AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
MERGER (this “ Agreement ”) is made
and entered into as of February 6, 2007, by and among U.S. Wireless
Data, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Parent
”), StarVox Acquisition, Inc., a California corporation and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“ Merger
Sub ”), and StarVox Communications, Inc., a
California corporation (the “ Company
”).
RECITALS
A. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company intend to
enter into a business combination transaction by means of a merger
(the “ Merger ”) of Merger Sub with
and into the Company in accordance with this Agreement and the
California General Corporation Law (the “
CGCL ”), with the Company to be the
surviving corporation of the Merger, through an exchange of all the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company for
shares of capital stock of Parent.
B. Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share
of Company common stock, $.001 par value per share (the “
Company Common Stock ”), and each
outstanding share of Company Series A Preferred Stock, $.001 par
value per share (“ Company Preferred
Stock”) shall be converted into the right to receive
the Merger Consideration (as defined in Section 1.5(b)
), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
C. The Merger is intended to qualify as a
reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Code ”), and this Agreement is intended to
constitute a “plan of reorganization” within the
meaning of the regulations promulgated under Section 368 of
the Code.
D The Board of Directors of the Company has
unanimously (i) determined that the Merger is fair to, and in
the best interests of, the Company and its shareholders, and
(ii) approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
E. The respective Boards of Directors of Parent
and Merger Sub have approved this Agreement, the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
F. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company previously
entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
June 14, 2006 (the “ Original Agreement
”) and the parties desire to amend and restate the Original
Agreement in its entirety.
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:
ARTICLE
I
THE
MERGER
1.1 The Merger . 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 provisions of the
CGCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Company (the “
Merger ”), the separate corporate existence
of Merger Sub shall cease and Company shall continue as the
surviving corporation. The Company as the surviving corporation
after the Merger is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the
“Surviving Corporation.”
1.2 Effective Time; Closing . Subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to be
consummated by filing with the Secretary of State of the State of
California a properly executed agreement of merger (the “
Agreement of Merger ”) in such form as may
be agreed by the parties hereto and as required by the relevant
provisions of the CGCL (the time of such filing with the Secretary
of State of the State of California, or such later time as may be
agreed in writing by Company and Parent and specified in the
Agreement of Merger, being the “ Effective
Time ”) as soon as practicable on or after the
Closing Date (as herein defined). The term “Agreement”
as used herein refers to this Agreement and Plan of Merger, 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). Unless this Agreement shall have been terminated
pursuant to Section 7.1 , the closing of the Merger
(the “ Closing ”) shall take place at
the offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (“ WSGR ”), counsel to the
Company, at 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, 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 (the
“ Closing Date ”). Closing signatures
may be transmitted by facsimile.
1.3 Effect of the Merger . At the Effective Time, the effect of
the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the
applicable provisions of the CGCL. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time all
the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the
Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and
all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub
shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving
Corporation.
1.4 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws; Parent
Certificate of Designation .
(a) At the Effective Time, the Articles of
Incorporation of Merger Sub shall be the Articles of Incorporation
of the Surviving Corporation, except that the name of the Surviving
Corporation shall be amended to “StarVox Communications,
Inc.”
(b) Also at the Effective Time, the Bylaws of
Merger Sub shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall
designate a Series A preferred stock, $.01 par value per share
(“ Parent Preferred Stock ”), with
such rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions as are set
forth in substantially the form of the Certificate of Designation
attached hereto as Exhibit B (“ Certificate of
Designation ”), and shall file the Certificate of
Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
(d) The Company and Parent agree that the
conversion rights reflected in the Certificate of Designation are
based on the allocation of equity to the security holders of the
Company as set forth in Schedule 1.4(d) attached hereto. In the
event that it becomes necessary to update the information set forth
in Schedule 1.4(d) to ensure its accuracy prior to the Effective
Time, the parties agree that the conversion rights reflected in
Section 1.5(a) below and in the Certificate of Designation
shall be adjusted to reflect as nearly as practicable their
intended allocation of equity
1.5 Effect on Capital Stock . Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and
this Agreement and without any action on the part of Merger Sub,
the Company or the holders of any of the following securities, the
following shall occur:
(a) All shares of Company Common Stock and Company
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than any shares of Company Common Stock to be
cancelled and retired pursuant to Section 1.5(d) and any
Dissenting Shares as defined in Section 1.13 below) shall be
converted, on a pro rata basis, automatically into the right to
receive 301,593.97 shares of fully paid and non-assessable shares
of Parent Preferred Stock which, when converted, will equal
22,224,700.70 fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common
Stock. For purposes of this Agreement, the “ Company
Stock Exchange Ratio ” shall initially be the per
share conversion ratio of one share of either of Company Common
Stock or Company Preferred Stock (together, the “
Company Capital Stock ”) into 0.00140303
shares of Parent Preferred Stock, subject to adjustment as set
forth in Section 1.5(h) .
(b) From and after the Effective Time, all shares
of Company Common Stock, and Company Preferred Stock (together,
“ Company Capital Stock ”) (other than
any shares of Company Capital Stock to be canceled and retired
pursuant to Section 1.5(d) and any Dissenting Shares)
shall be deemed canceled and shall cease to exist, and each holder
of a certificate which previously represented any such share of
Company Capital Stock (each, a “ Company
Certificate ” and, collectively, the “
Company Certificates ”) shall cease to have
any rights with respect thereto except as set forth herein or under
applicable law. The shares of Parent Preferred Stock to be issued
pursuant to Section 1.5(a) are collectively referred to
herein as the “ Merger Shares ” or the
“ Merger Consideration .”
(c) Certificates for Shares . The certificates representing the shares of
Parent Preferred Stock issuable with respect to certificates for
shares of Company Capital Stock (“
Certificates ”) shall be issued to the
holders of the shares of Company Capital Stock upon surrender of
the Certificates representing such shares in the manner provided in
Section 1.6 (or in the case of a lost, stolen or
destroyed certificate, upon delivery of an affidavit (and
indemnity, if required) in the manner provided in
Section 1.8 ).
(d) Cancellation of Treasury and Parent-Owned
Stock . Each share of
Company Capital Stock held by the Company or owned by Merger 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 payment in
respect thereof.
(e) Stock Options . All options to purchase Company Common Stock
then outstanding under the Company’s 2007 Stock Plan (the
“ Company Stock Option Plan ”) shall
be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 5.11
.
(f) Warrants . All warrants to purchase Company Common Stock
(the “ Company Warrants ”) then
outstanding shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with
Section 5.11 , provided, however, that if a Company
Warrant cannot be assumed in accordance with its terms consistent
with Section 5.11 , or if the Company and Parent mutually
agree that a modification to the Company Warrant is required in
connection with its assumption prior to the Closing, then such
modification shall be satisfactory to each of the Company and
Parent.
(g) Capital Stock of Merger Sub
. Each share of Common Stock, no par
value per share, of Merger Sub (the “ Merger Sub
Common Stock ”) issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be converted automatically into
one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common
stock, $.001 par value per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
Each certificate evidencing ownership of shares of Merger Sub
Common Stock shall evidence ownership of such shares of common
stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(h) Adjustments to Exchange Ratios
. The numbers of shares of Parent
Preferred Stock that the holders of the Company Capital Stock are
entitled to receive as a result of the Merger 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 Parent Preferred Stock
or Company Capital Stock), extraordinary cash dividends,
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination,
exchange of shares or other like change with respect to Parent
Preferred Stock or Company Capital Stock occurring on or after the
date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.
(i) Fractional Shares . Following the increase of the authorized
Parent Common Stock as contemplated by Section 5.16 below,
no fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by
virtue of the Merger, and each holder of shares of Company Capital
Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of
Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such
holder) shall, upon compliance with Section 1.6 ,
receive from Parent, in lieu of such fractional share, one (1)
share of Parent Common Stock.
1.6 Surrender of Certificates
. The procedures for
exchanging outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock for Merger
Consideration pursuant to the Merger are set forth in
Exhibit A attached hereto, which is incorporated by
reference herein as if set forth in full.
1.7 No Further Ownership Rights in Company
Stock . All shares
of Parent Preferred Stock issued in accordance with the terms
hereof shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of
all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Stock and there
shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the
Surviving Corporation of shares of Company Capital Stock that were
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the
Effective Time, Certificates are presented to the Surviving
Corporation for any reason, they shall be canceled and exchanged as
provided in this Article I .
1.8 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed
Certificates . In
the event that any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, Parent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that
fact by the holder thereof, the certificates representing the
shares of Parent Preferred Stock that the shares of Company Common
Stock formerly represented by such Certificates were converted into
and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to
Section 1.6 ; provided , however ,
that, as a condition precedent to the issuance of such certificates
representing shares of Parent Preferred Stock and other
distributions, the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificates shall indemnify Parent against any claim that may be
made against Parent or the Surviving Corporation with respect to
the Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or
destroyed.
1.9 Tax Consequences . It is intended by the parties hereto
that the Merger 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 Treasury
Regulations under the Code.
1.10 Taking of Necessary Action; Further
Action . If, at any
time after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or
desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest
the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to
all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of
the Company and Merger Sub, the officers and directors of the
Company and Merger Sub will take all such lawful and necessary
action.
1.11 Rule 145 . All shares of Parent Preferred Stock
issued pursuant to this Agreement to “affiliates” of
the Company will be subject to certain resale restrictions under
Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act and all
certificates representing such shares shall bear an appropriate
restrictive legend.
1.12 Notice to Holders of Derivative
Securities . As
promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the
Company, after consultation with Parent, shall give the holders of
derivative securities of the Company any required notices pursuant
to the terms thereof, with the expectation that each such
derivative security shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with
the provisions of Section 5.11, provided, however, that if a
derivative security cannot be assumed in accordance with its terms
consistent with Section 5.11, or if the Company and Parent mutually
agree that a modification to the derivative security is required in
connection with its assumption prior to the Closing, then such
modification shall be satisfactory to each of the Company and
Parent.
1.13 Shares Subject to Dissenters’
Rights .
(a) Notwithstanding any provisions of this
Agreement to the contrary, Dissenting Shares (as hereinafter
defined) shall not be converted into a right to receive Parent
Preferred Stock and the holders thereof shall be entitled only to
such rights as are granted by the CGCL. Each holder of Dissenting
Shares who becomes entitled to payment for such shares pursuant to
the CGCL shall receive payment therefor from the Surviving
Corporation in accordance with the CGCL, provided ,
however , that (i) if any shareholder of the Company
who asserts dissenters’ rights in connection with the Merger
(a “ Dissenter ”) shall have failed to
establish his entitlement to such rights as provided in the CGCL,
or (ii) if any such Dissenter shall have effectively withdrawn
his demand for payment for such shares or waived or lost his right
to payment for his shares under the appraisal rights process under
the CGCL, the shares of Company Common Stock held by such Dissenter
shall be treated as if they had been converted, as of the Effective
Time, into a right to receive Parent Preferred Stock and as
provided in Section 1.5 . The Company shall give Parent
prompt notice of any demands for payment received by the Company
from a person asserting dissenters’ rights, and Parent shall
have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to such demands. The Company shall not, except with
the prior written consent of Parent, make any payment with respect
to, or settle or offer to settle, any such demands.
(b) As used herein, “ Dissenting
Shares ” means any shares of Company Common Stock
held by shareholders of the Company who are entitled to
dissenters’ rights under the CGCL, and who have properly
exercised, perfected and not subsequently withdrawn or lost or
waived their rights to demand payment with respect to their shares
in accordance with the CGCL.
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Subject to the exceptions set forth in
Schedule 2 attached hereto (the “ Company
Schedule ”), the Company hereby represents and
warrants to Parent and Merger Sub, as follows (as used in this
Article II and elsewhere in this Agreement, the term
“Company” includes the Subsidiaries of the Company, as
hereinafter defined, unless the context clearly otherwise
indicates):
2.1 Organization and Qualification
.
(a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of California 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. The Company is in
possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses,
permits, easements, consents, certificates, approvals and orders
(“ Approvals ”) necessary to own,
lease and operate the properties it purports to own, operate or
lease 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. Complete and correct copies
of the articles of incorporation and bylaws (or other comparable
governing instruments with different names) (collectively referred
to herein as “ Charter Documents ”) of
the Company, as amended and currently in effect, have been
heretofore delivered to Parent or Parent’s counsel. The
Company is not in violation in any material respects of any of the
provisions of the Company’s Charter Documents.
(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 records
of all meetings and consents in lieu of meetings of its Board of
Directors (and any committees thereof), similar governing bodies
and stockholders (“ Corporate Records
”) that are true, complete and accurate in all material
respects since June 28, 2004. Copies of such Corporate Records of
the Company have been heretofore made available to Parent or
Parent’s counsel.
(d) The stock transfer, warrant and option transfer
and ownership records of the Company contain records of the
securities ownership that are true, complete and accurate in all
material respects as of the date of such records and the transfers
involving the capital stock and other securities of the Company
since June 28, 2004. Copies of such records of the Company have
been heretofore made available to Parent or Parent’s
counsel.
2.2 Subsidiaries .
(a) The Company has no subsidiaries other than
those listed on Schedule 2.2 (each, a “
Subsidiary ” and, collectively, the “
Subsidiaries ”). Except for the
Subsidiaries, the Company 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 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) Each Subsidiary that is a corporation is duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of its state of incorporation (as listed on 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 that is a limited
liability company is duly organized or formed, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its state of organization or
formation (as listed on Schedule 2.2) 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. Each Subsidiary is in possession of all Approvals
necessary to own, lease and operate the properties it purports to
own, operate or lease 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. Complete and
correct copies of the 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 in
any material respects of any of the provisions of its 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. Each jurisdiction in which
each Subsidiary is so qualified or licensed is listed in
Schedule 2.2.
2.3 Capitalization .
(a) The authorized capital stock of Company
consists of 36,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share, of which there were 3,460,000 shares issued and outstanding
as of the date of this Agreement; and 25,900,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, $.001 par value per share. Of the authorized
Preferred Stock, 24,000,000 shares have been designated
Series A Preferred Stock, of which a total of 18,835,688
shares were issued and outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement; and 1,900,000 shares have been designated Series A-1
Preferred Stock, all of which are issued and outstanding as of the
date of this Agreement. No other shares of Preferred Stock are
issued or outstanding. All outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock and Company Preferred Stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to
preemptive rights created by statute, the Charter Documents of
Company or any agreement or document to which the Company is a
party or by which it is bound, and were issued in compliance in all
material respects with all applicable federal and state securities
laws. All shares of Company Common Stock subject to issuance as
aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in
the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, would be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Schedule 2.3(a) hereto lists each holder of Company Common
Stock and Company Preferred Stock, each outstanding option (the
“ Company Stock Option ”) and warrant
(the “ Company Warrant ”) and each
outstanding convertible debenture, promissory note or other
indebtedness (the “ Company Convertible
Security ”) to acquire shares of Company Common
Stock or Company Preferred Stock, as applicable, the number of
shares subject to such Company Option, Company Warrant or Company
Convertible Security, and the exercise price of such Company Option
or Company Warrant or conversion price of such Company Convertible
Security. The Company has delivered to Parent or Parent’s
Counsel true and accurate copies of the forms of documents used for
the issuance of Company Stock Options, Company Warrants and Company
Convertible Securities.
(b) Except as contemplated by this Agreement and
except as set forth in Section 2.3(a) hereof, 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 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, partnership interests 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.
(c) Except as contemplated by this Agreement and
except as set forth on Schedule 2.3(c) hereto, there are no
registration rights, and there is no voting trust, proxy, rights
plan, anti-takeover 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.
(d) The authorized and outstanding capital stock or
membership interests of each Subsidiary are set forth in
Schedule 2.3(d) hereto. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.3(d), 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
. The Company 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 (including the
Merger). The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby
(including the Merger) have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of the Company (including
the approval by its Board of Directors and 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 are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to the
CGCL and the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement
has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company
and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof
by the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal and binding
obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, 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 do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the
Company shall not, (i) conflict with or violate the
Company’s Charter Documents, (ii) subject to obtaining
the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger by the shareholders
of the Company, conflict with or violate any Legal Requirements (as
defined in Section 8.2(b) ), (iii) except as set
forth in Schedule 2.5, 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 or alter the rights or obligations of any
third party 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 Company Contracts or
(iv) except as set forth in Schedule 2.5, result in the
triggering, acceleration or increase of any payment to any Person
pursuant to any Company Contract, including any “change in
control” or similar provision of any 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. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Contract ” shall mean all contracts,
agreements, leases, mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds, licenses,
permits, commitments and obligations of any kind, whether written
or oral, to which the Company (or Parent, as applicable) is a party
or by or to which any of the properties or assets of Company (or
Parent, as applicable) may be bound.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by
the Company 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 Governmental
Entity, except (i) for applicable requirements, if any, of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or 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) for the filing of any notifications required under the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended
(the “ HSR Act ”) and the expiration
of the required waiting period thereunder, (iii) any necessary
filings and approvals relating to the Federal Communications
Commission (“ FCC ”), and
(iv) consents, approvals, authorizations or permits the
failure of which to obtain would not reasonably be expected to
result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. For purposes of
this Agreement, the term “Governmental Entity” shall
mean any government, governmental, statutory, regulatory or
administrative authority, agency, body or commission or any court,
tribunal or judicial body, whether federal, state, local or
foreign.
2.6 Compliance . The Company has complied 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 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 (and the
Company has no knowledge of any such notice delivered to any other
Person). The Company is not in violation of any term of any Company
Contract, 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 Brokers; Third Party Expenses
. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.7 hereto, 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.
2.8 Corporate Approvals . The Board of Directors of the Company
has, as of the date of this Agreement, (i) approved the Merger
and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and (ii)
approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation to enable the exchange of Company Preferred Stock for
Parent Preferred Stock based on the Company Stock Exchange
Ratio.
2.9 Company Information; Financial
Statements .
(a) The Company has furnished or will furnish to
Parent all information concerning itself, its Subsidiaries, their
respective directors, officers and stockholders and such other
matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection
with the preparation of the Merger Form 8-K (as hereafter
defined), or any other statement, filing, notice or application
made by or on behalf of the Company to any third party and/or any
Governmental Entity in connection with the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby (collectively, the “
Company Information ”). The Company warrants
and represents that all Company Information shall be true and
correct in all material respects and will 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, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. The Merger Form 8-K, to the extent of
information relating to or provided by the Company: (i) was
prepared in accordance and complies in all material respects with
the requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as
applicable, and (ii) did not at the time it will be filed 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.
(b) Each set of financial statements (including, in
each case, any related notes thereto) provided in the Company
Information supplied to Parent on or after October 1, 2006 complied
or will comply as to form in all material respects with the
published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto,
was or will be prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP applied on a
consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and each fairly presents or will
fairly present 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, except that
the unaudited interim financial statements were, are or will be
subject to normal adjustments which were not or are not expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company taken as a
whole.
2.10 Survival of Representations and
Warranties . The
representations and warranties of Company set forth in this
Agreement shall not survive the Closing.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT
Except as set forth in Schedule 3 attached
hereto (the “ Parent Schedule ”),
Parent represents and warrants to 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 the properties
it purports to own, operate or lease 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.
(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) Merger Sub is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State
of California 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 or currently planned by Parent to
be conducted. Merger Sub is not in violation in any material
respects of any of the provisions of the Merger Sub’s Charter
Documents.
3.2 Subsidiaries . Except for Merger Sub, which is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, Parent has no Subsidiaries and
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 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.
3.3 Capitalization .
(a) As of the date of this Agreement, the
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 19,000,000 shares of
Parent Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $.01
par value per share, 600,000 of which prior to the Effective Time
will be designated as Parent Preferred Stock. A total of 9,499,730
shares of Parent Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all of
which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and no
shares of Parent Preferred Stock have been issued or are
outstanding. The outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock are not
subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Charter
Documents of Parent or any agreement or document to which Parent is
a party or by which it is bound, and were issued in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable federal and state
securities laws. On or prior to the Closing, the Certificate of
Designation shall be filed by Parent with the Delaware Secretary of
State. Parent has reserved a total of 600,000 shares of Parent
Preferred Stock for issuance upon the Closing, and the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Parent Preferred
Stock are stated in their entirety in the Certificate of
Designation. Except as contemplated in this Section 3.3(a)
or as set forth in Schedule 3.3(a), (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 granted to employees
of Parent or other parties (“ 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 (“ Parent Warrants ”)
and there are no outstanding Parent Warrants; 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 Preferred Stock subject to issuance
as aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified
in this Agreement and the Certificate of Designation, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; and all
shares of Parent Common Stock, upon receipt of approval of the
stockholders of Parent as required under Section 5.16 below
and upon conversion of the Parent Preferred Stock into Parent
Common Stock, will, without further action on the part of Parent or
any stockholder of Parent, be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable.
(b) Except as contemplated by this Agreement and
except as set forth in Section 3.3(a) hereof, 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 Parent is a party or by which it is bound obligating Parent
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, partnership interests or similar ownership interests of
Parent or obligating Parent to grant, extend, accelerate the
vesting of or