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Exhibit
2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
BY AND AMONG
MARCHEX, INC.
VOICESTAR, INC.
AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF
VOICESTAR, INC.
DATED August 9,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I |
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1 |
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| MERGER |
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1 |
| 1.1 |
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T
HE M ERGER |
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1 |
| 1.2 |
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E
FFECTIVE T IME |
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1 |
| 1.3 |
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E
FFECT OF THE M
ERGER |
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| 1.4 |
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C
ERTIFICATE OF I
NCORPORATION ; B Y -L
AWS |
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2 |
| 1.5 |
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D
IRECTORS AND O
FFICERS |
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2 |
| 1.6 |
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C
ONVERSION OF S
HARES |
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2 |
| 1.7 |
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A
DDITIONAL A CTIONS |
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3 |
| 1.8 |
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W
ITHHOLDING |
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4 |
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| ARTICLE II |
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| PAYMENTS AND CLOSING |
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| 2.1 |
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T OTAL M
ERGER C ONSIDERATION
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| 2.2 |
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T IME
AND P LACE OF C
LOSING
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| 2.3 |
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E XCHANGE
OF C ERTIFICATES
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4 |
| 2.4 |
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I NTENTIONALLY O
MITTED
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| 2.5 |
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S TOCK T
RANSFER B OOKS
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| 2.6 |
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N O F
URTHER O WNERSHIP R
IGHTS IN C OMMON S
TOCK
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| 2.7 |
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C LOSING E
SCROW
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| 2.8 |
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W ORKING C
APITAL L OAN
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| 2.9 |
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S IGNING L
OAN
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| 2.10 |
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M ERGER C
ONSIDERATION A
DJUSTMENT
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6 |
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| ARTICLE III |
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8 |
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| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY |
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| 3.1 |
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C ORPORATE O
RGANIZATION
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8 |
| 3.2 |
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A
UTHORIZATION
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9 |
| 3.3 |
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C ONSENTS
AND A PPROVALS ; N O V
IOLATIONS
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| 3.4 |
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C OMPANY C
APITAL S TRUCTURE
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10 |
| 3.5 |
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S
UBSIDIARIES
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12 |
| 3.6 |
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F INANCIAL S
TATEMENTS ; B USINESS I
NFORMATION ; I NTERNAL C
ONTROLS
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12 |
| 3.7 |
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U NDISCLOSED L
IABILITIES
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13 |
| 3.8 |
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A BSENCE
OF C ERTAIN C HANGES
OR E VENTS
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13 |
| 3.9 |
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L EGAL P
ROCEEDINGS , ETC .
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14 |
| 3.10 |
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T AXES
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14 |
| 3.11 |
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T ITLE
TO P ROPERTIES AND R
ELATED M ATTERS
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| 3.12 |
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I NTELLECTUAL P
ROPERTY ; P ROPRIETARY R
IGHTS ; E MPLOYEE R
ESTRICTIONS
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| 3.13 |
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C
ONTRACTS
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| 3.14 |
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E MPLOYMENT M
ATTERS
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| 3.15 |
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E MPLOYEE B
ENEFIT P LANS
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| 3.16 |
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C OMPLIANCE
WITH A PPLICABLE L
AW
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| 3.17 |
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A BILITY
TO C ONDUCT B
USINESS
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| 3.18 |
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M AJOR V
ENDORS
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| 3.19 |
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I
NSURANCE
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| 3.20 |
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B ROKERS ; P
AYMENTS
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| 3.21 |
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B ANK A
CCOUNTS ; P OWERS OF A
TTORNEY
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| 3.22 |
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M INUTE B
OOKS , ETC .
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29 |
| 3.23 |
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I NTERESTED P
ARTY T RANSACTIONS
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29 |
| 3.24 |
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S TATE T
AKEOVER S TATUTES
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29 |
| 3.25 |
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T HIRD P
ARTY A UDITS AND I
NVESTIGATIONS
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| 3.26 |
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A
CCOUNTS R ECEIVABLE |
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| 3.27 |
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P
ROJECTIONS |
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30 |
| 3.28 |
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D
ISCLOSURE |
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| ARTICLE IV |
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| REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS |
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| 4.1 |
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A
UTHORIZATION ; ETC . |
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| 4.2 |
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P
ARENT C OMMON S
TOCK |
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32 |
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| ARTICLE V |
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| REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE PARENT |
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| 5.1 |
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C
ORPORATE O
RGANIZATION |
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| 5.2 |
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A
UTHORIZATION |
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| 5.3 |
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C
ONSENTS AND A PPROVALS
; N O V IOLATIONS |
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| 5.4 |
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SEC R
EPORTS AND F INANCIAL
S TATEMENTS |
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| 5.5 |
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B
ROKERS ; P AYMENTS |
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| 5.6 |
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D
ISCLOSURE |
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| 5.7 |
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V
ALIDITY OF S
HARES |
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| ARTICLE VI |
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| CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE TIME |
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| 6.1 |
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C
ONDUCT OF B USINESS
OF THE C
OMPANY |
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| 6.2 |
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C
ONDUCT OF B USINESS
OF A CQUISITION C
ORP . |
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| 6.3 |
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O
THER N EGOTIATIONS |
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| ARTICLE VII |
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| ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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| 7.1 |
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A
CCESS TO P ROPERTIES
AND R ECORDS |
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| 7.2 |
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T
RANSFER OF I
NTERESTS |
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| 7.3 |
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R
EASONABLE E FFORTS ;
ETC . |
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| 7.4 |
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M
ATERIAL E VENTS |
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| 7.5 |
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F
EES AND E
XPENSES |
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| 7.6 |
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S
UPPLEMENTS TO D
ISCLOSURE S CHEDULES |
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| 7.7 |
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T
AX M ATTERS |
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| 7.8 |
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R
ESTRICTED S TOCK G
RANTS |
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| 7.9 |
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R
EPURCHASE R IGHT |
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| 7.10 |
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F
INANCIAL S TATEMENTS |
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| 7.11 |
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T
ERMINATION OF S
HAREHOLDER V OTING A
GREEMENTS |
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| 7.12 |
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E
XERCISE AND T
ERMINATION OF C OMPANY
S TOCK R IGHTS |
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| 7.13 |
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R
ESIGNATION OF O
FFICERS AND D
IRECTORS |
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| ARTICLE VIII |
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| COVENANTS OF THE PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS |
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| ARTICLE IX |
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| CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE
PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP. |
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| 9.1 |
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R
EPRESENTATIONS AND W
ARRANTIES T RUE |
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| 9.2 |
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P
ERFORMANCE |
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| 9.3 |
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A
BSENCE OF L
ITIGATION |
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| 9.4 |
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C
ONSENTS |
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| 9.5 |
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A
DDITIONAL A GREEMENTS |
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| 9.6 |
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S
HAREHOLDER A PPROVAL ; D
ISSENTER ’ S R
IGHTS |
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| 9.7 |
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D
ELIVERY OF C
ERTIFICATES FOR C
ANCELLATION |
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| 9.8 |
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C
ERTIFICATES OF M
ERGER |
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| 9.9 |
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T
ERMINATION |
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| 9.10 |
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S
UPPORTING D OCUMENTS |
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| 9.11 |
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R
ELEASE OF L
IENS |
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| ARTICLE X |
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| CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE
COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS |
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| 10.1 |
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R
EPRESENTATIONS AND W
ARRANTIES T RUE |
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| 10.2 |
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P
ERFORMANCE |
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| 10.3 |
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A
BSENCE OF L
ITIGATION |
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| 10.4 |
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C
ONSENTS |
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| 10.5 |
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A
DDITIONAL A GREEMENTS |
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| 10.6 |
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M
ERGER C ONSIDERATION ; E
SCROW D EPOSIT |
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| 10.7 |
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C
ERTIFICATES OF M
ERGER |
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| 10.8 |
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S
UPPORTING D OCUMENTS |
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| ARTICLE XI |
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| TERMINATION |
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| 11.1 |
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T
ERMINATION |
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| 11.2 |
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E
FFECT OF T
ERMINATION |
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| 11.3 |
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T
ERMINATION F EE |
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| ARTICLE XII |
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| INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL OF
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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| 12.1 |
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NDEMNITY O BLIGATIONS |
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| 12.2 |
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N
OTIFICATION OF C
LAIMS |
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| 12.3 |
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D
URATION |
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| 12.4 |
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E
SCROW |
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| 12.5 |
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R
EGISTRATION R IGHTS |
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| 12.6 |
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L
IMITATIONS |
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| 12.7 |
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N
O C ONTRIBUTION |
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| 12.8 |
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T
REATMENT OF I NDEMNITY
P AYMENTS |
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| ARTICLE XIII |
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| REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
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| 13.1 |
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R
EGISTRABLE S HARES |
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| 13.2 |
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R
EQUIRED R EGISTRATION |
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| 13.3 |
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FFECTIVENESS ; S USPENSION R
IGHT |
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| 13.4 |
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E
XPENSES |
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| 13.5 |
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I
NDEMNIFICATION |
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| 13.6 |
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P
ROCEDURES FOR S ALE
OF S HARES U NDER R
EGISTRATION S
TATEMENT |
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| ARTICLE XIV |
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| MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
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| 14.1 |
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A
MENDMENT |
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| 14.2 |
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W
AIVER OF C
OMPLIANCE |
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| 14.3 |
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N
OTICES |
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| 14.4 |
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B
INDING E FFECT ; A
SSIGNMENT |
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| 14.5 |
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N
O T HIRD P ARTY B
ENEFICIARIES |
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| 14.6 |
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P
UBLIC A NNOUNCEMENTS |
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| 14.7 |
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C
OUNTERPARTS |
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| 14.8 |
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H
EADINGS |
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| 14.9 |
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NTIRE A GREEMENT |
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| 14.10 |
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G
OVERNING L AW |
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| 14.11 |
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S
EVERABILITY |
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| 14.12 |
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S
PECIFIC P ERFORMANCE |
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| 14.13 |
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C
ONSTRUCTION |
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| 14.14 |
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W AIVER
OF J URY T
RIAL
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| ARTICLE XV |
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| DEFINITIONS |
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| 15.1 |
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C ERTAIN D
EFINITIONS
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Exhibits and schedules to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger have been omitted. The following
is a list of omitted exhibits and schedules which Parent agrees to
furnish supplementally to the Commission upon request.
EXHIBITS
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| A-1 |
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Form of Certificate of Merger
(Delaware)
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| A-2 |
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Form of Certificate of Merger
(Pennsylvania)
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| B |
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Form of Escrow Agreement
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| C |
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Form of Executive Employment
Agreement
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SCHEDULES
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| 1.2 |
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Merger Consideration/Exchange
Ratio
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| 2.3 |
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Distribution of the Merger
Consideration
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| 4.1 |
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Capitalization Table
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| 6.1 |
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Conduct of Business of the
Company
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| 7.8 |
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Restricted Stock Grants
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| 9.4 |
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Required Third Party Consents
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| 9.9 |
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Termination of Agreements
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DISCLOSURE
SCHEDULES
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| 3.1 |
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Corporate Organization
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| 3.3 |
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Consents and Approvals; No
Violations
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| 3.4 |
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Company Capital Structure
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| 3.6 |
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Financial Statements; Business
Information; Internal Controls
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| 3.9 |
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Legal Proceedings, etc.
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| 3.10 |
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Taxes
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| 3.11 |
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Title to Properties and Related
Matters
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| 3.12 |
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Intellectual Property; Proprietary
Rights; Employee Restrictions
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| 3.13 |
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Contracts
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| 3.14 |
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Employment Matters
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| 3.15 |
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Employment Benefit Plans
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| 3.18 |
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Major Customers
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| 3.19 |
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Insurance
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| 3.20 |
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Brokers; Payments
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| 3.21 |
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Bank Accounts; Powers of
Attorney
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| 3.26 |
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Accounts Receivable
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| 3.27 |
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Projections
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iv
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
(the “ Agreement ”) dated as of August 9,
2007, by and among Marchex, Inc., a corporation organized under the
laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Parent ”),
VoiceStar, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (the “ Company ”),
and the undersigned holders of all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company (the “ Shareholders
”).
WHEREAS, the respective
Boards of Directors of the Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the
Company have approved the merger of Acquisition Corp. with and into
the Company (the “ Merger ”), pursuant to which
the Company will be the surviving corporation and the Shareholders
will be entitled to receive the consideration provided for in this
Agreement, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as a condition and
inducement to Parent’s willingness to enter into this
Agreement, the Shareholders have signed this Agreement and have
signed and delivered herewith to Parent irrevocable proxies or
written consents adopting and approving this Agreement, the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated hereby.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties
and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
MERGER
1.1 The Merger . Prior
to the Effective Time, Parent shall form a wholly-owned Delaware
subsidiary to effectuate the transactions contemplated herein, such
acquisition subsidiary to be referred to as “ Acquisition
Corp ”. At the Effective Time and subject to and upon the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Certificates of Merger,
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “ DGCL
”) and the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law (the “
PBCL ”), Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and
into the Company, the separate existence of Acquisition Corp. shall
cease, and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation.
The Company as the surviving corporation after the Merger is
hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “ Surviving
Corporation .”
1.2 Effective Time .
As promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Articles IX and X, the parties hereto shall
cause the Merger to be consummated by filing certificates of merger
as contemplated by the DGCL and the PBCL in the forms of Exhibit
A-1 and Exhibit A-2 attached hereto (the “
Certificates of Merger ”), together with any required
related certificates, with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware and the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in such form as required by, and executed in
accordance with the relevant provisions of, the DGCL and the PBCL
(the time of 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 Certificates of Merger and
the applicable provisions of the
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DGCL and the PBCL. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective
Time all the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall vest in the Surviving
Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company
and Acquisition Corp. shall become the debts, liabilities and
duties of the Surviving Corporation, all without further act or
deed.
1.4 Articles of
Incorporation; By-Laws .
(a) Articles of
Incorporation . At the Effective Time, the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the
Surviving Corporation, until thereafter amended in accordance with
PBCL and such Articles of Incorporation.
(b) By-Laws . At
Effective Time, the By-Laws of the Company, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the By-Laws of
the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance
with PBCL, the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation and such By-Laws.
1.5 Directors and
Officers . The directors of the Acquisition Corp. immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the
Surviving Corporation from and after the Effective Time, each to
hold office in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation and
By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation, and the officers of the
Acquisition Corp. immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation from and after
the Effective Time, in each case until their respective successors
are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
1.6 Conversion of
Shares .
(a) Conversion of
Shares . Each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding as
of the Effective Time (other than shares owned by holders who have
properly exercised their rights of appraisal within the meaning of
Subchapter D of Title 15 of the PBCL (“ Dissenting
Shares ”) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder thereof, automatically be
converted into an amount in cash equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing the Cash Consideration by the total number of Fully
Diluted Shares as of the Effective Time. Such resulting quotients
are referred to herein as the “Exchange Ratio.”
“Fully Diluted Shares” shall be equal to the total
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock, immediately prior to
the Closing Date, calculated on a fully diluted, fully converted
basis as though all convertible debt and equity securities and
options that are vested and exercisable as of the Effective Time
and warrants had been converted or exercised but excluding any
convertible debt being paid off at Closing. Schedule 1.2 attached
hereto sets forth, with respect to the Merger Consideration,
(i) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) the aggregate cash
payment to be paid in connection with the Merger to the
Shareholders.
(b) Treasury Shares .
Each share of Common Stock held in the Company’s treasury as
of the Effective Time, if any, shall, by virtue of the Merger, be
canceled without payment of any consideration therefor.
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(c) Stock Options .
Each outstanding option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock
(each, a “ Company Option ”), which will vest as
of the Effective Time, shall be exercised on the Closing Date with
the exercise price thereof duly paid to the Company or via a
cashless exercise as provided for in such option agreements. In
connection with the exercise of any such Company Option, the
Company shall withhold the requisite amount for tax purposes
provided in Section 1.8 hereof. Each outstanding Company
Option, not already vested and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time, shall be cancelled at the Effective Time without
the payment of any consideration therefore, and shall be of no
further force and effect, without any assumption
thereof.
(d) Warrants . Each
Company Warrant shall be (i) exercised on the Closing Date
with the exercise price thereof duly paid to the Company or via a
cashless exercise as provided for in such warrant agreements or
(ii) cancelled at the Effective Time without the payment of
any consideration therefore, and shall be of no further force and
effect, without any assumption thereof.
(e) Acquisition Corp.
Shares . Each share of Acquisition Corp. common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into and exchanged for one
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
(f) Dissenting Shares
. Any Dissenting Shares shall be converted into the right to
receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with
respect to each such Dissenting Share pursuant to Subchapter D of
Title 15 of the PBCL; provided, however, that Dissenting Shares
held by a holder who shall, after the Effective Time of the Merger,
withdraw his demand for appraisal or lose his right of appraisal as
provided in Subchapter D of Title 15 of the PBCL, shall be deemed
to be converted, as of the Effective Time of the Merger, into the
right to receive such holder’s Pro Rata Portion of the Merger
Consideration in accordance with the procedures specified in
Section 2.3(a). The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt
notice of any written demands for appraisal, withdrawals of demands
for appraisal and any other instruments served pursuant to
Subchapter D of Title 15 of the PBCL received by the Company, and
(ii) the opportunity to direct all negotiations and
proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under Subchapter
D of Title 15 of PBCL. The Company will not voluntarily make any
payment with respect to any demands for appraisal and will not,
except with the prior written consent of Parent, settle or offer to
settle any such demands.
1.7 Additional Actions
. If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of
sale, assignments, assurances or any other acts or things are
necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm, of record or
otherwise, in the Surviving Corporation, its right, title or
interest in or to any of the rights, properties or assets of
Acquisition Corp. or the Company acquired or to be acquired by
reason of, or as a result of, the Merger, or otherwise to carry out
the purposes of this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation and its
proper officers and directors shall be authorized to execute and
deliver, in the name and on behalf of Acquisition Corp. or the
Company, all such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances
and to do, in the name and on behalf of Acquisition Corp. or the
Company, all such other acts and things necessary or desirable to
vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title or interest in,
to or under such rights, properties or assets in the Surviving
Corporation or otherwise to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement.
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1.8 Withholding .
Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the Company shall be entitled
to deduct and withhold from any Merger Consideration payable or
otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement and from any
holder or former holder of Company Options with respect to the
exercise, cancellation, termination or otherwise disposition of
such Company Options, including Company Stock options which have
already been exercised, such amounts as Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or the Company may be required to pay, deduct or
withhold therefrom under the Code or under any provision of state,
local or foreign tax law resulting from the transactions
contemplated herein. To the extent such amounts are so paid,
deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the person to
whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid.
ARTICLE II
PAYMENTS AND
CLOSING
2.1 Total Merger
Consideration . The consideration payable by virtue of the
Merger to the holders of shares of the Company’s Common
Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (the “ Common
Stock ”) shall consist of $11,350,000 (the “
Cash Consideration ” or the “ Merger
Consideration ”) less (i) any Company Acquisition
Expenses and less (ii) the amount of any Company indebtedness,
excluding the Working Capital Loan, greater than
$1,134,000.
2.2 Time and Place of
Closing . Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated and
the transactions herein contemplated shall have been abandoned
pursuant to Article XI and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions set forth in Articles IX and X, the consummation of
the Merger (the “ Closing ”) will take place as
promptly as practicable (and in any event within two
(2) business days) after satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Articles IX and X, at the offices of
Marchex, Inc., 413 Pine Street, Suite 500, Seattle, Washington,
98101 unless another date, time or place is agreed to in writing by
the Company and the Parent. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in Articles IX and X, the Company and
the Acquisition Corp. shall execute and deliver an agreement or
certificate of merger relating to the Merger in accordance with
DGCL and PBCL on or before the Closing Date, and shall cause such
agreement or certificate of merger to be filed in accordance with
DGCL and PBCL on the Closing Date. The date of such Closing is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date ” and
the effective time of such Closing for accounting purposes shall be
12:01 a.m. PST on such date.
2.3 Exchange of
Certificates .
(a) At the Closing,
certificates representing not less than one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock shall be surrendered for cancellation and termination in the
Merger. At the Effective Time, each certificate representing issued
and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (each, a “
Certificate ”) shall be canceled in exchange for the
amount of Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1. After
payment by the Company (or by Parent as directed by the Company) of
all fees and
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expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.5
from the Cash Consideration portion of the Merger Consideration,
the remaining Merger Consideration shall be distributed as follows
(as set forth on Schedule 2.3) to the extent Certificates have been
surrendered at Closing (or thereafter upon surrender of
Certificates) the remaining Cash Consideration shall be wired to an
account or accounts designated by the Shareholders, less $1,135,000
which shall be placed in escrow to partially secure the obligations
pursuant to Article XII hereof (the “ Cash Escrow
”). Until surrendered in connection herewith, each
outstanding Certificate which immediately prior to the Effective
Time represented shares of Common Stock shall be deemed for all
corporate purposes to evidence ownership of the amount of cash and
Stock issuable upon conversion of such shares of Common Stock, but
shall, subject to applicable appraisal rights under the PBCL, have
no other rights. Subject to appraisal rights under the PBCL, from
and after the Effective Time, the holders of shares of Common Stock
shall cease to have any rights in respect of such shares and their
rights shall be solely in respect of the amount of cash and into
which such shares of Common Stock have been converted.
(b) If any cash is to be paid
in the name of a person other than the person in whose name the
Certificate(s) surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it
shall be a condition to the payment of such cash that (i) the
Certificate(s) so surrendered shall be transferable, and shall be
properly assigned, endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock
powers, (ii) such transfer shall otherwise be proper, and
(iii) the person requesting such transfer shall pay Parent, or
its exchange agent, any transfer or other taxes payable by reason
of the foregoing or establish to the reasonable satisfaction of
Parent that such taxes have been paid or are not required to be
paid. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Parent nor the Company
shall be liable to a holder of shares of Common Stock for cash paid
to such holder pursuant to the provisions of
Section 1.2(a) of this Agreement that are delivered to
a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar laws.
(c) In the event any
Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent shall issue in
exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the cash
issuable in exchange therefor pursuant to the provisions of
Section 1.2(a) of this Agreement. The Board of
Directors of Parent may in its discretion and as a condition
precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost,
stolen or destroyed Certificate to provide to Parent an indemnity
agreement against any claim that may be made against Parent with
respect to the Certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
2.4 Intentionally
Omitted .
2.5 Stock Transfer
Books . At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the
Company shall be closed, and there shall be no further registration
of transfers of Common Stock thereafter on the records of the
Company.
2.6 No Further Ownership
Rights in Common Stock . The amount of cash delivered upon the
surrender for exchange of shares of Common Stock in accordance with
the terms hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full
satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares, and there
shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the
Surviving Corporation of shares of Common Stock which were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the
Effective Time, certificates for shares of Common Stock are
presented to the Surviving Corporation for any reason, they shall
be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article
II.
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2.7 Closing Escrow .
At Closing, Parent will deposit in escrow on behalf of the
Shareholders the Cash Escrow (the “ Escrow Deposit
”). The Escrow Deposit shall be held by and registered in the
name of U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent (the
“ Escrow Agent ”), as security for the
indemnification obligations under Article XII pursuant to the
provisions of an Escrow Agreement (the “ Escrow
Agreement ”) in the form of Exhibit B attached
hereto.
2.8 Working Capital
Loan . In connection with the execution hereof, Parent shall
loan up to Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($400,000) in cash to the
Company pursuant to a promissory note of even date (the “
Working Capital Loan ”).
2.9 Signing Loan . In
connection with the execution hereof, Parent shall loan Three
Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,100,000) in cash to the
Company pursuant to a promissory note of even date (the “
Signing Loan ” and together with the Working Capital
Loan, the “ Loans ”).
2.10 Merger Consideration
Adjustment .
(a) General . As an
adjustment to the Merger Considerations, the Shareholders agree to
pay to Parent the amount, if any, by which the Final Stated Assets
minus the Final Stated Liabilities is less than zero.
(b) Definitions . The
following terms, as used herein, have the following
meanings:
“ Accounting
Referee ” means a firm of independent regionally or
nationally recognized accountants having no material relationship
with the Parent or the Company selected by Parent and reasonably
acceptable to the Principal Shareholders.
“ Closing Balance
Sheet ” means a balance sheet for the Company as of the
close of business on the Closing Date that (i) fairly presents
the financial position of the Company as at the close of business
on the Closing Date, and (ii) is prepared in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied.
“ Closing Net
Worth ” means Closing Stated Assets minus Closing Stated
Liabilities.
“ Closing Stated
Assets ” means the sum of the Company’s current
assets, excluding proceeds of the Loans.
“ Closing Stated
Liabilities ” means the sum of the Company’s
current liabilities, excluding Company Acquisition Expenses and
Company indebtedness (including without limitation, as an item of
Company indebtedness the Loans and equipment leases).
“ Final Stated
Assets ” means Closing Stated Assets (i) as shown in
the Parent’s calculation delivered pursuant to
Section 2.10(c) if no notice of disagreement with respect
thereto is delivered by Principal Shareholders pursuant to
Section 2.10(d) or (ii) if such a notice
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of disagreement is delivered,
(A) as agreed by the parties pursuant to Section 2.10(e)
or (B) in the absence of such agreement, as shown in the
Accounting Referee’s calculation delivered pursuant to
Section 2.10(e).
“ Final Stated
Liabilities ” means Closing Stated Liabilities
(i) as shown in the Parent’s calculation delivered
pursuant to Section 2.10(c) if no notice of disagreement with
respect thereto is delivered by Principal Shareholders pursuant to
Section 2.10(d) or (ii) if such a notice of disagreement
is delivered, (A) as agreed by the parties pursuant to
Section 2.10(e) or (B) in the absence of such agreement,
as shown in the Accounting Referee’s calculation delivered
pursuant to Section 2.10(e).
(c) Preparation of Closing
Balance Sheet . As promptly as practicable after the Closing
Date, the Parent will cause the Closing Balance Sheet to be
prepared and will prepare a certificate based on such Closing
Balance Sheet setting forth its calculation of Closing Net Worth.
As promptly as practicable, but no later than ninety
(90) days, after the Closing Date, the Parent will cause the
Closing Balance Sheet to be delivered to the Principal
Shareholders.
(d) Disagreement by the
Principal Shareholders . If the Principal Shareholders disagree
with the Parent’s calculation of Closing Net Worth, the
Principal Shareholders may, within 20 days after receipt of the
documents referred to in Section 2.10(c), deliver a notice to
the Parent disagreeing with such calculation and setting forth the
Principal Shareholders’ calculation of the Closing Balance
Sheet and Closing Net Worth. Any such notice of disagreement shall
specify those items or amounts as to which the Principal
Shareholders disagree, and the Principal Shareholders shall be
deemed to have agreed with all other items and amounts contained in
the Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of Closing Net Worth
delivered by the Parent pursuant to Section 2.10.
(e) Dispute Resolution
. If a notice of disagreement shall have been delivered by the
Principal Shareholders pursuant to Section 2.10(d), the
parties shall, during the 20 days following such delivery, use
their commercially reasonable efforts to reach agreement on the
disputed items or amounts in order to determine the amount of
Closing Net Worth, which amount shall not be less than the amount
shown in the Parent’s calculation thereof delivered pursuant
to Section 2.10(c) nor more than the amount shown in the
Principal Shareholders’ calculation thereof delivered
pursuant to Section 2.10(d). If, during such period, the
parties are unable to reach agreement, they shall promptly
thereafter cause the Accounting Referee promptly to review this
Agreement and arbitrate the disputed items or amounts for the
purpose of calculating Closing Net Worth. In making such
calculation, the Accounting Referee shall consider only those items
or amounts in the Closing Balance Sheet or the Parent’s
calculation of Closing Net Worth as to which the Principal
Shareholders have disagreed and rely only on the presentations of
the Principal Shareholders and Parent rather than an independent
review. The Accounting Referee shall deliver to the Principal
Shareholders and Parent, as promptly as practicable, a report
setting forth such calculation. Such report shall be final and
binding upon the parties hereto. The cost of such review and report
shall be borne (i) by the Principal Shareholders if the
Parent’s calculation of Closing Net Worth is closer to Final
Net Worth than the Principal Shareholders’ calculation
thereof, (ii) by the Parent if the reverse is true and
(iii) otherwise equally by the Principal Shareholders and the
Parent.
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(f) Cooperation . The
parties hereto agree that they will, and agree to cause their
respective independent accountants to, cooperate and assist in the
preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet and the calculation of the
Closing Net Worth and in any reviews referred to in this
Section 2.10 , including without limitation the making
available to the extent necessary of books, records, work papers
and personnel.
(g) Time of Payment .
Any payment pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be made at a
mutually convenient time and place (i) within 30 days after
the Parent’s delivery of the documents referred to in
Section 2.10(c) if no notice of disagreement with respect to
Closing Net Worth is delivered by the Principal Shareholders or
(ii) if a notice of disagreement with respect to Closing Net
Worth is so delivered then within 10 days after the earlier of
(A) agreement between the parties pursuant to
Section 2.10(e) with respect to Closing Net Worth and
(B) delivery of the calculation of Closing Net Worth by the
Accounting Referee pursuant to Section 2.10(e)
.
(h) Method of Payment
. Any payments pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall be made by
delivery by the Shareholders of a certified or official bank check
payable immediately available funds to the Parent, or by causing
such payments to be credited to such account of the Parent as my be
designated by the Parent. The amount of any payment to be made
pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall bear interest from and
including the Closing Date to but excluding the date of payment at
a rate per annum equal to the rate publicly announced from time to
time by Bank of America N.A. as its base or prime rate in New York
City in effect from time to time during the period from the Closing
Date to the date of payment. Such interest shall be payable at the
same time as the payment to which it relates and shall be
calculated daily on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual
number of days for which due. In the event the Shareholders fail to
make timely payments due hereunder to Parent, Parent shall be
entitled to recover such amounts from the Escrow Deposit without
application of Section 12.6.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and
warrants to the Parent and Acquisition Corp. as set forth below,
subject to the exceptions set forth in the disclosure schedules
hereto (the “ Company Disclosure Schedules ”),
the section numbers and letters of which correspond to the section
and subsection numbers and letters of this Agreement.
3.1 Corporate
Organization .
The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate and lease
the properties and assets it now owns, operates and leases and to
carry on the Company’s business as presently conducted. The
Company is duly qualified to transact business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in the jurisdictions set forth
in Schedule 3.1(a) hereto, which are the only jurisdictions
where such
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qualification is required by reason of
the nature of the properties and assets currently owned, operated
or leased by it or the business currently conducted by it, except
for such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified would
not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
previously delivered to the Parent complete and correct copies of
the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (certified by the
secretary of state for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as of a
recent date) and the By-Laws of the Company (certified by the
Secretary of the Company as of a recent date). Neither the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation nor its By-Laws has been
amended since the date of certification thereof, nor has any action
been taken for the purpose of effecting any amendment of such
instrument.
3.2 Authorization .
The Company has full corporate power and authority to enter into
this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and adopted by
the Shareholders and no other proceeding on the part of the Company
is necessary to approve and authorize the execution and delivery of
this Agreement or (subject to the filing of the Certificates of
Merger pursuant to the DGCL and PBCA) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and
binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that enforceability may be limited by
applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or
other Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and by general principles of equity, regardless of
whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in Law or
in equity.
3.3 Consents and
Approvals; No Violations . Subject to the filing of the
Certificates of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware and with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not:
(i) violate or conflict with any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation, By-Laws or other constitutive documents of the
Company, (ii) breach, violate or constitute an event of
default (or an event which with the lapse of time or the giving of
notice or both would constitute an event of default) under, give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation, modification or
acceleration under, or require any consent or the giving of any
notice under, any note, bond, indenture, mortgage, security
agreement, lease, license, franchise, permit, agreement or other
instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party, or by
which the Company or any of its properties or assets may be bound,
or result in the creation of any lien, claim or encumbrance or
other right of any third party of any kind whatsoever upon the
properties or assets of the Company pursuant to the terms of any
such instrument or obligation, (iii) violate or conflict with
any Law, statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, judgment,
order, writ, injunction, decree or other instrument of any federal,
state, local or foreign court or governmental or regulatory body,
agency, association, organization or authority applicable to the
Company or by which its properties or assets may be bound, except
for such violations and conflicts which would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, or (iv) require, on the part of the
Company any filing or registration with, or permit, license,
exemption, consent, authorization or approval of, or the giving of
any notice to, any governmental or regulatory body, agency or
authority, other than any filing, registration, permit, license,
exemption, consent, authorization, approval or notice which if not
obtained would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
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3.4 Company Capital
Structure .
(a) Immediately prior to the
transactions contemplated hereunder, the authorized capital stock
of the Company consists of (i) 10,000,000 shares of Company
Common Stock, $0.00001 par value per share (“ Common
Stock ”) of which 8,000,000 are issued and outstanding
(which such amounts include the shares issuable upon exercise of
the Company Options on the Closing Date). The Company Common Stock,
including all shares subject to the Company’s right of
repurchase, is held of record beneficially by the Persons with the
addresses and in the amounts and represented by the certificates
set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) . All outstanding shares of
Company Common Stock (i) have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid, non-assessable and not subject to
preemptive rights or similar rights created by statute, the
Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the By-Laws of the
Company or any agreement or document to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound, and (ii) have been offered,
sold, issued and delivered by the Company in all material respects
in compliance with all applicable Laws, including federal and state
corporate and securities Laws. There are no declared or accrued but
unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Company Common
Stock. Except as set forth in this Section 3.4 , as of
the date of this Agreement no shares of Company Common Stock, other
equity securities, partnership interests or similar ownership
interests or other voting securities of the Company or any
securities exchangeable or convertible into or exercisable for such
capital stock, other equity securities, partnership interests or
similar ownership interests or other voting securities of the
Company, were issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.4(a) , there are no bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the
right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities
having the right to vote) on any matters on which Shareholders of
the Company may vote. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 ,
the Company has never repurchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired
or caused the repurchase, redemption or acquisition of any shares
of Company Common Stock or other securities of the Company, and
there are no amounts owed or which may be owed to any Person by the
Company as a result of any repurchase, redemption or acquisition of
any shares of Company Common Stock or other securities of the
Company. There is no claim or basis for such a claim to any portion
of the Merger Consideration except as set forth in Schedule 1.2 by
any current or former Shareholder, option holder or warrant holder
of the Company, or any other Person.
(i) Except for the
Company’s 2006 Stock Plan (the “ Company Option
Plan ”), as amended, the Company has never adopted,
sponsored or maintained any stock option plan or any other plan or
agreement providing for equity compensation to any Person. The
Company Option Plan has been duly authorized, approved and adopted
by the Company’s Board of Directors and the Shareholders and
is in full force and effect. The Company has reserved for issuance
to Employees of and consultants to the Company 2,000,000 shares of
Company Common Stock under the Company Option Plan, of which
options to purchase 430,000 shares of Company Common Stock have
been granted and are outstanding (each, a “ Company
Option ”). Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 ,
all outstanding Company Options have been offered, issued and
delivered by the Company in all material respects in compliance
with all applicable Laws, including federal and state corporate and
securities Laws, and in compliance with the terms and conditions of
the Company Option Plan. Schedule 3.4(a)(i) sets forth for
each outstanding Company Option, the name of the holder of such
option, the domicile address of such holder, an
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indication of whether such holder is an
Employee of the Company, the date of grant or issuance of such
option, the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to
such option, the exercise price of such option, the vesting
schedule for such option, including the extent vested on the date
of this Agreement and whether and to what extent the exercisability
of such option will be accelerated and become exercisable as a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and
whether such Company Option is or is not an incentive stock option
as defined in Section 422 of the Code.
(ii) The Company has
outstanding warrants for the purchase of shares of Company Common
Stock (each, a “ Company Warrant ”). All Company
Warrants have been offered, issued and delivered by the Company in
all material respects in compliance with all applicable Laws,
including federal and state corporate and securities Laws.
Schedule 3.4(a)(ii) sets forth for each outstanding Company
Warrant, the name of the holder of such Company Warrant, the
domicile address of such holder, an indication of whether such
holder is an Employee of the Company, the date of grant or issuance
of such Company Warrant, the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject to such Company Warrant, the exercise price of such
Company Warrant, the vesting schedule for such Company Warrant,
including the extent vested to the date of this Agreement and
whether and to what extent the exercisability of such Company
Warrant will be accelerated and become exercisable as a result of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(iii) Except for the Company
Options and Company Warrants, there are no Company Stock Rights or
agreements of any character, written or oral, obligating the
Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to
be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any Company
Common Stock or any capital stock or equity or other ownership
interest of the Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend,
accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or
enter into any such Company Stock Right. There are no outstanding
or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or other similar rights with respect to the
Company.
(b) Except for the agreements
or understandings set forth on Schedule 3.4(b)
(collectively, the “ Shareholder Voting Agreements
”), there are no (i) voting trusts, proxies, or other
agreements or understandings with respect to the voting stock of
the Company to which the Company is a party, by which the Company
is bound, or of which the Company has knowledge, or
(ii) agreements or understandings to which the Company is a
party, by which the Company is bound, or of which the Company has
knowledge relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including
agreements relating to rights of first refusal,
“co-sale” rights or “drag-along” rights) of
any Company Common Stock. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby does not implicate any rights or obligations
under the Shareholder Voting Agreements that have not been complied
with or waived. The Shareholders of Company Common Stock and
Company Stock Rights have been or will be properly given, or shall
have properly waived, any required notice prior to the transactions
contemplated herein.
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3.5 Subsidiaries
.
(a) The Company does not own
and has never otherwise owned, directly or indirectly, any capital
stock of or any other equity interest in, or controlled, directly
or indirectly, any other Person, and the Company is not and has not
otherwise been, directly or indirectly, a party to, member of or
participant in any partnership, joint venture or similar business
entity.
3.6 Financial Statements;
Business Information; Internal Controls .
(a) Attached hereto as
Schedule 3.6(a) are (i) the unaudited balance sheets of
the Company as of December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006
and the unaudited statements of operations and cash flow for the
fiscal periods then ended, and (ii) the unaudited balance
sheet of the Company as of June 30, 2007 (the “
Balance Sheet ”) and the unaudited statements of
operations and cash flow of the Company for the six (6) months
then ended (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “
Financial Statements ”). The Financial Statements
(i) have been prepared from the books and records of the
Company, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied during the periods covered thereby, and
(iii) present fairly in all material respects the financial
condition and results of operations of the Company as at the dates,
and for the periods, stated therein, except that the interim
Financial Statements do not include footnote disclosures and may be
subject to normal year-end adjustments which will not be
individually or in the aggregate material in amount or effect. For
the purposes of this Agreement, generally accepted accounting
principles shall mean generally accepted accounting principles set
forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board and rules promulgated by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC
”) and its related interpretations or in such other
statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant
segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the
circumstances as of the date of determination (“ GAAP
”).
(b) Schedule 3.6(b)
attached hereto sets forth certain statistics regarding the
Company’s business including, but not limited to, information
related to the Company’s products, services and websites such
as (i) approximate number of calls, and (ii) approximate
number of call minutes, each for the months of May, June and July
of 2007 (together, the “ Data ”) which are true
and correct in all material respects as of the dates stated in the
schedule. Without limiting the materiality of any other
representations, warranties and covenants of the Company contained
herein, the Company specifically acknowledges that the accuracy in
all material respects of such Data is material to the
Parent’s decision to enter into the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and to pay the Merger Consideration.
(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.6(c) , to the Company’s knowledge, the
Company has not directly or indirectly installed, imbedded or
derived any traffic from any Spyware or Malware Software
sources.
(d) The Company has in place
systems and processes that are: (i) designed to provide
reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of the Financial
Statements; and (ii) to the Company’s knowledge,
adequate for a company at the same stage of development as the
Company. To the Company’s knowledge, there have been no
instances of fraud, whether or not material, which occurred during
any period covered by the Financial Statements, except as set forth
on Schedule 3.6(d) .
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(e) To the Company’s
knowledge, no Employee has provided information to any Governmental
Entity regarding the commission of any crime or violation of any
law applicable to the Company or any part of its
operations.
(f) All items included in the
Inventories consist of a quality and quantity usable and, with
respect to finished goods, saleable, in the ordinary course of
business of the Company except for obsolete items and items of
below-standard quality, all of which have been written off or
written down to net realizable value in the Balance Sheet. The
Company is not in possession of any inventory not owned by either
the Company, including goods already sold, other than in the
ordinary course of the Company’s business.
3.7 Undisclosed
Liabilities . The Company’s business is neither liable
for nor subject to any material Liability except for (i) those
Liabilities reflected on the Balance Sheet and not previously paid
or discharged, (ii) contractual and other Liabilities incurred
in the ordinary course of business which are not required by GAAP
to be reflected on a balance sheet, which would not individually or
collectively result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, and
(iii) those Liabilities which have arisen since the date of
the Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business, which would
not individually or collectively result in a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
3.8 Absence of Certain
Changes or Events . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8
hereto, since June 30, 2007, the Company has carried on its
business in all material respects in the ordinary course and
consistent with past practice. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8 or as set forth or reserved against in the Balance Sheet,
since June 30, 2007, the Company has not: (i) incurred
any material obligation or Liability except in the ordinary course
of business and consistent with past practice;
(ii) experienced any Company Material Adverse Effect;
(iii) made any change in accounting principle or practice or
in its method of applying any such principle or practice,
(iv) suffered any material damage, destruction or loss,
whether or not covered by insurance, affecting its properties,
assets or business; (v) mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any
lien, charge or other encumbrance, or granted to third parties any
rights in, any of its properties or assets, tangible or intangible;
(vi) sold or transferred any of its assets, except in the
ordinary course and consistent with past practice, or canceled or
compromised any debts or waived any claims or rights of a material
nature; (vii) issued any additional Company securities, other
equity securities, partnership interests or similar equity
interests, or any rights, options or warrants to purchase, or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for, Company
securities; (viii) declared or paid any dividends on or made
any distributions (however characterized) in respect of Company
securities; (ix) repurchased or redeemed any Company
securities; (x) terminated, amended or waived with respect to
any material contract, any material right, except in the ordinary
course of business and consistent with past practice;
(xi) granted any general or specific increase in the
compensation payable or to become payable to any of its Employees
or any bonus or service award or other like benefit, or instituted,
increased, augmented or improved any Company Employee Plan; or
(xii) entered into any agreement to do any of the
foregoing.
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3.9 Legal Proceedings,
etc . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9 , there are no
suits, actions, claims, proceedings (including, without limitation,
arbitral or administrative proceedings) or investigations pending
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company, any of its properties, assets or the business of the
Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, pending or threatened
against any of the officers, directors, partners, managers,
employees, agents or consultants of the Company in connection with
the business of the Company. There are no such suits, actions,
claims, proceedings or investigations pending against the Company
or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company
challenging the validity or propriety of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. There is no judgment, order,
injunction, decree or award (whether issued by a court, an
arbitrator or an administrative agency) to which the Company is a
party, or involving the properties, assets or the business of the
Company, which is unsatisfied or which requires continuing
compliance therewith by the Company. Schedule 3.9 hereto
sets forth all settlements, judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees
and awards entered into or imposed which the Company is a party to
or by which the Company is bound, and the Company is and has been
at all times in material compliance with the terms of such
settlements, judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees and awards.
Schedule 3.9 hereto sets forth all suits, actions, claims,
proceedings or investigations regarding any equity security of the
Company which the Company has ever been involved in or received
notice of.
3.10 Taxes
.
(a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.10 , the Company has properly and timely filed
all Tax Returns, or extensions therefor, and other filings in
respect of Taxes required to be filed by it on or prior to the date
hereof, and has in a timely manner paid all Taxes which are due,
whether or not shown, on such Tax Returns, except to the extent the
Company has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP
(excluding accruals and reserves for deferred Taxes established to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) on the
Balance Sheet for such Taxes and disclosed the dollar amount and
the components of such reserves. The Company will establish, in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with its past practices,
any reserves (other than reserves for deferred Taxes established to
reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) necessary
for the payment of all Taxes of the Company for the period from
date of the Balance Sheet through the Closing Date and the Company
will disclose the dollar amount of such reserves to Parent on or
prior to the Closing Date. Since the date of the Balance Sheet, the
Company has not incurred any Liability for Taxes arising from
extraordinary gains or losses, as that term is used in GAAP,
outside the ordinary course of business consistent with past custom
and practice. In all material respects, all such Tax Returns are
accurate and complete and in compliance with all laws, rules and
regulations.
(b) There are no actions or
proceedings currently pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened against the Company by any governmental authority for
the assessment or collection of Taxes, no claim for the assessment
or collection of Taxes has been asserted against the Company and
there are no matters under discussion by the Company with any
governmental authority regarding claims for the assessment or
collection of Taxes. Any Taxes that have been claimed or imposed as
a result of any examinations of any Tax Return of the Company by
any governmental authority have been paid or are being contested in
good faith and have been disclosed in writing to the Parent. There
are no agreements or applications
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by the Company for an extension of time
for the assessment or payment of any Taxes nor any waiver of the
statute of limitations in respect of Taxes. There are no Tax liens
on any of the assets of the Company except for liens for Taxes not
yet due or payable.
(c) The Company is not and
has not been a party to or bound by any tax indemnity agreement,
tax sharing agreement, tax allocation agreement or similar
agreement or arrangement and the Company does not have any
Liability for Taxes of any Person or as a transferee, successor or
guarantor or by contract, indemnification or otherwise.
(d) The Company has withheld
all amounts from its employees, agents and other Persons required
to be withheld under the tax, social security, unemployment and
other withholding provisions of all federal, state, local and
foreign Laws, and has complied with all information reporting and
back-up withholding requirements, including maintenance of required
records with respect thereto, in connection with amounts paid or
owing to any employee, creditor, independent contractor, or other
third party.
(e) No power of attorney has
been granted by the Company or is currently in force with respect
to any matter relating to Taxes.
(f) To the knowledge of the
Company, it is not a party to any joint venture, partnership or
other arrangement that is treated as a partnership for federal
income tax purposes.
(g) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.10(g) , no claim has ever been made in writing to
the Company by any authority in a jurisdiction where the Company
does not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation
by that jurisdiction, and the Company does not conduct business in
nor derive income from within or allocable to any state, local,
territorial or foreign taxing jurisdiction other than those for
which all Tax Returns have been furnished to Parent.
(h) The Company does not
engage in a non-United States trade of business and does not have a
permanent establishment outside the United States.
(i) The Company has not
waived any statute of limitations with respect to Taxes or agreed
to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or
deficiency, or the collection of any Tax, which remains
outstanding; and the Company has delivered or made available to the
Parent for inspection true and complete copies of (i) all
private letter rulings, revenue agent reports, information document
requests, audit reports, notices of proposed deficiencies,
deficiency notices, protests, petitions, closing agreements,
settlement agreements, pending ruling requests and any similar
documents submitted by, received by or agreed to by or on behalf of
the Company relating to Taxes for all taxable periods for which the
applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired, and
(ii) all federal, state, local and foreign income or franchise
Tax Returns for the Company for all periods for which the statute
of limitations has not run.
(j) The Company has not
engaged in a “listed transaction” within the meaning of
Treas. Reg. §1.6011-4T(b).
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(k) The Company is not a
Shareholder, directly or indirectly, in a passive foreign
investment company within the meaning of Sections 1291 through 1297
of the Code.
(l) The Company has not
participated in or cooperated with an international boycott within
the meaning of Section 999 of the Code. The Company has proper
receipts (which will be delivered to Parent at the Closing), within
the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.905-2 for any
foreign Tax that has been or in the future may be claimed as a
foreign tax credit for United States federal income tax
purposes.
(m) The Company is not a
party to any gain recognition agreement under Section 367 of
the Code.
(n) Schedule 3.10(n)
attached hereto sets forth each jurisdiction in which the Company
files, or is required to file or has been required to file a Tax
Return or is or has been liable for Taxes on a “nexus”
basis.
(o) Since December 31,
2004, each nonqualified deferred compensation plan, program,
arrangement or agreement has been operated and maintained in
accordance with the requirements of IRS Notice 2005-1 and a good
faith, reasonable interpretation of Section 409A of the Code
and its purpose with respect to amounts deferred (within the
meaning of Section 409A of the Code) after December 31,
2004.
(p) No Shareholder holds
Common Stock that is non-transferable and subject to a substantial
risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the
Code with respect to which a valid election under
Section 83(b) of the Code has not been made.
(q) Any “nonqualified
deferred compensation plan” (within the meaning of
Section 409A of the Code) to which the Company is a party
complies with the requirements of paragraphs (2), (3) and
(4) of Section 409A of the Code by its terms (or is
exempt from those paragraphs), and if not exempt, has been operated
in accordance with such requirements. No event has occurred that
would be treated by Section 409A(b) of the Code as a transfer
of property for purposes of Section 83 of the Code.
(r) At all times since
inception, the Company (and any predecessor of the Company) has
been a validly electing S corporation within the meaning of
Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code, as well as for any state or
local income tax purposes, and the Company will be an S corporation
up to and including the Closing Date (assuming that Parent will
make a Section 338(h)(10) Election) and accordingly the
provisions of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code are not applicable
to the Company. The Company does not have any subsidiaries. The
Company shall not be liable for any Tax under Code
Section 1374 in connection with the deemed sale of the
Company’s assets (including the assets of any qualified
subchapter S subsidiary) caused by the Section 338(h)(10)
Election. Neither the Company nor any qualified subchapter S
subsidiary of the Company has, in the past 10 years,
(A) acquired assets from another corporation in a transaction
in which the Company’s tax basis for the acquired assets was
determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the tax basis of
the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the
transferor or (B) acquired the stock of any corporation which
is a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.
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3.11 Title to Properties
and Related Matters .
(a) The Company has good and
marketable title to all personal property, tangible or intangible,
which the Company purports to own, including the properties
reflected on the Balance Sheet or acquired after the date thereof
(other than properties and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice
since December 31, 2006), free and clear of any claims, liens,
pledges, security interests or encumbrances of any kind whatsoever
(other than (i) purchase money security interests and common
law vendor’s liens, in each case for goods purchased on open
account in the ordinary course of business and having a fair market
value of less than $20,000 in each individual case),
(ii) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, and
(iii) such imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any,
that are not material in character, amount or extent and that do
not materially detract from the value, or materially interfere with
the use of, the property subject thereto or affected thereby.
Collectively, such property, the Company Intellectual Property
disclosed on Schedule 3.12 and property leased by the
Company and set forth on Schedule 3.11(d) constitute all
property, tangible or intangible, necessary to conduct the business
of the Company as presently conducted.
(b) The Company does not own
any real property or any interest in real property.
(c) Schedule 3.11(c)
hereto sets forth a list, which is correct and complete in all
material respects, of all equipment, machinery, instruments,
vehicles, furniture, fixtures and other items of personal property
currently owned or leased by the Company with a book value as of
December 31, 2006, in each case of $30,000 or more. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.11(c) hereto, all such personal
property is in suitable operating condition (ordinary and
reasonable wear and tear excepted) and is physically located in or
about one of the places of business of the Company and is owned by
the Company or is leased by the Company under one of the leases set
forth in Schedule 3.11(d) hereto. None of such personal
property is subject to any agreement or commitment for its use by
any Person other than the Company. The maintenance and operation of
all such personal property has been in conformance with all
applicable material Laws and regulations. There are no assets
leased by the Company or used in the operation of the Company that
are owned, directly or indirectly, by any Related
Person.
(d) Schedule 3.11(d)
sets forth a complete and correct list of all real property and
personal property leases to which the Company is a party. The
Company has previously delivered to the Parent complete and correct
copies of each lease (and any amendments or supplements thereto)
listed in Schedule 3.11(d) hereto. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.11(d) hereto, (i) each such lease is valid
and binding, and in full force and effect; except to the extent
that applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, moratorium
or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
may affect such validity or enforceability, (ii) neither the
Company nor to the knowledge of the Company, any other party is in
material default under any such lease, and no event has occurred
which constitutes, or with the lapse of time or the giving of
notice or both would constitute, a material default by the Company
or to the knowledge of the
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Company, a default by any other party
under such lease; and (iii) except as set forth on Schedule
3.11(d) , there is no requirement under any such lease
that the Company either obtain the lessor’s consent to,
or notify the lessor of, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
3.12 Intellectual
Property; Proprietary Rights; Employee Restrictions
.
(a) Set forth on Schedule
3.12(a) hereto is a list of all Company Intellectual Property
or other Intellectual Property required to operate the business of
the Company as currently conducted (other than generally available
software such as Microsoft Word and the like). True and correct
copies of all licenses, assignments and releases relating to such
Intellectual Property have been provided or made available to
Parent prior to the date hereof, all of which are valid and binding
agreements of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with
their terms. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(a) , the
Company owns and has good and exclusive right, title and interest
to, or (x) has exclusive license to, each item of Company
Intellectual Property and (y) has non-exclusive license to
other Intellectual Property required to operate the business of the
Company as currently conducted, free and clear of any lien or
encumbrance; and all such Intellectual Property rights are in full
force and effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(a) ,
the Company is the exclusive owner of all trademarks and trade
names used in connection with the operation of the business of the
Company as currently conducted, including the sale of any products
or the provision of any services by Company. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(a) , the Company owns exclusively, and has
good title to, all copyrighted works that are Company products or
which the Company otherwise expressly purports to own. No
university, government agency (whether federal or state) or other
organization has sponsored research and development conducted by
the Company or has any claim of right to or ownership of or other
encumbrance upon the Intellectual Property rights of the
Company.
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(b) , no Company Intellectual Property or
product or service of the Company is subject to any proceeding or
outstanding decree, order, judgment, contract, license, agreement,
or stipulation restricting in any material manner the use,
transfer, or licensing thereof by Company which may affect in any
material respects the validity, use or enforceability of such
Company Intellectual Property.
(c) All patents, patent
applications, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, mask work
rights and domain names of the Company have been duly registered
and/or filed with or issued by each appropriate Governmental Entity
in the jurisdictions indicated on Schedule 3.12(c) hereto,
all necessary affidavits of continuing use have been filed, and all
necessary maintenance fees have been paid to continue all such
rights in effect.
(d) To the extent that any
Intellectual Property (including without limitation software,
hardware, copyrightable works and the like) has been developed,
created, modified or improved by a third party for the Company
except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(d) , the Company has a
written agreement with such third party that assigns to the Company
exclusive ownership of such Intellectual Property, each of which is
a valid and binding agreement of the parties thereto, enforceable
in accordance with its terms. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.12(d) , the Company has the right to use all trade secrets,
data, customer lists, log files, hardware designs,
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programming processes, software and
other information required for or incident to its products or
business (including, without limitation, the operation of its web
sites) as presently conducted and has received no written notice
that any of such information that is provided to the Company by
third parties will not continue to be provided to the Company on
the same terms and conditions as currently exist.
(e) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(e) , the Company has not transferred ownership
of, or granted any exclusive license with respect to, any
Intellectual Property that is or was Company Intellectual Property
to any third party.
(f) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(f) , the operation of the Company’s
business as such business currently is conducted, including the
Company’s design, development, manufacture, marketing and
sale of the products or services of the Company has not and does
not, and with respect to products currently under development to
the Company’s knowledge will not, infringe or misappropriate
the Intellectual Property of any third party or, to its knowledge,
constitute unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of
any jurisdiction.
(g) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(g) , the Company has not received any written
notice or other written claim from any third party that the
operation of the Company’s business or any act, product or
service of the Company infringes, may infringe or misappropriates
the Intellectual Property of any third party or constitutes unfair
competition or trade practices under the Laws of any
jurisdiction.
(h) To the knowledge of the
Company, no Person has infringed or is infringing or
misappropriating any Company Intellectual Property or other
Intellectual Property rights in any of its products, technology or
services, or has or is violating the confidentiality of any of its
proprietary information.
(i) The Company has taken
reasonable steps to protect the Company’s rights in the
Company’s proprietary and/or confidential information and
trade secrets or any trade secrets or confidential information of
third parties provided to the Company and, without limiting the
foregoing, except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(i) , the
Company has enforced a policy requiring each employee and
contractor to execute a proprietary information/confidentiality
agreement substantially in the form provided or made available to
Parent, and all current and former employees and contractors of
Company have executed such an agreement. To the knowledge of the
Company, all trade secrets and other confidential information of
the Company are not part of the public domain nor, have they been
misappropriated by any Person having an obligation to maintain such
trade secrets or other confidential information in confidence for
the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, no employee or
consultant of the Company has used any trade secrets or other
confidential information of any other Person in the course of their
work for the Company, nor is the Company making unlawful use of any
confidential information or trade secrets of any past or present
employees of the Company.
Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12(i) , all Intellectual Property rights
purported to be owned by the Company which were developed, worked
on or otherwise held by any employee, officer or consultant are
owned free and clear by the Company by operation of Law
or
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have been validly assigned to the
Company and such assignments have been provided or made available
to Parent and are valid binding agreements of the parties thereto,
enforceable in accordance with their terms. All of the rights of
the Company and the Shareholders in any of the Company Intellectual
Property which is used or is useful in the Company’s
business, have been validly assigned, transferred and/or conveyed
to the Acquisition Corp. as part of the transactions contemplated
hereunder and the Company has not retained any rights with respect
thereto. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.12(i) , neither
the Company, the Shareholders, nor to the knowledge of the Company,
any of the employees of the Company have any agreements or
arrangements with current or former employers relating to
(i) confidential information or trade secrets of such
employers, or (ii) the assignment of rights to any inventions,
know-how or intellectual property of any kind nor are any such
Persons bound by any consulting agreements relating to confidential
information or trade secrets of another entity that are being
violated by such Persons. The activities of the employees and
consultants of the Company on behalf of the Company do not violate
in any material respects any agreements or arrangements known to
the Company which any such employees or consultants have with
former employers or any other entity to whom such employees or
consultants may have rendered consulting services.
(j) All information and
content of the World Wide Web sites owned and operated by the
Company (other than information provided by users, customers,
advertisers and other third parties) is accurate and complete in
all material respects.
(k) Schedule 3.12(k)
lists all Open Source Materials that the Company has used in any
way and describes the manner in which such Open Source Materials
have been used by the Company in connection with the
Company’s business, including, without limitation, whether
and how the Open Source Materials have been modified and/or
distributed by the Company. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.12(k) , the Company has not (i) incorporated any Open
Source Materials into, or combined Open Source Materials with, any
products of the Company’s business, (ii) distributed
Open Source Materials in connection with any products of the
Company’s business, or (iii) used Open Source Materials
that (with respect to either clause (i), (ii) or
(iii) above) (A) create, or purport to create,
obligations for the Company with respect to software developed or
distributed by the Company or (B) grant, or purport to grant,
to any third party any rights or immunities under intellectual
property rights. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company has not used any Open Source Materials that require, as
a condition of use, modification and/or distribution of such Open
Source Materials, that other software incorporated into, derived
from or distributed with such Open Source Materials be
(1) disclosed or distributed in source code form,
(2) licensed for the purpose of making derivative works, or
(3) redistributed at no charge.
(l) In connection with the
operation of the Company’s website, the Company has complied
in all material respects with (i) all applicable legal
requirements relating to privacy, commercial e-mail, data
protection and security and the collection, storage, disclosure
and/or use of personal information and user information (including
information from or about children) gathered or accessed in the
course of the operation of the Company’s website, and
(ii) all rules, policies and procedures established by the
Company with respect to privacy, publicity, commercial e-mail, data
protection and security and the collection, storage, disclosure
and/or use of personal information and user information (including
information from or about children) gathered or accessed in the
course of the operation of such the Company’s website, and
with
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respect to the foregoing, except as set
forth on Schedule 3.12(l) , the Company has not received any
written notice from any Person of any claims alleging any violation
thereof. In connection with the operation of the Company’s
website, the Company has taken all reasonably necessary steps
(including implementing and monitoring compliance with measures
with respect to technical and physical security) to ensure that the
personal and user information gathered or accessed in the course of
the operation of the Company’s website is protected against
material loss and unauthorized access, use, modification or
disclosure, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there has been no
unauthorized access to or other misuse of any such
information.
3.13 Contracts .
(a) Except as set forth on Schedules 3.13(a)-(d)
hereto, the Company is not a party to, or subject
to:
(i) any contract, arrangement
or understanding, or series of related contracts, arrangements or
understandings, which involves annual expenditures or receipts by
the Company of more than $50,000;
(ii) any note, indenture,
credit facility, mortgage, security agreement or other contract,
arrangement or understanding relating to or evidencing indebtedness
for money borrowed or a security interest or mortgage in the assets
of the Company;
(iii) any guaranty issued by
the Company;
(iv) any contract,
arrangement or understanding relating to the acquisition, issuance
or transfer of any securities, including, without limitation,
convertible securities;
(v) any contract, arrangement
or understanding relating to the acquisition, transfer,
distribution, use, development, sharing or license of any
technology or Company Intellectual Property, other than licenses
granted in the ordinary course of business with a term of less than
one (1) year;
(vi) any contract,
arrangement or understanding granting to any Person the right to
use any property or property right of the Company other than
licenses granted in the ordinary course of business with a term of
less than one (1) year;
(vii) any contract,
arrangement or understanding restricting the right of the Company
to (A) engage in any business activity or compete with any
business, or (B) develop or distribute any
technology;
(viii) any contract,
arrangement or understanding relating to the employment of, or the
performance of services of, any employee, consultant or independent
contractor and pursuant to which the Company is required to pay
more than $20,000 per month;
(ix) any contract,
arrangement or understanding with a Related Person; or
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(x) any outstanding offer,
commitment or obligation to enter into any contract or arrangement
of the nature described in subsections (i) through
(ix) of this subsection 3.12(a).
(b) The Company has
previously provided or made available to the Parent complete and
correct copies (or, in the case of oral contracts, a complete and
correct description) of any contract (and any amendments or
supplements thereto) listed on Schedule 3.13(a) hereto.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.13(b) hereto,
(i) each contract listed in Schedule 3.13(a) hereto is
in full force and effect; (ii) neither the Company nor to the
knowledge of the Company, any other party is in default under any
contract listed in Schedule 3.13 (a) hereto, and no
event has occurred which constitutes, or with the lapse of time or
the giving of notice or both would constitute, a default by the
Company or to the knowledge of the Company, a default by any other
party under such contract; (iii) to the knowledge of the
Company, there are no disputes or disagreements between the Company
and any other party with respect to any contract listed in
Schedule 3.13 (a) hereto, except where the existence
of such disputes or disagreements, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had a Company Material Adverse Effect; and
(iv) each other party to each such material contract has
consented or been given notice (or prior to the Closing shall have
consented or been given notice), where such consent or the giving
of such notice is necessary in order for such contract to remain in
full force and effect following the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement without modification in
the rights or obligations of the Company thereunder.
(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13(c) hereto, the Company has not issued any
warranty or any agreement or commitment to indemnify any Person
other than in the ordinary course of business.
(d) Each of the contracts set
forth on Schedules 3.13(a)-(c) hereto, is and always
has been in compliance with all applicable Laws, including any and
all Laws applicable to the Internet or the Company’s
business, or any other Law, statute, ordinance, code, rule,
regulation, judgment, order, injunction, writ or decree of any
federal, state, local or foreign court or governmental or
regulatory body, agency or authority having, asserting or claiming
jurisdiction over it or over any part of the Company’s
business, operations, properties or assets, except for any
violation that would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
3.14 Employment
Matters .
(a) Schedule 3.14(a)
sets forth, (A) with respect to each current Employee
(including any Employee who is on a leave of absence of any nature,
paid or unpaid, authorized or unauthorized, including disability,
family or other leave, sick leave, or on layoff status subject to
recall) (i) the name of such Employee and the date as of which
such Employee was originally hired by the Company and whether the
Employee is on an active or inactive status; (ii) such
Employee’s title; (iii) such Employee’s annualized
compensation as of the date of this Agreement, including base
salary, vacation and/or paid time off accrual amounts, bonus and/or
commission potential, severance pay potential, and any other
compensation forms; (iv) whether such Employee is not fully
available to perform work because of a qualified disability or
other leave and, if applicable, the basis of such disability or
leave and the anticipated date of return to full service;
(v) each current benefit plan in which such Employee
participates or is eligible to participate; (B) any
governmental authorization, permit or license that is held by such
Employee
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and that is used in connection with the
Company’s business; and (C) with respect to each current
and former Employee, whether such current or former Employee has
executed the Company’s standard form nondisclosure,
confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement.
(b) Schedule 3.14(b)
contains a list of individuals who are currently performing
services for the Company and are classified as
“consultants” or “independent contractors,”
the respective compensation of each such “consultant”
or “independent contractor” and whether the Company is
party to a consulting or independent contractor agreement with the
individual. Any such agreements have been delivered or made
available to Parent and are set forth on Schedule 3.14(b) .
Any Persons now or heretofore engaged by the Company as independent
contractors, rather than Employees, have been properly classified
as such, are not entitled to any compensation or benefits to which
regular, full-time Employees are or were at the relevant time
entitled, and were and have been engaged in accordance with all
applicable Laws, and received the proper tax treatment for
compensation received by them.
(c) Each employment agreement
is set forth on Schedule 3.14(c) and a copy of each
employment agreement and any amendment thereto has been provided or
made available to Parent. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.14(c) , the employment of each of the Employees is terminable
by the Company at will (except for non-U.S. employees of the
Company located in a jurisdiction that does not recognize the
“at will” employment concept) and the Company does not
have any obligation to provide any particular form or period of
notice prior to terminating the employment of any of its employees,
except as set forth on Schedule 3.14(c) . The Company has
not, and to the knowledge of Company, no other Person has,
(i) entered into any agreement that obligates or purports to
obligate Parent to make an offer of employment to any present or
former Employee or consultant of the Company or (ii) promised
or otherwise provided any assurances (contingent or other) to any
present or former Employee or consultant of the Company of any
terms or conditions of employment with Parent following the
Closing.
(d) The Company has delivered
to Parent accurate and complete copies in all material respects of
all employee manuals and handbooks, employment policy statements
and employment agreements.
(e) (i) None of the Employees
have given the Company written notice terminating his or her
employment with the Company or terminating his or her employment
upon a sale of, or business combination relating to, the Company or
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
(ii) the Company does not have a present intention to
terminate the employment of any current Employee; and
(ii) except as set forth on Schedule 3.14(e) , the
Company is not, and nor has ever been, engaged in any dispute or
litigation with an Employee regarding intellectual property
matters.
(f) The Company is not
presently, nor has it ever been in the past, a party to or bound by
any union contract, collective bargaining agreement or similar
contract. The Company does not know of any activities or
proceedings of any labor union to organize any
Employees.
(g) The Company is not
engaged or has ever been engaged in any unfair labor practice of
any nature, that, if adversely determined, would result in any
material Liability to the
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Company. There has never been any
slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute or union organizing
activity, or any similar activity or dispute, affecting the Company
or any Employees. There is not now pending and, to the
Company’s knowledge, no Person has threatened to commence,
any such slowdown, work stoppage, labor dispute, union organizing
activity or any similar activity or dispute.
(h) The Employees have been,
and currently are, properly classified under the Fair Labor
Standards Act of 1938, as amended, and under any similar Law of any
state applicable to such employees. The Company is not delinquent
to, or has failed to pay, any of its Employees, consultants or
contractors for any wages (including overtime, meal breaks or
waiting time penalties), salaries, commissions, accrued and unused
vacation to which they would be entitled under applicable Law, if
any, bonuses, benefits or other compensation for any services
performed by them or amounts required to be reimbursed to such
individuals. The Company is not liable for any payment to any trust
or other fund or to any Governmental Entity, with respect to
unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other
benefits or obligations for Employees (other than routine payments
to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with
past practice).
(i) The Company has not an
established severance pay practice or policy. Except as set forth
in Schedule 3.14(i) , (i) the Company is not liable for
any severance pay, bonus compensation, acceleration of payment or
vesting of any equity interest, or other payments (other than
accrued salary, vacation, or other paid time off in accordance with
the Company’s policies) to any Employee arising from the
termination of employment under any benefit or severance policy,
practice, agreement, plan, program of the Company applicable Law or
otherwise; and (ii) as a result of or in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereunder or as a result of the
termination by the Company of any Persons employed by the Company
on or prior to the Closing Date, the Company will not have
(x) any Liability that exists or arises under any
Company’s benefit or severance policy, practice, agreement,
plan, program, Law applicable thereto, including severance pay,
bonus compensation or similar payment, or (y) to accelerate
the time of payment or vesting, or increase the amount of or
otherwise enhance any benefit due any Employee. Accordingly, as of
the Closing Date, the Company shall have satisfied in full all of
its obligations to such Employees, consultants and/or contractors
for any severance pay, accelerated vesting, or any other payments
whatsoever.
(j) The Company is in
compliance, in all material respects, with all applicable Laws,
agreements, contracts and promises respecting employment,
employment practices, employee benefits, terms and conditions of
employment, immigration matters, labor matters, and wages and
hours, in each case, with respect to its Employees.
(k) There are no claims
pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened in
writing, before any Governmental Entity by any Employees for
compensation, pending severance benefits, vacation time, vacation
pay or pension benefits, or any other claim threatened in writing
or pending before any Governmental Entity (or any state
“referral agency”) from any Employee or any other
Person arising out of the Company’s status as employer,
whether in the form of claims for employment discrimination,
harassment, retaliation, unfair labor practices, grievances,
wrongful discharge, breach of contract, unfair business practice,
tort, unfair competition or otherwise. In addition, there are no
pending or threatened in writing or claims or actions against the
Company under any workers compensation policy or long-term
disability policy.
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(l) The Company and to the
Company’s knowledge each Employee, is in compliance with all
applicable visa and work permit requirements.
(m)
Schedule 3.14(m) sets forth (i) each plan or
agreement of the Company pursuant to which any amounts may become
payable (whether currently or in the future including upon any
future end of employment) to Employees of the Company as a result
of or in connection with transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and (ii) a summary of the nature and amounts that
may become payable pursuant to each such agreement.
3.15 Employee Benefit
Plans .
(a)
Schedule 3.15(a) sets forth each Company Employee Plan.
The Company has not stated a plan or commitment to establish any
new Company Employee Plan, to modify any Company Employee Plan
(except to the extent required by Law or to conform any such
Company Employee Plan to the requirements of any applicable Law, in
each case as previously disclosed to Parent in writing, or as
required by this Agreement), or to enter into any Company Employee
Plan.
(b) Documents . The
Company has delivered to Parent (i) correct and complete
copies of each Company Employee Plan, including all amendments
thereto; (ii) the most recent annual actuarial valuations, if
any, prepared for each Company Employee Plan; (iii) the three
most recent annual reports (Series 5500 and all schedules
thereto), if any, required under the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”) or
the Code, or any similar Laws of other jurisdictions applicable to
the Company in connection with each Company Employee Plan or
related trust; (iv) if any Company Employee Plan is funded,
the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Employee
Plan assets; (v) the most recent summary plan description
together with the most recent summary of material modifications, if
any, with respect to each Company Employee Plan; (vi) all IRS
determination, opinion, notification and advisory letters and
rulings from the IRS or any similar Governmental Entity having
jurisdiction over the Company relating to Company Employee Plans
and copies of all applications and correspondence (including
specifically any correspondence regarding actual or potential
audits or investigations) to or from the IRS, United States
Department of Labor (“ DOL ” or any other
Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Employee Plan,
(vii) all material written agreements and contracts relating
to each Company Employee Plan, including fidelity or ERISA bonds,
administrative service agreements, group annuity contracts and
group insurance c
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