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EXHIBIT 10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
DATED AS OF JUNE 30, 2004
BY AND AMONG
ACCUPOLL HOLDING CORP.
AND
NTSD ACQUISITION, INC.
AND
NTS DATA SERVICES CORP.
AND
NTS DATA SERVICES, INC.
AND
MATTHEW M. BIONDI
AND
JOHN F. JENNINGS
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION ("Agreement"), dated
as of June 30, 2004, is by and among NTS Data Services Corp. ("Seller"), a
Delaware corporation with an address at c/o NTS Data Services, LLC, 1342
Military Road, Niagara Falls, New York 14304; NTS Data Services, Inc.
("NTS-Inc."), a New York corporation with an address at 1342 Military Road,
Niagara Falls, New York 14304; Matthew M. Biondi ("Biondi"), an individual with
an address at 115 Tuscarora Rd., Buffalo, New York 14220; John F. Jennings
("Jennings"), an individual with an address at 22 W. Bryan St. #107, Savannah,
Georgia 31401 (NTS-Inc., Biondi and Jennings are each a "Shareholder" and
collectively, the "Shareholders"); AccuPoll Holding Corp. ("Buyer"), a Nevada
corporation having its principal executive office at 15101 Red Hill Avenue,
Suite 220, Tustin, California 92780; and NTSD Acquisition, Inc. ("Merger Sub"),
a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Buyer having
its offices at c/o AccuPoll Holding Corp., 15101 Red Hill Avenue, Suite 220,
Tustin, California 92780.
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire that the Seller shall be
acquired by the Buyer through the merger ("Merger") of the Seller with and into
Merger Sub, with Merger Sub as the surviving corporation pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger substantially in the form attached hereto as
EXHIBIT A ("Plan of Merger") and the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL");
and
WHEREAS, it is intended for federal income tax purposes that
the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section
368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the Seller owns all of the membership interests (the
"Membership Interests") of NTS Data Services, LLC (the "Company"), a New York
limited liability company; and
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Buyer, the Merger Sub
and the Seller have approved the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the "Transactions") upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to provide for certain
undertakings, conditions, representations, warranties and covenants in
connection with the Transactions;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the
mutual representations, warranties and covenants herein contained and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto do hereby agree as follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
(a) "Affiliate" means with respect to any Person, a Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under common control with
such Person.
(b) "Closing" means the consummation of the Transactions.
(c) "Closing Date" means the date of the Closing.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(f) "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles of the
United States as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.
(g) "Governmental Authorizations" means the permits,
authorizations, consents or approvals of any Governmental Entity, which are a
condition to the lawful consummation of the Transactions.
(h) "Governmental Entity" means any court, or any federal, state,
municipal or other governmental authority, department, commission, board, agency
or other instrumentality (domestic or foreign).
(i) "Intellectual Property" means and shall include the following:
(1) all of the Company's rights, title and interest in
and to the copyrights, copyright registrations, proprietary processes,
trade secrets, license rights, specifications, technical manuals and
data, drawings, inventions, designs, patents, patent applications,
trade names, trademarks, service marks, domain names, URL's, product
information and data, know-how and development work-in-progress,
customer lists, software, business and marketing plans and other
intellectual or intangible property embodied in or pertaining to the
Company's business, whether pending, applied for or issued, whether
filed in the United States or in other countries listed on SCHEDULE
1.1(I);
(2) all things authored, discovered, developed, made,
perfected, improved, designed, engineered, acquired, produced,
conceived or first reduced to practice by the Company or any of its
employees or agents that are exclusively used by the Company in the
conduct of its business or developed by the Company exclusively for use
in its business, in any stage of development, including, without
limitation, modifications, enhancements, designs, concepts, techniques,
methods, ideas, flow charts, coding sheets, notes and all other
information relating to the Company's business; and
(3) any and all design and code documentation,
methodologies, processes, trade secrets, copyrights, design
information, product information, technology, formulae,
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routines, engineering specifications, technical manuals and data,
drawings, inventions, know-how, techniques, engineering work papers,
and notes, development work-in-process, and other proprietary
information and materials of any kind used in or derived from the
Company's assets.
(j) "Lien" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, security interest,
option, covenant, condition, restriction, encumbrance, charge or other
third-party claim of any kind.
(k) "Material Adverse Effect" with respect to a Person means any
event, change or effect that is materially adverse to the condition (financial
or otherwise), properties, assets, liabilities, business, operations, results of
operations, or prospects of such Person and its Affiliates, taken as a whole.
(l) "Net Cash" means, as of any date, the excess of the Company's
cash on hand over the sum of its accounts payable and accrued expenses.
(m) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
association, trust, government or political subdivision or agent or
instrumentality thereof, or other entity or organization.
(n) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(o) "Taxes" means all taxes, however denominated, including any
interest, penalties or other additions to tax that may become payable in respect
thereof, (i) imposed by any federal, territorial, state, local or foreign
government or any agency or political subdivision of any such government, for
which the Buyer could become liable as successor to or transferee of the
business or which could become a charge against or lien on any of the Seller's
assets or the Company's assets, which taxes shall include, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, all sales and use taxes, ad valorem taxes, excise
taxes, business license taxes, occupation taxes, real and personal property
taxes, stamp taxes, environmental taxes, real property gains taxes, transfer
taxes, payroll and employee withholding taxes, unemployment insurance
contributions, social security taxes, and other governmental charges, and other
obligations of the same or of a similar nature to any of the foregoing, which
are required to be paid, withheld or collected, or (ii) any liability for
amounts referred to in (i) as a result of any obligations to indemnify another
Person.
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ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE BY MERGER
SECTION 2.1 MERGER.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and of the Plan
of Merger, the Seller shall be merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub
as the surviving corporation, in accordance with the provisions of the Plan of
Merger and this Agreement. In connection with the Closing, Merger Sub shall
execute a Certificate of Merger and shall cause to be delivered, as soon as
practicable on the Closing Date, the Certificate of Merger to the Delaware
Secretary of State in accordance with the DGCL. The Merger will be effective on
the Closing Date. After the Merger, the Company shall continue as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Merger Sub. Buyer agrees to maintain the separate existence of
Merger Sub for a period of not less than one year following the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.2 PURCHASE PRICE.
As full and complete consideration for the Merger, the Buyer shall
deliver to the Shareholders at the Closing the aggregate purchase price of
$6,651,234, adjusted as provided in Section 2.3 below, (the "Purchase Price") in
the following manner: (a) cash, by wire transfer of immediately available funds
or by certified or cashier's check, in the amount of Three Million Dollars
($3,000,000) (the "Cash Payment"), and (b) stock certificates in the names of
the Shareholders for an aggregate number of shares equal to $3,651,234 divided
by the Per Share Price (as defined below), and (c) the adjustments specified
pursuant to Section 2.3. All payments hereunder shall be distributed pro rata
among the Shareholders and shall be allocated as set forth on SCHEDULE 2.2. The
"Per Share Price" will be equal to eighty-five percent (85%) of the average
closing or last trade price of the Buyer's common stock for the twenty (20)
trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.3 PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENTS.
(a) RESERVED.
(b) The Company agrees that it shall have Net Cash as of the
Closing Date of at least Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). To the extent
that, as of the Closing Date, the Company's Net Cash exceeds Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($200,000), the Purchase Price shall be increased by such
excess over Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, and the Buyer shall pay such excess to
the Shareholders in cash as additional Purchase Price within three (3) business
days following Closing. In addition, Buyer agrees (i) to use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause the Company to collect the accounts receivable of
the Company existing on the closing date as expeditiously as practicable
thereafter, (ii) that for this purpose all amounts collected from customers of
the Company on or after the Closing Date shall be applied to the oldest
receivables of such customers, and (iii) to pay to the Shareholders in cash each
week following Closing, as increased Purchase Price, the amount of such existing
accounts receivable collected during the previous week.
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(c) Except as set forth in subsection 2.3(b), under no
circumstances shall the Cash Payment component of the Purchase Price be reduced
below the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00). Except as set forth in
subsection 2.3(b), any adjustment made to the Purchase Price pursuant to this
Agreement shall be made to the Payment Shares component of the Purchase Price.
SECTION 2.4 REGISTRATION OF PAYMENT SHARES.
The Buyer agrees to register the Shareholders' resale of one-third of
the Payment Shares (the "Registered Shares"). If practicable (based on the time
of completion of the "Company Financial Statements", as defined in Section 3.5
below), and subject to the approval of any placement agent (the "Placement
Agent") leading the Equity Financing (as defined in Section 7.3(h)), the Buyer
shall include the Registered Shares in the registration statement on Form S-1
(the "S-1") to be filed by the Buyer with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") in connection with the Equity Financing. If the Placement
Agent advises the Buyer that the Registered Shares may not be included in such
registration statement, then, as soon as reasonably practicable following the
date that the Commission declares effective the registration statement filed on
S-1, but in no event greater than sixty (60) days thereafter, the Buyer shall
file with the Commission a second registration statement on Form S-1 (the
"Second S-1") covering the resale of the Registered Shares on a delayed basis
pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act, and shall use its best efforts to
have the Second S-1 declared effective by the Commission as soon as practical
(each of the S-1 and the Second S-1 is sometimes referred to hereafter as a
"Registration Statement"). The Buyer agrees to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement which registers the resale of the Registered Shares
pursuant to Rule 415 at all times until the later of (i) the date that is six
months from the effective date of such Registration Statement and (ii) the date
that the Shareholder can dispose of all of the Registered Shares pursuant to
Rule 144 in a 90 day period (the "Registration Period"). The Buyer agrees to
furnish to each of the Shareholders, promptly after the same is filed with the
Commission, such number of copies of the Registration Statement and any
amendment thereto, each preliminary prospectus and each prospectus and any
amendment thereto, as such Shareholder shall reasonably request. The
Shareholders agree that remaining two-thirds of the Payment Shares shall be
legended as provided in Section 4.4.
SECTION 2.5 CLOSING.
The Closing shall take place within ten (10) days following the closing
of the Equity Financing at such time and place as the Buyer, the Shareholders
and the Seller shall agree, but in no event later than August 30, 2004, unless
the parties otherwise agree in writing.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE SELLER AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
Each representation and warranty set forth below is qualified by any
exception or disclosures set forth in the Seller's Disclosure Schedule attached
hereto, which exceptions specifically reference the Section(s) to be qualified.
In all other respects, each representation and warranty set out in this Article
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Closing or by reason of the execution and delivery of any agreement, document or
instrument at the Closing, will remain in force on and after the Closing Date
(although not deemed to be given as of any date after the Closing Date), is
given with the intention that liability is not confined to breaches discovered
before Closing, is separate and independent and is not limited by reference to
any other representation or warranty or any other provision of this Agreement,
and is made and given as of the date hereof with the intention of inducing the
Buyer to enter into this Agreement. The Seller and the Shareholders hereby
jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Buyer as of the Closing Date
as follows:
SECTION 3.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.
(a) The Company is a limited liability company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York
and has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets
and properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The
Company is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary. True, accurate and
complete copies of the Company's Articles of Organization and Operating
Agreement, including all amendments thereto, have heretofore been delivered to
the Buyer.
(b) The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the
requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Seller
is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary. True, accurate and
complete copies of the Seller's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws,
including all amendments thereto, have heretofore been delivered to the Buyer.
SECTION 3.2 CAPITALIZATION.
(a) As of the date hereof, there are 100,000 units of Membership
Interests of the Company issued and outstanding, all of which are owned by the
Seller. All of the issued and outstanding units of Membership Interests of the
Company are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free of
preemptive rights and were issued in compliance with federal and applicable
state securities laws. The authorized capital stock of the Seller consists of
3,000 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share. As of the date hereof,
there are 100 shares of common stock of the Seller issued and outstanding, all
of which are owned by the Shareholders as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.2(A). All of
the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Seller are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable, free of preemptive rights
and were issued in compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws.
(b) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding subscriptions,
options, calls, contracts, agreements, commitments, understandings,
restrictions, arrangements, rights or warrants, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or other
agreement, obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, purchase, redeem or
acquire, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, purchased, redeemed or
acquired, units of
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membership interest of the Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend or
enter into any such agreement or commitment, except for this Agreement. There
are no outstanding or authorized membership interest appreciation, phantom,
participation, or other similar rights with respect to the Company. There are no
voting trusts, proxies, other agreements or understandings to which the Company
is a party or is bound with respect to the voting of any units of membership
interests of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Biondi and Jennings
have been granted options to purchase membership interests of the Company, which
options are contained in their respective Employment Agreements and which
options shall be surrendered and terminated effective upon the Closing.
(c) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding subscriptions,
options, calls, contracts, agreements, commitments, understandings,
restrictions, arrangements, rights or warrants, including any right of
conversion or exchange under any outstanding security, instrument or other
agreement, obligating the Seller to issue, deliver, sell, purchase, redeem or
acquire, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, purchased, redeemed or
acquired, shares of capital stock of the Seller or obligating the Seller to
grant, extend or enter into any such agreement or commitment, except for this
Agreement. There are no outstanding or authorized capital stock appreciation,
phantom, participation, or other similar rights with respect to the Seller.
There are no voting trusts, proxies, other agreements or understandings to which
the Seller is a party or is bound with respect to the voting of any shares of
capital stock of the Company.
SECTION 3.3 SUBSIDIARIES; OTHER INVESTMENTS.
Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.3, the Company does not own, directly
or indirectly, any capital stock of any corporation and has no subsidiaries.
Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.3, the Company does not own any securities
issued by any other business organization or governmental authority. The Company
is not a partner or participant in any joint venture or partnership of any kind.
SECTION 3.4 AUTHORITY; NON-CONTRAVENTION; APPROVALS.
(a) Each of the Shareholders and the Seller has the power,
corporate or otherwise, and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and the Plan of Merger and to consummate the Transactions. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger, and the
consummation by each of the Shareholders and the Seller of the Transactions,
have been duly authorized and approved by the Shareholders and, as to NTS-Inc.
and the Seller, by their respective Boards of Directors, and no other corporate
proceedings are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation by each Shareholder or the Seller of the
Transactions. Each of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by each Shareholder and the Seller and, assuming
the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof and thereof by the Buyer,
Merger Sub and each other party hereto, constitutes a valid and binding
agreement of such Shareholder and the Seller, enforceable against such
Shareholder and the Seller, in accordance with its terms, except that such
enforcement may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and (b) general equitable principles.
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(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each
Shareholder and the Seller do not, and the consummation by each Shareholder and
the Seller of the Transactions will not, violate, conflict with or result in a
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in
the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a
right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any
lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of the Company under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of (i) as
to NTS-Inc. and the Seller, the respective charters, operating agreement or
by-laws of the Company, NTS-Inc. and the Seller, and as to all Shareholders and
the Seller, (ii) any statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment,
decree, order, injunction, writ, permit or license of any court or governmental
authority applicable to the Company or any of its properties or assets, or (iii)
any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit,
concession, contract, lease or other instrument, obligation or agreement of any
kind to which the Company is now a party or by which the Company or any of its
properties or assets may be bound or affected.
(c) Other than the filing with the Delaware Secretary of State of
the Certificate of Merger, as to each Shareholder and the Seller, no
declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization,
consent, permit or approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the
execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by
such Shareholder or the Seller or consummation by such Shareholder or the Seller
of the Transactions. No consent of any party to any contract, agreement,
instrument, lease, license, arrangement or understanding to which any
Shareholder or the Seller is a party, or to which any of its or his properties
or assets are subject, is required for the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.
SECTION 3.5 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Prior to the Closing, the Seller will cause to be prepared by an
accounting firm of the Seller's choice (the "Accountants") audited financial
statements of the Company for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2002 and 2003
(collectively, the "Company Financial Statements"). The Company Financial
Statements will be prepared in accordance with GAAP as applied on a consistent
basis, and the Company Financial Statements will fairly and accurately present
the financial position of the Company in all materials respects as of the dates
thereof and the results of operations and changes in financial position for the
periods then ended. The Seller has made available to the Buyer copies of the
Company's compiled financial statements for the fiscal years ending December 31,
2002 and 2003.
SECTION 3.6 ABSENCE OF UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.
Except as expressly disclosed and described in the Company Financial
Statements, the Company did not have at December 31, 2003, any liability,
indebtedness, expense, claim, deficiency, guarantee or obligation of any type
(whether absolute, accrued, contingent, matured, unmatured or otherwise) or of
any nature, except liabilities, obligations or contingencies which are accrued
or reserved against in the Company Financial Statements or reflected in the
notes thereto. Since December 31, 2003, the Company has not incurred liabilities
or obligations in the ordinary course of business which, in the aggregate,
exceed $10,000, except those liabilities or obligations listed on SCHEDULE 3.6.
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SECTION 3.7 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
From December 31, 2003 through the date hereof, there has not been any
Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Company.
SECTION 3.8 ASSETS GENERALLY.
(a) The Company owns good and marketable title to all properties
and assets reflected on the Company Financial Statements or acquired since the
date thereof, free and clear of all Liens, except for (i) liens for current
taxes not yet due and payable, (ii) assets disposed of since December 31, 2003,
in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) Liens described on SCHEDULE 3.8.
The foregoing shall apply only to those properties and assets of the Company
necessary for the conduct of the Company's business as it is presently being
conducted.
(b) (i) The Company does not own any real estate; (ii) the
properties subject to the real property leases described in SCHEDULE 3.8
constitute all of the real estate used or occupied by the Company (the "the
Company Real Estate"), and (iii) the Company Real Estate has access, sufficient
for the conduct of the Company's business, to public roads and to all utilities,
including electricity, sanitary and storm sewer, potable water, natural gas and
other utilities, used in the operations of the Company.
(c) The real property leases described in SCHEDULE 3.8 are in full
force and effect, and the Company has a valid and existing leasehold interest
under each such lease for the term set forth therein. The Seller has delivered
to the Buyer complete and accurate copies of each of the leases and none of such
leases has been modified in any respect, except to the extent that such
modifications are disclosed by the copies delivered to the Buyer. The Company is
not in default, and no circumstances exist which could result in such default,
under any of such leases, nor, to the knowledge of the Shareholders or the
Seller, is any other party to any of such leases in default.
(d) All of the buildings, machinery, equipment and other tangible
assets necessary for the conduct of the Company's business are in good condition
and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and are usable in the ordinary
course of business. A complete list of all material items of machinery,
equipment and other tangible assets used in the business of the Company is
included in SCHEDULE 3.8. The Company owns or leases under valid leases, all
buildings, machinery, equipment and other tangible assets necessary for the
conduct of its business. The Seller has delivered to the Buyer complete and
accurate copies of all equipment leases and such leases are listed in SCHEDULE
3.8. None of such equipment leases has been modified in any respect. The Company
is not in default, and no circumstances exist which could result in such
default, under any of such equipment leases, nor, to the best knowledge of each
Shareholder or the Seller, is any other party to any of such equipment leases in
default.
(e) The Company is not in any material respect in violation of any
applicable zoning ordinance or other law, regulation or requirement relating to
the operation of any properties used in the operation of its business, and the
Company has not received any notice of any such violation, or of the existence
of any condemnation proceeding with respect to any properties owned or leased by
the Company.
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SECTION 3.9 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
the consummation of the Transactions (including without limitation the continued
conduct by Buyer after the Closing Date of the Company's business and the
incorporation of any Intellectual Property in any product of Buyer or an
Affiliate of Buyer) will not breach, violate or conflict with any instrument or
agreement governing any Intellectual Property and will not cause the forfeiture
or termination or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of any
Intellectual Property or in any material way impair the right of Buyer or any of
its Affiliates to use, sell, license or dispose of, or to bring any action for
the infringement of, any Intellectual Property or portion thereof
(b) Neither the development, manufacture, marketing, license, sale
or use of any product or intellectual property currently licensed, used or sold
by the Company in its business or currently under development in its business
violates or will violate any license or agreement to which the Company is a
party or infringes or will infringe any copyright, patent, trademark, service
mark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other proprietary right of
any other Person. All registered Intellectual Property (including without
limitation trademarks, domain names, service marks, patents and copyrights) are
valid and subsisting. There is no pending or threatened claim against the
Company or litigation contesting the validity, ownership or right to use, sell,
license or dispose of any of the its assets (including without limitation the
Intellectual Property) necessary or required for, or used in, the conduct of its
business nor is there any basis for any such claim, nor has the Company, any
Shareholder or the Seller received any notice asserting that any such asset
(including without limitation the Intellectual Property) or the proposed use,
sale, license or disposition thereof conflicts or will conflict with the rights
of any other Person, nor is there any basis for any such assertion. There is no
material unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation on the part of any
third party of the Company's assets (including without limitation the
Intellectual Property).
(c) SCHEDULE 3.9(C) contains a complete and accurate list of all
applications, filings and other formal actions made or taken pursuant to
federal, state, local and foreign laws by the Company to perfect or protect its
interest in the Intellectual Property, including, without limitation, all
patents, patent applications, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks
and copyright or mask work registrations.
(d) The Company has taken reasonable steps, including, without
limitation, entering into confidentiality and non-disclosure with all officers
and employees of and consultants with access to or knowledge of the Company's
assets (including without limitation the Intellectual Property) to maintain the
secrecy and confidentiality of such assets (including without limitation the
Intellectual Property).
(e) All fees to maintain the Company's rights in the Intellectual
Property, including, without limitation, patent and trademark registration and
prosecution fees and all professional fees in connection therewith pertaining to
the Intellectual Property due and payable on or before the Closing Date, have
been paid by the Company.
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SECTION 3.10 CUSTOMER AGREEMENTS.
(a) SCHEDULE 3.10 contains a list (including names, addresses,
contact names and telephone numbers), which is complete in all material
respects, of all agreements or other arrangements pursuant to which the Company
is obligated to supply products, perform services or otherwise engage in the
conduct of its business (such agreements, as supplemented below, are referred to
collectively as the "Customer Agreements"). The Shareholders have made available
a true and complete copy of all Customer Agreements to Buyer. All such Customer
Agreements are in full force and effect and are valid and effective in
accordance with their respective terms against the Company, and against the
other party thereto. The Company holds all right, title and interest to the
benefits afforded it under the terms of each Customer Agreement free of all
Liens. The Company is not in default under any such Customer Agreements (or has
caused an event which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a
default), nor, is the other party thereto in default (or has caused an event
which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under
any such Customer Agreements.
(b) The Company has not entered into any agreement under which it
is restricted from selling, licensing or otherwise distributing any products or
services of its business to any class of customers, in any geographic area,
during any period of time or in any segment of the market.
(c) After the Closing, Buyer will not be prevented by any act of
the Company from changing prices charged in any future agreement to existing or
future customers of any products or services.
(d) The Company has not granted any third party the right to
supply any products or services of its business to any other Person. No
agreement for supply of the products or services of the Company obligates the
Company, and no agreement would obligate Buyer after the Closing Date, to
provide any change in specification of such products or services or to provide
new products or services. No agreement pursuant to which the Company has
licensed to a third party the use of any products of the Company's business
obligates the Company to provide any change in specification in the performance
of such products or to provide new products or services.
SECTION 3.11 WARRANTIES AND INDEMNITIES.
SCHEDULE 3.11 sets forth a summary of all contractual warranties and
indemnities, express or implied, relating to products sold or services rendered
by the Company in connection with its business, and no contractual warranty or
indemnity in connection with its business has been given by the Company which is
not listed on the Seller's Disclosure Schedule or which differs therefrom in any
respect. The Company is in compliance, in all material respects, with all
warranties described in the Seller's Disclosure Schedule. The Seller's
Disclosure Schedule, in all material respects, also indicates all warranty and
indemnity claims currently pending, and to the best of knowledge of the Company,
Seller and Shareholders, threatened, against the Company in connection with its
business. The Company has expressly disclaimed in all agreements with third
parties all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose with respect to all products and services, except as expressly set forth
in SCHEDULE 3.11.
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SECTION 3.12 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
All accounts receivable, notes receivable and other receivables
included in the Company Financial Statements as of December 31, 2003, are valid,
genuine and are expected to be fully collectible in the aggregate amount
thereof, subject to normal and customary trade discounts less any reserves for
doubtful accounts recorded therein. All accounts, notes receivable, and other
receivables actually invoiced and arising out of or relating to the Company's
business on December 31, 2003 have been included in the balance sheet to the
Company Financial Statements. Since December 31, 2003, there have been no write
offs or other adjustments to the accounts comprising the accounts receivable as
of December 31, 2003, which, either individually or in the aggregate, would have
a material adverse affect on the Company.
SECTION 3.13 LICENSES AND PERMITS.
To the best of the Shareholders' and the Seller's knowledge, the
Company holds all consents, approvals, registrations, certifications,
authorizations, permits and licenses of, and has made all filings with, or
notifications to, all Governmental Entities pursuant to applicable requirements
of all federal, state, local and foreign laws, ordinances, governmental rules or
regulations applicable to the Company, including, but not limited to, all such
laws, ordinances, governmental rules or regulations relating to registration of
the Company's products (at their current level of development and use). The
Company is in material compliance with all federal, state, local and foreign
laws, ordinances, governmental rules and regulations relating to the products
produced by the Company or otherwise related to the Company, and the Company,
the Shareholders and the Seller have no reason to believe that any consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations, certifications, permits, filings or
notifications that the Company has received or made to operate its business are
invalid or have been or are being suspended, canceled, revoked or questioned.
There is no investigation or inquiry to which the Company is a party or, pending
or threatened, relating to its business and its compliance with applicable
foreign, state, local or foreign laws, ordinances, governmental rules or
regulations. Each such consent, approval, registration, certification,
authorization, permit or license is transferable and will not be terminated or
invalidated upon the consummation of the Transactions.
SECTION 3.14 LITIGATION.
There are no claims, suits, actions, proceedings or investigations
pending or, to the knowledge of the Shareholders or the Seller, threatened
against, relating to or affecting the Company, before any court, governmental
department, commission, agency, instrumentality or authority, or any arbitrator,
except as disclosed on SCHEDULE 3.14. The Company is not subject to any
judgment, decree, injunction, rule or order of any court, governmental
department, commission, agency, instrumentality or authority or any arbitrator
which prohibits or restricts the consummation of the Transactions or would have
any Material Adverse Effect on the business, operations, properties, assets,
condition (financial or other), results of operations or prospects of the
Company. For the purposes of this Agreement, "knowledge" shall be based upon a
reasonable level of inquiry by the party making the representation.
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SECTION 3.15 AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS AND COMMITMENTS.
(a) Except for the Customer Agreements set forth on SCHEDULE 3.10
and other agreements set forth on SCHEDULE 3.15 (true and correct copies of
which have been made available to the Buyer), the Company is not a party to and
it is not bound by:
(i) any employment or consulting agreement, contract or
commitment with an employee or individual consultant or salesperson or
consulting or sales agreement, contract or commitment with a firm or
other organization;
(ii) any agreement or plan, including, without limitation, any
stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan or stock purchase
plan, any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of
benefits of which will be accelerated, by the occurrence of any of the
Transactions or the value of any of the benefits of which will be
calculated on the basis of any of the Transactions;
(iii) any fidelity or surety bond or completion bond;
(iv) any lease of personal property with fixed annual rental
payments in excess of $10,000;
(v) any agreement, contract, commitment or grant containing
any covenant limiting the freedom of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries to engage in any line of business or to compete with any
person;
(vi) any agreement, contract or commitment relating to capital
expenditures and involving future payments in excess of $10,000 either
individually or in the aggregate;
(vii) any agreement, contract or commitment relating to the
disposition or acquisition of assets or any interest in any business
enterprise outside the ordinary course of the Company's business;
(viii) any mortgage, indenture, loan or credit agreement,
security agreement or other agreement or instrument relating to the
borrowing of money, the extension of credit or placing of Liens on any
assets of the Company;
(ix) any guaranty of any obligation for borrowed money or
otherwise;
(x) any purchase order or contract for the purchase of
materials involving in excess of $10,000 either individually or in the
aggregate;
(xi) any dealer, distribution, joint marketing or development
agreement;
(xii) any sales representative, original equipment
manufacturer, value added, remarketing or other agreement for
distribution of the Company's products or services;
(xiii) any collective bargaining agreement or contract with
any labor union;
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(xiv) any medical insurance or similar plan; or
(xv) any other agreement, contract, commitment or grant
pursuant to which the obligations of any party thereto is in excess of
$10,000.
(b) To the best knowledge of each Shareholder and the Seller, the
Company is in compliance with and has not breached, violated or defaulted under,
or received notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under, any of the
terms or conditions of any existing agreement (including Customer Agreements),
contract, grant, covenant, instrument, lease, license or commitment to which the
Company is a party or by which it is bound (collectively, a "Contract"), nor is
any Shareholder or the Seller aware of any event that would constitute such a
breach, violation or default with the lapse of time, giving of notice or both.
To the best knowledge of each Shareholder and the Seller, each Contract is in
full force and effect and is not subject to any default thereunder by any party
obligated to the Company pursuant thereto. The Company has obtained, or will
obtain prior to the Closing Date, all necessary consents, waivers and approvals
of parties to any Contract as are required thereunder for such Contracts to
remain in effect without modification or termination after the Closing.
Following the Closing Date, the Company will be permitted to exercise all of its
rights under the Contracts without the payment of any additional amounts or
consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Company
would otherwise be required to pay had the Transactions not occurred.
SECTION 3.16 TAX MATTERS.
(a) TAX RETURNS AND AUDITS.
(i) The Seller and the Company each has prepared and timely
filed (or has properly filed the extensions for) all required federal,
state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and
reports ("Returns") relating to any and all Taxes concerning or
attributable to it, its subsidiaries or operations thereof, and such
Returns are true and correct and have been completed in accordance with
applicable law.
(ii) The Company (A) has paid all Taxes it is required to pay
as shown on the filed returns and has withheld with respect to its
employees all federal and state income taxes, Federal Insurance
Contribution Act ("FICA"), Federal Unemployment Tax Act ("FUTA") and
other Taxes required to be withheld, and (B) has accrued on the Company
Financial Statements all Taxes attributable to the periods covered by
the Company Financial Statements and has not incurred any liability for
Taxes for the period prior to the Closing Date other than in the
ordinary course of business. The Seller has paid all Taxes it is
required to pay as shown on the filed returns and has withheld with
respect to its employees all federal and state income taxes, FICA, FUTA
and other Taxes required to be withheld.
(iii) Neither the Seller nor the Company has been delinquent
in the payment of any Tax and there is no Tax deficiency outstanding,
assessed or proposed against it by the Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") or any other governmental taxing authority, and it has not
executed any waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the
period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.
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(iv) No audit or other examination of any Return of the Seller
or the Company is presently in progress, and neither the Seller nor the
Company has been notified of any request for such an audit or other
examination.
(v) No adjustment relating to any Returns filed by the Seller
or the Company has been proposed formally or informally by any Tax
authority to the Seller, the Company or any of their respective
representatives.
(vi) The Seller and the Company each has made available to the
Buyer or its legal counsel, copies of all federal and state income and
all state sales and use Returns for it filed for the past three (3)
years.
(vii) There are (and immediately following the Closing Date
there will be) no Liens on the assets of the Seller or the Company
relating to or attributable to Taxes other than Liens for Taxes not yet
due and payable.
(viii) No Shareholder has any knowledge of any basis for the
assertion of any claim relating or attributable to Taxes which, if
adversely determined, would result in any Lien on the assets of the
Seller or the Company.
(ix) None of the Seller's nor the Company's assets are treated
as "tax-exempt use property" within the meaning of Section 168(h) of
the Code.
(x) There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement,
including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering
any employee or former employee of the Seller or the Company that,
individually or collectively, could give rise to the payment of any
amount that would not be deductible by the Seller or the Company, as
applicable, as an expense under applicable law.
(xi) Neither the Seller nor the Company has filed any consent
agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section
341(f)(4) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f)
asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by it.
(xii) Neither the Seller nor the Company is a party to any tax
sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement and neither the Seller
nor the Company owes any amount under any such agreement.
SECTION 3.17 EMPLOYMENT.
(a) Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.17(A), at the date hereof,
the Company does not maintain, contribute to or have any liability under any
employee benefit plans, programs, arrangements or practices, including employee
benefit plans within the meaning set forth in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), any deferred
compensation or retirement plans or arrangements, or other similar material
arrangements for the provision of benefits (excluding any "Multiemployer Plan"
within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or a "Multiple Employer Plan"
within the meaning of Section 413(c) of the Code). The Company does not have any
obligation to create any such plan.
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(b) With respect to each plan listed in SCHEDULE 3.17(A): (i) the
Company has performed in all material respects all obligations required to be
performed by it under each such plan and each such plan has been established and
maintained in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in
compliance with all applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations, including
but not limited to the Code and ERISA; (ii) there are no actions, suits or
claims pending or, to the best knowledge of each Shareholder and the Seller,
threatened (other than routine claims for benefits) against any such plan; (iii)
each such plan can be amended or terminated after the Closing Date in accordance
with its terms, without liability to the Company; and (iv) there are no
inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the best knowledge of each Shareholder
and the Seller, threatened by the IRS or the Department of Labor with respect to
any such plan.
(c) SCHEDULE 3.17 (C) contains a complete and accurate list of the
employees for the Company, including job title, current compensation, vacation
accrued and service credited for purposes of vesting and eligibility to
participate under any pension, retirement, profit-sharing, thrift-savings,
deferred compensation, equity bonus, equity option, cash bonus, employee
membership interest ownership, severance pay, insurance, medical, welfare or
vacation plan. No employee of the Company is a party to, or is otherwise bound
by, any agreement or arrangement, including any confidentiality, noncompetition,
or proprietary rights agreement, between such employee and any other person or
entity that in any way adversely affects or will affect (i) the performance of
his or her duties as an employee of the Company, or (ii) the ability of the
Company to conduct its business. Neither the Company, any Shareholder nor the
Seller has received verbal or written notice that any of the employees listed in
SCHEDULE 3.17(C) will not continue their employment relationship with the
Company after the Closing Date. Except as noted on SCHEDULE 3.17(C), all
employees of the Company are terminable at will by the Company.
SECTION 3.18 LABOR CONTROVERSIES.
There are no significant controversies pending or, to the best
knowledge of any Shareholder or the Seller, threatened between the Company and
its employees. There are no material organizational efforts presently being made
involving any of the presently unorganized employees of the Company. The Company
has complied in all material respects with all laws relating to the employment
of labor, including, without limitation, any provisions thereof relating to
wages, hours, and the payment of social security and similar taxes, and no
person has asserted that the Company is liable in any material amount for any
arrears of wages or any taxes or penalties for failure to comply with any of the
foregoing.
SECTION 3.19 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
Except as set forth in SCHEDULE 3.19, to the best of the Shareholders'
and the Seller's knowledge, the Company (i) has obtained all applicable permits,
licenses and other authorizations which are required under federal, state or
local laws relating to pollution or protection of the environment
("Environmental Laws"), including laws relating to emissions, discharges,
releases or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or
toxic materials or wastes into ambient air, surface water, ground water or land,
or otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling
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of pollutants, contaminants or hazardous or toxic materials or wastes by the
Company (or its agents); (ii) is in compliance in all material respects with all
terms and conditions of any required permits, licenses and authorizations, and
any other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions,
requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in Environmental
Laws or in any regulation, code, plan, order, decree, judgment, notice or demand
letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder; (iii) is not aware
of nor has it received notice of any event, condition, circumstance, activity,
practice, incident, action or plan which is reasonably likely to interfere with
or prevent continued compliance with or which would give rise to any
Environmental Law or statutory liability, or otherwise form the basis of any
claim, action, suit or proceeding, based on or resulting from the Company's (or
any agent's) manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage,
disposal, transport, or handling, or the emission, discharge or release into the
environment, of any pollutant, contaminant, or hazardous or toxic material or
waste; (iv) has taken all actions necessary under applicable requirements of
Environmental Laws, rules or regulations to register any products or materials
required to be registered by the Company (or its agents) thereunder; and (v) has
not transported, stored, used, manufactured, released, disposed of or handled
any hazardous substance or any product containing a hazardous substance in
violation of any Environmental Law.
SECTION 3.20 INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTIONS.
Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.20, the Company is not a party to any
oral or written (a) consulting or similar agreement with any present or former
director, officer or employee or any entity controlled by any such person, (b)
agreement with any executive officer or other key employee of the Company 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 by this Agreement or (c) agreement with respect to any executive
officer or other key employee of the Company providing any term of employment or
compensation guarantee. The Company is not a party to any agreement, contract,
lease, license, arrangement, or other understanding with any Shareholder or any
employee of the Company (except employment agreements disclosed on SCHEDULE
3.17(C)), any relative or Affiliate of any Shareholder or any employee of the
Company, or any other partnership or enterprise in which any Shareholder or any
employee of the Company, or any such relative or Affiliate thereof, had or now
has a 5% or greater ownership interest, or other substantial interest, other
than contracts or agreements listed and so specified in SCHEDULE 3.20.
SECTION 3.21 INSURANCE.
SCHEDULE 3.21 lists all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering
the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, employees, officers and
directors of the Company. All insurance policies listed are in full force and
effect. There is no claim by the Company pending under any of such policies or
bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed by the
underwriters of such policies or bonds. All premiums due and payable under all
such policies and bonds have been paid and there is no retroactive premium
adjustment obligation of any kind, and the Company is otherwise in compliance
with the terms of such policies and bonds (or other policies and bonds providing
substantially similar insurance coverage). Neither the Company, any Shareholder
nor the Seller has any knowledge of any threatened termination of, or premium
increase with respect to, any of such policies.
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SECTION 3.22 BOOKS AND RECORDS.
(a) The books of account, minute books, membership interest record
ledgers and other records of the Company, all of which have been made available
to the Buyer, are complete and correct. The minute books of the Company contain
accurate and complete records of all meetings held of, and limited liability
company action taken by, the members of the Company and no meeting of the
members of the Company has been held for which minutes have not been prepared
and are not contained in such minute books.
(b) The books of account, minute books, stock record ledgers and
other records of the Seller, all of which have been made available to the Buyer,
are complete and correct. The minute books of the Seller contain accurate and
complete records of all meetings held of, and corporate action taken by, the
Shareholders, the Board of Directors and committees thereof of the Seller, and
no meeting of the Shareholders, Board of Directors or committee of the Seller
has been held for which minutes have not been prepared and are not contained in
such minute books.
SECTION 3.23 PRODUCTS.
To the best of the Shareholders' and the Seller's knowledge, each of
the products and services produced, sold or provided by the Company in
connection with its business is, and at all times has been, in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws and
regulations and is, and at all relevant times has been, fit for the ordinary
purposes for which it is intended to be used and conforms in all material
respects to any promises or affirmations of fact made in connection with the
sale of such product or service. There are no known material design defects with
respect to any of such products, and each of such products contains adequate
warnings, presented in a reasonably prominent manner, in accordance with
applicable laws and current industry practice with respect to its contents and
use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, this representation does not
constitute a guarantee, indemnity or warranty to the Buyer that no defects will
be found or claims made after the Closing.
SECTION 3.24 PRODUCT LIABILITY.
There are no claims, actions, suits, inquiries, proceedings or
investigations pending by or against the Company, relating to any products of
the Company and containing allegations that such products are defective or were
improperly designed or manufactured or improperly labeled or otherwise
improperly described for use.
SECTION 3.25 REPRESENTATIONS COMPLETE.
None of the representations or warranties nor any statement made by the
Shareholders or the Seller in this Agreement, the Plan of Merger or any Schedule
or certificate furnished by the Shareholders or the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement or the Plan of Merger, contains any knowingly untrue statement of a
material fact, or knowingly omits to state any material fact necessary in order
to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which made, not misleading.
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SECTION 3.26 BROKERS AND FINDERS.
Except as set forth on SCHEDULE 3.26, neither any Shareholder, the
Seller nor the Company or any of their respective officers, directors or
employees has employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any
brokerage fee, commission or finder's fee in connection with the Transactions.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
CONCERNING THE PAYMENT SHARES.
Each Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer as of the
Closing Date as follows
SECTION 4.1 PURCHASE ENTIRELY FOR OWN ACCOUNT.
This Agreement is made with each Shareholder in reliance upon such
Shareholder's representation to Buyer, which by such Shareholder's execution of
this Agreement such Shareholder hereby confirms, that the Payment Shares to be
acquired by such Shareholder will be acquired for investment for such
Shareholder's own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the
resale or distribution of any part thereof, other than as a required part of the
fee arrangement with Paramax Corporation, broker for the Shareholders, and that
otherwise such Shareholder has no present intention of selling, granting any
participation in, or otherwise distributing the same. By executing this
Agreement, each Shareholder further represents that such Shareholder does not
presently have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any
person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such person or to any
Person, with respect to any of the Payment Shares.
SECTION 4.2 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Each Shareholder believes it or he has received all of the information
it or he considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to acquire the
Payment Shares. Each Shareholder further represents that it or he has had an
opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Buyer regarding the
Payment Shares. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the
representations and warranties of the Buyer contained in Article 5 or the right
of each Shareholder to rely thereon.
SECTION 4.3 RESTRICTED SECURITIES.
Each Shareholder understands that the Payment Shares have not been, and
as provided in Section 2.4 may not be as of the Closing Date, registered under
the Securities Act, by reason of a specific exemption from the registration
provisions of the Securities Act which depends upon, among other things, the
bona fide nature of the investment intent and the accuracy of such Shareholder's
representations as expressed herein. Each Shareholder understands that such
unregistered the Payment Shares are "restricted securities" under applicable
U.S. federal and state securities laws and that, pursuant to these laws, such
Shareholder must hold the Payment Shares unless and until they are registered
with the Commission and qualified by state authorities, or an exemption from
such registration and qualification requirements is available.
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Each Shareholder acknowledges that, except as provided under Section 2.4 hereof,
Buyer has no obligation to register or qualify any of the Payment Shares for
resale. Each Shareholder further acknowledges that if an exemption from
registration or qualification is available, such as that under Rule 144 under
the Securities Act, it may be conditioned on various requirements including ,
but not limited to, the time and manner of sale, the one (1) year holding period
for the Payment Shares, and on requirements relating to Buyer which are outside
of such Shareholder's control (such as the Buyer remaining current in its
filings with the Commission).
SECTION 4.4 LEGENDS.
(a) Prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, each
Shareholder understands that the certificates representing the Payment Shares,
and any securities issued in respect of or exchange for the Payment Shares, may
bear one or all of the following legends:
(i) "THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR
DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A
FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE PURCHASER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933";
(ii) Any legends required by the laws of the State of California,
including any legend required by the California Department of Corporations;
and/or
(iii) Any legend required by the Blue Sky laws of any state to the
extent such laws are applicable to the shares represented by the certificate so
legended, including New Jersey.
Upon the Registration Statement being declared effective by the
Commission, Buyer shall use its best efforts to have any and all of the above
legends removed from the Registered Shares, except that certificates
representing two-thirds of the Payment Shares may bear a legend restricting
transfer of such shares until the first anniversary of the Closing Date. On the
first anniversary of the Closing Date, Buyer shall use its best efforts to have
this legend removed from the Payment Shares.
SECTION 4.5 CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW.
THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS
NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE
ASSETS FOR SUCH SECURITIES PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE
SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR
25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS
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AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED
UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER AND MERGER SUB
Each representation and warranty set forth below is qualified by any
exception or disclosures set forth in the Buyer's Disclosure Schedule attached
hereto, which exceptions specifically reference the Section(s) to be qualified.
In all other respects, each representation and warranty set out in this Article
5 is not qualified in any way whatsoever, will not merge on Closing or by reason
of the execution and delivery of any agreement, document or instrument at the
Closing, will remain in force on and after the Closing Date (although not deemed
to be given as of any date after the Closing Date), is given with the intention
that liability is not confined to breaches discovered before Closing, is
separate and independent and is not limited by reference to any other
representation or warranty or any other provision of this Agreement, and is made
and given as of the date hereof with the intention of inducing the Shareholders
and the Seller to enter into this Agreement. The Buyer and Merger Sub hereby
jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Shareholders and the Seller
as of the Closing Date as follows:
SECTION 5.1 ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.
(a) The Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the requisite
power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted. The Buyer is qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary. True, accurate and complete copies of the
Buyer's Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, in each case as in effect on the
date hereof, including all amendments thereto, have heretofore been delivered to
the Shareholders and the Seller.
(b) Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the
requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Merger Sub
is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in
which the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the
business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary. True, accurate and
complete copies of Merger Sub's Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, in each
case as in effect on the date hereof, including all amendments thereto, have
heretofore been delivered to the Shareholders and the Seller.
SECTION 5.2 CAPITALIZATION.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Buyer consists of
600,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share ("Common Stock")
and 80,000 shares of convertible series A preferred stock, $0.01 par value per
share ("Preferred Stock"). As of the date hereof, there are [148,449,049] shares
of Common Stock issued and outstanding and 71,529 shares of Preferred Stock
outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of the Common Stock and
Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable
and free of
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preemptive rights and were issued in compliance with federal and applicable
state securities laws. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists of
1,000 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share. As of the date
hereof, there are 1,000 shares of common stock of Merger Sub issued and
outstanding, all of which are owned by the Buyer. All of the issued and
outstanding shares of the common stock of Merger Sub are duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights and were
issued in compliance with federal and applicable state securities laws.
(b) The Payment Shares issued to the Shareholders will be at the
Closing Date duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free of preemptive rights and issued in compliance with federal and applicable
state securities laws.
SECTION 5.3 AUTHORITY; NON-CONTRAVENTION; APPROVALS.
(a) Each of the Buyer and Merger Sub has full corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and to consummate
the Transactions. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger, and the consummation by each of the Buyer and Merger Sub of the
Transactions, have been duly authorized by the Buyer's Board of Directors and by
Merger Sub's Board of Directors and sole shareholder, and no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Buyer or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger and the
consummation by the Buyer and Merger Sub of the Transactions. Each of this
Agreement and the Plan of Merger has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Buyer and Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery hereof by the Shareholders and the Seller, constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of the Buyer and Merger Sub, enforceable against the
Buyer and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, except that such enforcement
may be subject to (a) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
other similar laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and (b) general equitable principles.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Plan of
Merger by the Buyer and Merger Sub do not, and the consummation by the Buyer and
Merger Sub of the Transactions will not, violate, conflict with or result in a
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in
the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a
right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any
lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance upon any of the properties or
assets of the Buyer or Merger Sub under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of (i) the charter or by-laws of the Buyer or Merger Sub, (ii) any
statute, law, ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, decree, order, injunction,
writ, permit or license of any court or governmental authority applicable to the
Buyer or Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets, or (iii)
any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit,
concession, contract, lease or other instrument, obligation or agreement of any
kind to which the Buyer or Merger Sub is now a party or by which the Buyer or
Merger Sub or any of their respective properties or assets may be bound or
affected.
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(c) Other than the appropriate filing under Regulation D of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the filing with
the Delaware Secretary of State of the Certificate of Merger, no declaration,
filing or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval
of, any Governmental Entity is necessary for the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Plan of Merger by the Buyer or Merger Sub
or the consummation by the Buyer or Merger Sub of the Transactions. No consent
of any party to any contract, agreement, instrument, lease, license, arrangement
or understanding to which the Buyer, Merger Sub or any of their respective
subsidiaries is a party, or to which any of them or any of their properties or
assets are subject, is required for the execution, delivery or performance of
this Agreement and the Plan of Merger.
SECTION 5.4 REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The Buyer has previously delivered to the Shareholders copies of its
(a) Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, as amended, (b) Form
10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 and (c) all other reports or
registration statements filed by the Buyer with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") since December 31, 2003, including all such
amendments thereto (such reports and other filings, together with any amendments
or supplements thereto, are collectively referred to herein as the "Buyer
Reports"). Since March 31, 2003, and with the exception of its Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2004 (which was filed on June 8, 2004), the Buyer has
timely filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and documents with the
Commission required to be filed by it pursuant to the federal securities laws
and Commission rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and all such forms,
reports, schedules, statements and documents, as amended, filed with the
Commission have complied in all material respects with all applicable provisions
of the federal securities laws and the Commission rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. As of their respective dates, the Buyer Reports did 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 therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
audited financial statements and unaudited interim financial statements of the
Buyer included in the Buyer Reports (together, the "Buyer Financial Statements")
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except
as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto) and fairly and accurately
present the consolidated financial position of the Buyer and its subsidiaries as
of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of operations and changes in
financial position for the periods then ended.
SECTION 5.5 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
From December 31, 2003 through the date hereof, there has not been any
material adverse change in the business, operations, properties, assets,
liabilities, condition (financial or other), results of operations or prospects
of the Buyer, Merger Sub and each of their subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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