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Exhibit 2.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (this
"Agreement")
is entered into as of the 26th day of February, 2007 by and among
Dynabazaar,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Dynabazaar"), LQ Merger Corp., a
Delaware
corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Dynabazaar
("LMC"), and L Q
Corporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LQ").
A. WITNESSETH:
1. The Boards of Directors of Dynabazaar, LMC and LQ have each
approved
and adopted this Agreement and determined that the merger (the
"Merger") of LMC
with and into LQ, with the result that LQ, as the surviving
corporation, will
continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dynabazaar, is advisable
and in the
best interests of their respective stockholders. The parties intend
(i) that the
Merger shall constitute a "reorganization" within the meaning of
Section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and the
regulations promulgated
thereunder (the "Code"), (ii) by approving resolutions authorizing
this
Agreement, to adopt this Agreement as a plan of reorganization
within the
meaning of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code and (iii) that the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement be undertaken pursuant to such
plan.
2. Pursuant to the Merger, each outstanding share of LQ's common
stock,
par value $0.001 per share (the "LQ Common Stock" and each such
share, a
"Share"), shall be converted into the right to receive the Merger
Consideration
(as defined below), with the result that LQ's stockholders will
receive, in the
aggregate, approximately 11,829,021 shares of Dynabazaar's common
stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Dynabazaar Common Stock").
3. In connection with the Merger and this Agreement, Barington
Capital
Group, L.P. and certain of its affiliates have agreed to vote all
shares of LQ
Common Stock and Dynabazaar Common Stock beneficially owned by them
as to the
approval of the Merger, in proportion to the votes of the other
stockholders of
the respective corporations.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations,
warranties,
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and intending
to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
B. THE MERGER
1. Effective Time, etc. As promptly as practicable (and in any
event
within two business days) after the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set
forth in F. below, the parties shall cause the Merger to be
consummated by
filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a
properly executed
certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger") as contemplated
by the
Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"). The Merger shall
become effective
at the time of such filing or at such later time, if any, as is
agreed by the
parties hereto and specified in the Certificate of Merger (the
"Effective
Time"). At the Effective Time, LMC shall be merged with and into
LQ, the
separate corporate existence of LMC shall cease, and LQ shall
continue as the
surviving corporation (sometimes referred to as the "Surviving
Corporation").
The certificate of incorporation and by-laws of LMC, as in
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effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be the
certificate of
incorporation and by-laws, respectively, of the Surviving
Corporation until
amended as provided therein. The directors of LMC immediately prior
to the
Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving
Corporation and
the officers of LQ immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the initial
officers of the Surviving Corporation, in each case until their
respective
successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified.
2. Effect on Securities, Etc. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
the
Merger:
(a) Conversion of Securities. (i) Each Share issued and
outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted, subject
to
adjustment as provided in Section B.2(d) below, into the right to
receive 3.68
shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of Dynabazaar Common Stock (the
"Stock
Consideration"). Each Share held in the treasury of LQ or owned by
Dynabazaar,
LMC or any direct or indirect subsidiary of LQ or Dynabazaar
immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall be canceled and retired without
payment.
(b) Stock Options. At the Effective Time, all options ("LQ Stock
Options")
to purchase LQ Common Stock then outstanding, whether under LQ's
1996 Equity
Incentive Plan, or otherwise (together, the "LQ Stock Option
Plans"), shall be
treated in accordance with Section E.9.
(c) Capital Stock of LMC. Each share of common stock, $0.01 par
value per
share, of LMC issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time
shall constitute one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
share of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation, with the
result that the Surviving Corporation shall become a wholly owned
subsidiary of
Dynabazaar.
(d) Adjustments to Exchange Ratio, Etc. If, during the period
between the
date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, any change in the
outstanding
shares of capital stock of Dynabazaar or LQ shall occur, including
by reason of
any reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination,
exchange or
readjustment of shares, any acquisition or retirement of shares by
the issuer
thereof, or any stock dividend thereon with a record date during
such period
(but excluding any exercise of stock options issued and outstanding
as of
December 22, 2006 as set forth in Section C.3.), the Exchange
Ratio, the Merger
Consideration and any other amounts payable pursuant to the Merger
or otherwise
pursuant to this Agreement shall be appropriately adjusted.
(e) Fractional Shares. No certificates or scrip representing less
than one
share of Dynabazaar Common Stock shall be issued in exchange for
shares of LQ
Common Stock upon the surrender for exchange of a certificate which
immediately
prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of LQ
Common Stock
(the "Certificates"). In lieu of any such fractional share, each
holder of LQ
Common Stock who would otherwise have been entitled to a fraction
of a share of
Dynabazaar Common Stock upon surrender of LQ Common Stock for
exchange shall be
paid upon such surrender (and after taking into account all
Certificates
surrendered by such holder) cash (without interest) in an amount
equal to such
fraction multiplied by the closing price of the Dynabazaar Common
Stock on the
NASDAQ OTCBB as reported by Bloomberg Financial Markets (or if such
service is
unavailable, a service providing
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similar information selected by Dynabazaar and LQ) on the trading
day
immediately preceding the date of the Effective Time.
3. Exchange of Shares. (a) Exchange Agent. Dynabazaar shall cause
to be
supplied to a bank or trust company designated by Dynabazaar and
reasonably
acceptable to LQ (the "Exchange Agent"), in trust for the benefit
of the holders
of LQ Common Stock, as needed for exchange and payment in
accordance with this
Section through the Exchange Agent, certificates evidencing the
shares of
Dynabazaar Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section B.2(a), and
the cash to be
paid in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section B.2(e).
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after
the
Effective Time, Dynabazaar will cause the Exchange Agent to mail to
each holder
of record of Certificates (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall
specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the
Certificates shall
pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange
Agent and
shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Dynabazaar
may
reasonably specify) and (ii) instructions to effect the surrender
of the
Certificates in exchange for the certificates evidencing shares of
Dynabazaar
Common Stock and cash in lieu of fractional shares. Upon surrender
of a
Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent together with
such letter of
transmittal, duly executed, and such other customary documents as
may be
required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such
Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor solely (A) certificates
evidencing that
number of whole shares of Dynabazaar Common Stock which such holder
has the
right to receive in accordance with Section B.2.(a) and (B) cash in
respect of
fractional shares as provided in Section B.2.(e) (the shares of
Dynabazaar
Common Stock and cash in respect of fractional shares being
referred to,
collectively, as the "Merger Consideration"), except that Shares
held at the
Effective Time in book-entry form shall be exchanged for Merger
Consideration in
accordance with the customary procedures of the Depository Trust
Company.
Certificates surrendered shall be canceled as of the Effective
Time. In the
event of a transfer of ownership of Shares which is not registered
in the
transfer records of LQ as of the Effective Time, the Merger
Consideration may be
issued and paid in accordance with this Section to a transferee if
the
Certificate evidencing such Shares is presented to the Exchange
Agent,
accompanied by all documents required to evidence and effect such
transfer
pursuant to this Section and by evidence that any applicable stock
transfer
taxes have been paid. Until so surrendered, each outstanding
Certificate that,
prior to the Effective Time, represented Shares will be deemed from
and after
the Effective Time, for all corporate purposes, to evidence the
ownership of the
number of full shares of Dynabazaar Common Stock, and cash in
respect of
fractional shares, into which such Shares shall have been so
converted.
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends
or
other distributions declared or made after the Effective Time with
respect to
Dynabazaar Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time
shall be
paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate with respect to
the
Dynabazaar Common Stock such holder is entitled to receive until
the holder of
such Certificate shall surrender such Certificate in accordance
with the
provisions of Section B.3.(b).
(d) Transfers of Ownership. If any certificate for Dynabazaar
Common Stock
is to be issued in a name other than that in which the Certificate
surrendered
in exchange therefor is registered, it will be a condition of the
issuance
thereof that the Certificate so surrendered shall
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be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for transfer and
that the
person requesting such exchange shall have paid to Dynabazaar or
any agent
designated by it any transfer or other taxes required by reason of
the issuance
of a certificate for Dynabazaar Common Stock in any name other than
that of the
registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or establish to
the
satisfaction of Dynabazaar or any agent designated by it that such
tax has been
paid or is not payable.
(e) Escheat. Neither Dynabazaar nor LQ nor any of their
respective
affiliates shall be liable to any holder of LQ Common Stock for any
Merger
Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to any
applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(f) Withholding Rights. The Exchange Agent shall be entitled to
deduct and
withhold from the Merger Consideration otherwise payable pursuant
to this
Agreement, such amounts as the Exchange Agent is required to deduct
and withhold
with respect to such payment under the Code, or any provision of
state, local or
non-United States tax law. To the extent that amounts are so
withheld by the
Exchange Agent, such portion of the Merger Consideration that is
withheld shall
be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
received by the
holder of the Shares in respect of which such deduction and
withholding was made
by the Exchange Agent.
(g) Undistributed Certificates. Any portion of the certificates
evidencing
the Dynabazaar Common Stock or the cash to be paid in lieu of
fractional shares
supplied to the Exchange Agent which remains undistributed to the
holders of the
Certificates for one year after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to the
Surviving Corporation, upon demand, and any holders of the
Certificates who have
not theretofore complied with this Section B.3 shall thereafter
look only to the
Surviving Corporation for payment of their claim for Merger
Consideration and
any dividends or distributions with respect to Dynabazaar Common
Stock.
4. Stock Transfer Books. At the close of business on the date of
the
Effective Time, the stock transfer books of LQ shall be closed, and
there shall
be no further registration of transfers of the LQ Common Stock
thereafter on the
records of LQ. The Merger Consideration delivered upon the
surrender for
exchange of Shares in accordance with the terms hereof shall be
deemed to have
been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such
Shares. 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 Section B.
5. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any
Certificates
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall
issue in
exchange therefor, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by
the holder
thereof, such Merger Consideration as may be required pursuant to
this Section
B; provided, however, that the Surviving Corporation may, in its
discretion and
as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner
of such
lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates to deliver a bond in such
sum as it may
reasonably direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made
against
Dynabazaar, the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent with
respect to the
Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.
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C. CERTAIN REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The representations and warranties by LQ to LMC and Dynabazaar set
forth
below are qualified by the LQ disclosure schedule, which sets forth
certain
disclosures concerning LQ and its subsidiaries (the "LQ Disclosure
Schedule")
and the representations and warranties by LMC and Dynabazaar to LQ
set forth
below are qualified by the LMC and Dynabazaar disclosure schedule,
which sets
forth certain disclosures concerning LMC and Dynabazaar and its
subsidiaries
(the "LMC and Dynabazaar Disclosure Schedule"). The disclosure of
any fact or
item in any section of the LQ Disclosure Schedule or the LMC and
Dynabazaar
Disclosure Schedule shall, should the existence of such fact or
item be relevant
to any other section, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to
such other
section so long as the relevance of such disclosure to such other
section is
reasonably apparent.
LQ hereby represents and warrants to LMC and Dynabazaar with
respect to LQ
and its subsidiaries, and LMC and Dynabazaar hereby represent and
warrant to LQ
with respect to LMC and Dynabazaar and its subsidiaries, as
follows:
1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Each of such party
and
its subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has the
requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its
business as it is now being conducted, except as would not have a
Material
Adverse Effect. Each of such party and its subsidiaries is duly
qualified as a
foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
where the
character of its properties or the nature of its activities makes
such
qualification necessary, except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect. All
of LQ's subsidiaries are set forth in the reports, schedules, proxy
statements
and other documents filed by LQ with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
("SEC") after December 31, 2004 and prior to the date of this
Agreement (the "LQ
SEC Documents"), and all of Dynabazaar's subsidiaries other than
LMC are set
forth in the reports, schedules, proxy statements and other
documents filed by
Dynabazaar with the SEC after December 31, 2004 and prior to the
date of this
Agreement (the "Dynabazaar SEC Documents").
2. Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. LQ has made available
to
Dynabazaar, and LMC and Dynabazaar have made available to LQ,
complete and
correct copies of their respective certificates of incorporation
and by-laws,
each as amended to date (the "Charter Documents"). Neither such
party nor any of
its subsidiaries is in violation of any of the provisions of its
Charter
Documents except as would not materially interfere with the
operations of such
entity or with the transactions contemplated hereby.
3. Capitalization. (a) The authorized capital stock of LQ consists
of
30,000,000 shares of LQ Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock,
par value $.001 per share (the "LQ Preferred Stock"). As of
December 22, 2006,
(i) 3,214,408 shares of LQ Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, all of
which are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and none
of which were issued in violation of preemptive or similar rights,
(ii) no
shares of LQ Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding, and (iii)
344,800
shares of LQ Common Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise
of stock
options issued under LQ Stock Option Plans and 5,210,000 shares
were reserved
for future grants
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pursuant to LQ Stock Option Plans. No change in such capitalization
has occurred
since September 30, 2006, except for changes resulting from the
exercise or
termination of LQ Stock Options. Except as expressly set forth in
this Section
or the LQ SEC Documents, there are no options, warrants or other
rights,
agreements, arrangements or commitments of any character binding on
LQ or any of
its subsidiaries relating to the issued or unissued capital stock
of LQ or any
of its subsidiaries or obligating LQ or any of its subsidiaries,
directly or
indirectly, to issue, sell or register any shares of capital stock
of, or other
equity interests in, LQ or any of its subsidiaries. Except as
expressly set
forth in the LQ SEC Documents, there are no obligations, contingent
or
otherwise, of LQ or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem
or otherwise
acquire any shares of LQ Common Stock or the capital stock of any
subsidiary.
All of the outstanding shares of capital stock (other than
directors' qualifying
shares, if any) of each of LQ's subsidiaries are duly authorized,
validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and all such shares (other
than directors'
qualifying shares, if any) owned by LQ or any of its subsidiaries
are free and
clear of all security interests, liens, claims, pledges,
agreements, limitations
in LQ's voting rights, charges or other encumbrances (collectively,
"LQ
Encumbrances") of any nature whatsoever, except for such LQ
Encumbrances as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The authorized capital stock of Dynabazaar consists of
90,000,000
shares of Dynabazaar Common Stock and 10,000,000 shares of
Preferred Stock, par
value $.001 per share, of which 75,000 shares have been designated
as Series A
Junior Participating Cumulative Preferred Stock ("Series A
Preferred Stock") and
952,380 shares have been designated as Series B Preferred Stock
("Series B
Preferred Stock" and together with the Series A Preferred Stock,
the "Dynabazaar
Preferred Stock"). As of December 22, 2006, (i) 23,691,756 shares
of Dynabazaar
Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which are duly
authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and none of which
were issued in
violation of preemptive or similar rights, (ii) no shares of
Dynabazaar
Preferred Stock were outstanding and (iii) 1,140,000 shares of
Dynabazaar Common
Stock were reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options
issued under
Dynabazaar's stock option plans and 4,221,177 shares were reserved
for future
grants pursuant to such plans. No change in such capitalization has
occurred
since September 30, 2006, except for changes resulting from the
exercise or
termination of stock options. Except as expressly set forth in this
Section or
in the Dynabazaar SEC Documents, there are no outstanding (x)
securities of
Dynabazaar convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital
stock or
voting securities of Dynabazaar or (y) options or other rights to
acquire from
Dynabazaar, or other obligation of Dynabazaar to issue, any capital
stock,
voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for capital
stock or voting securities of Dynabazaar. There are no outstanding
obligations
of Dynabazaar or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, redeem or
otherwise
acquire any of its equity securities.
(c) Upon completion of the actions described in 4.(a)(ii) below,
the
shares of Dynabazaar Common Stock to be delivered as Merger
Consideration will
have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered in
accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will have been validly issued and will be
fully paid
and nonassessable, and the issuance thereof is not subject to any
preemptive or
other similar right.
4. Authority Relative to This Agreement. (a) Such party has all
necessary
corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to
perform its
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obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such party and the
consummation
by such party of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly
authorized by the Board of Directors of such party, and no other
corporate
proceedings on the part of such party are necessary to authorize
this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions so contemplated, other than (i)
the adoption
of this Agreement by the stockholders of LQ, (ii) the adoption of
this Agreement
by the stockholders of Dynabazaar, and (iii) the filing and
recording of the
Certificate of Merger as required by the DGCL.
(b) The provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL will not apply to
the
Merger.
(c) As of the date hereof, the Boards of Directors of LQ, LMC
and
Dynabazaar, respectively, have (i) determined that it is advisable
and in the
best interest of such party's stockholders for such party to enter
into this
Agreement and to consummate the Merger upon the terms and subject
to the
conditions of this Agreement, (ii) adopted this Agreement in
accordance with the
applicable provisions of the DGCL and (iii) recommended the
adoption of this
Agreement by holders of such party's common stock, and (x) in the
case of LQ
directed that this Agreement be submitted for consideration by LQ's
stockholders
at a special meeting thereof (the "LQ Stockholders Meeting"), and
(y) in the
case of Dynabazaar directed that (A) this Agreement, and (B) an
amendment to
Dynabazaar's certificate of incorporation providing for a change in
the
corporate name of Dynabazaar to a name mutually acceptable to the
parties hereto
and the removal of the classification of the Dynabazaar Board of
Directors
(clause (B) is herein referred to as the "Dynabazaar Proposal") be
submitted for
consideration by Dynabazaar's stockholders at a special meeting
thereof (the
"Dynabazaar Stockholders Meeting"). This Agreement has been duly
and validly
executed and delivered by such party and, assuming the due
authorization,
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the other parties
hereto,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party,
enforceable
against such party in accordance with its terms.
5. No Conflicts; Required Filings and Consents. (a) The execution
and
delivery of this Agreement by such party does not, and the
performance of this
Agreement by such party will not, (i) conflict with or violate such
party's
Charter Documents, (ii) conflict with or violate any law, rule,
regulation,
order, judgment or decree applicable to such party or any of its
subsidiaries or
by which any of their respective properties is bound or affected,
or (iii)
result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event that
with notice or
lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or impair such
party's or
any of its subsidiaries' 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 such party or any
of its
subsidiaries pursuant to, any note, credit facility, contract,
agreement, lease,
license, or other instrument or obligation to which such party or
any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which such party or any of its
subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties is bound or affected, except, in the
case of
clause (ii) or (iii), as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such party does
not,
and the performance of this Agreement by such party will not,
require such party
or any of its subsidiaries to make or seek any consent, approval,
authorization
or permit of, or filing with or
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notification to, any governmental, administrative or regulatory
authority, U.S.
and non-U.S. (each, a "Governmental Authority"), except (i) (I) for
applicable
requirements, if any, of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and the rules
and regulations of the SEC thereunder (the "Securities Act"), (II)
for
applicable requirements, if any, of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder (the
"Exchange
Act"), (III) for applicable requirements, if any, under state
securities laws
and of the securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities
in other
applicable jurisdictions, if any; and (IV) filing and recordation
of appropriate
merger or other documents as required by the DGCL, (ii) where the
failure to
obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to
make such
filings or notifications, would not prevent or materially delay
consummation of
the Merger, or otherwise prevent or materially delay such party
from performing
its material obligations under this Agreement, or would not
otherwise,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
or (iii) as to
which any necessary consents, approvals, authorizations, permits,
filings or
notifications have heretofore been obtained or filed, as the case
may be, by
such party.
6. SEC Filings; Financial Statements. (a) Such party has filed
all
reports, schedules, statements and other documents (including all
exhibits
thereto) required to be filed with the SEC since December 31, 2004.
Except as
disclosed in such party's SEC Documents, such reports, schedules,
statements and
other documents (i) complied in all material respects with the
applicable
requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case
may be, and
(ii) did not at the time they were filed (or if amended or
superseded by a
filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of
such filing)
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not
misleading.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in such party's SEC Documents,
each of
the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any
related
notes thereto) contained in such party's SEC Documents were
prepared in
accordance with United States generally accepted accounting
principles ("GAAP")
applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved
(except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto), and each fairly presents in all
material
respects the consolidated financial position of such party and its
subsidiaries
at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of its
operations
and cash flows for the respective periods indicated, except that
for purposes of
the foregoing representation, any unaudited interim financial
statements (i)
shall be read in conjunction with such party's most recent audited
consolidated
financial statements contained in the case of Dynabazaar, in
Dynabazaar's 2005
Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in the case of LQ, in LQ's 2005
Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and (ii) were or are subject to normal and recurring
year-end
adjustments which were not or are not expected to be material in
amount.
7. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Except as expressly set
forth in
such party's SEC Documents, since September 30, 2006, such party
has conducted
its business in the ordinary course and there have not occurred:
(i) any
changes, effects or circumstances, including any damage to,
destruction or loss
of any asset of such party (whether or not covered by insurance)
constituting,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; (ii)
any amendments
or changes in such party's Charter Documents; (iii) any material
changes to any
of such party's employee benefit plans, arrangements or agreements,
including
the establishment
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of any new such plans, arrangements or agreements or the extension
of coverage
to new groups of employees or other individuals; (iv) any material
change by
such party in its accounting methods, principles or practices
(other than as
required by GAAP subsequent to the date of this Agreement); or (v)
other than in
the ordinary course of business, any disposition of a material
amount of assets
of such party.
8. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as expressly set forth in
such
party's SEC Documents, neither such party nor any of its
subsidiaries has any
liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), except
liabilities (i)
in the aggregate fully reflected and adequately provided for in
such party's
unaudited balance sheet (including any related notes thereto) as of
September
30, 2006, included in LQ's and Dynabazaar's respective Quarterly
Reports on Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 (in each case, such
party's "2006
Balance Sheet"), (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business
and not
required under GAAP to be reflected on such party's 2006 Balance
Sheet, (iii)
incurred since September 30, 2006 in the ordinary course of
business and
consistent with past practice in an amount not exceeding $250,000
in the
aggregate, or (iv) incurred in connection with this Agreement or
the Merger or
the other transactions contemplated hereby.
9. Compliance; Permits. (a) Except as expressly set forth in such
party's
SEC Documents, neither such party nor any of its subsidiaries is
(or has been as
a result of which it could reasonably be expected now or in the
future to have
material liability) in conflict with, or in breach, default or
violation of, (i)
any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to
such party or
any of its subsidiaries or by which its or any of their respective
properties is
bound or affected, (ii) any note, bond, debenture, indenture,
credit agreement
or facility pursuant to which such party or any of its subsidiaries
has or may
incur indebtedness for borrowed money (a "Financing Agreement") or
any security,
pledge, mortgage or trust agreement or arrangement in respect of
any Financing
Agreement or (iii) any other contract, agreement, lease, license,
permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which such party or
any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which such party or any of its
subsidiaries or its
or any of their respective properties is bound or affected except
for any such
conflicts, defaults or violations which would not, individually or
in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as expressly set forth in such party's SEC Documents,
such
party and its subsidiaries hold all permits, licenses, and
approvals from
governmental authorities which are material to the operation of the
business of
such party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as it is now
being conducted
(collectively, the "Permits"), except where the failure to hold
such Permits
would not individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect. Such
party and its subsidiaries are in compliance with the terms of the
Permits,
except as described in such party's SEC Documents or where the
failure to so
comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse
Effect.
10. Absence of Litigation. Except as expressly set forth in such
party's
SEC Documents or arising out of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement,
there are no claims, actions, suits, arbitrations, proceedings or
investigations
pending or, to the knowledge of such party, threatened against such
party or any
of its subsidiaries, or any properties or rights of such party or
any of its
subsidiaries, before any court, arbitrator or Governmental
Authority, that would
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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