AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
by and
among
MOBILEPRO
CORP.,
INREACH INTERNET,
INC.,
INREACH INTERNET,
LLC,
and
BALCO HOLDINGS,
INC.
Dated as of October 31,
2005
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ARTICLE
I
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THE
MERGER
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1
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Section
1.1
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The
Merger
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1
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Section
1.2
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Effect of the
Merger; Closing
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1
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Section
1.3
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Certificate of
Incorporation
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2
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Section
1.4
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Bylaws
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2
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Section
1.5
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Board of
Directors and Officers
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2
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Section
1.6
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Conversion of
Membership Interests
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2
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Section
1.7
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Membership
Interest Transfer Books
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3
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Section
1.8
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Securities Law
Issues
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3
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ARTICLE
II
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND COMPANY PARENT
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3
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Section
2.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporation Power
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3
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Section
2.2
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Capitalization;
Subsidiaries
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4
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Section
2.3
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Ownership of
Company Membership Interests
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5
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Section
2.4
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Authority
Relative to this Agreement
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5
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Section
2.5
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No Conflict;
Required Filings and Consents
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Section
2.6
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Investment
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Section
2.7
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Financial
Statements; Debt
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7
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Section
2.8
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Absence of
Certain Changes
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7
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Section
2.9
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Tax
Matters.
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Section
2.10
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Title to
Properties
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9
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Section
2.11
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Environmental
Matters
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Section
2.12
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Intellectual
Property
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10
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Section
2.13
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Material
Agreements
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12
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Section
2.14
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Insurance
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14
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Section
2.15
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Litigation
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14
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Section
2.16
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Employees;
Labor Matters
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14
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Section
2.17
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Employee
Benefits
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Section
2.18
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Permits
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16
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Section
2.19
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Real
Property
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Section
2.20
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Broker’s
Fees
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16
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Section
2.21
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Books and
Records
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16
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Section
2.22
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Banking
Relationships and Investments
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Section
2.23
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Prepaid
Accounts
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Section
2.24
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Disclosure
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ARTICLE
III
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REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT, BUYER AND BUYER SUB
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Section
3.1
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Organization,
Qualification and Corporation Power
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Section
3.2
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Capitalization
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Section
3.3
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Authority
Relative to this Agreement
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Section
3.4
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No Conflict;
Required Filings and Consents
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Section
3.5
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SEC
Reports
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Section
3.6
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Buyer
Sub
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Section
3.7
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Broker’s
Fees
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20
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ARTICLE
IV
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FURTHER
COVENANTS AND ASSURANCES
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Section
4.1
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Securities
Laws
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20
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Section
4.2
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Public
Announcements
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Section
4.3
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Reviewed and
Audited Financial Statements
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Section
4.4
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Non-Competition
and Other Covenants.
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22
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Section
4.5
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Adjustment of
Merger Consideration
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22
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Section
4.6
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Real Property
Deliveries
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Section
4.7
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Termination of
Related Party Arrangements
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Section
4.8
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Release
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Section
4.9
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SBC
Litigation
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Section
4.10
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Accounts and
Investments
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Section
4.11
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Further
Assurances
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Section
4.12
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Post-Closing
Tax Cooperation
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Section
4.13
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Payment of
Niwot Capital, LLC
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Section
4.14
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Office
Lease
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Section
4.15
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Accounting
Services
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Section
4.16
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Accounting
System
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ARTICLE
V
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CONDITIONS OF
MERGER
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Section
5.1
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Conditions to
Obligations of Buyer and Buyer Sub to Effect the Merger
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Section
5.2
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Conditions to
Obligations of the Company and Company Parent to Effect the
Merger
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ARTICLE
VI
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SURVIVAL AND
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section
6.1
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Survival of
Representations and Warranties
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Section
6.2
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Indemnification
of Parent, Buyer and Buyer Sub
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Section
6.3
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Indemnification
of the Company and Company Parent
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Section
6.4
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General Notice
and Procedural Requirements for Indemnity Claims
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28
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Section
6.5
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Notice and
Procedural Requirements for Third Party Claims
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Section
6.6
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Notice and
Procedural Requirements for Direct Claims
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Section
6.7
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Maximum
Liability; Sole Recourse
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Section
6.8
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Basket
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ARTICLE
VII
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GENERAL
PROVISIONS
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Section
7.1
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Notices
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Section
7.2
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Expenses
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Section
7.3
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Amendment
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Section
7.4
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Entire
Agreement
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Section
7.5
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No Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Section
7.6
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Assignment
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Section
7.7
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Severability
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Section
7.8
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Governing
Law
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Section
7.9
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Headings;
Interpretation
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Section
7.10
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Construction
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Section
7.11
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Counterparts
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32
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Section
7.12
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Confidentiality
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER , dated as of
October 31, 2005 (this “ Agreement ”),
is made by and among Mobilepro Corp., a Delaware corporation
(“ Buyer ”), InReach Internet,
Inc. a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of
Buyer (“ Buyer Sub ”), InReach
Internet, LLC, a California limited liability company (the “
Company ”), and Balco Holdings, Inc., a
California corporation and sole member of the Company (“
Company Parent ”).
WHEREAS , the Board of Directors of Buyer, Buyer Sub,
and Company Parent, and the Manager of Company, have determined
that it is in the best interests of their respective companies and
their stockholders or members to consummate the business
combination transaction provided for herein in which the Company
will, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, merge
with and into Buyer Sub, with Buyer Sub being the surviving entity
(the “ Merger ”); and
WHEREAS , the parties desire to make certain
representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the
Merger and also to prescribe certain conditions to the
Merger;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the
mutual covenants, warranties and agreements contained herein, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
Section 1.1
The
Merger . Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “
Delaware Law ”) and the California
Corporations Law (the “ California Law
”), upon the execution of this Agreement and concurrent with
the filing of Certificates of Merger with the Secretaries of State
of the State of Delaware and the State of California, respectively
(each a “ Certificate of Merger ” and
collectively the “ Merger Certificates
”) (in accordance with the relevant provisions of Delaware
Law and California Law, respectively), the Company shall merge with
and into Buyer Sub. The separate corporate existence of the Company
will cease upon the filing of the Merger Certificates (the “
Effective Time ”), and Buyer Sub will
continue as the surviving company (hereinafter sometimes referred
to as the “ Surviving Company ”) in the
Merger. Buyer Sub, as the surviving company after the Merger, will
be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware.
For purposes of this Agreement, the date of
execution of this Agreement shall be known as the “
Closing Date ” and the actions taken on such
date and at such time, the “ Closing
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Section 1.2
Effect of the Merger;
Closing . At and
after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have the effects set
forth in this Agreement and the applicable provisions of Delaware
Law and California Law. At the Effective Time all the property,
rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Buyer
Sub will vest in the Surviving Company, and all debts, liabilities
and duties of the Company and Buyer Sub not paid by the Company at
or before Closing will become the debts, liabilities and duties of
the Surviving Company.
Section 1.3
Certificate of
Incorporation .
At the Effective Time, the Certificate of Incorporation of Buyer
Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Company,
provided however , that Article I of the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Company will be
amended to reflect that the name of the Surviving Company will be
“InReach Internet, Inc.”
Section 1.4
Bylaws . At the Effective Time, the bylaws of Buyer
Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
the bylaws of the Surviving Company, provided however, that the
bylaws of the Surviving Company will be amended to reflect that the
name of the Surviving Company will be “InReach Internet,
Inc.”
Section 1.5
Board of Directors and
Officers . The
directors and officers of Buyer Sub immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall continue to be the directors and officers of
the Surviving Company, each to hold office in accordance with the
Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Company,
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed (as
the case may be) and qualified.
Section 1.6
Conversion of Membership
Interests . At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action
on the part of Buyer Sub, the Company or the holder of any shares
of capital stock of Buyer Sub or the holder of any Company
Membership Interests:
(a) The Company Membership Interests (as defined in
Section 2.2(a)) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall, as an aggregate whole and not on an
individual basis, shall be converted into and become the right to
receive:
(i) Two Million One Hundred Eleven Thousand
Eight Hundred Seventy Three Dollars ($2,111,873) (the “
Cash Consideration ”).
(ii) The Applicable Number
of fully paid and nonassessable shares
(determined in accordance with this Section 1.6) of Buyer Common
Stock (as defined in Section 3.2(a)) (the “ Stock
Consideration ”, and, collectively with the Cash
Consideration the “ Merger Consideration
”), such Stock Consideration subject to adjustment in
accordance with Section 4.5 of this Agreement. The “
Applicable Number ” shall be determined by
dividing Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000) by the
average of the closing prices of Parent Common Stock on the OTC-BB
stock market on the twenty (20) trading days ending the day before
the Closing (the “ Closing Price ”) of
Buyer Common Stock for purposes of determining the Applicable
Number. The Stock Consideration shall be subject to the rights and
obligations set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement
described in Section 5.1(k) and shall be issued to Company Parent
at the Closing; provided, however, that the Stock Consideration
shall be subject to adjustment as provide in Section
4.5.
(b) Buyer shall assume a Working Capital Deficit of
the Company of up to an aggregate total of $350,000. For purposes
of this Agreement, “ Working Capital Deficit
” shall mean the difference between (x) the sum of the
Company’s cash and current receivables of 30 days or less and
(y) the Company’s current liabilities, including any deferred
revenues of the Company, all determined in accordance with United
States generally accepted accounting principles applied on a
consistent basis (“ GAAP ”) as of the
date of the Reviewed Balance Sheet.
(c) The shares of Buyer Common Stock issued as
Merger Consideration will not have been registered and will be
deemed to be “restricted securities” under federal
securities laws and may not be resold without registration under or
exemption from the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”). Each certificate
evidencing shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued as Merger
Consideration shall have the following legend:
THE SHARES
REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION WITHOUT
EXEMPTION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL
REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO MOBILEPRO CORP. THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED.
Section 1.7
Membership Interest
Transfer Books .
(a) At the Effective Time, the membership interest
transfer books of the Company will be closed and there will not be
any further registration of transfers of any membership interests,
options or warrants thereafter on the records of the
Company.
Section 1.8
Securities Law
Issues . Based
in part on the representations of Company Parent made in Section
2.6 herein, Buyer Common Stock to be issued in the Merger will be
issued pursuant to an exemption from registration under Section
4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act ”) and/or Rule 506 under
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND COMPANY PARENT
Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Letter attached to this Agreement (the “ Company
Disclosure Letter ”), the Company and Company
Parent, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Parent,
Buyer and Buyer Sub as follows:
Section 2.1
Organization,
Qualification and Corporation Power
. The Company (a) is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is
organized and has the requisite corporate power and authority to
own, operate or lease its properties and to carry on its business
as is now being conducted and proposed to be conducted, except
where the failure to be so organized, existing and in good standing
or to have such power and authority would not reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect (as defined below) on the Company, and (b) is duly
qualified and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business or the ownership or leasing of
its properties makes such qualification necessary, other than in
such jurisdictions where the failure so to qualify or to be in good
standing would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The
Company has furnished to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of
its Articles of Organization and operating agreement.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Material Adverse Effect ” when used in
connection with an entity means any change, event, circumstance or
effect whether or not such change, event, circumstance or effect is
caused by or arises in connection with a breach of a
representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of such entity in
this Agreement that is or is reasonably likely to be materially
adverse to the business, assets (including intangible assets),
capitalization, financial condition, operations or results of
operations, employees or prospects of such entity taken as a whole
with its subsidiaries, except to the extent that any such change,
event, circumstance or effect is caused by results from (i) changes
in general economic conditions, (ii) changes affecting the industry
generally in which such entity operates (provided that such changes
do not affect such entity in a substantially disproportionate
manner) or (iii) changes in the trading prices for such
entity’s capital stock.
Section 2.2
Capitalization;
Subsidiaries .
(a) One Hundred Percent (100%) of the Company
membership interests (the “ Company Membership
Interests ”) are held by Company Parent. Other than
the Company Membership Interests, there are no other classes,
series or types of equity for the Company. Company Parent holds
good and marketable title to such Company Membership Interests,
free and clear of all liens, agreements, voting trusts, proxies and
other arrangements or restrictions of any kind whatsoever (other
than normal restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and
state securities laws). All issued and outstanding units of Company
Membership Interests have been duly authorized and were validly
issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, are not subject to any
right of rescission, are not subject to preemptive rights by
statute, the Articles of Organization or the operating agreement of
the Company, or any agreement or document to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound and have been offered, issued, sold
and delivered by the Company in compliance with all registration or
qualification requirements (or applicable exemptions therefrom) of
applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company is not
under any obligation to register under the Securities Act any of
its presently outstanding securities or any securities that may be
subsequently issued. There is no liability for dividends accrued
but unpaid with respect to the Company’s outstanding
securities. No certificates representing the Company Membership
Interests have been issued.
(b) There are no existing (i) options, warrants,
calls, preemptive rights, subscriptions or other rights,
convertible securities, agreements or commitments of any character
obligating the Company to issue, transfer or sell any units of
membership interests or other equity interest in, the Company or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for such units of
membership interests or equity interests, (ii) contractual
obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any units of membership interest of the Company or (iii)
voting trusts or similar agreements to which the Company is a party
with respect to the voting of the units of membership interests of
the Company.
(c) The Company does not have any direct or
indirect Subsidiaries or any interest, direct or indirect, in any
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other business
entity.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Subsidiary ” of a Person means any
corporation or other legal entity of which such Person (either
alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary) owns,
directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity
interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for
the election of the board of directors or other governing body of
such corporation or other legal entity.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Person ” shall mean any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, joint
venture, Governmental Entity or other entity.
Section 2.3
Ownership of Company
Membership Interests .
(a) Company Parent is the record and beneficial
owner of, and has good and valid title to, all of the Company
Membership Interests, which Company Membership Interests (i) are
free and clear of all liens, mortgages, encumbrances, pledges,
claims, options, charges, easements, restrictions, covenants,
conditions of record, encroachments, security interests and claims
of every kind and character (each, a “ Lien
”) and (ii) are free of any other restriction (including any
restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such
capital stock or other ownership interests).
(b) There are no outstanding existing (i) options,
warrants, calls, preemptive rights, subscriptions or other rights,
convertible securities, agreements or commitments of any character
to which Company Parent is a party obligating Company Parent to
issue, transfer or sell any Company Membership Interests or other
equity interest in the Company or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for such units of membership interests or equity
interests or (ii) voting trusts, unitholders’ agreements or
similar agreements to which Company Parent is a party with respect
to the voting of the Company Membership Interests owned by Company
Parent.
Section 2.4
Authority Relative to
this Agreement .
The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and, subject to the filing of the Merger
Certificates as required by Delaware and California Law, to carry
out its obligations hereunder. Company Parent has the necessary
competency, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
carry out the obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company and
Company Parent and, subject to the filing of the Merger
Certificates as required by Delaware and California Law, no other
corporate proceeding is necessary for the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by the Company, the performance by the Company of
its obligations hereunder and the consummation by the Company of
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and Company Parent and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery of this
Agreement by Buyer and Buyer Sub, constitutes a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the Company and Company Parent, enforceable
against each in accordance with its terms, except that the
enforceability hereof may be subject to (a) applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereinafter in effect,
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (b) the general
principles of equity (regardless of whether enforceability is
considered at a proceeding at law or in equity).
Section 2.5
No Conflict; Required
Filings and Consents .
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.5(a) of the
Company Disclosure Letter, the execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company and Company Parent does not, and the
consummation by the Company and Company Parent of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict with or violate any law,
court order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or
Company Parent, or by which any of their property is bound, (ii)
violate or conflict with the Articles of Organization or operating
agreement (or comparable organizational documents) of the Company,
or (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an
event which with notice or lapse of time of both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination or
cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the
properties or assets of the Company pursuant to, any contract,
instrument, Permit or license to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company or any of its property is bound, except in the
case of clauses (i) and (iii) for conflicts, violations, breaches
or defaults which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have
or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) Except for the filing of the Merger
Certificates and any applicable requirements, if any, under
“takeover” or “blue sky” laws of various
states, the Company is not required to submit any notice, report or
other filing with any federal, state or local or foreign
government, political subdivision thereof, any court,
administrative, regulatory or other governmental agency, commission
or authority or any non-governmental United States or foreign
self-regulatory agency, commission or authority or any arbitral
tribunal (each, a “ Governmental Entity
”) in connection with the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby the failure of which to submit would,
individually or in the aggregate, have or result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. No waiver, consent, approval or
authorization of any Governmental Entity or any third party is
required to be obtained or made by the Company in connection with
its execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement the
failure of which to obtain or make, individually or in the
aggregate, would have or result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 2.6
Investment . Company Parent:
(a) Understands that the shares of Buyer Common
Stock issuable as Merger Consideration will not have been
registered and will be deemed “restricted securities”
under federal securities laws and may not be sold without
registration under or exemption from the Securities Act;
(b) Has such knowledge and experience in financial
and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits
and risks of its investment in Buyer and has the capacity to
protect its own interests; and
(c) Acknowledges that an investment in shares of
Buyer Common Stock by way of the Merger is highly speculative and
entails a substantial degree of risk, and Company Parent has the
ability to bear the economic risk of its investment.
Section 2.7
Financial Statements;
Debt .
(a) Attached as Section 2.7(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter are the Company’s unaudited balance sheets
dated as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, income statements and
statement of cash flows for the years then ended and (ii) the
Company’s unaudited balance sheets (the “
Company Balance Sheet ”), statements of cash
flows and income statements each dated as of September 30, 2005 and
2004 (the “ Balance Sheet Date ”) (all
such financial statements being collectively referred to herein as
the “ Company Financial Statements ”).
The Company Financial Statements (a) agree with the books and
records of the Company, (b) fairly present the financial condition
of the Company at the date therein indicated and the results of
operation for the period therein specified and (c) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP.
(b) The Company has no material debt, liability or
obligation of any nature, whether accrued, absolute, contingent or
otherwise, and whether due or to become due, that is not reflected
or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements that are
not material in amount either individually or
collectively.
Section 2.8
Absence of Certain
Changes . Except
as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Letter, since
August 1, 2005, there has not been with respect to the
Company:
(a) any change in the financial condition,
properties, assets, liabilities, business or operations thereof
which change by itself or in conjunction with all other such
changes, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business,
has had or will have a Material Adverse Effect thereon;
(b) any material loss of customers. Set forth on
Section 2.8(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter is a true, correct
and complete list of all customers lost in the preceding twelve
(12) months, including all revenue generated from any customer
generating at least One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per month in
revenue for the Company for the thirty six (36) months preceding
the date on which they were no longer customers;
(c) no notice of impending cancellation, or a
material price increase, from any Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier
or other provider of data transmission services;
(d) any contingent liability incurred thereby as
guarantor or otherwise with respect to the obligations of
others;
(e) any mortgage, encumbrance or lien placed on any
of the properties owned by Company;
(f) any material obligation or liability incurred
thereby other than obligations and liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business;
(g) any purchase or sale or other disposition, or
any agreement or other arrangement for the purchase, sale or other
disposition, of any of the properties or assets thereof other than
in the ordinary course of business;
(h) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the
properties, assets or business thereof;
(i) any declaration, setting aside or payment of
any dividend on, or the making of any other distribution in respect
of, the units of membership interests thereof, any split,
combination or recapitalization of the units of membership
interests thereof or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase or
other acquisition of units of membership interests
thereof;
(j) any labor dispute or claim of unfair labor
practices, any change in the compensation payable or to become
payable to any of its officers, employees or agents, or any bonus
payment or arrangement made to or with any of such officers,
employees or agents;
(k) any change with respect to the management,
supervisory or other key personnel thereof;
(l) any payment or discharge of a material lien or
liability thereof which lien was not either shown on the Company
Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of business
thereafter; or
(m) any obligation or liability incurred thereby to
any of its officers, directors, managers or stockholders or any
loans or advances made thereby to any of its officers, directors,
managers or stockholders except normal compensation and expense
allowances payable to officers.
Section 2.9
Tax
Matters . Except
as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure
Letter:
(a) The Company is a single member limited
liability company and is disregarded for federal and state income
tax purposes. The Company has timely filed all Tax Returns that it
was required to file, and all such Tax Returns were correct and
complete in all material respects. All Tax liabilities of the
Company for all taxable periods or portions thereof ending on or
prior to the Effective Time have been, or will be timely paid or
are adequately reserved for in the Company Financial Statements,
other than such Tax liabilities as are being or may be contested in
good faith by the Company or Company Parent. There are no ongoing
federal, state, local or foreign audits or examination of any Tax
Return of the Company. The Company has not waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time,
and no such waiver or extension has been required with respect to a
Tax assessment or deficiency. No claim has ever been made by an
authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax
Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the
Company that arose in connection with any failure (or alleged
failure) to pay any Tax.
(b) The Company has withheld or collected and paid
or deposited in accordance with law all Taxes required to have been
withheld or collected and paid or deposited by the Company in
connection with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third party.
(c) There is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax
liability of the Company either (i) claimed or raised by any
authority in writing or (ii) to the Company’s
Knowledge.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement:
(i) “ Knowledge ” or
words of similar import means all information that is actually
known, following reasonable investigation (unless otherwise
specified herein), and in the case of the Company, by David Olofson
(the Company’s Chief Financial Officer) or Lisa Bickford (the
Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer).
(ii) “ Taxes ” means all
taxes, charges, fees, levies or other similar assessments or
liabilities, including income, gross receipts, ad valorem, premium,
value-added, excise, real property, personal property, sales, use,
transfer, withholding, employment, payroll and franchise taxes
imposed by a Governmental Entity, and any interest, fines,
penalties, assessments or additions to tax resulting from,
attributable to or incurred in connection with any tax or any
contest or dispute thereof, and any amounts of Taxes of a third
Person that a Person or any Subsidiary of such Person is liable to
pay by law or otherwise; and
(iii) “ Tax Returns ”
means all reports, returns, declarations, statements or other
information supplied or required to be supplied to a taxing
authority in connection with Taxes including any schedules,
attachments or amendments thereto.
(e) The Company Parent acknowledges and agrees that
all Tax Returns to be filed and Taxes to be paid for the period
beginning January 1, 2005 through the Effective Time are the sole
responsibility of the Company Parent.
Section 2.10
Title to
Properties . The
Company has good and marketable title to all of its assets as shown
on the Company Balance Sheet, free and clear of all liens, charges,
restrictions or encumbrances (other than for taxes not yet due and
payable). All machinery and equipment included in such properties
is in good condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted, and
all leases of real or personal property to which the Company is a
party are fully effective in accordance with their terms. The
Company is not in violation of any zoning, building, safety or
environmental ordinance, regulation or requirement or other law or
regulation applicable to the operation of owned or leased
properties (the violation of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect on its business), or has received any notice of violation
with which it has not complied.
Section 2.11
Environmental
Matters . Except
as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Company Disclosure
Letter:
(a) During the period that the Company has leased
or owned its properties or owned or operated any facilities, to the
Knowledge of the Company, there have been no disposals, releases or
threatened releases of Hazardous Materials (as defined below) on,
from or under such properties or facilities. The Company has no
Knowledge of any presence, disposals, releases or threatened
releases of Hazardous Materials on, from or under any of such
properties or facilities, which may have occurred prior to the
Company having taken possession of any of such properties or
facilities. For the purposes of this Agreement, the terms “
disposal ,”“ release
,” and “ threatened release ”
shall have the definitions assigned thereto by the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42
U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., as amended (“
CERCLA ”). For the purposes of this Agreement
“ Hazardous Materials ” shall mean any
hazardous or toxic substance, material or waste which is or becomes
prior to the Closing regulated under, or defined as a
“hazardous
substance,”“pollutant,”“contaminant,”“toxic
chemical,”“hazardous materials,”“toxic
substance” or “hazardous chemical” under (1)
CERCLA; (2) any similar federal, state or local law; or (3)
regulations promulgated under any of the above laws or
statutes.
(b) To the Knowledge of Company none of the
properties or facilities of the Company is in violation of any
federal, state or local law, ordinance, regulation or order
relating to industrial hygiene or to the environmental conditions
on, under or about such properties or facilities, including, but
not limited to, soil and ground water condition. During the time
that the Company has owned or leased its properties and facilities,
to the Company’s Knowledge, no third party, has used,
generated, manufactured or stored on, under or about such
properties or facilities or transported to or from such properties
or facilities any Hazardous Materials.
(c) During the time that the Company has owned or
leased its properties and facilities, there has been no litigation
brought, to Company’s Knowledge, or threatened against the
Company by, or any settlement reached by the Company with, any
party or parties alleging the presence, disposal, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Materials on, from or under any
of such properties or facilities.
Section 2.12
Intellectual
Property .
(a) The term “ Intellectual
Property ” means any (i) patents, (ii) trademarks,
service marks, trade names, brand names, trade dress, slogans,
logos and internet domain names, (iii) inventions, discoveries,
ideas, processes, formulae, designs, models, industrial designs,
know-how, proprietary information, trade secrets, and confidential
information (including customer lists, training materials and
related matters, research and marketing and sales plans), whether
or not patented or patentable, (iv) copyrights, writings and other
copyrightable works and works in progress, databases and software,
(v) all other intellectual property rights and foreign equivalent
or counterpart rights and forms of protection of a similar or
analogous nature or having similar effect in any jurisdiction
throughout the world, (vi) all registrations and applications for
registration of any of the foregoing, (vii) all common law
trademarks and service marks used by the Company and (viii) any
renewals, extensions, continuations, divisionals, reexaminations or
reissues or equivalent or counterpart of any of the foregoing in
any jurisdiction throughout the world. The term “
Company IP ” means any Intellectual Property
used or held for use by the Company, in the conduct of their
businesses as currently conducted and currently proposed to be
conducted.
(b) Section 2.12(b) of the Company Disclosure
Letter sets forth a true, correct and complete list (including, the
owner, title, registration or application number and country of
registration or application, as applicable) of all of the following
Company IP: (i) registered trademarks, (ii) applications for
trademark registration, (iii) domain names, (iv) patents, (v)
applications for patents, (vi) registered copyrights (vii)
applications for copyright registration and (viii) licenses of all
Intellectual Property (other than off-the-shelf business
productivity software that is the subject of a shrink wrap or click
wrap software license agreement (“ Desktop
Software ”)) to or from the Company. The Company has
delivered or made available to Buyer prior to the execution of this
Agreement true, complete and correct copies of all licenses of
Company IP both to and from the Company, except Desktop
Software.
(c) The Company IP set forth on Section 2.12(b) of
the Company Disclosure Letter constitutes all of the Intellectual
Property used by and necessary for the Company to operate its
business as currently conducted and currently proposed to be
conducted. The Company owns all legal and beneficial right, title
and interests in the Company IP, and the Company has the valid,
sole and exclusive right to use, assign, transfer and license all
such Company IP for the life thereof for any purpose, free from (i)
any Liens, and (ii) any requirement of any past, present or future
royalty payments, license fees, charges or other payments, or
conditions or restrictions whatsoever.
(d) All patent, trademark, service mark, copyright,
patent and domain name registrations or applications set forth on
Section 2.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter are in full force
and effect and have not been abandoned, dedicated, disclaimed or
allowed to lapse for non-payment of fees or taxes or for any other
reason.
(e) None of the Company IP owned by the Company has
been declared or adjudicated invalid, null or void, unpatentable or
unregistrable in any judicial or administrative proceeding. To the
Knowledge of the Company without investigation, none of the Company
IP used (but not owned) by the Company has been declared or
adjudicated invalid, null or void, unpatentable or unregistrable in
any judicial or administrative proceeding.
(f) The Company has not received any written
notices of, or has Knowledge (without investigation) of, any
infringement or misappropriation by or of, or conflict with, any
third party with respect to the Company IP or Intellectual Property
owned by any third party. To the Knowledge of Company without
investigation, the Company has not infringed, misappropriated or
otherwise violated or conflicted with any Intellectual Property of
any third party. The operation of the Company does not, as
currently conducted, infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate
or conflict with the Intellectual Property of any third
party.
(g) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not affect the right, title and interest of the Company in and
to the Company IP, and the Company has taken all commercially
reasonable steps to maintain and protect the Company IP owned by
the Company and, until the Effective Time, will continue to
maintain and protect such Company IP so as to not materially
adversely affect the validity or enforceability of such Company
IP.
(h) To the Knowledge of the Company, no officer,
employee, director or manager of the Company is obligated under any
contract (including any license, covenant or commitment of any
nature) or other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or
order of any court or administrative agency, that would conflict or
interfere with the performance of such person’s duties as an
officer, employee, director or manager of the Company, the use of
such person’s best efforts to promote the interests of the
Company or the Company’s business as conducted or as
currently proposed to be conducted by the Company. No prior
employer of any current or former employee of the Company has any
right, title or interest in the Company IP and to the Knowledge of
the Company, no person or entity has any right, title or interest
in any Company IP. It is not and will not be with respect to the
business as currently proposed to be conducted necessary for the
Company to use any inventions of any of its employees made prior to
their employment by the Company.
Section 2.13
Material
Agreements .
(a) Section 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Letter
sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the following
agreements (whether written or oral and including all amendments
thereto) to which the Company is a party or a beneficiary or by
which the Company or any of its assets are bound (collectively, the
“ Material Agreements ”):
(i) any real estate leases;
(ii) any other agreement for the provision of
services by the Company that have accounted for revenues of more
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) during any month since the
Balance Sheet Date;
(iii) any agreement creating, evidencing, securing,
assuming, guaranteeing or otherwise relating to any debt for which
the Company is liable or under which it has imposed (or may impose)
a Lien on any of the assets, tangible or intangible, of the
Company;
(iv) any capital or operating leases or conditional
sales agreements relating to personal property of the
Company;
(v) any supply or manufacturing agreements or
arrangements pursuant to which the Company is entitled or obligated
to acquire any assets from a third party with a fair market value
in excess of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000);
(vi) any insurance policies;
(vii) any employment, consulting, noncompetition, or
separation agreements or arrangements;
(viii) any agreement with or for the benefit of
Company Parent, officer, director, manager or employee of the
Company, or any Affiliate of the Company, or any Person controlled
by such individual or family member thereof;
(ix) any license to which the Company is a
party;
(x) any agreement in which the Company has granted
rights to license, sublicense or copy, “most favored
nation” pricing provisions or exclusive marketing or
distribution rights relating to any
products or territory or has agreed to purchase a minimum quantity
of goods or services or has agreed to purchase goods or services
exclusively from a certain party;
(xi) any written arrangement establishing a
partnership or joint venture; and
(xii) a list of all parties to any written
arrangement concerning confidentiality, non-disclosure or
noncompetition;
(xiii) any written arrangement other than those
described in Sections 2.13(a)(i) through (xii) under which the
consequences of a default or termination could have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company; and
(xiv) any other agreement or arrangement pursuant to
which the Company or its Subsidiaries could be required to make or
be entitled to receive aggregate payments in excess of Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000.00) or entered into outside of the ordinary course
of business.
For purposes of this Agreement, “
Affiliate ” means another Person that
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, any
Person.
(b) The Company has delivered to or made available
to Buyer a true, correct and complete copy of each Material
Agreement and a written summary of each oral Material Agreement.
With respect to each Material Agreement:
(i) each Material Agreement is legal, valid,
binding and enforceable and in full force and effect with respect
to the Company and, to the Kn
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