Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated
as of September 21, 2007
between
Health
Benefits Direct Corporation,
HBDC
Acquisition, LLC,
System
Consulting Associates, Inc.
and
the
Shareholders listed on the signature page hereto.
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER,
dated as of September 21, 2007 (the “ Agreement
”), is among Health Benefits Direct Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“ Parent ”), HBDC Acquisition, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary
of Parent (“ Merger Sub ” and together with
Parent, “ Buyers ”), System Consulting
Associates, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (“ SCA
” or “ Acquired Company ”) and the
shareholders of SCA listed on the signature page hereto (each a
“ Shareholder ” and, collectively, the “
Shareholders ”). Each of Parent, Merger Sub, SCA and
any of the Shareholders hereinafter may be referred to as a “
Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties
.”
WHEREAS, Shareholders are the record
and beneficial owners of all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the “ SCA
Shares ”), of SCA, which is the only outstanding class of
Equity Interests of SCA;
WHEREAS, SCA is the record and
beneficial owner of 59.4% of the issued and outstanding limited
partnership interests (the “ LP Interests ”) of
Atiam Technologies L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“
Atiam ”);
WHEREAS, SCA is the record and
beneficial owner of 60% of the membership interests of Atiam
Technologies GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“
Atiam GP ”), the sole general partner of Atiam (the
general partnership interests of Atiam are hereinafter referred to
as the “ GP Interests ” and, together with the
LP Interests, the “ Partnership Interests
”);
WHEREAS, Merger Sub is a limited
liability company duly organized and existing under the Laws of the
State of Delaware, having been incorporated solely for the purpose
of completing the transactions set forth herein, and is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of
Directors of Parent and SCA, and the Board of Managers of Merger
Sub (Parent, SCA and Merger Sub are sometimes hereinafter referred
to together as “ Constituent Entities ”), deem
it advisable and in the best interests of the Constituent Entities
and their respective stockholders and members, as the case may be,
that SCA merge with and into Merger Sub pursuant to this Agreement,
the Delaware Certificate of Merger set forth as Exhibit A
hereto (the “ DE Certificate of Merger ”), the
Pennsylvania Articles of Merger set forth as Exhibit B
hereto (the “ PA Articles of Merger ” and,
together with the DE Certificate of Merger, the “
Certificates of Merger ”) and the applicable
provisions of the Laws of the State of Delaware and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, such transaction sometimes being
herein called the “ Merger ”;
WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent and
Merger Sub entering into this Agreement, the former holders of all
of the partnership interests of BileniaTech, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (“ Bilenia ”), and the
holders of 39.6% of the LP Interests of Atiam, have agreed to sell
such remaining 39.6% of the LP Interests to Merger Sub pursuant to
the terms of a Partnership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “
Bilenia Purchase Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, as a condition to Parent and
Merger Sub entering into this Agreement, Noah Prywes (“
Prywes ”), an individual and the holder of 40% of the
membership interests of Atiam GP, has also agreed to sell the
remaining 40% of Atiam GP to Merger Sub pursuant to the terms of
the Bilenia Purchase Agreement, thereby vesting in Merger Sub
ownership of 100% of the GP Interests; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and an
inducement to the willingness of Parent to enter into this
Agreement, each Shareholder has agreed that it will deliver to SCA
and Parent, following the execution of this Agreement but in any
event prior to the Effective Time, its irrevocable adoption of this
Agreement
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and
approval of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby
pursuant to a written consent in the form reasonably acceptable to
Buyers (the “ Written Consent ”), signed and
dated by the Shareholders in their capacity as shareholders of the
Acquired Company on the date hereof, pursuant to and in strict
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania
Business Corporation Law, as amended (the “ PA BCL
”) and SCA’s Charter Documents.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing premises and the respective representations and
warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions . When used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings
assigned to them in this Section 1.1 , or in the
applicable Section of this Agreement to which reference is made in
this Section 1.1 .
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common
control with such specified Person.
“ Assets ” means
all of the assets, properties, business, goodwill and rights of
every kind and description, real and personal, tangible and
intangible, wherever situated and whether or not reflected on the
Balance Sheet, used or held for use by the Acquired Company or
Atiam.
“ Authorization ”
means any authorization, approval, consent, certificate, license,
permit or franchise of or from any Governmental Entity or pursuant
to any Law.
“ Benefit Plan ”
means (a) any pension plan, 401(k) plan, profit-sharing plan,
health or welfare plan, and any other employee benefit plan as
defined in section 3(3) of ERISA that is maintained or sponsored by
Atiam or to which Atiam contributes or for which Atiam otherwise
has or may have any liability, contingent or otherwise, either
directly or as a result of an ERISA Affiliate, and (b) any other
benefit arrangement, obligation, or practice, whether or not
legally enforceable, to provide benefits, other than salary, as
compensation for services rendered, to one or more present or
former employees, directors, independent contractors, or agents,
that is maintained or sponsored by Atiam or to which Atiam
contributes or for which Atiam otherwise has or may have any
liability, contingent or otherwise, either directly or as a result
of an ERISA Affiliate, including employment agreements, severance
policies or agreements, executive compensation arrangements,
deferred compensation arrangement or plan subject to section 409A
of the Code, incentive arrangements, sick leave, vacation pay,
salary continuation, consulting or other compensation arrangements,
workers’ compensation, bonus plans, stock option, stock grant
or stock purchase plans, phantom stock, stock appreciation rights,
medical/dental insurance, life insurance, tuition reimbursement
programs or scholarship programs, any plans subject to section 125
of the Code, and any plans providing benefits or payments in the
event of a change of ownership or control.
“ Business Day ”
means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which
banks located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania are authorized or
required by Law to close.
“ Charter Documents
” means, with respect to any entity, the certificate of
incorporation, the articles of incorporation, by-laws, articles of
organization, limited liability company agreement, partnership
agreement, formation agreement, joint venture agreement or other
similar organizational
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documents of such entity (in each case, as amended).
“ Closing Indebtedness
” means all Indebtedness of the Acquired Company and Atiam as
of the Closing Date.
“ Code ” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Company Expenses
” means, without duplication, the sum of the following, to
the extent unpaid as of the Closing Date: (a) all fees, costs
and expenses incurred by or on behalf of Shareholders, the Acquired
Company or Atiam (to the extent the Acquired Company or Atiam is in
any way liable to pay or reimburse such amounts) in connection with
the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement,
including the broker fees identified on Schedule 3.22
hereto; (b) the amount of any accrued bonuses, accrued
payroll, accrued vacation, accrued sick pay and related expenses of
the Acquired Company or Atiam; (c) the amount of any severance
or similar payments to employees of the Company whose employment
will be terminated in connection with this Agreement; and
(d) any Taxes for which the Company will become liable upon
distribution of any payments set forth in clauses (b) or
(c) above.
“ Contract ” means
any agreement, contract, license, obligation, promise, note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, instrument, lease, or other similar
commitment, arrangement or understanding, written or oral, that is
intended to be legally binding, including any sales order or
purchase order.
“ Equity Interests
” means (a) in the case of a corporation, its shares of
capital stock, (b) in the case of a partnership or limited
liability company, its partnership or membership interests or units
(whether general or limited), and (c) any other interest that
confers on a Person the right to receive a share of the profits and
losses, or distribution of assets, of the issuing entity.
“ Equity Securities
” means (a) Equity Interests and (b) options,
warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights,
exchange rights or other Contracts that, directly or indirectly,
could require the issuer thereof to issue, sell or otherwise cause
to become outstanding Equity Interests.
“ ERISA ” means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA Affiliate
” means any Person that is a member of a “controlled
group of corporations” with, under “common
control” with or a member of an “affiliated services
group” with, Atiam, as defined in Section 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o) of the Code and any general partnership of
which the Acquired Company is or has been a general partner.
“ Escrow Agreement
” means the form of Escrow Agreement, to be dated as of the
Closing Date, by and among Parent, Merger Sub, Shareholders’
Representative and Escrow Agent.
“ Escrow Period ”
means the period of time beginning on the Closing Date and
extending for 12 months thereafter.
“ Final Determination
” means (a) a decision, judgment, decree or other order
by any court of competent jurisdiction, which decision, judgment,
decree or other order has become final after all allowable appeals
by either party to the action have been exhausted or the time for
filing such appeals has expired and is not subject to further
review or modification, (b) a closing agreement entered into
under Section 7121 of the Code or any other settlement or
other agreement entered into in connection with an administrative
or judicial proceeding, (c) execution of an Internal Revenue
Service Form 870-AD, or (d) the expiration of the time for
instituting suit with respect to a claimed deficiency.
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“ Governmental Entity
” means any entity or body exercising executive, legislative,
judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining
to United States federal, state, local, or municipal government,
foreign, international, multinational or other government,
including any department, commission, board, agency, bureau,
subdivision, instrumentality, official or other regulatory,
administrative or judicial authority thereof, and any
non-governmental regulatory body to the extent that the rules and
regulations or orders of such body have the force of Law.
“ Indebtedness ”
means any of the following: (a) any indebtedness for borrowed
money; (b) any obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures,
notes or other similar instruments; (c) any obligations to pay
the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade
accounts payable and other current Liabilities arising in the
ordinary course of business; (d) any obligations as lessee
under capitalized leases; (e) any indebtedness created or
arising under any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement with respect to acquired property; (f) any
obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance credit,
letters of credit or similar facilities, and; (g) any guaranty
of any of the foregoing.
“ Indemnitee ”
means any Person that is seeking indemnification from an Indemnitor
pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
“ Indemnitor ”
means any Party from which any Indemnitee is seeking
indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
“ Knowledge ” of
Shareholders or any similar phrase means, with respect to any fact
or matter, the actual knowledge of the individuals set forth on
Schedule I , together with such knowledge that such
persons could be expected to discover after due investigation
concerning the existence of the fact or matter in question.
“ Law ” means any
statute, law (including common law), constitution, treaty,
ordinance, code, order, decree, judgment, rule, regulation or any
other similar authority enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by
any Governmental Entity, each as may be amended from time to
time.
“ Letter of Transmittal
” is defined in Section 2.6(e) .
“ Lien ” means,
with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, adverse claim or other encumbrance in
respect of such property or asset.
“ Merger Consideration
” means the aggregate consideration that is payable to the
Shareholders in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2.6 .
“ Order ” means
any award, injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, subpoena or
verdict or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with
any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction.
“ Permitted Liens
” means (a) Liens for current real or personal property
Taxes not yet due and payable and with respect to which the
Acquired Company or Atiam maintains adequate reserves, (b) Liens on
Assets acquired pursuant to personal property leases of equipment
set forth on Schedule 3.11(b) hereto and (c) Liens
that are immaterial in character, amount, and extent and that do
not detract from the value or interfere with the present or
proposed use of the properties they affect.
“ Person ” means
an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability
company, a trust, an unincorporated association, a Governmental
Entity or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision of a
Governmental Entity, or any other entity or body.
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“ Relevant Group ”
means any affiliated, combined, consolidated, unitary or similar
group of which any Party is or was a member.
“ SEC ” means the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Subsidiary ” or
“ Subsidiaries ” means, with respect to any
Party, any Person of which (a) such Party or any other
Subsidiary of such Party is a general partner (excluding
partnerships, the general partnership interests of which held by
such Party or any Subsidiary of such Party do not have a majority
of the voting interest in such partnership), or (b) at least a
majority of the securities or other interests having by their terms
ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or others performing similar functions with respect to such Person
is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Party and/or
by any one or more of its Subsidiaries.
“ Tax ” or “
Taxes ” means any and all federal, state, local, or
foreign net or gross income, gross receipts, net proceeds, sales,
use, ad valorem, value added, franchise, bank shares,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, property, deed, stamp,
alternative or add-on minimum, environmental, profits, windfall
profits, transaction, license, lease, service, service use,
occupation, severance, energy, unemployment, social security,
workers’ compensation, capital, premium, and other taxes,
assessments, customs, duties, fees, levies or other governmental
charges of any nature whatever, whether disputed or not, together
with any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional
amounts with respect thereto.
“ Tax Returns ”
means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“ Taxing Authority
” means any Governmental Entity having jurisdiction with
respect to any Tax.
“ Transfer Taxes ”
means sales, use, transfer, real property transfer, recording,
documentary, stamp, registration and stock transfer taxes and
fees.
“ $ ” means United
States dollars.
1.2 Other Defined Terms . The
following terms have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Sections of the Agreement set forth below:
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Reorganization
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Acquired
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Action
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3.16 |
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Agreement
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Applicable
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Atiam
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Atiam 401(k)
Plan
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Atiam Financial
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3.6 |
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Atiam Intellectual
Property
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Atiam Registered
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Audited Financial
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Balance
Sheets
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Balance Sheet
Date
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Bilenia Purchase
Agreement
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Buyers
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Buyers
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Certificates
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Merger
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Consents
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3.5 |
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Constituent
Entities
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Copyrights
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Corporate Record
Books
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Merger
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Disclosure
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Payments
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Escrow Agent
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Escrow Funds
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Expense
Certificate
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Financial
Statements
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3.6 |
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Fundamental
Representations and Warranties
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GAAP
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GP Interests
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In-Bound
Licenses
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Intellectual
Property
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Property Rights
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Property
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Agreement
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LP Interests
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Losses
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Marks
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3.13 |
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Material
Contracts
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3.15 |
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Noncompetition
Period
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Nondisclosure
Agreements
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Notice of
Claim
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Licenses
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Merger
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PA BCL
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Parent
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Reports
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Patents
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Pro Rata
Share
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Information
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Regulation D
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Preamble |
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SCA Financial
Statements
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SCA Shares
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Secondary
Representations and Warranties
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Shareholders’ Representative
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Software
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1 The Merger . Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Certificates of
Merger in such form as is required by the relevant provisions of
the Laws of the State of Delaware and the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, at the Effective Time, SCA shall be merged with and
into Merger Sub and the separate corporate existence of SCA shall
thereupon cease. As a result of the Merger, the outstanding shares
of Equity Interests of SCA shall be converted or canceled in the
manner provided in Section 2.5 of this Agreement, the
separate corporate existence of SCA shall cease and Merger Sub
shall be the surviving entity following the Merger. The Company as
the surviving corporation following the Merger is sometimes
referred to herein as the “ Surviving Entity
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2.2 Closing; Effective Time .
The closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP,
1701 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 9:00 a.m. on a
date to be specified by the Parties which shall be no later than
two Business Days after satisfaction (or waiver as provided herein)
of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those
conditions that by their nature will be satisfied at the Closing),
unless another time, date and/or place is agreed to in writing by
the parties. The date upon which the Closing occurs is herein
referred to as the “ Closing Date .”
Simultaneously with, or as soon as practicable following, the
Closing, Merger Sub as the Surviving Entity shall file the
Certificates of Merger with the Secretaries of State of the State
of Delaware and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as provided in
Section 18-209 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act
(the " DLLCA ”) and Section 1921 of the PA BCL,
respectively. The Merger shall become effective at such time as
such Certificates of Merger are so filed or at such later time as
is set forth in the Certificates of Merger, if different, which
time is hereinafter referred to as the “ Effective
Time .”
2.3 Effects of the Merger
.
(a) At
and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects
specified in the PA BCL and the DLLCA.
(b) At
the Effective Time, the Certificate of Formation of Merger Sub as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
Certificate of Formation of the Surviving Entity after the Merger
until amended thereafter in accordance with applicable Law, except
that Article I of the Certificate of Formation shall
read: “The name of this limited liability company is Atiam
Technologies, LLC.”
(c) At
the Effective Time, the Operating Agreement of Merger Sub as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
Operating Agreement of the Surviving Entity (except that all
references to Merger Sub in the Operating Agreement of the
Surviving Entity shall be changed to reflect the name change of
Merger Sub), until amended thereafter in accordance with applicable
Law.
(d) At
the Effective Time, The individuals whose names are set forth on
Schedule 2.3(d) shall be the initial managers and officers
of the Surviving Entity.
2.4 Further Assurances . If,
at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity shall
consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments
or assurances or any other acts or things
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necessary, desirable or proper (a) to vest, perfect or
confirm, of record or otherwise, in the Surviving Entity its right,
title and interest in, to or under any of the rights, privileges,
powers, franchises, properties or assets of SCA or Atiam, or
(b) otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the
Surviving Entity and its proper officers and directors or their
designees shall be authorized to execute and deliver, in the name
and on behalf of SCA or Atiam, all such deeds, bills of sale,
assignments and assurances and to do, in the name and on behalf of
SCA or Atiam, all such other acts and things as may be necessary,
desirable or proper to vest, perfect or confirm the Surviving
Entity’s right, title and interest in, to and under any of
the rights, privileges, powers, franchises, properties or assets of
SCA or Atiam and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
2.5 Conversion of SCA Shares .
Each of the SCA Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time (other than SCA Shares the holder of which
properly exercises his or her dissenters’ rights pursuant to
Section 1572 of the PA BCL (the “ Dissenting
Shares ”)), shall, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of Buyers, the Acquired Company or the
Shareholders, be converted into the right to receive consideration
in the form of cash and unregistered shares of common stock of
Parent, $0.001 par value per share (the " Parent Common
Stock ”), in the amounts set forth opposite such
Shareholder’s name on Schedule 2.5 hereto (the “
Per Share Merger Consideration ”), without any
interest thereon and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. Any SCA Shares held in the treasury of the Acquired
Company shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion
thereof.
2.6 Payment of Merger
Consideration . The Merger Consideration shall be payable as
follows:
(a) As
soon as practicable after receipt by Parent of the outstanding
certificate or certificates representing each Shareholder’s
SCA Shares in accordance with Section 2.6(e) below,
Parent shall pay to each Shareholder, in accordance with such
Shareholder’s pro rata ownership interest as set forth on
Schedule 2.5 (as to each Shareholder, such
Shareholder’s " Pro Rata Share ”), such
Shareholder’s Per Share Merger Consideration as set forth on
Schedule 2.5 . The aggregate amount of consideration payable
by Parent to each Shareholder shall be such Shareholder’s Pro
Rata Share of (i) an aggregate amount of cash equal to
$850,000 (the “ Cash Closing Payment ”) by wire
transfer to one or more accounts of such Shareholders, as
designated in writing by each Shareholder and in the amounts set
forth on Schedule 2.5 , plus (ii) such number of
unregistered shares of Parent Common Stock that have a value of
$1,150,000 based on the average closing price per share of Parent
Common Stock on The Over the Counter Bulletin Board on the five
consecutive trading days preceding the Closing Date.
(b) Certificates
representing an amount equal to $300,000 of the Parent Common
Shares that would otherwise be payable to the Shareholders in
accordance with Section 2.6(a) above shall be delivered
to American Stock Transfer and Trust Company as escrow agent (the
“ Escrow Agent ”) pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement (such amount, together with any additional funds that may
be placed into the escrow account from time to time, shall be the
“ Escrow Funds ”), which Escrow Funds shall be
released in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Escrow
Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
no fractional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued and any
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to any
Shareholder shall be rounded up to the nearest whole share.
(c) At
the Closing, Shareholders’ Representative and Buyers shall
enter into the Escrow Agreement with the Escrow Agent, under which
the Escrow Agent shall hold the Escrow Funds as a source of
recovery for any indemnification claims against Shareholders under
Article VIII .
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(d) The
Escrow Agreement will provide for payment of the Escrow Funds to
the Shareholders at the end of the Escrow Period upon joint written
instructions of Buyers and Shareholders’ Representative, net
of any reductions for pending or resolved indemnification claims
against Shareholders under Article VIII . For all tax
purposes, the Escrow Funds shall be treated as owned by the
Shareholders (and their successors) on and after Closing, so that
all interest or other income earned from the investment of the
Escrow Funds before release to the Shareholders (or their
successors) shall be considered for tax purposes to be income of
the Shareholders (or their successors) and the Escrow Agent shall
report such interest or other income consistently therewith.
(e) At
the Closing, Shareholders shall deliver to Buyers the following:
the certificates representing the SCA Shares (the “
Certificates ”) and a duly executed letter of
transmittal (the " Letter of Transmittal ”) in the
form reasonably acceptable to Shareholders and Buyers, which Letter
of Transmittal shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and
risk of loss of title to such Certificate shall pass, only upon
proper delivery of the Certificate (duly endorsed in blank for
transfer). The Shareholders shall also deliver to Buyers all other
documents, instruments or certificates required to be delivered by
Shareholders at or prior to the Closing pursuant to this
Agreement
(f) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the Buyers
receive any certificates representing SCA Shares from a Person that
is not a Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement, they shall be
entitled to disregard such certificates.
2.7 Dissenting Shares .
(a) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any Dissenting Shares
shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the
Pro Rata Merger Consideration unless and until such Shareholders
that own such Dissenting Shares shall have failed to perfect or
shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal
under the PA BCL; and any such stockholder shall have only such
rights in respect of the Dissenting Shares owned by them as are
provided by Section 1572 of the PA BCL.
(b) The
Acquired Company shall give Buyers prompt notice of any demands for
appraisal received by the Acquired Company, withdrawals of such
demands, and any other communications received by the Acquired
Company in connection with any demands for appraisal. The Acquired
Company shall not, except with the written consent of Parent,
voluntarily make any payment with respect to any such demands.
Parent shall have the right to control all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal, including the
right to settle any such demands. To the extent that Parent or the
Acquired Company makes any payment in respect of any Dissenting
Shares, Parent shall be entitled to recover under Article VIII
hereof (i) the aggregate amount by which such payment exceeds
the aggregate Merger Consideration and (ii) any other costs
and expenses, including attorney fees and expenses, incurred in
connection with investigating, defending and settling such demands
for appraisal (the amounts in clauses (i) and
(ii) collectively, “ Dissenting Share Payments
”).
2.8 Withholding . Parent shall
be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration payable
pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of SCA Shares or
Dissenting Shares such amounts as it is required to deduct and
withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code
or any provision of applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts
are so withheld by Parent, such withheld amounts shall be treated
for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the
holder of SCA Shares or Dissenting Shares in respect of which such
deduction and withholding was made by Parent.
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2.9 No Further Transfer of
Shares . After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers
of SCA Shares that were outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Entity.
At the close of business on the day of the Effective Time, the
stock ledger of the Company shall be closed.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule delivered by the Acquired Company to Buyers in connection
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “
Disclosure Schedule ”), Acquired Company and the
Shareholders jointly and severally represent and warrant to Buyers
as of the date hereof as follows:
3.1 Organization and Good
Standing .
(a) The
Acquired Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and presently subsisting under the Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, has all requisite power to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted and
as proposed to be conducted, and is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or conducts any
business so as to require such qualification.
Schedule 3.1(a) contains a complete and accurate list
of each jurisdiction in which the Acquired Company is qualified to
do business.
(b) The
Acquired Company is not in default under its Charter Documents. The
Charter Documents of the Acquired Company in the forms previously
provided to Buyers are the Charter Documents of the Acquired
Company as in effect on the date of this Agreement.
3.2 Capitalization .
(a) The
authorized Equity Interests of the Acquired Company consists of
1,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, 500 of
which are issued and outstanding. All of the SCA Shares are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and are
owned of record and beneficially by each Shareholder free and clear
of all Liens. Schedule 3.2(a) sets forth the ownership
of the SCA Shares.
(b) All
of the SCA Shares were issued in compliance with applicable Laws.
No SCA Shares were issued in violation of any Contract to which any
Shareholder or the Acquired Company is a party or is subject or in
violation of any preemptive or similar rights of any Person.
(c) Other
than the SCA Shares, the Acquired Company does not have outstanding
any Equity Securities or any other securities. The Acquired Company
is not a party or subject to any Contract obligating the Company to
issue any Equity Securities or any other securities and there is no
circumstance or condition that may give rise to a claim by any
Person that such Person is entitled to acquire any securities of
the Acquired Company. The Acquired Company does not have
outstanding any bonds, debentures, notes or other obligations the
holders of which have the right to vote (or convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, securities having the right to
vote) on any matter.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.2(d) , none of the
Shareholders or the Acquired Company is a party or subject to any
stockholder agreement, voting agreement, voting trust or any
other
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similar
arrangement that has the effect of restricting or limiting the
transfer, voting or other rights associated with the SCA
Shares.
3.3 Subsidiaries of the Acquired
Company; Ownership of Partnership Interests .
(a)
Schedule 3.3(a) contains a true and complete list of
(1) the Subsidiaries of the Acquired Company, and (2) all
limited partnerships, general partnerships or other entities in
which the Acquired Company holds an Equity Interest, and sets forth
with respect to each such Subsidiary or entity the jurisdiction of
formation, the authorized and outstanding Equity Interests of such
Subsidiary or entity, and the owner(s) of record of such
outstanding Equity Interests. The outstanding Equity Interests of
each Subsidiary or other entity (collectively, the “
Subsidiary Interests ”) are duly authorized and
validly issued and are owned by the Acquired Company free and clear
of all Liens. The Acquired Company does not have any corporate
Subsidiaries.
(b) The
Acquired Company is the beneficial owner of an aggregate of sixty
percent (60%) of the Partnership Interests as set forth on
Schedule 3.3(a) . The Acquired Company holds such
Partnership Interests free and clear of all Liens. Atiam is validly
existing and in good standing as a limited partnership under the
Laws of the State of Delaware, has all requisite power to own,
lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted, and is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which it owns or leases property or conducts any
business so as to require such qualification.
(c) The
Acquired Company is the beneficial owner of sixty percent (60%) of
the membership interests of Atiam GP, the sole general partner of
Atiam. The Acquired Company holds such membership interests free
and clear of all Liens. Atiam GP is validly existing and in good
standing as a limited liability company under the Laws of the State
of Delaware, has all requisite power to own, lease and operate its
properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted and
as proposed to be conducted, and is duly qualified to do business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it owns or
leases property or conducts any business so as to require such
qualification. Atiam GP is in existence for the sole purpose of
serving as the general partner of Atiam and has no other business,
assets or properties, has no employees, and maintains no separate
benefit plans or financial statements.
(d) Other
than the Equity Interests set forth on Schedule 3.3(a)
, neither Atiam nor Atiam GP has outstanding any Equity Securities.
Neither Atiam nor Atiam GP is party or subject to any Contract
obligating Atiam or Atiam GP, as applicable, to issue any Equity
Securities and there is no circumstance or condition that may give
rise to a claim by any Person that such Person is entitled to
acquire any securities of Atiam or Atiam GP. Neither Atiam nor
Atiam GP has any outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other
obligations the holders of which have the right to vote (or
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matter.
(e) All
of the Subsidiary Interests were issued in compliance with
applicable Laws. No Subsidiary Interests were issued in violation
of any Contract to which any Shareholder, the Acquired Company or
Atiam is a party or is subject.
(f) Other
than the Subsidiaries or other entities set forth on
Schedule 3.3(a) , neither the Acquired Company nor
Atiam directly or indirectly owns any Equity Securities or other
securities in any Person.
(g) None
of Shareholders, the Acquired Company or any Subsidiary of the
Acquired Company is a party or subject to any stockholder
agreement, voting agreement, voting trust or any other
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similar
arrangement that has the effect of restricting or limiting the
transfer, voting or other rights associated with the Subsidiary
Interests.
3.4 Authority and
Enforceability . Each of the Acquired Company and the
Shareholders have the requisite power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the Merger. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of the Acquired Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Acquired Company and the Shareholders and,
assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Buyers,
constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Acquired
Company and the Shareholders, enforceable against each of them in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or relating to
creditors’ rights generally and (b) the availability of
injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.
3.5 No Conflicts;
Authorizations .
(a) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Acquired Company
and the Shareholders do not, and the performance by the Acquired
Company and the Shareholders of their obligations hereunder and the
consummation by the Acquired Company and the Shareholders of the
transactions contemplated hereby (in each case, with or without the
giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) will not, directly or
indirectly, (i) violate the provisions of any of the Charter
Documents of the Acquired Company or Atiam, (ii) except as set
forth on Schedule 3.5(a) , violate or constitute a
default, an event of default or an event creating rights of
acceleration, termination, cancellation, imposition of additional
obligations or loss of rights or require a consent to assignment,
under any Contract (A) to which any of the Shareholders, the
Acquired Company or Atiam is a party, (B) of which any of the
Shareholders, the Acquired Company or Atiam is a beneficiary or
(C) by which any of the Shareholders, the Acquired Company or
Atiam or any of their respective assets is bound,
(iii) violate or conflict with any Law, Authorization or Order
applicable to Shareholders, the Acquired Company or Atiam, or give
any Governmental Entity or other Person the right to challenge any
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to exercise
any remedy, obtain any relief under or revoke or otherwise modify
any rights held under, any such Law, Authorization or Order, or
(iv) result in the creation of any Liens upon any of the
assets owned or used by the Acquired Company or Atiam except for
any such violations, conflicts, defaults and events referred to in
clause (ii) and for any such violations, conflicts,
challenges, remedies, relief, revocations, modifications or Liens
referred to in clauses (iii) and (iv) that would not in
the aggregate be material to the Acquired Company and Atiam taken
as a whole. Schedule 3.5(a) sets forth all consents,
waivers, assignments and other approvals and actions that are
required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement under any Contract to which the Acquired Company or Atiam
is a party (collectively, “ Consents ”) in order
to preserve all rights of, and benefits to, the Acquired Company
and Atiam thereunder.
(b) No
Authorization or Order of, registration, declaration or filing
with, or notice to, any Governmental Entity or other Person is
required by or with respect to Shareholders, the Acquired Company
or Atiam in connection with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Merger.
3.6 Financial Statements
.
(a) True
and complete copies of the Acquired Company’s unaudited
financial statements consisting of the balance sheets of the
Acquired Company as at December 31, 2006 and June 30,
2007 and the related statements of income for the yearly and
quarterly periods then ended (the “ SCA Financial
Statements ”), were previously delivered to Buyers. True
and complete copies of Atiam’s
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audited
financial statements, consisting of the balance sheet of Atiam as
at December 31, 2005 and 2006, and the related statements of
income and for the yearly period then ended, along with unaudited
balance sheet as at June 30, 2007 (the “ Atiam
Financial Statements ” and together with the SCA
Financial Statements, the “ Financial Statements
”), were previously delivered to Buyers. Atiam maintains a
standard system of accounting established and administered in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles (“ GAAP ”).
(b) The
Financial Statements are true, complete and correct and are based
on the books and records of the Acquired Company or Atiam, as
applicable. The Financial Statements fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition of the Acquired Company and Atiam,
as applicable, as of the respective dates they were prepared and
the results of the operations of the Acquired Company or Atiam, as
applicable, for the periods indicated (subject, in the case of the
Balance Sheets and the SCA Financial Statements, to normal year-end
adjustment and the absence of footnotes). The balance sheets of the
Acquired Company and Atiam as of June 30, 2007 are referred to
herein as the “ Balance Sheets ” and the date
thereof as the “ Balance Sheet Date .”
(c) Atiam
maintains a system of proper and adequate internal accounting
controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorizations,
(ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to maintain
accountability for the Assets of Atiam, (iii) access to the
Assets of Atiam is permitted only in accordance with
management’s general or specific authorization, (iv) the
reporting of the Assets is compared with existing assets at regular
intervals and (v) accounts receivable and inventory are
recorded accurately, and proper and adequate procedures are
implemented to effect the collection thereof on a current and
timely basis. Neither the Acquired Company nor Atiam have engaged
in any material transaction, maintained any bank account or used
any corporate funds except for transactions, bank accounts and
funds that have been and are reflected in the normally maintained
books and records of the Acquired Company or Atiam, as
applicable.
3.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities
. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.7 , the Acquired
Company and Atiam have no direct or indirect liability,
indebtedness, obligation, expense, claim, loss, damage, deficiency,
guaranty or endorsement of or by any Person, absolute or
contingent, known or unknown, accrued or unaccrued, due or
reasonably expected to become due, liquidated or unliquidated
(“ Liabilities ”), except (a) those that
are adequately reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheets
as of the Balance Sheet Date and (b) those that have been
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice since the Balance Sheet Date and that are not,
individually or in the aggregate, material in amount.
3.8 Taxes .
(a) All
Tax Returns required to have been filed by or with respect to the
Acquired Company and Atiam have been duly and timely filed (or, if
due between the date hereof and the Closing Date, will be duly and
timely filed), and each such Tax Return correctly and completely
reflects Liability for Taxes and all other information required to
be reported thereon. All Taxes owed by the Acquired Company and
Atiam (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been timely
paid (or, if due between the date hereof and the Closing Date, will
be duly and timely paid). The Acquired Company and Atiam have
adequately provided for, in their books of account and related
records, liability for all unpaid Taxes, being current Taxes not
yet due and payable.
(b) There
is no action or audit currently proposed, pending against or, to
the Shareholders’ Knowledge, threatened against, or with
respect to, the Acquired Company or Atiam in respect of any Taxes.
Neither the Acquired Company nor Atiam are the beneficiary of any
extension of
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time
within which to file any Tax Return, nor have the Acquired Company
or Atiam made (or have made on their behalf) any requests for such
extensions. No claim has ever been made by an authority in a
jurisdiction where the Acquired Company or Atiam do not file Tax
Returns that they are or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction or that they must file Tax Returns. There are no Liens
on any of the Equity Interests or Assets of the Acquired Company or
Atiam with respect to Taxes.
(c) The
Acquired Company and Atiam have withheld and timely paid all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid and have complied with all
information reporting and backup withholding requirements,
including maintenance of required records with respect
thereto.
(d) There
is no dispute or claim concerning any Liability for Taxes with
respect to the Acquired Company or Atiam for which notice has been
provided, or that is asserted or, to the Shareholders’
Knowledge, threatened, or that is otherwise known to Shareholders.
No issues have been raised in any Tax examination with respect to
the Acquired Company or Atiam that, by application of similar
principles, could be expected to result in liability for Taxes for
any period not so examined. Schedule 3.8(d)
(i) lists all federal, state, local and foreign income Tax
Returns filed with respect to the Acquired Company and/or Atiam for
taxable periods ended on or after January 1, 2001,
(ii) indicates those Tax Returns that have been audited, and
(iii) indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the
subject of audit. Shareholders have delivered to Buyers correct and
complete copies of all federal income Tax Returns, examination
reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed
to by the Acquired Company or Atiam since January 1, 2001.
Neither the Acquired Company nor Atiam have waived (nor is it
subject to a waiver of) any statute of limitations in respect of
Taxes or has agreed to (or is subject to) any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(e) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam have ever been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(f) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam is a party to any Tax allocation or
sharing agreement and it does not have any Liability for the Taxes
of any Person, other than under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury
regulations (or any similar provision of Law) with respect to any
Relevant Group of which the Acquired Company currently is a member,
(i) as a transferee or successor, (ii) by contract,
(iii) under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury regulations
(or any similar provision of Law) or (iv) otherwise. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.8(f) , neither the Acquired
Company nor Atiam is a party to any joint venture, partnership or
other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes.
(g) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has agreed to make, and is not
required to make by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or otherwise, any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the
Code, and no Governmental Entity has proposed any such adjustment
or change in accounting method. Any adjustment of Taxes of the
Acquired Company or Atiam made by the IRS or comparable taxing
authority, which adjustment is required to be reported to the
appropriate Governmental Entities, has been so reported. Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has executed or entered into a
closing agreement pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any
similar provision of any Law, and neither the Acquired Company nor
Atiam is subject to a private letter ruling of the IRS or
comparable rulings of other taxing authorities.
(h) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam will be required to include in a
taxable period ending after the Closing Date taxable income
attributable to income that accrued (for purposes of the Financial
Statements) in a prior taxable period (or portion of a taxable
period) but was not recognized for tax purposes in any prior
taxable period as a result of (i) an open transaction
disposition made on or before the Closing Date, (ii) a prepaid
amount received on or prior to the Closing Date,
(iii) the
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installment method of accounting, (iv) a change in accounting
method or (v) any comparable provisions of Tax Law, or for any
other reason, other than any amounts that are specifically
reflected in a reserve for Taxes on the Financial Statements.
(i) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has entered into any transaction
that is either a “listed transaction” or that the
Acquired Company or Shareholders believe or believes, as the case
may be, in good faith is a “reportable transaction”
(both as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.6011-4, as modified by
applicable published IRS guidance).
(j) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam have had, nor do the Acquired
Company or Atiam expect to have, any net operating loss
carryforwards or tax credit carryforwards.
3.9 Compliance with Law
.
(a) Each
of the Acquired Company and Atiam has complied in all material
respects with each, and is not in violation in any material respect
of, any applicable Law to which the Acquired Company or Atiam or
its respective business, operations, assets or properties is or has
been subject.
(b) No
event has occurred and no circumstances exist that (with or without
the passage of time or the giving of notice) may result in a
violation of, conflict with or failure on the part of the Acquired
Company or Atiam to comply with, any Law, except for any such
violations, conflicts or failures to comply that would not in the
aggregate be material to the Acquired Company and Atiam taken as a
whole. Neither the Acquired Company nor Atiam has received notice
regarding any violation of, conflict with or failure to comply with
any Law.
3.10 Authorizations .
(a) Each
of the Acquired Company and Atiam owns, holds or lawfully uses in
the operation of its business all Authorizations that are necessary
for it to conduct its business as currently conducted or as
proposed to be conducted or for the ownership and use of the assets
owned or used by the Acquired Company or Atiam in the conduct of
its business, free and clear of all Liens. Such Authorizations are
valid and in full force and effect and none of such Authorizations
will be terminated or impaired or become terminable as a result of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All Authorizations
are listed on Schedule 3.10(a) .
(b) No
Person other than the Acquired Company or Atiam owns or has any
proprietary, financial or other interest (direct or indirect) in
any Authorization that the Acquired Company or Atiam owns or uses
in the operation of its business as currently conducted or as
proposed to be conducted.
3.11 Title to Personal
Properties .
(a) The
only Assets of the Acquired Company are the Atiam Partnership
Interests it holds and the Equity Interests it holds in Atiam GP,
and the Acquired Company has no Liabilities (other than Liabilities
for Taxes not yet due).
(b)
Schedule 3.11(b) sets forth a complete and accurate
list of all the personal Assets owned, leased or used by Atiam as
of the date of this Agreement specifying whether and by whom each
such Asset is owned or leased and, in the case of leased Assets,
indicating the parties to, execution dates of and annual payments
under, the lease.
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(c) With
respect to personal Assets that are owned including all properties
and Assets reflected as owned on the Balance Sheet (other than
inventory sold in the ordinary course of business since the date
thereof), Atiam has good and valid title to all of such properties
and assets, free and clear of all Liens except for Permitted
Liens.
(d) With
respect to personal Assets that are leased (“ Leased
Personal Property ”), Atiam has valid leasehold interests
in such Leased Personal Property and all such leases are in full
force and effect and constitute valid and binding obligations of
the other party(ies) thereto. Neither Atiam nor any other party
thereto is in breach of any of the terms of any such lease.
(e) Other
than Atiam, holders of Permitted Liens (solely to the extent of
such Permitted Liens) and lessors of Leased Personal Property
(solely to the extent of their interest in such Leased Personal
Property) no Person has any interest in any personal Assets used by
Atiam. Without limiting the foregoing, no Shareholder has any
interest in any personal Assets used in the business of
Atiam.
3.12 Real Property . Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam owns any real property or interests
in real property. Every lease and sublease relating to any leased
real property to which the Acquired Company or Atiam is a party or
by which it is bound (each, a “ Lease ”) is in
full force and effect and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the parties thereto.
3.13 Intellectual Property
.
(a) As
used in this Agreement, “ Intellectual Property
” means (i) inventions (whether or not patentable),
trade secrets, technical data, databases, customer lists, designs,
tools, methods, processes, technology, ideas, know-how, source
code, product road maps and other proprietary information and
materials (“ Proprietary Information ”);
(ii) trademarks and service marks (whether or not registered),
trade names, logos, trade dress and other proprietary indicia and
all goodwill associated therewith; (iii) documentation,
advertising copy, marketing materials, web-sites, specifications,
mask works, drawings, graphics, databases, recordings and other
works of authorship, whether or not protected by Copyright;
(iv) computer programs, including any and all software
implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in
source code or object code, design documents, flow-charts, user
manuals and training materials relating thereto and any
translations thereof ( “ Software ”); and
(v) all forms of legal rights and protections that may be
obtained for, or may pertain to, the Intellectual Property set
forth in clauses (i) through (iv) in any country of the
world (“ Intellectual Property Rights ”),
including all letters patent, patent applications, provisional
patents, design patents, PCT filings, invention disclosures and
other rights to inventions or designs (“ Patents
”), all registered and unregistered copyrights in both
published and unpublished works (“ Copyrights
”), all trademarks, service marks and other proprietary
indicia (whether or not registered) (“ Marks ”),
trade secret rights, mask works, moral rights or other literary
property or authors rights, and all applications, registrations,
issuances, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissuances and
extensions of the foregoing.
(b) Neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam GP has any ownership or license
rights or interests in any Intellectual Property.
Schedule 3.13(b) lists (by name, owner and, where
applicable, registration number and jurisdiction of registration,
application, certification or filing) all Intellectual Property
that is owned by Atiam (whether exclusively, jointly with another
Person or otherwise) (“ Atiam Owned Intellectual
Property ”); provided that
Schedule 3.13(b) is not required to list items of Atiam
Owned Intellectual Property that are both (i) immaterial to
the Acquired Company and Atiam taken as a whole and (ii) not
registered or the subject of an application for registration.
Except as described in Schedule 3.13(b) , Atiam owns
the entire right, title and interest to all Atiam Owned
Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens.
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(c)
Schedule 3.13(c) lists all licenses, sublicenses and
other Contracts (“ In-Bound Licenses ”) pursuant
to which a third party authorizes Atiam to use, practice any rights
under or grant sublicenses with respect to, any Intellectual
Property owned by such third party, including the incorporation of
any such Intellectual Property into Atiam’s products and,
with respect to each In-Bound License, whether the In-Bound License
is exclusive or non-exclusive.
(d)
Schedule 3.13(d) lists all licenses, sublicenses and
other Contracts (“ Out-Bound Licenses ”)
pursuant to which Atiam authorizes a third party to use, practice
any rights under or grant sublicenses with respect to, any Atiam
Owned Intellectual Property or pursuant to which Atiam grants
rights to use or practice any rights under any Intellectual
Property owned by a third party and, with respect to each Out-Bound
License, whether the Out-Bound License is exclusive or
non-exclusive.
(e) Atiam
(i) exclusively own the entire right, interest and title to
all Intellectual Property that is used in or necessary for the
businesses of Atiam as it is currently conducted or proposed to be
conducted free and clear of Liens (including the design,
manufacture, license and sale of all products currently under
development or in production) or (ii) otherwise rightfully use
or otherwise enjoy such Intellectual Property pursuant to the terms
of a valid and enforceable In-Bound License that is listed in
Schedule 3.13(c) . The Atiam Owned Intellectual
Property, together with Atiam’s rights under the In-Bound
Licenses listed in the Schedule 3.13(c) (collectively,
the “ Atiam Intellectual Property ”),
constitutes all the Intellectual Property used in or necessary for
the operation of Atiam’s business as it is currently
conducted and as proposed to be conducted.
(f) All
registration, maintenance and renewal fees related to Copyrights
and any other certifications, filings or registrations that are
owned by Atiam (“ Atiam Registered Items ”) that
are currently due have been paid and all documents and certificates
related to such Atiam Registered Items have been filed with the
relevant Governmental Entity or other authorities in the United
States or foreign jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the
purposes of maintaining such Atiam Registered Items. All Atiam
Registered Items are in good standing, held in compliance with all
applicable legal requirements and enforceable by Atiam. Neither the
Acquired Company nor Atiam is the holder of any Patents or
Marks.
(g) Neither
the Acquired Company nor the Shareholders are aware of any
challenges (or any basis therefor) with respect to the validity or
enforceability of any Atiam Intellectual Property.
Schedule 3.13(g) lists the status of any Actions before
any Governmental Entity anywhere in the world related to any of the
Atiam Intellectual Property, including the due date for any
outstanding response by Atiam in such Actions. None of the
Shareholders, the Acquired Company nor Atiam has taken any action
or failed to take any action that could reasonably be expected to
result in the abandonment, cancellation, forfeiture,
relinquishment, invalidation, waiver or unenforceability of any
Atiam Intellectual Property. Schedule 3.13(g) lists all
previously held Atiam Registered Items that the Shareholders, the
Acquired Company or Atiam has abandoned, cancelled, forfeited or
relinquished during the 12 months prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(h) None
of the products or services currently or formerly developed,
manufactured, sold, distributed, provided, shipped or licensed by
Atiam, or that currently are under development, has infringed or
infringes upon, or otherwise unlawfully used or uses, the
Intellectual Property Rights of any third party. Atiam, by
conducting its business as currently conducted or as proposed to be
conducted, has not infringed or infringes upon, or otherwise
unlawfully used or uses, any Intellectual Property Rights of a
third party. None of Shareholders, the Acquired Company or Atiam
has received any communication alleging that Atiam or any of its
products, services, activities or operations infringe upon or
otherwise unlawfully use any Intellectual Property Rights of a
third party nor, to Shareholders’ Knowledge, is there any
basis therefor. No Action has been instituted, or, to
Shareholders’ Knowledge, threatened, relating to
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any
Intellectual Property formerly or currently used by Atiam and none
of the Atiam Intellectual Property is subject to any outstanding
Order. To Shareholders’ Knowledge, no Person has infringed or
is infringing any Intellectual Property Rights of Atiam or has
otherwise misappropriated or is otherwise misappropriating any
Atiam Intellectual Property.
(i) With
respect to Atiam’s Proprietary Information, the documentation
relating thereto is current, accurate and sufficient in detail and
content to identify and explain it and to allow its full and proper
use without reliance on the special knowledge or memory of others.
Atiam has taken commercially reasonable steps to protect and
preserve the confidentiality of all Proprietary Information owned
by it. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Proprietary Information of the Atiam is not part of the public
knowledge and has not been used or divulged for the benefit of any
Person other than Atiam. Any receipt or use by, or disclosure to, a
third party of Proprietary Information owned by the Atiam has been
pursuant to the terms of binding written confidentiality agreement
between Atiam and such third party (the “ Nondisclosure
Agreements ”). True and complete copies of the
Nondisclosure Agreements, and any amendments thereto, have been
provided to Buyers. Atiam is, and to Shareholders’ Knowledge,
all other parties to the Nondisclosure Agreements are, in
compliance with the provisions thereof. Atiam is in compliance with
the terms of all Contracts pursuant to which a third party has
disclosed to, or authorized Atiam to use, Proprietary Information
owned by such third party.
(j) All
current and former employees, consultants and contractors of the
Acquired Company or Atiam that have executed and delivered
enforceable agreements regarding the protection of Proprietary
Information and providing valid written assignments of all
Intellectual Property conceived or developed by such employees,
consultants or contractors in connection with their services for
Atiam (“ Work Product Agreements ”) are listed
on Schedule 3.13(j) , and such individuals listed on
Schedule 3.13(j) are in compliance with such Work
Product Agreements. Other than the individuals listed on
Schedule 3.13(j) , no current or former employees,
consultants and contractors of the Acquired Company or Atiam
conceived or developed any Intellectual Property in connection with
their services for Atiam. True and complete copies of the Work
Product Agreements have been provided to Buyers. No current or
former employee, consultant or contractor or any other Person has
any right, claim or interest to any of the Atiam Intellectual
Property.
(k) No
employee, consultant or contractor of Atiam has been, is or will
be, by performing services for Atiam, in violation of any term of
any employment, invention disclosure or assignment,
confidentiality, noncompetition agreement or other restrictive
covenant or any Order as a result of such employee’s,
consultant’s or independent contractor’s employment by
Atiam or any services rendered by such employee, consultant or
independent contractor.
(l) All
Intellectual Property that has been distributed, sold or licensed
to a third party by Atiam that is covered by a warranty conformed
to or conforms to, and performed or performs in accordance with,
the representations and warranties provided with respect to such
Intellectual Property by or on behalf of Atiam for the time period
during which such representations and warranties apply. True and
complete copies have been provided to Buyers of all Contracts
pursuant to which Atiam has agreed to indemnify a third party in
connection with any Intellectual Property that has been
distributed, sold or licensed by Atiam.
(m) The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by any Shareholder does
not, and the consummation of the Merger (in each case, with or
without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both), will not,
directly or indirectly, result in the loss or impairment of any
Atiam Intellectual Property, or give rise to any right of any third
party to terminate or reprice or otherwise renegotiate any of
Atiam’s rights to own any of its Intellectual Property or
rights under any Out-Bound License or In-Bound License,
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nor
require the consent of any Governmental Entity or other third party
in respect of any such Intellectual Property.
3.14 Absence of Certain Changes or
Events . From the Balance Sheet Date to the date of this
Agreement (with respect to the representation and warranty made as
of the date of this Agreement) and from the Balance Sheet Date to
the Closing Date (with respect to the representation and warranty
made as of the Closing Date), except as set forth on
Schedule 3.14 :
(a) there
has not been any material adverse change in the condition
(financial or otherwise), operations, prospects or results of
operations of the Acquired Company and Atiam taken as a
whole;
(b) neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has amended or changed its Charter
Documents;
(c) neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has declared, set aside or paid any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property)
with respect to any Equity Security or any other security;
(d) neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has split, combined or reclassified
any Equity Security or other security, or issued, or authorized for
issuance, any Equity Security or other security;
(e) neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has altered any term of any
outstanding Equity Security or other security;
(f) neither
the Acquired Company nor Atiam has (i) increased or modified
the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable by the
Acquired Company or Atiam to any of its current or former
directors, employees, contractors or consultants, except in the
ordinary course, consistent with past
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