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Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
ON ASSIGNMENT, INC.,
ON ASSIGNMENT 2007 ACQUISITION CORP.,
AND
OXFORD GLOBAL RESOURCES, INC.
AND
THOMAS F. RYAN, AS
INDEMNIFICATION REPRESENTATIVE
JANUARY 3, 2007
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I THE MERGER
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The Merger
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The Closing
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Actions at the Closing
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Additional Action
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Conversion of Shares
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Adjustments to Purchase Price
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Dissenting Shares
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Earnout
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Escrow
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Indemnification Representative
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Currency
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Certificate of Incorporation and
By-laws
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No Further Rights
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Closing of Transfer Books
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Withholding
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Fractional Shares
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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Organization, Qualification and Corporate
Power
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Capitalization
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Authorization of Transaction
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Noncontravention
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Subsidiaries
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Financial Statements
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Absence of Certain Changes
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Undisclosed Liabilities
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Tax Matters
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Assets
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Owned Real Property
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Real Property Leases
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Intellectual Property
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Contracts
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Accounts Receivable
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Powers of Attorney
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Insurance
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Litigation
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Employees
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Employee Benefits
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Environmental Matters
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Legal Compliance
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Existing Customers and Suppliers
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Permits
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Certain Business Relationships With
Affiliates
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Books and Records
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Brokers’ Fees
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Guarantees
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Export and Industrial Security
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Earnout and Contingent Payments
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
BUYER AND THE TRANSITORY SUBSIDIARY
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Organization and Corporate Power
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Authorization of Transaction
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Noncontravention
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Litigation
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Financing
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Export and Industrial Security
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Capitalization
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Reports and Financial Statements
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Solvency
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
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Closing Efforts
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Governmental and Third-Party Notices and
Consents
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Stockholder Approval
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Operation of Business
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Access to Information
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Expenses
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Director and Officer Indemnification
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Repayment of Debt; Distribution of
Cash
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Employment Matters
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Stock Options
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FIRPTA Tax Certificates
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S Corporation Status
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Withholding Forms
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Export and Industrial Security
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Registration of Stock Consideration
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Notification
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Tax Matters
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Financial Statements
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Real Property Leases
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Company Unvested Stock Options
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Financing
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Letters of Credit
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF
MERGER
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Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligations
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Conditions to Obligations of the Buyer and the
Transitory Subsidiary
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Conditions to Obligations of the
Company
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ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION
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Indemnification by the Company
Stockholders
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Indemnification by the Buyer
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Indemnification Claims
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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Limitations
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Treatment of Indemnity Payments
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ARTICLE VII TERMINATION
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Termination of Agreement
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Effect of Termination
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ARTICLE VIII DEFINITIONS
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ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
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Press Releases and Announcements
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No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Entire Agreement
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Succession and Assignment
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Counterparts and Facsimile Signature
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Headings
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Notices
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Governing Law
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Amendments and Waivers
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Severability
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Submission to Jurisdiction
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Construction
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Specific Performance
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Exhibit A
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Form of Promissory Note
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Exhibit B
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Allocation Schedule
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Exhibit C
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Form of Escrow Agreement
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Exhibit D
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Form of Lock-Up Agreement
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Exhibit E-1
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McGowan Employment Agreement
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Exhibit E-2
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McGowan Non-Competition Agreement
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Exhibit F
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Non-Competition Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
Agreement entered into as of January 3, 2007 by and among On
Assignment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Buyer"), On
Assignment 2007 Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer (the "Transitory Subsidiary"),
Oxford Global Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and Thomas F. Ryan, as Indemnification
Representative.
This Agreement contemplates a merger of the Transitory
Subsidiary into the Company. In such merger, the stockholders
of the Company (each, a "Company Stockholder") will receive cash
and stock in exchange for their capital stock of the Company.
In consideration of the representations, warranties and
covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1
The Merger . Upon and subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Transitory Subsidiary
shall merge with and into the Company at the Effective Time (the
"Merger"). From and after the Effective Time, the separate
corporate existence of the Transitory Subsidiary shall cease, and
the Company shall continue as the Surviving Corporation. The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law.
1.2
The Closing . The Closing shall take
place at the offices of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
in Waltham, Massachusetts, commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time
on the Closing Date.
1.3
Actions at the Closing . At the
Closing:
(a)
the Company shall deliver to the Buyer and the
Transitory Subsidiary the various certificates, instruments and
documents referred to in Section 5.2;
(b)
the Buyer and the Transitory Subsidiary shall
deliver to the Company the various certificates, instruments and
documents referred to in Section 5.3;
(c)
the Surviving Corporation shall file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware the Certificate of
Merger;
(d)
each Company Stockholder shall deliver to the Buyer
for cancellation the certificate(s) representing his/her shares of
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company (the
"Company Shares");
(e)
the Buyer shall pay to each Company Stockholder the
Per Share Cash Consideration and the Per Share Stock Consideration
into which his or her Company Shares are converted pursuant to
Section 1.5 by delivery of a promissory note in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A , which note shall be backed by a
standby letter of credit issued by a bank mutually
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acceptable to the Buyer and the Company, the
costs of which shall be paid at Closing by the Company
Stockholders, and which may be repaid by delivery to each Company
Stockholder of the Per Share Cash Consideration and the Per Share
Stock Consideration into which his or her Company Shares are
converted pursuant to Section 1.5;
(f)
the Buyer shall deliver the aggregate Per Share
Option Consideration to the Company, which shall pay by check or by
wire transfer to each Optionholder the Per Share Option
Consideration into which his or her Options are converted pursuant
to Section 1.5; and
(g)
the Buyer, the Indemnification Representative and
the Escrow Agent shall execute and deliver the Escrow Agreement,
and the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary shall deposit an amount
in cash equal to $20,000,000 (the "Escrow Cash") with the Escrow
Agent in accordance with Section 1.9.
1.4
Additional Action . The Surviving
Corporation may, at any time after the Effective Time, take any
action, including executing and delivering any document, in the
name and on behalf of either the Company or the Transitory
Subsidiary, in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
1.5
Conversion of Shares . At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of any Party or the holder of any of the following
securities:
(a)
Capital Stock of Transitory Subsidiary
. Each share of common stock of the Transitory Subsidiary
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be converted into and thereafter evidence one share of common
stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b)
Treasury Stock . Each Company Share
held in the Company’s treasury immediately prior to the
Effective Time and each Company Share owned beneficially by the
Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be cancelled and retired without payment of
any consideration therefor.
(c)
Merger Consideration; Conversion of Equity
. The aggregate merger consideration to be paid by the Buyer
at the Closing in respect of all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company and all of the outstanding Company
Vested Stock Options shall be (i) One Hundred Ninety Million
Dollars ($190,000,000) (the "Cash Consideration") and (ii) a number
of shares of Buyer Common Stock with a value of $10,000,000, based
on the Buyer Common Stock Price (the "Stock Consideration") (the
amount of the Cash Consideration and the Stock Consideration
collectively, the "Purchase Price"), subject to adjustment pursuant
to Section 1.6 hereof. The Stock Consideration may be
paid in any combination of cash and/or Buyer Common Stock at the
sole option of Buyer; provided that if Buyer chooses to pay all or
a portion of the Stock Consideration in cash, the amount shall
equal the greater of (i) the value of the shares of Buyer
Common Stock not delivered based on the Buyer Common Stock Price
and (ii) the value of the shares of Buyer Common Stock not
delivered based on the closing price of the Buyer Common Stock on
the trading day prior to the Closing Date. At the
Closing:
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(i)
each Company Share issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Company Shares
owned beneficially by the Buyer or the Transitory Subsidiary,
Dissenting Shares and Company Shares held in the Company’s
treasury) shall be converted into and represent the right to
receive, (A) the Per Share Cash Consideration, (B) the
Per Share Stock Consideration, (C) the Per Share 2007
Stockholder Earnout Amount and (D) the Per Share 2008 Earnout
Amount, without any interest thereon;
(ii)
each Company Vested Stock Option issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into and represent the right to receive, in cash, (A) the
excess of (1) the Per Share Option Consideration less
(2) the exercise price per share of the Company Shares subject
to such Company Vested Stock Option, (B) the Per Share 2007
Optionholder Earnout Amount and (C) the Per Share 2008 Earnout
Amount, without any interest thereon; and
(iii)
each Company Unvested Stock Option shall be
cancelled without payment of consideration therefor.
1.6
Adjustments to Purchase Price .
(a)
Closing Date Purchase Price Adjustment
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(i)
Not later than three Business Days prior to the
Closing Date, the Company shall provide the Buyer with an estimated
balance sheet of the Company as of the close of business on the
Closing Date (the "Estimated Closing Balance Sheet") and a
statement of the estimated Closing Working Capital derived from the
Estimated Closing Balance Sheet ("Estimated Closing Working
Capital"). The Estimated Closing Balance Sheet shall be
prepared by the Company in accordance with GAAP and the Estimated
Closing Working Capital shall be prepared by the Company in
accordance with Schedule 1.6(a) attached hereto.
(ii)
If Estimated Closing Working Capital is less than
Target Working Capital, then the Cash Consideration payable at
Closing will be decreased by the positive difference between
Estimated Closing Working Capital and Target Working Capital (the
"Estimated Closing Working Capital Shortfall"). If Estimated
Closing Working Capital is greater than Target Working Capital,
then the Cash Consideration payable at Closing will be increased by
the positive difference between Estimated Closing Working Capital
and Target Working Capital (the "Estimated Closing Working Capital
Excess"). "Target Working Capital" shall be
$13,198,055.
(b)
Post-Closing Date Purchase Price
Adjustment .
(i)
Following the Closing, the Purchase Price shall be
adjusted as provided herein to reflect the difference between
Closing Working Capital and Estimated Closing Working
Capital.
(ii)
Within 60 days following the Closing Date, the Buyer
shall deliver to the Indemnification Representative a balance sheet
of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date (the
"Closing Balance Sheet"), reviewed by the Company’s
independent
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accountants, and a statement of Closing Working
Capital derived from the Closing Balance Sheet (the "Closing
Working Capital Statement"). The Closing Balance Sheet shall
be prepared in accordance with GAAP and the Closing Working Capital
Statement shall be prepared in accordance with Schedule 1.6(a)
attached hereto. The Surviving Corporation shall cooperate
with the Buyer in connection with the preparation of the Closing
Balance Sheet and Closing Working Capital Statement. The
Surviving Corporation shall assist the Indemnification
Representative with his review of the Closing Balance Sheet and the
Closing Working Capital Statement and all financial statements and
work papers related thereto. The Indemnification
Representative shall have reasonable access to the books and
records (including financial statements and work papers) of the
Surviving Corporation during regular business hours for the purpose
of verifying the Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working
Capital Statement.
(iii)
The Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Working
Capital Statement (and the computation of Closing Working Capital
indicated thereon) delivered to the Indemnification Representative
by the Buyer shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties
unless the Indemnification Representative, within 30 days after
delivery to the Indemnification Representative of the Closing
Balance Sheet and the Closing Working Capital Statement, notifies
the Buyer in writing that the Indemnification Representative
disputes any of the amounts set forth therein, specifying in detail
the nature of the dispute and the basis therefor. The parties
shall in good faith attempt to resolve any dispute and, if the
parties so resolve all disputes, the Closing Balance Sheet and the
Closing Working Capital Statement (and the computation of Closing
Working Capital indicated thereon), as amended to the extent
necessary to reflect the resolution of the dispute, shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties. If the parties do not
reach agreement in resolving the dispute within 30 days after
notice is given by the Indemnification Representative to the Buyer
pursuant to the second preceding sentence, the parties shall submit
the dispute to a nationally recognized independent accounting firm
which is mutually agreeable to the parties (the "Arbiter") for
resolution. If the parties cannot agree on the selection of
an independent accounting firm to act as Arbiter, the parties shall
request the American Arbitration Association to appoint such firm,
and such appointment shall be conclusive and binding on the
parties. Promptly, but no later than 20 days after acceptance
of his or her appointment as Arbiter, the Arbiter shall determine
(it being understood that in making such determination, the Arbiter
shall be functioning as an expert and not as an arbitrator), based
solely on written submissions by the Buyer and the Indemnification
Representative, and not by independent review, only those issues in
dispute and shall render a written report as to the resolution of
the dispute and the resulting computation of the Closing Working
Capital which shall be conclusive and binding on the parties.
All proceedings conducted by the Arbiter shall take place in
Boston, Massachusetts. In resolving any disputed item, the
Arbiter (x) shall be bound by the provisions of this
Section 1.6 and (y) may not assign a value to any item
greater than the greatest value for such items claimed by either
party or less than the smallest value for such items claimed by
either party. The fees, costs and expenses of the Arbiter
shall be equally allocated to and borne by the Buyer and the
Company Stockholders.
(iv)
Upon final determination of Closing Working Capital
as provided in Section 1.6(b)(iii) above, (A) if Closing
Working Capital is greater than Estimated Closing Working Capital,
the Cash Consideration shall be increased by the excess of Closing
Working Capital over Estimated Closing Working Capital (the
"Working Capital Excess"), and the Buyer
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shall promptly, but no later than five business
days after such final determination, pay the Additional Cash Per
Share to the Company Stockholders and Optionholders (by check or by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to accounts previously
designated by each Company Stockholder and each Optionholder), and
(B) if Closing Working Capital is less than Estimated Closing
Working Capital, the Cash Consideration shall be decreased by the
excess of Estimated Closing Working Capital over Closing Working
Capital, and the Company Stockholders shall pay to the Buyer the
amount of such difference, (the "Working Capital
Shortfall").
(v)
If an amount is payable to the Buyer pursuant to
Section 1.6(b)(iv), such amount shall be paid to the Buyer
within five business days after a final determination by the
Company Stockholders, jointly and severally, in cash, by
cashier’s or certified check or by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to an account designated by the Buyer
within such period. If the amount is not paid by the Company
Stockholders within such period, (i) such amount shall be paid by
the Escrow Agent from the Escrow Cash and any earnout payment due
pursuant to Section 1.8 shall be paid to the Escrow Agent as Escrow
Cash to the extent of such payment (less amounts paid by the
Company Stockholders to the Escrow Agent as Escrow Cash) and (ii)
such amount shall remain due and payable by the Company
Stockholders to the Escrow Agent as Escrow Cash.
1.7
Dissenting Shares .
(a)
Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into or
represent the right to receive the Merger Consideration unless the
Company Stockholder holding such Dissenting Shares shall have
forfeited his, her or its right to appraisal under the Delaware
General Corporation Law or properly withdrawn his, her or its
demand for appraisal. If such Company Stockholder has so
forfeited or withdrawn his, her or its right to appraisal of
Dissenting Shares, then, (i) as of the occurrence of such
event, such holder’s Dissenting Shares shall cease to be
Dissenting Shares and shall be converted into and represent the
right to receive the Merger Consideration payable in respect of
such Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.5, and
(ii) promptly following the occurrence of such event, the
Buyer or the Surviving Corporation shall deliver to such Company
Stockholder a payment representing the portion of the Merger
Consideration to which such holder is entitled pursuant to
Section 1.5.
(b)
The Company shall give the Buyer (i) prompt
notice of any written demands for appraisal of any Company Shares,
withdrawals of such demands, and any other instruments that relate
to such demands received by the Company and (ii) the
opportunity to direct all negotiations and proceedings with respect
to demands for appraisal under the Delaware General Corporation
Law. The Company shall not, except with the prior written
consent of the Buyer, make any payment with respect to any demands
for appraisal of Company Shares or offer to settle or settle any
such demands.
1.8
Earnout .
(a)
Earnout Payment . In addition to the
consideration payable and/or issuable to the Company Stockholders
and Optionholders pursuant to Sections 1.5 and 1.6 hereof, the
Company Stockholders shall be entitled to
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receive the Per Share 2007 Stockholder Earnout
Amount and the Per Share 2008 Earnout Amount and the Optionholders
shall be entitled to receive the Per Share 2007 Optionholder
Earnout Amount and the Per Share 2008 Earnout Amount multiplied by
the number of shares held by each Company Stockholder and
underlying the Company Vested Stock Options held by each
Optionholder as applicable.
(b)
Time for Determination .
(i)
Within 10 days following the completion of the
audited financial statements of Buyer for each of the Earnout
Periods, Buyer shall determine the Earnout EBITDA for such Earnout
Period (the "Applicable Earnout EBITDA") and deliver to the
Indemnification Representative a copy of such computation.
Upon the request of the Indemnification Representative, the Buyer
shall prepare and deliver to the Indemnification Representative
income statement and expense detail supporting the calculation of
the Applicable Earnout EBITDA for such Earnout Period. Such
computation delivered to the Indemnification Representative by the
Buyer shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties, unless the
Indemnification Representative, within 30 days after delivery to
the Indemnification Representative of such computation, notifies
the Buyer in writing that the Indemnification Representative
disputes any of the amounts set forth therein, specifying the
nature of the dispute and the basis therefor. Immediately
following delivery of the computation of the Applicable Earnout
EBITDA, the Indemnification Representative shall have reasonable
access to the books and records (including financial statements) of
the Surviving Corporation during regular business hours for the
purpose of verifying Buyer’s computation of the Applicable
Earnout EBITDA and the Applicable Earnout Amount for such Earnout
Period. Solely for the purpose of clarification, the 2007
Earnout Amount and the 2008 Earnout Amount A will be computed after
the completion of the audited financial statements of Buyer for its
fiscal year ending December 31, 2007 and the 2008 Earnout Amount B
shall be computed after the completion of the audited financial
statements of Buyer for its fiscal year ending December 31,
2008.
(ii)
The parties shall in good faith attempt to resolve
any dispute and, if the parties so resolve all disputes, the
computation of the Applicable Earnout EBITDA, as amended to the
extent necessary to reflect the resolution of the dispute, shall be
conclusive and binding on the parties. If the parties do not
reach agreement in resolving the dispute within 30 days after
notice is given by the Indemnification Representative to the Buyer
pursuant to Section 1.8(b)(i) above, the parties shall submit the
dispute to a nationally recognized independent accounting firm
which is mutually agreeable to the parties (the "Earnout Arbiter")
for resolution. If the parties cannot agree on the selection
of an independent accounting firm to act as the Earnout Arbiter,
the parties shall request the American Arbitration Association to
appoint such firm, and such appointment shall be conclusive and
binding on the parties. Promptly, but no later than 20 days
after acceptance of his or her appointment as Earnout Arbiter, the
Earnout Arbiter shall determine (it being understood that in making
such determination, the Earnout Arbiter shall be functioning as an
expert and not as an arbitrator), based solely on written
submissions by the Buyer and the Indemnification Representative,
and not by independent review, only those issues in dispute and
shall render a written report as to the resolution of the dispute
and the resulting computation of the Applicable Earnout Amount,
which shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. All
proceedings conducted by the Earnout Arbiter shall take place in
Boston, Massachusetts. In resolving any disputed item, the
Earnout Arbiter (x) shall be bound by the provisions of this
Section 1.8(b)(ii) and (y) may not assign a value
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the Applicable Earnout Amount greater than the
greatest value for such item claimed by either party or less than
the smallest value for such item claimed by either party. The
fees, costs and expenses of the Earnout Arbiter shall be equally
allocated to and borne by the Buyer and the Company
Stockholders.
(iii)
The Applicable Earnout Amount shall be paid to the
Company Stockholders and the Optionholders as follows: (A) as to
any amounts that are not subject to dispute as set forth in a
notice of the Indemnification Representative pursuant to
Section 1.8(b)(ii) above, within a reasonable time after the
expiration of the time during which the Indemnification
Representative may object to the Buyer’s calculation of the
Applicable Earnout Amount; and (B) as to any amounts that are
subject to dispute as set forth in a notice of the Indemnification
Representative pursuant to Section 1.8(b)(ii) above, within five
(5) business days following the date that the determination of the
disputed portion of the Applicable Earnout Amount shall become
binding and conclusive in accordance with Sections 1.8(b)(i) or
1.8(b)(ii) above, as the case may be.
(c)
Operation of Surviving Corporation .
During the Earnout Period, the Surviving Corporation shall be
operated (i) in a commercially reasonable manner that balances
the short-term earnings and long-term growth of the Company;
(ii) in a manner reasonably similar to its operations in 2006
and (iii) consistent with the assumptions underlying the
projections prepared by the Company for the Earnout Period.
In particular:
(i)
The Surviving Corporation shall be maintained and
accounted for as a free-standing subsidiary of the Buyer and not
combined with any other current or future business operations of
Buyer or its other subsidiaries.
(ii)
The business and affairs of the Surviving
Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of Michael
McGowan (or, if Michael McGowan ceases to be employed by the
Surviving Corporation during 2007, such other person appointed by
Buyer following good faith consultation with the Indemnification
Representative), who shall (i) report directly to the Chief
Executive Officer of the Buyer and (ii) have authority and
discretion to run and operate the business of the Surviving
Corporation in a manner consistent with the operation of the
business of the Company during the 12-month period prior to the
Closing, including making strategic and operating decisions
affecting the business and affairs of the Surviving
Corporation.
(iii)
The Buyer shall not take any action that will
materially increase the SG&A expenses of the Surviving
Corporation in the aggregate without the prior written consent of
the President of the Surviving Corporation, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the previous
sentence, no consent will be required if an appropriate adjustment
is made to negate the impact of such expense on the Applicable
Earnout EBITDA. For purposes of this Section 1.8, "material"
shall mean any amount in excess of $250,000.
(iv)
To the extent that the Buyer requires the Surviving
Corporation to incur additional SG&A expenses that in the
aggregate are material and it would not otherwise incur, an
increase shall be made to the Applicable Earnout EBITDA equal to
the amount of such amount in excess of $250,000. To the
extent that the Buyer requires the Surviving Corporation
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to incur additional SG&A expenses unrelated
to the Company’s business, an increase shall be made to the
Applicable Earnout EBITDA. For purposes of clarification
only, it would be unrelated to the Company’s business if, at
the request of the Buyer, the Surviving Corporation adds to its
staff accountants or implements information technology systems to
assist other subsidiaries of the Buyer.
(d)
Accounting . In calculating the
EBITDA of the Surviving Corporation for purposes of this Agreement,
the operations of the Surviving Corporation shall be accounted for
in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date, applied
consistently with the Company’s existing (as of the Closing
Date) accounting practices and procedures, except to the extent
that any of such accounting practices and procedures are not in
compliance with GAAP as in effect on the Closing Date. Any
subsequent changes in GAAP that would materially affect EBITDA
shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating EBITDA
for purposes of this Agreement (regardless of how accounted for
other purposes such as the Buyer’s SEC reporting or internal
accounting).
(e)
Acceleration . Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, in the event that at any point
prior to the end of the Earnout Period the Buyer or any Affiliate
or successor entity of the Buyer ceases to be (either directly, or
indirectly through one or more wholly owned subsidiaries) the owner
of all of the outstanding capital stock of or other equity
interests in the Surviving Corporation, then immediately upon the
occurrence of any such event, the Buyer shall irrevocably become
liable to pay, to the extent then unpaid, to the Company
Stockholders and the Optionholders the maximum 2007 Earnout Amount,
2008 Earnout Amount A and 2008 Earnout Amount B (if such event
occurs in 2007) and the applicable 2007 Earnout Amount and the
maximum 2008 Earnout Amount (if such event occurs in 2008).
Such 2007 Earnout Amount and the 2008 Earnout Amount shall be
delivered by the Buyer by check or wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the accounts previously designated by the
Company Stockholders and the Optionholders.
(f)
Acknowledgement. The Buyer and the
Company acknowledge: (i) the payment of the Applicable Earnout
Amount hereunder is an integral part of the consideration to be
received by the Company Stockholders and Optionholders pursuant to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) the
Applicable Earnout Amount is not dependent upon the operating
results of Buyer or any subsidiary or affiliate of Buyer; (iii) the
right of the Company Stockholders and Optionholders to a portion of
the Applicable Earnout Amount is not transferable other than by
operation of law or as otherwise provided herein; (iv) the right of
the Company Stockholders and Optionholders to a portion of the
Applicable Earnout Amount shall not be represented by a certificate
or other instrument, shall not represent an ownership interest in
Buyer and shall not entitle any Company Stockholders or
Optionholders to any rights common to any holder of Buyer Common
Stock; and (v) the right of the Company Stockholders and
Optionholders to payment of the Applicable Earnout Amount shall not
bear any interest except to the extent the payment thereof by the
Buyer is delayed in violation of this Agreement.
1.9
Escrow .
(a)
On the Closing Date, the Buyer or the Transitory
Subsidiary shall deposit the Escrow Cash with the Escrow Agent for
the purpose of securing the indemnification
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obligations of the Company Stockholders set forth
in this Agreement. The Escrow Cash shall be held by the
Escrow Agent under the Escrow Agreement pursuant to the terms
thereof until the date that is 18 months following the Closing
Date (the "Escrow Termination Date"). The Escrow Cash shall
be held as a trust fund and shall not be subject to any lien,
attachment, trustee process or any other judicial process of any
creditor of any party, and shall be held and disbursed solely for
the purposes and in accordance with the terms of the Escrow
Agreement.
(b)
The adoption of this Agreement and the approval of
the Merger by the Company Stockholders shall constitute approval of
the Escrow Agreement and of all of the arrangements relating
thereto, including the placement of the Escrow Cash in
escrow.
1.10
Indemnification Representative .
(a)
The Company Stockholders by the approval and
adoption of this Agreement appoint, authorize and empower Thomas F.
Ryan (the "Indemnification Representative") to act on behalf of
each Company Stockholder in connection with, and to facilitate the
consummation of the transactions under, this Agreement, which shall
include the power and authority (i) to make all decisions
relating to the determination of any adjustments to the Cash
Consideration and the determination of the Applicable Earnout
EBITDA, (ii) to take all action necessary in connection with
the defense and/or settlement of any claims for which the Company
Stockholders may be required to indemnify the Buyer pursuant to
Article VI hereof, (iii) to give and receive all notices
required to be given under the Agreement, (iv) to execute and
deliver the Escrow Agreement, (v) to execute and deliver such
amendments to this Agreement as the Indemnification Representative,
in his reasonable discretion, may deem necessary or desirable to
give effect to the intentions of this Agreement, and (vi) to
take any and all additional action as is contemplated to be taken
by or on behalf of the Company Stockholders by the terms of this
Agreement.
(b)
In the event of the death or permanent disability of
the Indemnification Representative, Adam Ryan shall serve as
Indemnification Representative. In the event of the death or
permanent disability of Adam Ryan, a successor Indemnification
Representative shall be elected by a majority vote of the Company
Stockholders, with each such Company Stockholder (or his, her or
its successors or assigns) to be given a vote equal to the number
of votes represented by the shares of stock of the Company held by
such Company Stockholder immediately prior to the effective time of
the Merger. Each successor Indemnification Representative
shall have all of the power, authority, rights and privileges
conferred by this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement upon the
original Indemnification Representatives.
(c)
All decisions and actions by the Indemnification
Representative, including, without limitation, any agreement
between the Indemnification Representative and the Buyer relating
to the determination of any adjustments to the Cash Consideration
and the determination of the Applicable Earnout EBITDA, the defense
or settlement of any claims for which the Company Stockholders may
be required to indemnify the Buyer pursuant to Article VI hereof or
the amendment of this Agreement shall be binding upon all of the
Company Stockholders, and no Company Stockholder shall have the
right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the
same.
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(d)
By their adoption and approval of this Agreement,
the Company Stockholders agree that:
(i)
the Buyer shall be able to rely conclusively on the
instructions and decisions of the Indemnification Representative as
to the determination of any adjustments to the Cash Consideration
and the determination of the Applicable Earnout EBITDA, the
settlement of any claims for indemnification by the Buyer pursuant
to Article VI hereof, the amendment of this Agreement or any other
actions required to be taken by the Indemnification Representative
hereunder, and no Party hereunder shall have any cause of action
against the Buyer or the Indemnification Representative for any
action taken by the Buyer in reliance upon the instructions or
decisions of the Indemnification Representative;
(ii)
all actions, decisions and instructions of the
Indemnification Representative shall be conclusive and binding upon
all of the Company Stockholders, and no Company Stockholder shall
have any cause of action against the Indemnification Representative
for any action taken, decision made or instruction given by the
Indemnification Representative under this Agreement, except for
fraud or willful breach of this Agreement by the Indemnification
Representative;
(iii)
the provisions of this Section 1.10 are independent
and severable, are irrevocable and coupled with an interest and
shall be enforceable notwithstanding any rights or remedies that
any Company Stockholder may have in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(iv)
remedies available at law for any breach of the
provisions of this Section 1.10 are inadequate; therefore, the
Buyer, the Indemnification Representative and the Company shall be
entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief without the
necessity of proving damages if any such Party brings an action to
enforce the provisions of this Section 1.10; and
(v)
the provisions of this Section 1.10 shall be binding
upon the executors, heirs, legal representatives and successors of
each Company Stockholder, and any references in this Agreement to a
Company Stockholder or the Company Stockholders shall mean and
include the successors to the Company Stockholders’ rights
hereunder, whether pursuant to testamentary disposition, the laws
of descent and distribution or otherwise.
(e)
All fees and expenses incurred by the
Indemnification Representative shall be paid by the Company
Stockholders in proportion to their ownership of Company
Shares.
1.11
Currency . All references herein to
"Dollars" and amounts preceded by a "$" shall be construed as
references to United States dollars.
1.12
Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws
.
(a)
The Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation immediately following the Effective Time shall be
amended and restated in its entirety so that such Certificate of
Incorporation is identical to the Certificate of Incorporation of
the Transitory Subsidiary
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immediately prior to the Effective Time, except
that (i) the name of the corporation set forth therein shall
be changed to the name of the Company and (ii) the identity of
the incorporator shall be deleted.
(b)
The By-laws of the Surviving Corporation immediately
following the Effective Time shall be the same as the By-laws of
the Transitory Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time,
except that the name of the corporation set forth therein shall be
changed to the name of the Company.
1.13
No Further Rights . From and after
the Effective Time, no Company Shares shall be deemed to be
outstanding, and holders of certificates formerly representing
Company Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto
except as provided herein or by law.
1.14
Closing of Transfer Books . At the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be
closed and no transfer of Company Shares shall thereafter be
made. If, after the Effective Time, certificates formerly
representing Company Shares are presented to the Buyer or the
Surviving Corporation, they shall be cancelled and exchanged for
the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 1.5,
subject to applicable law in the case of Dissenting Shares.
1.15
Withholding . The Buyer shall be
entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise
payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Company Stockholder and
any Optionholder such amounts as the Buyer is required to deduct
and withhold under the Code, or any Tax provision, with respect to
the making of such payment. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the Buyer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Company
Stockholders or Optionholders, as applicable, in respect of whom
such deduction and withholding was made by the Buyer.
1.16
Fractional Shares . No certificate
or scrip representing fractional shares of Buyer Common Stock shall
be issued upon the surrender for exchange of the Company Shares,
and such fractional share interests will not entitle the owner
thereof to vote or to any rights as a stockholder of the Buyer.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder
of Company Shares as of the Closing Date who would otherwise have
been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Buyer Common
Stock shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash (without interest) in an
amount equal to such fractional part of a share of Buyer Common
Stock multiplied by the Buyer Common Stock Price.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and warrants to the Buyer that, except as
set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, the statements contained in
this Article II are true, correct and complete as of the date
of this Agreement and will be true, correct and complete as of the
Closing as though made as of the Closing, except to the extent such
representations and warranties are specifically made as of a
particular date (in which case such representations and warranties
will be true and correct as of such date). The Disclosure
Schedule shall be arranged in sections and subsections
corresponding to the numbered and lettered sections and subsections
contained in this Article II.
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The disclosures in any section or subsection of
the Disclosure Schedule shall qualify other sections and
subsections in this Article II to the extent it is reasonably clear
from a reading of the disclosure that such disclosure is applicable
to such other sections and subsections. For purposes of this
Article II, the phrase "to the knowledge of the Company" or "of
which the Company is aware" or any variation of any of the
foregoing or phrase of similar import shall be deemed to refer to
the actual knowledge of Thomas F. Ryan, Michael McGowan,
Edward Kelly and Robert Indresano.
2.1
Organization, Qualification and Corporate
Power . The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in corporate good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware. The Company is duly qualified to
conduct business and is in corporate and tax good standing under
the laws of each jurisdiction listed in Section 2.1 of the
Disclosure Schedule, which jurisdictions constitute the only
jurisdictions in which the nature of the Company’s business
or the ownership or leasing of its real properties requires such
qualification. The Company has all requisite corporate power
and authority to carry on the business in which it is engaged and
to own and use the properties owned and used by it. The
Company has furnished to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of
its certificate of incorporation and by-laws. The Company is
not in default under or in violation of any provision of its
certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
2.2
Capitalization .
(a)
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of 20,000,000 Company Shares, of which 13,150,000 shares are issued
and outstanding.
(b)
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement, of
the holders of capital stock of the Company, showing the number of
shares of such capital stock held by each Stockholder.
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule also indicates any
outstanding Company Shares that constitute restricted stock or that
are otherwise subject to a repurchase or redemption right,
indicating the name of the applicable Stockholder, the vesting
schedule (including any acceleration provisions with respect
thereto), and the repurchase price payable by the Company.
All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of the Company have been offered, issued
and sold by the Company in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws.
(c)
Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth
a complete and accurate list, as of the date of this Agreement of:
(i) all Company Stock Plans, indicating for each Company Stock Plan
the number of Company Shares issued to date under such Plan, the
number of Company Shares subject to outstanding Options under such
Plan and the number of Company Shares reserved for future issuance
under such Plan; and (ii) all holders of outstanding Options,
indicating with respect to each Option the Company Stock Plan under
which it was granted, the number of Company Shares subject to such
Option, the exercise price, the date of grant, and the vesting
schedule (including any acceleration provisions with respect
thereto). The Company has provided to the Buyer complete and
accurate copies of all Company Stock Plans and forms of all stock
option agreements evidencing Options. All Options have been
granted in compliance in all
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material respects with applicable law and the
terms of the applicable Company Stock Plans and, to the knowledge
of the Company, have (or with respect to such Options which have
been exercised as of the date of this Agreement, had) a per share
exercise price that is (or with respect to such Options which have
been exercised as of the date of this Agreement, was) at least
equal to the fair market value of a share of the underlying stock
as of the date the Option was granted (determined in accordance
with applicable law, including, to the extent applicable, Code
Section 409A). The Company has (i) 1,374,900 shares available
for issuance under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2001
Share Incentive Plan, and (ii) 27,700 shares available for issuance
under the Company’s Amended and Restated 2004 California
Share Incentive Plan, which available shares, in each case, exclude
all shares subject to any Options (together, the " Available
Shares ").
(d)
Except as set forth in this Section 2.2 or in
Section 2.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) no subscription,
warrant, option, convertible security or other right (contingent or
otherwise) to purchase or acquire any shares of capital stock of
the Company is authorized or outstanding, (ii) the Company has no
obligation (contingent or otherwise) to issue any subscription,
warrant, option, convertible security or other such right, or to
issue or distribute to holders of any shares of its capital stock
any evidences of indebtedness or assets of the Company, (iii) the
Company has no obligation (contingent or otherwise) to purchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or any
interest therein or to pay any dividend or to make any other
distribution in respect thereof, and (iv) there are no outstanding
or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, restricted stock,
profit participation or other rights based on or measured by the
value of any equity security of, or interest in, the
Company.
(e)
There is no agreement, written or oral, between the
Company and any holder of its securities, or, to the
Company’s knowledge, among any holders of its securities,
relating to the sale or transfer (including agreements relating to
rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or "drag-along" rights),
registration under the Securities Act, or voting, of the capital
stock of the Company.
2.3
Authorization of Transaction . The
Company has all requisite power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby
to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which it
is a party, and, subject to obtaining the Requisite Stockholder
Approval, which is the only approval required from the Company
Stockholders, the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and
held, by the unanimous vote of all directors (i) determined
that the Merger is advisable, fair and in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders, (ii) adopted this Agreement in
accordance with the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, and (iii) directed that this Agreement and the Merger be
submitted to the stockholders of the Company for their adoption and
approval and resolved to recommend that the stockholders of the
Company vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the
approval of the Merger. This Agreement and all other
agreements contemplated hereby to which it is a party have been
duly and validly executed and delivered by
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the Company and constitutes a valid and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms.
2.4
Noncontravention . Subject to
compliance with the applicable requirements of the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and the filing of the Certificate of Merger
as required by the Delaware General Corporation Law, neither the
execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, nor the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby, will (a) conflict with or violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company,
(b) require on the part of the Company any notice to or filing
with, or any permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any
Governmental Entity, (c) conflict with, result in a breach of,
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default under, result in the acceleration of obligations or
additional payments under, create in any party the right to
terminate, modify or cancel, or require any notice, consent or
waiver under, any contract or instrument to which the Company is a
party (other than contracts or instruments (i) that are terminable
at will by the other party for any reason or (ii) under which the
other party thereto can terminate the use of the Company’s
services for any reason upon notice) or by which the Company is
bound or to which its assets are subject, (d) result in the
imposition of any Security Interest upon any assets of the Company
or (e) violate any constitution, judgment, ruling, order, writ,
injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation, or other
restriction of any government, governmental agency or court
applicable to the Company or any of its properties or
assets.
2.5
Subsidiaries . The Company does not
have any Subsidiaries. The Company does not control directly
or indirectly or have any direct or indirect equity participation
or similar interest in any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture, trust or other business
association or entity, except as set forth on Section 2.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The Company does not have any right to
acquire, directly or indirectly, any outstanding capital stock of,
or other equity interest in, any Person.
2.6
Financial Statements . The Company
has provided to the Buyer the Financial Statements. The
Financial Statements (i) comply as to form in all material respects
with applicable accounting requirements, (ii) were prepared in
accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods covered thereby (except as may be indicated in the notes to
such financial statements) and (iii) fairly present the financial
position of the Company as of the dates thereof and the results of
its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, consistent
with the books and records of the Company, except that the
unaudited interim financial statements are subject to normal and
recurring year-end adjustments which will not be material in amount
or effect and do not include footnotes.
2.7
Absence of Certain Changes . Since
the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date, (a) there has not occurred
a Company Material Adverse Effect, and (b) except as set forth in
Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not taken
any of the actions set forth in paragraphs (a) through (v) of
Section 4.4.
2.8
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as
and to the extent (a) reflected and reserved against in the
Most Recent Balance Sheet, (b) set forth on Section 2.8
of the Disclosure Schedule, or (c) incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business after the date of the Most Recent Balance Sheet
and not material in amount, either individually or in the
aggregate, the Company
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does not have any liability or obligation,
secured or unsecured, whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
unasserted or otherwise, which is material to the condition
(financial or otherwise) of the assets, properties or business of
the Company. For purposes of this Section 2.8,
"material" means any amount in excess of $25,000 individually or
$250,000 in the aggregate.
2.9
Tax Matters .
(a)
The Company, its predecessors and its past and
present Subsidiaries have filed on a timely basis with the
appropriate Tax authorities all Tax Returns that they were required
to file (excluding Tax Returns of past Subsidiaries that were
required to be filed after the date such entity was no longer a
Subsidiary, unless such Tax Returns were prepared or required to be
prepared by the Company), and all such Tax Returns were complete
and accurate in all material respects when filed. The Company
has never been a member of an affiliated group of corporations with
which it has filed (or been required to file) consolidated,
combined, unitary or similar Tax Returns, other than a group of
which the Company was common parent. The Company (and its
predecessors and past and present Subsidiaries) have paid on a
timely basis all Taxes that were due and payable whether or not
shown on any Tax Return (excluding Taxes of past Subsidiaries that
were due and payable after the date such entity was no longer a
Subsidiary). The unpaid Taxes of the Company for tax periods
through the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date do not exceed the
accruals and reserves for Taxes (excluding accruals and reserves
for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences
between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the Most
Recent Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto), whether as
accrued Taxes or other accrued expenses. All unpaid Taxes of
the Company attributable to periods commencing after the Most
Recent Balance Sheet Date arose in the Ordinary Course of
Business. All Taxes that the Company is or was required by
Law to withhold or collect have been duly withheld or collected
and, to the extent required, have been paid to the proper
Governmental Entity.
(b)
The Company has made available to the Buyer complete
and accurate copies of all examination reports and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company (and its
predecessors and past and present Subsidiaries), as well as federal
Income Tax Returns with respect to all taxable periods commencing
on or after December 28, 2000 (or such earlier taxable periods with
respect to which the applicable statute of limitations does not
preclude the assessment of additional Tax) (excluding Tax Returns,
examination reports and statements of deficiencies of past
Subsidiaries filed, agreed to, or assessed after the date such
entity was no longer a Subsidiary). No deficiencies for Taxes
of the Company have been claimed, proposed or assessed in writing
by any taxing or other governmental authority. The Tax
Returns of the Company have been audited by the Internal Revenue
Service or the prescribed authority in the relevant jurisdiction or
are closed by the applicable statute of limitations for all taxable
years through the taxable years specified for such Tax Returns in
Section 2.9(b) of the Disclosure Schedule. No
examination or audit or, to the knowledge of the Company, other
action of or relating to any Tax Return of the Company by any
Governmental Entity is currently in progress or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened or contemplated. The Company has
not been informed in writing, and has not otherwise been made
aware, by any jurisdiction in which the Company did not file a Tax
Return that the jurisdiction believes that the Company was required
to file any Tax Return that was not filed, or is subject to Tax in
that
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jurisdiction, and there are no matters under
discussion with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes that
are likely to result in an additional liability of the Company for
Taxes. The Company has not (nor has any predecessor) waived
any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed to an
extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or deficiency
affecting the Company, nor has any request been made in writing for
any such extension or waiver.
(c)
The Company has never 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)(l)(A)(ii) of the Code. The
Company has no actual or potential liability for any Taxes of any
person (other than the Company) under Treasury Regulation
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of law), or as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise. The
Company is not a party to or bound by a Tax indemnity, Tax sharing,
Tax allocation or similar agreement.
(d)
None of the assets of the Company (i) is
"tax-exempt use property" or "tax-exempt bond financed property"
within the meaning of Section 168 of the Code; or
(ii) directly or indirectly secures any debt the interest on
which is tax exempt under Section 103(a) of the Code.
None of the outstanding indebtedness of the Company constitutes
indebtedness with respect to which any interest deductions have
been or may be disallowed.
(e)
There are no adjustments under Section 481 of the
Code (or any similar adjustments under any provision of the Code or
corresponding Tax laws) that are required to be taken into account
by the Company in any period ending after the Closing Date by
reason of a change in method of accounting or other change
attributable to any taxable period ending on or before the Closing
Date.
(f)
The Company has not distributed to its shareholders
or security holders stock or securities of a controlled
corporation, nor has stock or securities of the Company been
distributed, in a transaction to which Section 355 of the Code
applies (i) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement or
(ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a
"plan" or "series of related transactions" (within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code) that includes the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(g)
There are no liens or other encumbrances with
respect to Taxes upon any of the assets or properties of the
Company, other than with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable
or Taxes being contested in good faith and for which adequate
reserves have been established on the Company’s Financial
Statements.
(h)
The Stockholders are eligible to make a Section
338(h)(10) Election with respect to the purchase and sale of the
Company Shares.
(i)
The Company (i) has not consented at any time under
former Section 341(f)(1) of the Code to have the provisions of
former Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of
the assets of the Company; (ii) has not made an election, and is
not required, to treat any of its assets as owned by another Person
pursuant to the provisions of former Section 168(f) of the Code;
(iii) has not made and will not make a consent dividend election
under
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Section 565 of the Code; or (iv) has not made any
of the foregoing elections and is not required to apply any of the
foregoing rules under any comparable state or local Tax
provision.
(j)
The Company (i) is not a partner for Tax purposes
with respect to any joint venture, partnership, or other
arrangement or contract which is treated as a partnership for Tax
purposes, (ii) does not own a single member limited liability
company which is treated as a disregarded entity, (iii) is not and
has never been a stockholder of a "controlled foreign corporation"
as defined in Section 957 of the Code (or any similar provision of
state, local or foreign law), (iv) has never been a "personal
holding company" as defined in Section 542 of the Code (or any
similar provision of state, local or foreign law), and (v) is not a
stockholder in a "passive foreign investment company" within the
meaning of Section 1297 of the Code.
(k)
The Company has not entered into any transaction
identified as a "listed transaction" for purposes of Treasury
Regulations §§ 1.6011-4(b)(2) or 301.6111-2(b)(2).
If the Company has entered into any transaction such that, if the
treatment claimed by it were to be disallowed, the transaction
would constitute a substantial understatement of federal income tax
within the meaning of Code Section 6662, then it believes that it
has either (x) substantial authority for the tax treatment of such
transaction or (y) disclosed on its Tax Return the relevant facts
affecting the tax treatment of such transaction.
(l)
The Company does not have, and has not had in the
past, a permanent establishment in any foreign country, as defined
in any applicable tax treaty or convention between the United
States of America and such foreign country.
(m)
No power of attorney with respect to any Taxes of
the Company has been executed or filed with any Governmental
Entity.
(n)
Each of the Company, its predecessors and its past
and present Subsidiaries has been either a validly electing S
corporation or a valid "qualified subchapter S subsidiary" within
the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code (and any
comparable provision of state, local and foreign law, in each
jurisdiction which has such a provision and in which it is or has
been obligated to file income or franchise Tax Returns), as
applicable, at all times during its existence (excluding, with
respect to any Subsidiary’s "qualified subchapter S
subsidiary" status, any period during which the entity was not a
Subsidiary), and the Company will be a valid S corporation within
the meaning of Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code (and any
comparable provision of state, local and foreign law) up to and
including the Closing Date. None of the Company nor any
qualified subchapter S subsidiary of the Company or its
predecessors has any potential liability for any Tax under Section
1374 of the Code (or comparable state, local or foreign provision)
in connection with the sale or deemed sale of the Company’s
assets. None of the Company nor any qualified subchapter S
subsidiary of the Company or its predecessors has ever (A) acquired
assets from another corporation in a transaction in which the
Company’s Tax basis for the acquired assets was determined,
in whole or part, by reference to the Tax basis of the acquired
assets (or any other property) in the hands of the transferor or
(B) acquired the stock of any corporation (other than the Company)
which is or has been a qualified subchapter S
subsidiary.
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(o)
Section 2.9 of the Disclosure Schedule identifies
each present and former Subsidiary of the Company or of OGR Trust
that is or was a "qualified subchapter S subsidiary" within the
meaning of Section 1361(b)(3)(B) of the Code. Each Subsidiary
so identified was or has been a qualified subchapter S subsidiary
throughout the periods indicated on such schedule.
(p)
Union Atlantic Insurance Company, Ltd. has validly
elected under Section 953(d) to be treated as a domestic
corporation at all times since December 8, 2003 up to and including
December 31, 2005.
(q)
S Corporation Shareholders. Each of the
Company Stockholders is, and has been at all times during the
period in which both (i) the Company has been an S corporation
within the meaning of Section 1361(a) of the Code and (ii) such
Company Stockholder has been a shareholder of the Company, a valid
shareholder of an S corporation within the meaning of Section
1361(a) of the Code (and any comparable provision of state and
local Tax law in each jurisdiction in which the Company is
obligated to file income or franchise Tax Returns).
2.10
Assets .
(a)
Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company is the true and lawful owner of,
and has good and marketable title to, all of the assets (tangible
or intangible) purported to be owned by the Company, free and clear
of all Security Interests. The Company owns or leases all
tangible assets sufficient for the conduct of its businesses as
presently conducted. Such tangible assets, taken as a whole,
have been maintained in accordance with normal industry practice,
are in functional operating condition and repair (subject to normal
wear and tear) and are suitable for the purposes for which they are
presently used.
(b)
2.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list
of all equipment, motor vehicles and assets which have a fair
market value of over $25,000 as of the date of this Agreement and
which are leased by the Company. Each item of equipment,
motor vehicle and other asset that the Company has possession of
pursuant to a lease agreement or other contractual arrangement is
in such condition that, upon its return to its lessor or owner
under the applicable lease or contract, the obligations of the
Company to such lessor or owner will have been discharged in
full.
2.11
Owned Real Property . Except as set
forth on Section 2.11 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does
not currently own, and has not at any time during its existence
owned, any Owned Real Property.
2.12
Real Property Leases .
Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all Leases to
which the Company is a party. The Company has made available
to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of the Leases. With
respect to each Lease:
(a)
such Lease is legal, valid, binding, enforceable and
in full force and effect, and the Company has good and clear record
and marketable title to each leasehold interest;
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(b)
such Lease will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect immediately
following the Closing in accordance with the terms thereof as in
effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(c)
the Company has not collaterally assigned or granted
any other Security Interest in such Lease or any interest therein;
and
(d)
neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party is in breach or violation of, or default
under, any such Lease, and no event has occurred, is pending
(including the transactions contemplated hereby) or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of
notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach
or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other party under such Lease.
2.13
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule lists each
registration or application for registration for copyrights and
each registered trademark and service mark and any registration or
application for registration therefor and each active registered
Internet domain name of the Company. The Company does not
have any patents or patent applications.
(b)
To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns or
has the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct
the business of the Company as presently conducted. Each item
of Company Intellectual Property will be owned or available for use
by the Buyer immediately following the Closing on substantially
identical terms and conditions as it was immediately prior to the
Closing. The Company has taken commercially reasonable
measures to protect the proprietary nature of each item of Company
Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company, no
other person or entity is infringing, violating or misappropriating
any of the Company Intellectual Property.
(c)
To the knowledge of the Company, the use of the
Company Intellectual Property by the Company does not infringe or
violate, or constitute a misappropriation of, any Intellectual
Property rights of any person or entity. Section 2.13(c) of
the Disclosure Schedule lists each written complaint, claim or
notice, or written threat thereof, received by the Company alleging
any such infringement, violation or misappropriation since
January 1, 2000. The Company has made available to the
Buyer a summary of all written documentation in the Company’s
possession relating to claims or disputes known to the Company
concerning any Company Intellectual Property owned by the
Company.
(d)
Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each license or other agreement currently in effect
pursuant to which the Company has licensed, distributed or
otherwise granted any rights to any third party with respect to,
any Company Intellectual Property.
(e)
Section 2.13 of the Disclosure Schedule
identifies each item of Company Intellectual Property that is owned
by a party other than the Company, and the license or agreement
pursuant to which the Company uses it, if any (excluding
non-customized,
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off-the-shelf software programs licensed by the
Company pursuant to "shrink wrap" or "click-through"
licenses).
2.14
Contracts .
(a)
Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule lists
the following agreements (written or oral) to which the Company is
a party as of the date of this Agreement:
(i)
any agreement (or group of related agreements) for
the lease of personal property from or to third parties providing
for lease payments in excess of $25,000 per annum;
(ii)
any agreement (or group of related agreements) for
the purchase of products or for the receipt of services which calls
for performance over a period of more than one year and which
involves more than the sum of $25,000.
(iii)
any agreement concerning a partnership, joint
venture or limited liability company;
(iv)
any agreement (or group of related agreements) under
which the Company has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or
may create, incur, assume or guarantee) indebtedness for borrowed
money or any capitalized lease obligation, or under which the
Company has imposed (or may impose) a Security Interest on any of
its assets, tangible or intangible;
(v)
any agreement with any Stockholder or their
Affiliates or Barton;
(vi)
any agreement for the acquisition of securities or
substantially all of the assets of any other person (including by
merger or consolidation);
(vii)
any agreement concerning noncompetition or
nonsolicitation by the Company, or which otherwise restricts the
ability of the Company to compete, to which the Company is a party,
and any noncompetition or nonsolicitation agreement entered into by
the Company and staff employees of the Company;
(viii) any employment agreement to which the Company is a party, other
than "at-will" agreements with its employees that do not provide
for any severance, termination, change-of-control or similar
benefits;
(ix)
any agreement under which the Company has advanced
or loaned any amount currently outstanding to any of its directors,
officers and employees outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(x)
any agreement involving any current or former
officer, director or stockholder of the Company or Barton or an
Affiliate thereof;
(xi)
any settlement, conciliation or similar agreement,
the performance of which will involve payment after the Closing
Date of consideration in excess of $25,000; and
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(xii)
any agreement under which the consequences of a
default or termination would reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
The Company has made available to the Buyer a
complete and accurate copy of each written agreement listed in
Section 2.13 or Section 2.14 of the Disclosure
Schedule. With respect to each agreement so listed, except as
set forth in Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the agreement is legal, valid, binding and enforceable and
in full force and effect; (ii) the agreement will continue to
be legal, valid, binding and enforceable and in full force and
effect immediately following the Closing, in accordance with the
terms thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing;
(iii) neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of the
Company, any other party, is in breach or violation of, or default
under, any such agreement, and no event has occurred, is pending
(including the transactions contemplated hereby) or, to the
knowledge of the Company, is threatened, which, after the giving of
notice, with lapse of time, or otherwise, would constitute a breach
or default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other party under such agreement, and (iv) to the Company’s
knowledge, no party has repudiated any provision of the
agreement.
2.15
Accounts Receivable . All accounts
receivable of the Company reflected on the Most Recent Balance
Sheet (other than those collected since such date) are valid
receivables and are not subject to material setoffs or
counterclaims, except as reflected in reserves on the Most Recent
Balance Sheet. All accounts receivable of the Company on the
Closing Balance Sheet will be valid receivables and are not subject
to setoffs or counterclaims, are current and collectible, and will
be collected within 120 days following the Closing Date in
accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts, except as
reflected in reserves for uncollectible accounts and deferred
revenue liabilities on the Closing Balance Sheet.
2.16
Powers of Attorney . Other than as
set forth on Section 2.16 of the Disclosure Schedule, there are no
outstanding powers of attorney executed on behalf of the
Company.
2.17
Insurance . Section 2.17 of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each insurance policy (including fire,
theft, casualty, comprehensive general liability, workers
compensation, business interruption, environmental, product
liability and automobile insurance policies and bond and surety
arrangements) to which the Company is a party, all of which are in
full force and effect. To the knowledge of the Company and
the Stockholders, there is no material claim pending under any such
policy as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed
by the underwriter of such policy. All premiums due and
payable under all such policies have been paid or reflected in the
Financial Statements, the Company is not liable for retroactive
premiums, and the Company is otherwise in compliance in all
material respects with the terms of such policies. The
Company, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to
such policy, is in breach or default under such policy. The
Company has no knowledge of any threatened termination of, or
premium increase with respect to, any such policy. Each such
policy will continue to be enforceable and in full force and effect
immediately following the Closing in accordance with the terms
thereof as in effect immediately prior to the Closing. The
insurance policies maintained by the Company are appropriate for
the Company’s business. With respect to matters for
which the Company is self insured, the Company maintains
appropriate reserves for any claims that may not be covered
thereby.
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2.18
Litigation . Except as set forth on
Section 2.18 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no action, suit
or legal, administrative or arbitration proceeding or, to the
Company’s knowledge, investigation to which the Company is a
party (either as a plaintiff or defendant) pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company, threatened before any court or
governmental agency, authority, body or arbitrator. None of
the Company Stockholders or the directors and officers of the
Company has any claim that may be brought or made against the
Company. None of the actions, suits, proceedings, hearings
and investigations set forth in Section 2.18 of the Disclosure
Schedule would reasonably be expected to result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect. There are no injunctions, judgments,
orders or decrees outstanding against the Company on the date
hereof.
2.19
Employees .
(a)
Section 2.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule
contains a list of all current staff employees of the Company whose
current annual rate of compensation, exclusive of any
bonus/incentives, exceeds $50,000 per year, along with the position
and the annual rate of compensation of each such person.
Except as set forth in Section 2.19(a) of the Disclosure Schedule,
no Company employee at the Vice President level or higher has
provided notice of such employee’s intent to terminate
employment with the Company and, to the knowledge of the Company,
no such employee presently plans to terminate employment with the
Company.
(b)
The Company is not now and has not been a party to
or bound by any collective bargaining or similar agreement, nor
during the past five years has the Company experienced any strikes,
slowdowns, work stoppages, grievances, lockouts, claims of unfair
labor practices or other collective bargaining disputes and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no such strikes, slowdowns, work
stoppages, grievances, lockouts, claims of unfair labor practices
or other collective bargaining disputes are threatened. There
are no labor unions or other organizations, either currently or
within the past five years, representing, purporting to represent
or, to the knowledge of the Company, attempting to represent any
employees of the Company.
(c)
The Company is in compliance with all applicable
laws relating to the hiring and employment of employees, including
without limitation, laws relating to wrongful discharge,
discrimination, leaves of absence, wages, hours, collective
bargaining and fair labor standards.
(d)
The Company has properly classified all of its
service providers as either employees or independent
contractors. The Company has withheld and paid to the
appropriate governmental authority all amounts required to be
withheld from compensation paid to its employees and is not liable
for any arrears of taxes, penalties or other sums for failure to
withhold and pay applicable taxes. There is no claim against
the Company with respect to payment of wages, salary or overtime
pay that has been asserted or is now pending or, to the
Company’s knowledge, threatened by any current or former
service providers of the Company, nor, to the Company’s
knowledge, do any circumstances exist which would reasonably be
expected to result in any such claim.
(e)
In the three years prior to the date hereof, the
Company has not effectuated (i) a "plant closing" (as defined
in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
(the
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" WARN Act ") or any similar state, local
or foreign Law) affecting any site of employment or one or more
facilities or operating units within any site of employment or
facility of the Company, or (ii) a "mass layoff" (as defined
in the WARN Act, or any similar state, local or foreign law)
affecting any site of employment or facility of the
Company. The Company has no material liabilities,
whether contingent or absolute, relating to workers’
compensation benefits that are not fully insured against by a bona
fide third-party insurance carrier to the extent required by
applicable law.
(f)
Section 2.19 (f) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth any and all indebtedness in excess of ten thousand U.S.
dollars (US$10,000) owed to the Company by any current or former
employee, consultant or director of the Company.
2.20
Employee Benefits .
(a)
Section 2.20 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a
complete and accurate list of all Company Plans. Complete and
accurate copies of (i) all Company Plans which have been
reduced to writing (including all amendments thereto),
(ii) written summaries of all unwritten Company Plans,
(iii) all related current trust agreements, insurance
contracts and summary plan descriptions and material written
employee communications distributed generally to employees,
regarding such Company Plans (including, in each case, any material
modifications thereof), (iv) all annual reports filed on IRS
Form 5500, 5500C or 5500R (including all exhibits and attachments
thereto) for each Company Plan, (v) if a Company Plan is intended
to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, the most recent IRS
opinion letter for a prototype plan, and (vi) all material
communications with any governmental entity or agency, including,
without limitation, the U.S. Department of Labor, the IRS and the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, have been made available to
the Buyer. The Company has not made any plan or commitment to
create any new or additional Company Plan or to modify any existing
Company Plan that would increase the compensation or benefits
provided to any current or former employee, consultant or director
of the Company or the spouses, beneficiaries or other dependents
thereof.
(b)
Each of the Company and its ERISA Affiliates has, in
all material respects, (i) met its obligations with respect to each
Company Plan, (ii) made or, to the extent not yet due, accrued on
its consolidated financial statements to the extent required by
GAAP, all required contributions (including all employer
contributions and employee salary reduction contributions) thereto,
and (iii) paid all premiums and expenses to or in respect of such
Company Plan The Company, each ERISA Affiliate and each Company
Plan are in compliance in all material respects with the applicable
provisions of ERISA, the Code and foreign law applicable to any
Company Plan and any regulations thereunder (including without
limitation Section 4980B of the Code, Subtitle K, Chapter 100 of
the Code and Sections 601 through 608 and Section 701 et seq. of
ERISA). All filings and reports as to each Company Plan
required to have been submitted to the IRS or to the United States
Department of Labor have been duly submitted. No Company Plan
or related trust holds assets that include securities issued by the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
(c)
With respect to each Company Plan: (i) no breaches
of fiduciary duty or other failure to act or comply in connection
with the administration or investment of the assets of
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a Company Plan in connection with which the
Company could reasonably be expected to incur a material liability
have occurred; (ii) no non-exempt prohibited transaction within the
meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code has
occurred that could reasonably be expected to result in a material
liability to the Company; and (iii) no lien has been imposed on the
assets of the Company or the assets of any Company Plan under the
Code, ERISA or any comparable foreign law. The Company has
not failed to distribute any required reports or descriptions to
any Company Plan participants (including without limitation any
summary annual reports or summary plan descriptions).
(d)
Except as set forth in Section 2.20(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, there are no Legal Proceedings (including
without limitation any audits or investigation by the IRS, the U.S.
Department of Labor, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or
any other federal, state or foreign Governmental Authority), except
claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the Company
Plans and proceedings with respect to qualified domestic relations
orders, pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened,
against, by, on behalf of or involving any Company Plan, the
Company with respect to any Company Plan, or the assets,
fiduciaries or administrators thereof or asserting any rights or
claims to benefits under any Company Plan that could give rise to
any material liability.
(e)
Each Company Plan that is intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code is a prototype plan for which the
prototype plan sponsor has received a favorable opinion letter from
the IRS on which the Company is entitled to rely and, except as set
forth in Section 2.20(e) of the Disclosure Schedule, (i) no such
plan has been modified or amended such that the plan would be
considered an individually designed plan, (ii) no such opinion
letter has been revoked and revocation has not been threatened,
(iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no event or circumstance
exists that has adversely affected or is likely to adversely affect
such opinion letter, (iv) no such Company Plan has been amended
since the date of its most recent opinion letter in any respect,
and (v) no act or omission has occurred, that would reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the qualification of such Company Plan
or materially increase its costs. Each Company Plan which is
required to satisfy Section 401(k)(3) or Section 401(m)(2) of the
Code has been tested for compliance with, and satisfies the
requirements of Section 401(k)(3) and Section 401(m)(2) of the Code
for each plan year ending prior to the Closing Date. Each
Company Plan that is intended to qualify under any law of any
foreign jurisdiction has received any required approval of a
government authority of a foreign jurisdiction which approval has
not been revoked and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or
circumstance exists that has adversely affected or is likely to
adversely affect such qualification or approval.
(f)
No Company Plan is, and neither the Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate maintains, contributes to, or has ever maintained
or been obligated to contribute to an Employee Benefit Plan subject
to Section 412 of the Code, Title IV of ERISA or comparable funding
obligations imposed under the laws of any foreign
jurisdiction.
(g)
At no time has the Company or any ERISA Affiliate
been obligated to contribute to any "multiemployer plan" (as
defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA) or "multiple employer plan"
(as defined in Section 413(c) of the Code).
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(h)
Except as set forth on Section 2.20(h) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no obligations under any
Company Plan or otherwise to provide benefits after termination of
employment or service to any current or former employees,
consultants or directors of the Company (or to any spouse,
dependent or beneficiary of any of the foregoing), including but
not limited to obligations to provide health, accident, disability
or life insurance coverage or deferred compensation, but excluding
continuation of health coverage required to be continued under
Section 4980B of the Code or other applicable law and
insurance conversion privileges provided under state law.
There has been no written communication to any current or former
employee, consultant, director or any retiree of the Company, or
the spouses, dependents or beneficiaries of any of the foregoing,
that would reasonably be expected to promise or guarantee any such
health, accident, disability or life insurance coverage or deferred
compensation.
(i)
No act or omission has occurred and no condition
exists with respect to any Company Plan that would subject the
Company to (i) any material fine, penalty, tax or liability of any
kind imposed under ERISA or the Code for failure to comply with any
legal requirements pertaining to any Company Plan, or (ii) any
contractual indemnification or contribution obligation protecting
any fiduciary, insurer or service provider with respect to any
Company Plan.
(i)
No Company Plan is currently funded by, associated
with or related to a "voluntary employee’s beneficiary
association" within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the
Code.
(ii)
Each Company Plan is amendable and terminable
unilaterally by the Company at any time without material penalty to
the Company or such Company Plan as a result thereof (other than
for benefits accrued through the date of termination or amendment
and reasonable administrative expenses related thereto) and no
Company Plan, plan documentation or agreement, summary plan
description or other written communication distributed generally to
employees by its terms prohibits the Company from amending or
terminating any such Company Plan.
(j)
Except as set forth in Section 2.20(j) of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, either alone or in combination with another event (whether
contingent or otherwise) will (i) entitle any current or former
employee, consultant or director of the Company or any group of
such employees, consultants or directors to any payment or benefit;
(ii) increase the amount of compensation or benefits due to any
such employee, consultant or director; or (iii) accelerate the
vesting, funding or time of payment of any compensation, equity
award or other benefit.
(k)
Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, either alone or in combination with another event (whether
contingent or otherwise) will result in any "parachute payment"
under Code Section 280G (whether or not such payment is considered
to be reasonable compensation for services rendered).
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(l)
Each of the Company and the ERISA Affiliates is in
compliance in all material respects with (i) the requirements of
the applicable health care continuation and notice provisions of
the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as
amended, and the regulations (including proposed regulations)
thereunder and any similar state law, and (ii) the applicable
requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996, as amended, and the regulations (including the
proposed regulations) thereunder.
(m)
With respect to each Company Plan providing
compensation or benefits to any employee or former employee of the
Company (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof) which is subject
to the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States (the
"Foreign Plans"): (i) such Foreign Plan has been maintained in all
material respects in accordance with all applicable requirements
and all applicable laws, (ii) if intended to qualify for special
tax treatment, such Foreign Plan meets all requirements for such
treatment, (iii) if intended or required to be funded and/or
book-reserved, such Foreign Plan is fully funded and/or book
reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial
assumptions, and (iv) no material liability exists or reasonably
could be imposed upon the assets of the Company by reason of such
Foreign Plan.
(n)
Section 2.20(n) of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth the policy of the Company with respect to accrued vacation,
accrued sick time and earned time off and the amount of such
liabilities as of the Most Recent Balance Sheet Date.
(o)
To the Company’s knowledge, each Company Plan
that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Code
Section 409A has been operated and administered in good-faith
compliance with Code Section 409A from the period beginning January
1, 2005 through the date hereof.
2.21
Environmental Matters .
(a)
The Company has complied in all material respects
with all applicable Environmental Laws. There is no pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company or the Stockholders, threatened
civil or criminal litigation, written notice of violation, formal
administrative proceeding, or investigation, inquiry or information
request by any Governmental Entity, relating to any Environmental
Law involving the Company.
(b)
The Company is not a party to or bound by any court
order, administrative order, consent order or other agreement
between the Company and any Governmental Entity entered into in
connection with any legal obligation or liability arising under any
Environmental Law.
(c)
The Company is not aware of any material
environmental liability of any solid or hazardous waste transporter
or treatment, storage or disposal facility involving the
transportation, treatment, storage or disposal of solid or
hazardous wastes of the Company.
2.22
Legal Compliance . The Company and
each of its predecessors has complied with each applicable law
(including rules, regulations, codes, plans, injunctions,
judgments, orders, decrees and rulings thereunder) of any federal,
state, local or foreign government, or any
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Governmental Entity. During the five years
preceding the date hereof, the Company has not received any written
notice or communication from any Governmental Entity alleging
noncompliance with any applicable law, rule or
regulation.
2.23
Existing Customers and Suppliers .
Except as set forth on Section 2.23 of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any of the Stockholders has
reason to believe that any customer or supplier of the Company will
not continue to do business with the Buyer after the Closing Date
as a result of this transaction.
2.24
Permits . Section 2.24 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Permits issued to and
held by the Company. Such listed Permits are the only Permits
that are required for the Company to conduct its business as
presently conducted. Each such Permit is in full force and
effect, the Company is in compliance with the terms of each such
Permit, and, to the knowledge of the Company, no suspension or
cancellation of such Permit is threatened. The Company does
not have any knowledge of any existing condition that would cause
any such Permit to fail to continue in full force and effect
immediately following the Closing.
2.25
Certain Business Relationships With
Affiliates . Except as set forth in Section 2.25 of
the Disclosure Schedule, no Affiliate, officer or director of the
Company or Barton (a) owns any property or right, tangible or
intangible, which is used in the business of the Company, or (b)
owes any money to, or is owed any money by, the Company.
Section 2.25 of the Disclosure Schedule describes any transactions
or relationships between the Company and any Affiliate of the
Company or Barton which occurred or have existed since the
beginning of the time period covered by the Financial
Statements.
2.26
Books and Records . The minute books
and other similar records of the Company contain correct complete
and accurate records in all material respects of all actions taken
at any meetings of the Company’s stockholders, Board of
Directors or any committee thereof and of all written
consents
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