received by
the Company of intent to demand the fair value of any Shares,
withdrawals of such notices and any other instruments served
pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL and received by the Company and
(ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to the exercise of appraisal rights under Section 262
of the DGCL. The Company shall not, except with the prior written
consent of Open Energy or as otherwise required by an order,
decree, ruling or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction,
make any payment with respect to any such exercise of appraisal
rights or offer to settle or settle any such rights.
2.2.5
(a) Madison Stock Transfer shall act as exchange
agent (the “Exchange Agent”) in the Merger.
(b)
Promptly after the Effective Time,
but in no event later than ten (10) days after the Effective Time,
and subject to the provisions of Section 2.6 General
Indemnification Holdback, Open Energy shall supply or cause to be
supplied to the Exchange Agent for exchange in accordance with this
Section 2.2.5 (i) certificates representing all of the Open Energy
Merger Shares, duly registered in the name of Sellers and allocated
among them as provided in Section 2.2.1 and (ii) cash in an amount
sufficient to permit payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares
pursuant to Section 2.2.1 (collectively, (i) and (ii) shall be
referred to as the “Exchange Fund”).
(c)
Promptly after the Effective Time,
but in no event later than five (5) days after the Effective Time,
Open Energy and the Surviving Corporation shall cause to be mailed
to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates (the
“Certificates”) that immediately prior to the Effective
Time represented outstanding WaterEye Shares, whose shares were
converted into the right to receive Open Energy Merger Shares (and
cash in lieu of fractional shares) pursuant to Section 2.2.1,
(i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
shall pass, only upon receipt of the Certificates by the Exchange
Agent, and shall be in customary form and have such other
provisions as Open Energy and the Surviving Corporation may
reasonably specify); (ii) such other customary documents as
may be required pursuant to such instructions; and
(iii) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates in exchange for certificates representing Open Energy
Merger Shares (and cash in lieu of fractional shares). Upon
surrender of a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent,
together with such letter of transmittal and other documents, duly
completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to
receive in exchange therefore (i) the number of whole Open
Energy Merger Shares; (ii) any dividends or other
distributions to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section
2.2.5(d); and (iii) cash (without interest) in respect of
fractional shares as provided in Section 2.2.1, and the Certificate
so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. Until so surrendered,
each outstanding Certificate that prior to the Effective Time
represented WaterEye Shares will be deemed from and after the
Effective Time, for all corporate purposes other than the payment
of dividends, to evidence the ownership of the number of full Open
Energy Merger Shares into which such WaterEye Shares shall have
been so converted and the right to receive an amount in cash in
lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares in accordance with
Section 2.2.1.
(d)
No dividends or other distributions
with respect to Open Energy Merger Shares with a record date after
the Effective Time will be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Certificate with respect to the WaterEye Shares represented thereby
until the holder of record of such Certificate shall surrender such
Certificate. Subject to applicable law, following surrender of any
such Certificate, there shall be paid to the record holder of the
certificates representing whole Open Energy Merger Shares issued in
exchange therefor, without interest at the time of such surrender,
the amount of any such dividends or other distributions with a
record date after the Effective Time theretofore payable (but for
the provisions of this Section 2.2.5(d)) with respect to such
Open Energy Merger Shares.
(e)
At the Effective Time, the stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and there shall be
no further registration of transfers of WaterEye Shares thereafter
on the records of the Company. If any certificate for Open Energy
Merger Shares is to be issued in a name other than that in which
the Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it
will be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Certificate so
surrendered will be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form
for transfer and that the person requesting such exchange will have
paid to Open Energy or any agent designated by it any transfer or
other taxes required by reason of the issuance of a certificate for
Open Energy Merger Shares in any name other than that of the
registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or established to
the satisfaction of Open Energy or any agent designated by it that
such tax has been paid or is not payable.
(f)
Any portion of the Exchange Fund
which remains undistributed to the stockholders of the Company one
year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Open Energy,
upon demand, and any stockholders of the Company who have not
previously complied with this Section 2.2.5 shall thereafter
look only to Open Energy for payment of their claim for the Open
Energy Merger Shares and the cash in lieu of fractional shares such
stockholder would be entitled to pursuant to Section 2.2.1 and any
dividends or distributions with respect to Open Energy Merger
Shares.
(g)
Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 2.2.5 , none of the Exchange
Agent, Open Energy, the Surviving Corporation or any party hereto
shall be liable to any person for any amount properly paid to a
public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar law.
(h)
The provisions of this
Section 2.2.5 shall also apply to Dissenting Shares that lose
their status as such, except that the obligations of Open Energy
under this Section 2.2.5 shall commence on the date of loss of
such status and the holder of such shares shall be entitled to
receive in exchange for such shares the Open Energy Merger Shares
to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.2.1
hereof.
(i)
Each of the Exchange Agent, Open
Energy and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct
and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to any holder or former
holder of WaterEye Shares such amounts as may be required to be
deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or any provision of
state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent such amounts are so
deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
2.2.6 In the
event any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed,
Open Energy shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the holder thereof such Open Energy Merger Shares (and
dividends, distributions and cash in lieu of fractional shares) as
may be required pursuant to Section 2.2.1; provided ,
however , that Open Energy may, in its discretion and as a
condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of
such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in
such sum as it may reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against Open Energy, the Surviving Corporation or
the Exchange Agent with respect to the Certificates alleged to have
been lost, stolen or destroyed.
2.3
Merger Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Merger
Closing”) provided for in this Agreement will take place at
the offices of Open Energy, at 10:00 a.m. (local time) on December
21, 2006 or at such other time and place as the parties may agree
(the “Merger Closing Date”). Subject to the provisions
of Section 9, failure to consummate the Merger on the date and time
and at the place determined pursuant to this Section 2.3 will not
result in the termination of this Agreement and will not relieve
any party of any obligation under this Agreement.
2.4
Merger Closing
Obligations . At the
Merger Closing:
2.4.1 The
Company and the Sellers will deliver or cause to be delivered to
Open Energy:
2.4.1.1 A
certificate executed by the President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company representing and warranting to Open Energy that each
of the Company's representations and warranties in this Agreement
is accurate in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and is
accurate in all respects as of the Merger Closing Date as if made
on the Merger Closing Date (giving effect to any supplements to the
Disclosure Letter that are delivered by the Company to Open Energy
prior to the Merger Closing Date in accordance with Section
5.5).
2.4.1.2
An Executive Employment Agreement
by and between Open Energy and Thomas D. Wolfe in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4.1.2 .
2.4.2 Buyer
will deliver to Sellers or the Exchange Agent:
2.4.2.1
Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.6 General Indemnification Holdback, certificates
representing all of the Open Energy Merger Shares, duly registered
in the name of Sellers and allocated among them as provided in
Section 2.2.1.
2.4.2.2
A certificate executed by Open
Energy and Buyer to the effect that each of the representations and
warranties of Open Energy and Buyer in this Agreement was accurate
in all respects as of the date of this Agreement and is accurate in
all respects as of the Merger Closing Date as if made on the Merger
Closing Date.
2.4.2.3
An Executive Employment Agreement
by and between Open Energy and Thomas D. Wolfe in substantially the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 2.4.1.3 .
2.5
Legend
. Each certificate representing Open
Energy Merger Shares which is delivered (and to the extent
applicable, any later certificate into which such certificate may
later be exchanged) pursuant to this Agreement will bear a legend
to disclose the limitations upon its transferability by virtue of
the requirements of the Securities Act and/or the Exchange Act and
applicable state securities law(s), and Open Energy's transfer
agent will be advised accordingly. The legend to be placed on such
stock certificates shall read as follows:
THESE
SECURITIES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM THE ISSUER IN A TRANSACTION NOT
INVOLVING A PUBLIC OFFERING AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER AND
ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON RESALE PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
The legend
shall be removed from any certificate representing either (a)
shares sold under an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act, or (b) shares as to which, in the opinion of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to Open Energy, such registration
is not required and that the transfer will not otherwise violate
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or applicable state
securities laws; any stop transfer instructions previously given to
Open Energy's transfer agent will be revoked promptly upon the
occurrence of (a) or (b) above.
2.6
General Indemnification
Holdback
2.6.1 At the
Merger Closing, the General Holdback Stock shall be placed in the
General Holdback Account. The General Holdback Stock shall remain
in the General Holdback Account for one (1) year following the
Merger Closing Date in order to secure the performance of the
obligations of Sellers under the General Indemnification. During
such one (1) year period or until all General Holdback Stock has
been distributed from the General Holdback Account, all dividends
paid and distributions made with respect to the General Holdback
Stock shall be the property of Sellers, and Sellers shall have the
sole power to exercise all voting rights pertaining to the General
Holdback Stock.
2.6.2 On the
first anniversary of the Merger Closing Date all of the General
Holdback Stock shall be provided to the Exchange Agent for
distribution to Sellers less the number of Open Energy Merger
Shares reasonably necessary to satisfy the amount of all pending
indemnity claims for which notice has been given by Open Energy or
Buyer pursuant to Section 10.5 and 10.6. Any dispute concerning the
valuation of the indemnity claim for purposes of retention of
General Holdback Stock or the number of shares to be retained shall
be resolved in accordance with Section 10.7. Any shares retained
beyond the initial one year period not used to satisfy indemnity
claims shall be returned to Sellers immediately after the payment
or termination of the last indemnity claim pending at the end of
the initial one-year period.
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Representations and Warranties of the Company
and Sellers
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The Company and
Sellers jointly and severally represent and warrant to Open Energy
and Buyer as follows and acknowledge that the Buyer and Open Energy
are relying upon the following representations and warranties in
connection with the acquisition of the WaterEye Shares pursuant to
the Merger which representations shall be true and correct on the
date hereof and on the Merger Closing Date:
3.1
Organization and Good
Standing
3.1.1 Part
3.1.1 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list for the Company of its name, its jurisdiction of
incorporation, other jurisdictions in which it is authorized to do
business, and its capitalization (including the identity of each
stockholder and the number of shares held by each). The Company is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with
full corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is
now being conducted, to own or use the properties and assets that
it purports to own or use, and to perform all its obligations under
Applicable Contracts. The Company is duly qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of
each state or other jurisdiction in which either the ownership or
use of the properties owned or used by it, or the nature of the
activities conducted by it, requires such qualification.
3.1.2 The
Company has delivered to Buyer copies of the Organizational
Documents of the Company, as currently in effect.
3.2
Authority; No
Conflict
3.2.1 This
Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and
each of the Sellers, and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding
obligation of Sellers and the Company, enforceable against Sellers
and the Company in accordance with its terms. Sellers have the
absolute and unrestricted right, power, authority, and capacity to
execute and deliver this Agreement. Sellers have the absolute and
unrestricted right, power, authority, and capacity to perform their
obligations under this Agreement, the execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action (including resolutions
duly adopted by its board of directors), subject only to the
approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
by the Company’s stockholders.
3.2.2 To the
Knowledge of the Company and, except as set forth in Part 3.2.2 of
the Disclosure Letter, neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement nor the consummation or performance of any of the
Contemplated Transactions will, directly or indirectly (with or
without notice or lapse of time):
3.2.2.1
contravene, conflict with, or
result in a violation of (a) any provision of the Organizational
Documents of the Company, or (b) any resolution adopted by the
Board of Directors or the stockholders of the Company;
3.2.2.2
contravene, conflict with, or
result in a violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other
Person the right to challenge any of the Contemplated Transactions
or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any Legal
Requirement or any Order to which the Company or Sellers, or any of
the assets owned or used by the Company, may be subject;
3.2.2.3
contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation of any of the
terms or requirements of, or give any Governmental Body the right
to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate, or modify, any
Governmental Authorization that is held by the Company or that
otherwise relates to the business of, or any of the assets owned or
used by, the Company;
3.2.2.4
contravene, conflict with, or
result in a violation or breach of any provision of, or give any
Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under,
or to accelerate the maturity or performance of, or to cancel,
terminate, or modify, any Applicable Contract; or
3.2.2.5
result in the imposition or
creation of any Encumbrance upon or with respect to any of the
assets owned or used by the Company.
3.2.3 Except as
set forth in Part 3.2.3 of the Disclosure Letter, neither Sellers
nor the Company are or will be required to give any notice to, or
obtain any Consent from, any Person in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation or
performance of any of the Contemplated Transactions.
3.3
Capitalization . The authorized equity securities of the
Company consist of 43,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par
value, of which 11,368,762 shares are issued and outstanding;
23,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value, of which
10,000,000 shares have been designated Series A preferred stock,
9,994,402 shares of which are issued and outstanding; and 2,500,489
shares have been designated Series B preferred stock, 2,500,487
shares of which are issued and outstanding. There are options
outstanding to purchase 833,333 shares of Common Stock under the
Company’s 2003 Stock Option Plan, as amended which will be
cancelled, rescinded, surrendered or otherwise terminated without
issuance of additional WaterEye stock at or before the Merger
Closing. All of such shares of the Company constitute the WaterEye
Shares. Part 3.3 of the Disclosure Letter contains a true and
complete list of the current holders of WaterEye Shares and the
number and class of shares held by them. Such persons are now, or
will be on the Merger Closing Date, the record and beneficial
owners and holders of the WaterEye Shares, free and clear of all
Encumbrances. Except as noted in Part 3.3 of the Disclosure Letter,
no legend or other reference to any purported Encumbrance appears
upon any certificate representing equity securities of the Company.
All of the outstanding equity securities of the Company have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable. There are no Contracts relating to the issuance,
sale, or transfer of any equity securities or other securities of
the Company. None of the outstanding equity securities or other
securities of the Company was issued in violation of the Securities
Act or any other Legal Requirement. The Company does not own or
have any Contract to acquire, any equity securities or other
securities of any Person or any direct or indirect equity or
ownership interest in any other business, except as disclosed in
the Balance Sheets or Interim Balance Sheet.
3.4.1 The
Company has delivered to Open Energy its balance sheets as of March
31, 2004, March 31, 2005 and March 31, 2006 and the related
statements of income and retained earnings for the three years
ending on those dates; its balance sheet as of November 30, 2006,
and the related statement of income and retained earnings for the
seven months ending on that date; and an electronic file containing
its Quick Books accounting records for those periods (collectively,
the “Financial Statements”). To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently followed
by the Company throughout the periods indicated, except for
footnotes and subject to year-end adjustments, and fairly present
the financial condition and the results of operations of the
Company, as at the date of and for the periods referred to in the
Financial Statements.
3.4.2 The
Company maintains only the bank accounts as shown in Part 3.4.2 of
the Disclosure Letter and no other bank accounts of any kind.
Except as shown on the Financial Statements or on Part 3.4.2 of the
Disclosure Letter, or as shown on the Company’ cash receipts
and disbursements journal, there have been no material receipts or
disbursements, whether by cash or check, by the Company of any
kind; since the Balance Sheet date, there has been no payment of
any kind to or for the account of Sellers or any Related Person,
and no checks which exceed $10,000.00 have been issued for any
purpose other than in the Ordinary Course of Business.
3.5
Books and
Records . The books
of account, minute books, stock record books, and other records of
the Company, all of which have been made available to Open Energy,
are complete and correct and have been maintained in accordance
with sound business practices, including the maintenance of an
adequate system of internal controls. The minute books of the
Company contain accurate and complete records of all meetings held
of, and corporate action taken by, the stockholders, the Board of
Directors, and committees of the Board of Directors of the Company,
and no meeting of any such stockholders, Board of Directors, or
committee has been held for which minutes have not been prepared
and are not contained in such minute books. At the Merger Closing,
all of those books and records will be in the possession of the
Company.
3.6
Title to Properties;
Encumbrances . Part
3.6 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list
of all real property, leaseholds, or other interests therein owned
by the Company, Sellers have delivered or made available to Open
Energy copies of the deeds and other instruments (as recorded) by
which the Company acquired such real property and interests, and
copies of all title insurance policies, opinions, abstracts, and
surveys in the possession of Sellers or the Company and relating to
such property or interests. The Company owns (with good and
marketable title in the case of real property, subject only to the
matters permitted by the following sentence) all the properties and
assets (whether real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or
intangible) that they purport to own located in the facilities
owned or operated by the Company or reflected as owned in the books
and records of the Company, including all of the properties and
assets reflected in the Balance Sheet (except for assets held under
capitalized leases disclosed or not required to be disclosed in
Part 3.6 of the Disclosure Letter and personal property sold since
the date of the Balance Sheet, in the Ordinary Course of Business),
and all of the properties and assets purchased or otherwise
acquired by the Company since the date of the Balance Sheet (except
for personal property acquired and sold since the date of the
Balance Sheet in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent
with past practice), which subsequently purchased or acquired
properties and assets (other than inventory and short-term
investments) are listed in Part 3.6 of the Disclosure Letter. All
material properties and assets reflected in the Balance Sheet are
free and clear of all Encumbrances and are not, in the case of real
property, subject to any rights of way, building use restrictions,
exceptions, variances, reservations, or limitations of any nature
except, with respect to all such properties and assets, (a)
mortgages or security interests shown on the Balance Sheet as
securing specified liabilities or obligations, with respect to
which no default (or event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) exists, (b) mortgages or security
interests incurred in connection with the purchase of property or
assets after the date of the Balance Sheet (such mortgages and
security interests being limited to the property or assets so
acquired), with respect to which no default (or event that, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
exists, (c) liens for current taxes not yet due, and (d) with
respect to real property, (i) minor imperfections of title, if any,
none of which is substantial in amount, materially detracts from
the value or impairs the use of the property subject thereto, or
impairs the operations of the Company, and (ii) zoning laws and
other land use restrictions that do not impair the present or
anticipated use of the property subject thereto. All buildings,
plants, and structures owned by the Company, if any, lie wholly
within the boundaries of the real property owned by the Company and
do not encroach upon the property of, or otherwise conflict with
the property rights of, any other Person.
3.7
Condition and Sufficiency of
Assets . To the
Knowledge of the Company, the buildings, plants, structures, and
equipment of the Company are structurally sound, are in good
operating condition and repair, and are adequate for the uses to
which they are being put, and none of such buildings, plants,
structures, or equipment is in need of maintenance or repairs
except for ordinary, routine maintenance and repairs that are not
material in nature or cost. The building, plants, structures, and
equipment of the Company are sufficient for the continued conduct
of the Company’s business after the Merger Closing in
substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the Merger
Closing.
3.8
Accounts Receivable and
Inventory
3.8.1
Accounts Receivable . All accounts receivable of
the Company that are reflected on the Balance Sheet (the "Accounts
Receivable") represent valid obligations arising from sales
actually made or services actually performed in the Ordinary Course
of Business. The Accounts Receivable reserves shown on the Balance
Sheet are adequate and calculated consistent with past practice. To
the Company’s Knowledge, there is no contest, claim, or right
of set-off, other than returns in the Ordinary Course of Business,
under any Contract with any obligor of an Account Receivable
relating to the amount or validity of such Account Receivable. Part
3.8.1 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list of all Accounts Receivable as of the date of the Balance
Sheet, which list sets forth the aging of such Accounts
Receivable.
3.8.2
Inventory . All inventory set forth on the
Financial Statements, and all additions to inventory of the Company
since November 30, 2006, consist of items of a quantity and quality
usable or saleable in the ordinary course of the business. Since
November 30, 2006, no inventory items have been sold or disposed of
except in the ordinary course of business. Part 3.8.2 the
Disclosure Letter sets forth the locations of all items of
inventory.
3.9
No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except
as set forth in Part 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter, to the
Company’s Knowledge, the Company has no liabilities or
obligations of any nature except for liabilities or obligations
reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet, and current
liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business since the
date thereof.
3.10.1 The
Company filed or caused to be filed all income Tax Returns and all
material Tax Returns that are or were required to be filed by or
with respect to it either separately or as a member of a group of
corporations, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements. The
Company has delivered to Open Energy copies of, and Part 3.10 of
the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of, all
income Tax Returns filed by the Company since January 1, 2004. The
Company has paid, or made provision for the payment of, all Taxes
reflected on income Tax Returns or material Tax Returns of the
Company or pursuant to any assessment pertaining to Taxes of the
Company received by Sellers or the Company, except such Taxes, if
any, as are listed in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Letter and are
being contested in good faith and as to which adequate reserves
(determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided in the
Balance Sheet.
3.10.2 The
Company has had no audits by any taxing authority of any Tax
Return.
3.10.3 To the
Knowledge of the Company, the charges, accruals, and reserves with
respect to Taxes on the books of the Company are adequate
(determined in accordance with GAAP) and are at least equal to the
Company's liability for Taxes. There exists no proposed tax
assessment against the Company except as disclosed in the Balance
Sheet or in Part 3.10 of the Disclosure Letter. No consent to the
application of Section 341(f)(2) of the Code has been filed with
respect to any property or assets held, acquired, or to be acquired
by the Company. All material Taxes that the Company is or was
required by Legal Requirements to withhold or collect have been
duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been
paid to the proper Governmental Body or other Person.
3.11
No Material Adverse
Change . Since the
date of the Balance Sheet, there has not been any Material Adverse
Change in the business, operations, properties, prospects, assets,
or condition of the Company, and to the Company’s Knowledge,
no event has occurred or circumstance exists that may result in
such a Material Adverse Change.
3.12
Employee Benefit
Plans
3.12.1 Part
3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list
as of the date of this Agreement of all employee benefit plans or
arrangements applicable to the employees of Company and all fixed
or contingent liabilities or obligations of Company with respect to
any person now or formerly employed by Company including, without
limitation, pension or thrift plans, individual or supplemental
pension or accrued compensation arrangements, contributions to
hospitalization or other health or life insurance programs,
incentive plans, bonus arrangements and vacation, sick leave,
disability and termination arrangements or policies, including
workers' compensation policies. Except as listed in Part 3.12.1 of
the Disclosure Letter, Company maintains no other employee benefit
plan or arrangement applicable to the employees of Company and, to
the Knowledge of the Company, possesses no other fixed or
contingent liabilities or obligations with respect to any person
now employed by Company. Part 3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter also
includes true and complete copies of all employee handbooks, rules
and regulations.
3.12.2 Company
has furnished Purchaser with copies of all applicable plan
documents, trust documents, insurance contract summary plan
descriptions of the written plans and arrangements listed in Part
3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter and with descriptions, in writing,
of the unwritten plans and arrangements listed in Part 3.12.1 of
the Disclosure Letter.
3.12.3 The
employee benefit plans listed and identified as "tax qualified
plans" in Part 3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter constitute plans
qualified under Sections 401 et seq. of the Code, have been the
subject of favorable determination letters from the Internal
Revenue Service (the "Service") confirming their status as
"tax-qualified plans" and, to the Knowledge of the Company, are in
compliance in all material respects with any and all statutes and
regulations which are applicable thereto.
3.12.4 All
employee benefit and welfare plans or arrangements listed in Part
3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter were established and have been
executed, managed and administered in all material respects in
accordance with all applicable requirements of the Code, of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and of
other applicable laws. Company is not aware of the existence of any
governmental audit or examination of any of such plans or
arrangements or of any facts which would lead it to believe that
any such audit or examination is pending or threatened. There have
been no federal pension law excise taxes assessed against any of
the benefit or welfare plans, and Company is not aware of any
proceedings or events that could result in the assessment of such
excise taxes.
3.12.5 There
exists no action, suit or claim (other than routine claims for
benefits) with respect to any of such plans or arrangements pending
or threatened against any of such plans or arrangements, and there
are no facts known to the Company which could give rise to any such
action, suit or claim. Except as set forth in Part 3.12.1 of the
Disclosure Letter, Company is not a party to any multi-employer
pension benefit or welfare plans.
3.12.6 No
"accumulated funding deficiency", as defined in Section 412(a) of
the Code, has been incurred with respect to any "tax qualified
plan", whether or not waived. The total value of assets with
respect to each "tax qualified plan" as of December 31, 1993 and
the amount of vested and unvested benefits under such plans as of
such date are set forth on Part 3.12.1 of the Disclosure Letter,
and there was no unfunded vested liability as of such date under
any such plan.
3.13
Compliance with Legal
Requirements; Governmental Authorizations
3.13.1 To the
Knowledge of the Company, and except as set forth in Part 3.13.1 of
the Disclosure Letter:
3.13.1.1
the Company is, and has been, in
full compliance with each Legal Requirement that is or was
applicable to it or to the conduct or operation of its business or
the ownership or use of any of its assets;
3.13.1.2 no
event has occurred or circumstance exists that (with or without
notice or lapse of time) (A) may constitute or result in a
violation by the Company of, or a failure on the part of the
Company to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or (B) may give rise
to any obligation on the part of the Company to undertake, or to
bear all or any portion of the cost of, any remedial action of any
nature; and
3.13.1.3
the Company has not received, any
actual, specific notice or other communication (whether oral or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding
(A) any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement, or (B) any actual,
alleged, possible, or potential obligation on the part of the
Company to undertake, or to bear all or any portion of the cost of,
any remedial action of any nature.
3.13.2 To the
Knowledge of the Company, Part 3.13.2 of the Disclosure Letter
contains a complete and accurate list of each Governmental
Authorization that is held by the Company or that otherwise relates
to the business of, or to any of the assets owned or used by, the
Company. Each Governmental Authorization listed or required to be
listed in Part 3.13.2 of the Disclosure Letter is valid and in full
force and effect. Except as set forth in Part 3.13.2 of the
Disclosure Letter:
3.13.2.1
the Company is in full compliance
with all of the terms and requirements of each Governmental
Authorization identified or required to be identified in Part
3.13.2 of the Disclosure Letter;
3.13.2.2
no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that should (with or without notice or lapse of
time) (A) constitute or result directly or indirectly in a
violation of or a failure to comply with any term or requirement of
any Governmental Authorization listed or required to be listed in
Part 3.13.2 of the Disclosure Letter, or (B) result directly or
indirectly in the revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
or termination of, or any modification to, any Governmental
Authorization listed or required to be listed in Part 3.13.2 of the
Disclosure Letter;
3.13.2.3
the Company has not received, any
actual, specific notice or other communication (whether oral or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding
(A) any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of or
failure to comply with any term or requirement of any Governmental
Authorization, or (B) any actual, proposed, possible, or potential
revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination of,
or modification to any Governmental Authorization; and
3.13.2.4
all applications required to have
been filed for the renewal of the Governmental Authorizations
listed or required to be listed in Part 3.13.2 of the Disclosure
Letter have been duly filed on a timely basis with the appropriate
Governmental Bodies, and all other filings required to have been
made with respect to such Governmental Authorizations have been
duly made on a timely basis with the appropriate Governmental
Bodies.
3.13.2.5
The Governmental Authorizations
listed in Part 3.13.2 of the Disclosure Letter collectively
constitute all of the Governmental Authorizations necessary to
permit the Company to lawfully conduct and operate its business in
the manner it currently conducts and operates such business and to
permit the Company to own and use its assets in the manner in which
it currently owns and uses such assets.
3.14
Legal Proceedings;
Orders
3.14.1 Except
as set forth in Part 3.14 of the Disclosure Letter, there is no
pending Proceeding:
3.14.1.1
that has been commenced by or
against the Company or that otherwise relates to or may affect the
business of, or any of the assets owned or used by, the Company;
or
3.14.1.2
that challenges, or that should
have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal, or
otherwise interfering with, any of the Contemplated
Transactions.
3.14.2 To the
Knowledge of the Company, (1) no such Proceeding has been
Threatened, and (2) no event has occurred or circumstance exists
that may give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of
any such Proceeding. The Company has delivered to Open Energy
copies of all pleadings, correspondence, and other documents
relating to each Proceeding listed in Part 3.14 of the Disclosure
Letter.
3.14.3 To the
Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in Part 3.14 of the
Disclosure Letter:
3.14.3.1
there is no Order to which any of
the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by any of the
Company, is subject;
3.14.3.2
none of the Sellers are subject to
any Order that relates to the business of, or any of the assets
owned or used by, any of the Company; and
3.14.3.3
no officer, director, agent, or
employee of the Company is subject to any Order that prohibits such
officer, director, agent, or employee from engaging in or
continuing any conduct, activity, or practice relating to the
business of any of the Company.
3.14.4 To the
Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in Part 3.14 of the
Disclosure Letter:
3.14.4.1
the Company is, and has been, in
full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each
Order to which it, or any of the assets owned or used by it, is or
has been subject;
3.14.4.2
no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that may constitute or result in (with or
without notice or lapse of time) a violation of or failure to
comply with any term or requirement of any Order to which the
Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the Company, is
subject; and
3.14.4.3
the Company has not received, any
actual, specific notice or other communication (whether oral or
written) from any Governmental Body or any other Person regarding
any actual, alleged, possible, or potential violation of, or
failure to comply with, any term or requirement of any Order to
which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by the
Company, is or has been subject.
3.15
Absence of Certain Changes
and Events . Except
as set forth in Part 3.15 of the Disclosure Letter, since the date
of the Balance Sheet, the Company has conducted its business only
in the Ordinary Course of Business and there has not been
any:
3.15.1 change
in the Company's authorized or issued capital stock; grant of any
stock option or right to purchase shares of capital stock of the
Company; issuance of any security convertible into such capital
stock; grant of any registration rights; purchase, redemption,
retirement, or other acquisition by the Company of any shares of
any such capital stock; or declaration or payment of any dividend
or other distribution or payment in respect of shares of capital
stock;
3.15.2
amendment to the Organizational Documents of the
Company;
3.15.3 payment
or increase by the Company of any bonuses, salaries, or other
compensation to any stockholder, director, officer, or (except in
the Ordinary Course of Business) employee or entry into any
employment, severance, or similar Contract with any director,
officer, or employee;
3.15.4 adoption
of, or increase in the payments to or benefits under, any profit
sharing, bonus, deferred compensation, savings, insurance, pension,
retirement, or other employee benefit plan for or with any
employees of the Company;
3.15.5 damage
to or destruction or loss of any asset or property of the Company,
whether or not covered by insurance, materially and adversely
affecting the properties, assets, business, financial condition, or
prospects of the Company, taken as a whole;
3.15.6 entry
into, termination of, or receipt of actual, specific notice of
termination of (i) any license, broker, agent, sales
representative, joint venture, credit, or similar agreement, or
(ii) any Contract or transaction involving a total remaining
commitment by or to the Company of at least $10,000 or (iii)
termination of any client which represents annual commissions
exceeding $10,000;
3.15.7 sale,
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, including the
sale, lease, or other disposition of any of the Intellectual
Property Assets;
3.15.8
cancellation or waiver of any claims or rights;
3.15.9 material
change in the accounting methods used by the Company; or
3.15.10
agreement, whether oral or written,
by the Company to do any of the foregoing.
3.16
Contracts; No
Defaults .
3.16.1 Part
3.16.1 of the Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate
list, and the Company has delivered to Open Energy true and
complete copies, of:
3.16.1.1
each Applicable Contract (other
than insurance policies procured for clients and customers) that
involves performance of services or delivery of goods or materials
by the Company of an amount or value in excess of
$10,000;
3.16.1.2
each Applicable Contract that was
not entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business and that
involves expenditures or receipts of the Company in excess of
$10,000;
3.16.1.3
each lease, rental or occupancy
agreement, license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and
other Applicable Contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of,
title to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in, any real
or personal property of the Company (except personal property
leases and installment and conditional sales agreements having a
value per item or aggregate payments of less than $5,000 and with
terms of less than one year);
3.16.1.4
each licensing agreement or other
Applicable Contract with respect to patents, trademarks,
copyrights, or other intellectual property, including agreements
with current or former employees, consultants, or contractors
regarding the appropriation or the non-disclosure of any of the
Intellectual Property Assets;
3.16.1.5
each collective bargaining
agreement and other Applicable Contract to or with any labor union
or other employee representative of a group of
employees;
3.16.1.6
each joint venture, partnership,
and other Applicable Contract (however named) involving a sharing
of profits, losses, costs, or liabilities by the Company with any
other Person;
3.16.1.7
each Applicable Contract containing
covenants that in any way purport to restrict the business activity
of the Company or any Affiliate of the Company or limit the freedom
of the Company to engage in any line of business or to compete with
any Person;
3.16.1.8
each agreement defining the terms
and conditions of employment for any employee of the
Company;
3.16.1.9
each Applicable Contract providing
for payments to or by any Person based on sales, purchases, or
profits, other than direct payments for goods;
3.16.1.10 each power of attorney that is currently
effective and outstanding;
3.16.1.11 each Applicable Contract entered into other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business that contains or provides
for an express undertaking by the Company to be responsible for
consequential damages;
3.16.1.12 each Applicable Contract for capital
expenditures in excess of $10,000;
3.16.1.13 each written warranty, guaranty, and or other
similar undertaking with respect to contractual performance
extended by the Company other than in the Ordinary Course of
Business; and
3.16.1.14 each amendment, supplement, and modification
(whether oral or written) in respect of any of the
foregoing.
3.16.2 Part
3.16.2 of the Disclosure Letter sets forth reasonably complete
details concerning such Contracts, including the parties to the
Contracts, the amount of the remaining commitment of the Company
under the Contracts, and the Company's office where details
relating to the Contracts are located.
3.16.3 Except
as set forth in Part 3.16.3 of the Disclosure Letter:
3.16.3.1
none of the Sellers (and no Related
Person of any Seller) has or may acquire any rights under, and none
of the Sellers has or may become subject to any obligation or
liability under, any Contract that relates to the business of, or
any of the assets owned or used by, the Company; and
3.16.3.2
to the Knowledge of the Company, no
officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or contractor of
the Company is bound by any Contract that purports to limit the
ability of such officer, director, agent, employee, consultant, or
contractor to (A) engage in or continue any conduct, activity, or
practice relating to the business of the Company, or (B) assign to
the Company or to any other Person any rights to any invention,
improvement, or discovery.
3.16.4 to the
Knowledge of the Company and except as set forth in Part 3.16.4 of
the Disclosure Letter, each Contract identified or required to be
identified in Part 3.16.1 of the Disclosure Letter is in full force
and effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
3.16.5 to the
Knowledge of the Company and except as set forth in Part 3.16.5 of
the Disclosure Letter:
3.16.5.1
the Company is, and has been, in
full compliance with all applicable terms and requirements of each
Contract under which the Company has or had any obligation or
liability or by which such Company or any of the assets owned or
used by the Company is or was bound;
3.16.5.2
each other Person that has or had
any obligation or liability under any Contract under which the
Company has or had any rights is, and has been, in full compliance
with all applicable terms and requirements of such
Contract;
3.16.5.3
no event has occurred or
circumstance exists that (with or without notice or lapse of time)
may contravene, conflict with, or result in a violation or breach
of, or give the Company or other Perso