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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
PURE VANILLA EXCHANGE, INC.,
PVNX ACQUISITION CORP.,
and
NIMBLE GROUP, INC.
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December 15, 2006
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of December 15, 2006 (the
"Agreement"), by and among Pure Vanilla Exchange, Inc., a Nevada
corporation
("Parent"), PVNX Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a
wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent ("Merger Sub") and Nimble Group, Inc., a
Delaware
corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the "Company
Board") has
(i) determined that the merger of Merger Sub with and into the
Company (the
"Merger") on the terms and conditions contained herein and in
accordance with
the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Corporation Act") is
consistent with
and in furtherance of the long-term business strategy of the
Company and fair
to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders
and has
approved, adopted and declared the advisability of this Agreement,
the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and (ii)
has
recommended the approval and adoption of this Agreement by the
stockholders of
the Company;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Parent has determined that the
Merger
is consistent with and in furtherance of the long-term business
strategy of
Parent and fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and its
stockholders
and has approved, adopted and declared the advisability of this
Agreement, the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of Merger Sub has approved and
adopted a
resolution approving this Agreement and the Merger and declaring
their
advisability;
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the
Merger
shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code, as amended;
WHEREAS, Merger Sub was created solely for the purpose of effecting
the
Merger and will conduct no other activity; and
WHEREAS, the Parent, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make
certain
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with this
Agreement and to prescribe certain conditions to the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations,
warranties,
covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be
legally bound
hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this
Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2) and in
accordance
with the Corporation Act, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into
the Company
and the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon
cease. The
Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes
hereinafter
referred to as the "Surviving Corporation") and will be a
wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent. The Merger shall have the effects specified
in the
Corporation Act.
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1.2 Closing; Effective Time. Subject to the provisions of Article
V, the
closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place in New York
City at the
offices of the Company, as soon as practicable but in no event
later than 10:00
a.m. New York City time on the second business day after the
earliest date on
which each of the conditions set forth in Article V (other than
conditions that
are satisfied by the delivery of documents at or prior to the
Closing) have been
satisfied or waived by the party or parties entitled to the benefit
of such
conditions, or at such other date, time and place as Parent and the
Company
shall mutually agree. The date on which the Closing actually occurs
is
hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date." At the Closing,
Merger Sub and
the Company shall cause a certificate of merger (a "Certificate of
Merger") to
be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware in
accordance with the Corporation Act. The Merger shall become
effective as of the
date and time of such filing or as of such subsequent date and time
as Parent
and the Company shall agree to and shall be set forth in the
Certificate of
Merger (the "Effective Time").
1.3 Effect on Capital Stock.
(a) At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, $.001
par
value per share, of the Company (the "Company Common Stock") issued
and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than
Dissenting
Shares (as defined in Section 1.4(a)) and Parent Shares (as defined
in Section
1.3(e)) shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on
the part of the
holder thereof, be converted into 1.306 shares (the "Exchange
Ratio") of common
stock, par value $.001 per share, of Parent ("Parent Common Stock")
(the
aggregate shares of Parent Common Stock into which the Company
Common Stock is
converted being referred to as the "Merger Consideration"). The
Exchange ratio
shall automatically be adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock
split, stock
dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization
or other
similar transaction with respect to the Company Common Stock or the
Parent
Common Stock between the date hereof and the Effective Time.
(b) Following the Effective Time, the Merger Consideration shall
be
delivered to those parties who are holders of Company Common Stock
(the "Selling
Stockholders") immediately prior to the Effective Time in exchange
for
certificates representing outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock and any
other outstanding ownership interests in the Company (other than
the Company
Options (as defined in Section 1.3(c)) and Company Convertible
Securities (as
defined in Section 1.3(d)). The shares of Parent Common Stock
delivered to the
holders of Company Common Stock hereunder shall not be registered
under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the
sale or other
disposition of such shares of Parent Common Stock shall be subject
to the
restrictions arising under Rule 144 of the Securities Act until a
registration
statement shall have been filed for the purposes of registering
such Parent
Common Stock under the Securities Act. As of the Effective Time,
all shares of
Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall
automatically be
cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist. If, between the
date of this
Agreement and the Effective Time, the shares of Parent Common Stock
shall be
changed into a different number or class of shares by reason of a
stock split,
stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization or other
similar transaction, the Merger Consideration shall be adjusted
accordingly.
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(c) Section 1.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule (as defined in
Article
II) contains a true, accurate and correct list, as of the date
hereof and the
Effective Time, setting forth the number of shares of Company
Common Stock that
are subject to all outstanding options and warrants to purchase
Company Common
Stock (the "Company Options"), whether or not vested, and
identifying the holder
of each Company Option, the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject to
the Company Options held by such holder, whether or not such option
is an
incentive stock option, the date upon which each Company Option was
granted, the
vesting schedule and each stock option agreement evidencing the
grant of such
Company Options (a "Company Option Agreement"). At the Effective
Time, all
Company Options, whether or not exercisable and whether or not
vested, shall, by
virtue of the Merger and without any further action on the part of
the Company
or the holder thereof, be converted into an option to purchase
Parent Common
Stock, and Parent shall assume each such Company Option in
accordance with the
terms (as in effect as of the date of this Agreement) of the
Company Option Plan
(as defined in Section 2.2(a)), if applicable, and the terms of the
stock option
agreement by which it is evidenced. From and after the Effective
Time, (i) each
Company Option assumed by Parent may be exercised by the holder
thereof solely
for Parent Common Stock, (ii) the number of shares of Parent Common
Stock
subject to each such Company Option (the "Option Conversion Ratio")
shall be
equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of Company Common
Stock subject
to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time
multiplied by (B)
the Exchange Ratio, (iii) the per share exercise price under each
such Company
Option (the "Option Conversion Price") shall be adjusted by
dividing (x) the per
share exercise price under such Company Option by (y) the Exchange
Ratio and
(iv) except as expressly provided for in this Agreement and the
Company Option
Agreement with each particular holder of the Company Options, any
restriction on
the exercise or transfer of any such Company Option shall continue
in full force
and effect in accordance with its terms and the term,
exercisability, vesting
schedule and other provisions of or relating to such Company Option
shall
otherwise remain unchanged; provided, however, that each Company
Option assumed
by Parent in accordance with this Section 1.3(c) shall, in
accordance with its
terms, be subject to further adjustment as appropriate to reflect
any stock
split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization
or other similar transaction subsequent to the Effective Time.
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take all action that
may be
necessary (including amending the Company Option Plan) to
effectuate the
provisions of this Section 1.3(c) and to ensure that, from and
after the
Effective Time, holders of Company Options have no rights with
respect thereto
other than those specifically provided in this Section 1.3(c).
(d) Section 1.3(d) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true,
accurate and correct list, as of the date hereof and the Effective
Time, setting
forth the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which all
outstanding
instruments (including, without limitation, notes, debentures and
convertible
stock) are convertible (the "Company Convertible Securities"), and
identifying
each Company Convertible Security, the holder thereof, the number
of shares of
Company Common Stock into which such Company Convertible Security
may be
converted, the date of, maturity date (if any) of such Company
Convertible
Security and the other principal terms of such Company Convertible
Security. At
the Effective Time, the conversion right provided for in all
outstanding Company
Convertible Securities shall, by virtue of the Merger and without
any further
action on the part of the Company or the holder thereof, be
converted into the
right to convert such Company Convertible Securities in accordance
with the
terms thereof. From and after the Effective Time, (i) each Company
Convertible
Security may be converted by the holder thereof solely into Parent
Common Stock,
(ii) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which such
Company
Convertible Security can be converted (the "Convertible Security
Conversion
Ratio") shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares
of Company
Common Stock into which such Company Convertible Security may be
converted by
its terms multiplied by (B) the Exchange Ratio, (iii) the per share
conversion
price under each such Company Convertible Security (the
"Convertible Security
Conversion Price") shall be adjusted by dividing (x) the per share
conversion
price under such Company Convertible Security by (y) the Exchange
Ratio and (iv)
except as expressly provided for in this Agreement and the
applicable Company
Convertible Security, any restriction on the transfer of any such
Company
Convertible Security shall continue in full force and effect in
accordance with
its terms and the term, interest rate, maturity, conversion rate
and other
provisions of or relating to such Company Convertible Security
shall otherwise
remain unchanged; provided, however, that the Convertible Security
Conversion
Ratio and the Convertible Security Conversion Price of each Company
Convertible
Security shall, in accordance with its terms, be subject to further
adjustment
as appropriate to reflect any stock split, stock dividend, reverse
stock split,
reclassification, recapitalization or other similar transaction
subsequent to
the Effective Time.
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(e) Each share of Company Common Stock held in the Company's
treasury immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, and each
share of
Company Common Stock then owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other
wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent, other than any such shares held on behalf of
third
parties, if any (collectively, the "Parent Shares"), shall, by
virtue of the
Merger, be automatically cancelled and retired and shall cease to
exist and no
consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor.
(f) No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued
pursuant hereto. In lieu of the issuance of any fractional share of
Parent
Common Stock, cash adjustments will be paid to holders in respect
of any
fractional share of Parent Common Stock that would otherwise be
issuable, and
the amount of such cash adjustment shall be equal to the product
obtained by
multiplying such stockholder's fractional share of Parent Common
Stock that
would otherwise be payable by the average of the closing bid and
asked prices
per share of Parent Common Stock for the ten consecutive business
days ending on
(and including) the business day immediately preceding the date of
the Effective
Time.
The parties intend this transaction to constitute a reorganization
within
the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended
(the "Code").
1.4 Shares of Dissenting Stockholders.
(a) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary,
any
shares of Company Common Stock that are issued and outstanding
immediately prior
to the Effective Time and held by a stockholder who has properly
exercised and
perfected his appraisal rights under Section 262 of the Corporation
Act
("Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into or exchangeable
for the right
to receive the Merger Consideration but shall entitle the holder
thereof to
receive payment therefor as shall be determined pursuant to Section
262 of the
Corporation Act.
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(b) If such holder of Dissenting Shares shall have failed to
perfect
or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost his right to appraisal
of such
shares under the Corporation Act, then, as of the Effective Time,
each share of
Company Common Stock of such holder shall thereupon be deemed to
have been
converted into and to have become exchangeable for, the right to
receive the
Merger Consideration without any interest thereon, in accordance
with Section
1.3 hereof, and such shares shall no longer be Dissenting
Shares.
(c) The Company shall give the Parent (i) prompt notice of its
receipt of any written demands for dissenters' rights for any
shares of Company
Common Stock, withdrawals of such demands, and any other
instruments relating to
the Merger served pursuant to Section 262 of the Corporation Act
and received by
the Company and (ii) the opportunity to participate in all
negotiations and
proceedings with respect to demands for dissenters' rights under
the Corporation
Act. The Company shall not, except with the prior written consent
of the Parent
or as may be required under applicable law, voluntarily make any
payment with
respect to any demands for dissenters' rights for Company Common
Stock or offer
to settle or settle any such demands.
1.5 Merger Sub Common Stock. Each share of Merger Sub Common Stock
(as
defined in Section 3.2(b)) issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the
Effective Time shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part
of the holder thereof, be converted into one share of common stock
of the
Surviving Corporation.
1.6 Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. At the Effective Time,
(i) the
articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be
amended and
restated in their entirety to read as the articles of incorporation
of Merger
Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that
such articles
of incorporation shall provide that the name of the corporation be
Pure Vanilla
Merger Corporation, and (ii) the by-laws of Merger Sub, as in
effect immediately
prior to the Effective Time, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving
Corporation
until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law, except
that such
by-laws shall provide that the name of the corporation be Pure
Vanilla Merger
Corporation.
1.7 Directors and Officers. The directors of Merger Sub immediately
prior
to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving
Corporation and
the officers of the Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be
the officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in
accordance
with the articles of incorporation and by-laws of the Surviving
Corporation
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
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ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in writing in the Disclosure Schedule, which
has been
prepared by the Company and delivered by the Company to Parent and
Merger Sub
prior to or concurrently with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and
shall identify the specific sections or subsections in this
Agreement to which
each such disclosure relates (the "Disclosure Schedule"), the
Company represents
and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows:
2.1 Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its
incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The
Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good
standing in
each jurisdiction in which the property owned, leased or operated
by it or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or
licensing
necessary, except for such failures to be so duly qualified or
licensed and in
good standing that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and could not
have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition
or results
of operations of the Company (a "Company Material Adverse Effect").
The Company
has previously delivered to Parent true, correct and complete
copies of the
articles of incorporation and by-laws (or equivalent governing
instruments) and
all amendments thereto, as currently in effect, of the Company.
2.2 Capitalization, subsidiaries.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company (the "Company
Stock") consists of 68,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and
2,000,000
shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value (the "Company Preferred
Stock"). As
of December 13, 2006, there were 8,333,605 shares of Company Common
Stock and no
shares of any other class of the Company's capital stock
outstanding. As of
December 13, 2006, options to acquire 3,850,000 shares of Company
Common Stock
have been granted pursuant to the Company's 2006 Incentive Stock
Option Plan
(the "Company Option Plan") and were outstanding and options to
acquire 327,728
shares of Company Common Stock that were not granted pursuant to
the Company
Option Plan were outstanding, all of such options being described
on Section
1.3(c) of the Disclosure Schedule. As of December 13, 2006, there
were also
outstanding securities convertible into or exercisable for
approximately an
additional 9,025,585 shares of Company Common Stock, all of such
securities
being described on Section 1.3(d) of the Disclosure Schedule. The
Company has
also reserved a total of approximately 3,400,206 shares of Company
Common Stock
for issuance in connection with the Loan Conversion (as defined in
Section
4.1(b)). Since December 13, 2006, the Company has not issued any
additional
shares of Company Stock (except as contemplated by Section 4.1(b)),
nor has it
granted or otherwise promised or undertaken to grant any additional
options or
other rights that are convertible into, or exercisable for, Company
Stock or
other ownership rights of the Company (except as contemplated by
Section
4.1(b)), nor has it made representations or commitments that are
convertible
into, or exercisable for, Company Stock or other ownership rights
of the
Company. All issued and outstanding shares of Company Stock have
been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and
free of
preemptive rights. Except as described on Section 1.3(c) and
Section 1.3(d) of
the Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not have outstanding any
subscription,
option, put, call, warrant or other right or commitment to issue or
any
obligation or commitment to redeem or purchase, any of its
authorized capital
stock or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for any of
its
authorized capital stock. There are no stockholder agreements,
voting
agreements, voting trusts or other similar arrangements to which
the Company is
a party which have the effect of restricting or limiting the
transfer, voting or
other rights associated with the capital stock of the Company.
Section 2.2(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule contains a true, accurate and correct
stockholders'
list, setting forth the number of shares of Company Stock owned
beneficially and
of record by each stockholder of the Company as of the date of this
Agreement,
and a list setting forth all outstanding options and other rights
convertible
into, or exercisable for, Company Stock as well as all holders
thereof.
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(b) The Company has no Subsidiaries. The Company does not own,
directly or indirectly, any equity or other interest or any right
(contingent or
otherwise) to acquire the same in any corporation, partnership,
joint venture,
business, trust or other entity.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 2.2(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has not granted any registration or similar
rights to, or
entered into any agreement relating to such rights with, any person
relating to
the registration of any of the shares of its capital stock under
the Securities
Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act").
2.3 Authorization; Binding Agreement. The Company has all
requisite
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and all
agreements and documents contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this
Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby, the performance
by the Company
of its obligations hereunder and the consummation of the
transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby have been unanimously approved by
the Company
Board and duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the
part of the Company and its stockholders. This Agreement
constitutes, and all
agreements and documents contemplated hereby to which the Company
is, or will
be, a party constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the
Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective
terms,
except as such enforcement may be limited by general principles of
equity
whether applied in a court of law or a court of equity and by
bankruptcy,
insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors' rights and
remedies generally.
2.4 Noncontravention. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement
nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(a) violate,
conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of the
articles of
incorporation, as amended, or by-laws, as amended, of the Company,
(b) require
any consent, approval or notice under or conflict with or result in
a violation
or breach of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of
time or both) a
default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration)
under, or impair, invalidate or otherwise affect, any of the terms,
conditions
or provisions of any Material Contracts (as defined in Section
2.9(a)), or other
items or rights identified on Section 2.23(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, or any
other note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, agreement or other
instrument or
obligation (the "Other Agreements") to which the Company is a party
or by which
it or any portion of its properties or assets may be bound or (c)
violate any
order, judgment, writ, injunction, determination, award, decree,
law, statute,
rule or regulation (collectively, "Legal Requirements") applicable
to the
Company or any portion of its properties or assets, except with
respect to
clauses (b) and (c) such matters that, individually or in the
aggregate, have
not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse
Effect.
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2.5 Governmental Approvals. No consent, approval or authorization
of, or
declaration or filing with, any foreign, federal, state, municipal
or other
governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality
(each, a "Governmental Entity") on the part of the Company that has
not been
obtained or made is required in connection with the execution or
delivery by the
Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the
transactions
contemplated hereby, other than (a) the filing of the Certificate
of Merger with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (b) consents,
approvals,
authorizations, declarations or filings that, if not obtained or
made, could
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect or
prevent the Company from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.6 Financial Statements. Section 2.6 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets
forth true, correct and complete copies of the audited balance
sheets,
statements of income, statements of stockholders' equity and
statements of cash
flows for the three fiscal years ended February 28, 2006, February
28, 2005 and
February 29, 2004, unaudited balance sheets as of November 30, 2006
and
unaudited statements of income, statements of changes of
operations, statements
of stockholders' equity and statements of cash flows for the period
ending
November 30, 2006 (collectively, the "Company Financial
Statements"). The
Company Financial Statements, including (in the case of audited
statements) the
related notes, have been prepared from and are in accordance with
the books and
records of the Company and are true, complete and accurate and
fairly present in
all material respects the financial position, results of operations
and changes
in financial position of the Company as of the dates and for the
periods
indicated (subject in the case of unaudited statements, to normal
year-end audit
adjustments which could not be material in amount or effect), in
each case in
accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods
indicated. The
books of account and other financial records of the Company that
relate to the
same periods as the periods covered by the Company Financial
Statements (i)
reflect all items of income and expense and all assets and
liabilities required
to be reflected therein in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis
consistent
with the past practices of the Company, (ii) are in all material
respects
complete and correct, and do not contain or reflect any material
inaccuracies or
discrepancies and (iii) have been maintained in accordance with
good business
and accounting practices.
2.7 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Section 2.7
of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has no liabilities or obligations
(whether
absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) which are not reflected
in the
Company Financial Statements except for liabilities and obligations
incurred in
the ordinary course of business since November 30, 2006, none of
which,
individually or in the aggregate, have had or could have a Company
Material
Adverse Effect.
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2.8 Validity of Leases and Contracts.
(a) The Company owns no real property. Section 2.8(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule lists each of the following contracts and
agreements
(including oral agreements) of the Company (such contracts and
agreements,
including all contracts, agreements, leases and subleases
concerning the use,
occupancy, management or operation of any real property and all IP
Contracts
listed or otherwise set forth in Section 2.22(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule
being "Material Contracts"):
(i) each lease of real property and all other leased interests
in real property that are used by the Company (a "Real Property
Lease");
(ii) each lease, license, contract, agreement, invoice,
purchase or sales order, employee secrecy or confidentiality
agreement,
undertaking, indenture and written commitment to which the Company
is a party or
by which any of the assets of the Company is bound, including all
ongoing
agreements, licenses, written commitments or other engagements and
other
instruments of any kind (but excluding Company Plans (as defined in
Section
2.18(a)) under the terms of which the Company: (A) (i) is likely to
pay or
otherwise give consideration of more than $10,000 in the aggregate
during the
calendar year ended December 31, 2006 or (ii) is likely to pay or
otherwise give
consideration of more than $25,000 in the aggregate over the
remaining term of
such contract and (B) cannot be cancelled by the Company without
penalty or
further payment and without more than 30 days' notice;
(iii) any written proposal, quotation or bid made or received
by the Company in connection with its business that, if accepted,
could lead to
a contract for the provision of services by the Company, if a
contract pursuant
to such proposal, quotation or bid would have been included in the
Disclosure
Schedule pursuant to Section 2.8(a)(ii);
(iv) any note, debenture, bond, equipment trust agreement,
letter of credit, loan agreement or other contract or commitment
for the
borrowing or lending of money or agreement or arrangement for a
line of credit
or guarantee, pledge or undertaking of the indebtedness of any
other person, in
each case in excess of $10,000 (collectively, "Indebtedness");
(v) all broker, distributor, dealer, manufacturer's
representative, franchise, agency, sales promotion, market
research, marketing,
consulting and advertising contracts and agreements to which the
Company is a
party;
(vi) all management contracts and contracts with independent
contractors or consultants (or similar arrangements) to which the
Company is a
party and which are not cancelable without penalty or further
payment and
without more than 30 days' notice;
(vii) all contracts and agreements with any Governmental
Entity to which the Company is a party;
(viii) all contracts and agreements that limit or purport to
limit the ability of the Company to compete in any line of business
or with any
person or in any geographic area or during any period of time;
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(ix) all contracts and agreements between or among the
Company, on one hand, and the Parent or any affiliate of the
Parent, on the
other hand, other than contracts or agreements relating to the
purchase from the
Company of shares of its capital stock and agreements (including
promissory
notes) relating to transactions in which an affiliate of Parent
loaned money to
the Company;
(x) all contracts and agreements providing for benefits under
any Company Plan (but specifically excluding stock option
agreements issued
pursuant to the Company's 2006 Incentive Stock Option Plan);
and
(xi) all other contracts and agreements, whether or not made
in the ordinary course of business, which are material to the
Company or the
conduct of the Company's business, or the absence of which could
have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.8(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, each Material Contract: (i) is valid and binding on the
parties
thereto and is in full force and effect, and (ii) upon consummation
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except to the extent
that any
consents set forth in Section 2.5 of the Disclosure Schedule are
not obtained,
shall continue in full force and effect without penalty or other
adverse
consequence. The Company is not in breach of, or default under, any
Material
Contract.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 2.8(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, to the knowledge of the Company, no other party to any
Material
Contract is in breach thereof or default thereunder and the Company
has not
received any notice of termination, cancellation, breach or default
under any
Material Contract.
(d) The Company has made available to the Parent true and
complete
copies of all Material Contracts.
(e) Except as set forth in Section 2.8(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule, there is no contract, agreement or other arrangement
granting any
person any preferential right to purchase, other than in the
ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, any of the Company's assets
or any of
the shares of Company Stock.
2.9 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as disclosed on
Section
2.9(a) of the Disclosure Schedule, since November 30, 2006, the
Company has
conducted business in the ordinary and usual course and, without
limiting the
generality of the foregoing:
(a) There have been no changes, developments, events, conditions
or
state of affairs which, individually or in the aggregate, have had
or could have
a Company Material Adverse Effect, other than the effects of the
results of the
operations of the Company's business (including losses incurred as
a result
thereof) that are consistent with results in prior periods;
(b) Except as contemplated by the transactions described in
this
Agreement and specifically set forth on Section 2.9(b) of the
Disclosure
Schedule, there has not been any split, combination or
reclassification of
Company Stock or any issuance, or authorization of the issuance, of
any
securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution for the
capital stock
of the Company or any declaration, setting side or payment of any
dividend or
other distribution (whether in cash, securities, property or
otherwise) in
respect of the capital stock of the Company;
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(c) Except as contemplated by the transactions described in
this
Agreement and specifically set forth on Section 2.9(c) of the
Disclosure
Schedule, the Company has not purchased, redeemed or otherwise
acquired or
committed itself to acquire, directly or indirectly, any of the
capital stock of
the Company;
(d) Except as set forth on Sections 1.3(c) and 1.3(d) of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Company has not issued or otherwise
committed to issue
any Company Options, warrants or other securities;
(e) The Company has not sold, assigned, conveyed or otherwise
disposed of any material properties or assets, real, personal, or
mixed
(including leasehold interests and intangible property), other than
in the
ordinary course of its business;
(f) The Company has not sold, leased, subleased, licensed,
assigned,
conveyed or otherwise transferred any material Assets (as defined
in Section
2.13(a)) of the Company, other than in the ordinary course of its
business;
(g) The Company has not mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any
Lien
or encumbrance any assets of the Company;
(h) The Company has not cancelled, terminated, entered into,
amended
or modified any Material Contract or the Company's rights
thereunder;
(i) The Company has not amended, terminated, cancelled or
compromised any material claims of the Company or waived any other
rights of
substantial value to the Company, whether or not in the ordinary
course of
business;
(j) The Company has not incurred any liability or loss with
respect
to any of the assets or operations of the Company, except for
liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past
practices;
(k) The Company has not incurred any capital expenditure or
executed
any lease or other agreement with respect to any assets of the
Company or any
aspect of the business of the Company, or incurred any liability
therefor,
requiring any payment or payments in excess of $10,000 individually
or $25,000
in the aggregate;
(l) There have not been any cancellations or any threats of
cancellations of any Material Contract by any supplier, customer or
contractor
of the Company with respect to the business of the Company;
(m) The Company has not terminated or effected any amendment or
supplement to, or extension of, any Company Plan;
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(n) The Company has not (i) announced or granted to any director
or
executive officer of, consultant to, or other employee of the
Company any
increase in wages, salaries, compensation, bonuses, incentives,
pension or other
benefits payable by the Company, (ii) agreed to any grant by the
Company to any
such director, executive officer, consultant or employee of any
increase in
severance or termination pay, (iii) agreed to any entry by the
Company into, or
any amendment of, any employment, consulting, deferred
compensation,
indemnification, severance or termination agreement with any such
director,
executive officer, consultant or employee or (iv) agreed to, or
taken any action
to, accelerate the vesting of any Company Option or other
equity-based
compensation;
(o) The Company has not made any change in accounting methods
or
principles used for financial or regulatory reporting purposes
other than such
changes required by GAAP;
(p) The Company has not written down or written up (or failed
to
write down or write up in accordance with GAAP) the value of any
receivables or
revalued any of the assets other than in the ordinary course of
business in
accordance with GAAP;
(q) The Company has not (i) merged with, entered into a
consolidation with or acquired an interest of 5% or more in any
person or
acquired a substantial portion of the assets or business of any
person or any
division or line of business thereof, or otherwise acquired any
material assets
other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice;
(r) The Company has not made any material changes in the
customary
methods of operations of the Company, including practices and
policies relating
to manufacturing, purchasing, inventories, marketing, selling and
pricing;
(s) The Company has not made, revoked or changed any tax election
or
method of tax accounting or settled or compromised any liability
with respect to
taxes of the Company;
(t) The Company has not made any loan to, guaranteed any
indebtedness of or otherwise incurred any indebtedness on behalf of
any person;
(u) The Company has not entered into any agreement, arrangement
or
transaction with any of its directors, officers, employees or
stockholders (or
with any relative, beneficiary, spouse or affiliate of such
persons), other than
agreements and transactions relating to the purchase of shares of
the Company
Capital Stock, loans made to the Company and amendments,
modifications and
terminations of such agreements;
(v) The Company has not disclosed any secret or confidential
Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 2.21(a)) (except by
way of issuance
of a patent) (other than to persons who have executed written
confidentiality
agreements with the Company agreeing not to disclose such
confidential
Intellectual Property or to use it for the benefit of any person
other than the
Company) or permitted to lapse or become abandoned any material
Intellectual
Property (or any registration or grant thereof or any application
relating
thereto) to which, or under which, the Company has any right,
title, interest or
license;
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(w) The Company has not allowed any permit that was issued or
relates to the Company or otherwise relates to the Company's
business to lapse
or terminate or failed to renew any insurance policy or permit that
is scheduled
to terminate or expire within 45 calendar days of the Closing,
unless the lapse,
termination or nonrenewal of therof would not have a Company
Material Adverse
Effect;
(x) The Company has not failed to maintain the Company's
material
property and equipment in good repair and operating condition,
ordinary wear and
tear excepted;
(y) The Company has not amended or restated the articles of
incorporation or by-laws (or other organizational documents) of the
Company;
(z) The Company has not (i) abandoned, sold, assigned, or
granted
any security interest in or to any material item of the Company's
Intellectual
Property or the IP Contracts (as defined in Section 2.23(a)),
including failing
to perform or cause to be performed all applicable filings,
recordings and other
acts, and pay or caused to be paid all required fees and taxes, to
maintain and
protect its interest in such Intellectual Property, (ii) granted to
any third
party any license with respect to any of the Company's Intellectual
Property,
other than licenses in the ordinary course of its business, (iii)
developed,
created or invented any Intellectual Property jointly with any
third party
(other than such joint development, creation or invention with a
third party
that is in progress prior to the date of this Agreement) or (iv)
disclosed, or
allow to be disclosed, any confidential Intellectual Property,
unless such
Intellectual Property is subject to a confidentiality or
non-disclosure covenant
protecting against disclosure thereof; and
(aa) The Company has not entered into any agreement or
arrangement,
whether in writing or otherwise, to do any of the foregoing, or
granted any
options to purchase, rights of first refusal, rights of first offer
or any
similar rights or commitments with respect to any of the foregoing,
except as
expressly contemplated by this Agreement.
2.10 Litigation, Judgments, No Default, Etc. Except as otherwise
disclosed
on Section 2.10 of the Disclosure Schedules, there is no action or
proceeding
pending and the Company has no knowledge of any action or
proceeding threatened
against or affecting the Company, its business or assets, the
outcome of which
could, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material
Adverse Effect
or could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) there
is no
judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order (collectively,
"Orders"), and the
Company has no knowledge of any potential Orders, of any court,
arbitrator or
Governmental Entity outstanding against the Company, its business
or assets, and
(c) there are no facts, and the Company has no knowledge of any
potential facts,
that could result in any such action or proceeding which could,
individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material
Adverse
Effect or could affect the legality, validity or enforceability of
this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.11 Compliance. The Company is not in default or violation of any
term,
condition or provision, and has no knowledge of any potential
default or
violation of any term, condition or provision, of (a) its articles
of
incorporation, as amended, or by-laws, as amended (or equivalent
governing
instruments), or (b) any Material Contracts to which it is a party
or by which
the Company or any portion of its properties or assets may be
bound; except with
respect to the foregoing clause (b) such matters that, individually
or in the
aggregate, have not had and could not reasonably be expected to
have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
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2.12 Tangible Personal Property.
(a) The Company owns or has the legal right to use all tangible
personal property necessary for it to continue to conduct its
business as
conducted on the date of this Agreement.
2.13 Assets.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.13(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the Company owns, leases or has the legal right to use
all the
properties and assets, including the Company's Intellectual
Property, the IP
Contracts and the Tangible Personal Property, used in the conduct
of the
Company's business and, with respect to contract rights, is a party
to and
enjoys the right to the benefits of all contracts, agreements and
other
arrangements used by the Company or in or relating to the conduct
of the
Company's business, all of which properties, assets and rights
constitute
"Assets." The Company has good and marketable title to, or, in the
case of
leased or subleased Assets, valid and subsisting leasehold
interests in, all the
Assets, free and clear of all encumbrances, except as set forth in
Section
2.13(a) of the Disclosure Schedule.
(b) The Assets constitute all the properties, assets and rights
forming a part of, used, or held as are necessary in the conduct
of, the
Company's business. At all times since the date of this Agreement,
the Company
has caused the Assets to be maintained in accordance with good
business
practice, and all the Assets are in good operating condition and
repair and are
suitable for the purposes for which they are used and intended.
2.14 Key Employees.
(a) Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule lists the name,
current
annual salary rates, bonuses, deferred or contingent compensation,
pension,
"golden parachute" and other like benefits paid or payable (in cash
or
otherwise) in 2006 and 2005, the date of employment and the job
title of each
current salaried employee, officer, director, consultant or agent
of the Company
whose annual compensation exceeded $100,000.
(b) All directors, officers, management employees and technical
and
professional employees of the Company are under written obligation
to the
Company to maintain in confidence all confidential or proprietary
information
acquired by them in the course of their employment and to assign to
the Company
all inventions made by them within the scope of their employment
during such
employment.
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2.15 Certain Interests.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule, no officer or director, associate or affiliate of the
Company and no
relative or spouse (or relative of such spouse) who resides with,
or is a
dependent of, any such officer, director, associate or
affiliate:
(i) has any direct or indirect financial interest in any
competitor, supplier or customer of the Company (other than Parent)
or the
business of the Company (other than Parent); provided, however,
that the
ownership of securities representing no more than one percent of
the outstanding
voting power of any competitor, supplier or customer and that are
also listed on
any national securities exchange, shall not be deemed to be a
"financial
interest" so long as the person owning such securities has no other
connection
or relationship with such competitor, supplier or customer;
(ii) owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, or has
any other interest in any property, real or personal, tangible or
intangible,
including, without limitation, licenses, inventions, technology,
processes,
designs, computer programs, know-how and formulae used in the
business of the
Company; or
(iii) has a beneficial interest in any contract or agreement
disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule; or
(iv) has outstanding any Indebtedness to the Company.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, the description of the relationships between the Parent,
the Company
and their respective officers, directors and employees set forth in
Item 7 of
the Parent's Registration Statement on Form 10-SB filed with the
Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 26, 2006 is complete and accurate in all
material
respects.
2.16 Board and Stockholder Approval.
(a) The Company Board by resolutions duly adopted by unanimous
vote
of those voting at a meeting duly called and held, or by unanimous
written
consent, and not subsequently rescinded or modified in any way, has
duly (i)
determined that this Agreement and the Merger are fair to and in
the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders, (ii) approved this
Agreement and
the Merger and declared their advisability (iii) recommended that
the
stockholders of the Company approve and adopt this Agreement and
approve the
Merger and directed that this Agreement, the Merger and other
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement be submitted for consideration by
the Company's
stockholders.
(b) The only vote of the holders of any class or series of
Company
Stock necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement, the Merger and
other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement is the affirmative vote
of the
holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock in favor
of the approval and adoption of this Agreement, the Merger and
other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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2.17 Tax Matters. "Taxes," as used in this Agreement, means any
federal,
state, county, local or foreign taxes, charges, fees, levies, or
other
assessments, including, without limitation, all net income, gross
income, sales,
use, ad valorem, transfer, gains, profits, excise, franchise, real
and personal
property, gross receipt, capital stock, production, business and
occupation,
disability, employment, payroll, license, estimated, stamp, custom
duties,
alternative minimum, severance or withholding taxes or charges
imposed by any
Governmental Entity, whether foreign or domestic, and includes any
additions to
tax, interest and penalties. "Tax Return," as used in this
Agreement, means a
report, return, statement, declaration or other information
required to be
supplied with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or
attachment thereto,
and including any amendment thereof.
(a) Filing of Timely Tax Returns. Except for Tax Returns that
are
currently subject to an extension that has been properly obtained,
all Tax
Returns required to be filed by the Company under applicable law
have been filed
on a timely basis. All such Tax Returns were and are true, complete
and correct.
(b) Payment of Taxes. The Company has, within the time and in
the
manner prescribed by law, paid all Taxes that are currently due and
payable. No
written claim (and no other claim) has ever been made by an
authority in a
jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that it is
or may be
subject to taxation in that jurisdiction.
(c) Tax Reserves. The Company has established (and until the
Closing
Date will maintain) on its books and records, including the Company
Financial
Statements (i) reserves adequate to pay all Taxes and all
deficiencies in Taxes
asserted, proposed or threatened against the Company and (ii)
reserves for
deferred income taxes, in each case in accordance with GAAP.
(d) Tax Liens. There are no Tax liens upon the assets of the
Company
except liens for Taxes not yet due.
(e) Withholding Taxes. The Company has complied in all respects
with
the provisions of the Code relating to the withholding of Taxes,
including,
without limitation, the withholding and reporting requirements
under Sections
1441 through 1464, 3401 through 3406, and 6041 through 6049 of the
Code, as well
as any similar provisions under any other laws, and have, within
the time and in
the manner prescribed by law, withheld from employee wages and paid
over to the
proper governmental authorities all amounts required.
(f) Waivers of Statute of Limitations. The Company has not
executed
any outstanding waivers or comparable consents regarding the
application of the
statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or Tax
Returns.
(g) Deficiencies. No deficiency for any Taxes has been
proposed,
asserted, assessed or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened
against the
Company.
(h) Audit, Administrative and Court Proceedings. No audits or
other
administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently
pending with
regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company. The Company has
no knowledge
of any threatened action, audit or administrative or court
proceeding with
respect to any such Taxes or Tax Returns. The Company has no
knowledge of any
facts which would constitute grounds for the assessment of any
liability for
Taxes with respect to the periods which have not been audited by
the Internal
Revenue Service (the "IRS") or other taxing authority.
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(i) Tax Rulings. The Company has not received a Tax Ruling (as
defined below) or entered into a Closing Agreement (as defined
below) with any
taxing authority that could have a continuing adverse effect after
the Closing
Date. "Tax Ruling", as used in this Agreement, shall mean a written
ruling of a
taxing authority relating to Taxes. "Closing Agreement", as used in
this
Agreement, shall mean a written and legally binding agreement with
a taxing
authority relating to Taxes.
(j) Availability of Tax Returns. To the extent not previously
provided, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, the Company
will make
available to the Parent complete and accurate copies of such of the
following
materials as the Parent may reasonably request: (i) Tax Returns
filed by the
Company since the Company's incorporation, (ii) audit reports
received from any
taxing authority relating to any Tax Return filed by the Company
and (iii)
Closing Agreements entered into by the Company with any taxing
authority.
(k) Tax Sharing Agreements. The Company is not a party to any
Tax
allocation or sharing or similar agreement or arrangement with any
person other
than the Company.
(l) Affiliated Groups; Liability for Others. The Company has
never
been a member of an affiliated group of corporations filing
consolidated,
combined or unitary Tax Returns other than an affiliated group in
which the
Company was the common parent. The Company has no liability for
Taxes of any
person other than the Company under Treasury Regulations Section
1.1502-6 (or
any similar p
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