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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
INNOVO GROUP INC.
JOE’S JEANS, INC.
JD HOLDINGS, INC.
AND
JOSEPH M. DAHAN
DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 6, 2007
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Exhibit A
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Plan of Merger
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Exhibit B
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Seller Disclosure Schedule
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Exhibit C
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Acquiror Disclosure Schedule
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Schedule 4.2
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Capitalization
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Schedule 4.5
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Acquiror Disclosure Schedule
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Schedule 6.2(c)
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Employment Agreement
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Schedule 6.3(c)
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Investor Rights Agreement
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (" Agreement "), dated as of
February 6, 2007, by and among Innovo Group Inc., a Delaware
corporation (" Acquiror "), Joe’s
Jeans, Inc., a Delaware corporation (" Merger Sub "),
JD Holdings, Inc., a California corporation (" Seller
") and Joseph M. Dahan, a resident of California ("
Stockholder") . Each of Acquiror, Merger Sub, Seller and
Stockholder is a party (" party ") hereto, and one or more
of them are parties (" parties ") to this Agreement as the
context may require.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, this Agreement contemplates a tax-free merger of Seller
with and into Merger Sub in a merger pursuant to Internal Revenue
Code Section 368(a)(2)(D). Stockholder will receive Acquiror
Common Stock in exchange for its Seller Common Stock.
WHEREAS, Stockholder owns all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Seller; and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of Acquiror and Seller each
have determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of
their respective companies and their stockholders to consummate the
business combination transactions provided for herein, including
the merger of Seller with and into Merger Sub subject to the terms
and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for certain undertakings,
conditions, representations, warranties and covenants in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
covenants, representations, warranties and agreements herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined
in Section 1.2 hereof), Seller shall be merged with and into
Merger Sub (the " Merger ") in accordance with the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the " DGCL ") with Merger Sub as
the surviving corporation, (hereinafter sometimes called the "
Surviving Corporation "), which shall continue its corporate
existence under the laws of the State of Delaware as a subsidiary
of Acquiror, and the separate corporate existence of Seller shall
terminate. The Merger shall in all respects have the effects
provided in Section 1.5.
1.2 Effective Time The Merger shall
become effective on the date and at the time that a Certificate of
Merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware pursuant to Section 103 of the DGCL, unless a later
date and time is specified as the effective time in such documents,
provided that the parties shall cause the Merger to be effective no
later than the day following the date on which the Closing occurs
(the " Effective Time "). A closing (the " Closing ")
shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on the fifth Business Day (the
" Closing Date ") following the receipt of all necessary
approvals and consents of any governmental or regulatory authority,
agency, court, commission or other entity, domestic or foreign ("
Governmental Entity "), all required shareholder approvals,
including but not limited to, the required approval by
Acquiror’s shareholders, and the expiration of all statutory
waiting periods in respect thereof and the satisfaction or waiver,
to the extent permitted hereunder, of the conditions to the
consummation of the Merger specified in Article VI of this
Agreement (other than the delivery of certificates, instruments and
documents to be delivered at the Closing), at the offices of
Acquiror, or at such other place and time as the parties may
mutually agree upon. For purposes of this Agreement, a Business Day
(" Business Day ") is any day that banks located in the
State of California are not permitted or required to be closed,
except a
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Saturday or Sunday. At the Closing, there shall
be delivered to Acquiror and Seller the certificates and other
documents required to be delivered under Article VI
hereof.
1.3 The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation
The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of Merger Sub shall
be the Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein
or by applicable law.
1.4 Directors and Officers Immediately
after the Effective Time, the directors of the Surviving
Corporation shall consist of the directors of Merger Sub, in office
immediately prior to the Effective Time, until their respective
successors are duly elected, appointed or qualified or until their
earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the
Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation. The officers of Merger Sub shall, from and after the
Effective Time, continue as the officers of the Surviving
Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected,
appointed or qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.5 Effect of the Merger From and after
the Effective Time, the separate existence and corporate
organization of Seller shall cease, and all right, title and
interest in and to all real estate and other property owned by
Seller shall be allocated to and shall be vested in Merger Sub as
the surviving corporation, without reversion or impairment, without
further act or deed, and without any transfer or assignment having
occurred (but subject to any existing liens or other encumbrances
thereon as set forth in Schedule 3.9 (a), and all liabilities and
obligations of Seller shall be allocated to Merger Sub as the
surviving corporation, as primary obligor therefor and, except as
set forth herein, no other person shall be liable therefor, and all
proceedings pending by or against the Seller shall be continued by
or against Merger Sub as the surviving corporation, and all
liabilities, obligations, assets or rights associated with such
proceedings shall be allocated to and vested in Merger Sub as the
surviving corporation.
ARTICLE II
MERGER CONSIDERATION
2.1 Merger Consideration (a) All
of the shares of Acquiror and Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall remain issued and
outstanding after the Effective Time and shall be unaffected by the
Merger. The manner and basis of converting the shares of common
stock, no par value, of Seller (the " Seller Common Stock ")
upon consummation of the Merger shall be as follows: At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of Acquiror, Merger Sub, Seller or Stockholder, all of the
Seller Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into Fourteen Million
(14,000,000) shares (the " Merger Consideration ") of common
stock of Acquiror, par value $.10 per share (the " Acquiror
Common Stock) ".
(b) At the Effective Time, Acquiror shall pay or
cause to be paid to Stockholder Three Hundred Thousand and 00/100
Dollars ($300,000.00) in immediately available funds.
2.2 Exchange of Seller Common Stock Certificates
(a) Seller and Acquiror shall designate a
mutually acceptable person to serve as exchange agent (the "
Exchange Agent ") in connection with the Merger. The
Exchange Agent shall provide appropriate stock certificate
transmittal materials to the former holders of Seller Common Stock
promptly after the Effective Time (which transmittal materials
shall specify that the delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss
and title shall pass, only upon proper delivery of a certificate or
certificates formerly representing shares of Seller Common Stock to
the Exchange Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the
surrender to the Exchange Agent of certificates of Seller Common
Stock in exchange of the Merger Consideration. After the Effective
Time, the holder of shares of Seller Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall surrender
for cancellation the certificate or certificates representing such
shares to the Exchange Agent, together with a letter of transmittal
duly executed and completed in accordance with the instructions
thereto and any other
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documents reasonably required by the Exchange
Agent or Acquiror, and promptly upon surrender of such certificates
and other documents, Exchange Agent, on behalf of Acquiror, shall
deliver the Merger Consideration to Stockholder in exchange for
each such share, without interest. Each certificate for Seller
Common Stock so surrendered and all transmittal materials shall be
duly completed and endorsed as the Exchange Agent may require.
Exchange Agent shall not be obligated to deliver the Merger
Consideration to which Stockholder is entitled as a result of the
Merger until Stockholder surrenders his certificate or certificates
representing shares of Seller Common Stock for exchange as provided
in this Section 2.2. After the Effective Time, each
certificate that represented outstanding shares of Seller Common
Stock prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed for all corporate
purposes (other than the payment of dividends and other
distributions to which Stockholder may be entitled) to evidence
only the right of Stockholder to receive the Merger Consideration
in exchange for each such share or as provided in Section 2.1
of this Agreement.
(b) From and after the Effective Time, Stockholder
shall cease to have any rights with respect to shares of Seller
Common Stock represented thereby except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement or by applicable law. All rights to receive the
Merger Consideration issued upon conversion of the shares of Seller
Common Stock pursuant to this Article II shall be deemed to
have been paid or issued, as the case may be, in full satisfaction
of all rights pertaining to such shares of Seller Common Stock.
(c) Promptly after the Effective Time, Acquiror
shall deposit with the Exchange Agent (defined above) certificates
representing shares equal to the aggregate Merger Consideration
(the " Exchange Fund ") for the benefit of Stockholder.
2.3 Additional Actions If at any time
after the Effective Time the Surviving Corporation shall consider
that any further assignments or assurances in law or any other acts
are necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement, Seller and its proper officers and directors shall be
deemed to have granted to the Surviving Corporation an irrevocable
power of attorney to execute and deliver all such proper deeds,
assignments and assurances in law and to do all acts necessary or
proper to vest, perfect or confirm title to and possession of such
rights, properties or assets in the Surviving Corporation and
otherwise to carry out the purposes of this Agreement; and the
proper officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation are
fully authorized in the name of Seller or otherwise to take any and
all such action.
2.4 Investor Rights Agreement Acquiror
and Stockholder shall enter into an Investor Rights Agreement dated
as of the Closing Date, in the form of Schedule 6.3(c) hereto
(the "Investor Rights Agreement") which shall provide for, among
other things, the registration of the Acquiror Common Stock
constituting the Merger Consideration.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller and Stockholder jointly and severally make the
representations and warranties to Acquiror contained in this
Article III, except as set forth in the disclosure schedule
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the " Seller
Disclosure Schedule "). The Seller Disclosure Schedule is
arranged in sections corresponding to the numbered and lettered
sections contained in this Article III. Disclosure in any
section of the Disclosure Schedule shall be effectively made
whether or not expressly excepted in the corresponding section of
this Agreement. The following representations and warranties are
made as of the date of this Agreement. The phrase " delivered to
Acquiror " or " made available to Acquiror " or any
phrase of similar import means that Seller has delivered, provided
access to or made certain items available for review and copying to
Acquiror or its counsel. For purposes of this Article III, the
phrase " to the Knowledge of Seller " or any phrase of
similar import shall be deemed to refer to the actual knowledge of
Seller and/or Stockholder after reasonable investigation.
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3.1 Corporate Organization
(a) Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of California.
Seller has the corporate power and authority to own or lease all of
its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do business
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of
the business conducted by it or the character or location of the
properties and assets owned or leased by it makes such licensing or
qualification necessary, except where the failure to be so
licensed, qualified or in good standing would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial
condition of Seller. Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.1(a) sets
forth true and complete copies of the Charter and Bylaws of Seller
as in effect on the date hereof.
(b) Seller is the successor by merger dated
December 18, 2006, of JD Design, LLC, a California limited
liability company. As such, the phrase "to the Knowledge of Seller"
includes knowledge and information of JD Design, LLC obtained by
Seller due to the merger between Seller and JD Design, LLC.
3.2 Capitalization The
authorized capital stock of Seller consists of 100,000 shares of
the Seller Common Stock, of which 1,000 are issued and outstanding
as of the date hereof. All issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of Seller have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.
Seller is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options,
warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling
for the transfer, purchase or issuance of any shares of capital
stock of Seller or any securities representing the right to
purchase or otherwise receive any shares of such capital stock or
any securities convertible into or representing the right to
purchase or subscribe for any such stock.
3.3 Authority; No Violation
(a) Subject to the approval of this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by
Stockholder, Seller has full corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly and validly approved by the Board of Directors of
Seller. Except for the approval of Stockholder of this Agreement
and the Plan of Merger, no other corporate proceedings on the part
of Seller are necessary to consummate the transactions so
contemplated. This Agreement and the Plan of Merger have been duly
and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitute valid
and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against it in
accordance with and subject to their terms, except as limited by
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and
except that the availability of equitable remedies (including
specific performance) is within the discretion of the appropriate
court.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the Plan of Merger by Seller, the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the
terms hereof and thereof, and compliance by Seller with any of the
terms or provisions hereof or thereof, do not and will not
(i) violate any provision of the Articles or other governing
instrument or Bylaws of Seller, (ii) assuming that the
consents and approvals set forth below are duly obtained, violate
any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order,
writ, decree or injunction applicable to Seller or any of its
properties or assets, or (iii) violate, conflict with, result
in a breach of any provisions of, constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default) under, result in the termination of, accelerate the
performance required by, require the payment of any termination or
like fee, or result in the creation of any lien, security interest,
charge or other encumbrance upon any of the respective properties
or assets of Seller under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust,
license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to
which Seller is a party, or by which any of its properties or
assets may be bound or affected. Except as set forth in Seller
Disclosure Schedule 3.3(b) and for consents and approvals of
or filings or registrations with or notices to the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware and Stockholder, no consents or
approvals of or
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filings or registrations with or notices to any
Governmental Entity or non-governmental third party are required on
behalf of Seller in connection with (a) the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by Seller and
(b) the consummation by Seller of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and by the Plan of
Merger.
3.4 Financial Statements
(a) Seller has previously delivered to Acquiror copies of the
consolidated balance sheets of JD Design, LLC as of
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 and the related consolidated
statements of income, changes in members’ equity and cash
flows for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, in
each case accompanied by the audit reports provided by independent
public accountants, as well as the unaudited consolidated balance
sheet of any predecessor of Seller as of June 30, 2006 and the
related unaudited consolidated statements of income, changes in
members’ equity and cash flows for the three and twelve-month
periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.
(b) Each of the financial statements referred to in
this Section 3.4 fairly represents the financial position of
Seller as of the respective dates of such financial statement and
has been or will be, as the case may be, prepared in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (" GAAP
") consistently applied during the periods involved; provided,
however, that the interim statements are subject to normal year-end
adjustments.
3.5 Legal Proceedings Seller is not a
party to any, and there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of
Seller, threatened legal, administrative, arbitration or other
proceedings, claims, actions or governmental investigations of any
nature against Seller. Seller is not a party to any order, judgment
or decree which affects the business, operations, assets or
financial condition of Seller.
3.6 Taxes and Tax Returns
(a) Seller (and/or JD Design, LLC) has duly filed (and until
the Effective Time will so file) all returns, declarations,
reports, information returns and statements (" Returns ")
required to be filed or sent by or with respect to them in respect
of any Taxes (as hereinafter defined) and has duly paid (and until
the Effective Time will so pay) all Taxes due and payable other
than Taxes or other charges which (i) are being contested in
good faith (and are set forth on Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.6(a))
and (ii) have not finally been determined. Seller has
established (and until the Effective Time will establish) on its
books and records reserves that are adequate for the payment of all
Taxes not yet due and payable, whether or not disputed or accrued,
as applicable. Except as set forth in Seller Disclosure Schedule
3.6(a), (i) the federal income tax returns of Seller have not
been audited by the Internal Revenue Service (the " IRS ")
(or are closed to examination due to the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations), and (ii) the California
franchise tax returns of Seller have not been audited by applicable
authorities (or are closed to examination due to the expiration of
the statute of limitations), and in the case of both (i) and
(ii) no deficiencies were asserted as a result of such
examinations which have not been resolved and paid in full. All
Returns filed (and until the Effective Time to be filed) are or
will be, as applicable, complete and accurate. There are no audits
or other administrative or court proceedings presently pending nor
any other disputes pending, or claims asserted in writing for,
Taxes or assessments upon Seller, and no taxing authority has given
written notice of the commencement of any audit, examination or
deficiency action. Seller has not given any currently outstanding
waivers or comparable consents regarding the application of the
statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or Returns.
(b) Except as set forth in Seller Disclosure
Schedule 3.6(b), Seller (and/or JD Design, LLC) (i) has not
requested any extension of time within which to file any Return
which Return has not since been filed, (ii) is not a party to
any written or unwritten agreement, arrangement or understanding
providing for the allocation or sharing of, or indemnification with
respect to, Taxes, (iii) is not required to include in income
any adjustment pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code by
reason of a voluntary change in accounting method initiated by
Seller (nor does Seller have any Knowledge that the IRS has
proposed any such adjustment or change of accounting method),
(iv) has not filed a consent pursuant to
Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have
Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply, (v) has not
been a "distributing corporation"
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or a "controlled corporation" in a transaction
intended to qualify under Section 355(a) of the Code
within the past five years, (vi) has not ever been a member of
a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax group or (vii) has not
ever engaged in any "listed transaction" within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
(c) For purposes of this Agreement, " Taxes "
shall mean all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments,
including all net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales, use,
ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, withholding,
payroll, employment (including withholding, payroll and employment
taxes required to be withheld with respect to income paid to
employees), excise, estimated, severance, stamp, occupation,
property or other taxes, customs duties, fees, assessments or
charges of any kind whatsoever, together with any interest and any
penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any
taxing authority (domestic or foreign).
(d) No liens for Taxes exist with respect to any of
the assets or properties of Seller, except for liens for Taxes not
yet due and payable.
(e) Seller is not an S corporation within the
meaning of Section 1361(a) of the Code.
(f) None of the assets of Seller (i) is
tax-exempt use property within the meaning of
Section 168(h) of the Code, (ii) directly or
indirectly secures any debt the interest on which is exempt under
Section 103(a) of the Code or (iii) is property that
is required to be treated as being owned by a person (other than
Seller) pursuant to the provisions of
Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954,
as amended, as in effect immediately before the enactment of the
Tax Reform Act of 1986.
(g) Seller will not be required to include in a
taxable period ending after the Effective Time taxable income
attributable to income that economically accrued in a taxable
period ending on or before the Effective Time as a result of the
installment method of accounting, the completed contract method of
accounting, any method of reporting revenue from contracts which
are required to be reported on the percentage of completion method
(as defined in Section 460(b) of the Code) but that were
reported using another method of accounting, or any other method of
accounting.
(h) Seller is not a party to any contract or plan
which, individually or collectively with respect to any person,
could give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be
deductible by Seller or Seller Subsidiary, by reason of
Section 162(a)(1), 162(m) or 280G of the Code.
(i) Seller is not a partner or a member of any
partnership or joint venture, or any other entity classified as a
partnership for federal income tax purposes.
(j) Seller has disclosed on its federal income
Tax Returns all positions taken therein that could give rise to a
substantial understatement of federal income tax within the meaning
of Section 6662 of the Code.
3.7 Employee Benefit Plans.
Seller has no plan
or arrangement for employee benefit plans.
3.8 Compliance with Applicable
Law ( a) Seller has
all permits, licenses, certificates of authority, orders and
approvals of, and has made all filings, applications and
registrations with Governmental Entities that are required in order
to permit it to carry on its business as it is presently being
conducted; all such permits, licenses, certificates of authority,
orders and approvals are in full force and effect; and to the
Knowledge of Seller, no suspension or cancellation of any of the
same is threatened.
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(b) Seller is not in violation of its
respective Articles or other governing instrument or Bylaws, or of
any applicable federal, state or local law or ordinance or any
order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Entity, or in
default with respect to any order, writ, injunction or decree of
any court, or in default under any order, license, regulation or
demand of any Governmental Entity; and Seller has not received any
written notice from any Governmental Entity asserting that Seller
is in violation of any of the foregoing. Seller is not subject to
any regulatory or supervisory cease and desist order, agreement,
written directive, memorandum of understanding or written
commitment and has not received any written communication
requesting that it enter into any of the foregoing.
3.9 Certain Contracts (a) Except
as disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.9(a), Seller is not a
party to, is not bound or affected by, and does not receive and is
not obligated to pay benefits under (i) any agreement,
arrangement or commitment, including any agreement, indenture or
other instrument relating to the borrowing of money by Seller or
the guarantee by Seller of any obligation; (ii) any agreement,
arrangement or commitment relating to the employment of a
consultant or the employment, retirement, election or retention in
office of any present or former director, officer or employee of
Seller; (iii) any contract, agreement or understanding with a
labor union; (iv) any agreement, arrangement or understanding
pursuant to which any payment (whether of severance pay or
otherwise) became or may become due to any director, officer or
employee of Seller upon execution of this Agreement or upon or
following consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (either alone or in connection with the occurrence of any
additional acts or events); (v) any agreement, arrangement or
understanding to which Seller is a party or by which it is bound
which limits the freedom of Seller to compete in any line of
business or with any person, or that involves any restriction of
the geographic area in which, or method by which, it may carry on
its business (other than as may be required by law or any
regulatory agency); (vi) any joint venture, partnership or
similar agreement, arrangement or understanding providing for the
sharing of profits, losses, costs or liabilities by Seller with any
other person; or (vii) any other agreement, arrangement or
understanding to which Seller is a party and which is material to
the business, operations, assets or financial condition of Seller,
in each of the foregoing cases whether written or oral; (each such
agreement listed, or required to be listed, in this
Section 3.9(a) is referred to herein as a " Seller
Agreement ").
(b) Seller is not in default or in non-compliance
under any Seller Agreement and there has not occurred any event
that with the lapse of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute such a default or non-compliance. Each Seller Agreement
is legal, valid, binding and enforceable against Seller and, to the
Knowledge of Seller, the other parties thereto in accordance with
their respective terms, except as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and except that the
availability of equitable remedies (including specific performance)
is within the discretion of the appropriate court. With respect to
each Seller Agreement, such Seller Agreement is in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms; all rents and other monetary
amounts that may have become due and payable thereunder have been
paid; and the Merger will not constitute a default or cause for
termination or modification of any such Seller Agreement.
3.10 Properties and Insurance
(a) All real and personal property, including intellectual
property, owned by Seller or presently used by Seller in its
business is in an adequate condition (ordinary wear and tear
excepted) and is sufficient to carry on the business of Seller in
the ordinary course of business consistent with its past practices.
Seller has good and marketable title to all its assets and
properties, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and
such assets and properties are not subject to any encumbrances,
liens, mortgages, security interests or pledges, except as set
forth on Schedule 3.10(a).
(b) Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.10(b) sets
forth a list of all policies of fire, theft, public liability and
other insurance (including, without limitation, fidelity bonds
insurance) maintained by Seller at the date thereof. The business
operations and all insurable properties and assets of Seller are
insured for their benefit against all risks which, in the
reasonable judgment of the management of Seller, should be
insured
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against, in each case, under valid, binding and
enforceable policies or bonds issued by insurers of recognized
responsibility, in such amounts with such deductibles and against
such risks and losses as are, in the opinion of the management of
Seller, adequate for the business engaged in by Seller. As of the
date hereof, Seller has not received any written notice of
cancellation or written notice of a material amendment of any such
insurance policy or bond or is in default under such policy or
bond, no coverage thereunder is being disputed, and all material
claims thereunder have been or will be filed in a timely
fashion.
3.11 Minute Books The minute books,
including any attachments thereto, of Seller contain complete and
accurate records of all meetings and other corporate action held or
taken by its Boards of Directors (including committees of their
respective Boards of Directors) and stockholders.
3.12 Affiliate Transactions Except as
disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.12 and except as
specifically contemplated by this Agreement, Seller has not engaged
in or agreed to engage in (whether in writing or orally) any
transaction with any "affiliate," as such term is defined in
Rule 405 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"1933 Act").
3.13 Broker Fees Neither Seller, nor
any of its directors or officers, nor Stockholder has employed any
consultant, broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
consultant’s, broker’s or finder’s fees or
commissions in connection with any of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
3.14 Employees; Compensatio n Seller
has disclosed on Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.14 a complete and
correct list of the name, age, position, rate of compensation and
any incentive compensation arrangements, bonuses or commissions or
fringe or other benefits, whether payable in cash or in kind, of
(i) each director and employee of Seller, (ii) each
independent contractor, consultant and agent of Seller who has
received or is entitled to payments and/or benefits of $25,000 or
more on an annual basis during fiscal year 2006 or who is proposed
to receive or be entitled to payments and/or benefits of $25,000 or
more on an annual basis during fiscal year 2007, and
(iii) each other person to whom Seller pays or provides, or
has an obligation, agreement (written or unwritten), policy or
practice of paying or providing, retirement, health, welfare or
other benefits of any kind or description whatsoever.
3.15 Intellectual Property
(a) Seller has disclosed in Seller Disclosure Schedule 3.15
the Intellectual Property (as defined below) owned, licensed or
otherwise possessed by Seller, including a complete and accurate
list of all material U.S. and foreign (A) trademark or service
mark registrations and applications, (B) copyright
registrations and applications, (C) internet domain names, and
(D) the name(s) and address(es) of the registered owner
of such Intellectual Property, if not the Seller. Seller does not
own any patents or patent applications. Seller owns or has the
valid right to use, in each case free and clear of all material
liens (except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 3.16
(a) attached hereto), all applications, trademarks, service
marks, trademark or service mark registrations and applications,
trade name, logos, designs, samples, patterns, sketches, artwork,
Internet domain names, slogans and general intangibles of like
nature, together with all goodwill related to the foregoing,
copyrights, copyright registrations, renewals and applications,
technology, trade secrets and other confidential information,
know-how, proprietary processes, licenses, agreements and all other
material proprietary rights (collectively, the " Intellectual
Property ") used in the business of Seller as it currently is
conducted.
(b) The ownership or right to use such Intellectual
Property of Seller (i) has not been challenged in any prior
litigation, (ii) is not being challenged in any pending
litigation, and (iii) is not, to the Knowledge of Seller, the
subject of any threatened or proposed litigation. For purposes of
this paragraph 3.15(b), the term "litigation" shall not be deemed
to include trademark applications and related oppositions and/or
proceedings against any Intellectual Property entered into in the
normal course of business.
(c) The conduct of the business of Seller as
currently conducted or planned by Seller to be conducted does not,
in any material respect, infringe upon (either directly or
indirectly, such as through contributory
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infringement or inducement to infringe), dilute,
misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property owned
and controlled by any third party. Seller has not entered into any
agreement to indemnify any other person against any charges of
infringement of any Intellectual Property, other than indemnity
provisions arising in the ordinary course of business, such as
those in purchase orders, invoices or similar sales-related
documents.
3.16 Full Disclosure No
representation or warranty of the Seller contained in this
Agreement, the Seller Disclosure Schedule or in any agreement,
document or certificate delivered by Seller to Acquiror or Merger
Sub pursuant to this Agreement (a) contains or at the Closing
will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
(b) omits or at the Closing will omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading,
in light of the circumstances under which such statements were or
will be made.
3.17 Investment Representations by Stockholder
(a) Stockholder will, on the Closing Date, be
an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Regulation D under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Stockholder will acquire the shares of Acquiror Common Stock solely
for the purpose of investment, for his own account, and not with a
view to any distribution thereof within the meaning of
Section 2(11) of the Securities Act.
(b) Stockholder understands that the shares of
Acquiror Common Stock have not been registered under the Securities
Act.
(c) Stockholder, along or in conjunction with his
advisors, has such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that he is capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of an investment in the shares of Acquiror Common Stock and
of making an informed investment decision with respect thereto.
(d) Stockholder is able to bear the economic risk of
an investment in the shares of Acquiror Common Stock.
(e) Stockholder and his advisors have been given
access to all documents, books and additional information
concerning the Acquiror and its subsidiaries which they have
requested. Stockholder has been represented by legal counsel and
financial advisors in this transaction and such advisors have been
given the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers
from, the officers of the Acquiror and its subsidiaries concerning
the affairs and business and financial condition of the Acquiror
and its subsidiaries. Stockholder has conducted such investigations
in making a decision to enter into this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated herein as Stockholder and his advisors
have deemed necessary and advisable.
3.18 No Violation; Stockholder The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by
Stockholder, the consummation by
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