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Exhibit 10.14
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Agreement entered into on March 4, 2005, by and between Clarion
Sensing
Systems Acquisition Corp. , a New Jersey corporation (the
"Buyer"), and Clarion
Sensing Systems, Inc., an Indiana corporation (the "Target").
The Buyer and the
Target are referred to collectively herein as the "Parties."
This Agreement contemplates a transaction in which the Buyer
will purchase
all of the assets (and assume certain of the liabilities) of the
Target.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises
herein made, and in consideration of the representations,
warranties, and
covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.
1. Definitions.
"Acquired Assets" means all right, title, and interest in and to
all of
the assets of the Target, including without limitation, those
assets set forth
on Schedule 1 or otherwise wherever located, whether known or
unknown, and
whether or not on the books and records of the Target, including
without
limitation all of its (a) real property, leaseholds and
subleaseholds therein,
improvements, fixtures, and fittings thereon, and easements,
rights-of-way, and
other appurtenants thereto (such as appurtenant rights in and to
public
streets), (b) tangible personal property (such as computers and
peripherals,
equipment, purchased parts, furniture and automobiles), (c)
Intellectual
Property, goodwill associated therewith, licenses and
sublicenses granted and
obtained with respect thereto, and rights thereunder, remedies
against
infringements thereof, and rights to protection of interests
therein under the
laws of all jurisdictions, (d) leases, subleases, and rights
thereunder, (e)
agreements, contracts, indentures, mortgages, instruments,
Security Interests,
guaranties, other similar arrangements, and rights thereunder,
(f) accounts,
notes, and other receivables, (g) securities, (h) claims,
deposits, prepayments,
refunds, causes of action, choses in action, rights of recovery,
rights of set
off, and rights of recoupment (including any such item relating
to the payment
of Taxes), (i) franchises, approvals, permits, licenses, orders,
registrations,
certificates, variances, and similar rights obtained from
governments and
governmental agencies, (j) books, records, ledgers, files,
documents,
correspondence, lists, plats, architectural plans, drawings, and
specifications,
creative materials, advertising and promotional materials,
studies, reports, and
other printed or written materials, and (k) Cash; provided,
however, that the
Acquired Assets shall not include (i) the corporate charter,
qualifications to
conduct business as a foreign corporation, arrangements with
registered agents
relating to foreign qualifications, taxpayer and other
identification numbers,
seals, minute books, stock transfer books, blank stock
certificates, and other
documents relating to the organization, maintenance, and
existence of the Target
as a corporation or (ii) any of the rights of the Target under
this Agreement
(or under any side agreement between the Target on the one hand
and the Buyer on
the other hand entered into on or after the date of this
Agreement).
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"Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the
regulations
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act.
"Assumed Liabilities" means only those Liabilities of the Target
set forth
on Exhibit A attached hereto.
"Basis" means any past or present fact, situation, circumstance,
status,
condition, activity, practice, plan, occurrence, event,
incident, action,
failure to act, or transaction that forms or could form the
basis for any
specified consequence.
"Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Buyer Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in ss.4
below.
"Cash" means cash and cash equivalents (including marketable
securities
and short term investments) calculated in accordance with GAAP
applied on a
basis consistent with the preparation of the Financial
Statements.
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(d) below.
"Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(d) below.
"COBRA" means the requirements of Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title
I of ERISA
and Code ss.4980B.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in ss.3
below.
"Employee Benefit Plan" means any (a) nonqualified deferred
compensation
or retirement plan or arrangement, (b) qualified defined
contribution retirement
plan or arrangement which is an Employee Pension Benefit Plan,
(c) qualified
defined benefit retirement plan or arrangement which is an
Employee Pension
Benefit Plan (including any Multiemployer Plan), or (d) Employee
Welfare Benefit
Plan or material fringe benefit or other retirement, bonus, or
incentive plan or
program.
"Employee Pension Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in
ERISA
ss.3(2).
"Employee Welfare Benefit Plan" has the meaning set forth in
ERISA
ss.3(1).
"Environmental, Health, and Safety Requirements" shall mean all
federal,
state, local and foreign statutes, regulations, ordinances and
other provisions
having the force or effect of law, all judicial and
administrative orders and
determinations, all contractual obligations and all common law
concerning public
health and safety, worker health and safety, and pollution or
protection of the
environment, including without limitation all those relating to
the presence,
use, production,
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generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage,
disposal,
distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, release,
control, or
cleanup of any hazardous materials, substances or wastes,
chemical substances or
mixtures, pesticides, pollutants, contaminants, toxic chemicals,
petroleum
products or byproducts, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls,
noise or radiation,
each as amended and as now in effect.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974, as
amended.
"ERISA Affiliate" means each entity which is treated as a single
employer
with Seller for purposes of Code ss.414.
"Fiduciary" has the meaning set forth in ERISA ss.3(21).
"Financial Statement" has the meaning set forth in ss.3(g)
below.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles as in
effect from time to time.
"Intellectual Property" means (a) all inventions (whether
patentable or
unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), all
improvements thereto,
and all patents, patent applications, and patent disclosures,
together with all
reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, revisions,
extensions, and
reexaminations thereof, (b) all trademarks, service marks, trade
dress, logos,
trade names, and corporate names, together with all
translations, adaptations,
derivations, and combinations thereof and including all goodwill
associated
therewith, and all applications, registrations, and renewals in
connection
therewith, (c) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all
applications,
registrations, and renewals in connection therewith, (d) all
mask works and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection
therewith, (e) all trade
secrets and confidential business information (including ideas,
research and
development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production
processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings,
specifications,
customer and supplier lists, pricing and cost information, and
business and
marketing plans and proposals), (f) all computer software
(including data and
related documentation), (g) all other proprietary rights, and
(h) all copies and
tangible embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).
"Knowledge" means with respect to a person or entity actual
knowledge
after reasonable investigation.
"Liability" means any liability (whether known or unknown,
whether
asserted or unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether
accrued or
unaccrued, whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due
or to become
due), including any liability for Taxes.
"Most Recent Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet contained
within the
Most Recent Financial Statements.
"Most Recent Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in
ss.3(g)
below.
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"Most Recent Fiscal Month End" has the meaning set forth in
ss.3(g) below.
"Most Recent Fiscal Year End" has the meaning set forth in
ss.3(g) below.
"Multiemployer Plan" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
ss.3(37).
"Ordinary Course of Business" means the ordinary course of
business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect
to quantity and
frequency).
"Parent" means Electronic Control Security International, Inc.,
a New
Jersey corporation.
"Parent Shares" means any shares of common stock $.001 par value
per share
of the Parent.
"Party" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation,
an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an
unincorporated
organization, or a governmental entity (or any department,
agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
"Prohibited Transaction" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
ss.406 and
Code ss.4975.
"Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(c) below.
"Reportable Event" has the meaning set forth in ERISA
ss.4043.
"Security Interest" means any mortgage, pledge, lien,
encumbrance, charge,
or other security interest, other than (a) mechanic's,
materialmen's, and
similar liens, (b) liens for Taxes not yet due and payable, (c)
purchase money
liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements, and
(d) other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and
not incurred in
connection with the borrowing of money.
"Side Agreements" means the agreements referred to in Exhibit
B.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation with respect to which a
specified
Person (or a Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common
stock or has the
power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to
elect a majority
of the directors.
"Target" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Target Share" means any share of the Common Stock of the
Target.
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"Target Stockholder" means any person who or which holds any
Target
Shares.
"Tax" means any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross
receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp,
occupation, premium,
windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code
ss.59A), customs
duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social
security (or
similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales,
use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add-on
minimum,
estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any
interest, penalty,
or addition thereto, whether disputed or not.
"Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, claim for
refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or
attachment thereto, and including any amendment thereof.
2. Basic Transaction.
(a) Purchase and Sale of Assets. On and subject to the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to purchase from
the Target, and
the Target agrees to sell, transfer, convey, and deliver to the
Buyer, all of
the Acquired Assets at the Closing for the consideration
specified below in this
ss.2.
(b) Assumption of Liabilities. (i) On and subject to the terms
and
conditions of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to assume and
become responsible
for all of the Assumed Liabilities at the Closing. The Buyer
will not assume or
have any responsibility, however, with respect to any other
obligation or
Liability of the Target not included within the definition of
Assumed
Liabilities.
(ii) Certain of the Assumed Liabilities as follows:
Mark Harmless $267,423
Jon Payne - $81,846.49
Barry Pachciarz - $80,668.01
Bob Plummer - $5,841.49
William Eby - $3,049.28
Scott Cronk - $131.25
(collectively "Contingent Liabilities")
shall be payable, if at all, only in the event the Buyer
achieves
(i) sales in excess of $3,000,000 ("$3,000,000 in Sales")
and/or
(ii) net earnings before taxes in excess of $600,000 ("$600,000
in
Net Earnings") in one of its fiscal years beginning within three
(3)
years of the date hereof all determined in accordance with GAAP.
In
the event $3,000,000 in Sales are achieved but $600,000 in
Net
Earnings are not achieved, then 10% of Buyer's net earnings
before
taxes earned during such fiscal year shall be utilized to pay
the
Contingent Liabilities which amount shall be allocated among
the
Contingent Liabilities pro rata until paid in full. In the
event
$600,000 in Net Earnings are achieved (whether or not
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$3,000,000 in Sales are achieved), then (y) all net earnings
before
taxes in excess of $600,000 earned during such fiscal year plus
(z)
10% of Buyer's net earnings before taxes earned during such
fiscal
year, shall be utilized to pay the Contingent Liabilities
which
amount shall be allocated among the Contingent Liabilities pro
rata
until paid in full. If the Contingent Liabilities are not paid
in
full and $3,000,000 in Sales or $600,000 in Net Earnings occurs
in
one or more subsequent fiscal years, then net earnings before
taxes
with respect to such fiscal years shall be utilized to pay
the
Contingent Liabilities in the manner set forth in the preceding
two
sentences until such time, if ever, the Contingent Liabilities
are
paid in full. Any amounts paid hereunder shall be paid in cash
or
shares of Parent Stock (valued as of the closing ask price on
the
date of issuance) as the recipient shall direct.
(iii) Parent hereby guarantees the performance of Buyer of
its
obligations under this Section2(b).
(c) Purchase Consideration. In addition to the assumption of the
Assumed
Liabilities, the consideration for the Purchase of the Acquired
Assets shall
consist of 394,682 shares of Parent Shares which shares shall be
issued and
delivered to the escrow agent named in that certain escrow
agreement of even
date herewith, which Parent Shares shall be held and disposed of
in accordance
with said escrow agreement.
(d) The Closing. The closing of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of
Lasser Hochman,
L.L.C. in Roseland, New Jersey, commencing at 10:00 a.m. local
time on the
second business day following the satisfaction or waiver of all
conditions to
the obligations of the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated
hereby (other than conditions with respect to actions the
respective Parties
will take at the Closing itself) or such other date as the
Parties may mutually
determine (the "Closing Date"); provided, however, that the
Closing Date shall
be no earlier than November 15, 2004.
(e) Deliveries at the Closing. At the Closing, (i) the Target
will deliver
to the Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and
documents referred to in
ss.6(a) below; (ii) the Buyer will deliver to the Target the
various
certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in ss.6(b)
below; (iii) the
Target will execute, acknowledge (if appropriate), and deliver
to the Buyer (A)
assignments (including real property and Intellectual Property
transfer
documents) in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 2(e)-1 and (B)
such other
instruments of sale, transfer, conveyance, and assignment as the
Buyer and its
counsel reasonably may request; (iv) the Buyer will execute,
acknowledge (if
appropriate), and deliver to the Target (A) an assumption in the
form attached
hereto as Exhibit 2(e)-2 and (B) such other instruments of
assumption as the
Target and its counsel reasonably may request; and (v) the Buyer
will deliver to
the Target the consideration specified in ss.2(c) above.
(f) Allocation. The Parties agree to allocate the Purchase
Consideration
(and all other capitalizable costs) among the Acquired Assets
for all purposes
(including financial accounting and tax purposes) in accordance
with the
allocation schedule attached hereto as Exhibit 2 (f).
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(g) Post Closing Covenant. The Parties intend that the
transaction
contemplated hereby will be treated for income tax purposes as a
taxable
purchase of assets and not a tax-free reorganization. The Seller
shall take no
action or fail to take an action contrary to this intention,
including but not
limited to (i) distributing any property it receives in
connection with the
transaction pursuant to a plan of reorganization or (ii) taking
the position for
tax or other purposes to the effect that the transaction is a
tax-free
reorganization.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Target. The Target
represents and
warrants to the Buyer and Parent that the statements contained
in this ss.3 are
correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will
be correct and
complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as
though the Closing
Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout
this ss.3),
except as set forth in the disclosure schedule accompanying this
Agreement and
initialed by the Parties (the "Disclosure Schedule"). The
Disclosure Schedule
will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the lettered and
numbered
paragraphs contained in this ss.3. Any information contained on
the Disclosure
Schedule shall be adequate to disclose an exception to any
representation or
warranty made herein even if such information contained on the
Disclosure
Schedule does not specifically correspond to a lettered or
numbered paragraph
contained in this Agreement.
(a) Organization of the Target. The Target is a corporation
duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws
of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation.
(b) Authorization of Transaction. The Target has full power and
authority
(including full corporate power and authority) to execute and
deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Without
limiting the
generality of the foregoing, the board of directors of the
Target and the Target
Stockholders have or will have by the Closing Date duly
authorized the
execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by the
Target. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Target,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions, except
that the
enforceability hereof may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect
relating to
creditors' rights generally and that 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 may be
brought.
(c) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the delivery of
this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby
(including the assignments and assumptions referred to in ss.2
above), will (i)
violate any constitution, statute, regulation, rule, injunction,
judgment,
order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government,
governmental agency, or court to which the Target is subject or
any provision of
the charter or bylaws of the Target or (ii) conflict with,
result in a breach
of, constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of,
create in any
party the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or
require any
notice under any material agreement, contract, lease, license,
instrument, or
other arrangement to which the Target is a party or by which it
is bound or to
which any of its assets is subject (or result in the imposition
of any Security
Interest upon any of its assets). The Target
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does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or
obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any government or
governmental agency in
order for the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement (including the assignments and assumptions referred to
in ss.2 above).
(d) Brokers' Fees. The Target has no Liability or obligation to
pay any
fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent with respect
to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the Buyer
could become
liable or obligated.
(e) Title to Assets. The Target has good title to, or a valid
leasehold or
license interest in, the properties and assets used by it,
located on its
premises, or shown on the Most Recent Balance Sheet or acquired
after the date
thereof, free and clear of all Security Interests, except for
properties and
assets disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business since the
date of the Most
Recent Balance Sheet. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the
Target has good title to all of the Acquired Assets, free and
clear of any
Security Interest or restriction on transfer. Schedule 1
contains a list of each
item of tangible and intangible property included in the Most
Recent Balance
Sheet carrying a value of more than $500.
(f) Subsidiaries. The Target has no and has never had any
Subsidiaries.
(g) Financial Statements. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3(g) are
the
following financial statements (collectively the "Financial
Statements"): (i)
Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Equity for the year ending
December 31,
2003; and (ii) Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Equity
(the "Most Recent
Financial Statements") as of and for the month ended, October
31, 2004 (the
"Most Recent Fiscal Month End") for the Target. The Financial
Statements have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis throughout
the periods covered thereby, present fairly in all material
respects the
financial condition of the Target as of such dates and the
results of operations
of the Target for such periods, subject to customary year end
adjustments, are
correct and complete, and are consistent with the books and
records of the
Target (which books and records are correct and complete).
(h) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Month End. Since the
Most
Recent Fiscal Monthly End, there has not been any material
adverse change in the
business, financial condition, operations, results of
operations, or future
prospects of the Target. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, since
that date:
(i) the Target has not sold, leased, transferred, or assigned
any of
its assets, tangible or intangible, other than for a fair
consideration in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(ii) the Target has not entered into any agreement, contract,
lease,
or license (or series of related agreements, contracts, leases,
and
licenses) either involving more than $1,000 or outside the
Ordinary Course
of Business;
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(iii) no party (including the Target) has accelerated,
terminated,
modified, or cancelled any agreement, contract, lease, or
license (or
series of related agreements, contracts, leases, and licenses)
to which
the Target is a party or by which is bound;
(iv) the Target has not imposed any Security Interest upon any
of
its assets, tangible or intangible;
(v) the Target has not made any capital expenditure (or series
of
related capital expenditures) either involving more than $5,000
or outside
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(vi) the Target has not made any capital investment in, any loan
to,
or any acquisition of the securities or assets of, any other
Person (or
series of related capital investments, loans, and acquisitions)
either
involving more than $5,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(vii) the Target has not issued any note, bond, or other
debt
security or created, incurred, assumed, or guaranteed any
indebtedness for
borrowed money or capitalized lease obligation;
(viii) the Target has not delayed or postponed the payment
of
accounts payable and other Liabilities;
(ix) the Target has not cancelled, compromised, waived, or
released
any right or claim (or series of related rights and claims)
either
involving more than $1,000 or outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(x) the Target has not granted any license or sublicense of
any
rights under or with respect to any Intellectual Property;
(xi) there has been no change made or authorized in the charter
or
bylaws of the Target;
(xii) the Target has not issued, sold, or otherwise disposed of
any
of its capital stock, or granted any options, warrants, or other
rights to
purchase or obtain (including upon conversion, exchange, or
exercise) any
of its capital stock;
(xiii) the Target has not declared, set aside, or paid any
dividend
or made any distribution with respect to its capital stock
(whether in
cash or in kind) or redeemed, purchased, or otherwise acquired
any of its
capital stock;
(xiv) the Target has not experienced any damage, destruction,
or
loss (whether or not covered by insurance) to its property;
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(xv) the Target has not made any loan to, or entered into any
other
transaction with, any of its directors, officers, and employees
outside
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(xvi) the Target has not entered into any employment contract
or
collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified
the terms of
any existing such contract or agreement;
(xvii) the Target has not granted any increase in the base
compensation of any of its directors, officers, and employees
outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(xviii) the Target has not adopted, amended, modified, or
terminated
any bonus, profit-sharing, incentive, severance, or other plan,
contract,
or commitment for the benefit of any of its directors, officers,
and
employees (or taken any such action with respect to any other
Employee
Benefit Plan);
(xix) the Target has not made any other change in employment
terms
for any of its directors, officers, and employees outside the
Ordinary
Course of Business;
(xx) the Target has not made or pledged to make any charitable
or
other capital contribution outside the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(xxi) the Target has not paid any amount to any third party
with
respect to any Liability or obligation (including any costs and
expenses
the Target has incurred or may incur in connection with this
Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby) which would not constitute
an
Assumed Liability if in existence as of the Closing;
(xxii) there has not been any other material occurrence,
event,
incident, action, failure to act, or transaction outside the
Ordinary
Course of Business involving the Target; and
(xxiii) the Target has not committed to any of the
foregoing.
(i) Undisclosed Liabilities. The Target has no Liability (and
there is no
Basis for any present or future action, suit, proceeding,
hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand against any
of them giving
rise to any Liability), except for (i) Liabilities set forth on
the face of the
Most Recent Balance Sheet and (ii) Liabilities which have arisen
after the Most
Recent Fiscal Month End in the Ordinary Course of Business (none
of which
results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or
was caused by
any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement,
or violation of
law).
(j) Legal Compliance. Each of the Target and its predecessors
has complied
in all material respects with all applicable laws (including
rules, regulations,
codes, plans, injunctions, judgments, orders, decrees, rulings,
and charges
thereunder) of federal, state, local, and foreign governments
(and all agencies
thereof), and no action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation,
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charge, complaint, claim, demand, or notice has been filed or
commenced against
any of them alleging any failure so to comply.
(k) Tax Matters.
(i) The Target has filed all Tax Returns that it was required
to
file. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all
respects. All
Taxes owed by the Target (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have
been paid. The Target currently is not the beneficiary of any
extension of
time within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever been
made by
an authority in a jurisdiction where the Target does not file
Tax Returns
that it is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
There are
no Security Interests on any of the assets of the Target that
arose in
connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay any
Tax.
(ii) The Target has withheld and paid all Taxes required to
have
been withheld and paid in connection with amounts paid or owing
to any
employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or
other third
party.
(iii) The Target does not expect any authority to assess any
additional Taxes for any period for which Tax Returns have been
filed.
There is no dispute or claim concerning any Tax Liability of the
Target
either (A) claimed or raised by any authority in writing or (B)
based upon
personal contact with any agent of such authority. ss.3(k) of
the
Disclosure Schedule lists all federal, state, local, and foreign
income
Tax Returns filed with respect to the Target for taxable periods
ended on
or after December 31, 1996, indicates those Tax Returns that
have been
audited, and indicates those Tax Returns that currently are the
subject of
audit. The Target has delivered to the Buyer correct and
complete copies
of all federal income Tax Returns, examination reports, and
statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Target since
December,
1996.
(iv) The Target has not waived any statute of limitations in
respect
of Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a
Tax
assessment or deficiency.
(v) The Target is not a party to any Tax allocation or
sharing
agreement. The Target (A) has not been a member of an Affiliated
Group
filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a
group the
common parent of which was the Target) or (B) has any Liability
for the
Taxes of any Person (other than any of the Target and its
Subsidiaries)
under Reg. ss.1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state,
local, or
foreign law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise.
(vi) S Corp. The Target has been an S Corporation since its
inception within the meaning of Section 1361(a) of the Code. The
Target
has no unpaid balance of federal or state income Taxes resulting
from (i)
any built-in gains under Section 1374 of the Code, (ii) any
excess net
passive income under Section 1375 of the Code or (iii) any
adjustments
under Section 481(a) of the Code. Neither the Target nor any
Target
Stockholder has taken, or failed to take, any action, or is
aware of any
circumstances, that
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would cause the Target not to be classified as an S Corporation
within the
meaning of Section 1361(a) of the Code.
(l) Real Property.
(i) The Target does not own and has never owned any real
property.
(ii) ss.3(l)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule lists and
identifies
briefly all of the leases pursuant to which real property is
leased or
subleased to the Target. The Target has delivered to the Buyer
correct and
complete copies of the leases and subleases listed in
ss.3(l)(ii) of the
Disclosure Schedule (as amended to date). With respect to each
lease and
sublease listed in ss.3(l)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule:
(A) to the Knowledge of the Target, the lease or sublease is
legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full force and
effect;
(B) to the Knowledge of the Target, the lease or sublease
will
continue to be legal, valid, binding, enforceable, and in full
force
and effect on identical terms following the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the assignments
and
assumptions referred to in ss.2 above);
(C) to the Knowledge the Target, no party to the lease or
sublease is in breach or default, and no event has occurred
which,
with notice or lapse of time, would constitute a breach or
default
or permit termination, modification, or acceleration thereu
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