Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
among
MASSEY SERVICES, INC.
BUYER ACQUISITION COMPANY,
INC.
and
SUNAIR SERVICES
CORPORATION
Dated as of September 28,
2009
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A-1
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The
Merger
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Closing
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Effective Time
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A-1
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Effect of the Merger
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Articles of Incorporation;
Bylaws
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Directors and Officers
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A-2
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ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF
SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
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A-2
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Conversion of Securities
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Appointment of Paying
Agent
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Exchange Fund
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Exchange of Certificates
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Stock Transfer Books
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A-4
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Company Stock Options and Company
Warrants
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Deposit
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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Organization and Qualification;
Subsidiaries
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Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws
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Capitalization
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Authority Relative to This
Agreement
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No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Permits; Compliance
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A-7
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Financial Statements; Undisclosed
Liabilities
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A-7
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Absence of Certain Changes or
Events
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A-8
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Absence of Litigation
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A-8
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Employees; Employee Benefit
Plans
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A-9
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Real Property; Title to
Assets
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Intellectual Property
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Taxes
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A-12
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Environmental Matters
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Material Contracts
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Insurance
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Board Approval; Vote
Required
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Brokers
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Condition of Assets
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A-15
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Bank Accounts, Letters of Credit and
Powers of Attorney
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A-15
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No
Other Representations or Warranties
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A-15
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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Corporate Organization
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A-15
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Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws
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Authority Relative to This
Agreement
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A-15
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No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents
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Absence of Litigation
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Operations of Merger Sub
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Brokers
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Information Supplied
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Board and Shareholder
Determinations
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No
Parent Stockholder Vote
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Financing Letters
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ARTICLE V CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
PENDING THE MERGER
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Conduct of Business by the Company
Pending the Merger
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Conduct of Business by Parent and
Merger Sub Pending the Merger
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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Preparation of Proxy Statement;
Company Shareholders’ Meeting
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No
Solicitation of Transactions
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Directors’ and Officers’
Indemnification
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Further Action; Reasonable Best
Efforts
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Obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub
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Public Announcements
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Transfer Taxes
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Resignations
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Employment and Benefit
Arrangements
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO THE
MERGER
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Conditions to the Obligations of
Each Party
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Conditions to the Obligations of
Parent and Merger Sub
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Conditions to the Obligations of the
Company
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
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Termination
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Effect of Termination
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Amendment
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Waiver
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Fees and Expenses
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ARTICLE IX GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Nonsurvival of Representations and
Warranties; Disclosure Schedule
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A-28
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Notices
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Certain Definitions
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Severability
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Disclaimer of Other Representations
and Warranties
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Entire Agreement;
Assignment
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Parties in Interest
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A-33
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Remedies; Specific
Performance
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A-33
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Governing Law
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A-33
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Headings
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Counterparts
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ii
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
September 28, 2009 among Massey Services, Inc., a Florida
corporation (“ Parent ”), BUYER ACQUISITION
COMPANY, INC., a Florida corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”), and SUNAIR SERVICES
CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (the “ Company
”). In addition to terms defined in the Preamble, Recitals
and the Sections of this Agreement, certain terms are defined in
Section 9.03 of this Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the respective
Boards of Directors of each of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub
deem it fair to and in the best interests of their respective
shareholders to consummate the merger (the “ Merger
”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement, of Merger Sub with and into the Company in which
the Company would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, and
such Boards of Directors have approved and adopted this Agreement
and declared its advisability (and, in the case of the Board of
Directors of the Company (the “ Company Board
”), shall or has recommended that this Agreement be adopted
by the Company’s shareholders);
WHEREAS, upon
consummation of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of
Common Stock, $.10 par value per share, of the Company, will
be converted into the right to receive a portion of the Closing
Payment Amount (as hereinafter defined), upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and
agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section
1.01 The
Merger . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in
accordance with the Florida Business Corporation Act (the “
FBCA ”), at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be
merged with and into the Company. At the Effective Time, the
separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the
Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of the Merger
(the “ Surviving Corporation ”).
Section
1.02
Closing . Unless this Agreement
has been terminated in accordance with Section 8.01, the
closing of the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will
take place at 10:00 a.m., local time, on a date to be
specified by the parties, which date shall be no later than the
fifth business day after the date on which each of the conditions
set forth in Article VII have been satisfied, or waived by the
party entitled to the benefit of such conditions, (other than those
conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied or waived at the
Closing), at the offices of Shuffield, Lowman & Wilson,
P.A., 1000 Legion Place, Suite 1700, Orlando, FL 32801, unless
another time, date and/or place is agreed to in writing by Parent
and the Company. The date and time upon which the Closing occurs is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
”.
Section
1.03
Effective Time . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, as soon as
practicable after the satisfaction or waiver by the party entitled
to the benefit of the conditions set forth in Article VII, the
parties shall file articles of merger (the “ Articles of
Merger ”) with the Secretary of State of the State of
Florida in such form as is required by, and executed in accordance
with, the relevant provisions of the FBCA. The Merger shall become
effective at such date and time as the Articles of Merger are duly
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Florida, or at
such subsequent date and time as Parent and the Company shall agree
and specify in the Articles of Merger. The date and time at which
the Merger becomes effective is referred to in this Agreement as
the “ Effective Time ”.
Section
1.04
Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time,
the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in the applicable
provisions of the FBCA.
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Section
1.05
Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws .
(a) At the
Effective Time, the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended to
read in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A attached
hereto and, as so amended, shall be the Articles of Incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance
with the provisions thereof and as provided by Law.
(b) At the
Effective Time, the Bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended and restated to read
in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit B attached
hereto and, as so amended and restated, shall be the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with
the provisions thereof and as provided by Law.
Section
1.06
Directors and Officers . The directors of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial
directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation, and the officers of Merger Sub immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the
Surviving Corporation, in each case until their respective
successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the
earlier of their death, resignation or removal.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE
OF CERTIFICATES
Section
2.01
Conversion of Securities . At the Effective Time,
by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
Merger Sub, Company or shareholders thereof, the following shall
occur with respect to the securities of the Company:
(a) Conversion of
Common Stock. Each share of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share,
of the Company (“ Common Stock ”), issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any
shares of Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to
Section 2.01(b)) shall be converted into and become the right
to receive in cash $2.75 per share of Common Stock without interest
(the “Per Share Consideration”), which shall be payable
in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.04
hereof; (cumulatively the Closing Payment Amount plus any amounts
paid on account of Company Stock Options pursuant to
Section 2.06 hereof, is hereinafter referred to as the “
Merger Consideration ”). The Merger Consideration is
based on there being 13,093,588 shares outstanding, plus
303,250 Company Stock Options exercisable and payable pursuant to
Section 2.06 hereof, at the Effective Time. All such shares of
Common Stock so converted shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled, and each certificate previously
representing any such shares shall thereafter represent the right
to receive the Per Share Consideration multiplied by the number of
shares represented by each such certificate.
(b) Cancellation of
Treasury Stock and Parent-Owned Stock. Each share of Common Stock
held in the treasury of the Company and each share of Common Stock
owned directly or indirectly by Merger Sub, Parent or any
subsidiary or affiliated entity thereof, immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall automatically be canceled without any
conversion thereof and no payment or consideration shall be
delivered in exchange therefor.
(c) Capital Stock
of Merger Sub. Each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
Section
2.02
Appointment of Paying Agent . Prior to the Closing
Date, Parent shall (i) appoint a bank or trust company
reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as paying agent in the
Merger (the “ Paying Agent ”), and
(ii) enter into a paying agent agreement, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Parent, with
such Paying Agent for the payment of the Merger Consideration in
accordance with this Article II.
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Section
2.03
Exchange Fund .
(a) On the Closing
Date and at or before the Closing, Parent shall deposit cash in an
amount sufficient to pay the Merger Consideration (such cash
referred to as the “ Exchange Fund ”), for the
benefit of the holders of shares of Common Stock. The Exchange Fund
shall not be used for any other purposes. The Exchange Fund shall
be invested as directed by Parent but only in a Permitted
Investment.
Section
2.04
Exchange of Certificates .
(a) Exchange
Procedures. As promptly as practicable after the Effective Time
(but in any event within three (3) business days), Parent
shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each Person who was, at the
Effective Time, a holder of record of shares of Common Stock or
Company Stock Options entitled to receive the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Section 2.01(a): (i) a letter of transmittal
(which shall be in customary form and shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the certificates
evidencing such shares (the “ Certificates ”)
shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the
Paying Agent) and (ii) instructions for use in effecting the
surrender of the Certificates in exchange for the Merger
Consideration. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent of a Certificate
for cancellation, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to
such instructions, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled
to receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash which such
holder has the right to receive in respect of the shares formerly
represented by such Certificate pursuant to Section 2.01(a)
and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. As
soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of the required
documentation from a holder, the Paying Agent shall make payment to
such holder by mailing certified or bank checks payable to such
holder in next day funds; provided, however, if and to the extent
that a holder is entitled to receive an amount in excess of
$500,000, such holder may, at its option, deliver to the Paying
Agent at or after Closing the documentation required herein
together with wire transfer instructions, and upon the receipt of
the same by the Paying Agent at or after Closing, the Paying Agent
shall make payment to such holder by wire transfer of same day
funds in accordance with such instructions.
In the event of a
transfer of ownership of shares of Common Stock that is not
registered in the transfer records of the Company that is made
prior to the Effective Time, payment of the Merger Consideration
may be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the
Certificate so surrendered is registered if the Certificate
representing such shares shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be
in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such payment
shall pay any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the
payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the
registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the
reasonable satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is
not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this
Section 2.04, each Certificate shall be deemed at all times
after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive
upon such surrender the Merger Consideration to which the holder of
such Certificate is entitled pursuant to this Article II. No
interest shall be paid or will accrue on any cash payable to
holders of Certificates pursuant to the provisions of this
Article II.
(b) No Further
Rights. From and after the Effective Time, holders of Certificates
shall cease to have any rights as shareholders of the Company,
except as provided herein or by Law.
(c) Termination of
Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains
undistributed to the former holders of the Company Common Stock
(“ Former Holders ”) for one year after the
Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any
such holders who have not theretofore complied with this
Section 2.04 shall thereafter look only to Parent for, and
Parent shall remain liable for, payment of such Former
Holder’s claim for the Merger Consideration without interest.
Any portion of the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by the Former
Holders as of a date which is immediately prior to such time as
such amounts would otherwise escheat to or become property of any
Governmental Authority shall, to the extent permitted by applicable
Law, become the property of Parent free and clear of any claims or
interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
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(d) No Liability.
None of the Paying Agent, Parent, Merger Sub or the Surviving
Corporation shall be liable to any holder of shares of Common Stock
for any cash (including any dividends or distributions with respect
to such shares) delivered to a public official pursuant to any
abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(e) Withholding
Rights. Each of the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation and
Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement to any
holder of shares of Common Stock such amounts as it is required to
deduct and withhold with respect to such payment under all
applicable Tax Laws. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by
the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as the case
may be, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of
this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of the shares of
Common Stock in respect of which such deduction and withholding was
made by the Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as
the case may be.
(f) Lost
Certificates. If any Certificate for shares of Commons Stock shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon (i) the making of an
affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to
be lost, stolen or destroyed, and (ii) if required by the
Surviving Corporation or Paying Agent, (A) in the event such
Person is a holder of over 150 shares of Common Stock, the
posting by such Person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as the
Surviving Corporation may reasonably direct, or (B) in the
event such Person is a holder of 150 or fewer shares of Common
Stock, reasonable personal assurances from such Person, in each
case as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the
Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, then, as
the case may be, (x) the Paying Agent shall pay in respect of
such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration
to which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to
Section 2.01(a).
Section
2.05
Stock Transfer Books . At the Effective Time,
the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there
shall be no further registration of transfers of shares thereafter
on the records of the Company. From and after the Effective Time,
the holders of Certificates representing shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to
have any rights with respect to such shares. On or after the
Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Paying Agent or
Parent for any reason shall be canceled against delivery of the
Merger Consideration to which the holders thereof are entitled
pursuant to Section 2.01(a).
Section
2.06
Company Stock Options and Company Warrants .
(a) Between the
date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, the Company shall take
all necessary action (which action shall be effective as of the
Effective Time), including the adoption of Company Board
resolutions, if necessary, to (i) terminate the
Company’s Stock Option Plan, and (ii) cancel, as of the
Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Common Stock
granted under such Stock Option Plan or otherwise (each, a “
Company Stock Option ”) that is outstanding and
unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (in each case,
without the creation of additional liability to the Company or any
Subsidiaries but subject to the terms of this Agreement, including
but not limited to Section 2.06(c) hereof).
(b) As of the
Effective Time, the obligations of the Company with respect to each
outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Common Stock (each, a
“ Company Warrant ”) that is outstanding and
unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
assumed by the Surviving Corporation.
(c) Each holder of
a Company Stock Option that is outstanding and unexercised prior to
the Effective Time that has an exercise price per share of Common
Stock that is less than the Per Share Consideration shall (subject
to the provisions of this Section 2.06) be paid by the Paying
Agent, in exchange for the cancellation of such Company Stock
Option, an amount in cash (subject to any applicable withholding
Taxes) equal to the product of (i) the difference between the
Per Share Consideration and the applicable exercise price per share
of such Company Stock Option and (ii) the aggregate number of
shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Company Stock
Option. Pursuant to action of the Company Board, all unvested
Company Stock Options will vest immediately
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prior to a change of control and
the cash payment for such vested Company Stock Options (if
applicable) will be determined based on the formula provided in the
previous sentence. The Paying Agent shall make payment to the
holders of Company Stock Options within five (5) days
following the Closing Date by mailing certified or bank checks
payable to such holders in next day funds.
Section
2.07
Deposit . On the date hereof,
Merger Sub shall deliver cash of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000)
(the “ Deposit ”) to Akerman Senterfitt, as
escrow agent (the “Escrow Agent”) to be held pursuant
to that certain Escrow Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.
The Deposit shall be retained by Company after the Termination Date
unless this Agreement is terminated pursuant to
Sections 8.01(a), 8.01(b) (unless Parent failed to fulfill any
obligation under this Agreement which was the cause of, or resulted
in the failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before such
date), 8.01(c), 8.01(d), 8.01(f) or 8.01(g) in which case the
Deposit shall be returned to Merger Sub within five
(5) calendar days of the Termination Date. In the absence of a
termination of this Agreement, on the Closing Date, the Escrow
Agent shall apply the Deposit to the Company Expenses to be paid by
Parent pursuant to Section 8.05(a) and transfer any remaining
amount of the Deposit to the Exchange Fund.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in
the disclosure schedule delivered by the Company to Parent and
Merger Sub concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement (the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”),
which includes, inter alia, exceptions to the representations and
warranties made by Company to Parent and Merger Sub, the Company
hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows
(a disclosure in any section of the Company Disclosure Schedule
which clearly describes the information being disclosed and
specifically references another Company Disclosure Schedule, shall
constitute a disclosure in such other referenced Company Disclosure
Schedule):
Section
3.01
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company and
each Subsidiary of the Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the requisite corporate
or other power and authority and all necessary governmental
approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. The Company and each
Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation
to do business, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where
the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or
the nature of its business makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except for such failures to be so qualified or licensed
and in good standing that would not reasonably be expected to have
a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) A true and
complete list of all Subsidiaries, together with the jurisdiction
of incorporation of each Subsidiary and the percentage of the
outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of each
Subsidiary owned by the Company, each other Subsidiary and any
other Person, is set forth in Section 3.01(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Section 3.01(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists any and all persons of which the
Company directly or indirectly owns an equity or similar interest,
or an interest convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for
an equity or similar interest, of less than 50% of such Person
(collectively, the “ Investments ”). The Company
or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, owns all Investments free and
clear of all Liens, and there are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary permitting the
repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of any of its interest
in the Investments or to provide funds to, or make any investment
(in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, or
provide any guarantee with respect to, any Investment.
Section
3.02
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws . The Company has made
available to Parent a complete and correct copy of the articles of
incorporation and the bylaws each as amended to date, of
the
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Company and each Subsidiary. Such
articles of incorporation and bylaws are in full force and effect
and no other organizational documents are applicable or binding
upon the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the Company
nor (to the knowledge of the Company as to any period prior to
acquisition of such Subsidiary by the Company) any Subsidiary is,
nor has either the Company or any Subsidiary been, in violation of
any provision of its articles of incorporation or bylaws or similar
organizational documents in any material respect. The Company has
made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the minutes
of all meetings and all written consents of the Company Board (and
each committee thereof) and of the shareholders of the Company, in
each case since May 1, 2005 and prior to September 1,
2009.
Section
3.03
Capitalization .
(a) As of the date
of this Agreement, the authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of (i) 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of
which 13,093,588 were issued and outstanding as of July 31,
2009, and (ii) 8,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of
which no shares were issued and outstanding.
(b) Section 3.03(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, complete and correct
list of Company Stock Options and Company Warrants, including the
name of the Person to whom such Company Stock Options and Company
Warrants have been granted, the number of shares subject to each
Company Stock Option and Company Warrants and the per share
exercise price for each Company Stock Option and Company Warrants.
Except for the Company Stock Options and Company Warrants, as of
the date of this Agreement, there are not any existing options,
warrants, calls, subscriptions, convertible securities, or other
rights, agreements or commitments which obligate the Company or any
Company Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell any shares of capital
stock of the Company. As of the date of this Agreement there are
303,250 Company Stock Options exercisable and payable pursuant to
Section 2.06 hereof, at the Effective Time.
(c) The Company
does not have a “ poison pill ” or similar
shareholder rights plan. Except as described in this Agreement and
in the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are no (A) options,
warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments
of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock
of the Company or any Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any
Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or
other equity interests in, the Company or any Subsidiary,
(B) voting securities of the Company or securities
convertible, exchangeable or exercisable for shares of capital
stock or voting securities of the Company, or (C) equity
equivalents, interests in the ownership or earnings of the Company
or any Subsidiary or rights with respect to the foregoing. All
shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance as aforesaid, upon
issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments
pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive
(or similar) rights. There are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem
or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock or any capital
stock of any Subsidiary or to provide funds to or make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any Subsidiary or any other Person. There have not
been any stock reclassifications, combinations, splits or
subdivides. None of the Company or any Subsidiary is a party to any
shareholders’ agreement, voting trust agreement or
registration rights agreement relating to any equity securities of
the Company or any Subsidiary or any other Contract relating to
disposition, voting or dividends with respect to any equity
securities of the Company or of any Subsidiary.
(d) Each
outstanding share of capital stock of each Subsidiary is duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and was
issued free of preemptive (or similar) rights, was issued in
accordance with all applicable laws, and each such share or
interest is owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and
clear of all options, rights of first refusal, agreements,
limitations on the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s
voting, dividend or transfer rights, charges and other encumbrances
or Liens of any nature whatsoever.
Section
3.04
Authority Relative to This Agreement . The Company has all
necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company and the consummation by the Company of the Transactions
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and no
other
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corporate proceedings on the part
of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to
consummate the Transactions, other than with respect to the waiver
of any rights triggered by this Agreement or the Transactions (as
identified on Section 3.04 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule), and the approval of this Agreement and/or the
Transactions by the holders of shares of Common Stock in accordance
with the FBCA, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws, (collectively, “ Shareholder Approval
”). This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency (including all laws
relating to fraudulent transfers), reorganization, moratorium or
similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and
subject to the effect of general principles of equity.
Section
3.05 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation
by the Company of the Transactions will not, (i) conflict with
or violate the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (or similar
organizational documents) of the Company or any Subsidiary,
(ii) subject to (x) obtaining Shareholder Approval,
(y) obtaining the consents, approvals, authorizations and
permits of, and making filings with or notifications to, any
national, provincial, federal, state or local government,
regulatory or administrative authority, or any court, tribunal, or
judicial or arbitral body (a “ Governmental Authority
”), pursuant to the applicable requirements, if any, of the,
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the “
HSR Act ”), and the filing and recordation of
appropriate merger documents as required by the FBCA (all as
identified on Section 3.05(a) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule), and (z) giving the notices and obtaining the
consents, approvals, authorizations or permits described in
Section 3.05(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, conflict
with or violate any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule,
code, executive order, judgment, decree or other order (“
Law ”) applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or
by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound or affected, or (iii) subject to obtaining Shareholder
Approval, result in any breach or violation of or constitute a
default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would become a default) under, require consent or result in a
material loss of a material benefit under, give rise to a right or
obligation to purchase or sell assets or securities under, give to
others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any
property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary pursuant to, any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract (written or oral),
agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other binding
commitment, instrument or obligation (each, a “
Contract ”) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
a party or by which the Company or a Subsidiary or any property or
asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected,
except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such
conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences
which would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
Section
3.06
Permits; Compliance . The Company and each
Subsidiary is in possession of all material franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances,
exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and orders of any
Governmental Authority necessary for each such entity to own, lease
and operate its material properties or to carry on its business
substantially as it is now being conducted (the “ Company
Permits ”), all of which is disclosed on Company
Disclosure Schedule 3.06 and no suspension or cancellation of
any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in
breach of or operating in violation of : (a) any Law
applicable to such entity or by which any property or asset of such
entity is bound or affected, and (b) any Company Permit to
which such entity is a party or by which such entity or any such
property or asset of such entity is bound, except in any case for
any such violations or breaches which would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
Section
3.07
Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities .
(a) SEC
Reports. The Company has filed all required forms and reports
with the SEC since September 30, 2006 (collectively, the
“ Company SEC Reports ”), all of which were
prepared in all material respects in accordance with the applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act
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and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Securities Laws
”). As of their respective dates, the Company SEC Reports
(a) complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Laws and (b) did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) Financial
Statements. The Company has previously delivered to Parent or
attached to Section 3.07(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the following financial statements (collectively the
“ Financial Statements ”): (i) the
Company’s consolidated audited balance sheets and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and comprehensive (loss) income and cash
flows as of and for the stated years ended September 30, 2008,
2007, and 2006, and (ii) the Company’s consolidated
unaudited balance sheet and related consolidated statements of
operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and comprehensive
(loss) income and cash flows as of and for the interim periods
beginning October 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2009
(collectively, the “ Most Recent Financial Statements
”) (the month ended June 30, 2009 is hereinafter
referred to as the “ Most Recent Fiscal Month End
”). The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP
”), applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved (except to the extent required by changes in GAAP or as
may be indicated in the notes thereto, if any) (hereinafter,
“ Consistently Applied ”) and present fairly in
all material respects the consolidated financial position of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and
the consolidated results of operations for the periods indicated;
provided, that, the Most Recent Financial Statements are subject to
normal year-end audit adjustments (which are not material on a
consolidated basis) and omit footnotes and other presentation items
which are required by GAAP. The Financial Statements reflect all
adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
information contained therein.
(c) Undisclosed
Liabilities. Except as set forth in Section 3.07(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have any material
liabilities, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, of
the type required by GAAP to be reflected or reserved against on
the balance sheets, except (i) to the extent reflected,
reserved or taken into account in the consolidated balance sheet of
the Company and its Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009,
including all notes thereto, if any (the “ Most Recent
Balance Sheet ”) and not heretofore paid or discharged,
(ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since the date of the Most Recent
Balance Sheet (none of which relates to breach of contract, breach
of warranty, tort, infringement or violation of law, or which arose
out of any action, suit, claim, governmental investigation or
arbitration proceeding and (iii) normal accruals,
reclassifications, and audit adjustments which would be reflected
on an audited financial statement and which would not be material
on a consolidated basis, and (iv) liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice prior to
the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet which, in accordance with
GAAP Consistently Applied, were not recorded thereon. There
are no accrued and unpaid dividends or distributions with respect
to the Company Common Stock.
Section
3.08
Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since September 30,
2008, there has not been any Company Material Adverse Effect except
as identified on Section 3.08 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule. Except as identified on Section 3.08 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, since September 30, 2008, and except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement, the Company and the
Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses only in the ordinary
course of business and in a manner consistent with past
practice.
Section
3.09
Absence of Litigation . Except as set forth on
Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is no
litigation, suit, claim, action, proceeding, hearing, petition,
grievance, complaint or investigation (an “ Action
”) pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
against the Company or any Subsidiary, or any property or asset of
the Company or any Subsidiary, before any Governmental Authority or
arbitrator that would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect. As of the date of this Agreement, no
officer or director of the Company is a defendant in any Action in
connection with his status as an officer or director of the Company
or any Subsidiary. Other than pursuant to Articles of
Incorporation, Bylaws or other organizational documents, no
Contract between the Company or any Subsidiary
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and any current or former director
or officer exists that provides for indemnification. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company
or any Subsidiary is subject to any continuing order of, consent
decree, settlement agreement or other similar written agreement
with, or, to the knowledge of the Company, continuing investigation
by, any Governmental Authority, or any order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental
Authority. Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
also lists any Actions to which the Company or Subsidiary is the
plaintiff or initiating party.
Section
3.10
Employees; Employee Benefit Plans .
(a) Employees.
Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
the name and current rate of compensation of the employees of the
Company and its Subsidiaries (“ Employees ”) as
of August 15, 2009 as well as sets forth if each of the
Employees is subject to an employment agreement, non-competition
agreement and/or non-solicitation agreements in favor of the
Company or Subsidiaries. There are no accrued and unpaid vacation
and sick pay for any Employees except for the accruals set forth on
Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The
Company has made available to the Parent a copy of each employment,
consulting or independent contractor agreement,
confidentiality/assignment of inventions agreement and/or
non-competition agreement entered into with an employee or service
provider of the Company and Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on
Section 3.09 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, to the
Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any
Subsidiary is in violation of any term of any patent disclosure
agreement, non-competition agreement or any restrictive covenant
(i) to the Company or any Subsidiary, or (ii) to a former
employer relating to the right of any such employee to be employed
because of the nature of the business conducted by the Company or
the Subsidiaries or the use of trade secrets or proprietary
information of others. The Company is not a party to or bound by
any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with a
labor union, and, to the Company’s knowledge, there has been
no effort by any labor union during the 36 months prior to the
date hereof to organize any employees of the Company into one or
more collective bargaining units. There is no pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened labor dispute, strike or work
stoppage which affects or which may affect the business of the
Company or which may interfere with its continued operations.
Neither the Company nor any agent, representative or employee
thereof has within the last 36 months committed any unfair
labor practice as defined in the National Labor Relations Act, as
amended, and there is no pending or, to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened charge or complaint against the Company by or
with the National Labor Relations Board or any representative
thereof. There has been no strike, walkout or work stoppage or
threat thereof involving any of the employees of the Company during
the 36 months prior to the date hereof. The Company has
complied in all material respects with applicable Laws, rules and
regulations relating to employment (including all employee
verification requirements under immigration laws, civil rights and
equal employment opportunities, including but not limited to, the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family
Medical Leave Act, COBRA and the Americans with Disabilities Act,
as amended. To the Company’s Knowledge, each service provider
classified by the Company or a Subsidiary as an independent
contractor satisfies and has satisfied the requirements of any
applicable law to be so classified, and the Company and
Subsidiaries have fully and accurately reported such independent
contractors’ compensation on IRS Forms 1099 when
required to do so.
(b) Section 3.10(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists all material employee benefit
plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA
”)) and all bonus, stock option, stock purchase, restricted
stock, incentive, deferred compensation, retiree medical or life
insurance, supplemental retirement, severance or other benefit
plans, programs or arrangements, and all employment, termination,
severance or other contracts or agreements to which the Company or
any Subsidiary is a party, with respect to which the Company or any
Subsidiary has any obligation or which are maintained, contributed
to or sponsored by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of
any current or former employee, consultant, officer or director of
the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, the “
Plans ”). The Company has made available to Parent a
true and complete copy of each Plan and has made available to
Parent a true and complete copy of (where applicable) (A) each
trust or funding arrangement prepared in connection with each such
Plan, (B) the two most
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recently filed annual reports on
Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”)
Form 5500, (C) the most recently received IRS
determination letter for each such Plan, (D) the two most
recently prepared actuarial reports and financial statements in
connection with each such Plan, and (E) the most recent
summary plan description and any material written communications
(or a description of any material oral communications) by the
Company or the Subsidiaries to any current or former employees,
consultants, or directors of the Company or any Subsidiary
concerning the extent of the benefits currently provided under a
Plan.
(c) Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has now or at any time contributed to,
sponsored, or maintained (i) a pension plan (within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Section 412
of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
“ Code ”) or Title IV of ERISA; (ii) a
multiemployer plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37) or
4001(a)(3) of ERISA) (a “ Multiemployer Plan ”);
or (iii) a single employer pension plan (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA) for which the Company or any
Subsidiary could incur liability under Section 4063 or 4064 of
ERISA (a “ Multiple Employer Plan ”). Except as
set forth in Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, no Plan exists that could result in the payment to any
present or former employee, director or consultant of the Company
or any Subsidiary of any money or other property or accelerate or
provide any other rights or benefits to any current or former
employee of the Company or any Subsidiary as a result of the
consummation of the Transactions (whether alone or in connection
with any subsequent event). Except as set forth in
Section 3.10(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there is
no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise) covering
any current or former employee of the Company or any Subsidiary
that, individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment
of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of
Section 280G of the Code.
(d) With respect to
the Plans, no event has occurred and, to the knowledge of the
Company, there exists no condition or set of circumstances, in
connection with which the Company or any Subsidiary could
reasonably be expected to be subject to any actual or contingent
liability under the terms of such Plan or any applicable Law which
would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(e) Each Plan that
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code
has received a favorable determination letter or prototype opinion
letter from the IRS covering all of the provisions applicable to
the Plan for which determination letters or prototype opinion
letters are currently available that the Plan is so qualified and
each trust established in connection with any Plan which is
intended to be exempt from federal income taxation under
Section 501(a) of the Code is so exempt, and, to the knowledge
of the Company, no circumstance exists that could reasonably be
expected to result in the revocation of such exemption.
(f) (i) Each
Plan has been established and administered in accordance with its
terms, and in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA,
the Code and other applicable Laws, except to the extent such
noncompliance, individually or in the aggregate, would not
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect,
and (ii) no Plan provides retiree welfare benefits, and
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any obligation to
provide any retiree welfare benefits other than as required by
applicable law.
(g) With respect to
any Plan, (i) no Actions (other than routine claims for
benefits in the ordinary course) are pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, that would reasonably be expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (ii) to the knowledge
of the Company, no facts or circumstances exist that could
reasonably be expected to give rise to any such Actions, and
(iii) no administrative investigation, audit or other
administrative proceeding by the Department of Labor, the IRS or
other Governmental Authority is pending, in progress or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened that would reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.10(h), and except as otherwise prohibited
by applicable law or in this Agreement, each Plan may be amended or
terminated unilaterally by the Company or Subsidiaries at any time
without liability or expense to the Company or Subsidiaries or any
ERISA Affiliate as a result thereof (other than for benefits
accrued through the date of termination or amendment and
reasonable
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administrative expenses related
thereto) and no plan documentation or agreement, summary plan
description or other written communication restricts or prohibits
the Company or Subsidiaries or any ERISA Affiliate from amending or
terminating any such Plan
Section
3.11 Real
Property; Title to Assets .
(a) Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real
property.
(b) Section 3.11(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule lists each parcel of real property
currently leased or subleased by the Company or any Subsidiary
(collectively, the “ Leased Properties ”) and
sets forth the Company or the Subsidiary holding such leasehold
interest, with the name of the lessor and the date of the lease,
sublease, assignment of the lease, any guaranty given or leasing
commissions remaining payable by the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection therewith and each material amendment to any of the
foregoing (collectively, the “ Lease Documents
”). The Company or the applicable Subsidiary set forth on
Section 3.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule owns a
valid leasehold interest in the Leased Properties, free and clear
of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. True, correct and complete
copies of all Lease Documents have been delivered to Parent. Each
of the Lease Documents is valid, binding and in full force and
effect as against the Company or the Subsidiaries and, to the
Company’s knowledge, as against the other party thereto.
Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received written notice
under any of the Lease Documents of any default, and, to the
Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default by
the Company or the applicable Subsidiaries thereunder.
(c) To the
Company’s knowledge, there are no latent defects or adverse
physical conditions affecting any Leased Property or the
improvements thereon, other than those that would not reasonably be
expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The Company and
the Subsidiaries own, or have valid leasehold rights to, all
material furniture, fixtures, equipment, operating supplies and
other personal property (collectively, the “ Personal
Property ”) necessary for the operation of each Leased
Property, subject to no Liens, other than as set forth on
Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, in the
case of owned Personal Property. The Company owns or has a valid
leasehold right to all Personal Property at each of its locations.
Section 3.11(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and accurate, in all material respects, depreciation
list of Personal Property of the Company, which includes items of
equipment, machinery, computers, chattels, tools, parts, machine
tools, furniture, furnishings and fixtures, owned by the Company
and the Subsidiaries as of June 30, 2009. Section 3.11(d)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a complete and
accurate list of the material items of equipment leased by the
Company as of June 30, 2009. The Company has good title to the
items described in such Schedule and valid and subsisting leasehold
rights to such items as are being leased by it free and clear of
all Liens except Permitted Liens. Section 3.11(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule also sets forth a complete and accurate
list of the vehicles owned or leased by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
Section
3.12
Intellectual Property .
(a) (i) No
products, services, software, technologies, business processes,
conduct or operations of the Company or the Subsidiaries infringe,
misappropriate, violate or otherwise interfere with the
Intellectual Property rights or other contractual rights of
another, and neither the Company nor the Subsidiaries are aware
that any such right which might be so infringed, misappropriated,
violated or otherwise interfered with has been claimed, asserted or
applied by another; (ii) with respect to each item of
Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or a Subsidiary
and is material to its operations (“ Owned Intellectual
Property ”), all of which is set forth on
Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company
or a Subsidiary is the owner of the entire right, title and
interest in and to such Owned Intellectual Property and is entitled
to all rights of ownership in such Owned Intellectual Property in
the continued operation of its respective business; (iii) with
respect to each item of Intellectual Property that is licensed to
or otherwise held or used by the Company or a Subsidiary and is
material to its operations (“ Licensed Intellectual
Property ”), all of which is set forth in
Schedule 3.12 of the
A-11
Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company or a Subsidiary has the right to use such Licensed
Intellectual Property in the continued operation of its respective
business in accordance with the terms of the license agreement
governing such Licensed Intellectual Property, other than those
that would not be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect; (iv) none of the Owned Intellectual Property is or has
been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part or is
the subject of a pending or threatened action or proceeding for
opposition or cancellation, or any reexamination, opposition or
interference proceeding or any form of proceeding for a declaration
of invalidity, or other proceeding or action to invalidate or limit
any of the Company’s or the Subsidiary’s rights in the
Owned Intellectual Property, and no such proceeding is being
threatened with respect to any of the Owned Intellectual Property
and the Owned Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable;
(v) to the Company’s knowledge, no Person is engaging in
any activity that infringes upon the Owned Intellectual Property;
(vi) each license of the Licensed Intellectual Property is
valid and enforceable, is binding on all parties to such license,
and is in full force and effect; (vii) to the Company’s
knowledge, no party to any license of the Licensed Intellectual
Property is in breach or default of any material provision thereof
or thereunder; (viii) the Company has taken all reasonable
actions (including executing non-disclosure and intellectual
property assignment agreements which are disclosed on
Section 3.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule) to protect,
preserve and maintain the Owned Intellectual Property; and
(ix) neither the execution of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the Transactions shall adversely affect any of the
Company’s rights with respect to the Owned Intellectual
Property.
(b) For purposes of
this Agreement, “ Intellectual Property ” means
(i) all inventions (whether patentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereto, and all rights
arising under or in connection with United States patents, patent
applications and statutory invention registrations,
(ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names, corporate names, domain names and other source identifiers,
and registrations and applications for registration thereof,
(iii) copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights and other
rights of authorship, and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (iv) all items of software, source code,
object code or other computer program of whatever name and
(v) confidential and proprietary information, including trade
secrets and know-how.
Section
3.13
Taxes .
(a) Except as set
forth in Section 3.13(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries (i) has filed all Tax
Returns required to be filed by any of them and (b) has paid
(or had paid on their behalf) all Taxes as required to be paid by
it. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material
respects. The most recent Financial Statements contained in the
Company SEC Reports reflect, an adequate reserve for all Taxes
payable by the Company and the Subsidiaries for all taxable periods
and portions thereof through the date of such Financial Statements
in accordance with GAAP, whether or not shown as being due on any
Tax Returns. Copies of all federal, state and local Tax Returns for
the Company and each Subsidiary with respect to the taxable years
commencing on or after January 1, 2006 have been delivered or
made available to representatives of Parent. No deficiencies for
any Taxes have been asserted or assessed in writing against the
Company or any of the Subsidiaries, and no requests for waivers of
the time to assess any such Taxes are pending. The Company and
Subsidiaries have not waived any statute of limitations in respect
of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(b) The Company and
Subsidiaries will not be required to include any item of income in,
or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Effective Date
as a result of any: (A) change in accounting method;
(B) “closing agreement” as described in
Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign law) executed on or prior to the Effective
Date; (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition
made on or prior to
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