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CONFIDENTIAL
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by
and among
IMAR Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Challenger
Powerboats, Inc.
and
Execute Sports Inc.
August 29, 2007
Table of Contents
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ARTICLE I. CLOSING
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4
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ARTICLE II. PURCHASE AND SALE
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4
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2.1
Purchased Assets
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4
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2.2
Excluded
Assets
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5
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2.3
Payments
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6
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2.5
Allocation Reporting
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6
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ARTICLE III. LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
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6
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3.1
Obligations Assumed
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6
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3.2
Liabilities and Obligations Not Assumed
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6
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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7
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4.1
Organization
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7
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4.2
Authority; Sufficiency of Purchased Assets
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7
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4.3
Consents
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8
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4.4
Legal
Actions
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8
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4.5
Personal
Property, Inventory, Other Tangible Assets, and Intellectual
Property
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8
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4.6
Material
Agreements
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10
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4.7
Applicable Laws and Permits
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12
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4.8
Certain
Changes
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12
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4.9
Seller
Financial Reports
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13
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4.10
WARN Act
Notices
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14
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4.11
Product
Liability
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14
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4.12
Brokers
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14
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4.13
Insurance
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14
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4.14
Status
of Buyer and Seller
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14
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4.15
Reliance
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15
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4.16
Disclosure
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15
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ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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5.1
Organization
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15
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5.2
Authority
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15
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5.3
Consents
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15
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5.4
Defaults
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15
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5.5
Brokers
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16
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ARTICLE VI. COVENANTS
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6.1
Consents; Failure to Obtain Consents
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6.2
Further
Assistance
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6.3
Tax
Returns
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16
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6.4
Proration
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16
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6.5
Covenant
Not to Compete
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6.6
Transition Cooperation; Mail Received After Closing
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18
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6.7
Confidentiality
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6.8
Certain
Closing Expenses
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19
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6.9
Waiver
of Bulk Sales Compliance
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6.10
Post-Closing Payments
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6.11
Cooperation on Tax Matters
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6.12
Delivery
of Retained Records
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6.13
Conduct
of Businesses
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6.14
Access
to Books and Records and Customers and Suppliers
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ARTICLE VII. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING
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7.1
Buyer’s Conditions Precedent to Closing
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7.2
Seller’ Conditions Precedent to Closing
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ARTICLE VIII. SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
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8.1
Agreement to Indemnify
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8.2
Survival
of Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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24
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8.3
Procedures for Indemnification
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ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION
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9.1
Grounds
for Termination
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9.2
Effect
of Termination
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ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS
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10.1
Notice
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10.2
Assignability
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10.3
Exhibits
and Schedules
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27
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10.4
Sections
and Articles
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28
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10.5
Entire
Agreement
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28
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10.6
Headings
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10.7
Certain
Definitions
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28
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10.8
Attribution of Knowledge
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10.9
Time of
the Essence
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10.10 Controlling Law,
Submission to Jurisdiction
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10.11 No Third Party
Beneficiaries
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10.12 Amendments and
Waivers
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29
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10.13 Number and Gender of
Words
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10.14 Invalid
Provisions
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10.15 Multiple
Counterparts
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10.1
Joint Drafting
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30
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10.17 Expenses
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30
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10.18 Seller
Representative
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement
” ), dated as of August 29, 2007, is entered into by and
among IMAR Group, Inc. (“ Seller ”), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Challenger Powerboats, Inc., a Nevada
corporation and Execute Sports Inc., a Nevada corporation ( “
Buyer ”).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS , Seller is in the business of designing,
manufacturing and marketing powerboats; and
WHEREAS , on the terms and conditions hereof, Buyer wishes
to purchase from Seller and Seller wish to sell, transfer, assign
and deliver to Buyer substantially all of the assets and rights
relating to, used in or held for use in relation to Seller’s
Sugar Sands line of powerboats (collectively, the “
Business” ).
NOW, THEREFORE
, in consideration of the premises,
and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I.
CLOSING
The closing of the purchase
and sale contemplated hereby (the “ Closing
”) will take place at the offices of Challenger Powerboats,
at 10:00a.m. local time on the earlier of: (i) August 29, 2007 or
(ii) the third Business Day after all of the conditions to Closing
set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 have been satisfied
or waived by the party entitled to waive the same, or such other
date as to which Buyer and Seller Representative (as defined
herein) may agree in writing (the “ Closing
Date ”). The Closing shall be effective as of 12:01
a.m., Eastern Time, on the Closing Date (the “
Effective Time ”).
ARTICLE
II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Purchased Assets . Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and on the basis
of the representations, warranties and indemnities contained or
referred to herein, at the Closing, Seller shall, and shall
cause each Seller Entity (as defined below) to, sell, transfer,
convey, assign and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer shall purchase
from Seller, free and clear of all liens, pledges, mortgages,
security interests, conditional sales contracts, charges,
hypothecations, or monetary encumbrances whatsoever or adverse
claims, title defects or restrictions (each, a “
Lien ”) (other than Permitted Liens and
Permitted Exceptions as such terms are hereinafter defined), all
right, title and interest of Seller or any Seller Entity in and
to all the assets, properties and rights to the extent relating
to, currently being used, or held for use in the Businesses or
necessary for the operation of the Businesses, excepting only
the Excluded Assets (as defined in Section 2.2 ),
wherever located, and whether or not reflected on the books of
Seller or any Seller Entity (collectively, the “
Purchased Assets ”), including, but not
limited to, all of Seller’s or any Seller Entity’s
right, title and interest in and to the following:
(a)
all
real tangible and intangible property, together with all easements,
rights and privileges appurtenant thereto, leased by any Seller
and/or any Seller Entity as of the Closing Date, as listed and
designated on Schedule 4.5(e) (the “ Leased Real
Property ”);
(b)
all
Permits (as defined in Section 4.8), in each case to the extent
transferable or assignable;
(c)
all
records, files, books and operating data, whether in print,
electronic or other media, to the extent relating to the Businesses
or any of the Purchased Assets, including without limitation
Confidential Information (as defined in Section 6.8 hereof),
equipment maintenance records, correspondence, financial, sales,
market and credit information and reports, drawings, patterns,
slogans, market research and other research materials and contract
documents;
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(d)
all
prepaid expenses and deposits of the Businesses;
(e)
(i) all
goodwill to the extent incident to or associated with the
Businesses as a going concern, all customer, supplier and
distributor lists and all other information and data to the extent
relating to the customers or suppliers of the Businesses; (ii) all
promotional displays and materials, price lists, bid and quote
information, literature, catalogs, brochures, advertising material
and the like, in each case to the extent relating to the
Businesses; (iii) all product and packaging development; (iv) all
computer programs and other software, engineering, drawings, plans
and product specifications, in each case to the extent used in the
Businesses; and (v) any licenses, license agreements and
applications related to any of the foregoing in clause (i), (ii),
(iii) or (iv) (collectively the “ Intangible
Assets ”);
(f)
the
U.S. and International trade names, service marks and service names
and applications and registrations therefore used in the Businesses
and listed on Schedule 2(1)(f) , together with the goodwill
associated therewith (the “ Transferred
Trademarks ”);
(g)
all
insurance policies related solely to the Businesses, to the extent
that such insurance policies are assignable by Seller or any Seller
Entity to Buyer, and independently thereof, the right to receive
any insurance proceeds relating to the Businesses;
2.2
Excluded Assets .
Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.1 to the
contrary, the Purchased Assets shall not include any of the
following (collectively, the “ Excluded
Assets ”):
(a)
any
rights or liabilities arising under, or with respect to, any of the
Seller Employee Plans (as hereinafter defined);
(b)
Any
Seller’s or any Seller Entity’s rights to claim refunds
and causes of action directly and solely related to the Excluded
Assets;
(c)
the
corporate seal, minute books, stock books, blank share certificates
and other records relating to the corporate organization of Seller
or any Seller Entity;
(d)
any
licenses, permits, orders or approvals from any Governmental
Authority (as hereinafter defined) that are not transferable under
applicable Law (as hereinafter defined);
(e)
all Tax
Returns of Seller or any Seller Entity (subject to the cooperation
provisions of Section 6.15 );
(f)
any
assets, properties or rights of Seller or any Seller Entity to the
extent they do not relate to or are not used or held for use in the
Businesses;
(g)
all
collective bargaining agreements in effect between Seller or any
Seller Entity and any labor organization covering employees of
Seller or any Seller Entity engaged in the Businesses;
2.3
Payments . In consideration for the Purchased
Assets, Buyer shall pay to Seller:
(a)
an
aggregate of $5,000,000.00 (five million US dollars), subject to
certain conditions as set forth in Section 2.3(a)(i) below;
(i)
the Seller and Buyer agree
to a service agreement through which Seller will provide Buyer
manufacturing and administrative services relative to the Sugar
Sand line of jet boats, for which Buyer will compensate Seller (as
defined in Manufacturing Agreement attached as Exhibit A);
(ii)
the Seller and Buyer agree
to a service agreement through which Seller will provide Buyer
sales and marketing services relative to the Sugar Sand line of jet
boats, for which Buyer will compensate Seller (as defined in Sales
and Marketing Agreement attached as Exhibit B);
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2.4
Delivery of Purchase
Price . Buyer shall deliver the Purchase Price in
United States currency via wire transfer to a financial institution
according to instruction provided by Seller.
2.5
Allocation Reporting . Buyer and Seller agree
to allocate the payments set forth in this Article II
(including Assumed Obligations) among the Purchased Assets in
accordance with Section 1060 of the Code, which allocation shall be
prepared by Buyer within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date.
If Seller Representative disputes the allocation, Buyer and
Seller Representative shall cooperate in good faith to resolve any
dispute. Should the parties fail to reach an agreement within
thirty (30) days after Buyer's delivery of such allocation to
Seller Representative, the determination of the allocation shall be
made by Jaspers & Hall, PC whose decision shall be
final. Buyer and Seller
, in connection with
their respective U.S. federal, state , and
local tax returns and other filings (including without limitation
Internal Revenue Service Form 8594), shall not take any position
inconsistent with such treatment and allocation.
ARTICLE
III.
LIABILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS
3.1
Obligations Assumed . As part of the
consideration for the Purchased Assets, at the Effective Time and
subject to Section 3.2 , Buyer shall assume only the
following obligations of Seller or a Seller Entity arising from or
related to the Businesses (the “ Assumed
Obligations ”):
(a)
All
obligations to procure or maintain Permits in connection with the
post-Closing operation of the Businesses by Buyer;
3.2
Liabilities and Obligations Not Assumed . Other
than as specifically listed in Section 3.1 above, Buyer
shall assume no obligation or liabilities whatsoever of Seller or
any Seller Entity, whether or not arising from or related to the
Businesses (the “ Excluded Liabilities
”), and Seller shall or shall cause a Seller Entity to pay
and perform each such Excluded Liability as and when due.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Excluded Liabilities shall include, and under no circumstances
shall Buyer be deemed to assume any Liability (as defined herein)
of Seller or any Seller Entity arising out of or relating to:
(a) any actual or alleged tortious conduct of Seller, any
Seller Entity, or any of their respective employees or agents; (b)
any product liability claim arising out of a product sold or
disposed of by Seller or any Seller Entity prior to the Effective
Time; (c) any claim for breach of warranty or contract by Seller or
any Seller Entity; (d) any claim predicated on strict liability or
any similar legal theory based on acts, omissions, events or
circumstances prior to the Effective Time; (e) any actual or
alleged violation of any Law (as defined in Section 4.3 )
occurring prior to the Effective Time; (f) any business or business
activities of Seller or any Seller Entity that are not part of the
operation of the Businesses; (g) any Liability for Taxes (as
defined in Section 4.7 ) of any kind or character of Seller
or any Seller Entity that relate to any period prior to the
Effective Time; (h) any Excluded Asset; (i) the WARN Act (as
hereinafter defined) in connection with the transactions
contemplated by or provided for in this Agreement; (j) any
Environmental Liability relating to or arising out of any
pre-Closing condition or obligation; or (k) any Liability of Seller
or any Seller Entity under or arising by reason of this Agreement,
or incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, the obligations of Seller and the Seller Entities with
respect to all Liabilities other than the Assumed Obligations shall
survive the Closing and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. “ Liability ” for the
purposes hereof shall mean any liability or obligation whether
known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent,
accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or
to become due.
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ARTICLE
IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
The Seller and the Seller Entity each jointly and
severally represent and warrant to Buyer, as of the date of this
Agreement and again as of the Closing Date, the following:
4.1
Organization.
(a)
Seller
is a Nevada Corporations, duly qualified, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada. Seller Entity
is a North Dakota corporation, duly qualified, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the State of North Dakota. Each
Seller is duly qualified or licensed, as applicable, and authorized
to conduct its Business in each state in which the nature of the
Business of such Seller or the Purchased Assets to be purchased
from such Seller makes such qualification or license necessary.
4.2
Authority; Sufficiency of Purchased Assets .
(a)
Seller
and each Seller Entity have full right, corporate power, legal
capacity and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement and all documents, certificates and instruments referred
to in this Agreement to be executed, delivered and performed by
Seller or any Seller Entity (the “ Seller Related
Documents ”). This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes, and the
Seller Related Documents, when duly executed and delivered by
Seller and the applicable Seller Entities, will constitute, legal,
valid and binding obligations of Seller and such Seller Entities,
as applicable, enforceable against Seller and such Seller Entities
in accordance with their respective terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general
principles of equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
(b)
Seller
and each Seller Entity have full right, corporate power, legal
capacity and authority necessary to conduct the Businesses as being
conducted on the date hereof and to own, lease and operate the
Purchased Assets.
(c)
The
Purchased Assets are all of the assets, properties or rights
necessary to conduct the Businesses as historically conducted.
4.3
Consents .
(a)
Except
as listed on Schedules 4.3 , the execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Seller Related Documents by Seller or any
Seller Entity do not, and the performance of this Agreement and the
Seller Related Documents by Seller or any Seller Entity will not:
(i) require any authorization, approval, consent, waiver,
amendment or other action by, or registration, declaration or
filing with or notice to, any foreign, domestic, federal,
territorial, state or local governmental authority,
quasi-governmental authority, instrumentality, court, arbitral
panel, government or self-regulatory organization, commission,
tribunal or organization or any regulatory, administrative or other
agency, or any political or other subdivision, department or branch
of any of the foregoing (each, a “ Governmental
Authority ”); (ii) result in a violation of any
statute, law, rule, regulation or ordinance (the foregoing,
collectively, “ Laws ”), or of any order,
writ, injunction, judgment decree or other requirement of any
Governmental Authority (the foregoing, each an “
Order ”) applicable to Seller or any Seller
Entity, the Businesses or the Purchased Assets; (iii) result in the
creation of any Lien on any of the Purchased Assets; or (iv)
violate the articles (or certificate) of incorporation, bylaws or
other organizational documents or instruments of Seller or any
Seller Entity.
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(b)
Each
Material Contract with respect to which the consent of the other
party or parties thereto must be obtained by Seller or any Seller
Entity by virtue of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or
any of the Seller Related Documents to avoid the invalidity of such
Material Contract, the termination thereof or acceleration of any
remedies thereunder, a breach or default thereunder (whether with
notice, passage of time or both) or any other change or
modification to the terms thereof is marked with an asterisk
(“*”) on Schedule 4.6(a) (each a “
Required Contractual Consent ”).
4.4
Legal Actions . Except as set forth in Schedule
4.4, there is no action, suit, claim, proceeding, inquiry, hearing
or arbitration or governmental investigation (whether public or
private) of any nature (each, a “ Proceeding
”) pending or threatened against Seller or any Seller Entity
(to the extent related to the Businesses, and not otherwise), the
Businesses or the Purchased Assets. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.4, neither Seller nor any Seller Entity has received
notice of any investigation pending or threatened against Seller or
any Seller Entity (to the extent related to the Businesses, and not
otherwise), the Businesses or the Purchased Assets by or before any
Governmental Authority. Schedule 4.4 sets forth, with respect
to any such pending or threatened Proceeding or investigation, the
forum, the parties thereto, and the subject matter thereof.
No Governmental Authority or other person has notified Seller
or any Seller Entity of any challenge or question of the legal
right of Seller or any Seller Entity to offer or sell any of the
products or services related to the Businesses in the present
manner or style thereof. There is no Proceeding pending or
threatened, that in any manner challenges or seeks, or reasonably
could be expected to prevent, enjoin, alter or delay any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that questions the
validity of this Agreement, any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or any action that has been taken by Seller or any Seller
Entity in connection herewith or in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
4.5
Personal Property, Inventory, Other Tangible Assets, and
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Schedule 4.5(a) lists the Purchased Assets that are
Equipment or Other Tangible Assets. Schedule 4.5(a) :
(i) separately lists the Purchased Assets that are (A) Leased
Personal Property and (B) any Equipment or Other Tangible Assets
that are leased; and (ii) includes a cross-reference for each such
asset to the relevant lease documents listed on Schedule 4.6
. Except as disclosed on Schedule 4.5(a) , all of the
Purchased Assets that are Equipment or Other Tangible Assets are
located at the Leased Real Property.
(b)
Schedule 4.5(b) is a list of all Inventory as of August 29,
2007 and, except as indicated on such Schedule, all Inventory on
such Schedule, and any Inventory acquired by Seller or any Seller
Entity since such date, was produced or acquired by Seller or such
Seller Entity only under existing Contracts or in bona fide,
arm’s-length transactions entered into in the ordinary course
of business; and except as indicated on such Schedule, no Inventory
has been consigned to Seller or any Seller Entity, is otherwise
owned by a third party or is excluded from the Purchased Assets.
The Inventories reflected in the Seller Financial Reports (as
defined in Section 4.10 ) as related to the Businesses:
(i) were classified as current assets in accordance with
GAAP; (ii) were reflected consistently with past practices; and
(iii) fairly reflect the average Inventory levels maintained during
the 12-month period ended on that date. Neither Seller nor
any Seller Entity depends on any single vendor for a material
portion of its Inventories, the loss of business with which could
have a material adverse effect on the Businesses, nor has Seller or
any Seller Entity ever had difficulty, material to the Businesses,
in obtaining its Inventories. Except for such items reflected
on Schedule 4.5(b) , all items of Inventory [reflected on
the most recent balance sheet in the Seller Financial Reports, or
thereafter acquired by Seller or any Seller Entity for use in the
Businesses (and not subsequently disposed of in the ordinary course
of the Businesses), are of a quality and quantity which are
merchantable and fully useable in the ordinary course of the
Businesses. The values at which such items of Inventory are
accrued on the most recent balance sheet contained in the Seller
Financial Reports, or in the case of Inventory acquired following
the date thereof, on the books and records of Seller or any Seller
Entity relating to the Businesses, reflect the normal Inventory
valuation policies of Seller or such Seller Entity in respect of
the Businesses (and such policies include the writing down of or
reserving against the value of slow moving or obsolete Inventory
and stating Inventories at the lower of cost or market, in each
case in accordance with GAAP consistently applied).
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(c)
Seller
and/or a Seller Entity own all right, title and interest in and to
all of the (i) Purchased Assets that are Equipment, (ii) Purchased
Assets that are Inventory, (iii) Purchased Assets that are Other
Tangible Assets, and (iv) other tangible personal property included
in the Purchased Assets free and clear of any and all Liens, except
as listed in Schedules 4.5(a), 4.5(b) and 4.6 , and
except for taxes not yet due and payable, liens imposed by
applicable law and incurred in the ordinary course of business for
obligations not yet due and payable to landlords, carriers,
warehousemen, laborers, material men and the like, and other liens,
encumbrances and adverse claims that do not and will not materially
restrict the use of such property as presently used or materially
impair the value thereof (“ Permitted Liens
”) and (y) Permitted Exceptions (as described in Section
7.1 ). No person or entity other than Seller or a Seller
Entity owns any right, title or interest in or to, or operates, any
of the Purchased Assets. Except as listed on Schedules
4.5(a ) and 4.5(b) , the Purchased Assets are in good
operating condition and repair and are adequate for the uses to
which they are put, and no properties or assets necessary for the
conduct of the Businesses in substantially the same manner as the
Businesses has heretofore been conducted are in need of replacement
or material maintenance or repair except for routine replacement,
maintenance and repair and Seller or a Seller Entity has performed
such routine replacement, maintenance and repair in the ordinary
course of its conduct of the Businesses.
(d)
Schedule 4.5(d) lists all items of Intellectual Property of
Seller or any Seller Entity necessary to the operation of the
Businesses as now conducted, in each case free of any claims of
infringement or any actual infringement. No consent will be
required for the use of any Intellectual Property by Buyer and no
governmental registration of any of the Intellectual Property has
lapsed or expired or been canceled, abandoned, opposed, or the
subject of any reexamination request. No current licenses for
the use of any of the Intellectual Property have been granted by
Seller or any Seller Entity to any third parties, and none of the
Intellectual Property is being used by any other individual or
entity.
(e)
All
receivables included in the Purchased Assets (including without
limitation trade accounts and other accounts receivable, loans
receivable and advances) reflected on the most recent balance sheet
in the Seller Financial Reports, or which have arisen from the
conduct of the Businesses since the date of such most recent
balance sheet, are valid and have arisen only from bona fide,
arm’s-length transactions in the ordinary course of the
Businesses consistent with past practices, and all such receivables
have been fully collected or shall be fully collected without
resort to litigation and without offset or counterclaim, in the
aggregate face amounts.
4.6
Material Agreements .
(a)
Schedule 4.6(a) lists each Material Agreement (as defined
below in Section 4.6(c) ). True and correct copies of
all Material Agreements as currently
in effect have previously been delivered to Buyer.
(b)
With
respect to the Businesses:
(i)
Neither
Seller nor any Seller Entity (A) has in any material respect
breached, violated or defaulted under (or taken or failed to take
any action that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or
both would constitute a default under) any Contract that is a
Purchased Asset, (B) neither Seller nor any Seller Entity has
received notice that Seller or any Seller Entity has breached,
violated or defaulted under (or taken or failed to take any action
that, with the giving of notice, the passage of time or both would
constitute a default under), any Contract that is a Purchased
Asset, and (C) no other party obligated to Seller or any Seller
Entity pursuant to a Contract that is a Purchased Asset is in
material default under any obligation under such Contract that is a
Purchased Asset.
(ii)
All of
the agreements and understandings of Seller or any Seller Entity
and each of the respective third parties are set forth in the
copies of the Contracts that are Purchased Assets provided to
Buyer, and there are no other agreements, written or oral,
changing, in any material manner, the rights or obligations of
Seller or any Seller Entity thereunder.
(iii)
All of
the Contracts have been entered into in the ordinary course of
business on commercially reasonable terms, with bona fide third
parties in arm’s-length transactions, are valid and
enforceable in all material respects in accordance with their
terms, are in full force and effect, and will continue to be valid
and enforceable and in full force and effect on identical terms
following the Closing
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Date and their assignment
to Buyer. All Contracts that are Purchased Assets can be
fulfilled or performed by Seller or a Seller Entity in accordance
with their respective terms.
(c)
The term
“Material Agreement” means each contract, lease,
undertaking, commitment, mortgage, indenture, note, security
agreement, pledge agreement, guaranty, bond, letter of credit,
lease or instrument creating any lien or claim on any of the assets
used in the Businesses (other than unsecured trade accounts payable
and incurred in the ordinary course of business), license and other
agreement of Seller or any Seller Entity in effect on the date
hereof which relates to the Businesses and:
(i)
involves the expenditure or receipt of more than Ten Thousand
Dollars ($10,000) over the term thereof, and which cannot be
cancelled by Seller or any Seller Entity upon thirty (30)
days’ or less notice without any liability, penalty or
premium;
(ii)
contains provisions for the sale or purchase of raw materials,
products or services at prices that vary in a material respect from
the market prices of such raw materials, products or services
generally prevailing in customary third party markets;
(iii)
contains provisions for the sale or purchase of raw materials,
products or services at prices that vary in a material respect from
the market prices of such raw materials, products or services
generally prevailing in customary third party markets;
(iv)
requires Seller or any Seller Entity to indemnify or hold harmless
any other person or entity (other than pursuant to endorsements in
the ordinary course of business) or provides for a guaranty of or
by Seller or any Seller Entity;
(v)
evidences any warranty obligation of Seller or any Seller Entity
with respect to goods, services or products sold or leased by any
of them;
(vi)
imposes on Seller or any Seller Entity any confidentiality,
non-disclosure or non-compete obligation or imposes on a third
party any confidentiality, non-disclosure or non-compete obligation
with respect to Seller or any Seller Entity;
(vii)
pertains to the lease of any equipment or other asset of tangible
personal property used in the Businesses (whether Seller or any
Seller Entity is lessee or lessor);
(viii)
involves purchase orders, contracts or commitments for which Seller
or any Seller Entity has received payment, but has not, as of the
Closing Date, fully performed its respective obligations
thereunder;
(ix)
relates
to, evidences, or guarantees, or provides security for, any debt or
the deferred purchase price of property (whether incurred, assumed,
guaranteed or secured by any asset);
(x)
relates
to or provides for the marketing, sale or distribution of products
or services;
(xi)
relates
to any arrangement, agreement or relationship of any kind with any
labor union or association;
(xii)
relates
to the acquisition within the past [five (5)] years by Seller, any
Seller Entity, or any predecessor-in-interest of Seller or any
Seller Entity of any of the Purchased Assets;
(xiii)
provides for a partnership, joint venture, teaming or similar
arrangement between Seller or any Seller Entity and any other
person or entity or entities to share in the profits or losses of
the Businesses of any parties thereof
(xiv)
provides for or relates to any employment or consulting
relationship with any person or entity;
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(xv)
is
between Seller or any Seller Entity and any of their respective
shareholders, directors, officers or affiliates;
(xvi)
pursuant to which (A) Seller or any Seller Entity is a lessee of,
or holds or operates, any real property owned by any person or
entity or (B) Seller or any Seller Entity is a lessor of, or makes
available for use by any person or entity, any real property owned
or held as lessee by Seller or any Seller Entity
(xvii)
pursuant to which Seller or any Seller Entity grants or is granted
a license of any patent, copyright, trade mark, trade secret or
other intellectual property right;
(xviii)
was not
entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(xix)
relates
to (A) the prospective sale of any of the Purchased Assets (other
than Inventory sales in the ordinary course of business) or (B) the
grant of any existing preferential rights to purchase any of the
Purchased Assets or (C) requires the consent of any party to the
transfer of the Purchased Assets;
(xx)
grants
a lien on any of the Purchased Assets (including liens upon
properties acquired under conditional sales, capital leases or
other title retention or security devices); or
(xxi)
extends
for a term more than twelve (12) months from the Closing Date
(unless terminable without payment or penalty upon no more than
thirty (30) days notice).
4.7
Applicable Laws and Permits .
Schedule 4.8 sets forth a list of all of the licenses,
permits, permit applications, qualifications, certificates,
franchises, approvals, authorizations, exemptions,
registrations, all applications therefor, and other
documentation necessary to own and operate the Purchased Assets
and to conduct the Businesses as it is currently being
conducted, including without limitation any thereof required
pursuant to any Environmental Law (as defined in Section
4.13 ) (collectively, “ Permits
”). Seller has heretofore delivered or caused to be
delivered to Buyer true and correct copies of all such Permits
as presently in effect. Except as listed in
Schedule 4.8: (a) Seller and each Seller Entity
have all such Permits, each of which is in full force and
effect; (b) the Businesses is now being, and has at all
times been, conducted and such assets and properties are being,
and have at all times been, owned and operated in material
compliance with all applicable Laws and Orders and all such
Permits; (c) the Businesses is now being operated in compliance
with all pending Permit applications and neither Seller nor any
Seller Entity has any reason to believe the governing agency
will not approve such pending Permit applications; and
(d) neither Seller nor any Seller Entity has received any
notice of any violation, breach or default of any such Laws,
Orders or Permits.
4.8
Certain Changes . Since June 30, 2007, Seller
and each Seller Entity have conducted the Businesses solely in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and
have used commercially reasonable efforts to preserve the
Businesses, and except as specifically listed on Schedule 4.9,
since June 30, 2007, there has not been, with respect to the
Businesses, any:
(a)
material adverse change of any nature whatsoever in the
business, operations, cash flows, affairs, prospects, liabilities
(contingent or otherwise), results of operation, properties or
assets or the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Businesses,
or any event or circumstance that would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in such a material
adverse change;
(b)
damage,
destruction or loss (whether or not covered by insurance) that
resulted in or could reasonably be expected to result in losses
with respect to the Purchased Assets or the Businesses of more than
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
(c)
revaluation or write-down of any of the Purchased Assets or any
other assets or properties associated with the Businesses;
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(d)
amendment or termination of any Material Agreement other than in
the ordinary course of business or as contemplated in this
Agreement;
(e)
change
by Seller or any Seller Entity in its accounting principles,
methods or practices or in the manner it keeps its books and
records or any change by Seller or any Seller Entity of its current
practices with respect to sales, receivables, payables or accrued
expenses related to the Businesses;
(f)
(i)
grant of any severance, continuation or termination pay to
any director, officer, shareholder or employee of Seller or any
Seller Entity engaged in the Businesses; (ii) entering into of
any employment, deferred compensation or other similar agreement
(or any amendment to any such existing agreement) with any
director, officer, shareholder or employee of Seller or any Seller
Entity engaged in the Businesses; (iii) increase in benefits
payable or potentially payable under any severance, continuation or
termination pay policies or employment agreements with any
director, officer, shareholder or employee of Seller or any Seller
Entity engaged in the Businesses; (iv) increase in
compensation, bonus or other benefits payable or potentially
payable to directors, officers, shareholders or employees of Seller
or any Seller Entity engaged in the Businesses, except for
customary increases in non-executive employee compensation made in
the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practices;
(v) change in the terms of any bonus, pension, insurance,
health or other benefit plan of Seller or any Seller Entity related
to the Businesses; or (vi) representation of Seller or any
Seller Entity to any employee or former employee of Seller or any
Seller Entity engaged in the Businesses that Buyer would assume,
continue to maintain or implement any benefit plan or would
continue to employ such employees after the Closing Date;
(g)
disposal of assets used or held for use in the Businesses outside
of the ordinary course of business, including any transfer to any
affiliate or other division of or within Seller or any Seller
Entity; or
(h)
agreement by Seller or any Seller Entity to do, either directly or
indirectly, any of the things described in the preceding clauses
(a) through (g).
4.9
Seller Financial Reports . Attached hereto as
Schedule 4.10 are the unaudited balance sheet, income statement and
statement of cash flows for the Businesses the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006, as well for the six month period through the
month ended June 30, 2007 (collectively, the “ Seller
Financial Reports ”). The Seller Financial
Reports have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied. The Seller Financial Reports: (a) present
fairly the financial position of the Businesses as of the dates
indicated and present fairly the results of operations of the
Businesses for the periods then ended; and (b) are in accordance
with the books and records of Seller and the Seller Entities
relating to the Businesses that have been properly maintained and
are complete and correct in all material respects, as of their
respective dates. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.10, there
are no Liabilities of Seller or any Seller Entity other than:
(i) any Liability reflected as a Liability on the Seller
Financial Reports and (ii) Liabilities incurred since June 30,
2007, that have been incurred in the ordinary course of the
Businesses consistent with past practice.
4.10
WARN Act Notices . Any notice required under
the Federal Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
(“ WARN Act ”) that is, has been or will
be required of Seller or any Seller Entity to its employees or
former employees by reason of its acts prior to the Closing or by
reason of the consummation of the Closing has been given by either
Seller or a Seller Entity and Seller and each Seller Entity shall
be responsible for any liability arising under the WARN Act in
connection with this transaction.
4.11
Product Liability . There is no currently
pending claim for product liability, warranty, material
back-charge, material additional work, field repair or other claims
by any third party (whether based on contract or tort and whether
relating to personal injury, including death, property damage or
economic loss) arising from: (a) services rendered by Seller or any
Seller Entity in connection with the Businesses during periods
through and including the Closing Date, (b) the sale, distribution,
erection or installation of products by Seller or any Seller Entity
in connection with the Businesses prior to the Closing Date, or the
manufacture of products by Seller or any Seller Entity in
connection with the Businesses, or (c) the operation of the
Businesses or the ownership of the Purchased Assets during the
period through and including the Closing Date. All services
rendered and products sold by Seller or any Seller Entity in
connection with the Businesses have been in material conformity
with all applicable contractual commitments and all express and
implied warranties, and neither Seller nor any Seller Entity has
any
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liability (and Seller has no knowledge of any basis for any present
or future action, suit, proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge,
complaint, claim, or demand giving rise to any liability) for
damages in connection therewith. No services or products
provided by Seller or any Seller Entity in connection with the
Businesses are subject to any guaranty, warranty, or other
indemnity beyond Seller’ or any Seller Entity’s
standard terms and conditions of sale.
4.12
Brokers . Neither Seller nor any Seller Entity
has incurred any obligation or liability to any person or entity
for any brokerage fees, agent’s commissions or finder’s
fees in connection with the execution or delivery of this Agreement
or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Seller agrees to indemnify and hold Buyer harmless
from any claim, loss, liability or damage incurred by Buyer as a
result of any Seller’s breach of this Section 4.14
.
4.13
Insurance . Seller and each Seller Entity have
obtained and will maintain through the Closing Date insurance
policies that provide coverage to insure the Purchased Assets and
the Businesses against such risks and in such amounts as are
prudent and customary in the industry in which Seller or any Seller
Entity operates and all such policies are in full force and effect.
Schedule 4.13 sets forth a complete and correct list of all
material insurance policies of any kind currently in force with
respect to the Businesses (the “ Insurance
Policies ”), including all “ occurrence
based ” liability policies regardless of the periods to
which they relate and Seller has delivered or has caused to be
delivered copies of such Insurance Policies to Buyer.
Schedule 4.13 also sets forth for each Insurance Policy, the
type of coverage, the name of the insureds, the insurer, the
premium, the expiration date, the period to which it relates, the
deductibles and loss retention amounts and the amounts of coverage.
None of the insurers under any of the Insurance Policies has
rejected the defense or coverage of any claim purported to be
covered by such insurer or has reserved the right to reject the
defense or coverage of any claim purported to be covered by such
insurer.
4.14
Status of Buyer and Seller.
Each of the Seller acknowledges that the Buyer is a reporting
company under Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”); that each of the
Seller has had an opportunity to review the Buyer’s various
filings previously made pursuant to the 1934 Act which are publicly
available; that each of the Seller has been given the opportunity
to ask questions of, and receive answers from the officers of the
Buyer concerning the Buyer and the terms and conditions of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and that in view of
Seller’s close relationship to each other and the
Buyer’s direct access to the Buyer, disclosures by the Buyer
shall constitute disclosure to each Seller and all Seller for all
purposes including without limitation for purposes of compliance
with all applicable securities laws regarding disclosure.
4.15
Reliance . This Agreement is made by the Buyer with
each Seller in reliance upon the representations and warranties and
covenants made or given such Seller in this Agreement which by
execution of this Agreement each Seller hereby confirms.
4.16
Disclosure . No representation or warranty by
Seller in this Agreement or in any Schedule hereto either
(a) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or
(b) omits to state a fact necessary to make such
representation or warranty not materially misleading. There
are no facts or circumstances known to Seller which materially and
adversely affect, or are reasonably likely to so affect, the
business, operations, cash flows, affairs, prospects, liabilities
(contingent or otherwise), results of operation, properties or
assets or the condition (financial or otherwise) of the Businesses
which have not been disclosed in this Agreement, including the
Schedules attached to this Agreement.
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ARTICLE
V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to
Seller, as of the date of this Agreement and again as of the
Closing Date, the following:
5.1
Organization . Buyer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Nevada.
5.2
Authority . Buyer has full right, corporate
power, legal capacity and authority to execute, deliver and perform
this Agreement and all documents and instruments referred to in
this Agreement to be executed, delivered and performed by Buyer
(the “ Buyer Related Documents ”).
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Buyer
and constitutes, and the Buyer Related Documents, when duly
executed and delivered by Buyer, will constitute, legal, valid and
binding obligations of Buyer, enforceable against Buyer in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity (whether applied in a proceeding at law or in equity).
5.3
Consents . Except as listed on Schedule
5.3 , the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
Buyer Related Documents by Buyer does not, and the performance of
this Agreement and the Buyer Related Documents by Buyer shall not:
(a) except for any filings required in compliance with, and
the expiration of any applicable waiting periods under, the HSR
Act, require any authorization, approval, consent, waiver,
amendment or other action by, or registration, declaration or
filing with or notice to any Governmental Authority; (b) result in
a violation of any Laws or Orders applicable to Buyer; (c) result
in a material violation or breach of, or a default under any
material contract which would affect Buyer’s ability to close
the transaction contemplated hereunder; or (d) violate the
[certificate of incorporation], bylaws or other organizational
documents or instruments of Buyer.
5.4
Defaults . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Buyer Related Documents and
the consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby will not result in a default under or a violation of:
(a) any applicable Law; (b) the [certificate of
incorporation] or bylaws of Buyer; or (c) any agreement of contract
to which Buyer is a party, in each case which default or violation
would prevent Buyer from consummating the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.5
Brokers . Buyer has not incurred any obligation
or liability to any person or entity for any brokerage fees,
agent’s commissions or finder’s fees in connection with
the execution or delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer agrees
to indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any claim, loss,
liability or damage incurred by Seller as a result of Buyer’s
breach of this Section 5.5 .
ARTICLE
VI.
COVENANTS
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