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Exhibit 2.1
Execution Copy
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION (this “
Agreement ”), dated as of May 27, 2008, is among
PepperBall Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), Security With Advanced Technology, Inc., a
Colorado corporation (“ SWAT ”) and PTI
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of SWAT (“ Merger Sub ”). Certain
capitalized and non-capitalized terms used herein are defined in
Section 8.13 .
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the
Boards of Directors of the Company, SWAT and Merger Sub each have,
in light of and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, approved this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger, and declared the Merger advisable and
fair to, and in the best interests of, their respective
stockholders;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the Merger, among other things, and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, other than such
shares held by SWAT, Merger Sub or the Company, shall be converted
into the right to receive shares of common stock, no par value per
share, of SWAT (the “ SWAT Common Stock
”);
WHEREAS, as an
inducement to SWAT and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement,
certain stockholders of the Company have concurrently herewith
entered into a voting agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A (“Company Voting Agreement ”) pursuant
to which, among other things, such stockholders have agreed to vote
all shares of capital stock of the Company owned by them in favor
of the Merger;
WHEREAS, as an
inducement to the Company to enter this Agreement, certain
stockholders of SWAT have concurrently herewith entered into a
voting agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B
(“ SWAT Voting Agreement ”) pursuant to which,
among other things, such Persons have agreed to vote all capital
stock of SWAT owned by them in favor of the Merger;
WHEREAS, for
federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Merger shall
qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”), and that this Agreement shall
constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of Treasury Regulations Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a);
and
WHEREAS, the
Company, SWAT and Merger Sub desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with the Merger as set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE,
in consideration of the foregoing premises and the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, and
intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, SWAT and Merger
Sub hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER; ADVANCE NOTE
Section 1.1
The Merger . At the Effective Time and upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in
accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (“ Delaware Law”), Merger Sub
shall be merged with and into the Company (the “
Merger ”). Following the Merger, the Company shall
continue as the surviving corporation (the “ Surviving
Corporation ”), and the separate corporate existence of
Merger Sub shall cease.
Section 1.2
Effective Time . Subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, the Company, SWAT and Merger Sub shall cause the
Merger to be consummated by filing an appropriate certificate of
merger in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C and other
appropriate documents (the “ Certificate of Merger
”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in
such form as required by, and executed in accordance with, the
relevant provisions of Delaware Law, as soon as practicable on the
Closing Date. The Merger shall become effective upon the filing of
the Certificate of Merger (the “ Effective Time
”).
Section 1.3
Closing of the Merger . The closing of the
Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place at a
time and on a date to be specified by the parties (the “
Closing Date ”), which shall be no later than the
third business day after satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
set forth in ARTICLE VI (other than those conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the
fulfillment or waiver of those conditions), at the offices of
Morrison & Foerster LLP, 12531 High Bluff Drive, San Diego,
California, or at such other time, date or place as agreed to by
the parties hereto.
Section 1.4
Effects of the Merger . The Merger shall have
the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger
and the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time, all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers and
franchises of Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation,
and all debts, liabilities and duties of Merger Sub shall become
the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
Section 1.5
Directors and Officers .
(a)
SWAT . As of the Effective Time, (i) the directors of
SWAT shall be comprised in accordance with Schedule 1.5
hereto and (ii) the individuals listed on
Schedule 1.5 hereto shall have been appointed as the
officers of SWAT in accordance with Schedule 1.5
hereto.
(b)
Surviving Corporation . The directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall be comprised in accordance with
Schedule 1.5 hereto and shall hold office in accordance
with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors are duly elected or appointed
and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
The officers of the Company at the Effective Time shall be the
initial officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office
in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation until their successors are duly elected
or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal.
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Section 1.6
Certificate or Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws .
(a)
SWAT . The articles of incorporation and bylaws of SWAT as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain in
full force and effect after the Effective Time; provided, however,
that Article FIRST of the articles of incorporation of SWAT shall
be amended to read in its entirety as follows: “The name of
the Corporation is PepperBall Technologies, Inc.”
(b)
Surviving Corporation . Effective immediately following the
Merger, the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended in
its entirety to read as set forth in the Certificate of Merger.
Effective immediately following the Merger, the bylaws of Merger
Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be
the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance
with applicable Law.
Section 1.7
Advance Note . Upon the execution of this
Agreement, SWAT will deliver $495,000 to the Company by wire
transfer of immediately available U.S. funds (the “
Advance ”) in exchange for a promissory note, carrying
a principal amount equal to the Advance, in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “ Advance
Note”). The Company shall only be obligated to repay the
Advance Note in the event the Merger is not consummated due to
either (i) the Company’s failure to obtain the Company
Stockholder Approval, or (ii) the Company Board Recommendation is
withdrawn. At SWAT’s option, if the Company shall be
obligated to repay the Advance Note, SWAT may waive the return of
$250,000 of the Advance Note in exchange for (x) a mutual
settlement of all claims and matters relating to Case No.
‘07CV 0672 JAH POR, PepperBall Technologies, Inc. v. Security
With Advanced Technology, Inc., Vizer Group, Inc. and Avurt
International, Inc., pending in the United States District Court,
Southern District of California (the “ Current Action
”), and (y) a non-exclusive worldwide license to use the
Company’s intellectual property rights for projectiles and
any technology contained in the launchers or subsequent versions of
such launchers SWAT is having produced by Tiberius Arms (the
“ License ”). The License shall have an initial
term of five years (with SWAT having the right to renew for
additional five year terms unless SWAT is in default under the
License), carry a royalty equal to 3% of SWAT’s net sales of
non-lethal projectiles and launchers (subject to a $100,000 per
year royalty maximum) and provide for SWAT to pay the Company
$250,000 upon the signing of the License (which shall be paid by
SWAT’s waiver of the return of $250,000 of the Advance Note
as described above), with 50% of such payment to be treated as a
royalty prepayment.
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ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF NOTES;
ANTI-DILUTION PROTECTION
Section
2.1 Conversion of Shares .
(a)
By action of the holders of the outstanding shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock of the Company
(collectively, “ Company Preferred Stock ”),
each share of Company Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be converted immediately prior to the
Effective Time (subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set
forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.3 ) into
that number of shares of Company’s common stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the “ Company Common Stock ”),
into which one share of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock is then convertible.
(b)
At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of common stock, par
value $.001 per share, of Merger Sub shall, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the Company, SWAT or Merger
Sub, be converted into one fully paid and non-assessable share of
common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(c)
At the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock, issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (including
the shares of Company Common Stock issued upon conversion of the
Company Preferred Stock) (individually, a “ Share
” and collectively, the “ Shares ”) (other
than (i) Shares held by the Company, (ii) Shares held by
SWAT or Merger Sub or (iii) Dissenting Shares (as hereinafter
defined)) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of SWAT, Merger Sub or the Company or any holder thereof,
be converted into and be exchangeable for the right to receive the
number (rounded down to the nearest whole share) of fully paid and
non-assessable shares of SWAT Common Stock equal to the Exchange
Ratio.
(d)
For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Exchange Ratio
” shall be determined in accordance with the following
formula:
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the Exchange Ratio |
| Y = |
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all shares of SWAT Common Stock (assuming conversion of all
outstanding shares of SWAT Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively the “
SWAT Preferred Stock ”) into shares of SWAT
Common Stock) issued and outstanding as of 11:59 pm (San Diego,
California time) on the day immediately preceding the Closing
Date |
| Z = |
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all outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (assuming
conversion of all outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock
into shares of Company Common Stock), as of 11:59 pm (San Diego,
California time) on the day immediately preceding the Closing
Date |
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All such
shares of SWAT Common Stock issued pursuant to this
Section 2.1 are referred to herein as the “
Merger Consideration .”
(e)
At the Effective Time, each Share of Company Common Stock owned by
SWAT, Merger Sub or the Company immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion
thereof and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange
therefor.
(f)
If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time,
either (i) the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or
Company Preferred Stock shall have been changed into a different
number of shares or a different class by reason of any stock
dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization, split,
combination or exchange of shares, or any similar event, or
(ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable
upon conversion of each share of Company Preferred Stock shall have
been changed pursuant to contract, an anti-dilution adjustment
provision contained in the Company’s certificate of
incorporation or otherwise, the calculation of the Exchange Ratio
shall be correspondingly adjusted to the extent necessary to
reflect such stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification,
recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, change
in conversion ratio or such similar event.
(g)
If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the
outstanding shares of SWAT Common Stock shall have been changed
into a different number of shares or a different class by reason of
any stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification,
recapitalization, split, combination or exchange of shares, or any
similar event, the calculation of the Exchange Ratio shall be
correspondingly adjusted to the extent necessary to reflect such
stock dividend, subdivision, reclassification, recapitalization,
split, combination or exchange of shares, or such similar
event.
Section 2.2
Stock Options; Warrants.
(a)
At the Effective Time, the Company Stock Options, whether vested or
unvested, will be assumed by SWAT (“Assumed Stock
Options ”). The Company represents and warrants that
Section 2.2(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and complete list as of the date hereof of all holders
of outstanding options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock
(“ Company Stock Options ”), including the
number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such
option, the exercise or vesting schedule, the exercise price per
share and the term of each such option. On the Closing Date, the
Company shall deliver to SWAT an updated Section 2.2(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule current as of such date. Each
such option so assumed by SWAT under this Agreement shall continue
to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions set forth
in the PepperBall Technologies, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan and the
Jaycor Tactical Solutions, Inc. 2000 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(collectively the “ Company Option Plans ”) and
any stock option agreement governing such option immediately prior
to the Effective Time, except that (a) such option will be
exercisable for that number of whole shares of SWAT Common Stock
equal to the product of the number of shares of Company Common
Stock that were issuable upon exercise of such option immediately
prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio and
rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of SWAT Common
Stock, (b) the per share exercise price for the
shares
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of SWAT
Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed option will be
equal to the quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per
share of Company Common Stock at which such option was exercisable
immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent and (c) any restriction
on the exercisability of such Company Stock Option shall continue
in full force and effect, and the term, exercisability, vesting
schedule and other provisions of such Company Stock Option shall
remain unchanged. Consistent with the terms of the Company Option
Plans and the documents governing the outstanding options, the
Merger will not terminate any of the outstanding options under the
Company Option Plans or accelerate the exercisability or vesting of
such options or the shares of SWAT Common Stock which will be
subject to those options upon SWAT’s assumption of the
options in the Merger. To the extent possible, the Assumed Stock
Options will be subject to the SWAT 2004 Incentive Plan (the
“ SWAT Stock Plan ”) (provided that if such
action is not possible, the parties will mutually agree upon other
arrangements with respect to such Assumed Stock Options). It is the
intention of the parties that the options so assumed by SWAT
following the Effective Time will remain incentive stock options as
defined in Section 422 of the Code to the extent such options
qualified as incentive stock options prior to the Effective Time,
and the parties hereto shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to carry out such intention. Within 10 business days after
the Effective Time, SWAT will issue to each Person who, immediately
prior to the Effective Time was a holder of an outstanding option
under the Company Option Plans a document in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company evidencing the foregoing
assumption of such option by SWAT. SWAT agrees to take such action
as is necessary to include the shares of SWAT Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the Assumed Stock Options in SWAT’s previously
filed registration statement on Form S-8. In the event the shares
of SWAT Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Assumed Stock Options
cannot be included in SWAT’s previously filed registration
statement on Form S-8, SWAT will prepare and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“ SEC ”)
another registration statement on Form S-8 to include the shares of
SWAT Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Assumed Stock Options
and the Company will cooperate with and assist SWAT in the
preparation thereof.
(b)
At the Effective Time the Company Warrants will be assumed by SWAT
(“ Assumed Warrants ”). The Company represents
and warrants that Section 2.2(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list as of the
date hereof of all holders of outstanding warrants to purchase
shares of Company Common Stock or other securities convertible or
exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock (“ Company
Warrants ”), including the number of shares of Company
Common Stock or other securities convertible or exchangeable for
shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such warrant, the
exercise price per share and the term of each such warrant. On the
Closing Date, the Company shall deliver to SWAT an updated
Section 2.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
current as of such date. Each such warrant so assumed by SWAT under
this Agreement shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same
terms and conditions set forth in the document(s) governing such
warrant immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that
(a) such warrant will be exercisable for that number of whole
shares of SWAT Common Stock equal to the product of the number of
shares of Company Common Stock or other securities convertible or
exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock that were issuable
upon exercise of such warrant immediately prior to the Effective
Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio and rounded down to the
nearest whole number of shares of SWAT Common Stock, (b) the
per share exercise price for the shares of SWAT Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of such assumed warrant will be equal to the
quotient determined by dividing the exercise price per share of
Company Common Stock or other securities convertible or
exchangeable for shares of Company Common Stock at which such
warrant was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time by
the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent and
(c) any restriction on the exercisability of such Company
Warrant shall continue in full force and effect, and the term,
exercisability and other provisions of such Company Warrant shall
remain unchanged. Within 10 business days after the Effective Time,
SWAT will issue to each Person who, immediately prior to the
Effective Time was a holder of an outstanding Company Warrant a
document in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Company evidencing the foregoing assumption of such warrant by
SWAT.
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Section 2.3
Exchange Fund . Unless the parties otherwise
agree, prior to the Effective Time, SWAT shall appoint its transfer
agent, Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., to act as exchange agent
hereunder for the purpose of exchanging Shares for the Merger
Consideration (the “ Exchange Agent ”). At or
prior to the Effective Time, SWAT shall deposit with the Exchange
Agent, in trust for the benefit of holders of Shares, certificates
representing the SWAT Common Stock issuable pursuant to
Section 2.1 in exchange for outstanding Shares. SWAT
agrees to make available to the Exchange Agent from time to time as
needed, any dividends and other distributions pursuant to
Section 2.5 . Any certificates of SWAT Common Stock
deposited with the Exchange Agent shall hereinafter be referred to
as the “ Exchange Fund .”
Section
2.4 Exchange Procedures . As soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time (and in any event within three
business days after the Effective Time), SWAT and the Surviving
Corporation shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of a certificate or
certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding Shares (the “ Certificates
”) (a) a letter of transmittal which shall specify that
delivery shall be effective, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates to
the Exchange Agent, and which letter shall be in customary form and
have such other provisions as SWAT may reasonably specify; and
(b) instructions for effecting the surrender of such
Certificates in exchange for the Merger Consideration in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement. Upon surrender of a Certificate
to the Exchange Agent together with such letter of transmittal,
duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by
the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor (i) shares of SWAT
Common Stock representing, in the aggregate, the whole number of
shares that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to
Section 2.1 (after taking into account all Shares then
held by such holder) and (ii) a check in the amount equal to
the cash that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the
provisions of this ARTICLE II, including cash in lieu of any
dividends and other distributions pursuant to
Section 2.5 , and the Shares formerly represented by
such Certificate and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled. Until surrendered as contemplated by this ARTICLE II,
each Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective
Date to represent only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration payable upon surrender of the Certificates. No
interest will be paid or will accrue on any cash payable pursuant
to Section 2.5 or Section 2.7 . In the
event of a transfer of ownership of Shares which is not registered
in the transfer records of the Company, shares of SWAT Common Stock
evidencing, in the aggregate, the proper number of shares of SWAT
Common Stock and any dividends or other distributions to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 , may be
issued with respect to such Shares to such a transferee if the
Certificate representing such Shares is presented to the Exchange
Agent, accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect
such transfer and to evidence that any applicable Transfer Taxes
have been paid.
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Section
2.5 Distributions with Respect to Unsurrendered
Certificates . No dividends or other distributions declared or
made with respect to shares of SWAT Common Stock with a record date
after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any
unsurrendered Certificate with respect to the shares of SWAT Common
Stock that such holder would be entitled to receive upon surrender
of such Certificate until such holder shall surrender such
Certificate in accordance with Section 2.4 . Subject to
the effect of applicable Laws (as hereinafter defined), following
surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to such
holder of shares of SWAT Common Stock issuable in exchange
therefor, without interest, (a) promptly after the time of
such surrender, the amount of dividends or other distributions with
a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with
respect to such whole shares of SWAT Common Stock, and (b) at
the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior
to such surrender and a payment date subsequent to such surrender
payable with respect to such shares of SWAT Common
Stock.
Section 2.6
No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common
Stock . All shares of SWAT Common Stock issued and cash paid
upon conversion of the Shares in accordance with the terms of
ARTICLE I and this ARTICLE II (including any cash paid pursuant to
Section 2.5 and Section 2.7 ) shall be
deemed to have been issued or paid in full satisfaction of all
rights pertaining to the Shares.
Section
2.7 Termination of Exchange Fund . Any portion
of the Exchange Fund which remains undistributed to the holders of
Certificates for six months after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to the Surviving Corporation or otherwise on the
instruction of the Surviving Corporation, and any holders of the
Certificates who have not theretofore complied with this ARTICLE II
shall thereafter look only to SWAT for the Merger Consideration
with respect to the Shares formerly represented thereby to which
such holders are entitled pursuant to Section 2.1 and
Section 2.4 , any dividends or distributions with
respect to shares of SWAT Common Stock to which such holders are
entitled pursuant to Section 2.5 . Any such portion of
the Exchange Fund remaining unclaimed by holders of Shares five
years after the Effective Time (or such earlier date immediately
prior to such time as such amounts would otherwise escheat to or
become property of any Governmental Entity) shall, to the extent
permitted by Law, become the property of SWAT free and clear of any
claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
Section 2.8
No Liability . None of SWAT, Merger Sub, the
Company, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent shall be
liable to any Person in respect of any Merger Consideration from
the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
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Section 2.9
Lost Certificates . If any Certificate shall
have been lost, stolen or destroyed, 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 the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such Person of a bond in such
reasonable amount as the Surviving Corporation may direct as
indemnity by such Person against any claim that may be made against
the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the
Exchange Agent will deliver in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate the applicable Merger Consideration with
respect to the Shares formerly represented thereby and any unpaid
dividends and distributions on shares of SWAT Common Stock
deliverable in respect thereof, pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section
2.10 Tax Consequences . It is intended by the
parties hereto that the Merger shall constitute a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each party
hereto shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Merger to be so qualified, shall report the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in a manner consistent with such
reorganization treatment and will not take any position
inconsistent therewith in any Tax Return (as hereinafter defined),
refund claim, litigation or otherwise unless required to do so by
Law.
Section
2.11 Stock Transfer Books . The stock transfer
books of the Company shall be closed immediately upon the Effective
Time and there shall be no further registration of transfers of
Shares thereafter on the records of the Company. On or after the
Effective Time, any Certificates presented to the Exchange Agent or
SWAT for any reason shall be converted into the Merger
Consideration with respect to the Shares formerly represented
thereby and any dividends or other distributions to which the
holders thereof are entitled pursuant to Section 2.5
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Section 2.12
Appraisal Rights . Notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, Shares that are issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and which are
held by stockholders who did not vote in favor of the Merger (the
“ Dissenting Shares ”), which stockholders
comply with all of the relevant provisions of Delaware Law (the
“ Dissenting Stockholders ”), shall not be
converted into or be exchangeable for the right to receive the
Merger Consideration, unless and until such holders shall have
failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost their
rights to appraisal under Delaware Law. If any Dissenting
Shareholder shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively
withdrawn or lost such right, such holder’s Shares shall
thereupon be converted into and become exchangeable for the right
to receive, as of the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration
without any interest thereon. The Company shall give SWAT
(a) prompt notice of any written demands for appraisal of any
Shares, attempted withdrawals of such demands and any other
instruments served pursuant to Delaware Law and received by the
Company relating to stockholders’ rights of appraisal, and
(b) the opportunity to direct, in its reasonable business
judgment, all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands
for appraisal under Delaware Law. Neither the Company nor the
Surviving Corporation shall, except with the prior written consent
of SWAT, voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or
offer to settle, any such demand for payment. If any Dissenting
Shareholder shall fail to perfect or shall have effectively
withdrawn or lost the right to dissent, the Shares held by such
Dissenting Shareholder shall thereupon be treated as though such
Shares had been converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1 .
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Section 2.13
Exchange of Notes . The parties agree that,
upon the Closing, each holder of the promissory notes listed in
Section 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule (the “
Company Notes ”) shall exchange his, her or its
Company Note for a promissory note with the same principal amount
issued by SWAT (the “ New SWAT Notes ”). The New
SWAT Notes shall be unsecured, bear interest at the rate of 10% per
annum and shall mature 15 months from the Closing Date. Interest on
the New SWAT Notes shall accrue to maturity. At the option of the
holder of each New SWAT Note, the principal amount and all accrued
interest under such note shall be convertible at any time into
shares of SWAT’s Common Stock, based upon the average closing
price of SWAT’s Common Stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market
(“ Nasdaq ”) (or such other exchange or
quotation service on which SWAT Common Stock is listed or quoted at
such time, as the case may be) for the six month period ended on
the trading day immediately prior to the date such holder requests
to convert such note; provided that SWAT shall not be required to
honor any such conversion request that relates to the conversion of
less than the lesser of (i) $100,000, or (ii) the full amount of
principal and accrued interest under such note.
Section
2.14 Anti-Dilution Protection . If within nine
months of the Closing Date SWAT raises additional financing through
the sale of SWAT Common Stock or securities convertible or
exchangeable for shares of SWAT Common Stock (a “
Subsequent Equity Financing ”), then the holders of
Company Common Stock at the Effective Time shall be entitled to
receive additional shares of SWAT Common Stock upon the closing of
the Subsequent Equity Financing. The number of additional shares of
SWAT Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Section 2.14
shall be determined in accordance with the following
formula:
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| E = |
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$2,505,000 - (X +
Y)
Z |
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| Where E = |
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the number of shares of SWAT Common Stock to be
issued |
| X = |
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the amount of SWAT cash on hand at the Closing, plus the amount
of any payments made to Dissenting Stockholders of the
Company |
| Y = |
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the total cash payments made by SWAT between the execution of
this Agreement and the Closing for professional fees incurred by
SWAT in connection with the Merger |
| Z = |
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the price per share of the securities issued in the Subsequent
Equity Financing or the price per share at which such securities
are convertible or exchangeable for shares of SWAT Common Stock (as
applicable) |
Such shares
shall be issued pro rata to the holders of Company Common Stock at
the Effective Time on the same basis as the shares of SWAT Common
Stock were distributed at the Closing. This Section 2.14
shall only apply to the first Subsequent Equity Financing during
the nine month period following the Closing. Any holder of Company
Common Stock may bring an action or proceeding to enforce the
provisions of this Section 2.14 .
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Except as set
forth on the schedule delivered by the Company to SWAT and Merger
Sub in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement
(the “ Company Disclosure Schedule ”) the
Company hereby represents and warrants to SWAT and Merger Sub, and
except as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by SWAT
and Merger Sub to the Company in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement (the “ SWAT Disclosure
Schedule ”), SWAT and Merger Sub hereby represent and
warrant to the Company, in each case as set forth in this ARTICLE
III, with the party making such representations and warranties
being referred to as the “ Representing Party ”
and such Representing Party’s Disclosure Schedule as the
“ Representing Party’s Disclosure Schedule
.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, any representation or
warranty which expressly refers to SWAT or its Subsidiaries is
being made solely by SWAT and Merger Sub and any representation or
warranty which expressly refers to the Company or its Subsidiaries
is being made solely by the Company.
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Section 3.1
Organization, Qualification.
(a)
The Representing Party is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation and has the corporate power and authority
required for it to own its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted. The Representing Party
is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the ownership of its properties or the
conduct of its business requires such qualification, except for
jurisdictions in which the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Representing Party
or substantially delay consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise prevent the
Representing Party from performing its obligations hereunder. As
used in this Agreement, “Material Adverse Effect” means
any change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or
development that (i) materially adversely affects the assets,
liabilities, business, results of operations or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Representing Party and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole or (ii) adversely affects or
delays the ability of the Representing Party to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided, however,
that none of the following shall be deemed in themselves, either
alone or in combination, to constitute a Material Adverse Effect on
a Representing Party: (A) any adverse change, effect, event,
occurrence, state of facts or development directly caused by the
announcement or pendency of the Merger (including any cancellations
of or delays in customer orders, any reduction in sales, any
disruption in supplier, distributor, partner or similar
relationships or any loss of employees); or (B) any adverse
change, effect, event, occurrence, state of facts or development
directly caused by, resulting from or attributable to conditions
affecting the industries in which the Representing Parties operate
as a whole or the U.S. or world economies as a whole. Each
Representing Party has made available to the other a copy of its
certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws (or similar
organizational documents). Such copy of each Representing
Party’s certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws
(or similar organizational documents) are complete and correct and
in full force and effect, and the Representing Party is not in
violation of any of the provisions of its certificate or articles
of incorporation and bylaws (or similar organizational
documents).
(b)
Each of the Representing Party’s Subsidiaries is listed in
Section 3.1 of the Representing Party’s
Disclosure Schedule and is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Each of the Representing
Party’s Subsidiaries has the corporate power and authority
required for it to own its properties and assets and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted and is duly qualified to
do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except for jurisdictions in which the
failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not,
individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Representing Party, taken as a
whole. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other
ownership interests in, the Representing Party’s Subsidiaries
are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and, with respect to such shares or ownership interests that are
owned by the Representing Party and its Subsidiaries, are owned
free and clear of any Liens. All the outstanding shares of capital
stock of, or other ownership interests in, the Representing
Party’s Subsidiaries are wholly owned by the Representing
Party, directly or indirectly.
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Section
3.2 Capital Stock .
(a)
Section 3.2(a) of the Representing Party’s
Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the date hereof: (i) the
number of authorized shares of each class or series of capital
stock of the Representing Party; (ii) the number of shares of
each class or series of capital stock of the Representing Party
which are issued and outstanding; (iii) the number of shares
of each class or series of capital stock which are held in the
treasury of such Representing Party; (iv) the number of shares
of each class or series of capital stock of the Representing Party
which are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding
warrants or otherwise, indicating each specific reservation; and
(v) the number of shares of each class or series of capital
stock of such Representing Party which are subject to employee
stock options or other rights to purchase or receive capital stock
granted under such Person’s stock option or other stock based
employee or non-employee director benefit plans, indicating the
name of the plan, the date of grant, the number of shares and the
exercise price thereof.
(b)
All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Representing
Party are, and all shares of SWAT Common Stock to be issued in the
Merger will be when issued in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and issued in compliance with all applicable U.S.
state and federal securities Laws. Except for the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and as disclosed in Section
3.2(a) of the Representing Party’s Disclosure Schedule,
(i) as of the date of this Agreement there are no authorized
or outstanding options, warrants, calls, preemptive rights,
subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements or
commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued
capital stock of the Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries,
obligating the Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries to
issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold
any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the
Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity
interests, or obligating the Representing Party or any of its
Subsidiaries to grant, extend or enter into any such option,
warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement
or commitment, (ii) there are no outstanding contractual
obligations of the Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of capital stock
of the Representing Party or any Subsidiary of the Representing
Party or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a
loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Subsidiary of the
Representing Party or other entity, and (iii) there are no
shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements to which
the Representing Party is a party or to which it is bound relating
to the voting of any shares of the capital stock of the
Representing Party (other than the Voting Agreements).
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Section 3.3
Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No
Violation .
(a)
The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and, except for
obtaining the requisite approval of the stockholders of the Company
(the “ Company Stockholder Approval ”), as
contemplated in Section 5.2 and the filing of the
Certificate of Merger, no other corporate proceedings on the part
of the Company are necessary to authorize the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming this
Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement of SWAT,
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as may be limited by (i) bankruptcy Laws and other
similar Laws affecting creditor’s rights generally and
(ii) general principles of equity.
(b)
SWAT has the corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors of SWAT, and other than
obtaining the requisite approval of the stockholders of SWAT (the
“ SWAT Stockholder Approval ”) as contemplated
in Section 5.3 and the filing of the Certificate of
Merger no other corporate proceedings on the part of SWAT are
necessary to authorize the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by SWAT and, assuming this Agreement
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company,
constitutes a valid and binding agreement of SWAT, enforceable
against SWAT in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited
by (i) bankruptcy Laws and other similar Laws affecting
creditor’s rights generally and (ii) general principles
of equity.
(c)
Except as may be required under, and other applicable requirements
of, the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the
“ Exchange Act ”), state securities or blue sky
Laws, and the rules and regulations of Nasdaq, and the filing of
the Certificate of Merger under Delaware Law, none of the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the
Representing Party, the consummation by the Representing Party of
the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by the
Representing Party with any of the provisions hereof will
(i) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of
the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or similar
organizational documents of the Representing Party or any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) require any filing with, or permit,
authorization, consent or approval of, any federal, regional, state
or local court, arbitrator, tribunal, administrative agency or
commission or other governmental or other regulatory authority or
agency, whether U.S. or foreign (a “ Governmental
Entity ”), (iii) result in a violation or breach of,
or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both)
a default (or give rise to any right of termination, amendment,
cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease,
license, contract, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which the Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries is a party
or by which any of them or any of their properties or assets may be
bound, or (iv) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree,
judgment, permit, license, ordinance, law, statute, rule or
regulation (“ Law ”) applicable to the
Representing Party, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
properties or assets, excluding from the foregoing
clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) such filings, permits,
authorizations, consents, approvals, violations, breaches or
defaults which are not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Representing Party or prevent or substantially delay the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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Section 3.4
Reports and Financial Statements .
(a)
As of their respective dates, all reports, proxy statements,
registration statements and prospectuses filed with the SEC by SWAT
since January 1, 2006 (collectively with, and giving effect to, all
amendments, supplements and exhibits thereto, the “ SEC
Reports ”) (i) complied as to form in all material
respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act, and (ii) did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. None of SWAT’s Subsidiaries is required
to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC. The
audited consolidated financial statements and unaudited
consolidated interim financial statements included in the SEC
Reports (including any related notes and schedules) fairly present
in all material respects the financial position of SWAT and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results
of operations and cash flows for the periods or as of the dates
then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited interim financial
statements, to normal recurring adjustments), in each case in
accordance with past practice and generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”)
consistently applied during the periods involved (except as
otherwise disclosed in the notes thereto). Since January 1, 2006,
SWAT has timely filed all reports, registration statements and
other filings required to be filed by it with the SEC under the
rules and regulations of the SEC.
(b)
The Company has delivered to SWAT copies of the audited balance
sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2007, together with the
related audited statements of income, stockholders’ equity
and changes in cash flow for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 (such audited financial statements being hereinafter referred
to as the “Financial Statements ”). The
Financial Statements, including the notes thereto, present fairly
in all material respects the financial position, results of
operations and changes in cash flow of the Company and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for the periods then
ended.
(c)
The accounts receivable of the Representing Party set forth on the
balance sheet of the Representing Party (i) arose from bona fide
sales or contract billing transactions in the ordinary course of
the Representing Party’s business and are payable on ordinary
trade terms, (ii) to the knowledge of the Representing Party, are
legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective debtors
enforceable in accordance with their terms (except as the
enforceability thereof may be limited by any applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency or other laws affecting creditors’
rights generally or by general principles of equity), (iii) are not
subject to any valid set-off or counterclaim by the debtor, (iv) do
not represent obligations for goods sold on consignment, on
approval or on a sale-or-return basis or subject to any other
repurchase or return arrangement, (v) to Representing Party’s
knowledge, are collectible in the ordinary course of the
Representing Party’s business in the aggregate recorded
amounts thereof, net of any applicable reserve reflected in the
Representing Party’s financial statements, (vi) are not owned
by any Affiliate of the Representing Party, and (vii) are not the
subject of any legal proceeding brought by or on behalf of the
Representing Party. The Representing Party has not received any
written notice from any account debtor regarding any dispute over
any of the accounts receivable. None of the accounts receivable
constitutes duplicate billings of other accounts receivable. There
are no security arrangements or collateral securing the repayment
or other satisfaction of the accounts receivable.
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Section 3.5
No Undisclosed Liabilities . Neither the
Representing Party nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities
or obligations of any nature required to be set forth on a balance
sheet of the Representing Party under GAAP, whether or not accrued,
contingent or otherwise, and there is no existing condition,
situation or set of circumstances which would be expected to result
in such a liability or obligation, except (a) liabilities or
obligations with respect to SWAT reflected in the SEC Reports and
with respect to the Company reflected in the Financial Statements
or (b) liabilities and obligations which are not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Representing Party.
Section
3.6 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws
. The businesses of the Representing Party and each of its
Subsidiaries is not in conflict with, or in default or violation
of, any term, condition or provision of (i) its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws or similar
organizational documents, (ii) any Company Material Contracts
or SWAT Material Contracts, as applicable, or (iii) any
federal, state, local or foreign statute, Law, concession, grant,
franchise, Permit or other governmental authorization or approval
applicable to the Representing Party or any of its Subsidiaries,
excluding from the foregoing clauses (ii) and (iii), defaults
or violations which would not, either individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Representing Party.
Section 3.7
Environmental Matters .
(a)
Representing Party is and has been in compliance with all
Environmental Laws relating to the properties or facilities used,
leased or occupied by Representing Party at any time, and no
discharge, emission, release, leak or spill of Hazardous Materials
has occurred at any of Representing Party’s Facilities that
may or will give rise to liability of Representing Party under
Environmental Laws. To Representing Party’s knowledge, there
are no Hazardous Materials (including without limitation asbestos)
present in the surface waters, structures, groundwaters or soils of
or beneath any of Representing Party’s facilities. To
Representing Party’s knowledge, there neither are nor have
been any aboveground or underground storage tanks for Hazardous
Materials at Representing Party’s facilities. To Representing
Party’s knowledge, no Representing Party employee or other
Person has claimed that Representing Party is liable for alleged
injury or illness resulting from an alleged exposure to a Hazardous
Material. No civil, criminal or administrative action, proceeding
or investigation is pending against Representing Party, or, to
Representing Party’s knowledge, threatened against
Representing Party, with respect to Hazardous Materials or
Environmental Laws; and Representing Party is not aware of any
facts or circumstances that could form the basis for assertion of a
claim against Representing Party or that could form the basis for
liability of Representing Party, regarding Hazardous Materials or
regarding actual or potential noncompliance with Environmental
Laws.
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(b)
As used in this Agreement: (i) “ Environmental
Law ” means any Law or order of any Governmental Entity
relating to (A) the generation, treatment, storage, disposal,
use, handling, manufacturing, transportation or shipment of, or
(B) the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases or
threatened releases of, Hazardous Materials, into the environment;
and (ii) “ Hazardous Materials ” means
(A) any petroleum or petroleum products, radioactive materials
or friable asbestos; (B) any chemicals or other materials or
substances which are now defined as or included in the definition
of “hazardous substances,” “hazardous
wastes,” “hazardous materials,” “extremely
hazardous wastes,” “restricted hazardous wastes,”
“toxic substances,” or “toxic pollutants”
under any Environmental Law; and (C) any
pesticides.
Section 3.8
Litigation . There is no suit, claim, action,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Representing
Party’s knowledge, threatened against the Representing Party,
its Subsidiaries or any of its assets or properties which
(a) has had or could reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Representing Party or its Subsidiaries, or (b) questions the
validity of this Agreement or any action to be taken by the
Representing Party in connection with the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or could otherwise prevent or
materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. The Representing Party and its Subsidiaries are
not subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction or decree
which has had or could reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Representing
Party and its Subsidiaries. There is no suit, claim, action,
proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Representing
Party’s knowledge, threatened against any current or former
officer, director, employee, consultant, contractor or agent of the
Representing Party (in his or her capacity as such) which gives
rise or could reasonably be expected to give rise to a claim for
contribution or indemnification against the Representing
Party.
Section
3.9 Permits . The Representing Party holds, and
has at all times held, all permits, licenses, variances,
exemptions, orders, and approvals of all Governmental Entities
necessary for the lawful conduct of its business (the “
Permits ”), except for such Permits the absence of
which would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Representing Party. The Representing Party is in
material compliance with the terms of the Representing Party
Permits. No investigation or review by any Governmental Entity in
respect of the Representing Party is pending or, to the
Representing Party’s knowledge, threatened, nor has the
Representing Party received notice from any Governmental Entity of
its intention to conduct the same.
Section 3.10
Employee Plans .
(a)
Section 3.10(a) of the Representing Party’s Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of: (i) all
“employee benefit plans,” as defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”), under which the
Representing Party has any obligation or liability, contingent or
otherwise (the “ Benefit Plans ”); (ii) all
employees, consultants and independent contractors of the
Representing Party; and (iii) all employment, consulting,
termination, profit sharing, severance, change of control,
individual compensation or indemnification agreements, and all
bonus or other incentive compensation, deferred compensation,
salary continuation, disability, severance, stock award, stock
option, stock purchase, educational assistance, legal assistance,
club membership, employee discount, employee loan, credit union or
vacation agreements, policies or arrangements under which the
Representing Party has any obligation or liability (contingent or
otherwise) in respect of any current or former officer, director,
employee, consultant or contractor of the Representing Party (the
“ Employee Arrangements ”).
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(b)
All contributions or other payments required to have been made by
the Representing Party to or under any Benefit Plan or Employee
Arrangement by applicable Law or the terms of such Benefit Plan or
Employee Arrangement (or any agreement relating thereto) have been
timely and properly made. The Benefit Plans and Employee
Arrangements have been maintained and administered in all material
respects in accordance with their terms and applicable
Laws.
Section 3.11
Labor Matters . The Representing Party is not a
party to any labor or collective bargaining agreement, and no
employees of the Representing Party are represented by any labor
organization. Within the preceding three years, there have been no
representation or certification proceedings, or petitions seeking a
representation proceeding, pending or, to the Representing
Party’s knowledge, threatened in writing to be brought or
filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor
relations tribunal or authority. Within the preceding three years,
to the Representing Party’s knowledge, there have been no
organizing activities involving the Representing Party in respect
of any group of employees of the Representing Party. There are no
strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, lockouts, material arbitrations
or material grievances or other material labor disputes pending or,
to the knowledge of the Representing Party, threatened against or
involving the Representing Party. There are no unfair labor
practice charges, grievances or complaints pending or, to the
Representing Party’s knowledge, threatened by or on behalf of
any employee or group of employees of the Representing Party and,
to the knowledge of the Representing Party, there are no facts or
circumstances which could form the basis for any of the foregoing.
There are no complaints, charges or claims against the Representing
Party pending or, to the Representing Party’s knowledge,
threatened to be brought or filed with any Governmental Entity or
arbitrator based on, arising out of, in connection with, or
otherwise relating to the employment or termination of employment
of any individual by the Representing Party, and, to the knowledge
of the Representing Party, there are no facts or circumstances
which could form the basis for any of the foregoing. The
Representing Party is in material compliance with all Laws relating
to the employment of labor, including all such Laws relating to
wages, hours, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act, as amended (“ WARN ”), collective
bargaining, discrimination, civil rights, safety and health,
workers’compensation and the collection and payment of
withholding and/or Social Security Taxes and any similar Tax. There
has been no “mass layoff” or “plant
closing” as defined by WARN in respect of the Representing
Party within the six months prior to the date hereof. No employee
of the Representing Party is utilizing or is eligible to utilize
COBRA health insurance.
Section 3.12
Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Since
December 31, 2007 (a) the businesses of the Representing Party
and its Subsidiaries have been conducted in all material respects
in the ordinary course and (b) there has not been a material
adverse change in the assets, liabilities, business, results of
operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Representing Party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or any
event, occurrence or development which has had or could reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Representing Party and its Subsidiaries,
taken as a whole.
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Section 3.13
Registration Statement; Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus .
(a)
The information supplied by the Representing Party for inclusion in
the registration statement on Form S-4 pursuant to which shares of
SWAT Common Stock issued in the Merger and shares of SWAT Common
Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.14 of this Agreement
will be registered with the SEC (the “ Registration
Statement ”) shall not contain, at the time the
Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
required to be stated in the Registration Statement or necessary in
order to make the statements in the Registration Statement, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The information supplied by the Representing Party for
inclusion in the joint proxy statement/prospectus (the “
Joint Proxy Statement ”) to be sent to the
stockholders of the Company in connection with the special meeting
of the Company’s stockholders to consider this Agreement and
the Merger (the “ Company Stockholders Meeting
”) and to the stockholders of SWAT in connection with the
special meeting of SWAT’s stockholders to consider the
issuance of SWAT Common Stock in connection with the Merger (the
“ SWAT Stockholders Meeting ”) shall not, on the
date the Joint Proxy Statement is first mailed to stockholders of
SWAT and the Company, at the time of the Company Stockholders
Meeting, at the time of the SWAT Stockholders Meeting and at the
Effective Time, contain any statement which, at such time and in
light of the circumstances under which it was made, is false or
misleading with respect to any matter or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained in the
Joint Proxy Statement not false or misleading or omit to state any
material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier
communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the
SWAT Stockholders Meeting or the Company Stockholders Meeting which
has become false or misleading.
Section 3.14
Tax Matters .
(a)
For purposes of this Agreement: (i) “ Taxes
” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other
taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties,
additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect
thereto) imposed by any taxing authority, including, without
limitation, taxes or other charges on or with respect to income,
franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property,
sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security,
workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation or net
worth, and taxes or other charges in the nature of excise,
withholding, ad valorem or value added, and (ii) “
Tax Return ” means any return, report or similar
statement (including the attached schedules) required to be filed
with respect to any Tax, including, without limitation, any
information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration
of estimated Tax.
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(b)
All federal, state, local and foreign Tax Returns required to be
filed by or on behalf of the Representing Party and each
affiliated, combined, consolidated or unitary group of which the
Representing Party is a member (an “ Affiliated Group
”) have been timely filed or requests for extensions have
been timely filed and any such extension has been granted and has
not expired, and all such filed Tax Returns are complete and
accurate except to the extent any failure to file or any
inaccuracies in filed Tax Returns would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Representing Party. All Taxes due and owing by the
Representing Party or any Representing Party’s Affiliated
Group, including estimates and withheld Taxes, have been paid, or
adequately reserved for in accordance with GAAP, except to the
extent any failure to pay or reserve for would not, individually or
in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Representing Party. There is no audit or examination
in process or pending and there has been no notification of any
request for such audit or other examination and there is no
deficiency, refund litigation, proposed adjustment or matter in
controversy with respect to any Taxes due and owing by the
Representing Party or any Representing Party’s Affiliated
Group which if determined adversely would, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Representing Party. All assessments for Taxes due and owing
by the Representing Party or any Representing Party’s
Affiliated Group with respect to completed and settled examinations
or concluded litigation have been paid, except to the extent that
any failures to pay would not, individually or in the aggregate, be
reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Representing Party.
(c)
Neither the Representing Party nor any member of any Affiliated
Group has any employment, severance or termination agreements,
other compensation arrangements, or Benefit Plans currently in
effect which provide for the payment of any amount (whether in cash
or property or the vesting of property) as a result of any of the
transactions
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