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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MARCHEX, INC. VOICESTAR, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF VOICESTAR, INC

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Title: AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MARCHEX, INC. VOICESTAR, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF VOICESTAR, INC
Governing Law: Washington     Date: 9/24/2007
Industry: Business Services     Law Firm: DLA Piper; Gunderson Dettmer     Sector: Services

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND AMONG MARCHEX, INC. VOICESTAR, INC. AND THE SHAREHOLDERS OF VOICESTAR, INC, Parties: marchex inc , voicestar  inc
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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

 

ARTICLE I    1
    MERGER    1
    1.1    T HE M ERGER    1
    1.2    E FFECTIVE T IME    1
    1.3    E FFECT OF THE M ERGER    1
    1.4    C ERTIFICATE OF I NCORPORATION ; B Y -L AWS    2
    1.5    D IRECTORS AND O FFICERS    2
    1.6    C ONVERSION OF S HARES    2
    1.7    A DDITIONAL A CTIONS    3
    1.8    W ITHHOLDING    4
ARTICLE II    4
    PAYMENTS AND CLOSING    4
    2.1   

T OTAL M ERGER C ONSIDERATION

   4
    2.2   

T IME AND P LACE OF C LOSING

   4
    2.3   

E XCHANGE OF C ERTIFICATES

   4
    2.4   

I NTENTIONALLY O MITTED

   5
    2.5   

S TOCK T RANSFER B OOKS

   5
    2.6   

N O F URTHER O WNERSHIP R IGHTS IN C OMMON S TOCK

   5
    2.7   

C LOSING E SCROW

   6
    2.8   

W ORKING C APITAL L OAN

   6
    2.9   

S IGNING L OAN

   6
    2.10   

M ERGER C ONSIDERATION A DJUSTMENT

   6
ARTICLE III    8
    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY    8
    3.1   

C ORPORATE O RGANIZATION

   8
    3.2   

A UTHORIZATION

   9
    3.3   

C ONSENTS AND A PPROVALS ; N O V IOLATIONS

   9
    3.4   

C OMPANY C APITAL S TRUCTURE

   10
    3.5   

S UBSIDIARIES

   12
    3.6   

F INANCIAL S TATEMENTS ; B USINESS I NFORMATION ; I NTERNAL C ONTROLS

   12
    3.7   

U NDISCLOSED L IABILITIES

   13
    3.8   

A BSENCE OF C ERTAIN C HANGES OR E VENTS

   13
    3.9   

L EGAL P ROCEEDINGS , ETC .

   14
    3.10   

T AXES

   14
    3.11   

T ITLE TO P ROPERTIES AND R ELATED M ATTERS

   17
    3.12   

I NTELLECTUAL P ROPERTY ; P ROPRIETARY R IGHTS ; E MPLOYEE R ESTRICTIONS

   18
    3.13   

C ONTRACTS

   21
    3.14   

E MPLOYMENT M ATTERS

   22
    3.15   

E MPLOYEE B ENEFIT P LANS

   25
    3.16   

C OMPLIANCE WITH A PPLICABLE L AW

   27
    3.17   

A BILITY TO C ONDUCT B USINESS

   27
    3.18   

M AJOR V ENDORS

   28
    3.19   

I NSURANCE

   28
    3.20   

B ROKERS ; P AYMENTS

   28
    3.21   

B ANK A CCOUNTS ; P OWERS OF A TTORNEY

   28
    3.22   

M INUTE B OOKS , ETC .

   29
    3.23   

I NTERESTED P ARTY T RANSACTIONS

   29
    3.24   

S TATE T AKEOVER S TATUTES

   29
    3.25   

T HIRD P ARTY A UDITS AND I NVESTIGATIONS

   29

 

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    3.26    A CCOUNTS R ECEIVABLE    30
    3.27    P ROJECTIONS    30
    3.28    D ISCLOSURE    30
ARTICLE IV    30
    REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS    30
    4.1    A UTHORIZATION ; ETC .    30
    4.2    P ARENT C OMMON S TOCK    32
ARTICLE V    33
    REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE PARENT    33
    5.1    C ORPORATE O RGANIZATION    33
    5.2    A UTHORIZATION    33
    5.3    C ONSENTS AND A PPROVALS ; N O V IOLATIONS    34
    5.4    SEC R EPORTS AND F INANCIAL S TATEMENTS    34
    5.5    B ROKERS ; P AYMENTS    35
    5.6    D ISCLOSURE    35
    5.7    V ALIDITY OF S HARES    35
ARTICLE VI    36
    CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME    36
    6.1    C ONDUCT OF B USINESS OF THE C OMPANY    36
    6.2    C ONDUCT OF B USINESS OF A CQUISITION C ORP .    37
    6.3    O THER N EGOTIATIONS    38
ARTICLE VII    38
    ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS    38
    7.1    A CCESS TO P ROPERTIES AND R ECORDS    38
    7.2    T RANSFER OF I NTERESTS    38
    7.3    R EASONABLE E FFORTS ; ETC .    38
    7.4    M ATERIAL E VENTS    39
    7.5    F EES AND E XPENSES    39
    7.6    S UPPLEMENTS TO D ISCLOSURE S CHEDULES    39
    7.7    T AX M ATTERS    39
    7.8    R ESTRICTED S TOCK G RANTS    42
    7.9    R EPURCHASE R IGHT    42
    7.10    F INANCIAL S TATEMENTS    43
    7.11    T ERMINATION OF S HAREHOLDER V OTING A GREEMENTS    43
    7.12    E XERCISE AND T ERMINATION OF C OMPANY S TOCK R IGHTS    43
    7.13    R ESIGNATION OF O FFICERS AND D IRECTORS    43
ARTICLE VIII    44
    COVENANTS OF THE PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS    44
ARTICLE IX    44
    CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.    44
    9.1    R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES T RUE    44
    9.2    P ERFORMANCE    45
    9.3    A BSENCE OF L ITIGATION    45
    9.4    C ONSENTS    45
    9.5    A DDITIONAL A GREEMENTS    45
    9.6    S HAREHOLDER A PPROVAL ; D ISSENTERS R IGHTS    46
    9.7    D ELIVERY OF C ERTIFICATES FOR C ANCELLATION    46
    9.8    C ERTIFICATES OF M ERGER    46
    9.9    T ERMINATION    46

 

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    9.10    S UPPORTING D OCUMENTS    46
    9.11    R ELEASE OF L IENS    46
ARTICLE X    47
    CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS    47
    10.1    R EPRESENTATIONS AND W ARRANTIES T RUE    47
    10.2    P ERFORMANCE    47
    10.3    A BSENCE OF L ITIGATION    47
    10.4    C ONSENTS    47
    10.5    A DDITIONAL A GREEMENTS    47
    10.6    M ERGER C ONSIDERATION ; E SCROW D EPOSIT    48
    10.7    C ERTIFICATES OF M ERGER    48
    10.8    S UPPORTING D OCUMENTS    48
ARTICLE XI    48
    TERMINATION    48
    11.1    T ERMINATION    48
    11.2    E FFECT OF T ERMINATION    49
    11.3    T ERMINATION F EE    49
ARTICLE XII    49
    INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    49
    12.1    I NDEMNITY O BLIGATIONS    49
    12.2    N OTIFICATION OF C LAIMS    50
    12.3    D URATION    51
    12.4    E SCROW    51
    12.5    R EGISTRATION R IGHTS    52
    12.6    L IMITATIONS    52
    12.7    N O C ONTRIBUTION    52
    12.8    T REATMENT OF I NDEMNITY P AYMENTS    53
ARTICLE XIII    53
    REGISTRATION RIGHTS    53
    13.1    R EGISTRABLE S HARES    53
    13.2    R EQUIRED R EGISTRATION    53
    13.3    E FFECTIVENESS ; S USPENSION R IGHT    53
    13.4    E XPENSES    54
    13.5    I NDEMNIFICATION    54
    13.6    P ROCEDURES FOR S ALE OF S HARES U NDER R EGISTRATION S TATEMENT    56
ARTICLE XIV    57
    MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS    57
    14.1    A MENDMENT    57
    14.2    W AIVER OF C OMPLIANCE    57
    14.3    N OTICES    57
    14.4    B INDING E FFECT ; A SSIGNMENT    58
    14.5    N O T HIRD P ARTY B ENEFICIARIES    58
    14.6    P UBLIC A NNOUNCEMENTS    58
    14.7    C OUNTERPARTS    58
    14.8    H EADINGS    58
    14.9    E NTIRE A GREEMENT    58
    14.10    G OVERNING L AW    59
    14.11    S EVERABILITY    59
    14.12    S PECIFIC P ERFORMANCE    59
    14.13    C ONSTRUCTION    59
    14.14   

W AIVER OF J URY T RIAL

   60

 

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ARTICLE XV    60
    DEFINITIONS    60
    15.1   

C ERTAIN D EFINITIONS

   60

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

 

A-1   

Form of Certificate of Merger (Delaware)

A-2   

Form of Certificate of Merger (Pennsylvania)

B   

Form of Escrow Agreement

C   

Form of Executive Employment Agreement

SCHEDULES

 

1.2   

Merger Consideration/Exchange Ratio

2.3   

Distribution of the Merger Consideration

4.1   

Capitalization Table

6.1   

Conduct of Business of the Company

7.8   

Restricted Stock Grants

9.4   

Required Third Party Consents

9.9   

Termination of Agreements

DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES

 

3.1   

Corporate Organization

3.3   

Consents and Approvals; No Violations

3.4   

Company Capital Structure

3.6   

Financial Statements; Business Information; Internal Controls

3.9   

Legal Proceedings, etc.

3.10   

Taxes

3.11   

Title to Properties and Related Matters

3.12   

Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Employee Restrictions

3.13   

Contracts

3.14   

Employment Matters

3.15   

Employment Benefit Plans

3.18   

Major Customers

3.19   

Insurance

3.20   

Brokers; Payments

3.21   

Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney

3.26   

Accounts Receivable

3.27   

Projections

 

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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.

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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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