ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
DATED JULY 31, 2008,
BY AND AMONG
WIDEPOINT CORPORATION,
PROTEXX ACQUISITION CORPORATION,
PROTEXX INCORPORATED,
PETER LETIZIA,
CHARLES B. MANUEL, JR.
AND
WILLIAM TABOR.
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of July 31, 2008 (the
“Agreement”), by and among WidePoint Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (“WidePoint”), Protexx Acquisition
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Acquisition”),
Protexx Incorporated, a Delaware corporation
(“Protexx”), and Peter Letizia (“Letizia”),
Charles B. Manuel, Jr. (“Manuel”) and William Tabor
(“Tabor”) (with Letizia, Manuel and Tabor also being
collectively referred to as the “Protexx Management
Shareholders”). WidePoint, Acquisition, Protexx, Letizia,
Manuel, Tabor, and the Protexx Management Shareholders are also
hereinafter referred to individually as a “party” and
collectively as the “parties.”
WHEREAS,
Protexx desires to sell to Acquisition and Acquisition desires to
acquire from Protexx certain assets and assume certain specific
liabilities of Protexx (the “Asset Purchase”) for the
consideration and on the terms set forth in this
Agreement;
WHEREAS,
certain intellectual property rights in software used by Protexx in
the operation of Protexx’s Business (as herein defined) and
related intellectual property have been conceived, developed, made,
owned or otherwise by either or both of William Tabor and/or 22THEN
LLC, each of whom has effectively and completely transferred all
such intellectual property to Protexx prior to the date of this
Agreement (collectively hereinafter referred to as the
“Software Transfers”);
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of WidePoint and the Board of Directors of
Acquisition have determined that the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “Transactions”) are in the best
interests of WidePoint and Acquisition and their respective
stockholders;
WHEREAS,
the Board of Directors of Protexx and the shareholders of Protexx
have each determined that the Transactions to which Protexx is a
party are in the best interest of Protexx and its
shareholders;
WHEREAS,
each of the Protexx Management Shareholders have determined that
the Transactions to which they are each a party are in their
personal best interests, as well as being in the best interests of
Protexx and its other shareholders; and
WHEREAS,
the parties desire to enter into this Agreement to set forth and
memorialize their mutual understandings and agreements with respect
to the subject matter hereof.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to
the satisfaction of the terms and conditions set forth herein, the
parties hereto intending to be legally bound do hereby agree as
follows:
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SECTION 1: INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE
The foregoing introductory
paragraphs of this Agreement are hereby incorporated into this
Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: THE PURCHASE
2.1.
Sale and Purchase of Specified Assets . On the Closing Date,
effective as of the Closing and subject to the other terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Protexx shall sell, transfer, assign
and convey to Acquisition, and Acquisition shall purchase, all of
Protexx’s right, title and interest in and to all of the
Specified Assets (as defined in Section 2.1(a)), and Protexx shall
assign to Acquisition, and Acquisition shall assume, the Specified
Liabilities of Protexx (as defined in Section 2.1(b)).
(a)
Specified Assets. The “Specified Assets” means
all Assets of Protexx as of the Closing Date, wherever located and
whether or not reflected on the Books and Records of Protexx,
including the following Assets and excluding the Assets
specifically excepted below:
(i)
All Software owned or jointly owned by Protexx or under development
by Protexx, including but not limited to all Software utilized in
the Protexx Business and/or owned or developed by 22THEN LLC and/or
William Tabor, all of which shall have been completely and
effectively transferred to Protexx prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(ii)
All Intangibles owned by Protexx and/or utilized in the Protexx
Business or under development by Protexx and/or any person or
entity affiliated with Protexx, including but not limited to
William Tabor, all of which shall have been completely and
effectively transferred to Protexx prior to the date of this
Agreement.
(iii)
All Accounts Receivable (net of an allowance for doubtful accounts
to be mutually agreed upon by the parties prior to the Closing) and
all other current Assets including cash, prepaid expenses, security
deposits, rent escrows, and other prepayments, deposits and escrows
of Protexx, but excluding: (A) all prepayments and rights to
refunds or credits of any Taxes other than any taxes relating to
the Specified Assets to be transferred to Acquisition hereunder;
and (B) all prepaid premiums and other prepayments and deposits
with respect to Protexx’s Insurance Policies, Protexx’s
Group Insurance Plans, Protexx’s Retirement Plans, and any
other Contracts not purchased by Acquisition under this
Agreement.
(iv)
All of Tangible Property of Protexx. and/or utilized in the Protexx
Business.
(v)
All of Protexx’s Contract Rights under the Contracts,
including all rights acquired by Protexx as a result of the merger
of 22THEN LLC into Protexx as described in Section 4.1(b) of this
Agreement, but excluding Contract Rights under:
(A)
this Agreement and any other Contracts entered into by Protexx with
WidePoint or Acquisition in connection with the
Transactions;
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(B)
Contracts that constitute or evidence Employee Benefit Plans of
Protexx;
(C)
Contracts under which any rights in and/or any shares or other
ownership interest in Protexx and/or 22THEN LLC (or any of their
predecessors) was acquired;
(D)
Contracts relating to the formation or acquisition of Protexx,
22THEN, or any of their respective predecessors;
(E)
any Insurance Policies of Protexx; and
(F)
any Contracts requiring a Consent that is not obtained on or before
the Closing Date (“Non-Assigned Contracts”), provided
that, once such Consent is obtained, the Non-Assigned Contracts
shall be deemed, automatically and without further action by the
parties, to be included in the Specified Assets as of the date such
Consent is delivered to WidePoint (such Contracts not excluded by
this Section 2.1(v), including any Non-Assigned Contracts that
become Contracts included in any Specified Assets, shall be
referred to as the “Assigned Contracts”); provided,
however, that until such time as any Non-Assigned Contract becomes
an Assigned Contract, Protexx shall hold each such contract in
escrow and trust for the sole and exclusive benefit of Acquisition
and WidePoint pursuant to Section 12.3, with Protexx directing each
party to each such contract to make all payments due to Protexx
under such contract from and after the Closing to thereafter be
made solely to Acquisition.
(vi)
All transferable rights under all Permits granted or issued to
Protexx or otherwise held by Protexx, including all Permits to
which Protexx is the successor or transferee as a result of merger
of 22THEN with and into Protexx.
(vii)
All of Protexx’s rights with respect to telephone numbers,
telephone directory listings and advertisements, the name
“Protexx” and all rights to use or allow others to use
such name and variations thereof, and all of Protexx’s
goodwill.
(viii)
All of Protexx’s Books and Records, but excluding Tax
Returns and Protexx’s Books and Records relating exclusively
to Protexx’s Assets not included in the Specified Assets or
to Protexx’s liabilities not included in the Specified
Liabilities.
(ix)
All of Protexx’s Claims, causes of action and other legal
rights and remedies, whether or not known as of the Closing Date,
relating to Protexx’s ownership of the Specified Assets
and/or the operation of Protexx’s Business, including all
rights of Protexx after the effectiveness of the merger of 22THEN
with and into Protexx, but excluding causes of action and
other legal rights and remedies of Protexx: (A) against WidePoint
or Acquisition with respect to the Transactions contemplated by
this Agreement; or (B) relating exclusively to Protexx’s
Assets not included in the Specified Assets or to Protexx’s
liabilities not included in the Specified Liabilities.
(b)
Specified Liabilities of Protexx. The “Specified
Liabilities of Protexx” means the following specifically
described liabilities of Protexx as of the Closing Date, all of
which shall be only those liabilities as specifically listed on
Schedule 2.1(b) of this Agreement:
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(i)
The current and long-term liabilities of Protexx incurred in the
normal and ordinary course of Protexx’s Business which shall
be clearly reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet (as defined in,
and to be prepared in accordance with, Section 3.2).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Specified Liabilities shall not
include: (A) any current, long-term or deferred liabilities for any
Taxes specifically excluded pursuant to Section 2.2(a); (B) any
current or long-term notes payable and all accrued interest with
respect thereto, other than any current or long-term notes payable
or capitalized leases for any of the Specified Assets; (C) any
liabilities for overdrafts or any other liabilities with respect to
bank accounts; (D) any accrued expenses with respect to
Protexx’s Insurance Policies; and (E) any liabilities
whatsoever to any shareholder, officer, director, employee or
affiliate of Protexx.
(ii)
The Obligations of Protexx that arise after the Closing Date under
any and all Assigned Contracts, but only to the extent that such
liabilities arise in the ordinary course of performing such
Assigned Contracts, in accordance with their respective terms,
after the Closing Date and are not due to any breach, default or
other nonperformance by Protexx under any such Assigned Contract
prior to Closing. A
2.2.
No Other Liabilities. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, Acquisition shall not purchase the Specified Assets
subject to, and Acquisition shall not in any manner assume or be
liable or responsible for any Obligations of Protexx other than the
Specified Liabilities, and all Obligations of Protexx other than
the Specified Liabilities shall remain the sole responsibility of
Protexx after the effectiveness of the Closing. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, and in addition to the liabilities
excluded from the Specified Liabilities under Section 2.1(b),
Acquisition shall not in any manner assume or be liable or
responsible for, or acquire any Assets of Protexx subject to, any
of the following Obligations of Protexx, whether or not reflected
on the Closing Balance Sheet:
(a)
Taxes. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement,
including without limitation in Section 2.3, any Obligation for any
Tax including: (i) any Tax payable by Protexx with respect to
Protexx’s Business; and (ii) any Tax payable by Protexx with
respect to the ownership, possession, purchase, lease, sale,
disposition or use of any of Protexx’s Assets at any time on
or before the Closing Date.
(b)
Claims and Proceedings. Any Obligation related to or arising
out of any Claim or Proceeding existing as of the Effective Time,
or based upon a fact, action, failure to act or occurrence that
arises prior to the Closing Date.
(c)
Post-Closing. Any Obligation that is incurred or arises
after the Closing Date, or that relates to any Proceeding of
Protexx or other event relating to Protexx that occurs or
circumstances that exist after the Closing Date.
(d)
Transaction Related. Except as otherwise contemplated by
this Agreement, any Obligation that was or is incurred by Protexx
and/or the Protexx Management Shareholders in connection with the
negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement.
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(e)
Employees and Benefits. Any Obligation of Protexx relating
to its employees, consultants or affiliates or any benefits
provided by Protexx to any of its employees, consultants or
affiliates.
(f)
Infringement. Any Obligation arising in connection with or
related to any infringement or alleged infringement by Protexx or
its employees, consultants or affiliates, including but not limited
to the Protexx Management Shareholders, of any Software or
Intangible of any Person.
(g)
Encumbrances. Other than with respect to Permitted Liens and
Specified Contracts, any Encumbrance on or affecting
Protexx’s Assets, including the Specified Assets.
2.3.
Transfer Taxes/Filing Fees. All filing fees, transfer, sales
and other similar taxes arising from the Software Transfers and/or
the Asset Purchase shall be borne by Protexx. WidePoint may offset
from any payment otherwise due to Protexx under this Agreement any
such fees and expenses.
SECTION 3: PURCHASE PRICE AND CLOSING BALANCE
SHEET
3.1.
Purchase Price and Allocation.
(a)
Purchase Price. Subject to the adjustments described in this
Section 3, the total purchase price for the Specified Assets
(“Purchase Price”) shall consist of: (i) a cash payment
by Acquisition to Protexx in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00), (the
“Cash Amount”), (ii) the assumption by Acquisition of
the Specified Liabilities of Protexx, and (iii) the Earnout Amount
(as defined in Section 3.3(a)).
(b)
Payment of the Purchase Price. WidePoint shall cause the
Purchase Price to be paid as follows:
(i)
Closing Payments . At the Closing, WidePoint shall cause
Protexx to be paid the Cash Amount of One Dollar
($1.00).
(ii)
Payments Following Closing . The Earnout Amount shall be
paid to Protexx as provided in Section 3.3.
3.2.
Closing Balance Sheet. Immediately prior to the Closing,
Protexx shall prepare or cause to be prepared a consolidated
balance sheet of Protexx (the “Closing Balance Sheet”)
as of the close of business on the business day immediately prior
to the Closing Date (the “Effective Time”). The Closing
Balance Sheet shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, and be
accompanied by schedules setting forth in reasonable detail all
Assets and liabilities included therein (excluding any liabilities
incurred upon the Closing). Such Closing Balance Sheet or the
accompanying schedules shall contain sufficient detail of the
tangible Assets and liabilities of Protexx and its subsidiaries for
the final determination of the Specified Assets and the Specified
Liabilities of Protexx as of the Effective Time. Protexx shall
deliver a draft Closing Balance Sheet to WidePoint and Acquisition
at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing. Protexx shall
deliver a final Closing Balance Sheet to WidePoint and Acquisition
at the Closing.
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3.3.
Earnout.
(a)
Amount of Earnout. All provisions of Section 3 of this
Agreement are subject to this Section 3.3(a). The Purchase Price
shall include the right of Protexx to receive an aggregate of up to
Nine Million Dollars ($9,000,000) (the “Earnout
Amount”), with fifty percent (50%) of any Earnout Amounts
being payable in cash and fifty percent (50%) of any Earnout
Amounts being payable in privately issued shares of common stock of
WidePoint (the “Earnout Shares”), subject to the
Protexx Business acquired by Acquisition from Protexx and
thereafter operated by Acquisition after the Closing achieving or
exceeding the financial requirements as set forth below. Any
payment that is earned under this earnout (the “Earnout
Payment”) shall be paid after the end of the Earnout Period,
as further set forth in Section 3.3(b).
(i)
Maximum Earnout in a Year. All provisions of Section
3 of this Agreement are subject to this Section 3.3(a)(i). If the
Protexx Business acquired by Acquisition achieves the maximum
performance levels set forth in greater detail below in Section
3.3(a)(ii) for the calendar year 2008, then Protexx shall have the
opportunity to earn the total Earnout Amount of $9,000,000.00 for
the calendar year 2008, in which event there will be no earnout for
the calendar year of 2009. If the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition does not achieve the maximum performance levels set
forth in greater detail below in Section 3.3(a)(ii) for the
calendar year 2008, then Protexx shall have the opportunity to earn
the applicable portion of the Earnout Amount as set forth below in
Section 3.3(a)(ii). If Protexx earns less than $4,500,000.00 of the
Earnout Amount for the calendar year of 2008, then the maximum
portion of the Earnout Amount that Protexx will have the
opportunity to earn for the calendar year of 2009 shall be up to
$4,500,000.00, as described in greater detail below in Section
3.3(a)(iii). If Protexx earns more than $4,500,000.00 of the
Earnout Amount for the calendar year of 2008, then the maximum
portion of the Earnout Amount that Protexx will have the
opportunity to earn for the calendar year of 2009 shall equal to
the difference between (i) $4,500,000.00 (the maximum portion of
the Earnout Amount for 2009) minus (ii) the amount of earnout
earned by Protexx for 2008 which exceeds $4,500,000. For purposes
of clarity, Schedule 3.3 of this Agreement sets forth in
greater detail examples and sample calculations on revenue
recognition, expense allocations, EBITDA calculations, and other
information related to the earnouts under this
Agreement.
(ii)
2008 Earnout. For the calendar year 2008, the Protexx
Business acquired by Acquisition must achieve earnings before
interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding any
amortization expenses from any software development costs
(“EBITDA”), of greater than forty percent (40%) of
revenues realized for the calendar year (the “Minimum
EBITDA”) in order to qualify for any Earnout
Amount.
(A)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of at least
Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) and up to Five Million
Dollars ($5,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also achieved
for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn One Million One
Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) of the Earnout
Amount (which is equal to 25% of $4,500,000.00).
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(B)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) and up to Seven Million
Dollars ($7,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also achieved
for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn Two Million Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00) of the Earnout
Amount (which is equal to 50% of $4,500,000.00).
(C)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Seven Million Dollars ($7,000,000.00) and up to Eight Million
Dollars ($8,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also achieved
for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn Three Million Three
Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,375,000.00) of the
Earnout Amount (which is equal to 75% of $4,500,000.00).
(D)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000.00) and up to Fourteen
Million Dollars ($14,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also
achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn Four
Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) of the
Earnout Amount (which is equal to 100% of
$4,500,000.00).
(E)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000.00) and up to
Twenty-Nine Million Dollars ($29,000,000.00), and the Minimum
EBITDA is also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall
earn Five Million Six Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars
($5,625,000.00) of the Earnout Amount.
(F)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Twenty-Nine Million Dollars ($29,000,000.00) and up to Thirty
Eight Million Dollars ($38,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is
also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn Six
Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($6,750,000.00) of the
Earnout Amount.
(G)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Thirty Eight Million Dollars ($38,000,000.00) and up to
Forty-Two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA
is also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn
Seven Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($7,875,000.00) of the Earnout Amount.
(H)
For the calendar year of 2008, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Forty-Two Million Dollars ($42,000,000.00), and the Minimum
EBITDA is also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall
earn the maximum Earnout Amount of Nine Million Dollars
($9,000,000.00).
(iii)
2009 Earnout. In the event the maximum Earnout Amount
of $9,000,000.00 is not earned by Protexx for the calendar year
2008, then Protexx shall have the opportunity to earn for the
calendar year 2009 the lesser of either (x) $4,500,000.00 or (y)
the difference between $9,000,000 and the actual amount earned by
Protexx for the calendar year 2008. If Protexx earns more than
$4,500,000.00 of the Earnout Amount for the calendar year of 2008,
then the maximum portion of the Earnout Amount that Protexx will
have the opportunity to earn for the calendar year of 2009 shall
equal to the difference between (i) $4,500,000.00 (the maximum
portion of the Earnout Amount for 2009) minus (ii) the amount of
earnout earned by Protexx for 2008 which exceeds $4,500,000. For
the calendar year 2009, the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition must have the Minimum EBITDA in order to qualify for
any Earnout Amount.
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(A)
For the calendar year of 2009, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of at least
Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) and up to Fifteen Million
Dollars ($15,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also achieved
for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn One Million One
Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($1,125,000.00) of the Earnout
Amount (which is equal to 25% of $4,500,000.00).
(B)
For the calendar year of 2009, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000.00) and up to Twenty-Four
Million Dollars ($24,000,000.00), and the Minimum EBITDA is also
achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall earn Two
Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00) of the
Earnout Amount (which is equal to 50% of $4,500,000.00).
(C)
For the calendar year of 2009, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Twenty-Four Million Dollars ($24,000,000.00) and up to
Twenty-Eight Million Dollars ($28,000,000.00), and the Minimum
EBITDA is also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall
earn Three Million Three Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($3,375,000.00) of the Earnout Amount (which is equal to 75% of
$4,500,000.00).
(D)
For the calendar year of 2009, if the Protexx Business acquired by
Acquisition recognizes revenues for that calendar year of greater
than Twenty-Eight Million Dollars ($28,000,000.00), and the Minimum
EBITDA is also achieved for that calendar year, then Protexx shall
earn Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00) of
the Earnout Amount (which is equal to 100% of
$4,500,000.00).
(iv)
Earnout Shares. At the Closing, WidePoint shall
privately issue shares of common stock of WidePoint in the name of
Protexx (the “Escrow Shares”), which Escrow Shares
shall be physically delivered to the law firm of Foley &
Lardner LLP (the “Escrow Agent”), to be held in escrow
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement attached hereto as
Exhibit A for purposes of the possible release of the Escrow
Shares as part of the potential Earnout Amount that Protexx may
achieve for the calendar year 2008. The number of Escrow Shares
that WidePoint shall privately issue at the Closing in the name of
Protexx and deliver to the Escrow Agent to be held in escrow
pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement shall be equal to the
number of whole shares of WidePoint common stock that results from
Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,250,000.00)
divided by the greater of (x) One Dollar ($1.00) or (y) the average
closing sale price of the WidePoint common stock as quoted on the
American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) for the twenty (20)
trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date. For the
calendar year of 2009, Protexx shall have the opportunity to earn
an additional Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($2,250,000.00) worth of privately issued shares of WidePoint
common stock as part of the Earnout Amount for that calendar year.
The maximum number of whole shares of WidePoint common stock that
Protexx shall have the opportunity to earn for the calendar year of
2009 shall be equal the number of whole shares of WidePoint common
stock that results from Two Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($2,250,000.00) divided by the greater of (x) One Dollar
and Twenty-Five Cents ($1.25) or (y) the average closing sale price
of the WidePoint common stock as quoted on the AMEX for the twenty
(20) trading days immediately preceding December 31,
2009.
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(b)
Calculation and Payment of Earnout Payment. (i) WidePoint
shall deliver to Protexx, upon the filing by WidePoint of the
WidePoint Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and
Exchange Commission after the end of each of the calendar year 2008
and the calendar year 2009, a statement of the revenues of the
Protexx Business acquired by Acquisition and the achievement or
shortfall of the Minimum EBITDA for that applicable calendar year
of the Earnout Period (“Earnout Statement”). The
Earnout Statement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, in all
cases as GAAP is expressly modified by the terms of this Agreement
and the Earnout Statement.
(ii)
WidePoint and Protexx shall in good faith attempt to agree upon the
amount of the Earnout Payment, if any, within thirty (30) days
after the receipt by Protexx of each Earnout Statement. If the
parties are able to agree on the amount of the Earnout Payment for
a particular calendar year during the Earnout Period, then
WidePoint, directly or through one of its subsidiaries, shall make
the Earnout Payment within fifteen (15) business days after the
expiration of such 30-day period.
(iii)
In the event of a dispute regarding an Earnout Payment, the
undisputed portion of the Earnout Payment, if any, shall be paid
within fifteen (15) business days after an agreement as to the
undisputed portion of an Earnout Payment is reached. Any disputed
portion of the Earnout Payment shall be determined, at
WidePoint’s expense, by WidePoint’s Accountants, and
WidePoint shall deliver the report of WidePoint’s Accountants
on the Earnout Payment (“Earnout Report”) to Protexx
within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of the Earnout
Period.
(iv)
Protexx shall notify WidePoint of any objections to the Earnout
Report within sixty (60) days after Protexx receives the Earnout
Report. If Protexx does not notify WidePoint of any objections to
the Earnout Report by the end of that sixty-day period, then the
Earnout Report, as prepared by WidePoint’s Accountants, shall
be considered final on the last day of that sixty-day
period.
(v)
If Protexx does notify WidePoint of any objections to the Earnout
Report by the end of that sixty-day period, and WidePoint and
Protexx are unable to resolve their differences within fifteen (15)
days thereafter, then the disputed items on the Earnout Report
shall be reviewed, as soon as reasonably possible, at the expense
of Protexx by Protexx’s Accountants. Protexx and WidePoint
shall instruct their respective Accountants to, in good faith, use
reasonable efforts to resolve such disputed items to their mutual
satisfaction and to deliver a final Earnout Report to Protexx and
WidePoint as soon as reasonably possible.
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(vi)
If Protexx’s Accountants and WidePoint’s Accountants
are unable to resolve any such disputed items within thirty (30)
days after receiving such instructions, then the remaining disputed
items shall be submitted to either (A) one arbitrator as mutually
agreed upon by each of Protexx and WidePoint within thirty (30)
days after the expiration of the preceding 30-day period during
which Protexx’s Accountants and WidePoint’s Accountants
are unable to resolve any such disputed items or (B) in the event
Protexx and WidePoint are not able to mutually agreed upon an
arbitrator, then each of Protexx and WidePoint shall select one (1)
arbitrator and then those two (2) selected arbitrators shall select
a third arbitrator, with such three (3) arbitrators to then meet
promptly thereafter to resolve any disputed portion of such Earnout
Payment. The decision by such arbitrator(s) shall be binding upon
the parties. Protexx and WidePoint shall each pay for fifty percent
(50%) of the costs of such arbitration. The arbitrator(s) shall be
instructed to deliver a final Earnout Report to Protexx and
WidePoint as soon as possible, which shall be final and binding on
the parties. Within fifteen (15) business days after the Earnout
Report is finalized in accordance with this Section 3.3(b), any
unpaid portion of the Earnout Payment, if any, shall be paid to
Protexx.
3.4.
Currency and Method of Payment. All dollar amounts stated in
this Agreement are stated in United States currency, and all
payments required under this Agreement shall be paid in United
States currency. All cash payments required under this Agreement
shall be made as follows: (a) any payment may be made by wire
transfer of immediately available United States federal funds; (b)
any payment exceeding $100,000 shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available United States federal funds; (c) any payment
exceeding $10,000, but not exceeding $100,000, may be made by bank
certified, treasurer’s or cashier’s check; and (d) any
payment not exceeding $10,000 may be made by ordinary
check.
3.5.
Prorations. The following prorations relating to the
Specified Assets or Specified Liabilities will be made as of the
Effective Time, with Protexx remaining liable to the extent such
items relate to any time period up to and including the Effective
Time if not already taken into account on the Closing Balance
Sheet, and with Acquisition becoming liable to the extent such
items relate to periods subsequent to the Effective Time. Except as
otherwise specifically provided herein, the net amount of all such
prorations will be settled and paid at the Closing or as soon
thereafter as mutually agreed upon by the parties:
(a)
Personal property taxes, real estate taxes and assessments, and
other Taxes, if any, on or with respect to the Assets; provided
that special assessments for work actually commenced or levied
prior to the date of this Agreement shall be paid by
Protexx.
(b)
Rents, additional rents, taxes and other items payable by Protexx
under any lease, license, permit, contract or other agreement or
arrangement of Protexx to be assigned to or assumed by
Acquisition.
(c)
The amount of rents, taxes and charges for sewer, water, fuel,
telephone, electricity and other utilities; provided that if
practicable, meter readings shall be taken at the Effective Time
and the respective obligations of the parties determined in
accordance with such readings.
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(d)
All other items normally adjusted in connection with similar
transactions.
If
the actual expense of any of the above items for the billing period
within which the Effective Time falls is not known at the time of
the Closing, then the proration shall be made based on the expense
incurred in the previous billing period, for expenses billed less
often than quarterly, and on the average expense incurred in the
preceding three billing periods, for expenses billed quarterly or
more often. Protexx agrees to furnish Acquisition with such
documents and other records as shall be reasonably requested in
order to confirm all proration calculations.
3.6.
Allocation of Consideration. The aggregate consideration,
including the Purchase Price and the assumption of the Specified
Liabilities, shall be allocated for tax purposes among the
Specified Assets and the noncompetition covenants set forth in
Section 7.3 in accordance with Schedule 3.6. WidePoint, Protexx and
Acquisition will file all Tax Returns and other related forms,
reports and documents made by them to any governmental agencies in
a manner consistent with such allocation and will not take any
position inconsistent with such allocation. To the extent that
disclosures of this allocation are required to be made by Protexx
to the IRS or any other Tax authority or agency, Protexx will
disclose such reports to WidePoint at least thirty (30) days prior
to filing with the IRS or any other Tax authority or
agency.
SECTION 4: REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
PROTEXX AND THE PROTEXX MANAGEMENT SHAREHOLDERS
Knowing
that WidePoint and Acquisition rely thereon, Protexx, and the
Protexx Management Shareholders jointly and severally, make the
following representations and warranties to WidePoint and
Acquisition, except Manuel does not make the representations
contained in sections 4.7, 4.9, 4.13, 4.17 and 4.26 (insofar as
section 4.26 relates to sections 4.7, 4.9, 4.13 and
4.17).
4.1.
Organization.
(a)
Protexx is a limited liability company validly formed and existing
under the Laws of the State of Delaware. Protexx possesses the full
corporate power and authority to own its Assets and to conduct its
business as and where presently conducted. Protexx is duly
qualified or registered to do business in each jurisdiction where
such qualification or registration is required by applicable Law,
except where the lack of such qualification or registration would
not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.1, Protexx does not own any subsidiaries. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.1, there are no predecessors to Protexx. Schedule 4.1
states with respect to Protexx: (a) its federal employer
identification number; (b) its officers, employees and
shareholders; (c) its registered agent and/or office in its
jurisdiction of formation (if applicable); (d) all foreign
jurisdictions in which it is qualified or registered to do business
and its registered agent in each such jurisdiction; (e) its
headquarters’ address, telephone number and facsimile number;
(f) all fictitious, assumed or other names of any type that are
registered or used by it or under which it has done business at any
time since its date of formation; and (g) any name changes,
recapitalizations, mergers, reorganizations or similar events since
its date of formation. Accurate and complete copies of
Protexx’s articles of organization and bylaws, each as
amended to date (collectively, the”Organizational
Documents”), are attached to Schedule 4.1.
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(b)
22THEN LLC was a limited liability company duly formed and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
(“22THEN”). The persons who constituted the Board of
Directors of Protexx were the same persons who constituted the
Board of Managers of 22THEN. The persons who constituted all the
shareholders of Protexx were the same persons who constituted all
the members of 22THEN on a pro rata basis. Pursuant to Special
Meetings of the Board of Directors of Protexx and the Board of
Members of 22THEN, each duly conducted on January 11, 2008, and
pursuant to Special Meetings of the shareholders of Protexx and the
members of 22THEN, each duly conducted on January 11, 2008, each of
Protexx and 22THEN duly and properly agreed to the merger of 22THEN
with and into Protexx, which merger was duly and properly
consummated on January 17, 2008 after the revival of 22THEN on that
same date, with such revival and merger being evidenced by the
Certificate of Revival and the Certificate of Merger, each as duly
filed with the State of Delaware on January 17, 2008. Accurate and
complete copies of such Certificate of Revival of 22THEN and the
Certificate of Merger of 22THEN with and into Protexx are each
attached hereto on Schedule 4.1. The result of such revival of
22THEN and the subsequent merger of 22THEN with and into Protexx is
that Protexx is now the sole owner of all assets and liabilities of
any and all types whatsoever of 22THEN. The assets and liabilities
of 22THEN immediately prior to such merger with Protexx are listed
on Schedule 4.1.
(c)
Protexx of the Americas, Inc. (“Protexx Americas”) was
duly incorporated and organized and was validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Florida from the date
of its incorporation up to and including the date of its
administrative dissolution by the State of Florida, with such
dissolution being duly effective under Florida law on September 14,
2007. Protexx Americas never had any business activities,
personnel, assets or liabilities whatsoever from the date of its
incorporation up to and including the date of its dissolution under
Florida law. The dissolution of Protexx Americas did not have and
will not have any affect whatsoever on the Agreement or the
transactions contemplated thereby. Written evidence of the
administrative dissolution of Protexx Americas by the State of
Florida is attached hereto on Schedule 4.1.
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4.2.
Effect of Agreement.
(a)
Protexx’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and, as of
the Closing, any ancillary agreements and instruments provided for
herein (each an “Ancillary Agreement”) to which Protexx
is or will be a party, its consummation of the Asset Purchase and
its performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder: (i)
has been duly authorized by all corporate action required by its
Organizational Documents and applicable Delaware Law other than
Protexx shareholder approval; (ii) is not in violation of and does
not constitute a default under its Organizational Documents; (iii)
except as set forth in Schedule 4.2(A), does not constitute a
default or breach (immediately or after the giving of notice,
passage of time or both) under any Contract or other understanding
of any type whatsoever to which Protexx is a party or by which
Protexx is bound or to which any of the Assets of Protexx are
subject; (iv) does not constitute a violation of any Law, Judgment
or Order that is applicable to Protexx or to the business or Assets
of Protexx, or to the Asset Purchase, including but not limited to
the Software Transfers; (v) except Encumbrances created pursuant to
this Agreement in favor of the parties thereto and except as stated
on Schedule 4.2(A), does not result in the creation of any
Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Lien) upon, or give to any
third party any interest in, any of the business or Assets of
Protexx, or any of the interests in Protexx; and (vi) except as set
forth in Schedule 4.2(A), does not require the consent of any
Person. This Agreement constitutes and, as of the Closing, any
Ancillary Agreement to which Protexx will be a party will
constitute, a the valid and legally binding agreement of Protexx,
enforceable against Protexx in accordance with its
terms.
4.3.
Shareholders and Ownership.
(a)
As of the date of this Agreement, Schedule 4.3(A) is an accurate
and complete list as of the date hereof of: (i) the full legal
names of all shareholders of Protexx and all other persons and
entities that have any right to acquire any equity interest in
Protexx (including but not limited to stock options and/or
warrants); (ii) the addresses of their respective current principal
residences; and (iii) their social security numbers or federal tax
identification numbers. There are no other record owners of any
equity interests of Protexx, or any other securities of Protexx,
and there currently are no other issued or outstanding equity
securities of Protexx other than its common stock. All securities
of Protexx have been duly authorized, validly issued in compliance
with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, fully paid,
non-assessable, and not subject to any legal or equitable claims
nor rights of rescission.
4.4.
Financial and Corporate Records. The Books and Records of
Protexx are and have been properly prepared and maintained in form
and substance adequate for preparing audited financial statements
in accordance with GAAP. Such Books and Records are and have been
maintained in form and substance in compliance with GAAP and all
applicable rules and regulations of the Laws to which Protexx are
subject. Protexx has each made available to WidePoint true and
complete copies of its respective minute books and stock record
books to the extent it has or maintains such books (the
“Corporate Records”).
4.5.
Compliance with Law.
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(a)
The operations of Protexx, the conduct of the Protexx Business, as
and where such business presently is conducted, and the ownership,
possession and use of the Assets of Protexx comply, in all material
respects, with all applicable Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.5, Protexx has obtained and currently holds all Permits required
for the lawful operation of its business as and where such business
is presently conducted, except where the failure to obtain or hold
such Permit would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.5, Protexx has obtained all exemptive or other
necessary relief from each applicable governmental agency as
necessary to conduct its business, and currently is operating in
compliance with any and all conditions imposed by each applicable
governmental agency in granting such relief.
(b)
Patriot Act Matters. Protexx maintains documentation adequate to
verify the accurate contact information, including identity and
street address, for all its proprietary traders and customers as
required by the USA Patriot Act, formerly known as the Uniting and
Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to
Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “Patriot
Act”). To Protexx’s Knowledge: (i) none of the
employees, customers or clients of Protexx is identified as a
suspected terrorist or other prohibited individual, entity or
organization described on the United States Department of
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control
(“OFAC”) “Specially Designated Nationals”
(“SDN”) list available at OFAC’s website address
(www.treas.gov.ofac) as of the date hereof; (ii) no employees,
customers or clients have used any proceeds generated from their
trading activities for the benefit of individuals, entities or
organizations from a country embargoed or restricted by the United
States government, as listed on OFAC’s website; (iii) no
employees, customers or clients have used the proceeds generated
from their activities for any illegal purpose, including money
laundering or terrorist financing activities; and (iv) its
employees, customers or clients comply with all relevant provisions
of the Patriot Act.
4.6.
Regulatory Matters.
(a)
Protexx and its employees, agents, associates, shareholders,
members or contractors who are required to be licensed or
registered with any federal and/or state governmental agency by
reason of their association with Protexx and/or Protexx’s
Business are duly registered as such and such registrations are in
full force and effect. All Governmental or Regulatory Entity
registration requirements have complied with and such registrations
as currently filed, and all periodic reports required to be filed
with respect thereto, are accurate and complete in all material
respects.
(b)
To Protexx’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances
pertaining to Protexx that would: (i) cause any Governmental or
Regulatory Entity to not approve the transfer of Protexx’s
Business and substantially all of its assets at the time of this
Agreement and as of the Closing from Protexx and its current owners
to Acquisition and WidePoint; or (ii) materially and adversely
affect Acquisition’s ability to conduct Protexx’s
Business as conducted by Protexx immediately prior to the
Closing.
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(c)
Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6(C), neither Protexx nor any of
its associated persons (as defined in Section 3(a)(21) of the 1934
Act) is subject to any order, directive or enforcement action by,
or party to any written agreement, memorandum of understanding or
commitment letter with, or similar undertaking with respect to, or
otherwise relating to, Protexx’s Business, has been ordered
to pay any civil penalty or fine by, or is a recipient of any
supervisory letter from, or has adopted any board or member
resolutions at the request or direction of any Governmental or
Regulatory Entity that restricts the conduct of its business or
that in any manner relates to its capital adequacy, its ability to
pay dividends, its credit or risk management policies, its
management, or any other aspect of its business (each, a
“Regulatory Agreement”), nor has Protexx been advised
in any other manner by any Governmental or Regulatory Entity that
it is considering issuing or requesting such a Regulatory
Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6(C), neither Protexx
nor any of its respective associated persons (as defined in Section
3(a)(21) of the 1934 Act) has been convicted within the past ten
years of any felony or misdemeanor described in Section 15(b)(4) of
the 1934 Act, or is, by reason of any misconduct, permanently or
temporarily enjoined from acting in the capacities, or engaging in
the activities, described in Section 15(b)(4)(C) of the 1934
Act.
(d)
Schedule 4.6(D) sets forth all Governmental or Regulatory Entities
with which Protexx is required to be registered, licensed, and/or
file any reports, as of the date of this Agreement; and except as
listed on Schedule 4.6(D) or Schedule 4.1, neither Protexx or any
of its respective employees, directors, or shareholders, by virtue
of their respective activities with respect to the Protexx
Business, is required to be so registered or obtain such a license
or similar authorization from any Governmental or Regulatory
Entity. Protexx has not exceeded in any material respect the
business activities enumerated in any agreements or other
limitations imposed in connection with its registrations, forms and
reports filed with any Governmental or Regulatory Entity. Protexx
has filed all material reports, registrations and statements,
together with any amendments required to be made with respect
thereto, that they were required by Law to file with any
Governmental or Regulatory Entity, and Protexx has paid all fees
and assessments due and payable in connection therewith. The
information contained in such registrations, forms and reports was
true and complete in all material respects as of the date of filing
thereof. Each such registration is in full force and effect on the
date of this Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6(D), and
except for routine examinations conducted by any Governmental or
Regulatory Entity in the regular course of business, no
Governmental or Regulatory Entity has initiated any formal or
informal Proceeding or investigation into the business or
operations of Protexx or its subsidiaries. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.6(D), there is no unresolved violation or deficiency
identified by, or to Protexx’s Knowledge threatened by, any
Governmental or Regulatory Entity with respect to
Protexx.
4.7.
Financial Statements. Schedule 4.7(A) includes accurate and
complete copies of the following financial statements
(“Financial Statements”) of Protexx: (a) a balance
sheet as of each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2007 for Protexx; and (b) statements of income,
statements of shareholders’ equity, and statements of cash
flows for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and December 31,
2007. Schedule 4.7(B) includes an accurate and complete copy of a
balance sheet of Protexx as of January 31, 2008 (“Recent
Balance Sheet”) and related financial statements
(collectively, the “Financial Statements”), including
statements of income, statements of members’ capital, and
statements of shareholders equity prepared by the management of
Protexx on an ongoing basis since the beginning of the current
fiscal year through June 30, 2008. All of the Financial Statements
were prepared in accordance with GAAP. Each balance sheet included
in the Financial Statements fairly presents the financial condition
of Protexx as of the date indicated therein. Each of the income
statements included in the Financial Statements fairly presents the
results of operations of Protexx as of the dates and for the
periods indicated. All of the Financial Statements were prepared in
accordance with GAAP as applied to interim period financial
statements, and all adjustments that are necessary for a fair
presentation thereof (consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments) have been made. All of the normal recurring
adjustments made to the Financial Statements are listed on Schedule
4.7(C).
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4.8.
Operations Since the Date of the Recent Balance Sheet.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.8 or as specifically identified
in this Agreement, from the date of the Recent Balance Sheet to the
date of this Agreement and through to the Closing Date:
(a)
Protexx has not: (i) created or assumed any Encumbrance other than
a Permitted Lien upon any of its business or material Assets; (ii)
purchased, leased, sold, abandoned or otherwise acquired or
disposed of any business or material Assets; (iii) waived any
material right or canceled any debt or claim; (iv) assumed or
entered into any material Contract other than this Agreement and
any agreement contemplated hereby; or (v) increased, or authorized
an increase in, the dividends, distributions, compensation or
benefits paid or provided to its shareholders, directors, officers,
employees, agents or representatives.
(b)
Protexx has not incurred any Obligation, made any loan to any
Person, acquired or disposed of any business or material Assets,
entered into any Contract or other transaction, or done any of the
other things described in Section 4.8(a), involving an amount
exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000) individually or in the
aggregate with respect to all such Persons.
(c)
There has been no material casualty loss affecting Protexx or the
business, Assets or financial condition of Protexx.
(d)
Protexx has not paid any deferred bonuses or compensation due to
any shareholder, director, officer, employee, or agent of Protexx,
except to the extent such deferred bonuses or compensation was
accrued on the Recent Balance Sheet.
4.9.
Accounts Receivable. All Accounts Receivable included in the
Recent Balance Sheet arose in the ordinary course of business and
are collectable (net of reserves shown on the Recent Balance Sheet
for doubtful accounts) in the ordinary course of business without
the necessity of commencing legal proceedings. There are no
refunds, discounts, rights of setoff or assignment affecting any
such Accounts Receivable. Proper amounts of deferred revenues
appear on the Books and Records of Protexx, in accordance with
GAAP, with respect to all of Protexx’s: (a) billed but
unearned Accounts Receivable; (b) previously billed and collected
Accounts Receivable still unearned; and (c) unearned customer
deposits.
4.10.
Tangible Assets. Protexx has good and marketable title to
all of its owned tangible Specified Assets, free and clear of any
Encumbrances, except for Permitted Liens and as set forth in the
Recent Balance Sheet and Schedule 4.10. Protexx is the sole and
exclusive owner of all the Specified Assets and no other person or
entity whatsoever has any right, claim or interest (equitable or
otherwise) in any of the Specified Assets. Schedule 4.10 sets forth
a list of all equipment leases of Protexx providing for annual
payments in excess of one thousand dollars ($1,000) indicating: (a)
the name of the lessee (including any leases on which Protexx is a
guarantor); (b) description of the equipment; (c) current term; (d)
monthly rental cost; and (e) lessor.
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4.11.
Real Property. Protexx does not currently own and has never
owned any Real Property. Schedule 4.11 includes a detailed list of
all Real Property leased by Protexx or whose lease is guaranteed by
Protexx (collectively, the “Protexx Real Property”),
indicating: (a) the name of the tenant (including any leases on
which Protexx is a guarantor); (b) location; (c) term; (d) monthly
base rent as of June 30, 2008; and (e) landlord. Schedule 4.11 also
includes a list of all Protexx branch offices. Protexx has good and
marketable leasehold title to all of the Protexx Real Property
leased by it, free and clear of any Encumbrance except Permitted
Liens. To Protexx’s Knowledge, none of the Protexx Real
Property, nor the possession, occupancy, maintenance or use
thereof, is in violation of, or breach or default under, any
Contract to which Protexx is a party or any Law relating to
Protexx’s ownership, possession, occupancy, maintenance or
use of the Protexx Real Property and, to Protexx’s Knowledge,
no notice or threat from any lessor, Governmental or Regulatory
Entity or other Person has been received by Protexx claiming any
violation of, or breach, default or liability under, any Contract
to which Protexx is a party or any Law relating to Protexx’s
ownership, possession, occupancy, maintenance or use of the Protexx
Real Property relating to Protexx’s possession, occupancy or
use of the Protexx Real Property, or requiring or calling attention
to the need for any work, repairs, construction, alteration,
installations or environmental remediation by Protexx.
4.12.
Environmental Matters. Neither Protexx, or its directors,
officers, employees or shareholders has placed or caused to be
placed, and to Protexx’s Knowledge there are no, Hazardous
Substances in, on, under or migrating from any of the Protexx Real
Property (except as in accordance with applicable law). All of the
Protexx Real Property and the operations of Protexx thereon have
been and currently are being operated by the Protexx in compliance
with applicable Environmental Laws.
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4.13.
Software and Other Intangibles. Set forth on Schedule 4.13
is an accurate and complete list of all Software and other
Intangibles: (a) owned or under development by Protexx or any
person or entity affiliated with either Protexx and/or 22THEN which
is used in whole or in part in the Protexx Business (together, the
“Protexx Software”); or (b) used or licensed by
Protexx, or previously by 22THEN, in each case including a product
description, the language in which it is written and the type of
hardware platform(s) on which it runs (other than, in each case,
standard commercial Software products used by Protexx for
administrative and/or operational purposes). Schedule 4.13
identifies each item of Protexx Software that is owned by or
licensed by a third-party, as applicable, and licensed or
sub-licensed to Protexx or 22THEN by such third party as of the
date hereof. No other Software or Intangibles (other than standard
commercial Software products used by Protexx for administrative
and/or operational purposes) are used by Protexx in the operation
of Protexx Business, and except as described on Schedule 4.13, no
rights of any third party are necessary to license, sublicense,
sell, modify, update, and/or create derivative works for the
Software listed on Schedule 4.13. The Protexx Software will
adequately perform the functions for which it/they are intended to
enable the revenues and EBITDA of Acquisition over the Earnout
Period to provide for the maximum Earnout Amount, based upon
current market conditions and anticipated business. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.13, Protexx has good title to, or has the right
to use, all of the Software and other Intangibles listed on
Schedule 4.13, free and clear of any Encumbrance. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.13, all of the Protexx Software was created as
a work for hire (as defined under U.S. copyright law) by regular
full time employees of Protexx or 22THEN. With respect to the
Protexx Software: (i) Protexx maintains machine-readable
master-reproducible copies, source code listings, technical
documentation and user manuals for the most current releases or
versions thereof (except that the technical documentation and user
manuals are current through March 2008) and for all earlier
releases or versions thereof currently being supported by them;
(ii) in each case, the machine-readable copy substantially conforms
to the corresponding source code listing; and (iii) it is written
in the language set forth on Schedule 4.13, for use on the hardware
set forth on Schedule 4.13 with standard operating systems; (iv) it
can be maintained and modified by reasonably competent programmers
familiar with such language, hardware and operating systems; and
(v) in the case of the most recent version of all Protexx Software
that is currently used in the operation of the Protexx Business, it
operates in accordance with the user manual therefore without
material operating defects. None of the Protexx Software or, to
Protexx’s Knowledge, other Intangibles listed on Schedule
4.13, or their respective past or current uses by Protexx,
including the preparation, distribution, marketing or licensing,
has violated or infringed upon, or is violating or infringing upon,
any Software, technology, patent, copyright, trade secret or other
Intangible of any Person. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.19, to
Protexx’s Knowledge, no Person is violating or infringing
upon, or has violated or infringed upon at any time, any of the
Protexx Software or other Intangibles listed on Schedule 4.13.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, none of the Protexx Software
or other Intangibles listed on Schedule 4.13 is owned by or
registered in the name of any current or former owner, member,
partner, shareholder, executive, member-manager, employee,
salesman, agent, customer, representative or contractor of Protexx
or 22THEN nor does any such Person have any interest therein or
right thereto, including the right to royalty payments. Protexx has
maintained all trade secrets and copyrights with respect to the
Protexx Software listed on Schedule 4.13. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13, neither Protexx or 22THEN has disclosed or delivered
to any escrow agent or to any other Person, or permitted the
disclosure to any escrow agent or to any other Person of, the
source code (or any aspect or portion thereof) of any past, present
or future version of any Protexx Software. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.19, no Proceeding is pending or, to Protexx’s
Knowledge, is being or has been threatened, nor has any claim or
demand been made, which challenges the legality, validity,
enforceability or ownership of any license, sublicense or other
Contract covering or relating to any Software or Intangible listed
on Schedule 4.13. Except with respect to demonstration or trial
copies, no portion of any Protexx Software or Intangibles contains
any “back door,” “time bomb,” “Trojan
horse,” “worm,” “drop dead device,”
“virus” or other software routines or hardware
components intentionally designed by Protexx to permit unauthorized
access or to disable or erase software, hardware, or data without
the consent of the user. Set forth on Schedule 4.13 are all
Internet domain names used in the operation of the Protexx Business
(“Domain Names”). Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13,
Protexx is the registrant of all Domain Names, and all
registrations of Domain Names are in good standing until at least
the dates set forth on Schedule 4.13. To Protexx’s Knowledge,
no action has been taken or is pending to challenge rights to,
suspend, cancel or disable any Domain Name, registration therefor
or the right of Protexx to use a Domain Name. Protexx has all
right, title and interest in and to, and rights to use the Domain
Names on the Internet and otherwise in the operation of the Protexx
Business as a trade-mark and/or trade name. There is no
governmental prohibition or restriction on the use of any of the
Protexx Software in any jurisdiction in which Protexx uses the
Protexx Software or has used the Protexx Software since January 1,
2002, or on the export or import of the Protexx Software from or to
any such jurisdiction. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.13,
Protexx is the sole owner of, and has good and marketable title to,
and all right, title and interest in and to all databases compiled
and maintained by Protexx (or previously by 22THEN) in connection
with the Protexx Business. Except as specified on Schedule 4.13,
(and except for the individual rights of any Person in or to
information contained within any such database that relates to such
Person), no Person other than Protexx has any right or interest of
any kind or nature in or to such databases. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13 to Protexx’s Knowledge, no person: (i) is
violating or infringing upon, or has violated or infringed upon at
any time, any right of Protexx in or to such databases; or (ii) is
breaching or has breached at any time any duty or obligation owed
to Protexx in respect of such databases. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.13, neither the past nor current use of any such
database or the information contained therein in the Protexx
Business: (i) has violated or infringed upon, or is violating or
infringing upon, the rights of any Person; or (ii) breaches any
duty or obligation owed to any Person; or (iii) violates the
privacy or any Law relating to the privacy of any
Person.
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4.14.
Contracts.
(a)
Schedule 4.14 is an accurate and complete list of all of the
following types of Contracts to which either Protexx, or where
indicated below, 22THEN, is a party or by which Protexx is bound as
of the date of this Agreement (collectively, and as supplemented
pursuant to Section 9.2(f), the “Specified Contracts”),
grouped into the following categories: (a) agreements with
customers, including shareholders, and any other entities from
which revenues may be derived at any time; (b) Contracts for the
lease of Protexx Real Property or otherwise concerning Protexx Real
Property used by Protexx; (c) loan agreements, mortgages, notes,
guarantees and other financing Contracts; (d) Contracts for the
purchase, lease and/or maintenance of computer equipment and other
equipment, Contracts for the purchase, license, lease and/or
maintenance of Software under which Protexx or 22THEN is the
purchaser, licensee, lessee or user, and other supplier Contracts;
(e) employment, consulting and sales representative Contracts
(excluding Contracts which constitute Employee Benefit Plans listed
on Schedule 4.16, and excluding oral Contracts with employees for
“at will” employment); (f) Contracts under which any
rights in and/or ownership of Software, technology or other
Intangible of Protexx or 22THEN, or any prior version thereof, or
any part of the customer base, business or assets of Protexx, or
any shares or other ownership interest in Protexx (or any of its
predecessors) was acquired, as well as any other Contracts relating
to Software, technology or other Intangible of Protexx or 22THEN,
including but not limited to any royalty agreements or rights
agreements; and (g) other material Contracts (excluding Contracts
which constitute Insurance Policies listed on Schedule 4.20 and
excluding this Agreement.) A description of each oral Specified
Contract is included on Schedule 4.14, and copies of each written
Specified Contract have been delivered to WidePoint and
Acquisition. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, each of the
customers of Protexx have signed and are bound by a written
Contract that is similar in all material respects to one of the
form agreements that are attached to Schedule 4.14. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.14, with respect to each of the Specified
Contracts, neither Protexx nor 22THEN is in default thereunder and
there has not occurred any event that would constitute a default
thereunder with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14, to Protexx’s Knowledge,
none of the other parties to any Specified Contract is in default
thereunder and there has not occurred any event that would
constitute a default thereunder with the passage of time, the
giving of notice or both. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.14,
neither Protexx nor 22THEN has given or received any notice of
default or notice of termination with respect to any Specified
Contract, and each Specified Contract is in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms, and subject to obtaining the consents
indicated on Schedule 4.2(A), upon consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will continue to be legal, valid,
binding, enforceable and in full force and effect on the terms
substantially identical to those in effect immediately prior to the
consummation of such transactions. The Specified Contracts are all
the material Contracts necessary and sufficient to operate the
business of Protexx as currently operated.
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4.15.
Employees and Independent Contractors. Schedule 4.15
includes a list of all of the Employees of Protexx as of the date
of this Agreement, and: (a) their titles or responsibilities; and
(b) their current salaries or wages and all bonuses, commissions
and incentives paid at any time during the past twelve months.
Schedule 4.15 also includes a list of all independent contractors
performing services for Protexx as of the date of this Agreement.
Protexx and/or 22THEN have never been a party to or bound by any
union or collective bargaining Contract, nor is any such Contract
currently in effect or being negotiated by or on behalf of Protexx.
As of the Closing Date, none of the Employees of Protexx will be
entitled to receive any severance payment upon the termination of
their employment with Protexx. Except as limited by any employment
Contracts listed on and attached to Schedule 4.14 and except for
any limitations of general application which may be imposed under
applicable employment Laws, Protexx has the right to terminate the
employment of each of its Employees at will and without incurring
any penalty or liability. Protexx is in compliance in all material
respects with all Laws respecting employment practices. Since its
formation date, Protexx has not experienced any labor problem that
was or is material to it. Since its formation date, 22THEN never
had any employees. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.15, no
unresolved claim has been asserted by any current or former
employee arising out of or related to his or her employment with
Protexx and/or the termination thereof. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.15, each of Protexx’s current Employees has signed
an employee agreement which contains certain restrictive covenants
substantially in the form attached to Schedule 4.15. Except as
indicated on Schedule 4.15, since January 1, 2002, no Employee of
Protexx having an annual salary of $25,000 or more has indicated to
Protexx or to such Employee’s appropriate manager an
intention to terminate or has terminated his or her employment with
Protexx. To the Protexx’s Knowledge, the Transactions will
not materially adversely affect relations with any Employees of
Protexx.
4.16.
Employee Benefit Plans.
(a)
Protexx does not have, and never has had, any ERISA Affiliates.
22THEN never had any ERISA Affiliates.
(b)
Schedule 4.16(B) sets forth an accurate and complete list of all of
the Employee Benefit Plans which Protexx has in the past or
currently maintains or contributes to or in which any employee or
leased employee of Protexx participates. 22THEN never had any
Employee Benefit Plans. Those Employee Benefit Plans which are
ERISA Plans are separately identified. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.16(B), Protexx: (i) has not established, maintained or
contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any Employee
Benefit Plans and has no current or contingent obligation to
contribute to any Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) does not have any
plan or commitment to establish any Employee Benefit Plan or modify
any Employee Benefit Plan currently in effect (except to the extent
required by law); and (iii) has never maintained, established,
sponsored, participated in, contributed to, or been obligated to
contribute to any plan subject to Title IV or ERISA or section 412
of the Code, and at no time has Protexx or any ERISA Affiliate
contributed to or been requested to contribute to any
“multiemployer plan” as such term is defined in ERISA
or to any plan described in Section 413(c) of the Code.
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(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(C), Protexx has provided
WidePoint with: (i) accurate and complete copies of all plan
documents governing each Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) accurate and
complete lists of the participants in each Employee Benefit Plan;
(iii) the most recent annual report (Form Series 5500) filed with
respect to each ERISA Plan for which such filing is required,
including all schedules and other attachments thereto; (iv) the
most recent summary plan description, and all subsequent summaries
of material modification, with respect to each ERISA Plan; (v) the
most recent IRS determination with respect to the qualification of
the Protexx 401(k) Savings Plan; (vi) all discrimination tests
performed with respect to the Protexx 401(k) Savings Plan; and
(vii) all current administrative service agreements, group annuity
Contracts, group insurance contracts, and similar written
agreements and contracts relating to any Employee Benefit
Plan.
(d)
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(D), Protexx has timely amended
the Protexx 401(k) Savings Plan with respect to the so called
“GUST Amendments” and has made a timely application to
the IRS for a favorable determination letter with regard to such
amendments or the time to make such amendments and a timely
application to the IRS for a favorable determination of opinion
letter has not expired. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(D),
Protexx has no reason to believe that the Protexx 401(k) Savings
Plan is not a qualified plan within the meaning of Section 401 of
the Code and otherwise in full compliance with the provisions of
the Code both in form and in operation.
(e)
With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Protexx will have made,
on or before the Closing Date, all contributions required to be
made on or prior to such date.
(f)
None of the Employee Benefit Plans promises or provides retiree
medical or other retiree welfare benefits to any person except as
required by COBRA and/or any similar state law and Protexx has not
represented, promised, or contracted to provide such retiree
benefits to any employee, former employee, director, consultant or
other person except as required by COBRA and/or any similar state
law.
(g)
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.16(G), all Employee Benefit Plans
are, and have been, maintained and administered in material
compliance with their provisions and with all applicable Laws,
including ERISA, COBRA, the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, the
Women’s Health and Cancer Rights Act, the Newborns’ and
Mothers’ Health Protection Act, and the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, the Code, and any
similar provisions of state law applicable to employees of Protexx,
and the regulations and rulings promulgated thereunder. Protexx and
all fiduciaries of the Employee Benefit Plans have complied with
the provisions of the Employee Benefit Plans and with all
applicable Laws including ERISA and the Code and the regulations
and rulings thereunder. No “prohibited transaction”
within the meaning of section 4975 of the Code or sections 406 or
407 or ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under section 408 or ERISA,
has occurred with respect to any ERISA Plan.
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(h)
Except to the extent disclosed on Schedule 4.16(H), neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of
the Transactions will: (i) result in any payment (including any
severance, unemployment compensation or golden parachute payment)
becoming due from Protexx under any Employee Benefit Plans; (ii)
increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Employee Benefit
Plans; or (iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment
or vesting of any such benefits to any extent. Each Employee
Benefit Plan can be amended, terminated or otherwise discontinued
in accordance with its terms without liability to Protexx or any
ERISA Affiliate.
(i)
There are no pending Proceedings that have been asserted or, to
Protexx’s Knowledge, threatened with regard to Employee
Benefit Plans, the Assets of any of the trusts under such plans,
the plan sponsor, the plan administrator or any fiduciary of any
such plan (other than routine benefit claims), and, to
Protexx’s Knowledge, there are no facts which could form the
basis for any such Proceeding. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16(I), there are no investigations or audits of any Employee
Benefit Plans, any trusts under such plans, the plan sponsor, the
plan administrator or any fiduciary of any such plan that have been
instituted or, to Protexx’s Knowledge, threatened, and, to
Protexx’s Knowledge, there are no facts which could form the
basis for any such investigation or audit. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.16(I), no event has occurred nor will occur which will
result in Protexx having any liability after the Closing Date in
connection with any Employee Benefit Plan established, maintained,
contributed to or to which there has been an obligation to
contribute (currently or previously) by it or any ERISA Affiliate,
other than liability to make contributions or pay benefits as they
become due under the terms of such plans in the normal
course.
(j)
Protexx does not now, nor has it ever had the obligation to
maintain, establish, sponsor, participate in, or contribute to any
Employee Benefit Plan for the benefit of any employee, former
employee, director or consultant of Protexx or any ERISA Affiliate
who performs services outside of the United States.
4.17.
Customers and Prospective Customers. Schedule 4.17 is a
complete list of all customers and prospective customers of Protexx
as of the date of this Agreement, and for each prospective customer
the list indicates the name, address and contact person thereat,
and for each customer the list indicates: (a) name and address; (b)
number of years as a customer with Protexx and/or 22THEN, as
applicable; and (c) account balances for customers, in each case,
as of December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007, and May 31, 2008.
Except as set forth on Schedule 4.17, from January 1, 2002, to the
date hereof, none of the customers of Protexx has given notice or
otherwise indicated that it will or intends to terminate or not
renew its contract before the scheduled expiration date or
otherwise terminate its relationship with Protexx. To
Protexx’s Knowledge, the Transactions will not materially
adversely affect relations with any of the customers or prospective
customers of Protexx.
4.18.
Tax Matters.
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(a)
Provision For Taxes. The provision made for Taxes on the
Financial Statements is sufficient for the payment of all Taxes at
the date of the Financial Statements and for all years and periods
prior thereto. Since the date of the Financial Statements, Protexx
has not incurred any Taxes other than Taxes incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent in type and amount with past
practices. The charges, accruals, and reserves for Taxes with
respect to Protexx for any tax period (or portion thereof) ending
on or before Closing Date (a “Pre-Closing Tax Period”)
(including any Pre-Closing Tax Period for which no Tax Return has
yet been filed) reflected on the books of Protexx (excluding any
provision for deferred income taxes) are adequate to cover such
Taxes. 22THEN never conducted any business and has never owed any
Taxes.
(b)
Tax Returns Filed. Schedule 4.18(B) is an accurate and
complete list of all Tax Returns filed by each of Protexx and
22THEN since inception. Accurate and complete copies of all
federal, state, local and foreign income, franchise and sales and
use Tax Returns on such list have been made available or delivered
to WidePoint. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.18(B): (i) all Tax
Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of Protexx and/or
22THEN have been timely filed; (ii) all such Tax Returns were true,
correct, and complete in all respects; (iii) all Taxes owed thereon
by Protexx and/or 22THEN have been paid or adequately accrued; (iv)
Protexx and 22THEN have not extended the time within which to file
any Tax Return; and (v) no claim has ever been made by an authority
in a jurisdiction where Protexx and/or 22THEN does not file Tax
Returns that Protexx and/or 22THEN is or may be subject to Tax by
that jurisdiction or authority.
(c)
Withholding. Protexx and 22THEN have duly withheld and paid
all Taxes which they are required to withhold and pay in connection
with amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, member, agent, representative, contractor, supplier, or
other third party of Protexx or 22THEN.
(d)
Tax Audits. The federal and state income or franchise Tax
Returns of Protexx and/or 22THEN have never been audited by the
Internal Revenue Service or by the appropriate state taxing
authority for any period. Protexx and/or 22THEN has not received
from the Internal Revenue Service or from the Tax authorities of
any state, county, local or other jurisdiction (i) any notice of
underpayment of Taxes or other deficiency which has not been paid
nor (ii) any objection to any Tax Return they have filed. There are
no outstanding agreements or waivers extending the statutory period
of limitations applicable to any Tax Return with respect to a Tax
assessment or deficiency. No officer (or employee responsible for
Tax matters) of Protexx expects 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 of Protexx
and/or 22THEN either: (A) claimed or raised by any authority in
writing; or (B) as to which any of the officers (and employees and
agents responsible for Tax matters) of Protexx have actual
knowledge.
(e)
Consolidated Group. Neither Protexx nor 22THEN has ever been
a member of an affiliated group of corporations that filed a
consolidated tax return. Protexx does not have any liability for
the Taxes of any person or entity under Reg. § 1.1502-6 (or
any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or foreign
law), as a transferee or successor, by contract, or
otherwise.
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(f)
Other. Neither Protexx nor 22THEN have: (i) filed any
consent or agreement under Section 341(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”); (ii) applied for
any Tax ruling; (iii) entered into a closing agreement as described
in Code Section 7121 or otherwise (or any corresponding or similar
provision of state, local, or foreign Tax law) with any Tax
authority; (iv) filed an election under Section 338(g) or Section
338(h)(10) of the Code (nor has a deemed election under Section
338(e) of the Code occurred); (v) made any payments, or been a
party to an agreement (including this Agreement) that under any
circumstances could obligate it to make payments (either before or
after the Closing Date) that will not be deductible because of
Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code; or (vi) been a party to
any Tax allocation or Tax sharing agreement. Neither Protexx nor
22THEN is or was ever a “United States real property holding
company” within the meaning of Section 897 of the Code. There
are no liens or other security interests for Taxes on the assets of
Protexx or 22THEN, except for liens for current Taxes not yet due
and payable. No property of Protexx or 22THEN is subject to a tax
benefit transfer lease subject to the provisions of former Section
168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; is
“tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Section
168(h) of the Code; or secures any debt the interest on which is
exempt from Tax under Section 103 of the Code. Neither
Pr