AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BY AND AMONG
UNIVERCELL HOLDINGS,
INC.
AND
UNIVERCELL RECALL ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
AND
RECALL MAIL CORPORATION
AND
CONTROLLING UNIVERCELL
SHAREHOLDER
AND
CONTROLLING RECALL
SHAREHOLDERS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
BACKGROUND
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1.
Plan of Merger.
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2.
Securities Laws Compliance.
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3.
The Closing.
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4.
Representations and Warranties of the
UniverCell Parties.
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5.
Representations and Warranties of Recall
and the Controlling Recall Shareholders.
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6.
Representations and Warranties of the
Controlling Recall Shareholders and
Controlling UniverCell
Shareholder.
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7.
Covenants of The Parties.
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8.
Covenants of UniverCell.
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9.
Covenants of Recall.
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10.
Covenants of the Controlling Recall
Shareholders and Controlling UniverCell
Shareholder.
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11.
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
Recall.
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12.
Conditions Precedent to Obligations of
the UniverCell Parties.
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13.
Indemnification.
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14.
Termination.
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15.
Definitions.
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16.
General Matters.
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER is made as of May 19,
2005 by and among UniverCell Holdings, Inc., a Florida corporation
(“UniverCell”), UniverCell Recall Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation and Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
UniverCell (the “Merger Subsidiary”), Sean Y. Fulda
(the “Controlling UniverCell Shareholder” and together
with UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary, the “UniverCell
Parties”), Recall Mail Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Recall”), and the Recall Shareholders executing this
Agreement (the “Controlling Recall Shareholders” and
together with Recall, the “Recall Parties”).
UniverCell, Recall, the Merger Subsidiary, the Controlling
UniverCell Shareholder and each of the Controlling Recall
Shareholders are sometimes individually referred to herein as a
“Party” and sometimes collectively referred to herein
as the “Parties.” Certain other terms are used herein
as defined below in Section 15 or elsewhere in this
Agreement.
BACKGROUND
UniverCell, the Merger Subsidiary and
Recall desire to effect the Merger of the Merger Subsidiary with
and into Recall in accordance with the DGCL and, to the extent
applicable, the FBCA. This Agreement sets forth the terms and
conditions under which the Merger Subsidiary will merge with and
into Recall (the “Merger”). The Parties intend that
upon completion of the Merger, Recall will be a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of UniverCell.UniverCell
The Merger Subsidiary is a Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of UniverCell, has been formed solely to facilitate the
Merger and has not conducted nor will it conduct any business or
activity other than in connection with the Merger.
The Board of Directors of Recall has
approved and adopted this Agreement, the Merger and the other
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has recommended
that the Recall Shareholders approve and adopt this Agreement, the
Merger and the other Transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
accordance with the DGCL.
The respective Boards of Directors of
UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary have approved and adopted this
Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions contemplated by
this Agreement in accordance with applicable Law and the Board of
Directors of UniverCell has recommended that the UniverCell
shareholders approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and the
other Transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance
with applicable Law.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual promises,
covenants, representations and warranties contained and made herein
and of the mutual benefits to be derived herefrom, and intending to
be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
Plan of Merger.
(a)
The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof,
and in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and the
FBCA, at the Effective Time, the Merger Subsidiary shall be merged
with and into Recall. Following the Merger, Recall shall continue
as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving
Corporation”) and shall continue its separate corporate
existence under the Laws of the State of Delaware, and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Subsidiary shall cease.
(b)
Effective Time.
As soon as practicable, but in any event
within one (1) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to the Merger, the Parties shall file or
cause
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to be filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger (the
“Certificate of Merger”) in such form as is required by
the DGCL and shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of
Florida such documents necessary to effect all of the Transactions
contemplated in this Agreement under the FBCA. The Effective Time
of the Merger shall mean the later of the time the
Certificate of Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware or the time and date specified in the Certificate
of Merger filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware (the “Effective Time”).
(c)
Effect . The Merger shall have the effects set forth
in Section 259(a) of the DGCL.
(d)
Charter Documents of the Surviving
Corporation. The Certificate
of Incorporation of Recall as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time of the Merger shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective Time
of the Merger, the Bylaws of Recall as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time of the Merger shall be the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation.
(e)
Officers of the Surviving
Corporation. The individuals
identified on Schedule 1(e) shall, from and after the Effective
Time of the Merger, be the officers of Recall and each such person
shall hold the office specified in such Schedule 1(e) until his or
her respective successor shall have been duly appointed or elected
and qualified or until his or her earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with the Recall’s Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
(f)
Directors of the Surviving
Corporation . The
individuals identified on Schedule 1(f) shall, from and after the
Effective Time of the Merger, be the directors of Recall until
their respective successors shall have been duly appointed or
elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with Recall’s Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
(g)
Charter Documents of
UniverCell. At the
Effective Time of the Merger, UniverCell’s Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws shall be amended and restated to reflect,
among other things, that UniverCell is changing its name to
BigString Corporation. The form of UniverCell’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation is attached to this
Agreement as Exhibit A and the form of UniverCell’s Amended
and Restated Bylaws is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
B.
(h)
Officers of UniverCell.
The individuals identified on Schedule
1(h) shall, from and after the Effective Time of the Merger, be the
officers of UniverCell and each such person shall hold the office
specified in such Schedule 1(h) until his or her respective
successor shall have been duly appointed or elected and qualified
or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal in
accordance with UniverCell’s Amended and Restated Certificate
of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws. Each of the
current officers of UniverCell shall resign as of the Effective
Time.
(i)
Directors of UniverCell
. The individuals identified on
Schedule 1(i) shall, from and after the Effective Time of the
Merger, be the directors of UniverCell until their respective
successors shall have been duly appointed or elected and qualified
or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with UniverCell’s Amended and Restated Certificate
of
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Incorporation and Amended and Restated
Bylaws. Each of the current directors of UniverCell shall
resign as of the Effective Time.
(j)
Conversion of Shares of UniverCell
Common Stock; Conversion or Cancellation of Recall Shares; Change
of Name. At the
Effective Time of the Merger:
(i)
Each share of UniverCell Common Stock
issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time of the
Merger (other than shares held by any Person who is a Dissenting
Shareholder) shall, by virtue of the Merger, be converted into and
represent one-thirtieth (1/30) of one (1) share of UniverCell
Common Stock.
(ii)
Each Person who is a Recall Shareholder
immediately before the Effective Time of the Merger (other than any
Person who is a Dissenting Shareholder) shall, by virtue of the
Merger be entitled to receive one (1) share (the “Conversion
Number”), of UniverCell Common Stock (the “UniverCell
Shares”) in exchange for each issued and outstanding share of
Recall Common Stock (collectively, the “Recall Shares”)
held by the Recall Shareholder immediately prior to the Effective
Time of the Merger. Each of the Recall Shares that, immediately
prior to the Effective Time of the Merger, is held by Recall as
treasury stock shall by virtue of the Merger be canceled and
retired without payment of any consideration.
(iii)
Each share of common stock of the Merger
Subsidiary issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective
Time of the Merger shall, by virtue of the Merger, be converted
into and represent one (1) share of Recall Common Stock.
(iv)
No fractional UniverCell Shares shall be
issued in the Merger.
(v)
The name of UniverCell shall be changed
to BigString Corporation.
(k)
Exchange of Certificates for
UniverCell Shares.
(i)
As promptly as practicable after the
Effective Time of the Merger, Recall shall cause to be mailed to
each Recall Shareholder a form of letter of transmittal
(“Letter of Transmittal”). After the Effective
Time of the Merger, each Recall Shareholder, upon surrender to
UniverCell of a Recall stock certificate or certificates, together
with the completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, and
each UniverCell Shareholder, upon surrender to UniverCell of a
UniverCell a stock certificate of certificates, will be entitled to
receive a certificate or certificates evidencing the number of
shares of UniverCell Shares into which his, her or its shares of
Recall Common Stock have been converted in connection with the
Merger. Until so surrendered, each Recall stock certificate shall,
after the Effective Time of the Merger, represent for all purposes,
only the right to receive UniverCell Shares as provided
herein.
(ii)
If any portion of UniverCell Shares are
to be issued to a Person other than the registered holder of shares
of Recall Common Stock or UniverCell Common Stock formerly
represented by the certificate or certificates surrendered, it
shall be a condition to issuance of the new certificates that the
certificate or certificates so surrendered shall be properly
endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the
Person requesting such new certificates shall pay to UniverCell any
transfer or other Taxes required as a result of such issuance to a
Person other than the registered holder of such shares of Recall
Common Stock or UniverCell Common Stock or establish to the
satisfaction of UniverCell that such Tax has been paid or is not
payable.
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(iii)
No dividends or other distributions with
respect to the UniverCell Shares shall be paid to a Recall
Shareholder until the certificate(s) representing the Recall
Shareholder’s shares of Recall Common Stock are surrendered
as provided in this Section 1(k). Upon such surrender, there shall
be paid, without interest, to the Person in whose name the
certificates representing the UniverCell Shares into which such
shares of Recall Common Stock were converted are registered, all
dividends and other distributions payable in respect of such
securities on a date subsequent to, and in respect of a record date
after, the Effective Time, less the amount of withholding Taxes
which may be required thereon.
(iv)
If any certificate shall have been lost,
stolen or destroyed, then upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and, if required by UniverCell, the posting by such
Person of a bond in such reasonable amount as UniverCell may direct
as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with
respect to such certificate, UniverCell shall issue in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the consideration
provided for, and in accordance with the procedures set forth, in
this Section 1(k) and, if applicable, any unpaid dividends and
distributions with respect to UniverCell Shares deliverable in
respect thereof pursuant to this Agreement.
(l)
Adjustments. If at any time during the period between the date of
this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the
outstanding shares of capital stock of UniverCell or Recall shall
occur by reason of any reclassification, recapitalization, stock
split or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any
stock dividend thereon with a record date during such period or any
similar event, this Section 1 shall be appropriately adjusted;
provided, however, that Recall shall be permitted up through the
Effective Time to issue additional shares of Recall Common Stock in
connection with the private placement thereof; provided, further,
that in no event shall the shares of Recall Common Stock
outstanding at the Effective Time exceed 49,500,000
shares.
(m)
No Further Transfer of
Shares. At and after the
Effective Time, there shall be no transfers of shares of Recall
Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time on the stock transfer books of Recall. If,
after the Effective Time, certificates are presented to Recall for
transfer, such certificates shall be canceled and exchanged for the
UniverCell Shares as provided in this Section 1.
(n)
Appraisal Rights
. In connection with the Merger and
the other Transactions contemplated herein, the holders of shares
of Recall Common Stock entitled to vote on the Merger shall be
afforded appraisal rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGLG and
the holders of shares of UniverCell Common Stock entitled to vote
on the Merger shall be afforded appraisal rights pursuant to
Section 607.1302 of the FBCA.
2.
Securities Laws
Compliance.
(a)
Purchaser Representative.
Promptly after execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Recall shall, in consultation with its
counsel:
(i)
determine which of its shareholders are
not accredited investors,
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(ii)
use its best efforts to cause each such
shareholder to appoint as his, her or its purchaser representative
a person meeting the requirements of Rule 501(h) of the SEC's
Regulation D (“Regulation D”), and
(iii)
notify UniverCell of the identity of each
such purchaser representative.
(b)
Information Statement.
As soon as reasonably practicable
after the date hereof, the Parties shall jointly prepare and file
with the SEC a joint notice of meeting/information statement
relating to (i) the approval of the Merger and the other
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the Controlling
UniverCell Shareholder and the Controlling Recall Shareholders, and
(ii) ratification by the controlling shareholder of UniverCell of
the sale on March 9, 2005 of all of UniverCell's remaining assets
to Sean Y. Fulda for $20,000. The notice shall be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Recall and UniverCell and
shall include
(i)
a statement of the rights, if any, of
Dissenting Shareholders, and
(ii)
additional materials and information
concerning the Merger and related Transactions, including the
recommendation of the Board of Directors of Recall that the Recall
Shareholders approve the Merger, the recommendation of the Board of
Directors of UniverCell that the Shareholders of UniverCell approve
the Merger and such additional information as is required by Rule
502(b) of Regulation D.
As soon as practicable after clearing SEC
staff comments, if any, UniverCell and Recall shall distribute that
joint notice of meeting/information statement to all holders of the
securities of UniverCell and Recall entitled to vote on the
Merger.
3.
The Closing.
(a)
Location, Date.
The closing for the Merger and the other
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”) shall be held, unless the Parties agree
otherwise, at the offices of Raice Paykin Greenblatt Lesser &
Krieg, LLP in New York, New York at 4:00 p.m. (local New York City
time) as promptly as practicable (and in any event within one
Business Day) after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the
Closing set forth in Sections 11 and 12 of this Agreement (other
than those conditions precedent which may only be satisfied at the
Closing itself) but, without the prior written consent of all of
the Parties, not later than September 30, 2005. The date on which
the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing
Date.”
(b)
Deliveries.
At the Closing:
(i)
the Merger Subsidiary and Recall shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware a duly executed Certificate of Merger as required
under the DGCL and the Parties shall take all such other and
further actions as may be required by the DGCL, FBCA and any other
applicable Law to make the Merger effective upon the terms and
subject to the conditions hereof;
(ii)
UniverCell shall enter into consulting
agreements with the Persons identified in Schedule 3(b)(ii),
calling for the issuance of the numbers of UniverCell Shares
and
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warrants to purchase UniverCell Shares
(the “Warrants”) in the amounts set forth in that
Schedule.
(iii)
UniverCell shall issue to Sean Fulda, in
full satisfaction of its obligations under his existing employment
agreement with UniverCell, a promissory note in the principal
amount of $500,000 substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C (the “Note”). The Note shall bear
interest at the Mid-Term Annual Applicable Federal Rate in effect
on the date of issuance, and all accrued interest and unpaid
principal shall be due and payable on the date which is two (2)
years from the date of issuance. If the Note is not paid in
full on its due date, such Note shall convert into the number of
shares of UniverCell Common Stock equal to the quotient of the
amount of the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the due
date divided by the Market Price of the UniverCell Common Stock on
the due date. In the event Sean Fulda and the other Persons
identified in the Note receive aggregate sale proceeds in excess of
$1,000,000 in connection with the sale by them or for their account
of shares of UniverCell Common Stock prior to the due date or the
Market Price exceeds $0.75 at any time prior to the due date, all
amounts, including unpaid interest, owed under the Note shall be
forgiven and the Note shall be automatically canceled and of no
further effect. In addition, for each dollar ($1.00) of sale
proceeds received by Sean Fulda and the other Persons identified in
the Note in connection with the sale of shares of UniverCell Common
Stock, the principal amount of the Note will be reduced by fifty
cents ($0.50). Such reduction in principal will be made on a
monthly basis during the term of the Note.
(iv)
UniverCell shall enter into a
Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D with each of Sean Fulda and Telephonix Media
Group.
(v)
UniverCell shall deliver the opinion of
counsel referred to in Section 11(e) and the certificate referred
to in Section 11(f)
(vi)
Recall shall deliver the opinion of
counsel referred to in Section 12(f) and the certificate referred
to in Section 12(g).
4.
Representations and Warranties of the
UniverCell Parties.
The UniverCell Parties jointly and
severally represent and warrant to Recall as follows, except as
otherwise set forth in Schedules to this Agreement (items disclosed
in one Section of such Schedules shall apply to all other Sections
unless specified otherwise):
(a)
Corporate. Each of UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the Laws of the jurisdiction under which it was incorporated.
Each of UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary is qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is
required to be so qualified, except where the failure to be so
qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. The Charter
Documents and Bylaws of each of UniverCell and the Merger
Subsidiary (all of which have been delivered or made available to
Recall) have been duly adopted and are current, true, correct and
complete and are in full force and effect. Each of UniverCell and
the Merger Subsidiary has all necessary corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its part of the UniverCell
Assets and to carry on its part of the UniverCell Business as it is
now being conducted. UniverCell has no subsidiaries other than the
Merger Subsidiary.
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(b)
Authorization. Each of UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary has the
requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which either of
them is a party and to perform the Transactions to be performed by
each of them. Such execution, delivery and performance by
each of UniverCell and the Merger Subsidiary has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, other than the
approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger is
subject to the approval of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of UniverCell Common Stock. Each
Transaction Document executed and delivered by each of the
UniverCell Parties as of the date hereof has been duly executed and
delivered by such UniverCell Party and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of such UniverCell Party enforceable against
such UniverCell Party in accordance with its terms, and any
Transaction Document executed and delivered by each UniverCell
Party after the date hereof will be duly executed and delivered by
such UniverCell Party and will constitute a valid and binding
obligation of such UniverCell Party, enforceable against such
UniverCell Party in accordance with its terms, except as otherwise
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
affecting creditors rights generally, and except that the remedy of
specific performance or other equitable relief is available only at
the discretion of the court before which enforcement is
sought.
(c)
Validity of Contemplated
Transactions. Except for
(i) compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and
applicable state securities Laws and (ii) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger, with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware, and such other documents as are necessary to effect the
Transactions contemplated herein with the Secretary of State of the
State of Florida, neither the execution and delivery by each
UniverCell Party of the Transaction Documents to which it or he is
or will be a party, nor the performance of the Transactions to be
performed by it or him, will require any filing, consent or
approval under or constitute a Default, or result in a loss of
material benefit under, (A) any Law or Court Order applicable to
any UniverCell Party or any of their properties or assets, (B) the
Charter Documents or Bylaws of UniverCell or the Merger Subsidiary,
or (C) any Contracts to which any UniverCell Party is a party or by
which any of their properties or assets may be bound.
(d)
Capitalization and Stock
Ownership. The total
authorized capital stock of UniverCell consists of 200,000,000
shares of UniverCell Common Stock, all of which shares are issued
and outstanding on the date hereof. There will be 6,666,667 shares
of UniverCell Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately after
the Effective Time of the Merger, excluding the UniverCell Shares
to be issued to the Recall Shareholders as a result of the Merger
and any other shares of UniverCell Common Stock to be issued as
contemplated in this Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule
4(d), there are no existing options, warrants, calls, commitments
or other rights of any character (including conversion or
preemptive rights) relating to the acquisition of any issued or
unissued capital stock or other securities of UniverCell. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of UniverCell Common Stock are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth
on Schedule 4(d), no options, warrants, calls, commitments or other
rights of any character (including conversion or preemptive rights)
will entitle any Person to acquire any securities of UniverCell or
any Subsidiary thereof.
(e)
UniverCell Financial
Statements. The audited
consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 and the related
audited consolidated statements of income, cash flows,
and
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stockholder's equity for the period
ending December 31, 2004 (the “UniverCell Financial
Statements”) have been delivered to Recall. The UniverCell
Financial Statements have been derived from the accounting books
and records of UniverCell and have been prepared in accordance with
GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented
in the UniverCell Financial Statements (except for changes in
accounting principles disclosed in the notes thereto). The
consolidated balance sheet included in the UniverCell Financial
Statements presents fairly the financial position of UniverCell and
its Subsidiaries as at the date thereof, and the consolidated
statements of income, statements of shareholder’s equity and
statements of cash flows included in such UniverCell Financial
Statements present fairly the results of operations and cash flows
of UniverCell and its Subsidiaries for the period indicated.
There have not been any material adverse changes in the
financial position or condition of UniverCell or its Subsidiaries
since December 31, 2004. For purposes of this Agreement, the
consolidated balance sheet of UniverCell as of December 31, 2004 is
referred to as the “UniverCell Balance Sheet” and the
date thereof is referred to as the “UniverCell Balance Sheet
Date.”
(f)
Taxes.
(i)
UniverCell (A) has filed (or, in the case
of Tax Returns not yet due, will file) with the appropriate
governmental agencies all material Tax Returns required to be filed
on or before the Effective Time and all such Tax Returns filed were
true, correct and complete in all material respects, and (B) has
paid (or, in the case of Taxes not yet due, will pay), all Taxes
shown on such tax returns.
(ii)
UniverCell has (A) duly paid or caused to
be paid all material Taxes and all Taxes shown on Tax Returns that
are or were due except to the extent that a sufficient reserve for
Taxes has been reflected on the UniverCell Balance Sheet, and (B)
provided a sufficient reserve on the UniverCell Balance Sheet for
the payment of all Taxes not yet due and payable.
(iii)
No deficiency in respect of any Taxes
which has been assessed against UniverCell remains unpaid, except
for Taxes being contested in good faith, UniverCell has no
knowledge of any unassessed Tax deficiencies or of any audits or
investigations pending or threatened against UniverCell with
respect to any Taxes.
(iv)
UniverCell has not extended or waived the
application of any applicable statute of limitations of any
jurisdiction regarding the assessment or collection of any Tax or
any Tax Return.
(v)
There are no liens for Taxes upon any
assets of UniverCell except for liens for current Taxes not yet
due.
(vi)
UniverCell has to its knowledge (A)
complied with all provisions of the Code relating to the
withholding and payment of Taxes and (B) has made all deposits
required by applicable Law to be made with respect to employees'
withholding and other payroll, employment or other withholding or
related Taxes.
(vii)
UniverCell is not a party to any
contract, agreement, plan or arrangement that, individually or in
the aggregate, or when taken together with any payment that may be
made under this Agreement or any agreements contemplated hereby,
could give rise to the payment of any “excess parachute
payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code.
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(viii)
UniverCell is not a party to any
agreement relating to the allocating or sharing of the payment of,
or liability for, Taxes for any period (or portion
thereof).
(ix)
To UniverCell's knowledge, except for the
group of which UniverCell is presently the ultimate parent,
UniverCell has never been a member of an affiliated group of
corporations (within the meaning of Section 1504 of the
Code).
(g)
Title to Assets and Related
Matters. UniverCell has good
and marketable title to the UniverCell Assets, free from any
Encumbrances except (i) items described in any notes to the
consolidated financial statements of UniverCell contained in
UniverCell's Financial Statements, (ii) minor matters that would
not have a Material Adverse Effect, and (iii) constitutional and
statutory liens arising from the obligation to pay for the
provision of materials or services not yet in Default and Taxes not
yet due..
(h)
Real Property. UniverCell has never owned, and does not presently
lease any real estate.
(i)
Legal Proceedings; Compliance with
Law; Governmental Permits.
(i)
Except as set forth in Schedule 4(i),
there is no Litigation that is pending or, to UniverCell's
knowledge, threatened against UniverCell. UniverCell is and has
been in compliance with all applicable Laws, including
Environmental Laws and applicable securities laws, except where the
failure to be in compliance would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. There has been no Default under any Laws applicable to
UniverCell, including Environmental Laws except for any Defaults
that have not had or would not have a Material Adverse Effect.
There has been no Default with respect to any Court Order
applicable to UniverCell. UniverCell has not received any written
notice and no other communication has been received to the effect
that it is not in compliance with any applicable Laws, and
UniverCell has no reason to believe that any presently existing
circumstances are likely to result in violations of any applicable
Laws .
(ii)
To UniverCell’s knowledge, there is
no Environmental Condition at any property formerly leased by
UniverCell.
(iii)
UniverCell has all material consents,
permits, franchises, licenses, concessions, registrations,
certificates of occupancy, approvals and other authorizations of
Governmental Authorities (collectively, the “Governmental
Permits”) required in connection with the operation of its
business as now being conducted, all of which are in full force and
effect. UniverCell has complied, in all material respects, with all
of its Governmental Permits. The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the
Transactions contemplated hereby will not (A) result in or give to
any Person any right of termination, non-renewal, cancellation,
acceleration or modification in or with respect to any such
Governmental Permit, (B) result in or give to any Person any
additional rights or entitlement to increased, additional,
accelerated or guaranteed payments under any such Governmental
Permit, or (C) result in any Encumbrance upon UniverCell or any of
its Assets under the terms of any Governmental Permit.
(j)
Patents, Trademarks, etc.
To UniverCell's knowledge, UniverCell has
not infringed upon or unlawfully or wrongfully used any
Intellectual Property owned or claimed by another Person.
UniverCell has no Intellectual Property and has no business
operations.
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(k)
Absence of Certain Changes.
Since the UniverCell Balance Sheet Date,
UniverCell has conducted the UniverCell Business in the ordinary
course and, except as disclosed in UniverCell’s SEC filings,
there has not been:
(i)
any Material Adverse Effect on the
UniverCell Business;
(ii)
any distribution or payment declared or
made in respect of UniverCell's capital stock by way of dividends,
purchase or redemption of shares or otherwise;
(iii)
any increase in the compensation payable
or to become payable to any current director or officer of
UniverCell, except for merit and seniority increases for employees
made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practices, nor any material change in any existing employment,
severance, consulting arrangements or any UniverCell Benefit
Plan;
(iv)
any sale, assignment or transfer of any
UniverCell Assets, or any additions to or transactions involving
any UniverCell Assets, other than those made in the ordinary course
of business;
(v)
other than in the ordinary course of
business, any waiver or release of any material claim or right or
cancellation of any material debt held by UniverCell;
(vi)
any change in practice with respect to
Taxes, or any election, change of any election, or revocation of
any election with respect to Taxes, or any settlement or compromise
of any dispute involving a Tax liability;
(vii)
(A) any creation, or assumption of, any
long-term debt or any short-term debt for borrowed money other than
under existing notes payable, lines of credit or other credit
facility or in the ordinary course of business, (B) any assumption,
granting of guarantees, endorsements or otherwise becoming liable
or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for
the obligations of any other Person, or (C) any loans, advances or
capital contributions to, or investments in, any other
Person;
(viii)
any material agreement, commitment or
contract except agreements, commitments or contracts for the
purchase, sale or lease of goods or services in the ordinary course
of business;
(ix)
other than in the ordinary course of
business, any authorization, recommendation, proposal or
announcement of an intention to authorize, recommend or propose, or
enter into any Contract with respect to, any (A) plan of
liquidation or dissolution, (B) acquisition of a material amount of
assets or securities, (C) disposition or Encumbrance of a material
amount of assets or securities, (D) merger or consolidation, or (E)
material change in its capitalization; or
(x)
any change in accounting procedure or
practice.
(l)
Corporate Records.
The minute books of UniverCell and the
Merger Subsidiary contain accurate, complete and current copies of
all Charter Documents and Bylaws, including all amendments thereto,
and of all minutes of meetings, resolutions and other proceedings
of their Board of Directors and shareholders.
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(m)
Finder's Fees. No Person is or will be entitled to any commission,
finder's fee or other payment in connection with the Transactions
based on arrangements made by or on behalf of any of the UniverCell
Parties.
(n)
Insurance . UniverCell has no insurance.
(o)
Affiliate Transactions
.
(i)
Schedule 4(o) contains a complete and correct list of (A) all
agreements, contracts, arrangements, understandings, transfers of
assets or liabilities or other commitments or transactions, whether
or not entered into in the ordinary course of business, to or by
which UniverCell, on the one hand, and any director or officer of
UniverCell or any Affiliate of a director or officer of UniverCell,
on the other hand, are a party or are otherwise bound or affected,
and that are currently pending or in effect and (B) all agreements,
contracts, arrangements, understandings, transfers of assets or
liabilities or other commitments or transactions, whether or not
entered into in the ordinary course of business, to or by
UniverCell, on the one hand, and any employee or consultant of
UniverCell or any of its Affiliates or any Affiliate of any such
employee or consultant, on the other hand, which, individually or
in the aggregate, are material to UniverCell’s business.
Each item set forth on Schedule 4(o) has been entered
into the normal and ordinary course of UniverCell’s business
and pursuant to the reasonable requirements thereof, and is based
upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to UniverCell than
it could have obtained in a comparable arm’s-length
transaction with an unaffiliated Person.
(ii)
Except as disclosed in UniverCell’s
SEC filings, no director, officer, employee or consultant of
UniverCell or any Affiliate of a director, officer, employee or
consultant of UniverCell, (A) owns, directly or indirectly, and
whether on an individual, joint or other basis, any material
financial interest in (1) any property or asset, real or personal,
tangible or intangible, used in or held for use in connection with
or pertaining to the UniverCell Business, or (2) any Person, that
is a supplier, client or competitor of UniverCell, (B) serves as an
officer, director, employee or consultant of any Person that is a
supplier, client or competitor of UniverCell, or (C) is a debtor or
creditor of UniverCell.
(p)
Employees and Labor Matters
. UniverCell has no employees other than
its President. UniverCell has previously furnished Recall a copy of
its employment agreement with its President. Such employment
agreement will terminate at the Effective Time of the Merger.
UniverCell has complied in all material respects with all
applicable Laws pertaining to the employment or termination of
employment of its employees, including, without limitation, all
such Laws relating to labor relations, equal employment
opportunities, fair employment practices, prohibited discrimination
or distinction and other similar employment activities.
(i)
UniverCell has no Benefit
Plans.
(ii)
Each Benefit Plan previously maintained
had been operated and administered in all material respects in
accordance with its terms and applicable Law, including, without
limitation, ERISA and the Code. All contributions to and
payments from the Benefit Plans were timely made. All
returns, reports and disclosures required to be made under ERISA,
the Code or any other applicable Law with respect to the Benefit
Plans were timely filed or
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made, and all statements made on such
returns, reports and disclosures were true and complete in all
material respects.
(iii)
UniverCell has not at any time in the
past, sponsored, participated in or contributed to, and does not
have any current or contingent obligations or liabilities
whatsoever with respect to any: (A) “defined benefit
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA subject to
Title IV of ERISA or the minimum funding requirements of Code
Section 412; (B) “multiemployer plan” within the
meaning of Section 401(a)(3) of ERISA; (C) “I” within
the meaning of Code Section 419; or (D) plan or arrangement that
provides post retirement medical benefits (except to the extent
required by Code Section 4980B or Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I
of ERISA (“COBRA”) or similar state law), post
retirement death benefits or post retirement welfare benefits of
any kind whatsoever.
(iv)
All contributions and payments of
insurance premiums required to be made with respect to the Benefit
Plans have been fully paid in such a manner as not to cause any
interest, penalties or other amounts that have not been satisfied
or discharged to be assessed against UniverCell with respect
thereto.
(v)
UniverCell has complied in all material
respects with the continuation coverage requirements under COBRA,
and similar state law, applicable to any of the Benefit
Plans.
(vi)
There has been no “prohibited
transaction” or “reportable event” within the
meaning of the Code or ERISA within the last sixty (60) months, or
breach of fiduciary duty with respect to any of the Benefit Plans
that could subject UniverCell, the Surviving Corporation or any of
the Affiliates of UniverCell or the Surviving Corporation, or any
of their respective ERISA Affiliates, to any tax, penalty or other
liability under the Code or ERISA.
(vii)
There is no Litigation nor are there
claims with respect to any of the Benefit Plans pending or, to the
knowledge of UniverCell, threatened, and to the knowledge of
UniverCell, there are no facts, events, conditions or circumstances
that could give rise to any such Litigation or claim (other than
routine claims for benefits from eligible participants or
beneficiaries in the normal and ordinary course). No Benefit
Plan is the subject of any pending or, to UniverCell’s
knowledge, threatened investigation or audit by the IRS, the U.S.
Department of Labor or the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or
any other Governmental Authority.
(viii)
None of UniverCell or any of its
employees, officers or directors, or any other Person has made any
statement or communication or provided any materials to any
employee or former employee of UniverCell that provides for or
could be construed as a contract, agreement or commitment by
UniverCell or the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates
to provide for any pension, welfare, or other employee benefit or
fringe benefit plan or arrangement to any such employee or former
employee, whether before or after retirement or separation or
otherwise.
(ix)
To UniverCell’s knowledge, no event
or condition exists or is likely to arise by virtue of the Merger
or other Transactions contemplated by this Agreement with respect
to any of the employees of UniverCell or any of the Benefit Plans
which could reasonably be
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likely to result in any liability to
UniverCell or the Surviving Corporation which could reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(q)
Business Practices
. Neither UniverCell nor, to the
knowledge of UniverCell, any of its directors, officers, agents,
employees or representatives in their capacities as such has: (i)
used any funds for unlawful contributions, unlawful gifts, unlawful
entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political
activity; (ii) directly or indirectly paid or delivered any fee,
commission or other sum of money or item of property, however
characterized, to any finder, agent or other party acting on behalf
of or under the auspices of a governmental official or Governmental
Authority, in the United States or any other country, which is in
any manner related to UniverCell’s business that was illegal
under any federal, state or local laws of the United States or any
other country having jurisdiction; (iii) made any payment to any
customer or subcontractor of UniverCell’s business or to any
officer, director, partner, employee or agent of any such customer
or subcontractor, for the unlawful influence of any such customer
or subcontractor or any such officer, director, partner, employee
or agent; (iv) engaged in any other unlawful reciprocal practice,
or made any other unlawful payment or given any other unlawful
consideration to any such customer or subcontractor any such
officer, director, partner, employee or agent, in respect of
UniverCell’s business; or (v) violated any federal, state or
local campaign finance, election or similar laws.
(r)
Accuracy and Completeness of
Information . All
information furnished, to be furnished or caused to be furnished to
Recall by or on behalf of the UniverCell Parties for the purposes
of or in connection with this Agreement, or the Transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is or, if furnished after the date
of this Agreement, shall be true and complete in all material
respects and does not, and, if furnished after the date of this
Agreement, shall not, contain any untrue statement of material fact
or fail to state any material fact necessary to make such
information not misleading.
(s)
Ownership of Merger Subsidiary; No
Prior Activities. The Merger
Subsidiary is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of UniverCell created
solely for the purpose of effecting the Merger. As of the date
hereof and the Effective Time of the Merger, except for Liabilities
incurred in connection with its incorporation or organization and
the Transactions and except for this Agreement and the other
Transaction Documents, the Merger Subsidiary has not, nor will not,
through the Effective Time of the Merger, directly or indirectly,
through any Subsidiary or Affiliate of UniverCell, have any
material Liabilities, engage in any material business activities of
any type or kind whatsoever or enter into any agreements or
arrangements with any Person.
5.
Representations and Warranties of
Recall and the Controlling Recall Shareholders.
Recall and each of the Controlling
Recall Shareholders jointly and severally represent and warrant to
UniverCell as follows, except as otherwise set forth in Schedules
to this Agreement (items disclosed in one Section of such Schedules
shall apply to all other Sections unless specified
otherwise):
(a)
Corporate. Recall is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of
Delaware. Recall is qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction where it is required to be so
qualified, except where the failure to be so qualified would not
have a Material Adverse Effect. The Charter Documents and
Bylaws
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of Recall (all of which have been
delivered or made available to UniverCell) have been duly adopted
and are current, true, correct and complete and are in full force
and effect. Recall has all necessary corporate power and authority
to own, lease and operate the Recall Assets and to carry on the
Recall Business as it is now being conducted. Recall’s only
Subsidiary is EmailEmissary, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation.
(b)
Authorization. Recall has the requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each of the
other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and to perform
the Transactions to be performed by it. Such execution, delivery
and performance by Recall have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action, other than the approval of this
Agreement and the consummation of the Merger is subject to the
approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of
Recall Common Stock. Each Transaction Document executed and
delivered by each of the Recall Parties as of the date hereof has
been duly executed and delivered by such Recall Party and
constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such Recall Party
enforceable against such Recall Party in accordance with its terms,
and any Transaction Document executed and delivered by each Recall
Party after the date hereof will be duly executed and delivered by
such Recall Party and will constitute a valid and binding
obligation of such Recall Party, enforceable against such Recall
Party in accordance with its terms, except as otherwise limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws affecting
creditors rights generally, and except that the remedy of specific
performance or other equitable relief is available only at the
discretion of the court before which enforcement is
sought.
(c)
Validity of Contemplated
Transactions. Except for (i) compliance with the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act and applicable state securities Laws, and
(ii) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware, and such other documents as are
necessary to effect the Transactions contemplated herein with the
Secretary of State of the State of Florida, neither the execution
and delivery by each Recall Party of the Transaction Documents to
which it, he or she is or will be a party, nor the performance of
the Transactions to be performed by it, him or her, will require
any filing, consent or approval under or constitute a Default, or
result in a loss of material benefit under, (A) any Law or Court
Order applicable to any Recall Party or any of their properties or
assets, (B) the Charter Documents or Bylaws of Recall, or (C) any
Contracts to which any Recall Party is a party or by which any of
their properties or assets may be bound.
(d)
Capitalization and Stock
Ownership. The total
authorized capital stock of Recall consists of 50,000,000 shares of
Recall Common Stock. Of such authorized capital stock, the only
issued and outstanding shares on the date hereof are 43,416,800
shares of Recall Common Stock. Except for subscriptions for the
purchase of shares of Recall Common Stock received by Recall in its
ongoing private placement, there are no existing options, warrants,
calls, commitments or other rights of any character (including
conversion or preemptive rights) relating to the acquisition of any
issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of Recall. All
of the issued and outstanding shares of Recall Common Stock are
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
(e)
Recall Financial
Statements. The audited
balance sheet at December 31, 2004 and the related audited
statements of income, cash flows, and stockholder's equity for the
period
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ending December 31, 2004 (the
“Recall Financial Statements”) will be delivered to
UniverCell prior to the Effective Time. The Recall Financial
Statements will be derived from the accounting books and records of
Recall and will have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
on a consistent basis throughout the periods presented in the
Recall Financial Statements (except for changes in accounting
principles disclosed in the notes thereto). The balance sheet
included in the Recall Financial Statements will present fairly the
financial position of Recall as at the date thereof, and the
statements of income, statements of shareholder’s equity and
statements of cash flows to be included in such Recall Financial
Statements will present fairly the results of operations and cash
flows of Recall for the periods indicated. There have not
been any material adverse changes in the financial position or
condition of Recall since December 31, 2004. For purposes of this
Agreement, the balance sheet of Recall as of December 31, 2004 is
referred to as the “Recall Balance Sheet” and the date
thereof is referred to as the “Recall Balance Sheet
Date.”
(f)
Taxes.
(i)
Recall (i) has filed (or, in the case of
Tax Returns not yet due, will file) with the appropriate
governmental agencies all material Tax Returns required to be filed
on or before the Effective Time and all such Tax Returns filed were
true, correct and complete in all material respects, and (ii) has
paid (or, in the case of Taxes not yet due, will pay), all Taxes
shown on such Tax Returns.
(ii)
Recall has (i) duly paid or caused to be
paid all material Taxes and all Taxes shown on Tax Returns that are
or were due, except to the extent that a sufficient reserve for
Taxes has been reflected on the Recall Balance Sheet and (ii)
provided a sufficient reserve on the Recall Balance Sheet for the
payment of all Taxes not yet due and payable.
(iii)
No deficiency in respect of any Taxes
which has been assessed against Recall remains unpaid, except for
Taxes being contested in good faith, and Recall has no knowledge of
any unassessed Tax deficiencies or of any audits or investigations
pending or threatened against Recall with respect to any
Taxes.
(iv)
Recall has not extended or waived the
application of any applicable statute of limitations of any
jurisdiction regarding the assessment or collection of any Tax or
any Tax Return.
(v)
There are no liens for Taxes upon any
assets of Recall except for liens for current Taxes not yet
due.
(vi)
Recall has to its knowledge (i) complied
with all material provisions of the Code relating to the
withholding and payment of Taxes and (ii) has made all deposits
required by applicable Law to be made with respect to employees'
withholding and other payroll, employment or other withholding or
related Taxes.
(vii)
Recall is not a party to any contract,
agreement, plan or arrangement that, individually or in the
aggregate, or when taken together with any payment that may be made
under this Agreement or any agreements contemplated hereby, could
give rise to the payment of any “excess parachute
payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the
Code.
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(viii)
Recall is not a party to any agreement
relating to the allocating or sharing of the payment of, or
liability for, Taxes for any period (or portion
thereof).
(ix)
To Recall's knowledge, Recall has never
been a member of an affiliated group of corporations (within the
meaning of Section 1504 of the Code).
(g)
Title to Assets and Related
Matters. Recall has good and
marketable title to the Recall Assets, free from any Encumbrances
except (a) items described in any notes to the consolidated
financial statements of Recall contained in Recall's Financial
Statements, (b) minor matters that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (c) constitutional and statutory liens arising
from the obligation to pay for the provision of materials or
services not yet in Default and Taxes not yet due.
(h)
Real Property. All material real estate leased by Recall as of the
date hereof and used in the operation of the Recall Business will
be disclosed in the Recall Financial Statements. Each such lease is
referred to herein as a “Lease.” The Leases constitute
all of the leasehold interests in real property used or held for in
connection with, necessary for the conduct of, or otherwise
material to, Recall’s Business. As of the date hereof, Recall
does not own any real property.
(i)
Recall has delivered to UniverCell
correct and complete copies of the Leases. Each Lease is
legal, valid, binding, in full force and effect and enforceable
against each party thereto, except to the extent that any failure
to be so enforceable, individually and in the aggregate, has not
had or resulted in and could not reasonably be expected to have or
result in a Material Adverse Effect. Recall is not in
default, violation or breach in any material respect under any
Lease, and to Recall’s knowledge, no event has occurred and
is continuing that constitutes or, with notice or the passage of
time or both, would constitute a default, violation or breach in
any respect under any Lease that could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Lease grants the tenant
under the Lease the exclusive right to use and occupy the premises
and rights demised and intended to be demised thereunder.
Recall has good and valid title to the leasehold estate under
the Leases free and clear of any Liens. Recall enjoys peaceful and
undisturbed possession under the Leases.
(ii)
No Proceedings . There are no proceedings in eminent domain or
other similar proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Recall,
threatened, affecting any portion of the property subject to the
Leases. There exists no writ, injunction, decree, order or
judgment outstanding, n