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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
OAKMONT ACQUISITION CORP.,
OAKMONT KANSAS, INC.,
BROOKE CREDIT CORPORATION,
and
BROOKE CORPORATION
Dated as of February 8, 2007
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COVENANTS.
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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OAKMONT’S
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO COMPANY’S
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TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING.
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EXHIBITS
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Form of Lock-Up Agreements to be executed by
Parent, Michael Lowry, Anita Larson, Pamela Breuckmann and Morgan
Joseph & Co. Inc.
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Form of Parent Voting Agreement
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Form of Lock-Up Agreements to be executed by
KrisLee & Associates, LLC, Robert J. Skandalaris and Michael C.
Azar
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this " Agreement ") is
made and entered into as of February 8, 2007 by and among
Oakmont Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (" Oakmont
"), OAKMONT KANSAS, INC., a Kansas corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Oakmont (" New Oakmont "), BROOKE CREDIT
CORPORATION, a Kansas corporation (the " Company "), and
BROOKE CORPORATION, a Kansas corporation and majority stockholder
of the Company (" Parent ").
R E C I T A L S
A. In connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Boards of Directors of Oakmont and New Oakmont
intend to cause Oakmont to merge with and into New Oakmont (the "
Reincorporation Merger ").
B. Oakmont, New Oakmont, Parent and the Company desire to enter
this Agreement pursuant to which, following the Reincorporation
Merger, the Company will merge with and into New Oakmont.
C. The Boards of Directors of Oakmont, New Oakmont, Parent and
the Company have each determined that it is advisable and in the
best interests of Oakmont, New Oakmont, Parent and the Company, and
their respective stockholders, that the Company be merged with and
into New Oakmont.
D. The Boards of Directors of Oakmont, New Oakmont, Parent and
the Company have each unanimously approved this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
E. The Boards of Directors of Oakmont, New Oakmont and the
Company have agreed to recommend that their respective stockholders
adopt and approve this Agreement.
F. For federal income tax purposes, it is intended that these
proposed transactions, individually and collectively, shall qualify
as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (" Code "),
and this Agreement shall constitute a plan of reorganization
pursuant to Section 368 of the Code.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and
the respective covenants, agreements, representations and
warranties contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
1. MERGER.
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1.1. The Merger . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein and the applicable provisions of the
KGCL, and on the basis of the representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, as of the Effective
Time, the Company shall be merged with and into New Oakmont (the "
Merger "), the separate corporate existence
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of the Company shall cease and New Oakmont shall
continue as the surviving corporation. New Oakmont, as the
surviving corporation of the Merger, may be hereinafter referred to
as the " Surviving Corporation ."
1.2. Filing of Certificates of Merger . Subject to the
conditions set forth herein, the Company and New Oakmont shall as
soon as possible on the Closing Date or such other date as New
Oakmont and Parent shall agree, cause the Merger to be consummated
by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Kansas a duly
executed Certificate of Merger in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to Oakmont and Parent.
1.3. Effect of Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect
of the Merger shall be as provided herein and the applicable
provisions of the KGCL. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of the Company and New Oakmont shall vest in the
Surviving Corporation and all of the debts, liabilities, duties and
obligations of the Company and New Oakmont shall become the debts,
liabilities, duties and obligations of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.4. Merger Consideration . The aggregate consideration
to be paid by New Oakmont to Parent and any other holder of capital
stock of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time
(the " Company Stockholders ") in the Merger (the "
Merger Consideration ") shall be the number of shares of
common stock of New Oakmont, $0.01 par value per share (the "
New Oakmont Stock ") equal to (a) the Closing Payment,
plus (b) the Earnout Payments, if any, determined and
paid as set forth in this Article 1.
1.5. Effect on Stock . Upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, at the Effective Time, as a result of the Merger
and this Agreement and without the need for any further action on
the part of New Oakmont, the Company or any of their respective
stockholders, the following shall occur:
1.5.(a) Conversion of Company Stock . Each share of the
issued and outstanding common stock of the Company immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into
the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Per Share Consideration. Until properly delivered to
New Oakmont or the Surviving Corporation pursuant to
Section 1.9, any certificate evidencing shares of common stock
of the Company (a " Certificate ") shall be deemed for all
purposes to evidence only the right to receive the consideration
described in this Section 1.5(a).
1.5.(b) Conversion of New Oakmont Stock . Each share of
the issued and outstanding common stock of New Oakmont immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be automatically converted into
one (1) share of the validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable authorized common stock of the Surviving
Corporation. Each stock certificate evidencing the common stock of
New Oakmont shall evidence ownership of such shares of common stock
of the Surviving Corporation.
1.6. Company Warrants . At the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation shall assume and cause to be performed all
obligations of the Company under the Company Warrants. Each Company
Warrant so assumed by the Surviving Corporation under this
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Agreement will continue to have, and be subject
to, the same terms and conditions set forth in the applicable
warrant agreement immediately prior to the Effective Time, except
that each outstanding Company Warrant will be exercisable (or will
become exercisable in accordance with its terms), for shares of New
Oakmont common stock in the same proportion that the Company
Stockholders receive in the aggregate for their shares in the
Merger (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in respect of the
Closing Payment and each Earnout Payment, if any).
1.7. Organizational Documents . As of the Effective Time,
the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of New Oakmont, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall become the
Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation; provided , however , that Article I
of the Articles of Incorporation shall be amended to read as
follows: "The name of the corporation is Brooke Credit
Corporation".
1.8. Officers and Directors . As of the Effective Time,
the officers and directors of New Oakmont shall become the officers
and directors of the Surviving Corporation and, subject to
Section 9.3(f), shall serve as such until the expiration of
their term of office or their earlier death, resignation or
removal.
1.9. Exchange of Certificates . Upon surrender of a
Certificate for cancellation, together with a letter of
transmittal, duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may
reasonably be required by New Oakmont, the holder of such
Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an
amount to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 1.5(a) and the Certificate so surrendered shall be
canceled.
1.10. Earnout Payments .
1.10.(a) The Merger Consideration shall include, if earned, up
to two additional payments (each, an " Earnout Payment ",
and collectively, the " Earnout Payments ") based upon the
Surviving Corporation’s Adjusted Earnings as follows:
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(i) Fiscal Year 2007 . Subject to the Surviving
Corporation’s achievement of Adjusted Earnings of at least
$15,000,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, the
Merger Consideration shall include the First Earnout Shares.
(ii) Fiscal Year 2008 . Subject to the Surviving
Corporation’s achievement of Adjusted Earnings of at least
$19,000,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, the
Merger Consideration shall include the Second Earnout Shares.
1.10.(b) The Surviving Corporation shall maintain separate books
and records, including but not limited to, balance sheets and
related statements of income and cash flows, so as to make
calculation of Adjusted Earnings feasible and verifiable.
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1.10.(c) As soon as practicable and in any event
within 90 days after December 31 of 2007 and 2008, the
Surviving Corporation shall provide to Parent a statement of the
Adjusted Earnings of the Surviving Corporation for the applicable
period (the " Earnout Statement "), as verified by the
Surviving Corporation’s independent auditors and reasonably
approved by both Oakmont Directors. The Surviving Corporation shall
provide to Parent and its representatives copies of such records
and work papers created in connection with preparation of the
Earnout Statement as are reasonably requested to support such
Earnout Statement. Parent and its representatives shall have the
right to inspect the Surviving Corporation’s books and
records during business hours upon reasonable prior notice and
solely for purposes reasonably related to the determination of
Adjusted Earnings.
1.10.(d) Upon receipt of each such Earnout Statement, Parent
shall be entitled to object to the calculation of Adjusted Earnings
by delivery to the Surviving Corporation of a notice of objections
thereto (a " Notice of Objection "), in reasonable detail
describing the nature of the disagreement asserted. If Parent fails
to deliver a Notice of Objection to the Surviving Corporation
within twenty (20) days following receipt of the Earnout
Statement, the determination of Adjusted Earnings by the Surviving
Corporation as set forth in the Earnout Statement shall be final
and binding on the parties hereto. If Parent and the Surviving
Corporation are unable to reconcile their differences in writing
within twenty (20) days after a Notice of Objection is
delivered by Parent, the Independent Accountants shall be selected
and the items in dispute shall be submitted to the Independent
Accountants within ten (10) days thereafter. The determination
of Independent Accountants shall be set forth in writing and shall
be conclusive and binding upon the parties, and the fees, costs and
expenses of such Independent Accountants shall be paid by the
non-prevailing party. The Independent Accountants shall consider
only the items in dispute and shall be instructed to act within
thirty (30) days (or such longer period as Parent and the
Surviving Corporation may agree) to resolve all items in dispute.
If Parent in its discretion gives written notification of its
acceptance of an Earnout Statement prior to the end of such 30-day
period, such Earnout Statement shall thereupon become binding,
final and conclusive upon all the parties hereto.
1.11. No Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip
representing fractional shares of New Oakmont Stock shall be issued
upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates, and such
fractional share interests will not entitle the owner thereof to
vote or to any rights of a stockholder of the Surviving
Corporation. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
each holder of shares of the Company exchanged for shares of New
Oakmont Stock pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of New Oakmont Stock
(after taking into account all Certificates delivered by such
holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in
an amount equal to such fractional part of a share of New Oakmont
Stock multiplied by $6.00.
1.12. Further Action. If at any time after the Effective Time,
any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the
purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation
with full right, title and possession to all assets, property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company, the
directors and officers of the
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND
COMPANY.
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Parent and the Company, jointly and severally, make the
following representations and warranties to Oakmont and New
Oakmont, subject to the exceptions set forth in the disclosure
schedule attached hereto (the " Disclosure Schedule ").
2.1. Corporate .
2.1.(a) Organization . Each of Parent and the Company is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the State of Kansas.
2.1.(b) Corporate Power . The Company has all requisite
power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and to
carry on its business as and where such is now being conducted.
Each of Parent and the Company has all requisite power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the other documents and
instruments to be executed and delivered by it pursuant hereto, to
perform its obligations hereunder, and to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
2.1.(c) Qualification . The Company is duly licensed or
qualified to do business as a foreign company, and is in good
standing, in each jurisdiction wherein the character of the
properties owned or leased by it, or the nature of its business,
makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except for such
jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Company Material Adverse Effect and would not materially
delay the Closing or materially and adversely affect the ability of
the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.1.(d) No Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in
Section 2.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does
not own, directly or indirectly, any voting securities or other
equity interests in, or have the right to control, any other
Person.
2.2. Authority . The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Parent and the Company pursuant hereto
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary parties. No
other or further act or proceeding on the part of Parent or the
Company is necessary to authorize this Agreement or the other
documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by Parent or
the Company pursuant hereto or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement constitutes, and
when executed and delivered, the other documents and instruments to
be executed and delivered by Parent and the Company pursuant hereto
will constitute, legal, valid and binding agreements of Parent and
the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement,
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moratorium or similar Laws relating to or
limiting creditors’ rights generally or by equitable
principles relating to enforceability.
2.3. Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of the
Company consists of (i) 50,000,000 shares of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of which 5,650,000 shares are issued and
outstanding and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of undesignated
preferred stock of which no shares are issued and outstanding. All
of the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company have been
duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and were issued in compliance with all applicable
Laws. Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
correct and complete list of each stockholder of the Company and
the number of shares held by each. Except as set forth in
Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding subscription, option, warrant, call rights, preemptive
rights or other agreements or commitments obligating the Company to
issue, sell, deliver or transfer (including any rights of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security or other
instrument) any economic, voting, ownership or any other type of
interest or security in the Company.
2.4. No Violation . Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Parent and the Company pursuant hereto,
nor the consummation by Parent and the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (a) will violate any
applicable Laws, (b) will require any authorization, consent,
approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any
Governmental Authority, except for applicable requirements, if any,
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities
Act "), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act "), state securities and "blue sky" Laws, and
the rules and regulations thereunder, or (c) subject to
obtaining the consents referred to in Section 2.4 of the
Disclosure Schedule, will violate or conflict with, or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default) under, or will result in the
termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or
result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the assets of
the Company under, any term or provision of the Organizational
Documents of Parent or the Company or of any contract, commitment,
understanding, arrangement, agreement or restriction of any kind or
character to which Parent or the Company is a party or by which
Parent or the Company or any of its assets or properties may be
bound or affected, except, in the case of clause (c), for such
violations, conflicts, breaches, losses, defaults, terminations,
cancellations, accelerations or Encumbrances that, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.5. Financial Statements . The Company has previously
made available to Oakmont true and complete copies of the financial
statements of the Company consisting of (a) balance sheets of
the Company as of December 31, 2003, 2004, and 2005, and the
related statements of income and cash flows for the years then
ended (including the notes contained therein or annexed thereto),
which financial statements have been reported on, and are
accompanied by, the signed, unqualified opinions of independent
auditors for the Company for such years, and (b) an unaudited
balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2006 (the "
Recent Company Balance Sheet "), and the related unaudited
statements of income for the period then ended and for the
corresponding period of the
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prior year (including the notes and schedules
contained therein or annexed thereto). All of such financial
statements (including all notes and schedules contained therein or
annexed thereto) are true, complete and accurate, have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of unaudited
statements, for the absence of footnote disclosure) applied on a
consistent basis, have been prepared in accordance with the books
and records of the Company, and fairly present, in accordance with
GAAP, the assets, liabilities and financial position, the results
of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for
the years and periods indicated. The books of account and other
financial records of the Company are in all material respects
complete and correct and do not contain or reflect any material
inaccuracies or discrepancies.
2.6. Tax Matters .
2.6.(a) Provision For Taxes . The provision made for
Taxes on the Recent Company Balance Sheet is sufficient for the
payment of all Taxes (and any interest and penalties) and
assessments, whether or not disputed at the date of the Recent
Company Balance Sheet, and for all years and periods prior thereto.
Since the date of the Recent Company Balance Sheet, the Company has
not incurred any Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent in type and amount with past
practices of the Company.
2.6.(b) Tax Returns Filed . All Tax Returns required to
be filed by or on behalf of the Company, or the Affiliated Group
for each period for which the Company was a member of the
Affiliated Group, have been timely filed and when filed were true
and correct in all material respects, and the Taxes due thereon
were paid or adequately accrued. The Company has duly withheld and
paid all Taxes which it is required to withhold and pay relating to
salaries and other compensation heretofore paid to the employees of
the Company.
2.6.(c) Tax Audits . No Tax Returns of the Company, or
the Affiliated Group for each period for which the Company was a
member of the Affiliated Group, have been audited by the Internal
Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority, and the
Company or the Affiliated Group, as applicable, has not received
from the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental
Authority any notice of underpayment of Taxes or other deficiency
which has not been paid nor any objection to any Tax Return filed
by the Company or the Affiliated Group, as applicable, except where
any such deficiency, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
There are no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the
statutory period of limitations applicable to any Tax Return of the
Company or the Affiliated Group.
2.6.(d) Consolidated Group . During the past ten years
the Company has not been a member of an affiliated group of
companies required to file consolidated Tax Returns other than the
Affiliated Group. The Company has no Liability for Taxes of any
Person under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar
provision of state, local or foreign Laws) other than other members
of the Affiliated Group.
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2.6.(e) Other . Except as set forth in
Section 2.6(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not
(i) applied for any tax ruling, (ii) entered into a
closing agreement with any taxing authority, (iii) filed an
election under Section 338(g) or Section 338(h)(10) of
the Code (nor has a deemed election under Section 338(e) of
the Code occurred), (iv) made any payments, or been a party to
an agreement (including this Agreement) that under any
circumstances could obligate it to make payments that will not be
deductible because of Section 280G of the Code, or
(v) been a party to any tax allocation or tax sharing
agreement.
2.7. Finance Company Representations .
2.7.(a) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws . The
Company has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws
and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act
of 2001 (collectively, the " Anti-Money Laundering Laws ")
in connection with the origination and servicing of the Loans, and
has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as
required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, except where such
failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
2.7.(b) Credit Reporting . The Company, in its capacity
as servicer of the Loans, has complied with the Fair Credit
Reporting Act and its implementing regulations in all material
respects with respect to the servicing of the Loans, except where
such failure would not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
2.7.(c) Loan Documents and Loan Files . Each Loan does
not violate in any material respect applicable Laws and to the
Company’s Knowledge is a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the related Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms
and not subject to set off, counterclaim or defense whatsoever,
except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization
or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and by
general equitable principles. The Loan Documents and the related
materials in the Loan Files constitute all of the documentation
relating to the Loans, which documentation does not violate in any
material respect applicable Laws, is enforceable and adequate for
the substantial realization on the related Loan. All Loans are in
substantially one of the forms attached in Section 2.7(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule, except where the failure of a Loan to be
in one of such forms would, individually or in the aggregate, not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
No Loan Documents were falsified by the Company, or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, by any tax preparer, facilitator or any
Borrower, and, in the case of the Company, and to the
Company’s Knowledge, in the case of any tax preparer,
facilitator or any Borrower, such Loan Documents, as of the date
thereof, did not contain an untrue statement of material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the information and statements therein not
misleading. Each Loan constitutes an "instrument" within the
meaning of the UCC.
2.7.(d) Loan Gain and Loss History; Allowance for Possible
Loan Losses . The Company has delivered to Oakmont true and
correct information as to past due loans
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as of December 31, 2006, a copy of which
informational report is attached in Section 2.7(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
2.7.(e) Principal Balance of Loans . The principal
balance of each of the Loans set forth in Section 2.7(e) of
the Disclosure Schedule reflects the existing outstanding principal
balance of such Loans as of December 31, 2006, including loans
made to affiliated parties, after taking into effect any
settlement, offset, compromise or similar agreement with a Borrower
regarding the amount of its payment obligation thereunder.
2.8. Absence of Certain Changes . Except as and to the
extent set forth in Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule or
as discussed in any report filed by Parent with the SEC pursuant to
the Exchange Act (collectively, the " Parent Reports ")
prior to the date of this Agreement, since September 30, 2006
there has not been:
2.8.(a) Any Company Material Adverse Effect;
2.8.(b) Any loss, damage or destruction, whether covered by
insurance or not, affecting the Company’s business or
properties;
2.8.(c) Any increase in the compensation, salaries or wages
payable or to become payable to any executive employee of the
Company (except as and to the extent set forth in, any increase or
change pursuant to any bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement
or other plan or commitment), or any bonus or other employee
benefit granted, made or accrued to such executive;
2.8.(d) Any labor dispute or disturbance, other than routine
individual grievances which are not material to the business,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company;
2.8.(e) Any commitment or transaction by the Company (including,
without limitation, any borrowing or capital expenditure) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
2.8.(f) Any declaration, setting aside, or payment of any
dividend or any other distribution in respect of the
Company’s capital stock; any redemption, purchase or other
acquisition by the Company of any capital stock of the Company, or
any security relating thereto; or any other payment to any
stockholder of the Company;
2.8.(g) Any sale, lease or other transfer or disposition of any
properties or assets of the Company, except for sales in the
ordinary course of business;
2.8.(h) Any indebtedness for borrowed money incurred, assumed or
guaranteed by the Company other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
2.8.(i) Any Encumbrance made on any of the properties or assets
of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
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2.8.(j) Any entering into, amendment or
termination by the Company of any contract, or any waiver of
material rights there under, other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice;
2.8.(k) Any loan or advance (other than advances to employees in
the ordinary course of business for travel and entertainment in
accordance with past practice) to any Person including, but not
limited to, any officer, director or employee of the Company or any
of its Affiliates;
2.8.(l) Any grant of credit to any customer on terms or in
amounts materially more favorable than those which have been
extended to such customer in the past, any other material change in
the terms of any credit heretofore extended, or any other material
change of the Company’s policies or practices with respect to
the granting of credit; or
2.8.(m) To the Company’s Knowledge, any other event or
condition not in the ordinary course of business of the
Company.
2.9. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as and
to the extent specifically disclosed in Section 2.9 of the
Disclosure Schedule or in the Recent Company Balance Sheet, the
Company does not have any Liabilities other than commercial
liabilities and obligations incurred since the date of the Recent
Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice and none of which has or will have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as and to the extent
specifically disclosed in the Recent Company Balance Sheet, neither
Parent nor the Company has Knowledge of any basis for the assertion
against the Company of any Liability and there are no
circumstances, conditions, happenings, events or arrangements,
contractual or otherwise, which may give rise to Liabilities,
except commercial liabilities and obligations incurred in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business and consistent with
past practice.
2.10. No Litigation . Except as set forth in
Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the
Company’s Knowledge, there is no litigation pending or
threatened against the Company, its directors (in such capacity),
its business or any of its assets as to which there is reasonable
possibility of adverse determination and which, if adversely
determined, would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonable be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, nor does the
Parent or the Company know, or have grounds to know, of any basis
for any such litigation.
2.11. Compliance With Laws .
2.11.(a) Compliance . To the Company’s Knowledge,
the Company is in compliance with all applicable Laws, including,
without limitation, those applicable to discrimination in
employment, trade practices, competition and pricing, zoning,
building and sanitation, employment, retirement and labor
relations, and Environmental Laws except where the failure to
comply has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has not received notice of any violation or
alleged violation of, and is subject to
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no Liability for past or continuing violation of,
any Laws except where such violation has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect. All material reports and returns
required to be filed by the Company with any Governmental Authority
have been filed, and were accurate and complete in all material
respects when filed, except where the failure to file or be
accurate and complete in all material respects has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
2.11.(b) Licenses and Permits . To the Company’s
Knowledge, the Company has all licenses, permits, approvals,
authorizations and consents of all Governmental Authorities and all
certification required for the conduct of the business (as
presently conducted and as proposed to be conducted), except where
the failure to have such licenses, permits, approvals,
authorizations and consents has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s Knowledge, the
Company (including its operations, properties and assets) is and
has been in compliance with all such permits and licenses,
approvals, authorizations and consents, except where the failure to
comply has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
2.11.(c) Environmental Matters . The applicable Laws
relating to pollution or protection of the environment, including
Laws relating to emissions, discharges, generation, storage,
releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants,
chemicals or industrial, toxic, hazardous or petroleum or
petroleum-based substances or wastes (" Waste ") into the
environment (including, without limitation, ambient air, surface
water, ground water, land surface or subsurface strata) or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution,
use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Waste
including, without limitation, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air
Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Toxic
Substances Control Act and the Comprehensive Environmental Response
Compensation Liability Act (" CERCLA "), as amended, and
their state and local counterparts are herein collectively referred
to as the " Environmental Laws ". To the Company’s
Knowledge, the Company is in compliance in all material respects
with all limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards,
prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables
contained in the Environmental Laws or contained in any
regulations, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction,
notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved
thereunder.
2.12. Title to and Condition of Properties .
2.12.(a) Tangible Property . The Company has good and
marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in, all
equipment, furniture and other tangible assets used in the ordinary
course of its business and operations, free and clear of any
Encumbrances other than Permitted Encumbrances. All of the assets,
owned or leased by the Company are in good working order, ordinary
wear and tear excepted, and suitable for the purposes for which
they are being used.
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2.12.(b) Real Property .
Section 2.12(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all real
property used or occupied by the Company, including a description
of all land.
2.12.(c) Insurance . Section 2.12(c) of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of
all fire, theft, casualty, general liability, workers’
compensation, business interruption, environmental impairment,
product liability, automobile and other insurance policies insuring
the Company and of all life insurance policies maintained for any
officers or employees of the Company, specifying the type of
coverage, the amount of coverage, the premium, the deductible, the
insurer and the expiration date of each such policy (collectively,
the " Company Insurance Policies "). True, correct and
complete copies of all of the Company Insurance Policies have been
made available by the Company to Oakmont. The Company Insurance
Policies are in full force and effect and are in amounts and of a
nature which are adequate and customary for businesses similar to
the business of the Company. All premiums due on the Company
Insurance Policies or renewals thereof have been paid and there is
no default under any of the Company Insurance Policies.
2.13. Contracts and Commitments .
2.13.(a) Real Property Leases . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no
leases of real property.
2.13.(b) Personal Property Leases . Except as set forth
in Section 2.13(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
no leases of personal property.
2.13.(c) Sales Commitments . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no
sales contracts or commitments to customers except those made in
the ordinary course of business, at arm’s length, and no such
contracts or commitments are for a sales price which would result
in a loss to the Company that is not reflected on
Section 2.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule.
2.13.(d) Contracts for Services . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no
agreement, understanding, contract or commitment (written or oral)
with any stockholder, officer, employee, agent, consultant that is
not cancelable by the Company on notice of not longer than 30 days
without Liability, penalty or premium of any nature or kind
whatsoever.
2.13.(e) Powers of Attorney . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
not given any power of attorney, which is currently in effect, to
any Person for any purpose whatsoever.
2.13.(f) Collective Bargaining Agreements . The Company
is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements with any
unions, guilds, shop committees or other collective bargaining
groups.
2.13.(g) Loan Agreements . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not
obligated under any loan agreement,
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promissory note, letter of credit, or other
evidence of indebtedness as a signatory, guarantor or
otherwise.
2.13.(h) Guarantees . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has
not guaranteed the payment or performance of any Person, agreed to
indemnify any Person or act as a surety, or otherwise agreed to be
contingently or secondarily liable for the obligations of any
Person.
2.13.(i) Contracts Subject to Renegotiation . The Company
is not a party to any contract with any Governmental Authority
which is subject to renegotiation.
2.13.(j) Other Material Contracts . The Company has no
lease, license, contract or commitment of any nature involving
consideration or other expenditure in excess of $250,000, or which
is otherwise individually material to the operations of the
Company, except as set forth in Section 2.13(j) of the
Disclosure Schedule, or except as would not reasonably be expected
to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
2.13.(k) No Default . To the Company’s Knowledge,
the Company is not in default under any lease, contract or
commitment, nor has any event or omission occurred which through
the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a default thereunder or cause the acceleration of any of
the Company’s obligations or result in the creation of any
Encumbrance on any of the assets owned, used or occupied by the
Company. To the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is in
default under any lease, contract or commitment to which the
Company is a party, nor has any event or omission occurred which,
through the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a default thereunder or give rise to an automatic
termination, or the right of discretionary termination, thereof,
other than defaults which, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
2.14. Labor Matters . The Company has not experienced any
labor disputes or any work stoppage due to labor disagreements with
employees of the Company. Except to the extent set forth in
Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, to the
Company’s Knowledge, (a) the Company is in compliance
with all applicable Laws respecting employment and employment
practices, terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours,
and is not engaged in any unfair labor practice; (b) there is
no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company
pending or threatened; (c) there is no labor strike, dispute,
request for representation, slowdown or stoppage actually pending
or threatened against or affecting the Company; (d) no
question concerning representation has been raised or is threatened
respecting the employees of the Company; (e) no grievance
which might have a Company Material Adverse Effect, nor any
arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective
bargaining agreements, is pending and no such claim therefore
exists; and (f) there are no administrative charges or court
complaints against the Company concerning alleged employment
discrimination or other employment related matters pending or
threatened before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
or any other Governmental Authority.
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2.15. Employee Benefit Plans .
2.15.(a) Disclosure . Section 2.15(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a complete list of all
(i) incentive, bonus, commission, or deferred compensation or
severance or termination pay plans, agreements or arrangements for
the benefit of employees employed in the Company,
(ii) pension, profit-sharing, stock purchase, stock option,
group life insurance, hospitalization insurance, disability,
retirement and all other employee benefit plans, agreements or
arrangements, including but not limited to any "employee benefit
plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), for the benefit
of employees employed by the Company, or (iii) fringe benefit
plans, agreements and arrangements for the benefit of employees
employed by the Company (the items referred to in (i),
(ii) and (iii) above are hereinafter referred to
collectively as the " Plans ").
2.15.(b) Operation . Each of the Plans set forth on
Section 2.15(a) of the Disclosure Schedule that is an
"employee pension benefit plan" (as such term is defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), or an "employee welfare benefit plan"
(as such term is defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), has been
operated in compliance with its written terms and the applicable
provisions of ERISA and the Code, except where the failure to
operate in compliance has not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company
Material Adverse Effect. To the extent applicable, the Company has
heretofore made available to Oakmont complete copies of
(i) each Plan, including all amendments thereto, and its
related trust agreement, if any, and summary plan description, if
any, and (ii) each collective bargaining agreement relating to
each Plan.
2.15.(c) Changes . Except as set forth in
Section 2.15(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, to the
Company’s Knowledge there are no agreed upon future increases
of benefit levels for employees employed by the Company, and no
increases in benefits have been committed to by the Company for the
benefit of employees employed by the Company. With respect to each
Plan, full payment has been made of all amounts that the Company is
required to have paid as contributions to such Plan under its terms
or under the terms of any applicable collective bargaining
agreement or ERISA.
2.15.(d) Claims . There are no pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened claims against any of the
Plans or related trusts other than routine claims by participants
and beneficiaries for benefits due and owing under such Plans.
2.16. Employment Compensation . Section 2.16 of the
Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of all
employees to whom the Company is paying compensation, including
bonuses and incentives, at an annual rate in excess of $100,000 for
services rendered or otherwise.
2.17. Intellectual Property . The Company owns or has the
right to use, whether through licensing or otherwise, all
Intellectual Property significant to the businesses of the Company
in substantially the same manner as such businesses are conducted
on the date hereof.
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2.18. No Brokers or Finders . Except as
set forth on Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, no
agent, broker, finder, investment or commercial banker or other
Person, engaged by or acting on behalf of Parent or any of its
Affiliates, or the Company or any of its Affiliates, in connection
with the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated herein, is or will be entitled to any
broker’s or finder’s or similar fees or other
commissions as a result of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated herein. Parent (and not the Company, Oakmont or New
Oakmont) shall pay all such broker’s or finder’s or
similar fees or other commissions.
2.19. Disclosure . No representation or warranty by
Parent or the Company in this Agreement, nor any statement,
certificate, schedule, document or exhibit hereto furnished or to
be furnished by or on behalf of Parent or the Company pursuant to
this Agreement or in connection with transactions contemplated
hereby, contains or shall contain any untrue statement of material
fact or omits or shall omit a material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading. All statements and
information contained in any certificate, instrument, Disclosure
Schedule or document delivered by or on behalf of Parent and/or the
Company shall be deemed representations and warranties by Parent
and the Company. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company
represents and warrants that the information relating to the
Company supplied by the Company for inclusion in any report,
registration statement or definitive proxy statement to be filed by
Oakmont with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
SEC ") will not, as of the date provided to Oakmont, contain
any statement which is false or misleading with respect to any
material fact, or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statement therein
not false or misleading.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF OAKMONT AND NEW
OAKMONT.
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Oakmont and New Oakmont, jointly and severally, make the
following representations and warranties to Parent and the Company,
subject to the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Schedule.
Except as the context otherwise requires or as otherwise provided,
references in this Section 3 to "Oakmont" shall refer to
Oakmont and New Oakmont.
3.1. Corporate .
3.1.(a) Organization . Oakmont is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
the State of Delaware. New Oakmont is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State
of Kansas.
3.1.(b) Corporate Power . Each of Oakmont and New Oakmont
has all requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease its
properties and to carry on its business as and where such is now
being conducted. Each of Oakmont and New Oakmont has all requisite
power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other
documents and instruments to be executed and delivered by it
pursuant hereto, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to carry
out the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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3.1.(c) Qualification . Each of Oakmont
and New Oakmont is duly licensed or qualified to do business as a
foreign company, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction
wherein the character of the properties owned or leased by it, or
the nature of its business, makes such licensing or qualification
necessary, except for such jurisdictions in which the failure to be
so qualified would not have an Oakmont Material Adverse Effect and
would not materially delay the Closing or materially and adversely
affect the ability of the parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.1.(d) No Subsidiaries . Oakmont does not own, directly
or indirectly, any voting securities or other equity interests in,
or have the right to control, any Person other than New Oakmont.
New Oakmont does not own, directly or indirectly, any voting
securities or other equity interests in, or have the right to
control, any other Person. New Oakmont was formed solely for the
purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated hereby and has
not engaged in any business activities or conducted any operations
other than in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.1.(e) New Oakmont Stock . Upon issuance and delivery of
New Oakmont Stock pursuant to this Agreement, New Oakmont Stock
will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
3.2. Authority . Subject to the Oakmont Stockholder
Approval, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and the other documents and instruments to be executed and
delivered by Oakmont and New Oakmont pursuant hereto and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly authorized by all necessary parties. Except for the
Oakmont Stockholder Approval, no other or further act or proceeding
on the part of Oakmont and New Oakmont is necessary to authorize
this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Oakmont or New Oakmont pursuant hereto or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby. This Agreement constitutes, and when executed and
delivered, the other documents and instruments to be executed and
delivered by Oakmont and New Oakmont pursuant hereto will
constitute, legal, valid and binding agreements of Oakmont and New
Oakmont, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, moratorium or similar Laws
relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally or by
equitable principles relating to enforceability.
3.3. Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of
Oakmont consists of 35,000,000 shares of common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.0001 per share. As of the date of this Agreement, there
are (i) 10,575,166 shares of Oakmont common stock issued and
outstanding and (ii) no shares of Oakmont preferred stock
issued and outstanding. The authorized capital stock of New Oakmont
consists of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, and no shares of preferred stock. As of the date of this
Agreement, there are 100 shares of New Oakmont common stock issued
and outstanding. All of the outstanding shares of common stock of
the Oakmont and New Oakmont have been duly authorized and are
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in
compliance with all applicable Laws. Except as described in the
Oakmont Reports, there are no outstanding
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subscription, option, warrant, call rights,
preemptive rights or other agreements or commitments obligating
Oakmont or New Oakmont to issue, sell, deliver or transfer
(including any rights of conversion or exchange under any
outstanding security or other instrument) any economic, voting,
ownership or any other type of interest or security in Oakmont or
New Oakmont.
3.4. No Violation . Neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or the other documents and instruments to be
executed and delivered by Oakmont and New Oakmont pursuant hereto,
nor the consummation by Oakmont and New Oakmont of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (a) will violate any
applicable Laws, (b) will require any authorization, consent,
approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any
Governmental Authority, except for applicable requirements, if any,
of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities and "blue
sky" Laws, and the rules and regulations thereunder, or
(c) will violate or conflict with, or constitute a default (or
an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default) under, or will result in the termination of,
or accelerate the performance required by, or result in the
creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the assets of Oakmont or
New Oakmont under, any term or provision of the Organizational
Documents of Oakmont or New Oakmont or of any contract, commitment,
understanding, arrangement, agreement or restriction of any kind or
character to which Oakmont or New Oakmont is a party or by which
Oakmont or New Oakmont or any of its assets or properties may be
bound or affected, except, in the case of clause (c), for such
violations, conflicts, breaches, losses, defaults, terminations,
cancellations, accelerations or Encumbrances that, individually or
in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an
Oakmont Material Adverse Effect.
3.5. Reports . Oakmont has previously made available to
the Parent and the Company a true, correct and complete copy of
each (a) final registration statement, prospectus, report,
schedule and definitive proxy statement filed since April 15,
2005 by Oakmont with the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act (collectively, the " Oakmont Reports "),
(b) written communication between Oakmont and the SEC since
April 15, 2005, and (c) communication mailed by Oakmont
to its stockholders since April 15, 2005, and no such
registration statement, prospectus, report, schedule, proxy
statement or communication as of its date of filing contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading. Oakmont has timely filed all
Oakmont Reports and other documents required to be filed by it
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, and, as of their
respective dates, all Oakmont Reports complied in all material
respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, including rules and regulations relating to the
filing of exhibits thereto. No executive officer of Oakmont has
failed in any respect to make the certifications required of him or
her under Section 302 or 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
and no enforcement action has been initiated against Oakmont by the
SEC relating to disclosures contained in any Oakmont Report.
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3.6. Financial Statements . Oakmont has
previously made available to Parent and the Company true and
complete copies of the financial statements of Oakmont consisting
of (a) balance sheet of Oakmont as of December 31, 2005,
and the related statements of income and cash flows for the year
then ended (including the notes contained therein or annexed
thereto), which financial statements have been reported on, and are
accompanied by, the signed, unqualified opinion of independent
auditors for Oakmont for such year, and (b) an unaudited
balance sheet of Oakmont as of December 31, 2006 (the "
Recent Oakmont Balance Sheet "), and the related unaudited
statements of income for the year then ended and for the
corresponding period of the prior year (including the notes and
schedules contained therein or annexed thereto). All of such
financial statements (including all notes and schedules contained
therein or annexed thereto) are true, complete and accurate, have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except, in the case of
unaudited statements, for the absence of footnote disclosure)
applied on a consistent basis, have been prepared in accordance
with the books and records of Oakmont, and fairly present, in
accordance with GAAP, the assets, liabilities and financial
position, the results of operations and cash flows of Oakmont as of
the dates and for the years and periods indicated. The books of
account and other financial records of Oakmont are in all material
respects complete and correct and do not contain or reflect any
material inaccuracies or discrepancies.
3.7. Tax Matters .
3.7.(a) Provision For Taxes . The provision made for
Taxes on the Recent Oakmont Balance Sheet is sufficient for the
payment of all Taxes (and any interest and penalties) and
assessments, whether or not disputed at the date of the Recent
Oakmont Balance Sheet, and for all years and periods prior thereto.
Since the date of the Recent Oakmont Balance Sheet, Oakmont has not
incurred any Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent in type and amount with past practices of
Oakmont.
3.7.(b) Tax Returns Filed . All Tax Returns required to
be filed by or on behalf of Oakmont have been timely filed and when
filed were true and correct in all material respects, and the Taxes
due thereon were paid or adequately accrued. Oakmont has duly
withheld and paid all Taxes which it is required to withhold and
pay relating to salaries and other compensation heretofore paid to
the employees of Oakmont.
3.7.(c) Tax Audits . No Tax Returns of Oakmont have been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental
Authority, and Oakmont has not received from the Internal Revenue
Service or any other Governmental Authority any notice of
underpayment of Taxes or other deficiency which has
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