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EXHIBIT 2.1
Execution
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BY AND
AMONG
I-MANY-INC, I-MANY DEMAND
CORP.,
EDGE DYNAMICS,
INC.
AND
PAUL HOLLAND, AS
STOCKHOLDERS’ REPRESENTATIVE
May 2,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER
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1.1
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The
Merger . |
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1.2
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The
Closing . |
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1.3
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Actions at the Closing . |
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1.4
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Additional Action . |
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1.5
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Conversion of Shares . |
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1.6
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Dissenting Shares . |
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1.7
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Payment for Shares . |
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1.8
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[Intentionally Omitted]. |
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1.9
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Options and Warrants . |
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1.10
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Escrow . |
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1.11
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Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . |
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1.12
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[Intentionally omitted]. |
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1.13
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[Intentionally omitted]. |
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1.14
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Stockholders’ Representative . |
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1.15
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Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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1.16
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No
Further Rights . |
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1.17
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Closing of Transfer Books . |
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1.18
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Withholding Obligations . |
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| ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY |
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2.1
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Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power
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2.2
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Capitalization . |
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2.3
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Authorization of Transaction . |
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2.4 |
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Noncontravention . |
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2.5
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Subsidiaries . |
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2.6
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Financial Statements . |
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2.7
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Absence of Certain Changes . |
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2.8
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Undisclosed Liabilities . |
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2.9
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Tax
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2.10
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Assets . |
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2.11
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Owned
Real Property . |
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2.12
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Real
Property Leases . |
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2.13
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Intellectual Property . |
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2.14
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Contracts . |
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2.15
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Accounts Receivable . |
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2.16
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Powers
of Attorney . |
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2.17
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Insurance . |
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2.18
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Litigation . |
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2.19
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Warranties . |
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2.20
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Employees . |
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2.21
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Employee Benefits . |
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2.22
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Environmental Matters . |
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2.23
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Legal
Compliance . |
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2.24
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Customers and Suppliers . |
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2.25
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Permits . |
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2.26
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Certain Business Relationships With Affiliates
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2.27
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Brokers’ Fees . |
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2.28
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Books
and Records . |
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2.29
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Prepayments, Prebilled Invoices and Deposits
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2.30 |
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Disclosure . |
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER AND THE TRANSITORY SUBSIDIARY
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3.1
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Organization and Corporate Power . |
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3.2
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Authorization of Transaction . |
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3.3
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Noncontravention . |
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3.4
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Litigation . |
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3.5
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Reports and Financial Statements . |
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| ARTICLE IV COVENANTS |
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4.1
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Closing Efforts . |
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4.2
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Governmental and Third-Party Notices and Consents
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4.3
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Dissenter’s Notice . |
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4.4
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Operation of Business . |
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4.5
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Access
to Information . |
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4.6
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Notice
of Breaches . |
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4.7
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Exclusivity . |
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4.8
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Expenses . |
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4.9
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FIRPTA
Tax Certificates . |
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4.10
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[Intentionally Omitted] . |
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4.11
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Preparation of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes
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4.12
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Employment Benefits . |
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4.13 |
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Indemnification . |
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4.14 |
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Payment of Bonuses . |
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| ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF MERGER |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer and the Transitory
Subsidiary . |
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Conditions to Obligations of the Company . |
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| ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION |
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Indemnification by the Indemnifying Stockholders
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Indemnification by the Buyer . |
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Indemnification Claims . |
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Survival of Representations and Warranties . |
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Limitations . |
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Exclusive Remedy; Fraud . |
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No
Contribution . |
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Insurance . |
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6.9 |
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Tax
Contests; Cooperation . |
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Treatment of Indemnification Payments . |
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| ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION |
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Termination of Agreement . |
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Effect
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| ARTICLE IX DEFINITIONS |
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| ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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10.1 |
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Press
Releases and Announcements . |
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10.2 |
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No
Third Party Beneficiaries . |
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Confidentiality . |
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Entire
Agreement . |
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10.5 |
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Succession and Assignment . |
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Counterparts and Facsimile Signature . |
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10.7 |
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Headings . |
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10.8 |
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Notices . |
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10.9 |
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Governing Law . |
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10.10 |
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Amendments and Waivers . |
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10.11 |
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Severability . |
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Submission to Jurisdiction . |
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10.13 |
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Construction . |
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Exhibit A -
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Form of
Payment Agent Agreement |
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Exhibit B -
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Form of
Escrow Agreement |
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Exhibit C -
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Opinion
of Counsel to the Company |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of
Merger (the “ Agreement ”) is entered into as of
May 2, 2008 by and among I-many, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “ Buyer ”), I-Many Demand Corp., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer (the “
Transitory Subsidiary ”), Edge Dynamics, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the “ Company ”) and,
solely with respect to Sections 1.3 , 1.6(b) ,
1.14 , 4.3 , 4.11 and Article VI
hereof, Paul Holland as stockholders’ representative (the
“ Stockholders’ Representative ”), as
agent and attorney-in-fact for each stockholder of the Company
(individually, a “ Stockholder ” and
collectively, the “ Stockholders ”). The Buyer,
the Transitory Subsidiary and the Company are sometimes referred to
herein as a “ Party ” and collectively as the
“ Parties .” Capitalized terms used herein shall
have the respective meanings set forth in Article IX
hereof.
This Agreement contemplates a
merger of the Transitory Subsidiary into the Company. In such
merger, the stockholders of the Company will receive cash in
exchange for their capital stock of the Company.
WHEREAS, concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the persons
who have been offered and accepted employment with Buyer have
executed offer letters regarding their employment, effective as of
the Closing (the “ Offer Letters ”);
WHEREAS, concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Mr. Henry Olson
has entered into the Employment Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants
herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger . Upon
and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
Transitory Subsidiary shall merge with and into the Company at the
Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, the separate
corporate existence of the Transitory Subsidiary shall cease and
the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation. The Merger
shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
1.2 The Closing . The
Closing shall take place at the offices of Wilmer Cutler Pickering
Hale and Dorr LLP, 1117 California Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304,
commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the Closing
Date.
1.3 Actions at the
Closing . At the Closing:
(a) the Company shall deliver
to the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in
Section 5.1 ;
(b) the Buyer and the
Transitory Subsidiary shall deliver to the Company the various
certificates, instruments and documents referred to in
Section 5.2 ;
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(c) the Buyer shall file with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of
Merger;
(d) the Buyer shall pay to
the Payment Agent an amount equal to the excess of (A) the
aggregate Merger Consideration payable to the Company Preferred
Stockholders (other than with respect to Dissenting Shares), less
(B) such Company Stockholders’ Pro Rata Share of the
Escrow Amount (such excess being referred to as the “
Initial Merger Consideration ”);
(e) the Buyer, the
Stockholders’ Representative and the Payment Agent shall
execute and deliver the Payment Agent Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Payment Agent
Agreement ”);
(f) the Buyer, the
Stockholders’ Representative and the Escrow Agent shall
execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement in the form attached
hereto as the Exhibit B (the “ Escrow Agreement
”) and the Buyer shall pay to the Escrow Agent the Escrow
Amount; and
(g) the Buyer shall pay to
Silicon Valley Bank the aggregate amounts then due under the Loan
Agreement, up to a maximum of $1,817,000, as specified in
Schedule 1.3(g) .
1.4 Additional Action
. The Surviving Corporation may, at any time after the Effective
Time, take any action, including executing and delivering any
document, in the name and on behalf of either the Company or the
Transitory Subsidiary, in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
1.5 Conversion of
Shares . At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of any Party or the holder of any of
the following securities, each Company Share outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive from Buyer the following Merger
Consideration:
(a) Common Shares . No
payment or consideration shall be paid in respect of any Common
Share;
(b) Preferred Shares
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(i) Each Series A Preferred
Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than Series A Preferred Shares owned beneficially by
the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary, Series A Preferred Shares
that are Dissenting Shares and Series A Preferred Shares held in
the Company’s treasury) shall be converted into and represent
the right to receive (subject to the provisions of
Section 1.9 ) an amount of cash as is equal to the
result obtained by dividing (A) 26.46% of the Merger
Consideration by (B) the number of outstanding Series A
Preferred Shares immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
(ii) Each Series B Preferred
Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than Series B Preferred Shares owned beneficially by
the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary, Series B Preferred Shares
that are Dissenting Shares and Series B Preferred Shares held in
the Company’s treasury) shall be converted into and represent
the right to receive (subject to the provisions of
Section 1.9 ) an amount of cash as is equal to the
result obtained by dividing (A) 46.28% of the Merger
Consideration by (B) the number of outstanding Series B
Preferred Shares immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
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(iii) Each Series C Preferred
Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (other than Series C Preferred Shares owned beneficially by
the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary, Series C Preferred Shares
that are Dissenting Shares and Series C Preferred Shares held in
the Company’s treasury) shall be converted into and represent
the right to receive (subject to the provisions of
Section 1.9 ) an amount of cash as is equal to the
result obtained by dividing (A) 27.26% of the Merger
Consideration by (B) the number of outstanding Series C
Preferred Shares immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
(c) Each Company Share held
in the Company’s treasury immediately prior to the Effective
Time and each Company Share owned beneficially by the Buyer or the
Transitory Subsidiary shall be cancelled and retired without
payment of any consideration therefor.
(d) Each share of common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Transitory Subsidiary
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be converted into and thereafter evidence one share of common
stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.6 Dissenting Shares
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(a) Dissenting Shares shall
not be converted into or represent the right to receive the Merger
Consideration, if applicable, unless the Company Stockholder
holding such Dissenting Shares shall have forfeited his, her or its
right to appraisal under applicable Law or properly withdrawn, his,
her or its demand for appraisal. If such Company Stockholder has so
forfeited or withdrawn his, her or its right to appraisal of
Dissenting Shares, then (i) as of the occurrence of such
event, such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease to be
Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and represent the
right to receive the Merger Consideration issuable in respect of
such Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.5 , and
(ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event, the
Buyer shall deliver to the Payment Agent a payment representing the
amount that would have been paid to the Payment Agent on account of
such Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.3 had such
Company Shares not been Dissenting Shares at the Closing (whereupon
such amount shall be deemed to be additional Initial Merger
Consideration).
(b) (i) the
Stockholders’ Representative shall give the Buyer
(i) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any
Company Shares, withdrawals of such demands, and any other
instruments that relate to such demands received by the Company and
(ii) the Stockholders’ Representative shall have the
opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect
to demands for appraisal under applicable Law. Neither the Company
nor the Stockholders’ Representative shall, except with the
prior written consent of the Buyer, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld, offer to settle or settle any demands for
appraisal of Company Shares.
1.7 Payment for Shares
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(a) Prior to the Effective
Time, the Buyer shall appoint the Payment Agent to effect the
payment of the Initial Merger Consideration in exchange for
Certificates. On the
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Closing Date, the Buyer shall deliver
the Initial Merger Consideration to the Payment Agent, in trust for
the benefit of holders of Certificates. As soon as practicable
after the Effective Time, the Buyer shall cause the Payment Agent
to send a notice and a transmittal form to each holder of a
Certificate entitled to receive any Merger Consideration advising
such holder of the effectiveness of the Merger and the procedure
for surrendering to the Payment Agent such Certificate in exchange
for Initial Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 1.5 . Each holder of a Certificate entitled to
receive Merger Consideration, upon proper surrender thereof to the
Payment Agent in accordance with the instructions in such notice,
shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (subject to any
taxes required to be withheld) his, her or its share of the Initial
Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 1.5 . Until
properly surrendered, each such Certificate shall be deemed for all
purposes to evidence only the right to receive a Merger
Consideration payable pursuant to Section 1.5 . Holders
of Certificates shall not be entitled to receive Merger
Consideration to which they would otherwise be entitled until such
Certificates are properly surrendered.
(b) In the event any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, the Buyer shall issue
in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the
Merger Consideration payable in exchange therefor pursuant to
Section 1.5 . The Board of Directors of the Buyer may,
in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance
thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate to give the Buyer a bond in such sum as it may direct
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Buyer
with respect to the Certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen
or destroyed.
1.8 [Intentionally
Omitted]
1.9 Options and
Warrants .
(a) All unexpired and
unexercised Options outstanding immediately prior to the Closing,
whether vested or unvested, together with the Option Plan, shall be
cancelled, extinguished and terminated and no payment or
consideration shall be paid in exchange therefor. No Options shall
be assumed by the Buyer.
(b) The Company shall cause
the termination, as of the Effective Time, of the Warrants which
remain unexercised.
(c) The Company shall obtain,
prior to the Closing, the consent from each holder of an Option or
a Warrant to termination of such Option or Warrant pursuant to this
Section 1.9 (unless such consent is not required under
the terms of the applicable agreement, instrument or
plan).
1.10 Escrow
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(a) On the Closing Date, the
Buyer shall deposit with the Escrow Agent the Escrow Amount for the
purpose of securing the indemnification obligations of the
Indemnifying Stockholders (i) set forth in Section 6.1(g)
of this Agreement, or (ii) arising out of a breach of
Section 2.6(c). The Escrow Amount shall be held by the Escrow
Agent under the Escrow Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof. The
Escrow Amount shall be held as a trust fund and
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shall not be subject to any lien,
attachment, trustee process or any other judicial process of any
creditor of any party, and shall be held and disbursed solely for
the purposes and in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
(b) The adoption of this
Agreement and the approval of the Merger by the stockholders of the
Company shall constitute approval of the Escrow Agreement and of
all of the arrangements relating thereto, including the deposit of
the Escrow Amount in escrow and the appointment of the
Stockholders’ Representative.
1.11 Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws .
(a) Pursuant to the
Certificate of Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety
as of the Effective Time so that such Certificate of Incorporation
is identical to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Transitory
Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that
(i) the name of the corporation set forth therein shall be
changed to the name of the Company and (ii) the identity of
the incorporator shall be deleted.
(b) From and after the
Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation shall be
the same as the Bylaws of the Transitory Subsidiary immediately
prior to the Effective Time, except that the name of the
corporation set forth therein shall be changed to the name of the
Company.
1.12 [Intentionally
omitted]
1.13 [Intentionally
omitted].
1.14 Stockholders’
Representative .
(a) In order to efficiently
administer the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
defense and/or settlement of any claims for which the Company
Preferred Stockholders may be required to indemnify the Buyer
and/or the Surviving Corporation pursuant to Article VI
hereof, the Company Stockholders, by the approval of the Merger and
adoption of this Agreement and/or their acceptance of Merger
Consideration, hereby designate the Stockholders’
Representative as their representative, attorney-in-fact and
agent.
(a) The Company Stockholders,
by the approval of the Merger and adoption of this Agreement and/or
their acceptance of Merger Consideration, hereby authorize the
Stockholders’ Representative (i) to take all action
necessary in connection with the defense and/or settlement of any
claims for which the Company Stockholders may be required to
indemnify the Buyer and/or the Surviving Corporation pursuant to
Article VI hereof, (ii) to give and receive all
notices required to be given under the Agreement, and (iii) to
take any and all additional action as is contemplated to be taken
by or on behalf of the Company Stockholders by the terms of this
Agreement.
(b) In the event that the
Stockholders’ Representative becomes unable to perform his,
her or its responsibilities hereunder or resigns from such
position, the Company Stockholders (acting by the vote of the
Company Stockholders who immediately prior to the
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Effective Time held a majority of the
outstanding Company Shares held by all Company Stockholders (voting
on an as-converted basis) (excluding each Company Stockholder who
is an Affiliate of the Buyer) shall select another representative
to fill the vacancy of the representative initially chosen by the
Company Stockholders, and such substituted representative shall,
subject to such representative’s acceptance of such selection
in writing, be deemed to be the Stockholders’ Representative
for all purposes of this Agreement and the documents delivered
pursuant hereto.
(c) All decisions and actions
by the Stockholders’ Representative, including without
limitation any agreement between the Stockholders’
Representative and the Buyer relating to the defense or settlement
of any claims for which the Company Stockholders may be required to
indemnify the Buyer and/or the Surviving Corporation pursuant to
Article VI hereof, shall be binding upon all of the Company
Stockholders, and no Company Stockholder shall have the right to
object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same.
(d) By his, her or its
approval of the Merger and adoption of this Agreement, and/or his,
her or its acceptance of Merger Consideration payable at Closing,
each Company Preferred Stockholder, agrees that:
(i) the Buyer shall be able
to rely conclusively on the instructions and decisions of the
Stockholders’ Representative as to the settlement of any
claims for indemnification by the Buyer and/or the Surviving
Corporation pursuant to Article VI hereof or any other
actions required or permitted to be taken by the
Stockholders’ Representative hereunder, and no party shall
have any cause of action against the Buyer for any action taken by
the Buyer in reliance upon the instructions or decisions of the
Stockholders’ Representative;
(ii) all actions, decisions
and instructions of the Stockholders’ Representative shall be
conclusive and binding upon all of the Company Stockholders and no
Company Stockholder shall have any cause of action against the
Stockholders’ Representative for any action taken, decision
made or instruction given by the Stockholders’ Representative
under this Agreement, except for fraud or willful breach of this
Agreement by the Stockholders’ Representative;
(iii) it shall indemnify and
hold harmless the Stockholders’ Representative (based on its
Pro Rata Share) from and against any and all losses, liabilities or
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
that may be imposed upon, incurred by or asserted against the
Stockholders’ Representative in any way relating to or
arising out of the Stockholders’ Representative’s
action or failures to take action pursuant to this Agreement or the
Escrow Agreement, other than acts or omissions resulting from or
arising out of fraud, willful misconduct or bad faith by the
Stockholders’ Representative;
(iv) the provisions of this
Section 1.14 are severable, are irrevocable and coupled
with an interest and shall be enforceable notwithstanding any
rights or remedies that any Company Stockholder may have in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
and
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(v) the provisions of this
Section 1.14 shall be binding upon the executors,
heirs, legal representatives, personal representatives, successors
and permitted assigns of each Company Stockholder, and any
references in this Agreement to a Company Stockholder or the
Company Stockholders shall mean and include the successors to the
Company Stockholder’s rights hereunder, whether pursuant to
testamentary disposition, the laws of descent and distribution or
otherwise.
(e) Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary herein contained, the Stockholders’
Representative (solely in its capacity as such) shall not be liable
to the Company Stockholders, the Buyer, Transitory Sub, the
Company, the Surviving Corporation or to any of their respective
Affiliates, with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken
by the Stockholders’ Representative in connection with this
Agreement or any other agreement, instrument and document
contemplated hereby or executed pursuant hereto, or the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, unless such action or
omission results from or arises out of fraud or willful misconduct
on the part of the Stockholders’ Representative.
1.15 Directors and
Officers of the Surviving Corporation .
(a) The directors of the
Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold
office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
(b) The officers of the
Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold
office in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.16 No Further Rights
. From and after the Effective Time, no Company Shares shall be
deemed to be outstanding, and holders of certificates formerly
representing Company Shares shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto except as provided herein or by law.
1.17 Closing of Transfer
Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed and no transfer of Company Shares shall
thereafter be made. If, after the Effective Time, certificates
formerly representing Company Shares are presented to the Buyer or
the Surviving Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged
for the Merger Consideration, if any, in accordance with
Section 1.5 , subject to Sections 1.8 , and
1.10 , and to applicable Law in the case of Dissenting
Shares.
1.18 Withholding
Obligations . Notwithstanding any other provision in this
Agreement, the Buyer, the Company, the Transitory Subsidiary, the
Escrow Agent and the Payment Agent shall have the right to deduct
and withhold Taxes from any payments to be made hereunder
(including any payments to be made under the Escrow Agreement) if
such withholding is required by law and to collect any necessary
Tax forms, including Form W-9 or the appropriate series of Form
W-8, as applicable, or any similar information, from the Company
Stockholders and any other recipients of payments hereunder. To the
extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been delivered
and paid to the Company Stockholder or other recipient of payments
in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and
warrants to the Buyer that, except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule, the statements contained in this Article II are
true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, except to the
extent such representations and warranties are specifically made as
of a particular date (in which case such representations and
warranties will be true and correct as of such date). The
Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in sections corresponding to
the numbered and lettered sections contained in this Article
II . Disclosures in any section or subsection of the Disclosure
Schedule shall qualify other sections and subsections in this
Section 2 only to the extent it is readily apparent from a
reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable to
such other sections and subsections.
2.1 Organization,
Qualification and Corporate Power . The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in corporate and
tax good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The
Company is duly qualified to conduct business and is in corporate
and tax good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction listed in
Section 2.1 of the Disclosure Schedule, which
jurisdictions constitute the only jurisdictions in which the nature
of the Company’s businesses or the ownership or leasing of
its properties requires such qualification, other than such
jurisdictions where a failure to so qualify would not reasonably be
expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. The
Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on
the businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the
properties owned and used by it. The Company has furnished to the
Buyer complete and accurate copies of its Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws, each as amended to date. The Company is
not in default under or in violation of any provision of its
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws.
2.2 Capitalization
.
(a) The authorized capital
stock of the Company consists of (i) 65,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, of which, as of immediately following the execution
this Agreement and after taking into account the effects of the
Mandatory Conversion (as defined in the Certificate of Amendment)
21,584,634 shares were issued and outstanding and no shares were
held in the treasury of the Company and (ii) 42,063,202 shares
of Preferred Stock, of which (A) 18,644,452 shares have been
designated Series A Preferred Stock, of which, as of immediately
following the execution of this Agreement and after taking into
account the effects of the Mandatory Conversion, 12,203,478 shares
were issued and outstanding, (B) 15,418,750 shares have been
designated Series B Preferred Stock, of which, as of immediately
following the execution of this Agreement and after taking into
account the effects of the Mandatory Conversion, 10,675,002 shares
were issued and outstanding and (C) 8,000,000 shares have been
designated Series C Preferred Stock, of which, as of immediately
following the execution of this Agreement and after taking into
account the effects of the Mandatory Conversion, 4,191,046 shares
were issued and outstanding.
(b)
Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list, as of the date of the Agreement, of the
holders of capital stock of the Company, showing the number of
shares of capital stock, and the class or series of such shares,
held by each stockholder and (for shares other than Common Stock)
the number of Common Shares (if
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any) into which such shares are
convertible. Section 2.2(b) of the Disclosure Schedule
also indicates all outstanding Common Shares that constitute
restricted stock or that are otherwise subject to a repurchase or
redemption right, indicating the name of the applicable
stockholder, the vesting schedule (including any automatic
acceleration provisions with respect thereto), and the repurchase
price payable by the Company. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and were not
issued in violation of any person’s preemptive rights. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company
have been offered, issued and sold by the Company in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable federal and state
securities laws.
(c)
Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list, as of immediately prior to the date of
this Agreement of: (i) all Company Stock Plans, indicating for
each Company Stock Plan the number of Common Shares issued to date
under such Plan, the number of Common Shares subject to outstanding
options under such Plan and the number of Common Shares reserved
for future issuance under such Plan; and (ii) all holders of
outstanding Options, indicating with respect to each Option the
Company Stock Plan under which it was granted, the number of Common
Shares subject to such Option, the exercise price, the date of
grant, and the vesting schedule (including any acceleration
provisions with respect thereto). The Company has provided to the
Buyer complete and accurate copies of all Company Stock Plans and
forms of all stock option agreements evidencing Options. All of the
shares of capital stock of the Company subject to Options will be,
upon issuance pursuant to the exercise of such instruments, duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and not in
violation of any person’s preemptive rights.
(d) Except as set forth in
Section 2.2(c) or in Section 2.2(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, (i) no subscription, warrant, option,
convertible security or other right (contingent or otherwise) to
purchase or acquire from the Company any shares of the
Company’s capital stock is authorized or outstanding,
(ii) the Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise)
to issue any subscription, warrant, option, convertible security or
other such right, or to issue or distribute to holders of any
shares of its capital stock any evidences of indebtedness or assets
of the Company, (iii) the Company has no obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of its capital stock or any interest therein or to pay
any dividend or to make any other distribution in respect thereof,
and (iv) there are no outstanding or authorized stock
appreciation, phantom stock or similar rights with respect to the
Company.
(e) There is no agreement,
written or oral, between the Company and any holder of its
securities, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, among any holders
of its securities, relating to the sale or transfer (including
agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or
“drag-along” rights), registration under the Securities
Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, or voting, of
the capital stock of the Company.
2.3 Authorization of
Transaction . The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the other
agreements contemplated hereby to which it is a party and to
perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. The execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby to which it is a party and, subject to
obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
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Approval, which is the only approval
required from the Company Stockholders, the performance by the
Company of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the board of directors of the Company
(the “ Company Board ”), by the unanimous vote
of all directors (i) determined that the Merger is advisable,
fair and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders,
(ii) adopted this Agreement in accordance with the provisions
of the Delaware General Corporation Law and any other applicable
Law, and (iii) directed that this Agreement and the Merger be
submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their adoption and
approval and resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the
Company vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the
approval of the Merger. This Agreement and all other agreements
contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party have been or
will be as of the Closing Date duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto,
constitutes or will constitute a valid and binding obligation of
the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their respective terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar Laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to creditors’ rights generally, and
general equitable principles (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in equity or at law) (“ Enforceability
Exceptions ”).
2.4 Noncontravention .
Subject to the filing of the Certificate of Merger as required by
the Delaware General Corporation Law, neither the execution and
delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the other agreements
contemplated hereby, nor the performance by the Company of its
obligations hereunder and thereunder, nor the consummation by the
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will
(a) conflict with or violate any provision of the Certificate
of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (b) require on the
part of the Company any notice to or filing with, or any permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity,
except as would not reasonably be expected to be material to the
Surviving Corporation, (c) conflict with in any respect,
result in a breach of, constitute (with or without due notice or
lapse of time or both) a default under, result in the acceleration
of obligations under, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify or cancel any rights or obligations of the
Company, or require any notice, consent or waiver under, any
contract, lease, sublease, license, sublicense, franchise, permit,
indenture, agreement or mortgage for borrowed money, instrument of
indebtedness, Security Interest or other arrangement to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound or to which any
of its assets is subject, except as would not reasonably be
expected to be material to the Surviving Corporation,
(d) result in the imposition of any Security Interest upon any
assets of the Company or (e) violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the
Company or any of its properties or assets.
2.5 Subsidiaries . The
Company has no Subsidiaries. The Company does not control directly
or indirectly or have any direct or indirect equity participation
or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust or other business
association or entity that is not a Subsidiary.
2.6 Financial
Statements .
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(a) The Company has provided
to the Buyer the Financial Statements. The Financial Statements
(i) comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements, (ii) were prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered
thereby (except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial
statements and except that the unaudited interim financial
statements do not contain footnotes) and (iii) fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of the Company in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis as of the dates
thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the
periods indicated, consistent with the books and records of the
Company, except that the unaudited interim financial statements are
subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments that will not
be material in amount or effect and do not include
footnotes.
(b) The Company is not party
to any financial derivatives or other hedging
instruments.
(c) The Net Working Capital
is not less than the Target Amount.
2.7 Absence of Certain
Changes . Since the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date,
(a) there has occurred no event or development in the
Company’s business that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had, or could reasonably be expected to have in the future, a
Company Material Adverse Effect, and (b) the Company has not
taken any of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through
(p) of Section 4.4 .
2.8 Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company has no liability or other
Indebtedness in excess of $10,000 (whether known or unknown,
whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or unliquidated
and whether due or to become due) that is required to be reflected
in the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, except for
(a) liabilities reflected on the Most Recent Balance Sheet,
(b) liabilities which have arisen since the Most Recent
Balance Sheet Date in the Ordinary Course of Business and
(c) liabilities incurred by the Company in connection with the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to the extent included
in the definition of Current Liabilities. to the extent included in
the definition of Current Liabilities. Section 2.8 of
the Disclosure Schedule sets forth an itemized list of the full
amount of the transaction fees and expenses payable by the Company
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including legal and accounting fees and any broker or finder fees,
and the persons to whom such fees and expenses were paid or are
payable. The Company has fully performed all obligations required
to performed by it that are related to the deferred revenue of the
Company excluded from the definition of Current Liabilities (in
paragraph (a) therein) in Article IX hereof.
2.9 Tax Matters
.
(a) The Company has properly
filed on a timely basis all Tax Returns that it was required to
file (taking into account all applicable extensions), and all such
Tax Returns were true, correct and complete in all material
respects. The Company has never been a member of a group of
corporations with which it has filed (or been required to file)
consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Returns, other than a group
of which the common parent is the Company. The Company has paid on
a timely basis or adequately provided for on its
financial
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statements as described in the next
sentence, all Taxes that were due and payable (taking into account
all applicable extensions). The unpaid Taxes of the Company for Tax
periods through the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date do not exceed
the accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and
reserves for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing
differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet and all unpaid Taxes of the Company for all
Tax periods commencing after the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date
arose in the Ordinary Course of Business and are of a type and
amount commensurate with Taxes attributable to prior similar
periods. The Company (i) does not have any actual or potential
liability under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any
comparable or similar provision of federal, state, local or foreign
law), as a transferee or successor, pursuant to any contractual
obligation, or otherwise for any Taxes of any person other than the
Company (ii) is not a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity,
Tax sharing, Tax allocation or similar agreement. All Taxes that
the Company was required by law to withhold or collect have been
duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been
properly paid to the appropriate Taxing Authority.
(b) The Company has delivered
or made available to the Buyer (i) complete and correct copies
of all material Tax Returns of the Company relating to Taxes for
all taxable periods for which the applicable statute of limitations
has not yet expired and (ii) complete and correct copies of
all private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, information
document requests, notices of proposed deficiencies, deficiency
notices, protests, petitions, closing agreements, settlement
agreements, pending ruling requests and any similar documents
submitted by, received by, or agreed to by or on behalf of the
Company relating to Taxes for all taxable periods for which the
applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The United
States federal income Tax Returns of the Company have not been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service. No examination or audit of
any Tax Return of the Company by any Taxing Authority is currently
in progress or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or
contemplated. The Company has not been informed in writing by any
jurisdiction that the jurisdiction believes that the Company was
required to file any Tax Return that was not filed. The Company has
not (x) waived any statute of limitations with respect to
Taxes or agreed to extend the period for assessment or collection
of any Taxes which waiver or extension is still in effect,
(y) requested any extension of time within which to file any
Tax Return, which Tax Return has not yet been filed, or
(z) executed or filed any power of attorney with any Taxing
Authority, which power of attorney is still in effect.
(c) The Company (i) has
not made any payment, is not obligated to make any payment, and is
not a party to any agreement that could obligate it to make any
payment that would be treated as an “excess parachute
payment” under Section 280G of the Code as a result of
the consummation of this Agreement (without regard to Sections
280G(b)(4) and 280G(b)(5) of the Code) or (ii) is not or has
not been required to make a basis reduction pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-20(b) or Treasury Regulation
Section 1.337(d)-2(b).
(d) There are no adjustments
under Section 481 of the Code (or any similar adjustments
under any provision of the Code or the corresponding foreign, state
or local Tax laws) that are required to be taken into account by
the Company in any period ending after the Closing Date by reason
of a change in method of accounting in any taxable period ending on
or before the Closing Date or as a result of the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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(e) The Company (i) is
not a “consenting corporation” within the meaning of
former Section 341(f) of the Code, and none of the assets of
the Company are subject to an election under former
Section 341(f) of the Code or (ii) has not been a United
States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(f) The Company has never
participated in an international boycott as defined in
Section 999 of the Code.
(g) The Company has not
distributed to its shareholders or security holders stock or
securities of a controlled corporation, nor has stock or securities
of the Company been distributed, in a transaction to which
Section 355 of the Code applies (i) in the two
(2) years prior to the date of this Agreement or (ii) in
a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a
“plan” or “series of related transactions”
(within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) that
includes the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(h) The Company does not own
any interest in an entity that is characterized as a partnership
for United States federal income Tax purposes.
(i)
Section 2.9(i) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
each jurisdiction (other than United States federal) in which the
Company files, is required to file or has been required to file a
Tax Return or is or has been liable for any Taxes on a
“nexus” basis and each jurisdiction that has sent
notices or communications of any kind requesting information
relating to the Company’s nexus with such
jurisdiction.
(j) The Company is not nor
has it been a passive foreign investment company within the meaning
of Sections 1291 through 1297 of the Code.
(k) The Company has not
incurred (or been allocated) an “overall foreign loss”
as defined in Section 904(f)(2) of the Code which has not been
previously recaptured in full as provided in Sections 904(f)(1)
and/or 904(f)(3) of the Code.
(l) The Company is not a
party to a gain recognition agreement under Section 367 of the
Code.
(m) The Company will not be
required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of
deduction from, taxable income for any period (or any portion
thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any
(i) deferred intercompany gain or any excess loss account
described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the
Code (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax
law), (ii) closing agreement as described in Section 7121
of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state,
local or foreign Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date,
(iii) installment sale or other open transaction disposition
made on or prior to the Closing Date or (iv) prepaid amount
received on or prior to the Closing Date.
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(n) There are no liens or
other encumbrances with respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or
properties of the Company, other than with respect to Taxes not yet
due and payable.
(o) No holder of shares of
Company Shares holds any Common Shares that are non-transferable
and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning
of Section 83 of the Code with respect to which a valid
election under Section 83(b) of the Code has not been
made.
(p) To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company is not nor has it ever been a party to a
transaction or agreement that is in conflict with the Tax rules on
transfer pricing in any relevant jurisdiction.
(q) The Company has not
engaged in any “listed transaction” for purposes of
Treasury Regulation sections 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2) or
any analogous provision of state or local law.
2.10 Assets
.
(a) The Company is the true
and lawful owner, and has good title to, all of the assets
(tangible or intangible) purported to be owned by the Company, free
and clear of all Security Interests. The Company owns or leases all
tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of its businesses as
presently conducted. Each such tangible asset is free from material
defects, has been maintained in accordance with normal industry
practice, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to
normal wear and tear) and is suitable for the purposes for which it
presently is used. No Person has the right, privilege or option to
purchase or acquire any assets (tangible or intangible) purported
to be owned by the Company.
(b)
Section 2.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists
individually (i) all fixed assets (within the meaning of GAAP)
of the Company, indicating the cost, accumulated book depreciation
(if any) and the net book value of (A) each such fixed asset
whose book value exceeds $2,000 as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet
Date and (B) all fixed assets, in aggregate, as of the Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) each other asset of a
tangible nature (other than inventories) of the Company whose book
value exceeds $10,000.
(c) Each item of equipment,
motor vehicle and other assets that the Company has possession of
pursuant to a lease agreement or other contractual arrangement is
in such condition that, upon its return to its lessor or owner
under the applicable lease or contract in such condition, the
obligations of the Company to such lessor or owner will have been
discharged in full. Each item of equipment, motor vehicle and other
assets that the Company acquired as a result of borrowings pursuant
to the Equipment Line is currently owned by the Company. All
equipment, is in good operating condition and repair (subject to
normal wear and tear) and is not encumbered by any liens or
security interests other than pursuant to the Loan
Agreement.
(d) Except as set forth in
Section 2.10(d) of the Disclosure Schedule, all monies
borrowed by the Company pursuant to the Equipment Line were used to
acquire equipment that was and continues to be used in the business
of the Company.
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2.11 Owned Real
Property . The Company has no Owned Real Property.
2.12 Real Property
Leases . Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule
lists all Leases and lists the term of such Lease, any extension
and expansion options, and the rent payable and security deposit
thereunder, and any advance rent thereunder. The Company has
delivered to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of the Leases.
With respect to each Lease:
(a) such Lease is legal,
valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and effect against
the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, against each
other party thereto, subject in each case to the Enforceability
Exceptions;
(b) such Lease will continue
to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable and in full force and
effect against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
against each other party thereto immediately following the Closing
in accordance with the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior
to the Closing, subject in each case to the Enforceability
Exceptions;
(c) neither the Company nor,
to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party, is in material
breach or violation of, or material default under, any such Lease,
and no event has occurred, is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, is threatened in writing, which, after the giving of
notice, with lapse of time, or both, would constitute a material
breach or default by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, any other party under such Lease;
(d) to the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no disputes, with respect to such
Lease;
(e) the Company has not
assigned, transferred, conveyed, mortgaged, deeded in trust or
encumbered any interest in the leasehold or
subleasehold;
(f) to the Knowledge of the
Company, all facilities leased or subleased thereunder are supplied
with utilities and other services adequate for the operation of
said facilities;
(g) no material construction,
alteration or other leasehold improvement work with respect to the
Lease remains to be paid for or performed by the Company;
and
(h) the Company is not
obligated to pay any leasing or brokerage commission relating to
such Lease and neither will have any obligation to pay any leasing
or brokerage commission upon the renewal of the Lease.
2.13 Intellectual
Property .
(a) Company Registrations.
Section 2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
Company Registrations, in each case enumerating specifically the
applicable filing or registration number, title, jurisdiction in
which filing was made or from which registration issued, date of
filing or issuance, names of all current applicant(s) and
registered owners(s), as applicable. All assignments of Company
Registrations to the Company have been properly executed and
recorded. All Company Registrations are valid and enforceable and
all issuance, renewal and maintenance and payments that are or have
become due and payable with respect thereto have been timely paid
by or on behalf of the Company.
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(b) Prosecution Matters.
There are no third party inventorship challenges, opposition or
nullity proceedings or interferences commenced or, to the Knowledge
of the Company threatened, with respect to any Patent Rights
included in the Company Registrations. To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company has not breached its duty of candor and
disclosure to the United States Patent and Trademark Office and any
relevant foreign patent office with respect to all patent and
trademark applications filed by or on behalf of the Company and has
made no material misrepresentation in such applications. The
Company has no Knowledge of any information that would preclude the
Company from (i) having clear title to the Company
Registrations or (ii) enforcing any Company
Registrations.
(c) Ownership; Sufficiency.
Each item of Company Intellectual Property will be owned or
available for use by the Surviving Corporation immediately
following the Closing on substantially same terms and conditions as
it was immediately prior to the Closing. The Company is the sole
and exclusive owner of all Company Owned Intellectual Property,
free and clear of any Security Interests and all joint owners of
the Company Owned Intellectual Property are listed in
Section 2.13(c) of the Disclosure Schedule. The Company
Intellectual Property constitutes all Intellectual Property
necessary (i) to Exploit the Customer Offerings in the manner
so done currently by the Company, (ii) use and operate the
Internal Systems as they are currently used by the Company, and
(iii) otherwise to conduct the Company’s business in all
material respects in the manner currently conducted by the
Company.
(d) Protection Measures. The
Company has taken reasonable measures to protect the proprietary
nature of each item of Company Owned Intellectual Property, and to
maintain in confidence all trade secrets and confidential
information comprising a part thereof. The Company has complied in
all material respects with all applicable contractual and legal
requirements pertaining to information privacy and security. No
complaint relating to an improper use or disclosure of, or a breach
in the security of, any such information has been made or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company. To the
Knowledge of the Company, there has been no: (i) unauthorized
disclosure of any third party proprietary or confidential
information in the possession, custody or control of the Company or
(ii) breach of the Company’s security procedures wherein
confidential information has been disclosed to a third
person.
(e) Infringement by Company.
To the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Customer Offerings, or
the Exploitation thereof by the Company or by any reseller,
distributor, customer or user thereof, or any other activity of the
Company, infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation
of, any Intellectual Property rights of any third party. To the
Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company’s past or
current use or operation of the Internal Systems, or any other
activity undertaken by the Company in connection with the Business,
infringes or violates, or constitutes a misappropriation of, any
Intellectual Property rights of any third party.
Section 2.13(e) of the Disclosure Schedule lists any
written complaint, claim or notice, or threat of any of the
foregoing (including any notification that a license under any
patent is or may be required), received by the Company alleging any
such infringement, violation or misappropriation and any request or
demand for indemnification or defense received
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by the Company from any reseller,
distributor, customer, user or any other third party; and the
Company has provided to the Buyer copies of all such complaints,
claims, notices, requests, demands or threats, as well as any
studies, market surveys and analysis prepared by or for the Company
with respect to any alleged or potential infringement, violation or
misappropriation.
(f) Infringement of Company
Rights. To the Knowledge of the Company, no person (including,
without limitation, any current or former employee or consultant of
Company) is infringing, violating or misappropriating any of the
Company Owned Intellectual Property or any Company Licensed
Intellectual Property which is exclusively licensed to the Company.
The Company has provided to the Buyer written copies of all
correspondence, analyses, legal opinions, complaints, claims,
notices or threats in the possession of the Company, and has
notified the Buyer of any unwritten complaints, claims, notices or
threats of which the Company has Knowledge, concerning the
infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Company Owned
Intellectual Property.
(g) Outbound IP Agreements.
Section 2.13(g) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies
each license, covenant or other agreement pursuant to which the
Company has assigned, transferred, licensed, distributed or
otherwise granted any right or access to any person, or covenanted
not to assert any right, with respect to any past, existing or
future Company Intellectual Property (other than trial and
evaluation licenses, for no more than ninety (90) days,
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business). The Company has
not agreed to indemnify any person against any infringement,
violation or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property rights
with respect to any Customer Offerings or any third party
Intellectual Property rights (excluding indemnities contained in
agreements identified in Section 2.13(g) of the Disclosure
Schedule for the sale or license of Customer Offerings entered into
in the Ordinary Course of Business and indemnities included in off
the shelf software licensed to the Company). The Company is not a
member of or party to any patent pool, industry standards body,
trade association or other organization pursuant to the rules of
which it is obligated to license any existing or future
Intellectual Property to any person.
(h) Inbound IP Agreements.
Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies
(i) each item of Company Licensed Intellectual Property and
the license or agreement pursuant to which the Company Exploits it
(excluding any off the shelf software program that is part of the
Internal Systems and is licensed by the Company for a fee of less
than $2,500) and (ii) each agreement, contract, assignment or
other instrument pursuant to which the Company has obtained any
joint or sole ownership interest in or to each item of Company
Owned Intellectual Property, but excluding confidentiality,
non-competition and assignment of inventions agreement with
employees. To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule and any
off-the-shelf software program that is licensed by the Company on
commercially reasonable terms, no third party inventions, methods,
services, materials, processes or Software are included in or
required for the Company to Exploit the Customer Offerings or
Internal Systems. None of the Customer Offerings or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, Internal Systems includes
“shareware,” “freeware” or other Software
or other material that was obtained by the Company from third
parties other than pursuant to the license agreements listed in
Section 2.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule.
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(i) Source Code. The Company
has not licensed, distributed or disclosed, and to the Knowledge of
the Company, there has been no distribution or disclosure by others
(including its employees and contractors) of, the Company Source
Code to any third person, except pursuant to the agreements listed
in Sections 2.13(g) and 2.13(i) of the Disclosure
Schedule, and the Company has taken reasonable physical and
electronic security measures to prevent disclosure of such Company
Source Code. Section 2.13(i) of the Disclosure Schedule
lists all current and inactive source code escrow agreements to
which the Company is a party, identifying the products, the escrow
agreements and the beneficiaries thereto. No event has occurred,
and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without
notice or lapse of time, or both) will, or would reasonably be
expected to result in, nor will the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, result in the disclosure or
release of such Company Source Code by the Company, or escrow agent
or any other person to any third party.
(j) Authorship. All of the
Software and Documentation that is Company Owned Intellectual
Property and comprises or is incorporated in or bundled with the
Customer Offerings have been designed, authored, tested and
debugged by regular employees of the Company within the scope of
their employment or by independent contractors of the Company who
have executed valid and binding agreements expressly assigning all
right, title and interest in such copyrightable materials to the
Company.
(k) Open Source Code.
Section 2.13(k) of the Disclosure Schedule lists all
Open Source Materials that the Company has incorporated in the
Company Offerings. Except for Open Source Materials identified on
Section 2.13(k) of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company
has not (i) incorporated Open Source Materials into, or
combined Open Source Materials with, the Customer Offerings; or
(ii) distributed Open Source Materials in conjunction with any
other software developed or distributed by the Company. The Company
has not used Open Source Materials that create, or purport to
create, obligations for the Company with respect to the Customer
Offerings or grant, or purport to grant, to any third party, any
rights or immunities with respect to any Intellectual Property
(including, but not limited to, using any Open Source Materials
that require, as a condition of Exploitation of such Open Source
Materials, that other Software incorporated into, derived from or
distributed with such Open Source Materials be (x) disclosed
or distributed in source code form, (y) licensed for the
purpose of making derivative works, or (z) redistributable at
no charge or minimal charge).
(l) Employee and Contractor
Assignments. Each employee of the Company and each independent
contractor of the Company has executed a valid and binding written
agreement expressly assigning to the Company all right, title and
interest in any inventions and works of authorship, whether or not
patentable, developed, during the term of such employee’s
employment or such independent contractor’s work for the
Company, and all Intellectual Property rights therein, and has
waived all moral rights therein to the extent legally
permissible.
(m) Quality. The Customer
Offerings and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Internal
Systems do not contain any virus, worm, back door, Trojan horse or
other disruptive or malicious code that may impair their intended
performance or otherwise permit unauthorized access to, hamper,
delete or damage any computer system, software, network or data.
The Company has not received any contractual terminations or
requests for settlement or refund due to the failure of the
Customer Offerings to meet their specifications or otherwise to
satisfy end user needs or for harm or damage to any third
party.
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(n) Support and Funding. The
Company has not received any support, funding, resources or
assistance from any federal, state, local or foreign governmental
or quasi-governmental agency or funding source in connection with
the development of the Customer Offerings, use and operation of the
Internal Systems or any facilities or equipment used in connection
therewith.
2.14 Contracts
.
(a)
Section 2.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the
following agreements to which the Company is currently a party as
of the date of this Agreement and that are currently in effect or
under which the Company has any liability or obligation:
(i) any agreement (or group
of related agreements) for the lease of personal property from or
to third parties providing for lease payments after the date of
this Agreement in excess of $10,000 per annum or having a remaining
term longer than 12 months;
(ii) any agreement (or group
of related agreements) for the purchase or sale of products or for
the furnishing or receipt of services (A) that calls for
performance over a period of more than one year after the date of
this Agreement, (B) that involves by its terms an amount
greater than $10,000 that is payable by or to the Company after the
date of this Agreement, or (C) in which the Company has
granted manufacturing rights, “most favored nation”
pricing provisions or marketing or distribution rights relating to
any services, products or territory or has agreed to purchase a
minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to purchase
goods or services exclusively from a certain party;
(iii) any agreement
concerning the establishment or operation of a partnership, joint
venture or limited liability company;
(iv) any agreement (or group
of related agreements) under which the Company has created,
incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur, assume or
guarantee) Company Debt or under which it has imposed (or may
impose) a Security Interest on any of its assets, tangible or
intangible;
(v) any agreement (other than
this Agreement) providing for the disposition of any significant
portion of the assets or business of the Company (other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business) or any agreement providing for the
acquisition of the assets or business of any third party (other
than purchases of inventory or equipment in the Ordinary Course of
Business);
(vi) any agreement concerning
confidentiality, noncompetition or non-solicitation (other than
confidentiality agreements with customers and nondisclosure
agreements entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, copies
of which have previously been provided to the Buyer, and the
employee agreements described in Section 2.20(a)
);
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(vii) any employment or
consulting agreement pursuant to which the employee or consultant
is entitled to employment or payment for a period of time or any
severance or other termination payment;
(viii) any agreement to which
any current or former officer, director or stockholder of the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, an Affiliate thereof
is a party;
(ix) any agreement under
which the consequences of a default or termination would reasonably
be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect;
(x) any agency, distributor,
sales representative, franchise or similar agreements to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound;
(xi) any agreement that
contains an express obligation of the Company to indemnify any
other party (excluding indemnities contained in agreements for the
purchase, sale or license of products or provision of services
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business);
(xii) any agreement that
prohibits or otherwise limits in any material respect the conduct
of the business of the Company or other Affiliate as currently
conducted; and
(xiii) any other agreement
(or group of related agreements) either involving by its terms more
than $10,000 per annum or not entered into in the Ordinary Course
of Business.
(b) The Company has delivered
to the Buyer a complete and accurate copy of each agreement listed
in Section 2.13 or Section 2.14 of the
Disclosure Schedule. With respect to each agreement so listed:
(i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable
against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each
other party thereto, subject in each case to the Enforceability
Exceptions, and is in full force and effect; (ii) the
agreement will continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable
against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each
other party thereto, subject in each case to the Enforceability
Exceptions, immediately following the Closing in accordance with
the terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
and (iii) neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the
Company, any other party, is in material breach or violation of, or
material default under, any such agreement, and no event has
occurred, is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is
threatened, that, after the giving of notice, with lapse of time,
or both, would constitute a material breach or default by the
Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party under
such agreement.
2.15 Accounts
Receivable . All accounts receivable of the Company reflected
on the Most Recent Balance Sheet (other than those paid since such
date) are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims
and are current and collectible (within 90 days after the date on
which it first became due and payable), net of the applicable
reserve for bad debts on the Most Recent Balance Sheet. A complete
and accurate list of the accounts receivable reflected on the Most
Recent Balance Sheet, showing the aging thereof, is included in
Section 2.15 of the Disclosure Schedule. All accounts
receivable of the Company that have arisen since the
Most
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Recent Balance Sheet Date are valid
receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are
collectible (within 90 days after the date on which it first became
due and payable), net of a reserve for bad debts in an amount
proportionate to the reserve shown on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet. The Company has not received any written notice from an
account debtor stating that any account receivable in an amount in
excess of $10,000 is subject to any contest, claim or setoff by
such account debtor.
2.16 Powers of
Attorney . There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed
on behalf of the Company.
2.17 Insurance .
Section 2.17 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each
insurance policy (including fire, theft, casualty, comprehensive
general liability, workers compensation, business interruption,
environmental, product liability and automobile insurance policies
and bond and surety arrangements) to which the Company is a party,
a named insured or otherwise the beneficiary of coverage, all of
which are in full force and effect. There is no claim pending under
any such policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or
disputed by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and
payable under all such policies have been paid, the Company is not
liable for retroactive premiums or similar payments, and the
Company is otherwise in compliance in all material respects with
the terms of such policies. The Company has not received written
notice of any threatened termination of any such policy.
2.18 Litigation .
There is no Legal Proceeding that is pending or that, to the
Knowledge of the Company, has been threatened in writing against
the Company that (a) seeks either damages in excess of $10,000
or equitable relief or (b) in any manner challenges or seeks
to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. There are no material judgments, orders or decrees
outstanding against the Company.
2.19 Warranties
.
(a) No product or service
provided, licensed or delivered by the Company is subject to any
guaranty, warranty or other indemnity other than pursuant to
agreements for the purchase, sale or license of products or
services entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business, copies of
which have been provided by the Company to the Buyer. No product or
service provided, licensed or delivered by the Company is subject
to any specified rights of return or right of refund or
credit
(b) The Company has no
liability to any customer in connection with any product or service
provided, licensed or delivered by the Company to provide the
customer with any other services or products of the Company on
pre-negotiated terms, including without limitation for upgrades to
other services or products at prices below the Company’s
published price for such services or products. The Company has no
liability to any customer in connection with any product or service
provided, licensed or delivered by the Company other than those
arising in the Ordinary Course of Business.
2.20 Employees
.
(a)
Section 2.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
list of all employees of the Company, along with the position, date
of hire, current annual rate of compensation (or
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with respect to employees compensated on
an hourly or per diem basis, the hourly or per diem rate of
compensation) and estimated or target current annual incentive
compensation of each such person. None of such employees is a party
to an employment agreement or contract with the Company. Each
current employee of the Company has entered into the
Company’s standard form of confidentiality, non-competition
and assignment of inventions agreement, a copy of which has
previously been delivered to the Buyer. The agreements referenced
in the preceding sentence will continue to be in full force and
effect following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof
as in effect immediately prior to the Closing.
Section 2.20(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
list of all employees of the Company based in the United States who
are not citizens of the United States. To the Knowledge of the
Company, no executive level employee has any plans to terminate
employment with the Company. The Company is in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable laws relating to the hiring
and employment of employees.
(b) The Company is not a
party to or bound by any collective bargaining agreement, nor has
any of them experienced any strikes or other collective bargaining
disputes. To the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 2.20(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, no
organizational effort has been made or threate
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