EXHIBIT
2.1
AGREEMENT AND
PLAN
OF MERGER AND
REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND
REORGANIZATION (“ Agreement ”) is
made and entered into as of January 19, 2007, by and among:
SBE, INC. , a Delaware corporation (“
Parent ”); COLD WINTER ACQUISITION
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger Sub ”);
and NEONODE INC. , a Delaware corporation (the
“ Company ”). Certain capitalized terms
used in this Agreement are defined in EXHIBIT A
and EXHIBIT C .
Recitals
A. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to
effect a merger of Merger Sub into the Company (the “
Merger ”) in accordance with this Agreement
and the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “
DGCL ”). Upon consummation of the Merger,
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, Merger Sub
will cease to exist, and the Company will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent.
B. It is intended that the Merger qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”).
C. This Agreement has been approved by the
respective boards of directors of Parent, Merger Sub and the
Company.
D. Parent has agreed to sell a substantial portion
of its assets to One Stop Systems, Inc. (“ One
Stop ”), a Delaware corporation (the “
Disposition ”) pursuant to Agreement for
Purchase and Sale of Assets dated January 11, 2007 between Parent
and One Stop (the “ One Stop Agreement
”).
E. The Company plans to issue the New Notes in a
private placement (the “ Bridge Note
Placement ”).
Agreement
The parties to this Agreement, intending to be
legally bound, agree as follows:
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DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION
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1.1
Merger of Merger Sub into
the Company. Upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.3),
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, the separate
existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company will become a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the “ Surviving
Entity ”).
1.2
Effect of the
Merger. The Merger
shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement and in the
applicable provisions of the DGCL.
1.3
Closing; Effective
Time. The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the “ Closing ”) shall take place at
the offices of Hahn & Hessen LLP, 488 Madison Avenue, New York,
NY 10022 at 10:00 a.m. on a date to be designated jointly by the
Company and Parent (the “ Scheduled Closing
Time ”), which shall be no later than two business
days after the last condition set forth in Sections 6 and 7 has
been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of such conditions). The date on which the
Closing actually takes place is referred to in this Agreement as
the “ Closing Date .” Contemporaneously
with or as promptly as practicable after the Closing, a properly
executed agreement of merger conforming to the applicable
requirements of the DGCL shall be filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware. The Merger shall become effective at the
time such agreement of merger is filed with the Secretary of State
of the State of Delaware (the “ Effective
Time ”).
1.4
Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws. Unless
otherwise determined by mutual written consent of Parent and the
Company prior to the Effective Time, immediately upon the
Closing:
(a) the certificate of incorporation of the
Surviving Entity shall be amended to be identical to the
certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, except that the name of
the Surviving Entity shall be Neonode Inc.; and
(b) the bylaws of the Surviving Entity shall be
amended to be identical to the bylaws of Merger Sub.
1.5
Conversion of
Shares .
(a) At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any further action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub,
the Company or any stockholder of the Company:
(i) each share of Company Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into the
right to receive the Applicable Number of shares of Parent Common
Stock; and
(ii) each share of the common stock (par value $0.001
per share) of Merger Sub outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock of
the Surviving Entity.
(b) The Applicable Number shall be the quotient
obtained by dividing Merger Consideration (as defined below) by
Company Shares (as defined below). For the purposes of this
formula:
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Applicable
Number = Merger Consideration ÷ Company Shares;
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Company Shares
= the total number of shares of Company Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including
shares issued upon conversion of the Bridge Notes, the Petrus Note
and the Convertible Almi Note);
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Merger
Consideration = Total Shares less Parent Shares;
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Parent Shares =
the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time;
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Total Shares =
Parent Shares ÷ (Value of Parent ÷ (Value of Parent +
$15,330,150 + total exercise price paid between the date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time upon exercise of Company Options
and Existing Warrants + total principal amount and accrued interest
of the Bridge Notes issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time));
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Value of Parent
= $5,000,000 - Adjusted Net Worth Shortfall; and
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Adjusted Net
Worth Shortfall shall mean the difference, but not less than $0,
between $4,000,000 and the Adjusted Net Worth amount set forth in
the Net Worth Certificate.
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(c) If any shares of Company Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are unvested or
are subject to a repurchase option, risk of forfeiture or other
condition under any applicable restricted stock purchase agreement
or other agreement with the Company, then the shares of Parent
Common Stock issued in exchange for such shares of Company Common
Stock will also be unvested and subject to the same repurchase
option, risk of forfeiture or other condition, and the certificates
representing such shares of Parent Common Stock may accordingly be
marked with appropriate legends.
1.6
Employee Stock
Options .
(a) At the Effective Time, each stock option that is
then outstanding under the Company Option Plan, whether vested or
unvested (a “ Company Option ”), shall
be assumed by Parent in accordance with the terms (as in effect as
of the date of this Agreement) of the Company Option Plan and the
stock option agreement by which such Company Option is evidenced.
All rights with respect to Company Common Stock under outstanding
Company Options shall thereupon be converted into rights with
respect to Parent Common Stock. Accordingly, from and after the
Effective Time, (i) each Company Option assumed by Parent may
be exercised solely for shares of Parent Common Stock,
(ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to
each such assumed Company Option shall be equal to the number of
shares of Company Common Stock that were subject to such Company
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the
Applicable Number, rounded down to the nearest whole number of
shares of Parent Common Stock, (iii) the per share exercise price
for the Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of each such
assumed Company Option shall be determined by dividing the exercise
price per share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company
Option, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, by
the Applicable Number, and rounding the resulting exercise price up
to the nearest whole cent, and (iv) all restrictions on the
exercise of each such assumed Company Option shall continue in full
force and effect, and the term, exercisability, vesting schedule
and other provisions of such Company Option shall otherwise remain
unchanged; provided, however , that each such assumed
Company Option shall, in accordance with its terms, be subject to
further adjustment as appropriate to reflect any stock split,
reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization or other
similar transaction effected by Parent after the Effective Time;
provided further, that in no event shall any assumed
Company Option have a term in excess of ten years.
(b) The Company and Parent shall take all action
that may be necessary (under the Company Option Plan and otherwise)
to effectuate the provisions of this Section 1.6.
(c) Promptly following the Closing, Parent will
deliver to each holder of an assumed Company Option a written
notice setting forth (i) the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock subject to such assumed Company Option, and (ii) the exercise
price per share of Parent Common Stock issuable upon exercise of
such assumed Company Option (the “ Option Assumption
Notice ”).
1.7
Company
Warrants. All
Company Warrants outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be
assumed by Parent, and each Company Warrant so assumed by Parent
under this Agreement will continue to have, and be subject to, the
same terms and conditions set forth in such Company Warrant
immediately prior to the Effective Time (including any repurchase
rights or vesting provisions), except that (a) each Company Warrant
will be exercisable (or will become exercisable in accordance with
its terms) for that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock
equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common
Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such Company Warrant
immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the
Applicable Number, rounded down to the nearest whole number of
shares and (b) the per share exercise price for the shares issuable
upon exercise of such assumed Company Warrant will be equal to the
quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of
Company Common Stock at which such Company Warrant was exercisable
immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Applicable Number,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent. As soon as reasonably
practicable following the Closing Date, Parent will issue to each
person who holds an assumed Company Warrant a document evidencing
the foregoing assumption of such Company Warrant by Parent (the
“ Warrant Assumption Document
”).
1.8
Closing of the
Company’s Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, holders of certificates
representing shares of the Company’s capital stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to
have any rights as stockholders of the Company, and the stock
transfer books of the Company shall be closed with respect to all
shares of such capital stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time. No further transfer of any such shares of the
Company’s capital stock shall be made on such stock transfer
books after the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, a
valid certificate previously representing any of such shares of the
Company’s capital stock (a “ Company Stock
Certificate ”) is presented to the Surviving Entity
or Parent, such Company Stock Certificate shall be canceled and
shall be exchanged as provided in Section 1.9.
1.9
Exchange of
Certificates .
(a) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time,
but in any event no more than ten business days after the Effective
Time, Parent will send to the holders of Company Stock Certificates
(i) a letter of transmittal in customary form and containing
such provisions as Parent may reasonably specify, and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Company Stock
Certificates in exchange for certificates representing Parent
Common Stock. Upon surrender of a Company Stock Certificate to
Parent for exchange, together with a duly executed letter of
transmittal and such other documents as may be reasonably required
by Parent and referenced in the letter of transmittal, the holder
of such Company Stock Certificate shall be entitled to receive from
Parent, and Parent shall cause such holder to receive, in exchange
therefor a certificate representing the number of whole shares of
Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to receive
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1, and the Company
Stock Certificate so surrendered shall be canceled. Until
surrendered as contemplated by this Section 1.9, each Company Stock
Certificate shall be deemed, from and after the Effective Time, to
represent only the right to receive upon such surrender, a
certificate representing shares of Parent Common Stock (and cash in
lieu of any fractional share of Parent Common Stock) as
contemplated by this Section 1. If any Company Stock Certificate
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent may, in its
discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance of any
certificate representing Parent Common Stock, require the owner of
such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Stock Certificate to provide
an appropriate affidavit.
(b) No dividends or other distributions declared or
made with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after
the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Company Stock Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent
Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of
any fractional share shall be paid to any such holder, until such
holder surrenders such Company Stock Certificate in accordance with
this Section 1.9 (at which time such holder shall be entitled to
receive all such dividends and distributions and such cash
payment).
(c) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock
shall be issued in connection with the Merger, and no certificates
for any such fractional shares shall be issued. In lieu of such
fractional shares, any holder of capital stock of the Company who
would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of
Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock issuable to such holder) shall, upon surrender
of such holder’s Company Stock Certificate(s), be paid in
cash the dollar amount (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without
interest, determined by multiplying such fraction by the average of
the closing sale prices of a share of Parent Common Stock as
reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin Board, as
applicable, for each of the 10 consecutive trading days immediately
preceding the Closing Date.
(d) Parent and the Surviving Entity shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or
otherwise deliverable to any holder or former holder of capital
stock of the Company pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as
Parent or the Surviving Entity may be required to deduct or
withhold therefrom under the Code or under any provision of state,
local or foreign tax law. To the extent such amounts are so
deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
(e) Neither Parent nor the Surviving Entity shall be
liable to any holder or former holder of capital stock of the
Company for any shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or
distributions with respect thereto), or for any cash amounts,
delivered to any public official pursuant to any applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(f) Each certificate for Parent Common Stock, Option
Assumption Notice and Warrant Assumption Document shall bear
appropriate legends (i) concerning the need for registration or an
exemption from registration under the Securities Act prior to
transfer of such Parent Common Stock, the Company Options and the
Company Warrants; and (ii) the lock-up restrictions reflected in
EXHIBIT D .
1.10
Tax
Consequences. For
federal income tax purposes, the Merger is intended to constitute a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code. The
parties to this Agreement hereby adopt this Agreement as a
“plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Sections
1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States Treasury
Regulations. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that it is
responsible for determining the tax consequences of the Merger for
itself and for its stockholders and that it has not relied on any
other party to this Agreement, or any Representative of any other
such party, in making such determination.
1.11
Further
Action. If, at any
time after the Effective Time, any further action is determined by
Parent to be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement or to vest the Surviving Entity or Parent with full
right, title and possession of and to all rights and property of
Merger Sub and the Company, the officers and directors of the
Surviving Entity and Parent shall be fully authorized (in the name
of Merger Sub, in the name of the Company and otherwise) to take
such action.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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Except as set forth in this Agreement or on the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company represents and warrants as
set forth below. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise,
references in this Section 2 to the Company shall refer both to the
Company and the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Neonode AB
(the “ Subsidiary ”), considered both
individually and in the aggregate, such that every representation
shall be deemed made with respect to the Company and with respect
to the Subsidiary and with respect to the Company and the
Subsidiary on an aggregate or consolidated basis. The Company
Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs corresponding
to the numbered paragraphs contained in this Section 2, and the
disclosure in any paragraph shall qualify (a) the disclosure in the
corresponding paragraph of this Section 2, and (b) the other
paragraphs of this Section 2 to the extent it is clear from the
reading of such disclosure that it also qualifies or applies to
such paragraphs.
2.1
Due Organization; No
Subsidiaries; Etc.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state
or country of its incorporation and has all necessary corporate
power and authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in
which its business is currently being conducted; (ii) to own and
use its assets in the manner in which its assets are currently
owned and used; and (iii) to perform its obligations under all
Company Contracts.
(b) The Company has not conducted any business under
or otherwise used, for any purpose or in any jurisdiction, any
fictitious name, assumed name, trade name or other name, other than
the name “Neonode Inc.” and “Neonode
AB.”
(c) The Company is qualified, authorized, registered
or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its activities
and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such
qualification, authorization, registration or licensing necessary,
except in such jurisdictions where the failure to do so has not had
and will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or its
business. The Company is in good standing as a foreign corporation
in each of the jurisdictions identified in Part 2.1 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
(d) The Company does not own any controlling
interest in any Entity other than the Subsidiary, a corporation
organized under the laws of Sweden, and has never owned,
beneficially or otherwise, any shares or other securities of, or
any direct or indirect equity interest in, any other Entity. The
Company has not agreed and is not obligated to make any future
investment in or capital contribution to any Entity, other than the
Subsidiary. The Company has not guaranteed and is not responsible
or liable for any obligation of any of the Entities, other than the
Subsidiary, in which it owns or has owned any equity
interest.
2.2
Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws; Records. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and
complete copies of: (a) the Company’s certificate of
incorporation and bylaws or comparable charter documents, including
all amendments thereto; (b) the stock records of the Company; and
(c) the minutes and other records of the meetings and other
proceedings (including any actions taken by written consent or
otherwise without a meeting) of the stockholders of the Company,
the board of directors of the Company and all committees of the
board of directors of the Company. There have been no formal
meetings or other proceedings of the stockholders of the Company,
the board of directors of the Company or any committee of the board
of directors of the Company that are not reflected in such minutes
or other records. There has not been any violation of any of the
provisions of the Company’s certificate of incorporation or
bylaws, and the Company has not taken any action that is
inconsistent in any material respect with any resolution adopted by
the Company’s stockholders, the Company’s board of
directors or any committee of the Company’s board of
directors. The books of account, stock records, minute books and
other records of the Company are accurate, up to date and complete
in all material respects, and, except as set forth in Part 2.2 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, have been maintained in accordance
with prudent business practices.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of: (i) 6,500,000 shares of Common Stock (par value
$0.01 per share), of which 2,911,217 shares have been issued and
are outstanding on the date of this Agreement. All of the
outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly
authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and
non-assessable. Part 2.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
provides an accurate and complete description of the terms of each
repurchase option that is held by the Company and to which any of
such shares is subject. All of the outstanding shares of the
Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully
paid and nonassessable, and are owned beneficially and of record by
the Company.
(b) The Company has reserved 600,000 shares of
Company Common Stock for issuance under the Company Option Plan, of
which 434,000 shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding options. Part 2.3 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
accurately sets forth, with respect to each Company Option that is
outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of the
holder of such Company Option; (ii) the total number of shares of
Company Common Stock that are subject to such Company Option and
the number of shares of Company Common Stock with respect to which
such Company Option is immediately exercisable; (iii) the date on
which such Company Option was granted and the term of such Company
Option; (iv) the vesting schedule for such Company Option; (v) the
exercise price per share of Company Common Stock purchasable under
such Company Option; and (vi) whether such Company Option has been
designated an “incentive stock option” as defined in
Section 422 of the Code. The Company has reserved 2,229,843 shares
of Company Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Bridge
Notes, Petrus Note, Convertible Almi Note and Petrus Interest
immediately prior to the Merger and an additional 1,147,421 shares
for issuance upon exercise of Company Investor Warrants issuable
upon such conversion. The Company has reserved 171,219 shares of
Company Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of Existing
Warrants. Except as set forth in this Section 2.3(b), there is no:
(i) outstanding subscription, option, call, warrant or right
(whether or not currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the
capital stock or other securities of the Company; (ii) outstanding
security, instrument or obligation that is or may become
convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of the capital
stock or other securities of the Company; (iii) Contract under
which the Company is or may become obligated to sell or otherwise
issue any shares of its capital stock or any other securities; or
(iv) except as set forth in Part 2.3(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company, condition or
circumstance that may give rise to or provide a basis for the
assertion of a claim by any Person to the effect that such Person
is entitled to acquire or receive any shares of capital stock or
other securities of the Company.
(c) All outstanding shares of Company Common Stock,
all outstanding Company Options and all outstanding Existing
Warrants, Bridge Notes, the Petrus Note and the Convertible Almi
Note have been issued or granted, and all Company Investor Warrants
and shares issuable upon conversion of the Bridge Notes, the Petrus
Note and the Convertible Almi Note will be issued or granted, in
compliance in all material respects with (i) all applicable
securities laws and other applicable Legal Requirements, and (ii)
all requirements set forth in applicable Contracts.
(d) The Company has never repurchased, redeemed or
otherwise reacquired any shares of capital stock or other
securities of the Company.
(e) As of the date hereof, the date the Information
Statement is delivered to the Company’s stockholders and the
Closing Date, each Person that held shares of Company Common Stock
immediately prior to the Closing is a resident of the state or
foreign country, as the case may be, set forth opposite such
Person’s name on Part 2.3(e) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, as such Schedule may be updated from time to time prior
to the Closing to reflect any relocations by Company stockholders
that may occur.
2.4
Financial
Statements .
(a) The Company has delivered to Parent the
following financial statements and notes (collectively, the “
Company Financial Statements ”):
(i) The unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the
Company as of December 31, 2004 and 2005, and the related unaudited
income statements, statements of stockholders’ equity and
statements of cash flows of the Company for the years then ended;
and
(ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company (the
“ Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet ”) as
of September 30, 2006 (the “ Interim Statement
Date ”), and the related unaudited statements of
income, cash flows and stockholders’ equity of the Company
for the nine months then ended.
(b) The Company Financial Statements are accurate
and complete in all material respects and present fairly the
financial position of the Company as of the respective dates
thereof and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company
for the periods covered thereby. The Company Financial Statements
have been prepared in accordance with United States generally
accepted accounting principles (“ GAAP
”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered (except as permitted by GAAP and except that the financial
statements referred to in Section 2.4(a)(ii) do not contain all
footnotes required by GAAP and are subject to normal and recurring
year-end audit adjustments, which are not expected, individually or
in the aggregate, to be material in magnitude).
2.5
Absence of
Changes. Except as
set forth in Part 2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since the
Interim Statement Date through the date of this
Agreement:
(a) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect
on the Company, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event has
occurred that will, or could reasonably be expected to, have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company;
(b) there has not been any material Damage, or any
material interruption in the use of, any of the Company’s
assets (whether or not covered by insurance);
(c) the Company has not declared, accrued, set aside
or paid any dividend or made any other distribution in respect of
any shares of capital stock, and has not repurchased, redeemed or
otherwise reacquired any shares of capital stock or other
securities;
(d) the Company has not sold, issued or authorized
the issuance of (i) any capital stock or other security (except for
Company Common Stock issued upon the exercise of outstanding
Company Options and Company Warrants), (ii) any option or right to
acquire any capital stock or any other security (except for Company
Options and Company Warrants), or (iii) any other instrument
convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock or other
security;
(e) the Company has not amended or waived any of its
rights under, or permitted the acceleration of vesting under, (i)
any provision of the Company Option Plan, (ii) any provision of any
agreement evidencing any outstanding Company Option, or (iii) any
restricted stock purchase agreement;
(f) there has been no amendment to the
Company’s certificate of incorporation or bylaws, and the
Company has not effected or been a party to any Acquisition
Transaction, recapitalization, reclassification of shares, stock
split, reverse stock split or similar transaction;
(g) the Company has not formed any subsidiary or
acquired any equity interest or other interest in any other
Entity;
(h) the Company has not made any capital expenditure
which, when added to all other capital expenditures made on behalf
of the Company since the Interim Statement Date, exceeds
$25,000;
(i) the Company has not (i) entered into or
permitted any of the assets owned or used by it to become bound by
any Contract that is or would constitute a Material Company
Contract (as defined in Section 2.10(a)), or (ii) amended or
prematurely terminated, or waived any material right or remedy
under, any such Contract;
(j) the Company has not (i) acquired, leased or
licensed any right or other asset from any other Person, (ii) sold
or otherwise disposed of, or leased or licensed, any right or other
asset to any other Person, or (iii) waived or relinquished any
right, except for immaterial rights or other immaterial assets
acquired, leased, licensed or disposed of in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with the Company’s past
practices;
(k) the Company has not written off as
uncollectible, or established any extraordinary reserve with
respect to, any account receivable or other indebtedness, in each
case in excess of $10,000;
(l) the Company has not made any pledge of any of
its assets or otherwise permitted any of its assets to become
subject to any Encumbrance, except for pledges of immaterial assets
made in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the
Company’s past practices;
(m) the Company has not (i) lent money to any Person
(other than pursuant to routine travel advances made to employees
in the ordinary course of business), or (ii) incurred or guaranteed
any indebtedness for borrowed money;
(n) the Company has not (i) established or adopted
any Employee Benefit Plan, or (ii) paid any bonus or made any
profit sharing or similar payment to, or materially increased the
amount of the wages, salary, commissions, fringe benefits or other
compensation or remuneration payable to, any of its directors,
officers or employees;
(o) the Company has not changed any of its methods
of accounting or accounting practices in any respect;
(p) the Company has not made any Tax
election;
(q) the Company has not commenced or settled any
Legal Proceeding;
(r) the Company has not entered into any material
transaction or taken any other material action outside the ordinary
course of business or inconsistent with its past practices;
and
(s) the Company has not agreed or committed to take
any of the actions referred to in clauses “(c)” through
“(r)” above.
(a) The Company owns, and has good, valid and
marketable title to, all assets that are material to the
Company’s business and purported to be owned by it,
including: (i) all assets reflected on the Unaudited Interim
Balance Sheet; (ii) all assets referred to in Parts 2.7 and
2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule and all of the
Company’s rights under the Contracts identified in Part 2.10
of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (iii) all other assets
reflected in the Company’s books and records as being owned
by the Company. Except as set forth in Part 2.6 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, all of said assets are owned by the Company
free and clear of any liens or other Encumbrances, except for (x)
any lien for current taxes not yet due and payable, and (y) minor
liens that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and that
do not (in any case or in the aggregate) materially detract from
the value of the assets subject thereto or materially impair the
operations of the Company.
(b) Part 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
identifies all assets that are material to the business of the
Company and that are being leased or licensed to the Company, in
each case, having a value, individually, in excess of
$25,000.
2.7
Receivables.
Except as set forth in Part 2.7 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, all existing accounts receivable
of the Company (including those accounts receivable reflected on
the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet that have not yet been
collected and those accounts receivable that have arisen since the
Interim Statement Date and have not yet been collected) (i)
represent valid obligations of customers of the Company arising
from bona fide transactions entered into in the ordinary course of
business, and (ii) are current and will be collected in full when
due, without any counterclaim or set off (net of an allowance for
doubtful accounts not to exceed $5,000 in the
aggregate).
2.8
Equipment;
Leasehold .
(a) All material items of equipment and other
tangible assets owned by or leased to the Company are adequate for
the uses to which they are being put, are in good condition and
repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are adequate for the
conduct of the Company’s business in the manner in which such
business is currently being conducted.
(b) The Company does not own any real property or
any interest in real property, except for the leasehold created
under the real property lease identified in Part 2.8 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule.
2.9
Intellectual
Property .
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, “
Proprietary Assets ” shall mean all right,
title and interest of the Company and the Subsidiaries in and to
the following items or types of property: (i) every patent, patent
application, trademark (whether registered or unregistered),
trademark application, trade name, fictitious business name,
service mark (whether registered or unregistered), service mark
application, copyright (whether registered or unregistered),
copyright application, maskwork, maskwork application, trade
secret, know-how, customer list, franchise, system, computer
software, computer program, invention, design, blueprint,
engineering drawing, proprietary product, technology, proprietary
right or other intellectual property right or intangible asset
other than goodwill; and (ii) all licenses and other rights to use
or exploit any of the foregoing.
(b) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, each of the Company or its Subsidiaries: has good, valid
and marketable title to each of the Proprietary Assets owned by it,
free and clear of all liens and other encumbrances; has a valid
right to use all Proprietary Assets owned by third parties; and is
not obligated to make any payment to any Person for the use of any
Proprietary Asset except as set forth in the applicable license
agreement. Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule,
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has developed
jointly with any other Person any material Proprietary Asset with
respect to which such other Person has any rights.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
taken commercially reasonable and customary measures and
precautions to protect and maintain the confidentiality and secrecy
of all Proprietary Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries
(except Proprietary Assets whose value would be unimpaired by
public disclosure) and otherwise to maintain and protect the value
of all Proprietary Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries.
Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has (other than pursuant to
license agreements identified in the Company Disclosure Schedule)
disclosed or delivered to any Person, or permitted the disclosure
or delivery to any Person of, (i) the source code, or any portion
or aspect of the source code, of any Proprietary Asset, (ii) the
object code, or any portion or aspect of the object code, of any
Proprietary Asset of the Company and its Subsidiaries, except in
the ordinary course of its business or (iii) any patent
applications (except as required by law).
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, (i) none of the
Proprietary Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries infringes or
conflicts with any Proprietary Asset owned or used by any other
Person; (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is infringing,
misappropriating or making any unlawful use of any Proprietary
Asset owned or used by any other Person; and (iii) no other Person
is infringing, misappropriating or making any unlawful use of, and
no Proprietary Asset owned or used by any other Person infringes or
conflicts with, any Proprietary Asset of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
(e) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, excluding warranty claims received by Company or any of
its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, there has not
been any claim by any customer or other Person alleging that any
Proprietary Asset of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(including each version thereof that has ever been licensed or
otherwise made available by the Company to any Person) does not
conform in all material respects with any specification,
documentation, performance standard, representation or statement
made or provided by or on behalf of the Company.
(f) To the knowledge of the Company, the Proprietary
Assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries constitute all the
Proprietary Assets necessary to enable the Company and its
Subsidiaries to conduct their respective businesses in the manner
in which such businesses have been and are being conducted. Except
as set forth in the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has licensed any of its Proprietary
Assets to any Person on an exclusive, semi-exclusive or
royalty-free basis and (ii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has entered into any covenant not to compete or contract limiting
such entity’s ability to exploit fully any of such
entity’s material Proprietary Assets or to transact business
in any material market or geographical area or with any
Person.
(g) Except as set forth in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has at
any time received any notice or other communication (in writing or
otherwise) of any actual, alleged, possible or potential
infringement, misappropriation or unlawful use of, any Proprietary
Asset owned or used by any other Person.
(a) Part 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
identifies:
(i) each Company Contract relating to the employment
of, or the performance of services by, any employee, consultant or
independent contractor;
(ii) each Company Contract relating to the
acquisition, transfer, use, development, sharing or license of any
technology or any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property
Right;
(iii) each Company Contract imposing any restriction
on the Company’s right or ability (A) to compete with any
other Person, (B) to acquire any product or other asset or any
services from any other Person, to sell any product or other asset
to or perform any services for any other Person or to transact
business or deal in any other manner with any other Person, or (C)
develop or distribute any technology;
(iv) each Company Contract creating or involving any
agency relationship, distribution arrangement or franchise
relationship;
(v) each Company Contract relating to the
acquisition, issuance or transfer of any securities;
(vi) each Company Contract relating to the creation
of any Encumbrance with respect to any material asset of the
Company;
(vii) each Company Contract involving or incorporating
any guaranty of indebtedness, any pledge, any performance or
completion bond, any indemnity or any surety
arrangement;
(viii) each Company Contract creating or relating to
any partnership or joint venture or any sharing of revenues,
profits, losses, costs or liabilities;
(ix) each Company Contract relating to the purchase
or sale of any product or other asset by or to, or the performance
of any services by or for, any Related Company Party (as defined in
Section 2.18);
(x) any other Company Contract that contemplates or
involves (A) the payment or delivery of cash or other consideration
in an amount or having a value in excess of $25,000 in the
aggregate, or (B) the performance of services having a value in
excess of $25,000 in the aggregate.
(Contracts in the respective categories
described in clauses “(i)” through “(x)”
above are referred to in this Agreement as “ Material
Company Contracts .”)
(b) The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and
complete copies of all written Material Company Contracts
identified in Part 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
including all amendments thereto. Part 2.10 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate description of the terms
of each Material Company Contract that is not in written form. To
the knowledge of the Company, each Material Company Contract is
valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable by the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) laws of
general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the
relief of debtors, and (ii) rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
(c) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the Company has not materially violated or
breached, or committed any material default under, any Material
Company Contract, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no other
Person has materially violated or breached, or committed any
material default under, any Material Company Contract;
(ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no event has
occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or
without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be
expected to, (A) result in a violation or breach of any of the
material provisions of any Material Company Contract, (B) give any
Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under
any Material Company Contract, (C) give any Person the right to
accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material Company
Contract, or (D) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or
modify any Material Company Contract;
(iii) the Company has never received any written
notice or, to the knowledge of the Company, other communication
regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or default
under, any Material Company Contract; and
(iv) the Company has not knowingly waived any of its
material rights under any Material Company Contract.
(d) No Person is renegotiating, or has a right
pursuant to the terms of any Company Contract to renegotiate, any
amount paid or payable to the Company under any Material Company
Contract or any other material term or provision of any Material
Company Contract.
(e) The Contracts identified in Part 2.10(e) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule collectively constitute all of the
Contracts necessary to enable the Company to conduct its business
in the manner in which its business is currently being
conducted,
(f) Where applicable, Part 2.10(f) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate description and breakdown
of the Company’s backlog under Material Company
Contracts.
(g) Except as set forth in Part 2.10(g) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not, and has never,
entered into, bid for, had any interest in or been determined to be
noncompliant with any Government Contract. The Company has not
made, or participated in any way in, any Government Bid. Neither
the Company nor any of its employees has been debarred or suspended
from doing business with any Governmental Body, and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no circumstances exist that would warrant
the institution of debarment or suspension proceedings against the
Company or any employee of the Company. The Company has not made
any disclosure to any Governmental Body pursuant to any voluntary
disclosure agreement.
(h) Except where the failure to comply has not had a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company has complied
with all applicable regulations and other Legal Requirements and
with all applicable contractual requirements relating to the
placement of legends or restrictive markings on technical data,
computer software and other Intellectual Property.
2.11
Liabilities.
The Company has no accrued,
contingent or other liabilities of any nature, either matured or
unmatured (whether or not required to be reflected in financial
statements in accordance with GAAP, and whether due or to become
due), except for: (a) liabilities identified as such in the
“liabilities” column of the Unaudited Interim Balance
Sheet; (b) accounts payable or accrued salaries that have been
incurred by the Company since the Interim Statement Date in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with the Company’s
past practices; (c) liabilities under Company Contracts in
accordance with the terms of such Company Contracts;
(d) immaterial liabilities that are not required by GAAP to be
disclosed on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet; and (e) the
liabilities identified in Part 2.11 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule.
2.12
Compliance with Legal
Requirements. Except
as set forth in Part 2.12 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
Company is, and has at all times been, in compliance with all
applicable Legal Requirements, except where the failure to comply
with such Legal Requirements has not had and will not have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The Company has not
received any written notice or, to the knowledge of the Company,
other communication from any Governmental Body regarding any actual
or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal
Requirement.
2.13
Governmental
Authorizations. Part
2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies each material
Governmental Authorization held by the Company, and the Company has
delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all
Governmental Authorizations identified in Part 2.13 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule. The Governmental Authorizations identified in
Part 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule are valid and in full
force and effect, and collectively constitute all Governmental
Authorizations necessary to enable the Company to conduct its
business in the manner in which its business is currently being
conducted. The Company is, and at all times has been, in
substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of the
respective Governmental Authorizations identified in Part 2.13
of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company has not received
any written notice or, to the knowledge of the Company, other
communication from any Governmental Body regarding (a) any actual
or possible violation of or failure to comply with any term or
requirement of any Governmental Authorization, or (b) any actual or
possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation,
termination or modification of any Governmental
Authorization.
(a) The Company has filed all material Tax Returns
that it was required to file under applicable Legal Requirements.
All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all material
respects and have been prepared in substantial compliance with all
applicable Legal Requirements. All Taxes due and owing by the
Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid.
The Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of
time within which to file any Tax Return. 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 for Taxes (other than Taxes not
yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of the
Company.
(b) The Company has withheld and paid all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with any
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, stockholder or other third party.
(c) No director or officer (or employee responsible
for Tax matters) of the Company expects any authority to assess any
additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been
filed. No Legal Proceedings with respect to Taxes are pending or
being conducted with respect to the Company. The Company has not
received from any Governmental Body any (i) notice indicating an
intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for
information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of deficiency
or proposed adjustment of or any amount of Tax proposed, asserted,
or assessed by any Governmental Body against the
Company.
(d) Part 2.14(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
lists all Tax Returns filed with respect to the Company for taxable
periods ended on or after December 31, 2000, indicates those
Tax Returns that have been audited, and indicates those Tax Returns
that currently are the subject to audit. The Company has delivered
to Parent correct and complete copies of all federal income Tax
Returns, examination reports, and statements of deficiencies
assessed against or agreed to by the Company filed or received
since December 31, 2000.
(e) The Company has not waived any statute of
limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time
with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency.
(f) The Company has not filed a consent under
section 341(f) of the Code concerning collapsible corporations. The
Company is not a party to any Contract that has resulted or would
reasonably be expected to result, separately or in the aggregate,
in the payment of (i) any “excess parachute payment”
within the meaning of section 280G of the Code (or any
corresponding provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law) and
(ii) any amount that will not be fully deductible as a result of
section 162(m) of the Code (or any corresponding provisions of
state, local or foreign Tax law). The Company has not been a United
States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. The Company has
disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken
therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of
federal income Tax within the meaning of section 6662 of the Code.
The Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax allocation or
sharing agreement. The Company has (A) not been a member of an
affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return
(other than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or
(B) no liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the
Company) under regulation 1.1502-6 of the Code (or any similar
provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a transferee or
successor, by contract, or otherwise. The Company has not
participated in any “listed transactions” and
“reportable transactions” within the meaning of Section
1.6011-4(6) of the United States Treasury Regulations.
(g) The unpaid Taxes of the Company (A) did not, as
of the date of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, exceed the
reserve for tax liability (rather than any reserve for deferred
Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and
Tax income) set forth on the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, and
(B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time
through the Closing Date in accordance with the past custom and
practice of the Company in filing its Tax Returns. Since the date
of the Unaudited Interim Balance Sheet, the Company has not
incurred any liability for Taxes arising from extraordinary gains
or losses, determined in accordance with GAAP, outside the ordinary
course of business.
(h) The Company will not be required to include any
item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable
income for any taxable period (or portion there) ending after the
Closing Date as a result of any: (A) change in method of accounting
for taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (B)
“closing agreement” as described in section 7121 of the
Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or
foreign income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date;
(C) intercompany transactions or any excess loss account described
in United States Treasury Regulations under section 1502 of the
Code (or any corresponding or similar provisions of state, local or
foreign income Tax law); (D) installment sale or open transaction
disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or (E) prepaid
amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(i) The Company has not distributed stock of another
Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a
transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole
or in part by section 355 or section 361 of the Code.
2.15
Employee and Labor Matters;
Benefit Plans .
(a) Part 2.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
accurately identifies each former employee of the Company who is
receiving or is scheduled to receive (or whose spouse or other
dependent is receiving or is scheduled to receive) any benefits
(whether from the Company or otherwise) relating to such former
employee’s employment with the Company and accurately
describes such benefits.
(b) Except to the extent provided in the Swedish
Employment Protection Act, the employment of each of the
Company’s employees is terminable by the Company at will. The
Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all
employee manuals and handbooks, disclosure materials, policy
statements and other materials relating to the employment of the
current and former employees of the Company.
(c) To the knowledge of the Company:
(i) no Key Employee of the Company intends to
terminate his employment with the Company;
(ii) no Key Employee of the Company has received an
offer to join a business that may be competitive with the
Company’s business ; and
(iii) no Key Employee of the Company is a party to or
is bound by any confidentiality agreement, noncompetition agreement
or other Contract (with any Person) that may have an adverse effect
on: (A) the performance by such Key Employee of any of his duties
or responsibilities as a Key Employee of the Company; or (B) the
Company’s business or operations .
(d) Except as set forth in Part 2.15(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company is not a party to or bound
by any employment agreement or any union Contract, collective
bargaining agreement or similar Contract.
(e) Except as set forth in Part 2.15(e) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule: the Company is not engaged, and the
Company has never been engaged, in any unfair labor practice of any
nature; there has never been any slowdown, work stoppage, labor
dispute or union organizing activity, or any similar activity or
dispute, affecting the Company or any of its employees; no event
has occurred, and no condition or circumstance exists, that might
directly or indirectly give rise to or provide a basis for the
commencement of any such slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute or
union organizing activity or any similar activity or dispute; there
are no actions, suits, claims, labor disputes or grievances pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, or reasonably
anticipated relating to any labor, safety or discrimination matters
involving any Company Key Employee, including, without limitation,
charges of unfair labor practices or discrimination
complaints.
(f) Except as set forth on Part 2.15(f) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, none of the current or former
independent contractors of the Company could be reclassified as an
employee. There are no, and at no time have there been any,
independent contractors who have provided services to the Company
or any Company Affiliate for a period of six consecutive months or
longer. The Company has never had any temporary or leased Key
Employees. No independent contractor of the Company is eligible to
participate in any Company Employee Plan other than the Company
Option Plan.
(g) Part 2.15(g) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains an accurate and complete list as of the date hereof of
each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement. The
Company does not intend nor has it committed to establish or enter
into any new Company Employee Plan or Company Employee Agreement,
or to modify any Company Employee Plan or Company Employee
Agreement (except to conform any such Company Employee Plan or
Company Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable
Legal Requirements, in each case as previously disclosed to Parent
in writing or as required by this Agreement).
(h) The Company has delivered to Parent: (i) correct
and complete copies of all documents setting forth the terms of
each Company Employee Plan and each Company Employee Agreement,
including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents;
(ii) all material written Contracts relating to each Company
Employee Plan, including administrative service agreements and
group insurance Contracts; (iii) all written materials provided to
any Company Employee relating to any Company Employee Plan and any
proposed Company Employee Plans, in each case, relating to any
amendments, terminations, establishments, increases or decreases in
benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting schedules or other
events that would result in any liability to the Company or any
Company Affiliate; (iv) all correspondence to or from any
Governmental Body relating to any Company Employee Plan; (v) all
insurance policies in the possession of the Company or any Company
Affiliate pertaining to fiduciary liability insurance covering the
fiduciaries for each Company Employee Plan. The Company has no
Company Employee Plan subject to ERISA or the Code.
(i) The Company and each of the Company Affiliates
have performed all obligations required to be performed by them
under each Company Employee Plan and are not in default or
violation of, and the Company has no knowledge of any default or
violation by any other party to, the terms of any Company Employee
Plan, and each Company Employee Plan has been established and
maintained substantially in accordance with its terms and in
substantial compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements.
There are no claims or Legal Proceedings pending, or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened, or reasonably anticipated
(other than routine claims for benefits), against any Company
Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan.
Except as set forth in Part 2.15(i) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, each Company Employee Plan can be amended, terminated or
otherwise discontinued after the Closing upon fewer than 90
days’ notice, without liability to Parent, the Company or any
Company Affiliate (other than ordinary administration expenses).
There are no audits, inquiries or Legal Proceedings pending or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened by any Governmental Body
with respect to any Company Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor
any Company Affiliate has ever incurred any penalty or tax with
respect to any Company Employee Plan. The Company and each Company
Affiliate has made all contributions and other payments required by
and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan.
(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Affiliate
has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, or
contributed to any pension plan or multiemployer employee benefit
plan. The fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign
Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Plan funded
through insurance, or the book reserve established for any Foreign
Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to
procure or provide in full for the accrued benefit obligations,
with respect to all current and former participants in such Foreign
Plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most
recently used to determine employer contributions to and
obligations under such Foreign Plan, and no transaction
contemplated by this Agreement shall cause any such assets or
insurance obligations to be less than such benefit
obligations.
(k) No Company Employee Plan provides (except at no
cost to the Company or any Company Affiliate), or reflects or
represents any liability of the Company or any Company Affiliate to
provide, retiree life insurance, retiree health benefits or other
retiree employee welfare benefits to any Person for any reason,
except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Legal
Requirements. Other than commitments made that involve no future
costs to the Company or any Company Affiliate, neither the Company
nor any Company Affiliate has ever represented, promised or
contracted (whether in oral or written form) to any Company Key
Employee (either individually or to Company Key Employees as a
group) or any other Person that such Company Key Employee(s) or
other person would be provided with retiree life insurance, retiree
health benefit or other retiree employee welfare benefits, except
to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements.
(l) Except as set forth in Part 2.15(l) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, and except as expressly required or
provided by this Agreement, neither the execution of this Agreement
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or
subsequent events) constitute an event under any Company Employee
Plan, Company Employee Agreement, trust or loan that will or may
result (either alone or in connection with any other circumstance
or event) in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise),
acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution,
increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to
any Company Employee.
(m) Except as set forth in Part 2.15(m) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of the Company
Affiliates: (i) are, and at all times have been, in substantial
compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements respecting
employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of
employment and wages and hours, in each case, with respect to
Company Employees; (ii) have withheld and reported all amounts
required by applicable Legal Requirements or by Contract to be
withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other
payments to Company Employees; (iii) are not liable for any arrears
of wages or any taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with the
Legal Requirements applicable of the foregoing; and (iv) are not
liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or
maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Body with respect to
unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other
benefits or obligations for Company Employees (other than routine
payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent
with past practice). There are no pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated claims or Legal
Proceedings against the Company or any Company Affiliate under any
worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability
policy.
(n) To the knowledge of the Company, no stockholder
nor any Company Key Employee is obligated under any Contract or
subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or other
Governmental Body that would interfere with such Person’s
efforts to promote the interests of the Company or that would
interfere with the business of the Company or any Company
Affiliate. Neither the execution nor the delivery of this
Agreement, nor the carrying on of the business of the Company or
any Company Affiliate as presently conducted nor any activity of
such stockholder or Company Key Employees in connection with the
carrying on of the business of the Company or any Company Affiliate
as presently conducted will, to the knowledge of the Company,
conflict with, result in a breach of the terms, conditions or
provisions of, or constitute a default under, any Contract under
which any of such stockholders or Company Key Employees is now
bound.
2.16
Environmental
Matters. The Company
is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws, which compliance includes the possession by the
Company of all permits and other Governmental Authorizations
required under applicable Environmental Laws, and compliance with
the terms and conditions thereof. The Company has not received any
written notice or, to the knowledge of the Company, other
communication, whether from a Governmental Body, citizens group,
employee or otherwise, that alleges that the Company is not in
compliance with any Environmental Law, and, to the knowledge of the
Company, there are no circumstances that may prevent or interfere
with the Company’s compliance with any Environmental Law in
the future. To the knowledge of the Company, no current or prior
owner of any property leased or controlled by the Company has
received any notice or other communication (in writing or
otherwise), whether from a Government Body, citizens group,
employee or otherwise, that alleges that such current or prior
owner or the Company is not in compliance with any Environmental
Law. There are no Governmental Authorizations currently held by the
Company pursuant to Environmental Laws. This Section 2.16
contains the sole and exclusive representation and warranty of the
Company with respect to the Company’s compliance with
Environmental Laws.
2.17
Insurance.
Except as set forth in Part 2.17 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, each insurance policy currently
maintained by, at the expense of or for the benefit of the Company
is in full force and effect. The Company has never received any
notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible
(a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy, (b)
refusal of any coverage or rejection of any claim under any
insurance policy, or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the
premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy.
2.18
Related Party
Transactions. No
Related Company Party has any direct or indirect interest in any
material asset used in or otherwise relating to the business of the
Company. No Related Company Party is, or has at any time been,
indebted to the Company. Except as set forth in Part 2.18 of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, no Related Party has entered into, or
has had any direct or indirect financial interest in, any Material
Company Contract, transaction or business dealing involving the
Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no Related Company Party
is competing, or has at any time competed, directly or indirectly,
with the Company. Except as set forth in Part 2.18 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, no Related Company Party has any claim or
right against the Company (other than rights under Company Options
and rights to receive compensation for services performed as an
employee of the Company). (For purposes of the Section 2.18 each of
the following shall be deemed to be a “ Related
Company Party ”: (a) each individual who is, or
who has at any time since incorporation of the Company been, an
officer of the Company; (b) each member of the immediate
family of each of the individuals referred to in clause
“(a)” above; and (c) any trust or other Entity
(other than the Company) in which any one of the individuals
referred to in clauses “(a)” and “(b)”
above holds (or in which more than one of such individuals
collectively hold), beneficially or otherwise, a material voting,
proprietary or equity interest.)
2.19
Legal Proceedings;
Orders .
(a) There is no pending Legal Proceeding, and (to
the knowledge of the Company) no Person has threatened to commence
any Legal Proceeding: (i) that involves the Company or any of the
assets owned or used by the Company or any Person whose liability
the Company has or may have retained or assumed, either
contractually or by operation of law; or (ii) that challenges, or
that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or
otherwise interfering with, the Merger or any of the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To the knowledge of
the Company, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other
condition or circumstance exists, that will, or that could
reasonably be expected to, give rise to or serve as a basis for the
commencement of any such Legal Proceeding.
(b) There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or
decree of any Governmental Body to which the Company, or any of the
assets owned or used by the Company, is subject. To the knowledge
of the Company, no officer or other Key Employee of the Company is
subject to any such order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree
that prohibits such officer or other Key Employee from engaging in
or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the
Company’s business.
2.20
Authority; Binding Nature of
Agreement. The
Company has the absolute and unrestricted right, power and
authority to enter into and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement; and the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company, its board of directors
and its stockholders . This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, subject to (a) laws of
general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the
relief of debtors, and (b) rules of law governing specific
performance, injunctive relief and other equitable
remedies.
2.21
Non Contravention;
Consents. Neither
the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any of
the other agreements referred to in this Agreement, nor the
consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, will directly or indirectly (with
or without notice or lapse of time):
(a) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of (i) any of the provisions of the Company’s
certificate of incorporation or bylaws, or (ii) any resolution
adopted by the Company’s stockholders, the Company’s
board of directors or any committee of the Company’s board of
directors;
(b) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of, or give any Governmental Body or other Person the
right to challenge any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or to exercise any remedy or obtain any relief under, any
Legal Requirement or any order, writ, injunction, judgment or
decree to which the Company, or any of the assets owned or used by
the Company, is subject;
(c) contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation of any of the terms or requirements of, or give any
Governmental Body the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel,
terminate or modify, any Governmental Authorization that is held by
the Company or that otherwise relates to the Company’s
business or to any of the assets owned or used by the
Company;
(d) except as set forth in Part 2.21(d) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, contravene, conflict with or result in
a violation or breach of, or result in a default under, any
provision of any Material Company Contract, or give any Person the
right to (i) declare a default or exercise any remedy under
any Material Company Contract, (ii) accelerate the maturity or
performance of any Material Company Contract, or (iii) cancel,
terminate or modify any Material Company Contract; or
(e) result in the imposition or creation of any lien
or other Encumbrance upon or with respect to any asset owned or
used by the Company (except for minor liens that will not, in any
case or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the
assets subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the
Company).
Except as described in Section 2.22 and Section
4.3, the Company is not and will not be required to make any filing
with or give any notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any
Person in connection with (i) the execution, delivery or
performance of this Agreement or any of the other agreements
referred to in this Agreement, or (ii) the consummation of the
Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.22
Vote
Required. The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of
Company Common Stock outstanding as of the date hereof is the only
vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s
capital stock necessary to adopt this Agreement and approve the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
2.23
Brokers.
No broker, investment banker,
financial advisor or other person is entitled to any
broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other
similar fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the Company or any of its stockholders.
2.24
No Other
Representations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement, it is the explicit intent of each
party hereto that none of the Company or its Representatives or
stockholders are making any representation or warranty whatsoever,
express or implied, except those representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement (including any schedule or exhibit
attached hereto) and in any certificate delivered pursuant
hereto.
2.25
Full
Disclosure. This
Agreement (when read together with the Company Disclosure Schedule)
does not, and the Company Closing Certificate (as defined in
Section 6.4(c)) when read together with any disclosure provided by
or on behalf of the Company under Section 5.10, will not, (i)
contain any representation, warranty or information that is false
or misleading with respect to any material fact, or (ii) omit to
state any material fact, in each case necessary in order to make
the representations, warranties and information contained in this
Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Schedule), in light of
the circumstances under which such representations, warranties and
information were provided, not false or misleading.
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND
MERGER SUB
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Except as set forth in this Agreement or the
Parent Disclosure Schedule, Parent and Merger Sub jointly and
severally represent and warrant to the Company as set forth below.
The Parent Disclosure Schedule shall be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the numbered paragraphs contained in this Section
3, and the disclosure in any paragraph shall qualify (a) the
disclosure in the corresponding paragraph of this Section 3, and
(b) the other paragraphs of this Section 3 to the extent it is
clear from the reading of such disclosure that it also qualifies or
applies to such paragraphs.
(a) Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of Delaware and has all necessary corporate power and
authority: (i) to conduct its business in the manner in which its
business is currently being conducted; and (ii) to own and use its
assets in the manner in which its assets are currently owned and
used.
(b) Parent is qualified, authorized, registered or
licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where the nature of its activities
and of its properties (both owned and leased) makes such
qualification, authorization, registration or licensing necessary,
except in such jurisdictions where the failure to do so has not had
and will not have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent or its
business. Parent is in good standing as a foreign corporation in
each of the jurisdictions identified in Part 3.1 of the Parent
Disclosure Schedule.
(c) Other than Merger Sub and LAN Media Corporation,
Parent does not own any controlling interest in any Entity and has
never owned, beneficially or otherwise, any shares or other
securities of, or any direct or indirect equity interest in, any
other Entity. Parent has not agreed and is not obligated to make
any future investment in or capital contribution to any Entity.
Parent has not guaranteed and is not responsible or liable for any
obligation of any of the Entities in which it owns or has owned any
equity interest. Merger Sub and LAN Media Corporation do not own
any assets that are material to Parent on a consolidated basis and
conduct no business.
3.2
Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws; Records. Parent has made available to the Company
accurate and complete copies of: (a) the certificates of
incorporation and bylaws or comparable charter documents of Parent
and Merger Sub, including all amendments thereto; and (b) the
minutes and other records of the meetings and other proceedings
(including any actions taken by written consent or otherwise
without a meeting) of the stockholders of Parent and Merger Sub,
the boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub and all committees
of the boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub. There have
been no formal meetings or other proceedings of the stockholders of
Parent and Merger Sub, the boards of directors of Parent and Merger
Sub or any committee of the boards of directors of Parent and
Merger Sub that are not reflected in such minutes or other records.
There has not been any violation of any of the provisions of
Parent’s and Merger Sub’s respective certificates of
incorporation or bylaws, and neither Parent nor Merger Sub has
taken any action that is inconsistent in any material respect with
any resolution adopted by Parent’s and Merger Sub’s
stockholders, Parent’s and Merger Sub’s boards of
directors or any committee of Parent’s and Merger Sub’s
boards of directors. The books of account, stock records, minute
books and other records of Parent and Merger Sub are accurate, up
to date and complete in all material respects, and, except as set
forth in Part 3.2 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, have been
maintained in accordance with prudent business
practices.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists
of: (i) 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock (par value $0.001
per share), of which 11,101,554 shares have been issued and are
outstanding on the date of this Agreement and (ii) 2,000,000 shares
of convertible preferred stock (par value $0.001 per share), of
which no share has been issued and is outstanding. All of the
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock have been duly authorized
and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. Part 3.3
of the Parent Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate and complete
description of the terms of each repurchase option that is held by
Parent and to which any of such shares is subject. All of the
outstanding shares of Merger Sub have been duly authorized and
validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned
beneficially and of record by Parent.
(b) Parent has reserved 4,528,950 shares of Parent
Common Stock for issuance under the Parent Option Plans, of which
2,983,287 shares are reserved for issuance upon exercise of
outstanding options. Parent has reserved 1,030,000 shares of Parent
Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of the Parent Warrants.
Part 3.3(b) of the Parent Disclosure Schedule accurately sets
forth, with respect to each Parent Option and Parent Warrant that
is outstanding as of the date of this Agreement: (i) the name of
the holder of such Parent Option or Parent Warrant; (ii) the total
number of shares of Parent Common Stock that are subject to such
Parent Option or Parent Warrant and the number of shares of Parent
Common Stock with respect to which such Parent Option or Parent
Warrant is immediately exercisable; (iii) the date on which such
Parent Option or Parent Warrant was granted and the term of such
Parent Option or Parent Warrant; (iv) the vesting schedule for such
Parent Option; (v) the exercise price per share of Parent Common
Stock purchasable under such Parent Option or Parent Warrant; and
(vi) whether such Parent Option has been designated an
“incentive stock option” as defined in Section 422 of
the Code. Except as set forth in this Section 3.3(b) and in Section
5.14, other than this Agreement, there is no: (i) outstanding
subscription, option, call, warrant or right (whether or not
currently exercisable) to acquire any shares of the capital stock
or other securities of Parent; (ii) outstanding security,
instrument or obligation that is or may become convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of the capital stock or other
securities of Parent; (iii) Contract under which Parent is or may
become obligated to sell or otherwise issue any shares of its
capital stock or any other securities; or (iv) to the
knowledge of Parent, condition or circumstance that may give rise
to or provide a basis for the assertion of a claim by any Person to
the effect that such Person is entitled to acquire or receive any
shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent.
(c) All outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock,
all outstanding Parent Options and all outstanding Parent Warrants
have been issued or granted, and the warrants described in Section
5.14 will be granted, in compliance in all material respects with
(i) all applicable securities laws and other applicable Legal
Requirements, and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable
Contracts.
(d) Since October 31, 2005, Parent has not
repurchased, redeemed or otherwise reacquired any shares of capital
stock or other securities of Parent.
3.4
SEC Filings; Financial
Statements .
(a) Parent has made available to the Company, by
directing the Company to the SEC’s online EDGAR database,
each report, registration statement and definitive proxy statement
filed by Parent with the SEC since November 1, 2004 (the “
Parent SEC Documents ”). Since November 1,
2004, Parent has timely made all filings with the SEC required
under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act or the
Exchange Act. As of the time it was filed with the SEC (or, if
amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this
Agreement, then on the date of such filing): (i) each of the Parent
SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (as the case
may be); and (ii) none of the Parent SEC Documents contained any
untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The consolidated financial statements contained
in the Parent SEC Documents: (i) complied as to form in all
material respects with the published rules and regulations of the
SEC applicable thereto; (ii) were prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered,
except as may be indicated in the notes to such financial
statements and (in the case of unaudited statements) as permitted
by Form 10-Q of the SEC, and except that unaudited financial
statements may not contain footnotes as permitted by Form 10-Q and
the Exchange Act, and are subject to year-end audit adjustments;
and (iii) are accurate and complete in all material respects and
present fairly the consolidated financial position of Parent and
its subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of operations of Parent and its subsidiaries
for the periods covered thereby.
3.5
Absence of
Changes. Except as
set forth in Part 3.5 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule, or as set
forth in the Parent SEC Documents, and except as may otherwise be
specifically contemplated by this Agreement or the One Stop
Agreement, since July 31, 2006 through the date of this
Agreement:
(a) there has not been any Material Adverse Effect
on Parent, and, to the knowledge of Parent, no event has occurred
that will, or could reasonably be expected to, have a Material
Adverse Effect on Parent;
(b) there has not been any material Damage, or any
material interruption in the use of, any of Parent’s assets
(whether or not covered by insurance);
(c) Parent has not repurchased, redeemed or
otherwise reacquired any shares of capital stock or other
securities and, except in compliance with Section 5.2(d), has not
declared, accrued, set aside or paid any dividend or made any other
distribution in respect of any shares of capital stock,
and;
(d) Parent has not sold, issued or authorized the
issuance of (i) any capital stock or other security (except for
Parent Common Stock issued under, or upon exercise of options
granted under, the Parent Option Plans), (ii) any option or right
to acquire any capital stock or any other security (except for
options granted under the Parent Option Plans and as set forth in
Section 5.14), or (iii) any other instrument convertible into or
exchangeable for any capital st
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