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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

Agreement and Plan of Merger

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Governing Law: Florida     Date: 10/1/2009
Industry: Communications Equipment     Law Firm: Akerman Senterfitt     Sector: Technology

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, Parties: acquisition company  inc , massey services  inc , sunair services corporation
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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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ARTICLE I THE MERGER

 

 

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Section 1.01

 

 

The Merger

 

 

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Section 1.02

 

 

Closing

 

 

A-1

 

 

Section 1.03

 

 

Effective Time

 

 

A-1

 

 

Section 1.04

 

 

Effect of the Merger

 

 

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Section 1.05

 

 

Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws

 

 

A-2

 

 

Section 1.06

 

 

Directors and Officers

 

 

A-2

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

 

 

A-2

 

 

Section 2.01

 

 

Conversion of Securities

 

 

A-2

 

 

Section 2.02

 

 

Appointment of Paying Agent

 

 

A-2

 

 

Section 2.03

 

 

Exchange Fund

 

 

A-3

 

 

Section 2.04

 

 

Exchange of Certificates

 

 

A-3

 

 

Section 2.05

 

 

Stock Transfer Books

 

 

A-4

 

 

Section 2.06

 

 

Company Stock Options and Company Warrants

 

 

A-4

 

 

Section 2.07

 

 

Deposit

 

 

A-5

 

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

 

 

A-5

 

 

Section 3.01

 

 

Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries

 

 

A-5

 

 

Section 3.02

 

 

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

 

A-5

 

 

Section 3.03

 

 

Capitalization

 

 

A-6

 

 

Section 3.04

 

 

Authority Relative to This Agreement

 

 

A-6

 

 

Section 3.05

 

 

No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

 

 

A-7

 

 

Section 3.06

 

 

Permits; Compliance

 

 

A-7

 

 

Section 3.07

 

 

Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities

 

 

A-7

 

 

Section 3.08

 

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

 

 

A-8

 

 

Section 3.09

 

 

Absence of Litigation

 

 

A-8

 

 

Section 3.10

 

 

Employees; Employee Benefit Plans

 

 

A-9

 

 

Section 3.11

 

 

Real Property; Title to Assets

 

 

A-11

 

 

Section 3.12

 

 

Intellectual Property

 

 

A-11

 

 

Section 3.13

 

 

Taxes

 

 

A-12

 

 

Section 3.14

 

 

Environmental Matters

 

 

A-13

 

 

Section 3.15

 

 

Material Contracts

 

 

A-14

 

 

Section 3.16

 

 

Insurance

 

 

A-14

 

 

Section 3.17

 

 

Board Approval; Vote Required

 

 

A-14

 

 

Section 3.18

 

 

Brokers

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 3.19

 

 

Condition of Assets

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 3.20

 

 

Bank Accounts, Letters of Credit and Powers of Attorney

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 3.21

 

 

No Other Representations or Warranties

 

 

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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 4.01

 

 

Corporate Organization

 

 

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Section 4.02

 

 

Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 4.03

 

 

Authority Relative to This Agreement

 

 

A-15

 

 

Section 4.04

 

 

No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents

 

 

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Page

 

 

Section 4.05

 

 

Absence of Litigation

 

 

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Section 4.06

 

 

Operations of Merger Sub

 

 

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Section 4.07

 

 

Brokers

 

 

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Section 4.08

 

 

Information Supplied

 

 

A-16

 

 

Section 4.09

 

 

Board and Shareholder Determinations

 

 

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Section 4.10

 

 

No Parent Stockholder Vote

 

 

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Section 4.11

 

 

Financing Letters

 

 

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ARTICLE V CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE MERGER

 

 

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Section 5.01

 

 

Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger

 

 

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Section 5.02

 

 

Conduct of Business by Parent and Merger Sub Pending the Merger

 

 

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ARTICLE VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

 

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Section 6.01

 

 

Preparation of Proxy Statement; Company Shareholders’ Meeting

 

 

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Section 6.02

 

 

No Solicitation of Transactions

 

 

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Section 6.03

 

 

Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification

 

 

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Section 6.04

 

 

Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts

 

 

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Section 6.05

 

 

Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

 

 

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Section 6.06

 

 

Public Announcements

 

 

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Section 6.07

 

 

Transfer Taxes

 

 

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Section 6.08

 

 

Resignations

 

 

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Section 6.09

 

 

Employment and Benefit Arrangements

 

 

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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

 

 

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Section 7.01

 

 

Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party

 

 

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Section 7.02

 

 

Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub

 

 

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Section 7.03

 

 

Conditions to the Obligations of the Company

 

 

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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER

 

 

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Section 8.01

 

 

Termination

 

 

A-26

 

 

Section 8.02

 

 

Effect of Termination

 

 

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Section 8.03

 

 

Amendment

 

 

A-27

 

 

Section 8.04

 

 

Waiver

 

 

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Section 8.05

 

 

Fees and Expenses

 

 

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ARTICLE IX GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

 

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Section 9.01

 

 

Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties; Disclosure Schedule

 

 

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Section 9.02

 

 

Notices

 

 

A-28

 

 

Section 9.03

 

 

Certain Definitions

 

 

A-29

 

 

Section 9.04

 

 

Severability

 

 

A-32

 

 

Section 9.05

 

 

Disclaimer of Other Representations and Warranties

 

 

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Section 9.06

 

 

Entire Agreement; Assignment

 

 

A-33

 

 

Section 9.07

 

 

Parties in Interest

 

 

A-33

 

 

Section 9.08

 

 

Remedies; Specific Performance

 

 

A-33

 

 

Section 9.09

 

 

Governing Law

 

 

A-33

 

 

Section 9.10

 

 

Headings

 

 

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Section 9.11

 

 

Counterparts

 

 

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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


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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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