AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
DATED AS OF OCTOBER 27,
2006
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN
CORPORATION,
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SECTION 1. MERGER OF SBV AND
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1.3 Certificate of Incorporation and
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1.6 Status and Conversion of
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1.7 Syntax-Brillian to Make Shares
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1.10 Internal Revenue Code
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SECTION 2. SHAREHOLDER APPROVALS
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SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND
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3.1 Representations and Warranties of
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3.2 Representations and Warranties of
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4.3 Registration of Syntax-Brillian Common
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4.4 Other Acquisition Proposals
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SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
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5.1 Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of
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SECTION 6. WAIVER, MODIFICATION,
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SECTION 7. INDEMNIFICATION AND
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A Form of
Agreement of Merger
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION
AGREEMENT AND
PLAN OF REORGANIZATION dated as of October 27, 2006, among
SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation
(“Syntax-Brillian”); SBV-AC CORPORATION , a
California corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Syntax-Brillian (“SBV”); VIVITAR CORPORATION , a
California corporation (“Vivitar”), and GREAT STEP
CO., LTD. a British Virgin Islands corporation (“Great
Step”).
WHEREAS
the respective Boards of Directors of Syntax-Brillian, SBV, Great
Step, and Vivitar have approved this Agreement providing for the
merger of SBV with and into Vivitar (the “Merger”) as a
result of which Vivitar would become a wholly owned subsidiary of
Syntax-Brillian, subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS
Syntax-Brillian, SBV, and Vivitar desire to make certain
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements in
connection with the Merger and also to prescribe various conditions
to the Merger; and
WHEREAS
Great Step has approved this Agreement and the transactions
provided for herein as the sole shareholder of Vivitar and has
agreed to indemnify Syntax-Brillian as set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE , the parties hereto hereby approve and adopt this
Agreement and do mutually covenant and agree as follows:
SECTION 1.
MERGER OF SBV AND VIVITAR
1.1
Merger . On the Effective Time (as that term is hereinafter
defined), SBV shall be merged with and into Vivitar, which shall be
the surviving corporation, pursuant to the Agreement of Merger
attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Agreement of
Merger”).
1.2
Effect of the Merger . Upon the Merger becoming effective,
the separate existence of SBV shall cease, and Vivitar shall
succeed to and possess all the properties, rights, privileges,
powers, franchises, and immunities, of a public as well as of a
private nature, and be subject to all the debts, liabilities,
obligations, restrictions, disabilities, and duties of SBV, all
without further act or deed, as provided in the California General
Corporation Law.
1.3
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws . The Certificate of
Incorporation and the Bylaws of Vivitar shall be amended and
restated on the Effective Time to read as did the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of SBV immediately prior to the Effective
Time.
1.4
Directors . The directors of SBV immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be the directors of Vivitar as of the
Effective Time until the earlier of their resignation or removal or
until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified,
as the case may be.
1.5
Officers . The officers of SBV immediately prior to the
Effective Time, or such other persons as Syntax-Brillian shall
designate, shall be the officers of Vivitar until the earlier of
their resignation or removal or until their respective successors
are duly elected and qualified, as the case may be.
1.6
Status and Conversion of Securities.
(a)
Conversion of Vivitar Stock into Syntax-Brillian Stock . At
the Effective Time, each share of common stock, no par value, of
Vivitar (“Vivitar Common Stock”), issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, by reason of
the Merger and without any action on the part of Great Step, shall
be converted and exchanged into the right to receive a number of
shares of validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable common
stock, $.001 par value, of Syntax-Brillian (“Syntax-Brillian
Common Stock”), which equals the amount obtained by dividing
the Per Share Purchase Price (as defined below) by the average of
the closing prices of a share of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock on
the NASDAQ Global Market for the 15 consecutive trading days ending
on the last trading day prior to the execution of this Agreement
(the “Syntax-Brillian Common Stock Average Price”). For
the purposes of this Section, the “Per Share Purchase
Price” shall mean the per share price equal to the amount
obtained by dividing $26,000,000 by the total number of shares of
Vivitar Common Stock.
(b)
Fractional Shares . No fractional shares of Syntax-Brillian
Common Stock shall be issued, but in lieu thereof Great Step shall
receive from Syntax-Brillian shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock
rounded to the nearest whole share.
(c)
Exchange of Certificates . After the Effective Time, upon
surrender of an outstanding certificate or certificates theretofore
representing shares of Vivitar Common Stock (“Vivitar Stock
Certificates”) to such bank, trust company, law firm, or
other person as shall be designated by Syntax-Brillian
(“Exchange Agent”), and subject to the escrow
arrangement set forth in Section 1.6(d) and
Section 7 . Great Step shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor a certificate or certificates representing the
number of whole shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock into which
the shares of Vivitar Common Stock theretofore represented by such
surrendered certificate or certificates shall have been converted
(the “Merger Consideration”). Until so surrendered,
each outstanding certificate theretofore representing shares of
Vivitar Common Stock shall be deemed for all purposes, other than
the payment of dividends or other distributions, if any, in respect
of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock, to represent the number of whole
shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock into which the shares of
Vivitar Common Stock theretofore represented thereby shall have
been converted. No dividend or other distribution, if any, payable
to holders of shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock shall be paid
to the holders of certificates theretofore representing shares of
Vivitar Common Stock; provided , however , that upon
surrender and exchange of such Vivitar stock certificates, there
shall be paid to the record holders of the stock certificate or
certificates issued in exchange therefor, the amount, without
interest thereon, of dividends and other distributions, if any,
which theretofore but subsequent to the Effective Time have been
declared and become payable with respect to the
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number of whole
shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock into which the shares of
Vivitar Common Stock theretofore represented thereby shall have
been converted.
(d)
Escrow Shares . In accordance with Section 7.3
of this Agreement, a certain number of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock
(the “Escrow Shares”) equal to 15% of the Merger
Consideration shall be placed in escrow as collateral for any of
the indemnification obligations of Great Step under
Section 7.2 of this Agreement.
(e)
Conversion of SBV Capital Stock . As of the Effective Time,
each share of common stock of SBV, par value $.001 per share, shall
be converted into one newly issued share of Vivitar Common
Stock.
(f)
Vivitar Stock-Based Rights . Each outstanding option, right,
award, or instrument to purchase or otherwise acquire Vivitar
Capital Stock (“Vivitar Stock-Based Rights”), whether
or not vested, exercisable, or convertible, shall be cancelled and
retired, shall cease to exist, shall be null and void, and shall
have no right to receive any Merger Consideration.
1.7
Syntax-Brillian to Make Shares Available . By the Effective
Time, Syntax-Brillian shall make available, by transferring to SBV
or by transferring directly to the Exchange Agent, for the benefit
of Great Step, such number of shares of Syntax-Brillian Common
Stock as shall be required for conversion in accordance with this
Agreement.
1.8
Further Documents . From time to time, on and after the
Effective Time, as and when requested by Syntax-Brillian, the
appropriate officers and directors of Vivitar as of the Effective
Time shall, for and on behalf and in the name of Vivitar or
otherwise, execute and deliver all such deeds, bills of sale,
assignments, and other instruments and shall take or cause to be
taken such further or other actions as Syntax-Brillian may deem
reasonably necessary or desirable in order to confirm of record or
otherwise to Syntax-Brillian or Vivitar title to and possession of
all of the properties, rights, privileges, powers, franchises, and
immunities of Vivitar and otherwise to carry out fully the
provisions and purposes of this Agreement.
1.9
Effective Time . The Merger shall become effective on such
date (the “Effective Time”) as of which all applicable
legal requirements have been fulfilled to consummate the Merger.
The parties shall use their best efforts to consummate the Merger
at the earliest practicable date following the satisfaction of all
conditions precedent that shall not have been waived.
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Internal Revenue Code . The parties hereto intend that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall qualify as a
reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Internal
Revenue Code, and each party hereto will take all necessary and
appropriate actions in order to accomplish such intent.
1.11
Closing . Subject to the fulfillment of waiver of the
conditions set forth in Section 5 , the closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Greenberg
Traurig LLP, 2375 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona at 9:00
a.m., local time, on the date on which the Effective Time is
expected to occur or
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other date or
time as may be determined by the parties. Syntax-Brillian shall
notify Vivitar in writing of the date of the Closing upon at least
five prior business days notice.
SECTION 2.
SHAREHOLDER APPROVALS
This
Agreement and the Merger have been approved by Syntax-Brillian as
the sole shareholder of SBV and by Great Step as the sole
shareholder of Vivitar.
SECTION 3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of Vivitar . Except as
otherwise set forth in the Vivitar Disclosure Schedule attached
hereto as Schedule 3 (the “Disclosure
Schedule”) Vivitar represents and warrants to Syntax-Brillian
as follows:
(a)
Incorporation, Good Standing, and Qualification . Each of
Vivitar and its subsidiaries is a corporation validly existing, and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation with the requisite corporate power and authority to
own, operate, and lease its assets and properties and to carry on
its business as now being conducted. (As used in this Agreement
with reference to Vivitar, the term “subsidiaries”
shall include all direct or indirect subsidiaries of Vivitar.)
Neither Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is subject to any
Material Adverse Effect by reason of the failure to be duly
qualified as a foreign corporation for the transaction of business
or to be in good standing under the laws of any jurisdiction. As
used in this Agreement, the term “Material Adverse
Effect” means a material adverse change in or effect on
(i) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement,
(ii) the ability of any party to this Agreement to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby, (iii) any material adverse effect on
business, assets, financial condition, or results of operations of
any party to this Agreement and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole,
other than a material adverse change resulting from any event,
condition, occurrence, or consequence proximately caused by general
or industry-wide market and economic conditions. Schedule
3.1(a) to the Disclosure Schedule constitutes a list setting
forth, as of the date of this Agreement, each jurisdiction in which
Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar is qualified to do
business.
(b)
Corporate Authority . Vivitar has the corporate power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Boards of Directors of
Vivitar and Great Step as the sole shareholder of Vivitar have duly
authorized the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement. No other corporate proceedings on the part of Vivitar or
its subsidiaries are necessary to authorize the execution and
delivery by Vivitar of this Agreement or the consummation by
Vivitar of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by, and constitutes a legal,
valid, and binding agreement of, Vivitar, enforceable against
Vivitar in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such
enforcement may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter
in effect relating to creditors’ rights, and (ii) the
remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of
equitable
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relief may be
subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefore may be brought.
(c)
Capital Stock . As of the date hereof, Vivitar has
authorized capital stock consisting of 18,000,000 shares of Vivitar
Common Stock, no par value, of which 2,419,244 shares are issued
and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of Vivitar and of each of its subsidiaries have been
duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
(d)
Options, Warrants, and Rights . Neither Vivitar nor any
subsidiary of Vivitar has outstanding any instruments, options,
warrants, or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire any
shares of its capital stock, including any Vivitar Stock-Based
Rights.
(e)
Subsidiaries . Schedule 3.1(e) to the Disclosure
Schedule is a list setting forth, as of the date of this Agreement,
(i) the name, jurisdiction of incorporation, and list of
shareholders of each subsidiary of Vivitar, and (ii) the name
and a description of every other person, corporation, partnership,
joint venture, or other business association in which Vivitar
directly or indirectly owns a material interest. The outstanding
shares of capital stock of the subsidiaries of Vivitar owned by
Vivitar or by any of its subsidiaries are owned free and clear of
all claims, liens, charges, and encumbrances.
(f)
Financial Statements . The Consolidated Balance Sheets of
Vivitar and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003,
December 31, 2004, and December 31, 2005, and the
Consolidated Statements of Operations, Stockholder’s Deficit
and Comprehensive Loss, and Cash Flows of Vivitar and subsidiaries
for the three years ended December 31, 2005, and all related
schedules and notes to the foregoing, have been certified by Moss
Adams LLP, registered independent public accountants, and the
Consolidated Balance Sheet of Vivitar and subsidiaries as of
September 30, 2006 and the Consolidated Statements of
Operations of Vivitar and subsidiaries as of September 30,
2006, and all related schedules and notes to the foregoing, have
been prepared by Vivitar without audit. All of the foregoing
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, which were applied on a
consistent basis, and fairly present, in all material respects, the
financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial
position of Vivitar and subsidiaries as of their respective dates
and for the periods indicated. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1 (f) to the Disclosure Schedule neither
Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar has any material liabilities
or obligations of a type that would be included in a balance sheet
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, whether related to tax or non-tax matters, accrued or
contingent, due or not yet due, liquidated or unliquidated, or
otherwise, except as and to the extent disclosed or reflected in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet of Vivitar and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2005 (the “Vivitar Base Balance
Sheet”), or incurred since the date of the Vivitar Base
Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business.
(g)
No Material Change . Since December 31, 2005, there has
not been and there is not any threatened change, event or condition
(whether or not covered by insurance) that has resulted in or would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(h)
Title to Properties . Each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries
has good and marketable title to all of its real and personal
assets and properties, including all assets and properties
reflected in the Vivitar Base Balance Sheet, or acquired subsequent
to the date of Vivitar Base Balance Sheet, except assets or
properties disposed of subsequent to that date in the ordinary
course of business. Such assets and properties are not subject to
any mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, encumbrance, charge, security
interest, title retention, or other security arrangement, except
for liens for the payment of foreign, federal, state, or other
taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject to
penalties, and except for other liens and encumbrances incidental
to the conduct of the business of Vivitar and its subsidiaries or
the ownership of their assets or properties that were not incurred
in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of
advances, and that do not in the aggregate materially detract from
the value of the assets or properties of Vivitar and its
subsidiaries taken as a whole or materially impair the use thereof
in the operation of their business, except in each case as
disclosed in the Vivitar Balance Sheet. All leases pursuant to
which Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar leases any substantial
amount of real or personal assets or properties are valid and
effective in accordance with their respective terms.
(i)
Condition of Assets and Properties . The buildings,
equipment, machinery, fixtures, furniture, furnishings, office
equipment, and all other tangible personal assets and properties
presently used in, or necessary for the operation of, the business
of Vivitar or its subsidiaries, do not require any repairs other
than normal maintenance and are in good operating condition and in
a state of reasonable maintenance and repair.
(j)
Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings, or
other litigation pending or, to the knowledge of Vivitar,
threatened against Vivitar or any of its subsidiaries, at law or in
equity, or before or by any foreign, federal, state, municipal, or
other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency,
or instrumentality that, if determined adversely to Vivitar or its
subsidiaries, would individually or in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(k)
Licenses and Permits . Neither Vivitar nor any subsidiary of
Vivitar is subject to any Material Adverse Effect by reason of its
failure to possess any license, permit, franchise, certificate,
consent, approval, or authorization. Each of Vivitar and its
subsidiaries has all licenses, permits, franchises, certificates,
consents, approvals, and authorizations of whatever kind and type,
governmental or private, necessary for the business conducted by it
and the ownership or use of the assets and properties utilized it
in its business and the premises occupied by it.
Schedule 3.1(k) to the Disclosure Schedule contains a
true, correct, and complete list, as of the date of this Agreement,
of all licenses, permits, franchises, certificates, consents,
approvals, and authorizations necessary for the conduct of the
business of Vivitar and its subsidiaries.
(l)
Intellectual Property . To the knowledge of Vivitar, neither
Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is subject to any Material
Adverse Effect by reason of its failure to possess any patent,
copyright, trademark, trademark right, trade name, trade name
right, or license. Each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries owns or
holds all of the rights to use all patents, trademarks, copyrights,
trademarks, trade names, trade name rights, licenses, and trade
secrets, logos, fictitious names, service marks, and slogans that
are used in or necessary to the
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its business. Schedule 3.1(l) to the Disclosure
Schedule constitutes, as of the date of this Agreement, a true,
complete, and correct list of all of the intellectual property
owned or used by Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar. None of the
matters covered by the intellectual property, nor any of the
products or services sold or provided by Vivitar or any subsidiary
of Vivitar, nor any of the processes used or the business practices
followed by Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar, infringes or has
infringed upon any patent, copyright, trademark, trademark right,
trade name, trade name right, license, trade secret, logo,
fictitious name, service mark, or slogan owned by any person or
entity (or any application with respect thereto), or constitutes
unfair competition. To the knowledge of Vivitar, neither Vivitar
nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is, and following the Effective Time
Syntax-Brillian will not be, obligated to pay any royalty or make
other payment with respect to any intellectual property. To the
knowledge of Vivitar, no person or entity is producing, providing,
selling, or using products or services that would constitute an
infringement of any intellectual property of Vivitar or any of its
subsidiaries. Where any paragraph of this Agreement or any
provision or disclosure made or referred to in a Disclosure
Schedule is qualified by the expression “to the knowledge of
a party” or “a party is not aware” or any similar
expression then that expression shall be deemed to refer to the
actual knowledge (but not imputed or constructive) as of the
Effective Time of, with respect to Vivitar, Bo Liu, and with
respect to Syntax-Brillian, any executive officer.
(m)
No Violation . The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will
not violate or result in a material breach by Vivitar or any
subsidiary of Vivitar of, or constitute a material default under,
or conflict with, or cause any acceleration of any obligation with
respect to (i) any provision or restriction of any charter,
bylaw, shareholders’ agreement, operating agreement, voting
trust, proxy, or other similar agreement; (ii) any loan
agreement, indenture, lease, deed of trust, or mortgage of Vivitar
or any subsidiary of Vivitar; (iii) any provision or
restriction of any lien, lease agreement, contract, or instrument
to which Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar is a party or by
which any of them is bound; or (iv) any order, judgment,
award, decree, law, rule, ordinance, or regulation or any other
restriction of any kind or character to which any assets or
properties of Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar is subject or by
which Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar is bound. Neither the
execution and delivery by Vivitar of this Agreement or any of the
other agreements contemplated hereby, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, will result in the
creation of any lien, claim, right, charge, encumbrance or security
interest of any nature or type whatsoever with respect to any of
the stock of any of Vivitar’s subsidiaries or any of the
assets of Vivitar.
(n)
Taxes . Vivitar has duly filed in correct form all Tax
Returns (as defined below) relating to the activities of Vivitar
and its subsidiaries required or due to be filed (with regard to
applicable extensions) on or prior to the date hereof. All such Tax
Returns are complete and accurate in all material respects, and
Vivitar has paid or made provision for the payment of all Taxes (as
defined below) that have been incurred or are due or claimed to be
due from Vivitar or any of its subsidiaries by foreign, federal,
state, or local taxing authorities for all periods ending on or
before the date hereof, other than Taxes or other charges that are
not delinquent or are being contested in good faith and have not
been finally determined and have been disclosed to Syntax-Brillian.
The amounts set up as reserves for Taxes on the books of Vivitar
and its subsidiaries are sufficient in the aggregate for the
payment of all unpaid Taxes (including any interest or penalties
thereon), whether or not disputed, accrued, or applicable.
No
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claims for
Taxes or assessments are being asserted or threatened against
Vivitar or any of its subsidiaries. Vivitar has furnished to
Syntax-Brillian a copy of all Tax Returns filed for it or its
subsidiaries within the five-year period prior to the date of the
Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Taxes” shall mean all material taxes, charges, fees,
levies, or other assessments, including, without limitation,
income, gross receipts, excise, property, sales, transfer, license,
payroll, and franchise taxes, imposed by the United States or any
state, local, or foreign government or subdivision or agency
thereof, and such term shall include any interest, penalties, or
additions to tax attributable to such assessments or to the failure
to file any Tax Return; and the term “Tax Return” shall
mean any material report, return, or other information required to
be supplied to a taxing authority or required by a taxing authority
to be supplied to any other person.
(o)
Accounts Receivable . Each account receivable of Vivitar or
any subsidiary of Vivitar has been acquired in the ordinary course
of business, is valid and enforceable, and is fully collectible,
subject to no known defenses, setoffs, or counterclaims, except to
the extent of the reserve reflected in the books of Vivitar and its
subsidiaries or in such other amount that is not material in the
aggregate.
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Material Contracts . Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(p) to the Disclosure Schedule, neither
Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is a party to (i) any
plan or contract providing for bonuses, pensions, options, stock
purchases, deferred compensation, retirement payments, or profit
sharing (other than profit sharing or bonus arrangements with
officers and key personnel of subsidiaries); (ii) any
collective bargaining or other contract or agreement with any labor
union; (iii) any lease, installment purchase agreement, or
other contract with respect to any real or personal asset or
property used or proposed to be used in its operations, except, in
each case, items included within aggregate amounts disclosed in
Vivitar’s Base Balance Sheet, (iv) any employment
agreement or other similar arrangement not terminable by it upon
90 days or less notice without penalty to it; (v) any
contract or agreement for the purchase of any commodity, material,
fixed asset, or equipment in excess of $100,000; (vi) any
contract or agreement creating an obligation of $100,000 or more;
(vii) any contract or agreement involving more than $50,000
that by its terms does not terminate or is not terminable without
penalty to it within one year after the date hereof;
(viii) any loan agreement, indenture, promissory note,
conditional sales agreement, or other similar type of arrangement;
or (ix) any contract that by its operation or termination
would have a Material Adverse Effect on Vivitar (each such
contract, agreement and arrangement, a “Material
Contract”). Each Material Contract set forth on
Schedule 3.1(p) to the Disclosure Schedule is valid and
enforceable in accordance with its terms; Vivitar, its
subsidiaries, and all other parties to each of the foregoing have
performed, in all material respects, all obligations required to be
performed to date; neither Vivitar, nor any subsidiary of Vivitar,
nor any such other party is in material default or in material
arrears under the terms of any of the foregoing; and no condition
exists or event has occurred that, with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a material default under
any of them.
(q)
Compliance with Law and Other Regulations .
(i)
General . Each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries is in
compliance in all material respects with all requirements of
foreign, federal, state, and local law
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and all
requirements of all governmental bodies and agencies having
jurisdiction over it, the conduct of its business, the use of its
assets and properties, and all premises occupied by it. Without
limiting the foregoing, each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries has
properly filed all reports, paid all monies, and obtained all
licenses, permits, certificates, and authorizations needed or
required for the conduct of its business and the use of its assets
and properties and the premises occupied by it in connection
therewith and is in compliance in all material respects with all
conditions, restrictions, and provisions of all of the foregoing.
Neither Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar has received any
notice from any foreign, federal, state, or local authority or any
insurance or inspection body that any of its assets, properties,
facilities, equipment, or business procedures or practices fails to
comply with any applicable law, ordinance, regulation, building, or
zoning law, or requirement of any public authority or
body.
(ii)
Environmental . Without limiting the foregoing, to the
knowledge of Vivitar, there is no environmental contamination,
toxic waste or other discharge, spill, construction component,
structural element, or condition adversely affecting any of the
properties owned, leased, or used by Vivitar or any subsidiary of
Vivitar, nor has Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar received any
official notice or citation that any of its assets or properties in
any way contravene any foreign, federal, state, or local law or
regulation relating to environmental, health, or safety matters,
including, without limitation, any requirements of CERCLA or any
OSHA requirements, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on
Vivitar. To the knowledge of Vivitar, there has been no
(A) storage, treatment, generation, or transportation or any
(B) spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape,
dumping, or release of any kind into the environment (including,
without limitation, into air, water, or ground water) of any
materials (including, without limitation, industrial, toxic, or
hazardous substances or solid, medical, or hazardous waste) by, or
on behalf of, Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar or from any
property owned, leased, or used by Vivitar or any subsidiary of
Vivitar in violation of any foreign, federal, state, or local law,
statute, rule, or regulation or the common law or any decree,
order, arbitration award, or agreement with or any license or
permit from any foreign, federal, state, or local governmental
authority, that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Vivitar
Schedule 3.1(q)(ii) to the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth, as of the date of this Agreement, a complete list of all
aboveground and underground storage tanks, vessels, and related
equipment and containers that are or have been used by Vivitar or
any subsidiary of Vivitar or are located on property owned, leased,
or operated by Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar, and that are
subject to foreign, federal, state or local laws, statutes, rules,
or regulations, and such schedule sets forth their present
contents, what the contents have been at any time in the past, and
what program of redemption, if any, is contemplated with respect
thereto.
(r)
Employee Benefit and Employment Matters .
(i)
ERISA Matters . Each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries has
fulfilled its obligations, if any, under the minimum funding
standards of Section 302 of ERISA and the regulations and
published interpretations thereunder with respect to each
“plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and
such regulations and published interpretations) in which employees
of Vivitar or its subsidiaries are eligible to participate, and
each such plan is in compliance in all material respects with the
presently applicable provisions of ERISA and such regulations and
published interpretations. Neither Vivitar nor any subsidiary of
Vivitar has incurred any unpaid liability to the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (other than for the
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payment of
premiums in the ordinary course) or to any such plan under Title IV
of ERISA. Vivitar has furnished to Syntax-Brillian true and
complete copies of each pension plan, welfare plan, and employment
benefit plan applicable to Vivitar or any of its subsidiaries and
related trust agreements or annuity contracts, Internal Revenue
Service determination letters, and summary plan descriptions set
forth on Schedule 3.1(r)(i) to the Disclosure Schedule;
all of the foregoing plans, agreements, and commitments are valid,
binding, and in full force and effect, and there are no defaults
thereunder; and none of the rights of Vivitar or any of its ERISA
Affiliates (as defined under ERISA) thereunder will be impaired by
this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
(ii)
Labor Matters . Each of Vivitar and its subsidiaries has
complied in all material respects with all other applicable
foreign, federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and
ordinances relating to the employment of labor, including, without
limitation, the provisions thereof relative to wages, hours,
collective bargaining, working conditions, and payment of taxes of
any kind, and neither Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is
liable for any arrears of wages or any taxes or penalties for
failure to comply with any of the foregoing or has any obligations
for any vacation, sick leave, or other compensatory time. Neither
Vivitar nor any subsidiary of Vivitar is a party to any collective
bargaining or other contract or agreement with any labor union, and
there is no request for union representation pending or threatened
against Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar. To the knowledge of
Vivitar, there is not pending or threatened any (A) labor dispute,
grievance, strike, or work stoppage involving any of the employees
of Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar, (B) charge or
complaint against or involving any employees of Vivitar or any
subsidiary of Vivitar by the National Labor Relations Board, the
Department of Labor, the Occupational Health and Safety
Administration, or any similar foreign, federal, state, or local
board or agency, or (C) unfair employment or labor practice
charges by or on behalf of any employee of Vivitar or any
subsidiary of Vivitar.
(iii)
Arrangements with Employees . The employment of each
employee of Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar is terminable at
will without cost to Vivitar or any subsidiary of Vivitar.
Schedule 3.1(r)(iii) to the Disclosure Schedule
correctly and accurately sets forth, as of the date of this
Agreement, all salaries, expenses, and personal benefits paid to or
accrued for all directors, officers, principal stockholders,
independent contractors, agents, or other representatives of
Vivitar and its subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement, all
of which are reflected as appropriate in the Vivitar Base Balance
Sheet.
(s)
Insurance . Set forth on Schedule 3.1(s) to the
Disclosure Schedule is a true, correct and complete list as of the
date of this Agreement of the insurance policies which cover
Vivitar and its subsidiaries. Such policies are legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect.
(t)
Minute Books . The minute books of Vivitar and each of its
subsidiaries accurately record, in all material respects, the
actions taken by their respective stockholders and
directors.
(u)
Accuracy of Statements . Neither this Agreement nor any
statement, list, certificate, or other information furnished or to
be furnished by Vivitar to Syntax-Brillian or SBV in connection
with this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated
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hereby contains
or will contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omits or
will omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of circumstances in which
they are made, not misleading.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of Syntax-Brillian and SBV .
Except as otherwise set forth in the Syntax-Brillian Disclosure
Schedule heretofore delivered by Syntax-Brillian to Vivitar, and
except as disclosed in any document heretofore filed by
Syntax-Brillian with the SEC, Syntax-Brillian and SBV jointly and
severally represent and warrant to Vivitar as follows:
(a)
Due Incorporation, Good Standing and Qualification . Each of
Syntax-Brillian and its subsidiaries (including SBV) is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation with the
requisite corporate power and authority to own, operate, and lease
its assets and properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. Neither Syntax-Brillian nor any subsidiary of
Syntax-Brillian is subject to any Material Adverse Effect by reason
of the failure to be duly qualified as a foreign corporation for
the transaction of business or to be in good standing under the
laws of any jurisdiction. SBV is a wholly owned subsidiary of
Syntax-Brillian and, apart from matters arising under this
Agreement, has no significant assets, liabilities, or business,
except for its right under this Agreement to obtain from
Syntax-Brillian the shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock to be
delivered on its behalf to Great Step under this Agreement. (As
used in this Agreement with reference to Syntax-Brillian, the term
“subsidiaries” shall include SBV and all other direct
or indirect subsidiaries of Syntax-Brillian.)
(b)
Corporate Authority . Syntax-Brillian and SBV have the
corporate power and authority to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby. The Boards of Directors of Syntax-Brillian and
SBV and Syntax-Brillian as the sole stockholder of SBV have duly
authorized the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement. No other corporate proceedings on the part of
Syntax-Brillian or its subsidiaries are necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery by Syntax-Brillian of this Agreement or the
consummation by Syntax-Brillian of the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by, and
constitutes a legal, valid, and binding agreement of, each of
Syntax-Brillian and SBV, enforceable against Syntax-Brillian in
accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement
may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium, or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to creditors’ rights, and (ii) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable
relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be
brought.
(c)
Capital Stock . As of the date hereof, Syntax-Brillian has
an authorized capital stock consisting of 120,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, $.001 par value, of which 50,831,910 are issued, and
10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.001 par value, of which
3,000,000 are issued and outstanding. As of such date, 4,038,122
shares of Syntax-Brillian Common Stock were reserved for issuance
upon the exercise of outstanding Syntax-Brillian stock options,
380,229 shares were reserved for convertible debentures; 2,460,000
shares were reserved for conversion of preferred stock; and
3,828,571 shares were reserved for the exercise of warrants. All of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of
Syntax-Brillian
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and each of its
subsidiaries have been validly authorized and issued and are fully
paid and nonassessable.
(d)
Options, Warrants, and Rights . Neither Syntax-Brillian nor
any subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian has outstanding any options,
warrants, or other rights to purchase, or convert any obligation
into, any shares of its capital stock, other than those referred to
in Section 3.2(c).
(e)
Financial Statements . The Consolidated Balance Sheets of
Syntax-Brillian and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2005 and
June 30, 2006, and the Consolidated Statements of Operations,
Stockholders’ Equity, and Cash Flows of Syntax-Brillian and
subsidiaries for each of the years in the three-year period ended
June 30, 2006, and all related schedules and notes to the
foregoing, have been certified by Grobstein, Horwath & Company
LLP, registered independent public accountants, and the
Consolidated Balance Sheet of Syntax-Brillian and subsidiaries as
of September 30, 2006 and the Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Cash Flows for the three months ended
September 30, 2006, and all related schedules and notes to the
foregoing, have been prepared by Syntax-Brillian without audit. All
of the foregoing financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, which
were applied on a consistent basis, and fairly present, in all
material respects, the financial position, results of operations,
and changes of financial position of Syntax-Brillian and its
consolidated subsidiaries as of their respective dates and for the
periods indicated. Neither Syntax-Brillian nor any subsidiary of
Syntax-Brillian has any material liabilities or obligations of a
type that would be included in a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, whether
related to tax or non-tax matters, accrued or contingent, due or
not yet due, liquidated or unliquidated or otherwise, except as and
to the extent disclosed or reflected in the Consolidated Balance
Sheet of Syntax-Brillian and its consolidated subsidiaries as of
June 30, 2006 (“Syntax-Brillian Base Balance
Sheet”), or incurred since the date of Syntax-Brillian Base
Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business.
(f)
No Material Change . Since June 30, 2006, there has not
been and there is not threatened change, event or condition
(whether or not covered by insurance) that has resulted in or would
reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect.
(g)
Title to Properties . Each of Syntax-Brillian and its
subsidiaries has good and marketable title to all of its real and
personal assets and properties, including all assets and properties
reflected in the Syntax-Brillian Base Balance Sheet, or acquired
subsequent to the date of the Syntax-Brillian Base Balance Sheet,
except assets or properties disposed of subsequent to that date in
the ordinary course of business. Such assets and properties are not
subject to any mortgage, pledge, lien, claim, encumbrance, charge,
security interest, title retention, or other security arrangement,
except for liens for the payment of foreign, federal, state, or
other taxes, the payment of which is neither delinquent nor subject
to penalties, and except for other liens and encumbrances
incidental to the conduct of the business of Syntax-Brillian and
its subsidiaries or the ownership of their assets or properties
that were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or
the obtaining of advances, and that do not in the aggregate
materially detract from the value of the assets or properties of
Syntax-Brillian and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or materially
impair the use thereof in the operation of their business, except
in each case as disclosed in the Syntax-Brillian Base Balance
Sheet. All leases
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pursuant to
which Syntax-Brillian or any subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian leases
any substantial amount of real or personal assets or properties are
valid and effective in accordance with their respective
terms.
(h)
Condition of Assets and Properties . The buildings,
equipment, machinery, fixture, furniture, furnishings, office
equipment, and all other tangible personal assets and properties
presently used in, or necessary for the operation of, the business
of Syntax-Brillian or its subsidiaries, do not require any repairs
other than normal maintenance and are in good operating condition
and in a state of reasonable maintenance and repair.
(i)
Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings, or
other litigation pending or, to the knowledge of Syntax-Brillian,
threatened against Syntax-Brillian or any of its subsidiaries, at
law or in equity, or before or by any foreign, federal, state,
municipal, or other governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency, or instrumentality that, if determined adversely to
Syntax-Brillian or its subsidiaries, would individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect.
(j)
Licenses and Permits . Neither Syntax-Brillian nor
any
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