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Exhibit
10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
BY AND
AMONG
ASCEND ACQUISITION
CORP.,
(“Parent”)
ASCEND COMPANY
LIMITED,
(“Amalgamation
Sub”)
ePAK HOLDINGS
LIMITED
(“EHL”)
AND
e.PAK RESOURCES
(S) PTE. LTD.
(the “Company”
or “EPR”)
DATED AS OF JULY 30,
2007
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION (“ Agreement ”) is made and
entered into as of July 30, 2007 by and among Ascend
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), Ascend Company Limited, a Bermuda limited company that is
owned by Don K. Rice as nominee for Parent (“ Amalgamation
Sub ”), ePak Holdings Limited (“ EHL
”), a limited liability company incorporated in the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of
China (“ Hong Kong ”), and e.Pak Resources
(S) Pte. Ltd., a Singapore limited company and wholly owned
subsidiary of EHL (“ Company ”). The term
“ Agreement ” as used herein refers to this
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, as the same may be amended
from time to time, and all schedules hereto (including the Company
Schedule and the Parent Schedule, as defined in the preambles to
Articles II and III hereof, respectively).
RECITALS
A. Upon the terms and subject
to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
applicable laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Schedule A
hereto (the “ Applicable Corporate Laws ”),
Parent, Amalgamation Sub, EHL and the Company intend to enter into
a business combination, reincorporation and share transfer
(collectively, the “ Acquisition ”) as set forth
herein.
B. The boards of directors of
each of Parent, Amalgamation Sub, the Company and EHL have
determined that the Acquisition is fair to, and in the best
interests of, their respective companies and
stockholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the covenants, promises and representations set
forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties agree as follows (defined terms used in this Agreement are
listed alphabetically in Article IX, together with the Section and,
if applicable, paragraph number in which the definition of each
such term is located):
ARTICLE I
THE
ACQUISITION
1.1 The Acquisition .
At the Effective Time (as defined in Section 1.2), and subject
to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Applicable Corporate Laws, the parties hereto shall consummate the
Acquisition, by which (a) all of the outstanding capital
shares of Amalgamation Sub shall be transferred by Mr. Rice,
as nominee for Parent, to Parent, (b) Parent shall then be
immediately amalgamated with Amalgamation Sub (the “
Amalgamation ”), the separate corporate existence of
each of Parent and Amalgamation Sub shall cease and the resultant,
continuing entity shall bear the name of Amalgamation Sub (“
Continuing Corporation ”), (c) all of the
outstanding securities of Parent shall be exchanged for securities
of Continuing Corporation in like number and tenor and
(d) concurrently therewith, Amalgamation Sub shall acquire all
of the issued share capital of the Company (the “ Share
Transfer ”).
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1.2 Effective Time;
Closing . Subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the
parties hereto shall concurrently cause the Acquisition to be
consummated by filing with each jurisdiction set forth on
Schedule A the certificates, articles and other transaction
documents necessary to consummate the Acquisition (including, but
not limited to, any notices, stock transfer forms, statutory
declarations and payment of any transfer, stamp or duty taxes in
accordance with Section 1.8(c) ) including, but not
limited to, those described on Schedule A in accordance with
the Applicable Corporate Laws (collectively, the “
Transaction Certificates ”). The time of the last such
filing to be properly completed and become effective, or such later
time as may be agreed in writing by the parties hereto and
specified in the Transaction Certificates, shall be referred to
herein as the “ Effective Time .” Unless this
Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the
closing of the Acquisition (the “ Closing ”)
shall take place at the offices of Graubard Miller, counsel to
Parent, 405 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10174-1901 at a
time and date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no
later than the second business day after the satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in Article VI, or at such other time,
date and location as the parties hereto agree in writing (the
“ Closing Date ”). Closing signatures may be
transmitted by facsimile.
1.3 Effect of the
Acquisition . At the Effective Time, the effect of the
Acquisition shall be as provided in this Agreement and the
Applicable Corporate Laws. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time:
(a) All the property, rights,
privileges, powers and franchises of Parent and Amalgamation Sub
shall vest in the Continuing Corporation, and all debts,
liabilities and duties of Parent and Amalgamation Sub shall become
the debts, liabilities and duties of the Continuing
Corporation;
(b) All of the outstanding
common stock (“ Parent Common Stock ”) and
warrants of Parent (“ Parent Warrants ”)
outstanding immediately prior to the Acquisition will be exchanged
for common shares of Continuing Corporation (“ Continuing
Corporation Common Shares ”) and warrants of Continuing
Corporation having materially identical terms to the Parent
Warrants (“ Continuing Corporation Warrants
”);
(c) All of the issued share
capital of the Company shall be transferred to the Continuing
Corporation in the Share Transfer and the Company shall become a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Continuing Corporation;
and
(d) In consideration for the
transfer of all of the issued share capital of the Company to the
Continuing Corporation, the Continuing Corporation shall issue
Continuing Corporation Common Shares as provided in this
Agreement.
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1.4 Articles of
Association; Memorandum of Association .
(a) At the Effective Time,
the Memorandum of Association and Bylaws of Amalgamation Sub shall
become the Memorandum of Association and Bylaws of the Continuing
Corporation; and
(b) At the Effective Time,
the Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association of the
Company shall remain the Articles of Association and Memorandum of
Association of the Company.
1.5 Effect on Parent
Securities . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the following shall occur:
(a) immediately prior to the
Effective Time, all of Parent’s outstanding publicly traded
units shall be separated into their Parent Common Stock and Parent
Warrant components and the units shall cease to exist;
(b) at the Effective Time,
all of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock shall be
immediately and automatically converted into the right to receive
Continuing Corporation Common Shares (having the same material
terms as the Parent Common Stock) on a one-for-one basis;
and
(c) at the Effective Time,
all of the outstanding Parent Warrants shall be immediately and
automatically converted into the right to receive Continuing
Corporation Warrants (having the same material terms as the Parent
Warrants) on a one-for-one basis.
1.6 Effect on Capital
Stock of Amalgamation Sub . At the Effective Time, all the
common shares of Amalgamation Sub (the “ Amalgamation Sub
Common Shares ”) issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be terminated.
1.7 Purchase of Company
Securities . At the Effective Time, the following shall
occur:
(a) Purchase of Company
Securities . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, at the Effective Time, EHL shall sell, transfer, assign,
convey and deliver to Amalgamation Sub, and Amalgamation Sub shall
purchase from EHL, all of the Company Securities (as defined in
Section 2.3(a)), in exchange for the right of EHL to receive
(i) the aggregate number of ordinary shares (the “
Transaction Shares ”) of Continuing Corporation Common
Shares determined in accordance with Section 1.7(b),
(ii) up to an aggregate of 442,625 additional Continuing
Corporation Common Shares (“ Market Price Shares
”) if the market price of the Continuing Corporation Common
Shares exceeds certain levels as provided in Section 1.14(a),
(iii) the right to receive 442,625 additional Continuing
Corporation Common Shares (“ Redemption Shares
”) upon redemption of the Continuing Corporation’s
publicly traded warrants as provided in Section 1.14(c), and
(iv) up to an aggregate of 265,575 additional
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Continuing Corporation Common Shares
(“ EBITDA Shares ”) if the combined companies
following the Acquisition generate annual EBITDA for fiscal 2008,
2009 and/or 2010 in excess of certain levels as provided in
Section 1.14(b). The Transaction Shares, Market Price Shares,
Redemption Shares and EBITDA Shares shall be referred to herein
collectively as the “ Transaction Consideration
.” The Transaction Consideration shall be issued by
Continuing Corporation to EHL, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Calculation and
Adjustment of Transaction Shares .
(i) “ Ascend Trust
Value ” shall mean the value of all amounts held in the
Trust Fund as of immediately prior to the Closing, less the sum of
all Parent Effective Time Liabilities (excluding the amounts to be
paid to holders who convert their Parent Common Stock into a pro
rata portion of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section B of the Sixth
Article of Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect as of the date hereof); provided, that,
for purposes of this Section 1.7(b), if such amount is within
the range from and including $36,290,000 to and including
$40,110,000, Ascend Trust Value shall be deemed equal to
$38,200,000.
(ii) “ Ascend
Outstanding Shares ” shall mean the number of shares of
Parent Common Stock (including Parent Common Stock issuable upon
the conversion or exercise of all outstanding options, warrants,
rights (including conversion or preemptive rights) or other
agreements for the purchase or acquisition from Parent or the
Continuing Corporation (other than the Parent Warrants) and
including the shares of Parent Common Stock to be converted into a
pro rata portion of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section B of the
Sixth Article of Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect as of the date hereof) outstanding as of
immediately prior to the Closing.
(iii) “ EBITDA
” for purposes of this Section 1.7(b) shall consist of
the Company’s consolidated operating earnings before interest
expense and bank charges associated with borrowings, depreciation
and amortization expense and taxes plus the sum of (A) the
Company’s employee share options expense as required to be
expensed off according to US GAAP or Singapore GAAP or Hong
Kong GAAP, (B) amounts paid or accrued by the Company or EHL
pursuant to Section 8 of that certain Shareholders Agreement
dated January 18, 2005 among EHL and the “Investor
Shareholders” and “Founder Shareholders” as
defined therein, (C) all costs and expenses incurred by the
Company and EHL related to the Acquisition and the preparation of
this Agreement and all documents and agreements contemplated
herein, including the fees and disbursements of counsel, financial
advisors and accountants and fees and expenses resulting from the
conversion of the Company’s financial statements to
US GAAP and the audit thereof by Ernst & Young LLP,
(D) fees and expenses resulting from the audit of the
Company’s financial statements for fiscal 2007 by
Ernst & Young LLP, and (E) losses associated with
currency exchange translation, in each case incurred or accrued to
the Company with respect to the period from July 1, 2006
through June 30, 2007 and $70,000 of expenses incurred by the
Company in connection with activities related to GWA Capital
Partners.
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(iv) “ EBITDA
Factor ” shall mean the sum of (A) that number
derived from multiplying EBITDA by 5.72, plus (B) the
aggregate exercise price of all EHL Options (as defined
below).
(v) “ EBITDA Factor
Ratio ” shall mean quotient obtained by dividing
(A) EBITDA Factor by (B) the sum of Ascend Trust Value
plus EBITDA Factor.
(vi) “ Assumed
Option Shares ” shall mean the aggregate number of
Continuing Corporation Common Shares underlying all of the Assumed
Options (as defined below).
(vii) On the date three
(3) days prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to
the Company a written good faith calculation of Ascend Trust Value
as of the Effective Time, together with all financial statements
and other information necessary to support such calculation (the
“ Ascend Trust Value Calculation ”).
(viii) As soon as practicable
following June 30, 2007 (but in no event later than
August 15, 2007), the Company shall deliver to Parent a
written good faith calculation of Interim EBITDA for the twelve
(12) month period ended at June 30, 2007, together with
all financial statements and other information reasonably necessary
to support such calculation.
(ix) The number of
Transaction Shares to be issued at Closing shall be equal
to:
(EBITDA Factor Ratio x
Ascend Outstanding Shares / (1 – EBITDA Factor Ratio))
– Assumed Option Shares
(x) Notwithstanding anything
the contrary contained in this Agreement, for purposes of this
Section 1.7(b), if EBITDA is (a) within the range from
and including $6,341,250 to and including $7,008,750, EBITDA shall
be deemed equal to $6,675,000; (b) equal to or less than
$5,673,750, EBITDA shall be deemed to be $5,673,750; and
(c) equal to or greater than $8,010,000, EBITDA shall be
deemed to be $8,010,000.
(xi) As soon as practicable
following the Effective Time (but no later than forty-five
(45) days thereafter), the Continuing Corporation shall
deliver to the Representative a final computation (the “
Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation ”) of
the Parent Effective Time Liabilities. If the Representative agrees
with the Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation or does not
object to such computation within fifteen (15) days after its
receipt of such computation by delivering a Parent Effective Time
Liabilities Objection Notice (as defined below) to the Continuing
Corporation, the Parent Effective Time Liabilities Calculation
shall be deemed to be final and conclusive and shall be binding on
the Continuing Corporation, EHL, the Representative and each of the
holders of the capital stock of the Continuing Corporation. If the
Representative
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disagrees with the Parent
Effective Time Liabilities Calculation, the Representative shall,
within fifteen (15) days after receipt of the Parent Effective
Time Liabilities Calculation, deliver a notice (a “ Parent
Liabilities Objection Notice ”) to the Continuing
Corporation setting forth the Representative’s proposed
calculation of the amount of Parent Effective Time Liabilities. The
Committee, on behalf of the Continuing Corporation, and the
Representative will use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to resolve any disagreements as to the computation of the
amount of Parent Effective Time Liabilities, but if they do not
obtain a final resolution within the 90-day period following the
Closing, or there is otherwise a dispute with respect to the number
of Transaction Shares issued at Closing, including a dispute with
respect to any values used in the computation thereof pursuant to
this Agreement, that is not resolved by the end of such period, the
Committee or the Representative shall instruct the PCOAB-registered
accounting firm then serving as Continuing Corporation’s
independent accounting firm to review all of the above calculations
and relevant financial information available at the time of such
review and deliver a statement of its determination of each
calculation in dispute, including the number of Transaction Shares
that would have been issued at Closing had such accounting
firm’s calculations been utilized at Closing (the “
Transaction Share True-up ”). The Transaction Share
True-up shall be binding on the parties and any difference between
the number of Transaction Shares issuable under the Transaction
Share True-up and the actual number of Transaction Shares issued at
Closing (the “ Actual Issuance ”) shall be
remedied as follows: If the Actual Issuance is greater than the
Transaction Share True-up (“ Overage ”), the
number of Escrow Shares equal to the Overage shall be returned to
Continuing Corporation from the Escrow as soon as practicable. If
the number of Escrow Shares available in Escrow is not sufficient
to make up 100% of the Overage, EHL (or the relevant recipients of
Transaction Shares severally and not jointly) shall return to
Continuing Corporation on demand, for cancellation, that number of
Transaction Shares received by him or it necessary to fully cover
the Overage. If the Transaction Share True-up is greater than the
Actual Issuance (“ Shortage ”), Continuing
Corporation shall, as soon as practicable, issue to EHL (or to such
other persons as EHL instructs Continuing Corporation in writing)
that number of additional Continuing Corporation Common Shares
equal to the Shortage.
(c) Cancellation of
Treasury and Parent-Owned Stock . At the Effective Time, all of
the Company Securities held by the Company or owned by Amalgamation
Sub, Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company or of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall be canceled and extinguished without any conversion or
exchange in respect thereof.
(d) Adjustments to
Exchange Ratios . The number of Continuing Corporation Common
Shares to be issued under this Section 1.7 as a result of the
Acquisition shall be equitably adjusted to reflect appropriately
the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend
(including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible
into Continuing Corporation Common Shares), reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares
or other like change with respect to Continuing Corporation Common
Shares or Company Securities occurring on or after the date hereof
and prior to the date of issuance or payments thereof.
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(e) Fractional Shares
. No fraction of a Continuing Corporation Common Share will be
issued by virtue of the Acquisition, and each recipient who would
otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a Continuing Corporation
Common Share (after aggregating all fractional Continuing
Corporation Common Shares that otherwise would be received by such
holder) shall receive, up on compliance with Section 1.8,
receive, in lieu of such fractional share, one (1) Continuing
Corporation Common Share.
(f) Treatment of EHL
Options .
(i) All options to purchase
shares of EHL Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time under the ePak Holdings Limited
Directors’ and Employees’ Shares Incentive Plan
(“ EHL Options ”) shall, at the Effective Time,
be deemed without any action on the part of any holder of EHL
Options to have been, and shall be, assumed by the Continuing
Corporation and each EHL Option shall become an option to acquire
shares of Continuing Corporation Common Shares, on the same terms
and conditions as were applicable under the EHL Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “ Assumed
Options ”), except (i) that such Assumed Option
shall be exercisable for that number of whole Continuing
Corporation Common Shares equal to the product (rounded down to the
nearest whole number of Continuing Corporation Common Shares)
obtained by multiplying the number of shares of EHL Ordinary Shares
issuable upon the exercise of such EHL Option immediately prior to
the Effective Time by the Option Exchange Ratio (as defined below),
and (ii) that the per share exercise price for the Continuing
Corporation Common Shares issuable upon exercise of such Assumed
Option shall be equal to the quotient (rounded up to the nearest
whole cent) obtained by dividing the exercise price per share of
the EHL Ordinary Shares for which the EHL Option was exercisable
immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Option Exchange
Ratio. All Assumed Options that were deemed “incentive stock
options” under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), shall
continue to be deemed “incentive stock options.” The
Continuing Corporation shall file a registration statement on Form
S-8 on or as practicable after the 91 st
day after the
Closing with respect to all shares of its common stock subject to
the Assumed Options that may be registered on Form S-8 and shall
use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause and maintain the
effectiveness of such registration statement or any other
registration statement under the Securities Act covering such
shares for so long as such Assumed Options remain outstanding. EHL
shall not grant any options under the ePak Holdings Limited
Directors’ and Employees’ Shares Incentive Plan after
the date hereof nor shall it change the terms of any currently
outstanding EHL Options.
(ii) “ EHL
Outstanding Shares ” shall mean the number of Ordinary
Shares of EHL (including Ordinary Shares issuable upon the
conversion or exercise of all outstanding EHL Options and A RCPS, B
RCPS and C RCPS) outstanding as of immediately prior to the
Closing.
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(iii) The “ Option
Exchange Ratio ” shall be equal to:
[(EBITDA Factor Ratio x
Ascend Outstanding Shares / (1 – EBITDA Factor Ratio))] / EHL
Outstanding Shares
1.8 Issuance of
Certificates; Uncertificated Shares .
(a) Issuance
Procedures . At the Closing, Continuing Corporation shall issue
to EHL, and EHL shall receive, certificates representing the
Transaction Shares issuable pursuant to this Agreement, less the
Escrow Shares (as defined in Section 1.13(a)).
(b) Required
Withholding . Continuing Corporation shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise
deliverable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as are required
to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or under any
provision of state, local or foreign tax law. To the extent such
amounts are so 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.
(c) Transfer Taxes .
The Continuing Corporation shall pay any transfer, stamp or duty
taxes (“ Stamp Taxes ”) resulting from the Share
Transfer within fourteen (14) days after the Effective Date
and any additional Stamp Taxes arising from any issuances of
Transaction Consideration occurring after the Effective Date within
fourteen (14) days after the date of each such
issuance.
1.9 No Further Ownership
Rights in Company Stock . All Continuing Corporation Common
Shares issued in accordance with the terms hereof shall be deemed
to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining
to the Company Securities and there shall be no further
registration of transfers on the records of the Company of Company
Securities that were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time. If, after the Effective Time, Company Certificates are
presented to the Company or Continuing Corporation for any reason,
they shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article
I.
1.10 Lost, Stolen or
Destroyed Certificates . In the event that any certificates or
other documents evidencing Company Securities (the “
Company Certificates ”) shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, Continuing Corporation shall issue, in exchange for
such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificates, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, the
certificates representing the Continuing Corporation Common Shares
that the Company Securities formerly represented by such Company
Certificates were converted into; provided, however, that, as a
condition precedent to the issuance of such certificates
representing Continuing Corporation Common Shares, the owner of
such lost, stolen or destroyed Company Certificates shall indemnify
Continuing Corporation against any claim that may be made against
Parent, the Continuing Corporation or the Company with respect to
the Company Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed pursuant to a form of lost instrument agreement
reasonably acceptable to the Continuing Corporation.
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1.11 Tax Consequences
. It is intended by the parties hereto that the Acquisition and the
Share Transfer each shall constitute a reorganization within the
meaning of Section 368 of the Code. The Parties hereto adopt
this Agreement as a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of Sections 1.368-2(g) and 1.368-3(a) of the United States
Income Tax Regulations. The parties acknowledge and agree that the
capital stock of the Company owned by EHL and transferred to
Amalgamation Sub in the Share Transfer constitutes at least 90% of
the fair market value of the net assets of EHL and at least 70% of
the fair market value of the gross assets of EHL. Amalgamation Sub
has no present plan or intention to sell or dispose of the capital
stock of the Company or any of the Company’s assets. After
the Closing, Amalgamation Sub will continue or cause to be
continued the historic business of the Company. Within 12 months
after the Closing Date, EHL will liquidate, and distribute the
Continuing Corporation Common Shares received as the Transaction
Consideration (including the right to receive the Market Price
Shares, the Redemption Shares and EBITDA Shares) in pursuance of
the plan or reorganization. The Continuing Corporation will comply
with the record-keeping and information filing requirements of
United States Treasury Regulations § 1.368-3.
1.12 Taking of Necessary
Action; Further Action . If, at any time after the Effective
Time, any further lawful action is reasonably necessary to effect
the transactions required by this Agreement and to vest the
Continuing Corporation with full right, title and possession to all
assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the
Company, the officers and directors of the Continuing Corporation
and EHL will take all such lawful and reasonably necessary
action.
1.13 Escrow
.
(a) As the sole remedy for
the indemnity obligations set forth in Article VII, at the Closing,
Continuing Corporation shall deposit into escrow, to be held for
the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the one year
anniversary thereof (the “ Escrow Period ”) and
for such further period as may be required pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement referred to below, a number of Transaction Shares equal
to 15% of the Transaction Shares plus the Assumed Option Shares
(the “ Escrow Shares ”), all in accordance with
the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement to be entered into
at the Closing between Continuing Corporation, the Representative
referred to in Section 1.17 and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, as Escrow Agent, in the form
annexed hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Escrow
Agreement ”).
(b) The Escrow Shares and the
Escrow also shall be utilized to effectuate any reduction in the
Transaction Shares as a result of the Transaction Share True-up in
Section 1.7(b).
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1.14 Potential Additional
Issuances .
(a) Contingent Share
Issuance .
(i) In the event that the
Last Reported Sales Price (as defined herein) of the Continuing
Corporation Common Shares is equal to or exceeds one or more of the
dollar amounts set forth in the table below under the caption
“Share Price Trigger” on any twenty (20) Trading
Days (as defined herein) during any thirty (30) consecutive
Trading Day period (the “ Share Price Measurement
Period ”) at any time during the period commencing on the
Closing Date and ending on the 180th day thereafter (the “
Share Price Trigger Period ”), the Continuing
Corporation will issue, and EHL (or its designees set forth in the
Payment Schedule (as defined below)) will receive, the aggregate
number of Market Price Shares for each and every corresponding
Share Price Trigger met or exceeded as follows, for a total
issuance of up to 442,625 Market Price Shares:
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Share
Price Trigger
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Number of Market Price
Shares
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$6.00
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88,525 |
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$6.50
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88,525 |
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$7.00
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88,525 |
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$7.50
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88,525 |
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$8.00
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88,525 |
(ii) The term “ Last
Reported Sales Price ” on any date shall mean the closing
sale price per share of the Continuing Corporation Common Shares
(or if no closing sale price is reported, the average of the
closing bid and asked prices) on that date as reported in composite
transactions for the principal U.S. securities exchange on which
the Continuing Corporation Common Shares is traded or, if same is
not listed on a U.S. national or regional securities exchange, as
reported by the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq Capital Market or
OTC-BB, as applicable. If the Continuing Corporation Common Shares
is not listed for trading on a U.S. national or regional securities
exchange and not reported by the Nasdaq Global Market or Nasdaq
Capital Market or OTC-BB on the relevant date, the Last Reported
Sales Price will be the last quoted bid price for a Continuing
Corporation Common Share in the over-the-counter market on the
relevant date as reported by Pink Sheets LLC or similar
organization.
(iii) The term “
Trading Day ” shall mean a day during which trading in
securities generally occurs on the principal national securities
exchange on which the Continuing Corporation Common Shares is then
listed or, if not then listed on a national securities exchange, on
the Nasdaq Global Market or, if not then quoted on the Nasdaq
Global Market, on the principal other market or trading system on
which the Continuing Corporation Common Shares is traded or
quoted.
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(iv) Any Market Price Shares
shall be issued by Continuing Corporation to EHL (or its designees
set forth in the Payment Schedule) within ten (10) business
days after the conditions in Section 1.14(a) have been
satisfied.
(v) Each Share Price Trigger
shall be equitably adjusted to reflect appropriately the effect of
any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any
dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Continuing
Corporation Common Shares), reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like
change with respect to Continuing Corporation Common Shares
occurring after the date hereof and prior to the termination of the
Share Price Measurement Period.
(b) EBITDA Share
Issuance .
(i) If the Continuing
Corporation has combined consolidated EBITDA of $14,727,000 or more
for the year ending December 31, 2008 as set forth in
Continuing Corporation’s audited consolidated financial
statements for the year ending December 31, 2008, EHL (or its
designees set forth in the Payment Schedule) shall be entitled to
receive an aggregate of 88,525 EBITDA Shares.
(ii) Additionally, if the
Continuing Corporation has combined consolidated EBITDA of
$24,268,000 or more for the year ending December 31, 2009 as
set forth in Continuing Corporation’s audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2009,
EHL (or its designees) shall be entitled to receive an aggregate of
88,525 additional EBITDA Shares.
(iii) Additionally, if the
Continuing Corporation has combined consolidated EBITDA of
$37,935,000 or more for the year ending December 31, 2010 as
set forth in Continuing Corporation’s audited consolidated
financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2010,
EHL (or its designees) shall be entitled to receive an aggregate of
88,525 additional EBITDA Shares.
(iv) Any EBITDA Shares
issuable under this Section 1.14(b) shall be delivered by the
Continuing Corporation to each recipient within ten
(10) business days after the date that the audit for the
applicable fiscal year has been completed by Continuing
Corporation’s independent auditing firm, which shall occur no
later than ninety (90) days after the end of each applicable
fiscal year unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the
Representative.
(v) “ EBITDA
” for purposes of this Section 1.14(b) shall consist of
the Company’s operating earnings before interest expense and
bank charges associated with borrowings, depreciation and
amortization expense and taxes plus the sum of (A) the
Company’s employee share options expense as required to be
expensed according to US GAAP, (B) amounts paid or
accrued by the Company or the Continuing Corporation under the
Bonus Plan (as defined herein), (C) costs and expenses
incurred related to the
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Acquisition and the
preparation of this Agreement and all documents and agreements
contemplated herein, including the fees and disbursements of
counsel, financial advisors and accountants and fees and expenses
resulting from the conversion of the Company’s financial
statements to US GAAP and the audit thereof by
Ernst & Young LLP, (D) losses associated with
currency exchange translation, (E) fees and expenses resulting
from the audit of the Company’s financial statements by
independent auditors of the Continuing Corporation, (F) costs
and expenses associated with compliance with SEC reporting and
compliance obligations, including but not limited to the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and (G) expenses associated with
the issuance of EBITDA Shares and the Redemption Shares, amounts to
be paid to holders who convert their Parent Common Stock into a pro
rata portion of the Trust Fund pursuant to Section B of the Sixth
Article of Parent’s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation as in effect as of the date hereof and the exercise
of the Continuing Corporation Warrants, in each case incurred or
accrued to the Company during the applicable period.
(c) Redemption Share
Issuance . If Continuing Corporation triggers a redemption of
the Continuing Corporation Warrants, then, upon completion of the
redemption of all of Continuing Corporation Warrants (or, in the
event that any of the Continuing Corporation Warrants are exercised
in connection with such redemption, the Continuing
Corporation’s receipt of all funds related to any such
exercise of any Continuing Corporation Warrants during the
redemption period), the Continuing Corporation will issue, and EHL
(or its designees set forth in the Payment Schedule) shall receive,
an aggregate of 442,625 Redemption Shares within 10 business days
thereafter.
(d) Additional Issuances
as Additional “Purchase Price .” Any issuances of
Market Price Shares, EBITDA Shares or Redemption Shares shall be
deemed to have been made in consideration for the Acquisition and
shall be deemed additional “purchase price” paid in the
Acquisition.
(e) Payment Schedule .
At or following the Closing, EHL will distribute the Transaction
Consideration to the holders of its equity securities in connection
with, or prior to, a plan of liquidation and dissolution to be
approved by its shareholders. Upon such distribution, EHL shall
deliver to the Continuing Corporation a schedule setting forth the
name, address and percentage interest of each such securityholder
in any Transaction Consideration to be paid thereafter pursuant to
this Section 1.14 (the “ Payment Schedule
”). Any payment of Transaction Consideration pursuant to this
Section 1.14 or distribution of the Escrow Shares shall
thereafter be distributed in accordance with the Payment
Schedule.
1.15 Rule 145 .
Continuing Corporation Common Shares issued pursuant to this
Agreement may be subject to certain resale restrictions to the
extent required under Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (“ Securities Act ”) and all
certificates representing such shares shall bear an appropriate
restrictive legend.
1.16 Recipient Issues
. Prior to issuance of any Transaction Consideration by the
Continuing Corporation (or distribution of same by EHL to its
shareholders), EHL shall deliver to Continuing Corporation an
executed certificate (“ Recipient Certificate ”)
from EHL and any other recipient of Transaction Consideration in
the form of Exhibit B hereto.
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1.17 Committee and
Representative for Purposes of Escrow Agreement .
(a) Committee . At or
prior to the Closing, the current stockholders of Parent who are
parties to the Voting Agreement (as defined in Section 6.2(k))
shall designate one or more of the designees to the Continuing
Corporation’s board of directors as a committee to act on
behalf of Continuing Corporation and to take all necessary actions
and make all decisions with respect to Continuing
Corporation’s rights and obligations under the Escrow
Agreement. In the event of a vacancy in such committee, the Board
of Directors of Continuing Corporation shall appoint as a successor
a Person who was a director of Parent prior to the Closing Date or
some other Person who would qualify as an “independent”
director of Continuing Corporation and who has not had any
compensatory business relationship with the Company prior to the
Closing. Such committee is intended to be the
“Committee” referred to in Article VII hereof and the
Escrow Agreement.
(b) Representative .
Hock Voon Loo shall be appointed under the Escrow Agreement to
represent the interests of the recipients of Transaction
Consideration for purposes of the Escrow Agreement. If such Person
ceases to serve in such capacity, for any reason, such Person shall
designate his or her successor. Failing such designation within 10
business days after the Representative has ceased to serve, those
members of the Board of Directors of Continuing Corporation who
served as directors of the Company prior to the Acquisition shall
appoint a successor. Such Person or successor is intended to be the
“Representative” referred to in Section 1.13(a)
and Article VII hereof and the Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY PARTIES
Subject to, and except as set
forth in, the exceptions set forth in Schedule 2 attached
hereto (the “ Company Schedule ”), each of the
Company and EHL hereby represents and warrants to, and covenants
with, Parent, Amalgamation Sub and Continuing Corporation, as
follows (as used in this Article II, and elsewhere in this
Agreement, the term “Company” includes the Company and
its Subsidiaries, as hereinafter defined, unless the context
clearly otherwise indicates):
2.1 Organization and
Qualification .
(a) The Company is a limited
company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of Singapore. EHL is a limited company duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Hong Kong.
The Company has the requisite company power and authority to own,
lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on the
Company’s business as it is now being conducted. The Company
is in possession of all franchises, licenses, permits and similar
authority (“ Approvals ”) necessary to own,
lease and
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operate its properties and to carry on
the Company’s business as it is now being conducted, except
where the failure to have such Approvals would not, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. Complete and correct copies of the
certificate of incorporation, Memorandum of Association and Bylaws
or other comparable governing instruments with different names
(collectively referred to herein as the “ Company Charter
Documents ”) of each of the Company and EHL, as amended
and currently in effect, have been heretofore delivered to Parent
or Parent’s counsel. Neither the Company nor EHL is in
violation of any of the provisions of the Company Charter Documents
applicable to it.
(b) The Company is duly
qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and
is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
for such failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good
standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Each jurisdiction in which the Company is so qualified or
licensed is listed in Schedule 2.1 .
(c) The minute books of the
Company contain minutes of all meetings and consents in lieu of
meetings of its Board of Directors (and any committees thereof),
similar governing bodies and shareholders (“ Corporate
Records ”) since the time of the Company’s
organization and accurately reflect all actions by the directors
and shareholders with respect to all transactions referred to in
such minutes in all material respects. Copies of such Corporate
Records of the Company have been heretofore delivered to Parent or
Parent’s counsel.
(d) The share transfer,
warrant and option transfer and ownership records of the Company
contain true, complete and accurate records of the securities
ownership as of the date of such records and the transfers
involving the share capital and other securities of the Company
since the time of the Company’s organization. Copies of such
records of the Company have been heretofore delivered or made
available to Parent or Parent’s counsel.
(e) EHL is a holding company
and does not engage in any direct commercial operations of its own.
Neither EHL nor any Subsidiary that is not wholly owned by the
Company possesses any assets, properties or Approvals necessary for
the Company to conduct its business as presently
conducted.
2.2 Subsidiaries
.
(a) The Company has no direct
or indirect subsidiaries or participations in joint ventures other
than those listed in Schedule 2.2 (the “
Subsidiaries ”). The Company owns all of the
outstanding equity securities of the Subsidiaries, free and clear
of all Liens (as defined in Section 10.2(e)). Except for the
Subsidiaries, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any
ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in any Person or has
any agreement or commitment to purchase any such interest, and has
not agreed and is not obligated to make nor is bound by any
written, oral or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease,
binding
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understanding, instrument, note, option,
warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy,
benefit plan, commitment or undertaking of any nature, as of the
date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect under which it may
become obligated, to make any future investment in or capital
contribution to any other entity.
(b) Each Subsidiary that is a
corporation or limited company is duly incorporated or organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of formation (as listed in Schedule 2.2 ) and
has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and
operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as
it is now being conducted. Each Subsidiary is in possession of all
Approvals necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted, except where
the failure to have such Approvals would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company or such Subsidiary. Complete and correct
copies of the articles of association, memorandum of association,
articles or certificates of incorporation, bylaws, articles of
formation and/or operating agreement or similar formation and
governance documents (collectively, the “ Subsidiary
Charter Documents ” and, collectively with the Company
Charter Documents, the “ ePak Charter Documents
”) of each Subsidiary, as amended and currently in effect,
have been heretofore delivered to Parent or Parent’s counsel.
No Subsidiary is in violation of any of the provisions of its
Subsidiary Charter Documents.
(c) Each Subsidiary is duly
qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation or
foreign limited liability company and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned, leased or
operated by it or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to
be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or such Subsidiary.
Each jurisdiction in which each Subsidiary is so qualified or
licensed is listed in Schedule 2.2 .
(d) The minute books of each
Subsidiary contain minutes of all meetings and consents in lieu of
meetings of its Board of Directors (and any committees thereof),
similar governing bodies and stockholders since January 1,
2000 and accurately reflect all actions by such parties with
respect to all transactions referred to in such minutes in all
material respects. Copies of the Corporate Records of each
Subsidiary have been heretofore been delivered or made available to
Parent or Parent’s counsel.
2.3 Capitalization
.
(a) The authorized share
capital of the Company consists of 24,000,000 ordinary shares
(“ Company Common Stock ”) and 10,000,000 Series
B redeemable convertible preference shares of preferred stock
(“ Company Preferred Stock ” and, collectively
with the Company Common Stock, the “ Company
Securities ”), of which 15,166,667shares of Company
Common Stock and no shares of Company Preferred Stock,
respectively, are issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. All of the outstanding Company Common Stock and
Company Preferred Stock is owned by EHL, free from all liens,
charges and encumbrances other than restrictions on transfer under
this under applicable securities laws.
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(b) As of the date of this
Agreement, no Company Securities are reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of outstanding options, warrants or other
rights.
(c) All outstanding Company
Securities have been issued and granted in compliance with
(x) all applicable securities laws and other applicable laws
and regulations, and (y) all requirements set forth in any
applicable Company Contracts (as defined in Section 2.19),
except where the failure to so comply would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(d) Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.3(d), there are no subscriptions, options, warrants,
equity securities, partnership interests or similar ownership
interests, calls, rights (including preemptive rights), commitments
or agreements of any character to which the Company is a party or
by which it is bound obligating the Company and/or EHL to issue,
deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, or
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause the repurchase,
redemption or acquisition of, any shares of capital stock or
similar ownership interests of the Company or obligating the
Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of or enter into
any such subscription, option, warrant, equity security, call,
right, commitment or agreement.
(e) There are no registration
rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights plan,
antitakeover plan or other agreement or understanding to which the
Company is a party or by which the Company is bound with respect to
any equity security of any class of the Company.
(f) No outstanding Company
Securities are unvested or are subject to a repurchase option, risk
of forfeiture or other condition under any applicable agreement
with the Company.
(g) The authorized and
outstanding capital stock of each Subsidiary are set forth in
Schedule 2.3(g) hereto. The Company owns all of the
outstanding equity securities of each Subsidiary, free and clear of
all Liens, either directly or indirectly through one or more other
Subsidiaries. There are no outstanding options, warrants or other
rights to purchase securities of any Subsidiary.
2.4 Authority Relative to
this Agreement . Each of the Company and EHL has all necessary
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder and, to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the consummation by the Company and EHL of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company and EHL (including the approval by its Board of Directors
and, in the case of EHL, its shareholders, subject in all cases to
the satisfaction of the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
including the conditions set forth in Article VI), and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company or EHL are
necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to Applicable
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Corporate Law. This Agreement has been
duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and EHL and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by
the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Company and EHL, enforceable against each of them
in accordance with the terms hereof, except as may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, winding-up, reorganization or other similar
laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally
and by general principles of equity.
2.5 No Conflict; Required
Filings and Consents .
(a) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company and EHL do not, and the
performance of this Agreement by the Company and EHL shall not,
(i) conflict with or violate any of the Company Charter
Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any Legal
Requirements (as defined in Section 10.2(b)),
(iii) result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an
event that with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or materially impair the Company’s rights
under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a
lien or encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of the
Company pursuant to, any Material Company Contracts or
(iv) result in the triggering, acceleration or increase of any
payment to any Person pursuant to any Material Company Contract,
including any “change in control” or similar provision
of any Material Company Contract, except, with respect to clauses
(ii), (iii) or (iv), for any such conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults, triggerings, accelerations, increases or other
occurrences that would not, individually and in the aggregate, have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by each of the Company and EHL does not,
and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not, require
any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with
or notification to, any local, state, federal or foreign government
or related agency or body (“ Governmental Entity
”) or other third party (including, without limitation,
lenders and lessors, except (i) for applicable requirements,
if any, of the Securities Act of 1933 (“ Securities
Act ”), the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“
Exchange Act ”) or the securities laws of any state or
foreign jurisdiction (the “ Blue Sky Laws ”),
and the rules and regulations thereunder, and appropriate documents
received from or filed with the relevant authorities of other
jurisdictions in which the Company is licensed or qualified to do
business, (ii) the Transaction Certificates, (iii) the
consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in
Schedule 2.5(b) hereto and (iv) where the failure to
obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to
make such filings or notifications, would not, individually or in
the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company or, after the Closing, the Continuing
Corporation, or prevent the consummation of the Acquisition or
otherwise prevent the parties hereto from performing their
obligations under this Agreement.
2.6 Compliance . Each
of the Company and EHL is in compliance with and is not in
violation of any Legal Requirements with respect to the conduct of
its business, or the ownership or operation of its business, except
for failures to comply or violations which, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on
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the Company. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.6 , no written notice of non-compliance with any
Legal Requirements has been received by the Company or EHL (and
neither the Company nor EHL has any knowledge of any such notice
delivered to any other Person). Neither the Company nor EHL is in
violation of any term of any Material Company Contract (as defined
in Section 2.19(a)(i)), except for failures to comply or
violations which, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on
the Company.
2.7 Financial
Statements .
(a) The Company has provided
to Parent the audited consolidated financial statements (including
any related notes thereto) of the Company for the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 (the “ Audited
Financial Statements ”). The Audited Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with the published rules and
regulations of any applicable Governmental Entity and with the
Singapore Financial Reporting Standard (“ Singapore
GAAP ”), applied on a consistent basis throughout the
periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), and each fairly presents in all material respects the
financial position of the Company at the respective dates thereof
and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated. The Company also has provided to Parent the Audited
Financial Statements (the “ US GAAP Converted
Financials ”) as same has been converted to comply with
generally accepted accounting principles of the United States
(“ US GAAP ”) for the years ended
31 December 2006, 2005 and 2004. Upon the review and
certification of the US GAAP Converted Financials (“
US GAAP Audited Financials ”), the US GAAP
Audited Financials shall not indicate any material adverse changes
to the financial results or condition of the Company on a
consolidated basis as compared to the Audited Financial Statements
or any other Material Adverse Effect on the Company and shall not
render any other representation made by the Company or EHL in this
Agreement materially untrue or inaccurate.
(b) The Company has provided
to Parent a correct and complete copy of the unaudited consolidated
financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes
thereto) of the Company for the three month periods ended
March 31, 2007 and March 31, 2006 (the “
Unaudited Financial Statements ”). The Unaudited
Financial Statements were prepared in accordance with US GAAP
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and
consistent with the US GAAP Converted Financials, and fairly
present in all material respects the financial position of the
Company at the date thereof and the results of its operations and
cash flows for the period indicated, except that such statements do
not contain notes and are subject to normal audit
adjustments.
(c) The books of account,
minute books, stock certificate books and stock transfer ledgers
and other similar books and records of the Company have been
maintained in accordance with good business practice, are complete
and correct in all material respects and there have been no
material transactions that are required to be set forth therein and
which have not been so set forth.
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(d) The accounts and notes
receivable of the Company reflected on the balance sheets included
in the Audited Financial Statements and the Unaudited Financial
Statements (i) arose from bona fide sales transactions in the
ordinary course of business, (ii) are legal, valid and binding
obligations of the respective debtors enforceable in accordance
with their terms, except as such may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or other similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and by general equitable
principles, (iii) are not subject to any valid set-off or
counterclaim except to the extent set forth in such balance sheet
in which they are reflected and (iv) are not the subject of
any legal actions or proceedings brought by or on behalf of the
Company.
2.8 No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as set forth in the Unaudited Financial
Statements or Schedule 2.8 hereto, the Company has no
liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a
nature required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or in the
related notes to financial statements that are, individually or in
the aggregate, material to the business, results of operations or
financial condition of the Company, except such liabilities arising
in the ordinary course of the Company’s business since
January 1, 2007, none of which would have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company.
2.9 Absence of Certain
Changes or Events . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.9
hereto or in the Unaudited Financial Statements and except as
contemplated herein, since March 31, 2007, there has not been:
(i) any Material Adverse Effect on the Company, (ii) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend on, or other
distribution (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of,
any of the Company’s stock, or any purchase, redemption or
other acquisition by the Company of any of the Company’s
capital stock or any other securities of the Company or any
options, warrants, calls or rights to acquire any such shares or
other securities, (iii) any split, combination or
reclassification of any of the Company’s capital stock,
(iv) any granting by the Company of any material increase in
compensation or fringe benefits, except for normal increases of
cash compensation in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, or any payment by the Company of any material
bonus, except for bonuses made in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, or any granting by the Company of
any material increase in severance or termination pay or any entry
by the Company into any currently effective employment, severance,
termination or indemnification agreement or any agreement, in each
case the benefits of which are contingent or the terms of which are
materially altered upon the occurrence of a transaction involving
the Company of the nature contemplated hereby, (v) entry by
the Company into any licensing or other agreement with regard to
the acquisition or disposition of any Intellectual Property (as
defined in Section 2.18 hereof) other than (A) licenses
in the ordinary course of business, (B) shrink-wrap,
click-wrap or similar widely-available commercial end-user
licenses, (C) implied licenses which may be contained in
non-disclosure agreements entered into in the ordinary course of
business and (D) licenses granted to the Company pursuant to
employee proprietary information agreements (or similar agreements
with current or former employees or consultants), or any amendment
or consent with respect to any licensing agreement filed or
required to be filed by the Company with respect to any
Governmental Entity, (vi) any material change by the Company
in its accounting methods, principles or practices other than in
connection with the conversion of the Audited Financial Statements
to US GAAP and the audit thereof, (vii) any change in the
auditors of the Company,
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(viii) any issuance of capital stock of
the Company, (ix) any revaluation by the Company of any of its
assets other than in the ordinary course of business, including,
without limitation, writing down the value of capitalized inventory
or writing off notes or accounts receivable or any sale of assets
of the Company other than in the ordinary course of business,
(ix) any redemption or purchase or agreement to redeem or
purchase any of the Company’s share capital; (x) any
surrender relating to group relief or any surrender of a tax
refund, (xi) refusal of any insurance claim or settlement
thereof below the current amount claimed; or (xii) any
agreement, whether written or oral, to do any of the
foregoing.
2.10 Litigation
.
(a) Schedule 2.10(a)
sets forth all claims, suits, actions or proceedings pending, or to
the knowledge of the Company and EHL, threatened against the
Company or EHL before any court, government department, commission,
agency, instrumentality or authority, or any arbitrator.
(b) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 2.10(b) hereto, there are no claims, suits, actions
or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and EHL,
threatened against the Company or EHL before any court,
governmental department, commission, agency, instrumentality or
authority, or any arbitrator that seeks to restrain or enjoin the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
which would reasonably be expected, either singularly or in the
aggregate with all such claims, actions or proceedings, to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company or have a Material Adverse
Effect on the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the
Acquisition.
2.11 Employee Benefit
Plans .
(a) Schedule 2.11(a)
lists all employee compensation, incentive, fringe or benefit
plans, programs, policies, commitments or other arrangements
(whether or not set forth in a written document) covering any
active or former employee, director or consultant of the Company,
or any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is
under common control with the Company, with respect to which the
Company has liability (individually, a “ Plan ”
and, collectively, the “ Plans ”). All Plans
have been maintained and administered in all material respects in
compliance with their respective terms and with the requirements
prescribed by any and all statutes, orders, rules and regulations
which are applicable to such Plans. No suit, action or other
litigation (excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary
course of Plan activities) has been brought, or, to the knowledge
of the Company and EHL, is threatened, against or with respect to
any Plan. There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company and EHL, threatened by any
governmental agency with respect to any Plan. All contributions,
reserves or premium payments required to be made or accrued as of
the date hereof to the Plans have been timely made or accrued.
Except as otherwise contemplated herein, the Company does not have
any plan or commitment to establish any new Plan, to modify any
Plan (except to the extent required by law or to conform any such
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 new Plan. Each Plan can be
amended,
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terminated or otherwise discontinued
after the Closing in accordance with its terms, without liability
to Parent or the Company (other than ordinary administration
expenses and expenses for benefits accrued but not yet
paid).
(b) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 2.11 hereto and as otherwise contemplated herein,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
(i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment
compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to
any stockholder, director or employee of the Company under any
Plan, (ii) materially increase any benefits otherwise payable
under any Plan, or (iii) result in the acceleration of the
time of payment or vesting of any benefits payable under any
Plan.
2.12 Labor Matters .
The Company is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement
or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by the
Company and the Company does not know of any activities or
proceedings of any labor union to organize any such
employees.
2.13 Restrictions on
Business Activities . Except as disclosed in Schedule
2.13 hereto, to the knowledge of the Company and EHL, there is
no agreement, commitment, judgment, injunction, order or decree
binding upon the Company or its assets or to which the Company is a
party which contains provisions prohibiting or materially impairing
any business practice of the Company, any acquisition of property
by the Company or the conduct of business by the Company as
currently conducted other than such effects, individually or in the
aggregate, which have not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
2.14 Title to Property
.
(a) All real property owned
by the Company (including improvements and fixtures thereon,
easements and rights of way for the benefit of the Company) is
shown or reflected on the balance sheet of the Company included in
the Unaudited Financial Statements. The Company has good, valid and
marketable title to the real property owned by it, and except as
set forth in the Unaudited Financial Statements or on Schedule
2.14(a) hereto, all of such real property is held free and
clear of (i) all leases, licenses and other rights to occupy
or use such real property and (ii) all Liens, rights of way,
easements, restrictions, exceptions, variances, reservations,
covenants or other title defects or limitations of any kind, other
than liens for taxes not yet due and payable or being contested in
appropriate proceedings in good faith, liens imposed by law and
incurred in the ordinary course of business for obligations not
past due to carriers, warehousemen, laborers, materialmen and the
like, liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workers’
compensation laws or similar legislation and such liens or other
imperfections of title, if any, as do not materially detract from
the value of or materially interfere with the present use of the
property affected thereby. Schedule 2.14(a) hereto also
contains a list of all options or other contracts under which the
Company has a right to acquire any interest in real
property.
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(b) All leases of real
property held by the Company, and all personal property and other
property and assets of the Company owned, used or held for use in
connection with the business of the Company (the “
Personal Property ”) are shown or reflected on the
balance sheet included in the Audited Financial Statements, other
than those entered into or acquired on or after December 31,
2006 in the ordinary course of business. The Company has good and
marketable title to the Personal Property owned by it, and all such
Personal Property is in each case held free and clear of all Liens,
except for Liens disclosed in the Audited Financial Statements or
in Schedule 2.14 hereto, liens for taxes not yet due and
payable or being contested by the appropriate parties in good
faith, liens imposed by law and incurred in the ordinary course of
business for obligations not past due to carriers, warehousemen,
laborers, materialmen and the like, liens in respect of pledges or
deposits under workers’ compensation laws or similar
legislation and such minor liens or other imperfections of title,
none of which liens or encumbrances has or will have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on such property or
on the present use of such property in the businesses of the
Company.
(c) All leases pursuant to
which the Company leases from others material real or Personal
Property are, to the knowledge of the Company, valid and
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, and there is
not, under any of such leases, any existing material default or
event of default of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company
and EHL, any other party (or any event which with notice or lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a material default), except
where the lack of such validity and effectiveness or the existence
of such default or event of default would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(d) The Company is in
possession of, or has valid and effective rights to, all
properties, assets and rights required for the conduct of its
business as currently conducted in the ordinary course, except
where the lack of such possession or rights would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
2.15 Taxes
.
(a) Definition of Taxes. For
the purposes of this Agreement, “ Tax ” or
“ Taxes ” refers to any and all federal, state,
local and foreign taxes, including, without limitation, gross
receipts, income, profits, sales, use, occupation, value added, ad
valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture,
employment, excise and property taxes, assessments, governmental
charges and duties together with all interest, penalties and
additions imposed with respect to any such amounts.
(b) Tax Returns and
Audits . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.15
hereto:
(i) The Company has timely
filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates,
information statements and reports relating to Taxes (“
Returns ”) required to be filed by the Company with
any Tax authority prior to the date hereof, except such Returns
which are not material to the Company. All such Returns are true,
correct and complete in all material respects. The Company has paid
all Taxes shown to be due and payable on such Returns.
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(ii) All Taxes that the
Company is required by law to withhold or collect have been duly
withheld or collected, and have been timely paid over to the proper
governmental authorities to the extent due and payable.
(iii) The Company has not
been delinquent in the payment of any material Tax nor is there any
material Tax deficiency outstanding, proposed or assessed against
the Company, nor has the Company executed any unexpired waiver of
any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the
assessment or collection of any Tax.
(iv) To the knowledge of the
Company and EHL, no audit or other examination of any Return of the
Company by any Tax authority is presently in progress, nor has the
Company been notified of any request for such an audit or other
examination.
(v) No material adjustment
relating to any Returns filed by the Company has been proposed in
writing, formally or informally, by any Tax authority to the
Company or any representative thereof.
(vi) The Company has no
liability for any material unpaid Taxes which have not been accrued
for or reserved in accordance with Singapore GAAP on the
Company’s balance sheets included in the Audited Financial
Statements or in accordance with US GAAP on the Unaudited
Financial Statements, other than any liability for unpaid Taxes
that may have accrued since the end of the most recent fiscal year
in connection with the operation of the business of the Company in
the ordinary course of business, none of which is material to the
business, results of operations or financial condition of the
Company.
(vii) The Company has not
taken any action and does not know of any fact, agreement, plan or
other circumstance that is reasonably likely to prevent either the
Acquisition or Share Transfer from qualifying as a reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
(viii) The Company has no
liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treas. Reg. §
1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local for foreign law,
including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar
arrangement), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise.
(ix) Neither the Company nor
EHL is (i) a “controlled foreign corporation” (a
“ CFC ”) within the meaning of Section 957
of the Code or (ii) a “passive foreign investment
company (a “ PFIC ”) within the meaning of
Section 1297 of the Code.
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2.16 Environmental
Matters .
(a) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 2.16 hereto and except for such matters that,
individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company:
(i) the Company has complied with all applicable Environmental
Laws (as defined below); (ii) the properties currently
operated by the Company (including soils, groundwater, surface
water, air, buildings or other structures) are not contaminated
with any Hazardous Substances (as defined below); (iii) the
properties formerly owned or operated by the Company were not
contaminated with Hazardous Substances during the period of
ownership or operation by the Company or, to the knowledge of the
Company and EHL, during any prior period; (iv) the Company is
not subject to liability for any Hazardous Substance disposal or
contamination on any third party or public property (whether above,
on or below ground or in the atmosphere or water); (v) the
Company has not caused any release or threat of release of any
Hazardous Substance; (vi) the Company has not received any
notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information alleging
that the Company may be in violation of or liable under any
Environmental Law; and (vii) the Company is not subject to any
orders, decrees, injunctions or other arrangements with any
Governmental Entity or subject to any indemnity or other agreement
with any third party relating to liability under any Environmental
Law or relating to Hazardous Substances.
(b) As used in this
Agreement, the term “ Environmental Law ” means
any federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation, order,
decree, permit, authorization, common law or agency requirement
relating to: (A) the protection, investigation or restoration
of the environment, health and safety, or natural resources;
(B) the handling, use, presence, disposal, release or
threatened release of any Hazardous Substance or (C) noise,
odor, wetlands, pollution or contamination.
(c) As used in this
Agreement, the term “ Hazardous Substance ”
means any substance that is: (i) listed, classified or
regulated as hazardous, toxic or dangerous pursuant to any
Environmental Law; or (ii) any petroleum product or
by-product, asbestos-containing material, lead-containing paint or
plumbing, polychlorinated biphenyls, radioactive materials or
radon.
(d) Schedule 2.16(d)
sets forth all environmental studies and investigations completed
or in process with respect to the Company and/or its subsidiaries
or their respective properties or assets, including all phase
reports, that are known to the Company. All such written reports
and material documentation relating to any such study or
investigation has been made available by the Company to
Parent.
2.17 Brokers; Third Party
Expenses . The Company has not incurred, nor will it incur,
directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage, finders’
fees, agent’s commissions or any similar charges in
connection with this Agreement or any transactions contemplated
hereby. Except pursuant to Sections 1.5 and 1.7, and as disclosed
in Schedule 2.17 hereto, no shares of common stock, options,
warrants or other securities of either the Company or Parent are
payable to any third party by the Company as a result of this
Acquisition.
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2.18 Intellectual
Property . Schedule 2.18 hereto contains a description
of all material Intellectual Property owned by the Company. For the
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
definitions:
“ Intellectual
Property ” shall mean any or all of the following and all
worldwide common law and statutory rights in, arising out of, or
associated therewith: (i) patents and applications therefor
and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals,
continuations and continuations-in-part thereof (“
Patents ”); (ii) inventions (whether patentable
or not), invention disclosures, improvements, trade secrets,
proprietary information, know how, technology, technical data and
customer lists; (iii) copyrights, copyrights registrations and
applications therefor (“ Copyrights ”);
(iv) software and software programs; (v) domain names and
the uniform resource locators associated therewith;
(vi) industrial designs and any registrations and applications
therefor; (vii) trade names, logos, common law trademarks and
service marks, trademark and service mark registrations and
applications therefor (collectively, “ Trademarks
”); (viii) all databases and data collections and all
rights therein; (ix) all moral and economic rights of authors
and inventors, however denominated, and (x) any proprietary
rights that are similar or equivalent to any of the foregoing (as
applicable).
“ Company
Intellectual Property ” shall mean any Intellectual
Property that is owned by, or exclusively licensed to, the Company,
including software and software programs developed by or
exclusively licensed to the Company (specifically excluding any off
the shelf or shrink-wrap software).
“ Registered
Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property
that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing,
registration or other document issued, filed with, or recorded by
any government or other legal authority.
“ Company Registered
Intellectual Property ” means all of the Registered
Intellectual Property owned by the Company.
“ Company
Products ” means all current versions of products or
service offerings of the Company.
(a) Except as disclosed in
Schedule 2.18 hereto, (i) no Company Intellectual
Property or Company Product is subject to any material proceeding
before any Governmental Entity or outstanding decree, order, or
judgment or any Governmental Entity restricting in any manner the
use, transfer or licensing thereof by the Company, or which may
affect the validity or enforceability of such Company Intellectual
Property, (ii) nor is the Company a party to any written
agreement that contains any stipulation or other provision that
expressly restricts in any material manner the use, transfer or
licensing of any Company Intellectual Property that is contained in
Company Products, which in any of the foregoing such cases would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
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(b) The Company owns or has
enforceable rights to use all Company Intellectual Property
required for the conduct of its business as presently conducted.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 2.18 hereto and except for
Company Intellectual Property that is exclusively licensed to the
Company, the Company owns and has good and exclusive title to each
material item of Company Intellectual Property owned by it free and
clear of any Liens (excluding non-exclusive licenses and related
restrictions granted by it in the ordinary course of business); and
the Company is the exclusive owner of all material registered
Trademarks and Copyrights among the Company Intellectual Property
(except for Trademarks and Copyrights that are exclusively licensed
to Company) that are used in connection with the operation or
conduct of the business of the Company including the sale of any
products or the provision of any services by the Company. To the
Company’s knowledge, no proceeding before any Governmental
Entity involving any Intellectual Property licensed to the Company
is pending that, if adversely determined, would adversely affect
the use or exploitation of such Intellectual Property by the
Company.
(c) The use of any Company
Intellectual Property in the operation of the business of the
Company as such business currently is conducted, (i) with
respect to Patents, to the Company’s knowledge, has not and
does not infringe the Patents of any third party, and
(ii) with respect to all other Intellectual Property, has not
and does not infringe or misappropriate the Intellectual Property
of any third party. The operation of the business of the Company as
such business currently is conducted does not constitute unfair
competition or trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction
in which the Company currently conducts business. The Company has
not received any written claims or threats from third parties
alleging any such infringement, misappropriation or unfair
competition or trade practices.
2.19 Agreements, Contracts
and Commitments .
(a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.19(a) , the Company is not a party to any
Material Company Contracts (as hereinafter defined). For purposes
of this Agreement, (i) the term “ Company
Contracts ” shall mean all contracts, agreements, leases,
mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds, licenses, permits, franchises,
purchase orders, sales orders, and other understandings,
commitments and obligations of any kind, whether written or oral,
to which the Company is a party or by or to which any of the
properties or assets of the Company may be bound or subject
(including without limitation notes or other instruments payable to
the Company) and (ii) the term “ Material Company
Contracts ” shall mean (x) each Company Contract
(I) providing for payments (present or future) to the Company
in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate or (II) providing that the
Company presently has any liability or obligation of any nature
whatsoever (absolute, contingent or otherwise) in excess of
$100,000, in each case other than purchase orders issued by or to
the Company in the ordinary course of business, and
(y) without limitation of subclause (x), each of the following
Company Contracts:
(i) any mortgage, indenture,
note, installment obligation or other instrument, agreement or
arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money from the
Company by any officer, director, stockholder or holder of
derivative equity securities of the Company (each such person, an
“ Insider ”);
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(ii) any mortgage, indenture,
note, installment obligation or other instrument, agreement or
arrangement for or relating to any borrowing of money from an
Insider by the Company;
(iii) any guaranty, direct or
indirect, by the Company, a Subsidiary or any Insider on the behalf
of the Company of any obligation of a third party for borrowings,
or otherwise, excluding endorsements made for collection in the
ordinary course of business;
(iv) any Company Contract of
employment or management, other than employee proprietary
information agreements (or similar agreements with current or
former employees or consultants);
(v) any Company Contract made
other than in the ordinary course of business or (x) providing
for the grant of any preferential rights to purchase or lease any
asset of the Company or (y) providing for any right (exclusive
or non-exclusive) to sell or distribute, or otherwise relating to
the sale or distribution of, any product or service of the Company
other than purchase orders for the Company’s products or
services entered into in the ordinary course of
business;
(vi) any obligation to
register any shares of the capital stock or other securities of the
Company with any Governmental Entity;
(vii) any obligation to make
payments, contingent or otherwise, arising out of the prior
acquisition of the business, material assets or stock of other
Persons;
(viii) any collective
bargaining agreement with any labor union;
(ix) any lease or similar
arrangement for the use by the Company of real property or personal
property (other than any lease of vehicles, office equipment or
operating or other capital equipment made in the ordinary course of
business where the annual lease payments for any such lease are
less than $25,000);
(x) any agreement relating to
Company Intellectual Property;
(xi) any distribution,
manufacturing or supply agreement that is material to the business
or operations of the Company other than purchase orders entered
into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice;
(xii) any Company Contract
granting or purporting to grant, or otherwise in any way relating
to, any mineral rights or any other interest (including, without
limitation, a leasehold interest) in real property; and
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(xiii) any Company Contract
to which any Insider of the Company is a party, other than employee
proprietary information agreements (or similar agreements with
current or former employees or consultants).
(b) Each Material Company
Contract was entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary
course, is in full force and effect and, to the knowledge of the
Company and EHL, is valid and binding upon and enforceable against
each of the parties thereto (except insofar as enforceability may
be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights
generally or by principles governing the availability of equitable
remedies). True, correct and complete copies of all Material
Company Contracts (or written summaries in the case of oral
Material Company Contracts) have been heretofore delivered to
Parent or Parent’s counsel.
(c) Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.19(c) , neither the Company nor, to the knowledge
of the Company and EHL, any other party thereto is in breach of or
in default under, and, to the knowledge of the Company and EHL, no
event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both would
become a breach of or default under, any Material Company Contract,
and no party to any Material Company Contract has given any written
notice of any claim of any such breach, default or event, which,
individually or in the aggregate, are reasonably likely to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
2.20 Insurance .
Schedule 2.20 sets forth the Company’s insurance
policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business,
equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers and
directors (collectively, the “ Insurance Policies
”). The insurances provided by such Insurance Policies are
customary in amount and scope for companies similarly situated to
the Company.
2.21 Governmental
Actions/Filings .
(a) Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.21(a) , the Company has been granted and holds,
and has made, all Governmental Actions/Filings (as defined below)
(including, without limitation, the Governmental Actions/Filings
required for (i) emission or discharge of effluents and
pollutants into the air and the water and (ii) the manufacture
and sale of all products manufactured and sold by it) necessary to
the conduct by the Company of its business (as presently
conducted), and true, complete and correct copies of which have
heretofore been delivered or made available to Parent, except where
the lack of such Governmental Actions/Filings would not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Each
such Governmental Action/Filing is in full force and effect, and
the Company is in material compliance with all of its obligations
with respect thereto. No event has occurred and is continuing which
requires or permits, or after notice or lapse of time or both would
require or permit, and consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or any ancillary documents will not
require or permit (with or without notice or lapse of time, or
both), any modification or termination of any such Governmental
Actions/Filings except such events which, either individually or in
the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect upon the
Company.
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(b) For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “ Governmental Action/Filing
” shall mean any franchise, license, certificate of
compliance, authorization, consent, order, permit, approval,
consent or other action of, or any filing, registration or
qualification with, any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other
governmental, administrative or judicial body, agency or
authority.
2.22 Interested Party
Transactions . Except as set forth in the Schedule 2.22
hereto, no Insider or a member of his or her immediate family or
any affiliate thereof is indebted to the Company, nor is the
Company indebted (or committed to make loans or extend or guarantee
credit) to any of such Persons, other than (i) for payment of
salary for services rendered, (ii) reimbursement for
reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and
(iii) for other employee benefits made generally available to
all employees. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.22 , to the
knowledge of the Company and EHL, none of such individuals has any
direct or indirect ownership interest in any Person with whom the
Company is affiliated or with whom the Company has a contractual
relationship, or in any Person that competes with the Company,
except that each employee, stockholder, officer or director of the
Company and members of their respective immediate families may own
less than 5% of the outstanding stock in publicly traded companies
that may compete with the Company. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.22 , to the knowledge of the Company and EHL, no
Insider of the Company or EHL is, directly or indirectly,
interested in any Material Company Contract with the Company (other
than such contracts as relate to any such Person’s ownership
of capital stock or other securities of the Company or such
Person’s role with the Company).
2.23 Board Approval .
The board of directors of each of the Company and EHL (including
any required committee or subgroup thereof) has, as of the date of
this Agreement, duly approved this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.24 Shareholder
Approval . Prior to the date of execution of this Agreement,
the board of directors and shareholders of EHL have approved the
adoption of this Agreement and the Acquisition as required by its
articles and memorandum of association and any other applicable
corporate governance documents and all Applicable Corporate
Law.
2.25 Suppliers;
Customers . Schedule 2.25(a) sets forth the five largest
suppliers to the Company (in terms of dollar volume) and indicates
amounts paid by the Company to each such suppliers in the year
ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended
March 31, 2007. Schedule 2.25(b) sets forth the five
largest customers of the Company (in terms of dollar volume) and
indicates amounts paid to the Company by each such customer in the
year ended December 31, 2006 and the three months ended
March 31, 2007.
2.26 Filing of Charges
. All charges by or in favor of the Company have (if appropriate)
been registered in accordance with the provisions of
Section 131 of the Companies Act (Singapore), or comply with
the necessary formalities as to registration or otherwise in any
other relevant jurisdiction. The registered particulars of charges
over assets of the Company are complete and accurate in all
respects.
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2.27 Representations and
Warranties Complete . The representations and warranties of the
Company included in this Agreement and any list, statement,
document or information set forth in, or attached to, any Schedule
provided pursuant to this Agreement or delivered hereunder, when
taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading, in light of the circumstance under which they were
made.
2.28 Survival of
Representations and Warranties . The representations and
warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall survive
the Closing until the end of the Escrow Period.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND
AMALGAMATION
SUB
Subject to the exceptions set
forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto (the “ Parent
Schedule ”), each of Parent and Amalgamation Sub
represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Company, as
follows:
3.1 Organization and
Qualification .
(a) Parent is a corporation
duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate power
and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties
and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Parent
is in possession of all Approvals necessary to own, lease and
operate its properties and to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted, except where the failure to have such Approvals
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect on Parent. Complete and correct
copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent, as
amended and currently in effect, have been heretofore delivered or
made available to the Company (collectively, the “ Parent
Charter Documents ”). Parent is not in violation of any
of the provisions of the Parent Charter Documents.
(b) Parent is duly qualified
or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good
standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the
properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its
activities makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except
for such failures to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good
standing that would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent.
(c) Parent and its
subsidiaries do not engage in any direct commercial
operations.
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3.2 Subsidiaries
.
(a) Except for Amalgamation
Sub, all of the outstanding capital shares of which are owned by
Mr. Rice as nominee for Parent (and all of which shares shall
be transferred by Mr. Rice to Parent immediately prior to
Closing), Parent has no Subsidiaries and does not own, directly or
indirectly, any ownership, equity, profits or voting interest in
any Person or have any agreement or commitment to purchase any such
interest, and Parent has not agreed and is not obligated to make
nor is bound by any written, oral or other agreement, contract,
subcontract, lease, binding understanding, instrument, note,
option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance
policy, benefit plan, commitment or undertaking of any nature, as
of the date hereof or as may hereafter be in effect under which it
may become obligated to make, any future investment in or capital
contribution to any other entity.
(b) Amalgamation Sub is a
limited company duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the Bermuda and has the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets
and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. Amalgamation Sub is not in violation of any of the
provisions of its articles of association or memorandum of
association (collectively, the “ Amalgamation Sub Charter
Documents ” and, collectively with the Parent Charter
Documents, the “ Ascend Charter Documents
”).
(c) Amalgamation Sub has no
assets or properties of any kind, does not now conduct and has
never conducted any business, and has and will have at the Closing
no obligations or liabilities of any nature whatsoever, except such
obligations and liabilities as are imposed under or incurred in
connection with the consummation of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
3.3 Capitalization
.
(a) As of the date of this
Agreement, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of
30,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“ Parent
Preferred Stock ”), of which 8,556,667 shares of Parent
Common Stock and no shares of Parent Preferred Stock are issued and
outstanding, all of which are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.3(b) , (i) no shares of Parent Common Stock
or Parent Preferred Stock are reserved for issuance upon the
exercise of outstanding options to purchase Parent Common Stock or
Parent Preferred Stock (“ Parent Stock Options
”) and there are no outstanding Parent Stock Options;
(ii) no shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred
Stock are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding
warrants to purchase Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred Stock,
there are no other outstanding securities of Parent; and
(iii) no shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred
Stock are reserved for issuance upon the conversion of the Parent
Preferred Stock or any outstanding convertible notes, debentures or
securities (“ Parent Convertible Securities ”).
All shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Preferred Stock
subject to issuance as aforesaid, upon issuance on the
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terms and conditions specified in the
instrument pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All
outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock and Parent Warrants have
been issued and granted in compliance with (x) all applicable
securities laws and other applicable laws and regulations, and
(y) all requirements set forth in any applicable Parent
Contracts (as defined in Section 3.19), except where the
failure to so comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on
Parent. Parent has heretofore delivered or made available to the
Company true, complete and accurate copies of the form of Parent
Warrants, including any and all documents and agreements relating
thereto.
(c) The Continuing
Corporation Common Shares to be issued in connection with the
Acquisition, upon issuance in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued and such
Continuing Corporation Common Shares will be fully paid and
nonassessable and free from all claims, liens, charges,
encumbrances and equities.
(d) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.3(d) or as contemplated by this Agreement or the
Parent SEC Reports (as defined in Section 3.7), there are no
registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights
plan, antitakeover plan or other agreements or understandings to
which the Parent is a party or by which the Parent is bound with
respect to any equity security of any cl
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