Exhibit 10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY
AND AMONG
AGILYSYS, INC.,
AGILYSYS NJ, INC. AND
INNOVATIVE SYSTEMS DESIGN, INC.
May 25, 2007
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Exhibits :
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Exhibit A
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Form of Escrow Agreement |
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Exhibit B
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Form of New Jersey Certificate of
Merger |
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Exhibit C
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Form of Earnout Agreement |
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Exhibit D
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Form of Non-Competition
Agreement |
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Annexes
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Annex 1
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Merger Consideration and Allocation
Spreadsheet |
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Annex 2
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Tax Allocation Schedule |
Company Disclosure Schedule:
Attached
Parent Disclosure Schedule:
Attached
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as
of May 25, 2007, by and among Agilysys, Inc., an Ohio
corporation (“ Parent ”), Agilysys NJ, Inc., a
New Jersey corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“ Merger Sub ”), Innovative Systems Design,
Inc. d/b/a Innovativ Systems Design, Inc., a New Jersey corporation
(the “ Company ”) and, solely for purposes of
Section 7.4 herein, Vincent James Spinella (the “
Named Stockholder ”).
RECITALS
A. The boards of directors of
the Company, Merger Sub and Parent believe it is in the best
interests of their respective corporations and the stockholders of
their respective corporations that the Company be acquired by
Parent through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the “ Merger ”) and, in furtherance
thereof, have deemed advisable, approved and adopted this Agreement
and the Merger.
B. Pursuant to the Merger, among
other matters, the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company (“ Company Capital Stock ”) shall be
converted into the right to receive cash in the amounts and on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
C. As a condition to the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
Parent, Merger Sub and Key Bank, N.A., Cleveland, Ohio (the “
Escrow Agent ”) will enter into an Escrow Agreement,
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the “ Escrow Agreement ”), pursuant to which,
among other things, at the Effective Time (as hereinafter defined)
Parent will deposit a portion of the Merger Consideration into an
account (the “ Escrow Fund ”) with the Escrow
Agent, such amount to secure Parent’s right to
indemnification as set forth herein.
D. The Company, Merger Sub and
Parent desire to make certain representations and warranties and
other agreements in connection with the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises, covenants, agreements and representations set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and intending to be
legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger
. At the Effective Time, and subject to and upon the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement and the applicable
provisions of the New Jersey Business Corporation Act (the “
NJBCA ”), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the
Company, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease
and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation and as
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. The Company as the surviving
corporation after the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to
as the “ Surviving Corporation .”
1.2 Closing; Effective
Time . The closing of the Merger (the “
Closing ”) shall take place as soon as practicable,
but no later than five (5) Business Days, after the
satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in
Article V (other than those conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to
satisfaction thereof at the Closing) or at such other time as the
parties hereto agree in writing (the “ Closing Date
”). The Closing shall take place at the offices of Lowenstein
Sandler PC, 65 Livingston Avenue, Roseland, New Jersey, or at such
other location as the parties hereto agree in writing. At the
Closing, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be
consummated by filing a Certificate of Merger in the form annexed
hereto as Exhibit B (the “ New Jersey
Certificate of Merger ”), together with the required
officers’ certificates, with the New Jersey Secretary of
State, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the NJBCA (the
time that the New Jersey Certificate of Merger is filed and
accepted by the New Jersey Secretary of State (or such later time
as may be specified in the New Jersey Certificate of Merger) or
such later time as may be agreed to by Parent and the Company and
set forth in such filing being the “ Effective Time
”).
1.3 Effect of the
Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger
shall be as provided in this Agreement, the New Jersey Certificate
of Merger and the applicable provisions of the NJBCA.
1.4 Certificate of
Incorporation; Bylaws .
(a) At the Effective Time, the
Company certificate of incorporation shall be amended and restated
so as to be materially similar to the Certificate of Incorporation
of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time,
except that the name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Agilysys
NJ, Inc., and as so amended and restated such Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation shall be the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter
amended.
(b) The Bylaws of Merger Sub, as
in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended.
1.5 Directors and
Officers . From and after the Effective Time, the directors
of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
directors of the Surviving Corporation and the officers of Merger
Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers
of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until the earlier of
their respective deaths, resignations or removals or until their
respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified,
as the case may be.
1.6 Merger
Consideration .
(a) Conversion of Company
Capital Stock . At the Effective Time, on the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement by virtue of the Merger and
without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of
Company Capital Stock, each share of Company Capital Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than
shares to be canceled pursuant to Section 1.6 and
shares, if any, of Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has not voted
in favor of the Agreement or consented thereto in writing and who
has complied with the requirements of the
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NJBCA
(“ Dissenting Shares ”)) shall be canceled and
extinguished and converted into the right to receive such portion
of the Merger Consideration as set forth on Annex I attached hereto
pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 1.7
hereof. Promptly after the execution of this Agreement, but prior
to the Closing, the Company will deliver to Parent a schedule (the
“ Allocation Spreadsheet ”) showing, among other
matters, (i) the amount of cash to be received by each holder
of Company Capital Stock at the Effective Time as provided for in
this Section 1.6(a) based on the formulas set forth in
Annex I and the assumptions set forth in such schedule, and
(ii) a true, complete and correct list of the aggregate number
of shares of Company Capital Stock held by each stockholder.
(b) Adjustments to
Conversion Ratios . The amount of cash into which each share of
Company Capital Stock is to be converted as set forth in Annex I
shall be adjusted to reflect fully the effect of any stock split,
reverse split, stock dividend (including any dividend or
distribution of securities convertible into Company Capital Stock),
reorganization, recapitalization or other like change with respect
to Company Capital Stock occurring after the date hereof and prior
to the Effective Time.
(c) Conversion of Merger Sub
Capital Stock . Each share of common stock of Merger Sub issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall
remain outstanding and shall represent one (1) validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) Appraisal Rights .
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
Dissenting Shares shall not be converted into the right to receive
the allocable portion of the Merger Consideration as set forth in
Annex I but shall instead be converted into the right to
receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with
respect to such Dissenting Shares pursuant to applicable Law. The
Company agrees that, except with the prior written consent of
Parent, or as required under applicable Law, it will not
voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to
settle, any such purchase demand made by any holder of Dissenting
Shares (“ Dissenting Stockholder ”) under
applicable Law. The Company also agrees to give Parent
(x) prompt notice of any written demand for appraisal of any
Company Capital Stock, attempted withdrawals of such demands, and
any other instruments received by the Company related to any rights
of appraisal and (y) the opportunity to direct all demands for
appraisal under applicable Law. Each Dissenting Stockholder who,
pursuant to the provisions of applicable Law, becomes entitled to
payment of the “ fair value ” for their shares
of Company Capital Stock shall receive payment therefor (but only
after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally
determined pursuant to such provisions). If, after the Effective
Time, any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as Dissenting
Shares, Parent shall issue and deliver, upon surrender by such
stockholder of certificate or certificates representing shares of
Company Capital Stock, the portion of the Merger Consideration to
which such stockholder would otherwise be entitled under this
Section 1.6 .
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1.7 Payment
Procedures
(a) Parent shall (i) acting
as payment agent in connection with the Merger (the “
Payment Agent ”), make available, no later than five
(5) days after the Closing, in exchange for shares of the
Company Capital Stock outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, the Merger Consideration as set forth on Annex I
minus the Escrowed Amount, (ii) at the Closing, deliver to the
Escrow Agent, Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($7,500,000) (the “ Escrowed Amount ”), and
(iii) at the Closing, deliver to each holder of record of
shares of Company Capital Stock that were converted into the right
to receive cash (A) a letter of transmittal in customary form
(including an accompanying Substitute Form W-9) (each, a “
Letter of Transmittal ”) (which shall specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
certificates representing outstanding shares of Company Capital
Stock (each, a “ Company Certificate ”) shall
pass, only upon delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and the
Company Certificates to the Payment Agent), which Letter of
Transmittal shall specify, among other things, the appointment of
the Stockholder Representative under Section 7.4 of
this Agreement and shall include, among other things,
representations that such holder owns, of record and beneficially,
the Company Capital Stock evidenced by the Company Certificate
surrendered by such holder to the Payment Agent for payment and
that such holder has the power and authority to execute and deliver
such Letter of Transmittal and Company Certificate and
(B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Company Certificates in exchange for the relevant portion of the
Merger Consideration. Parent shall be responsible for the fees and
expenses incurred as a result of its actions as Payment
Agent.
(b) The Escrow Amount shall be
deposited into escrow with the Escrow Agent and subject to the
terms of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement, subject to
release as described in Section 1.8 below.
(c) Upon surrender of Company
Certificates to the Payment Agent, together with such Letter of
Transmittal (including the accompanying Substitute Form W-9), duly
completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions
thereto, the holder of such Company Certificates shall be entitled
to receive in exchange therefor the amount of cash to which such
holder is entitled pursuant to Section 1.6 and Annex
I , and the Company Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith
be canceled. Until so surrendered, each outstanding Company
Certificate that, prior to the Effective Time, represented one or
more shares of Company Capital Stock will be deemed from and after
the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes to evidence only the
right to receive that portion of the Merger Consideration payable
in respect of such shares of Company Capital Stock pursuant to
Section 1.6 and Annex I .
(d) Transfers of
Ownership . If any cash is to be paid in a name other than that
in which the Company Certificate surrendered in exchange therefor
is registered, it shall be a condition of the payment thereof that
the Company Certificate so surrendered has been properly endorsed
and otherwise in proper form for transfer and that the person
requesting such exchange has paid to Parent or any agent designated
by it any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the payment
of cash in any name other than that of the registered holder of the
Company
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Certificate surrendered, or established to the reasonable
satisfaction of Parent or any agent designated by Parent that such
tax has been paid or is not payable.
(e) Dissenting Shares .
The provisions of this Section 1.7 shall also apply to
Dissenting Shares that lose their status as such, except that the
obligations of Parent under this Section 1.7 shall
commence on the date of loss of such status and the holder of such
shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange for such shares the
cash amount which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to
Section 1.6 and Annex I .
(f) Termination of Fund; No
Liability . At any time following six months after the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation will be entitled to
require the Payment Agent to deliver to it any funds (including any
earnings received with respect thereto) which had been made
available to the Payment Agent and which have not been disbursed to
holders of Company Certificates, and thereafter such holders will
be entitled to look only to the Surviving Corporation (subject to
abandoned property, escheat or other similar laws) and only as
general creditors thereof with respect to the portion of the Merger
Consideration payable upon due surrender of their Company
Certificates, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, neither the Surviving Corporation nor the Payment Agent
will be liable to any holder of a Company Certificate for the
portion of the Merger Consideration properly delivered to a public
official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or
similar law. Parent or the Payment Agent will be entitled to deduct
and withhold from the Merger Consideration otherwise payable
pursuant to this Agreement to any holder of shares of Company
Capital Stock such withholding taxes as Parent or the Payment Agent
are required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by Parent
or the Payment Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for
all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the holder of
shares of Company Capital Stock in respect of whom such deduction
and withholding was made by Parent or the Payment Agent.
1.8 Indemnification
Escrow . The Escrow Amount shall be deposited into an
interest bearing escrow account with the Escrow Agent and shall be
subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and this Agreement and
shall remain in escrow until the eighteen (18) month
anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Indemnity Release
Date ”) or until it is paid to a Parent Indemnitee (by
reason of a Working Capital Shortfall (as defined in
Section 1.9 below) or an indemnification claim under
Section 7.2 below); provided , that upon the
Indemnity Release Date, an amount equal to the difference between
(a) the remainder of the Escrow Amount and (b) the
then-applicable Reserve Amount shall be promptly released by the
Escrow Agent pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement to the
holders of Company Capital Stock in accordance with this Agreement.
For purposes hereof, the term “ Reserve Amount ”
shall mean the sum of any amounts set forth in any Indemnification
Notices or Claim Notices provided pursuant to
Section 7.3 hereof which describe in reasonable detail
the nature and amount of any such claim or claims (provided,
however, that if any such notice includes a good faith statement
that the relevant Parent Indemnitee is not reasonably capable of
determining a material portion of the potential Losses from such
claim or claims, the Reserve Amount shall be: (i) if the
maximum potential Losses can be reasonably estimated in good faith
by the relevant Parent Indemnitee, the maximum amount of such
potential Losses or (ii) if such maximum amount cannot be
reasonably estimated in good faith (such assertion to be supported
by a letter from the relevant Parent Indemnitee’s outside
counsel), the full balance remaining in the Escrow Account), with
each
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such
Claim being deemed a part of the Reserve Amount until the final
disposition of the Claim or Claims underlying such amounts.
1.9 Working Capital
Adjustment .
(a) As used herein, “
Working Capital ” shall mean the Company’s
working capital as defined in accordance with GAAP applied in a
manner consistent with that used by the parties hereto in
determining the Working Capital Target as set forth on
Section 1.9 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. The
specific components of and guidelines for determining the Working
Capital shall be as described and set forth on said
Section 1.9 of the Parent Disclosure Schedule. For
purposes of this Section 1.9 , the “ Working
Capital Target ” shall be $8,800,000.
(b) Contemporaneously with
Parent’s post-Closing delivery of the financial statements of
the Company and Surviving Corporation as part of its required Form
8-K filing as specified in Rule 3-05(b) of Regulation S-X,
Parent shall deliver to the Stockholder Representative a statement
(the “ Preliminary Adjustment Statement ”)
setting forth the Closing Working Capital. The Preliminary
Adjustment Statement shall be prepared as of 11:59 p.m. on the
Closing Date on a basis consistent with the methodology set forth
in this Section 1.9 . All expenses incurred in
connection with the preparation of the Preliminary Adjustment
Statement shall be the responsibility of Parent. In preparing the
Preliminary Adjustment Statement it shall be assumed that the
Business shall be continued as a going concern and there shall not
be taken into account any of the plans, transactions or changes
that Parent intends to initiate or make or cause to be initiated or
made at or after the Closing Date with respect to the
Business.
(c) The Stockholder
Representative or his designees and agents shall be entitled to
review the Preliminary Adjustment Statement and any working papers
and similar materials relating to the Preliminary Adjustment
Statement prepared by Parent or its accountants. Parent also shall
provide the Stockholder Representative with timely access, during
normal business hours, to the personnel, properties, books and
records of the Surviving Corporation and all other information
reasonably requested, to the extent related to the determination of
the Preliminary Adjustment Statement. The Stockholder
Representative agrees to keep any and all such information received
by him confidential and not to disclose such information or
otherwise use it for any purposes other than reviewing the
Preliminary Adjustment Statement and to resolve any disputes with
respect to the foregoing.
(d) The Stockholder
Representative shall review the Preliminary Adjustment Statement
and, on or before the thirtieth (30th) day after the Stockholder
Representative’s receipt of the Preliminary Adjustment
Statement, the Stockholder Representative shall deliver to Parent,
in writing, any objection or dispute thereto which the Stockholder
Representative may have with respect to the Preliminary Adjustment
Statement. If the Stockholder Representative fails to make a timely
objection to the Preliminary Adjustment Statement, the Stockholder
Representative will be deemed, on behalf of the Company
Stockholders to have accepted the Preliminary Adjustment Statement.
If the Stockholder Representative makes a timely objection to the
Preliminary Adjustment Statement, and Parent and the Stockholder
Representative are unable to resolve their disputes within fifteen
(15) days after the objection of the Stockholder
Representative, the dispute shall be resolved by the Independent
Accountants. The determinations of the Independent Accountants
shall be final, binding and conclusive to Parent, the Stockholder
Representative on behalf of the Company Stockholders and their
respective Affiliates,
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successors, assigns or heirs. The fees, expenses and disbursements
of the Independent Accountants (i) shall be borne by the
Company Stockholders and payable from the Escrow Amount in the
proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of such disputed items
so submitted that are unsuccessfully disputed by the Stockholder
Representative bears to the aggregate dollar amount of such items
so submitted and (ii) shall be borne by Parent in the
proportion that the aggregate dollar amount of such disputed items
so submitted that are successfully disputed by the Stockholder
Representative bears to the aggregate dollar amount of such items
so submitted.
(e) The Preliminary Adjustment
Statement shall become the “ Final Adjustment
Statement ” unless timely and properly disputed or
objected to by the Stockholder Representative in accordance with
Section 1.9(d) above or otherwise as determined by the
Independent Accountants, and, as such, shall become final, binding
and conclusive upon Parent, the Stockholder Representative on
behalf of the Company Stockholders and their respective Affiliates,
successors, assigns or heirs for all purposes of this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section 1.9 , “ Closing
Working Capital ” means the Working Capital reflected on
the Final Adjustment Statement.
(f) If the Closing Working
Capital is less than the Working Capital Target (a “
Working Capital Shortfall ”), the Company Stockholders
shall pay to Parent the amount of such Working Capital Shortfall,
which payment shall be made, without interest, by means of a wire
transfer of immediately available funds from the Escrow Amount. If
the Closing Working Capital is greater than the Working Capital
Target (a “ Working Capital Excess ”), Parent
shall pay such Working Capital Excess, without interest, to the
Payment Agent. The Payment Agent shall then promptly distribute the
amount of any Working Capital Excess received from Parent such that
each Company Stockholder shall receive an amount equal to:
(x) the Working Capital Excess multiplied by (y) a
fraction (i) the numerator of which is the total number of
shares of Company Common Stock held by such Company Stockholder as
of the Effective Time, and (ii) the denominator of which is
the aggregate number of issued and outstanding shares of held by
all of the Company Stockholders as of the Effective Time. For Tax
purposes, any payment by under this Section 1.9 shall
be treated as an adjustment to the Purchase Price.
1.10 Performance Based
Consideration Provisions . In addition to the Merger
Consideration, Parent will pay to the Payment Agent for
distribution to each Company Stockholder in the same allocation and
same manner as the Merger Consideration, an amount equal to the
“ Additional Consideration ” as determined
pursuant to the terms of the Earnout Agreement, substantially in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “
Earnout Agreement ”), which Additional Consideration
in no event will exceed Ninety Million Dollars ($90,000,000).
1.11 No Further
Ownership Rights in Company Capital Stock . All cash paid
upon the surrender for exchange of shares of Company Capital Stock
in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been
issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares
of Company Capital Stock, and there shall be no further
registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving
Corporation of shares of Company Capital Stock which were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
1.12 Lost, Stolen or
Destroyed Certificates . In the event any Company
Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Payment
Agent shall issue and pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Company Certificates, upon the making of an
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affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the portion of the
Merger Consideration payable pursuant to Section 1.6
and Annex I with respect to shares of Company Capital Stock
represented by such certificates; provided , however
, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent
to the issuance and payment thereof, require the owner of such
lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificates to deliver to Parent
an affidavit of loss, theft or destruction in form reasonably
satisfactory to Parent and the posting by such owner of a bond, in
such amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim
that may be made against Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving
Corporation, the Company or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, affiliates or agents with respect to Company
Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
1.13 Taking of
Necessary Action; Further Action . At any time after the
Effective Time, the officers and directors of Merger Sub, the
Company and the Surviving Corporation shall take such further
action as may be reasonably requested by Parent which is necessary
or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to
vest Parent with control over, and to vest the Surviving
Corporation with full right, title and possession to, all assets,
property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the
Company.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY
Except as expressly disclosed in the
applicable Section of the disclosure schedule of even date herewith
delivered by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub contemporaneously
with the execution and delivery of this Agreement (the “
Company Disclosure Schedule ”), as of the date hereof
(except as to any representation or warranty which specifically
relates to another date) the Company represents and warrants to
Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
2.1 Organization,
Standing and Power; Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company (i) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New Jersey, (ii) has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on the Business as it is now being
conducted, to enter into this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the
Earnout Agreement and any other agreement, certificate or
instrument to be executed and delivered pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, and (iii) is duly qualified and in good standing
to do business in those jurisdictions listed in
Section 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule and
in all other jurisdictions where the character of the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its activities
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to be
so qualified or in good standing would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The Company does not have
any Subsidiaries nor does it have, directly or indirectly, any
joint venture, partnership or similar relationship with, or any
ownership or voting interest of any kind in, any Person.
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2.2 Capital
Structure .
(a) At the close of business on
the date of this Agreement, the total number of shares of capital
stock that the Company has authority to issue is Five Thousand
(5,000) shares of common stock of the Company, no par value per
share (the “ Common Stock ”), all of which
shares of Common Stock are issued and outstanding. All of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock were duly authorized
for issuance and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable.
(b) Other than those items
described in Section 2.2(b) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, there are no outstanding options, warrants, calls, rights
or other contracts or instruments of any character (including any
shareholder agreement, buy-sell agreement or other similar
agreement) requiring, and there are no securities of the Company
outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the
issuance, sale or transfer of any additional shares of capital
stock or other equity securities of the Company or other securities
convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company. None of the shares of Common Stock were
issued or, since issuance, has been transferred, in violation of
any Law or contract, including any pre-emptive right, right of
first refusal or other similar right of any Person.
2.3 Authority; No
Conflicts; Governmental Approval .
(a) Authorization; Binding
Obligation . The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Earnout Agreement, the
performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder, and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of the Company and its board of directors, and
no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are
necessary to authorize this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the
Earnout Agreement, to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby or to otherwise fulfill their obligations
hereunder and thereunder. This Agreement has been, and each of the
Escrow Agreement and the Earnout Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the Company (and assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties thereto) will be, duly
and validly executed and delivered by the Company, and this
Agreement constitutes, and each of the Escrow Agreement and the
Earnout Agreement, when executed and delivered, will constitute, a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies
generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles
of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good
faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought
in a proceeding at law or in equity).
(b) The Named Stockholder has
the legal right, capacity and power to execute, deliver and perform
under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Earnout
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes, and each of the Escrow
Agreement and the Earnout Agreement, when executed and delivered,
will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Named
Stockholder enforceable against the Named Stockholder in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
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affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity,
including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and
fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
(c) Except for filings that may
be required to comply with the HSR Act, the execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the execution and
delivery by the Company of the Escrow Agreement and the Earnout
Agreement will not, and the performance of this Agreement, the
Escrow Agreement and the Earnout Agreement shall not, require the
Company to obtain any known Approval of any Person other than as
set forth in Section 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure
Schedule, or known Approval of, observe any waiting period imposed
by, or make any filing with or notification to, any Governmental
Entity.
(d) The execution and delivery
by the Company of this Agreement does not, and the execution and
delivery by the Company of each of the Escrow Agreement and the
Earnout Agreement will not, and the performance of this Agreement
and each of the Escrow Agreement and the Earnout Agreement will
not, (a) conflict with or violate the Certificate of
Incorporation or by-laws of the Company, (b) materially conflict
with or violate any Law or Order, in each case, applicable to the
Company, or by which any of the properties of the Company is bound
or affected, or (c) subject to Section 2.3(c) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, result in a material breach or
violation of, or constitute a material default (or an event that
with notice or lapse of time or both would become such a default)
under, or materially impair the Company’s rights or alter the
rights or obligations of any third party under, or give to others
any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation
of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any of the properties or
assets of the Company pursuant to, any material note, bond,
mortgage, indenture, Contract, Approval or other instrument or
obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or its properties or assets, including the Business, is bound or
affected.
(e) There are no Actions pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or against the
Company, whether at law or in equity, or before or by any
Governmental Entity, which could materially adversely affect the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Earnout Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No
Governmental Entity has, prior to the execution hereof, notified
the Company that it would oppose or not approve or consent to the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
2.4 Financial
Statements . Prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the Company has delivered to Parent the (i) audited
balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2005, and the
related audited statements of income for the twelve-month period
then ended (the “ Historical Financial Statements
”), and (ii) an unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as of December 31, 2006, and March 31, 2007 (the “
Company Balance Sheet ”), and the related unaudited
statements of income for the twelve and three month periods
respectively then ended (the “ Interim Financial
Statements ” and, together with the Historical Financial
Statements, the “ Financial Statements ”). The
Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with the books and
records of the Company, and the Financial Statements fairly present
in all material respects the financial condition of the Company as
of the dates indicated
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and the
results of operations of the Company for the respective periods
indicated, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject,
in the case of the Interim Financial Statements, to normal year-end
adjustments that are not material in amount or nature and
footnotes). Except for (i) those Liabilities that are fully
reflected or reserved against on the March 31, 2007 balance
sheet contained in the Financial Statements or disclosed in the
related notes thereto and (ii) Liabilities incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice since the date of
such balance sheet and which are not material to the Company,
individually or in the aggregate, the Company does not have any
material Liabilities of any nature, whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise and whether due or to become due whether or
not required to be reflected or reserved against on a balance sheet
of the Company prepared in accordance with GAAP. The books and
records of the Company, true and complete copies of which have been
previously made available to Parent, have in all material respects
been maintained in accordance with good business practices.
2.5 Absence of Certain
Changes . Except as may result from the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby, since January 1, 2007, (i) there has been no Company
Material Adverse Effect and (ii) the Company has been operated
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
Specifically, except as set forth in the Financial Statements or
Section 2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, since
January 1, 2007, the Company has not:
(a) incurred any Liability
(absolute, contingent, accrued or otherwise) or guaranteed or
become a surety of any debt;
(b) sold or transferred or
committed to sell or transfer any of its assets, or canceled any
debts or claims or waived any rights or encumbered any of its
assets whatsoever, except for sale of inventory in the ordinary
course of the business of the Company and except for the
Dispositions (as defined in Section 4.12 below);
(c) issued or authorized any
stock, bonds, debentures, options, warrants or other
securities;
(d) increased or promised to
increase the compensation or fringe benefits of any officer or
director, or instituted any general wage increase applicable to
employees, or any specified sub-group of employees, except (with
respect only to any general wage increase or bonus payment) in the
ordinary course of the business of the Company consistent with past
practice and with the Company’s compensation plans and
programs in existence as of September 30, 2006;
(e) changed or modified its
accounting methods or practices on its books in any material
respect;
(f) settled, or agreed to
settle, any litigation, arbitration or other litigation, whether
pending or threatened;
(g) entered into, amended,
renewed, modified or extended any employment Contract;
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(h) entered into, amended,
terminated or received notice of termination of (A) any
material Permit to which the Company is a party, or (B) any
Contract or transaction involving a total remaining commitment by
the Company of at least $50,000;
(i) made any amendments to or
changes in its articles of incorporation or bylaws;
(j) engaged in any transaction
with any Interested Party; or
(k) agreed, orally or in
writing, to do any of the foregoing.
2.6 Litigation
. Other than as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, there is no Action pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened by or against the Company,
and the Company has not received any written claim, complaint,
report, threat or notice of any such Action. No Governmental Entity
has, prior to the execution hereof, notified the Company that it
would oppose or not approve or consent to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
2.7 Compliance with
Laws .
(a) The Company is in compliance
in all material respects with all Laws applicable to the Company
and its Business. All necessary Permits for the conduct of the
Company’s Business are set forth in
Section 2.7(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
There are no pending investigations or disciplinary proceedings
initiated by a Governmental Entity against the Company relating to
the Company’s Business, and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, no reasonable basis or bases exist for any threatened
investigation or disciplinary proceeding against the Company
relating to the Company’s Business that could lead to an
order or action (i) revoking or suspending any necessary
Permits to conduct business or (ii) suspending, restricting,
or disqualifying the continued performance of the Business in any
material respect.
(b) The Company possesses or
will, prior to Closing possess, all necessary Permits to conduct
the Business consistent with current practice in all material
respects and to own, operate or maintain assets and property
related to the Business.
2.8 Title to
Property .
(a) Section 2.8(a)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth all of the material
rights and interests in real property and leasehold estates used in
connection with the Company’s Business and the nature of its
interest therein. The Company has good title to, or valid leasehold
interests in, all such real properties leased by the Company
identified and reflected on Section 2.8(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, in each case free of all Liens other
than Permitted Liens. The Company does not own any real
property.
(b) Except as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect, each lease or agreement under
which the Company is a lessee or lessor of any property, real or
personal, is a valid and binding agreement of the Company, and no
event has occurred and is continuing which, with or without notice
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lapse of
time, would constitute a default or event of default by the Company
under any such lease or agreement or, to the Company’s
Knowledge, by any other party thereto.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 2.8(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
tangible assets of the Company are owned free of all Liens other
than Permitted Liens and, taken as a whole, (i) are in good
operating condition and repair, normal wear and tear excepted,
(ii) are usable in the ordinary course of business and
(iii) are all the tangible assets necessary for the operation
of the Business of the Company as it currently is conducted.
2.9 Intellectual
Property .
(a) Section 2.9 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete
list of all Patent Rights, Trademark Registrations, Trademark
Applications, material unregistered Trademarks, Copyright
Registrations, Copyright Applications and Domain Names that are
owned by the Company. Other than as set forth in
Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
(i) the
Company owns all right, title and interest in and to all of the
Intellectual Property that it purports to own, in each case free
and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, and, to the
Company’s Knowledge, has the right to use all Intellectual
Property owned by third parties and used by the Company pursuant to
a valid and enforceable written agreement;
(ii) to
the Company’s Knowledge, the conduct of the Business as
currently conducted does not infringe, violate or constitute an
unauthorized use or misappropriation of any Intellectual Property
of any Person not a party hereto;
(iii) the
Company is not party to any pending, and the Company has not
received written notice of any threatened, Action that asserts by
way of an express allegation a claim of infringement or
misappropriation, violation or unauthorized use of any Intellectual
Property against the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company,
is there any basis for any such Action;
(iv) except
with respect to licenses of commercially available, mass marketed
shrink-wrap Software, and except pursuant to the Intellectual
Property Licenses listed in Section 2.9 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not entered into any Contract
with third parties which after the date hereof require the Company
to make any payments in excess of $25,000 per annum by way of
royalties, fees or otherwise to any third party owner, licensor of,
or other claimant to any Intellectual Property, with respect to the
Company’s use of such Intellectual Property;
(v) the
Company has taken commercially reasonable measures to protect the
secrecy and confidentiality of the material Trade Secrets owned by
the Company or that are used by the Company in the conduct of the
Business, if any;
(vi) to
the Company’s Knowledge, no third party is infringing,
violating, misusing or misappropriating any Intellectual Property
that is owned by the Company and material to the Business, and
there are no such claims that have been made against any
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Person
by the Company. There are no Orders to which the Company is a party
or by which the Business is bound that restrict, in any material
respect, the right to use any of the Intellectual Property owned by
the Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not result in the loss or impairment of the
Company’s right to own or use any Intellectual Property that
is material to the Business; and
(vii) none
of the Company’s present or former employees, consultants or
independent contractors has any right, title or interest in any
Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company and material to
the Business.
(b) Except with respect to
licenses to the Company of commercially available, mass marketed
shrink-wrap Software, and except for nonexclusive licenses granted
by the Company to end users, distributors and other third parties
in the ordinary course of business in connection with the sale and
distribution of the Company’s products,
Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a complete and accurate list of all Contracts with third
parties to which the Company is a party licensing to or from any
such third parties any Intellectual Property that is material to
the Business (“ Intellectual Property Licenses
”). The Company has delivered or made available to Parent
true, correct and complete copies of each such Intellectual
Property Licenses, together with all amendments, modifications or
supplements thereto.
(c) Section 2.9 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate
list of (i) all Software that is owned exclusively by the
Company and that is material to the Business, and (ii) all
Software that is used by the Company and material to the Business
that is not exclusively owned by the Company, excluding
commercially available, mass marketed shrink-wrap software and
so-called “open source code” software and
“freeware”.
(d) The Intellectual Property of
the Company, taken as a whole, is all the Intellectual Property
necessary for the operation of the Business of the Company as it
currently is conducted.
2.10 Taxes
.
(a) (i) All Tax Returns
with respect to the Company and the properties, business, income,
sales, expenses, net worth or franchises of the Company, the
Business, any Subsidiaries or any Affiliated Group, of which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member required
to be filed (taking into account any valid extensions of time to
file), have been duly and timely filed with the appropriate Tax
Authority and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete
in all material respects and (ii) all Taxes due and payable
due in connection with the properties, business, income, sales,
expenses, net worth and franchises of by each of the Company and
its Subsidiaries have been timely paid;
(b) no agreement or other
document waiving or extending the statute of limitations or the
period of assessment or collection of any Taxes payable by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been filed or entered into
with any Tax Authority;
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(c) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of any Tax
Proceeding against or with respect to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries relating to any Taxes or Tax Returns;
(d) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by or has any obligation
under any Tax Sharing Agreement or Tax allocation, indemnity or
similar agreement or arrangement (including any advance pricing
agreement, closing agreement or other agreement relating to Taxes
with any Tax Authority);
(e) no power of attorney that
will be binding on the Company or any of its Subsidiaries after the
Closing has been granted or entered into by the Company or its
Subsidiaries with respect to any Taxes of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries;
(f) Parent has received accurate
and complete copies of (i) all federal income Tax Returns of
or including the Company and each Subsidiary relating to the
taxable periods ended since December 31, 2004 and (ii) any
audit report issued by a Tax Authority within the last three years
relating to any Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
(g) the Company has not received
any notice of any claim by a Tax Authority in a jurisdiction where
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns to
the effect that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is, or may
be, subject to taxation by that jurisdiction;
(h) none of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to any tax ruling or closing
agreement with any Governmental Entity;
(i) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income
in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date
as a result of any intercompany transaction or excess loss account
described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of
the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local
or foreign Tax law);
(j) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has agreed to or is required to make any
adjustments pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code or
any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law by reason of a
change in accounting method initiated by the Company (nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, has the IRS proposed any such
adjustment), or change in accounting method, or has any application
pending with any Tax Authority requesting permission for any
changes in accounting methods that relate to the Business or
operations of the Company;
(k) all withholding Tax
requirements imposed on the Company relating to the operations and
businesses of the Company for all taxable periods through the close
of business on the Closing Date shall be satisfied in full in all
respects to the extent due and payable on or before such
date;
(l) the Company has made a valid
Federal S election pursuant to Section 1362 of the
Code, and valid state elections, where applicable, and such
elections have not been
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revoked
or otherwise terminated; since January 1, 2001, the Company
has been an S corporation as defined in
Section 1361(a)(1) of the Code for federal and state
income tax purposes and is eligible for such treatment; the Company
has not received any written notice from the IRS or any state
taxing authority with respect to the revocation of the status of
the Company as an S corporation; and accordingly, the income of the
Company is, for Federal and state income tax purposes, included in
the gross income of, and taxable to, the holders of the Company
Capital Stock pursuant to Section 1366(a) of the Code
and analogous state law provisions;
(m) neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary has made any payment, or is or shall become obligated
(under any Contract entered into on or before the Closing Date) to
make any payment, that shall be nondeductible under
Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign income Tax Law); and
(n) neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries has ever been a member of an Affiliated Group
other than a group of which the Company is the common parent.
2.11 Environmental
Compliance . To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no
Environmental Liabilities that, individually or in the aggregate,
have or would reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse Effect. “ Environmental Liabilities ”
means any and all liabilities, current or future, accrued or
contingent, of the Company which arise under or relate to any and
all applicable Laws relating to the environment or the effect of
the environment on human health, or relating to emissions,
discharges, handling, management, disposal, use or releases of
pollutants, contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products,
asbestos, PCBs, chemicals or industrial, toxic, radioactive or
hazardous substances or wastes into the environment, including
ambient air, surface water, ground water, or land, or otherwise
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants,
contaminants, petroleum or petroleum products, asbestos, PCBs,
chemicals or industrial, toxic, radioactive or hazardous substances
or wastes or the clean-up or other remediation thereof.
2.12 Employee Matters;
Employee Benefit Plans .
(a)
Schedule 2.12(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule
contains a true and complete list as of April 1, 2007, of the
employees employed by the Company, indicating the title of and a
description of any agreements concerning such employees and a
listing of the rate of all current salary and bonus payable by the
Company to each employee. The Company has delivered to the Parent a
copy of each employment, consulting or independent contractor
agreement, confidentiality/assignment of inventions agreement
and/or non-competition agreement entered into with an employee or
service provider of the Company. To the Knowledge of the Company,
no officer or key employee has any plans to terminate employment or
service with the Company.
(b) Except as set forth on
Section 2.12(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
with respect to current and former employees and service providers
of the Company (each a “ Service Provider
”):
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(i) the
Company is in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable Laws respecting employment and employment practices,
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, including
any laws respecting minimum wage and overtime payments, employment
discrimination, workers’ compensation, employee benefits
(including Code and other Tax provisions related to any favorable
Tax treatment intended for a Benefit Arrangement or applicable to
plans of its type), family and medical leave, immigration, and
occupational safety and health requirements, and has not and is not
engaged in any unfair labor practice;
(ii) there
is no claim and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis
for any claim that such Service Provider was subject to a wrongful
discharge or any employment discrimination by the Company, or their
respective management, arising out of or relating to such Service
Provider’s race, sex, age, religion, national origin,
ethnicity, handicap or any other protected characteristic under
applicable Laws;
(iii) there
is not now, nor within the past twenty-four (24) months has
there been, any actions, suits, claims, labor disputes,
investigations or grievances pending, or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated relating to any
labor, safety or discrimination matters involving any Service
Provider, including charges of unfair labor practices or
discrimination complaints, which, if adversely determined, would,
individually or in the aggregate, result in any material liability
to the Company;
(iv) the
Service Providers of the Company are not and have never been
represented by any labor union, no collective bargaining agreement
is binding and in force against the Company or currently being
negotiated by the Company, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no
union organization campaign is in progress with respect to any of
the Service Providers, and no question concerning representation
exists respecting such Service Providers;
(v) the
Company has not entered into any agreement, arrangement or
understanding restricting its ability to terminate the employment
of any or all of its Service Providers at any time, for any lawful
or no reason, without penalty or liability;
(vi) the
Company does not have any material liability for any payment to any
trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of
any Governmental Entity with respect to unemployment compensation
benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
Service Providers (other than routine payments to be made in the
normal course of business and consistent with past practice);
and
(vii) there
are no pending nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or
reasonably anticipated claims or actions against the Company under
any worker’s compensation policy or long-term disability
policy.
(c) To the Knowledge of the
Company, no “mass layoff,” “plant closing”
or similar event as defined by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act with respect to the Company has occurred within
the past twelve (12) months.
(d) Except as disclosed on
Schedule 2.12(d) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
(i) neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates
maintain or sponsor, or has
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any
material liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to, any
Benefit Arrangement, (ii) no Benefit Arrangement provides or
has ever provided post-employment welfare benefits or severance
benefits, except to the extent required by Part 6 of Title I
of ERISA or similar state laws, and (iii) no Benefit
Arrangement is or has ever been a “welfare benefit
fund,” as defined in Section 419(e) of the Code,
or an organization described in Sections 501(c)(9) or
501(c)(20) of the Code. The Company has delivered to Parent
true and complete copies as of the Closing Date of: (i) each
written Benefit Arrangement document and a written description of
the material terms of each unwritten Benefit Arrangement,
(ii) each summary plan description relating to any Benefit
Arrangement, (iii) each trust, insurance or other funding
contract or agreement relating to any Benefit Arrangement,
(iv) each administrative services contract or agreement
relating to any Benefit Arrangement, (v) the three most recent
annual reports (Forms 5500) for each Benefit Arrangement (including
all related schedules), if applicable, and (vi) the most
recent Internal Revenue Service determination letter, opinion,
notification or advisory letter (as the case may be) for each
Benefit Arrangement that is intended to constitute a qualified plan
under Section 401 of the Code. Neither the Company nor
any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation or commitment to establish,
maintain, operate or administer any new Benefit Arrangement or to
amend any Benefit Arrangement so as to increase or add benefits
thereunder or otherwise.
(e) Neither the Company nor any
ERISA Affiliate has or has ever had any Liability with respect to
any Benefit Arrangement that is subject to Section 302 or
Title IV of ERISA, including a “multiemployer plan”, as
defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, or a “single employer
plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of
ERISA. No Liability remains outstanding with respect to any
partially or completely terminated Benefit Arrangement.
(f) Each Benefit Arrangement
intended to constitute a qualified plan under Section 401 of
the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter
from the IRS indicating that it meets the requirements of the laws
known by the acronym “GUST” which has not been revoked.
No Benefit Arrangement has assets that include securities issued by
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
(g) There are no pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened actions, suits, claims,
trials, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings by any
Person or by a Governmental Authority, including any present or
former participant or beneficiary under any Benefit Arrangement (or
any beneficiary of any such participant or beneficiary) involving
any Benefit Arrangement or any rights or benefits under any Benefit
Arrangement other than ordinary and usual claims for benefits by
participants or beneficiaries thereunder. To the Knowledge of the
Company, no event has occurred and no condition exists that could
subject the Company or the fund of any Benefit Arrangement to the
imposition of any material Liability, Tax or penalty with respect
to any Benefit Arrangement (other than ordinary and usual claims
for benefits), whether by way of indemnity or otherwise. All
contributions required to have been made or remitted and all
expenses required to have been paid by the Company to or under any
Benefit Arrangement under the terms of any such plan, any agreement
or any applicable Law have been paid within the time prescribed by
any such plan, agreement or Law. All contributions to or under any
Benefit Arrangement have been currently deductible under the Code
when made. To the Knowledge of the Company, no “prohibited
transaction” (as defined in ERISA Section 406) or breach
of fiduciary responsibility has occurred with respect to any
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Benefit
Arrangement for which a tax, penalty or other Liability of whatever
nature could be incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries,
whether by way of indemnity or otherwise.
(h) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will now or at any time in the future:
(A) result in any payment becoming due from the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries to any director, officer, employee, former
employee, independent contractor, consultant or agent of them,
under any Benefit Arrangement, (B) increase any benefits otherwise
payable under any Benefit Arrangement, or (C) result in any
acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits. The Company has made no agreement, undertaking or
commitment with any employee, director, officer, service provider
or agent (whether written or oral) (x) to make such person
fully or partially whole with respect to any adverse Tax
consequences, including any that might be imposed under
Sections 409A or 280G of the Code, or (y) with respect to
the steps it will take to revise any benefit programs for
compliance with, or exemption from, Section 409A of the
Code.
(i) Solely for purposes of this
Section 2.12 , the term “Knowledge of the
Company” includes the knowledge Frank Batula has or would
have after due inquiry.
2.13 Interested Party
Transactions . Except as set forth in
Section 2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no
holder of the Company’s Capital Stock, director, officer or
Service Provider of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and no
member of their immediate families (an “ Interested
Party ”), has any direct or indirect interest (as an
owner, employee, consultant or otherwise) in (i) any material
equipment or other property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible, including without limitation, any item of intellectual
property, used in connection with or pertaining to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) any competitor, lessee,
lessor, creditor, supplier, customer, manufacturer, agent,
representative or distributor of products of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries; provided , however , that no such
Interested Party shall be deemed to have such an interest solely by
virtue of the ownership by such Person, such Person’s
immediate family or their respective Affiliates of less than one
percent (1%) of the outstanding voting stock or debt securities of
which are traded on a recognized stock exchange or quoted on the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
System. All Interested Party matters disclosed on said Section
2.13 of the Company Disclosure Schedule were entered into on
arms’-length terms and are the subject of valid and
enforceable written Contracts.
2.14 Insurance
. Section 2.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and complete list of all insurance policies carried
by, or covering the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to
their businesses, assets and properties, together with, in respect
of each such policy, the name of the insurer, the policy number,
the type of policy, the amount of coverage and the deductible. True
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