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Exhibit 2.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
By and among
RAINIER ACQUISITION CORP.
as the Buyer,
RAINIER SURGICAL INCORPORATED
as the Corporation,
and GARTH LUKE,
as the Seller
May 11, 2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Section 1.
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Sale and Purchase of the Stock.
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Section 2.
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Closing.
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Section 3.
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Purchase Price.
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Section 4.
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Representations and Warranties of the
Seller
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Section 5.
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Representations and Warranties of the
Buyer
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Section 6.
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Survival of Representations and Warranties;
Indemnification.
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Section 7.
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Confidentiality
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Section 8.
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The Corporation’s Covenants Prior to
Close
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Section 9.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligation of the
Buyer to Close
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Section 10.
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Conditions Precedent to the Obligations of Seller
and the Corporation to Close
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Section 11.
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Termination
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Section 12.
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The Buyer’s Obligations at
Closing.
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Section 13.
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The Seller’s Obligations at
Closing
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Section 14.
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Subsequent Events.
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Section 15.
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Parties in Interest
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Section 16.
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Entire Agreement
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Section 17.
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Governing Law
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Section 18.
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Expenses
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Section 19.
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Arbitration
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Section 20.
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Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section 21.
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Severability
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Section 22.
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Notices.
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Section 23.
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Non-Waivers
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Section 24.
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Assignment
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Section 25.
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Miscellaneous.
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), dated May 11,
2007, is entered into by and among Garth Luke (the "Seller"),
Rainier Surgical Incorporated a Washington corporation (the
"Corporation") and Rainier Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the "Buyer") and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Andover
Medical, Inc. ("AMI").
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS , the Seller owns 100% of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock, no par value (the "Stock"), of the
Corporation; and
WHEREAS , the Seller wishes to sell and the Buyer wishes
to purchase the Stock on the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Section 1.
Sale and Purchase of the Stock .
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, at the Closing (as hereinafter defined), the Seller
shall sell, transfer and deliver to the Buyer all shares of Stock
owned by it, and the Buyer shall purchase from the Seller all such
shares of Stock, which collectively constitute one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation, all of which shall be transferred to the Buyer free
and clear of all liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, security
interests, pledges, charges, encumbrances, liabilities and claims
of every kind, except those contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement or arising under applicable federal and state securities
laws.
Section 2.
Closing .
The closing of the sale and purchase of the Stock provided for
in Section 1 of this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at
the offices of Phillips Nizer LLP, 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New
York 10103-0084, within twenty (20) days of Buyer’s receipt
of the Audited Financial Statements under Section 4(a)(ix) hereof,
or at such other location as may be agreed to by the parties.
The deliveries to be made by each of the parties at the Closing are
specified in Sections 12 and 13 below.
Section 3.
Purchase Price .
(a)
(i) Subject to the provisions of Section 3(b)
below, at Closing, in consideration for Seller’s sale and
transfer of his shares of Stock to the Buyer, the Buyer shall pay
and deliver to Seller and his designees set forth on Schedule
3(a)(i) an aggregate purchase price of Three Million Five Hundred
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,575,000.00) consisting of (i)
Two Million Six Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars
($2,675,000.00) in cash (the "Cash Purchase Price"), and (ii) an
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock of AMI (the
"Shares") equal in value to Nine Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($900,000.00) based on the average closing price of Common
Stock of AMI for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending two
(2) trading days before the Closing Date. The total of the
Shares and the Cash Purchase Price, after giving effect to any
adjustment required pursuant to Section 3(c) herein, shall be
referred to herein as the "Purchase Price."
(ii)
In addition to the Purchase Price, Seller and its
designees set forth on Schedule 3(a)(ii) shall be entitled to
receive earnout payments ("Earnout Payments") equal to ten percent
(10%) of the Corporation’s Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA") from the
Corporation’s operations as they exist on the Closing Date on
a stand alone basis before income taxes (without taking into
account the Earnout Payments, if any), which Earnout Payments shall
be payable annually for each of the 12 month periods in the fiscal
years ended 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Earnout Payments,
if any, shall be paid by Buyer within 15 days of Buyer’s
receipt of the computation of the Corporation’s EBITDA
prepared on a stand alone basis for the Corporation after giving
effect to the Corporation’s disposition of all of the assets
and liabilities associated with its Wright Medical division and the
real property in which the Corporation is headquartered
(collectively, the "Divestiture") in the relevant fiscal year, as
determined by the Buyer’s independent auditors hereinafter
referred to as "EBITDA". As used herein, EBITDA shall
specifically exclude any expenses of the Corporation attributable
to corporate overhead.
(iii)
In addition to the Shares to be issued pursuant to
(i) above, Seller and his designees set forth in Schedule 3(a)(i)
shall be entitled to receive up to an aggregate of $555,000 of
restricted shares of Common Stock of AMI ("Performance Shares")
based on the average closing price of said Common Stock for the ten
(10) consecutive trading days prior to the issuance of the
Performance Shares if (1) (A) Seller and/or his designee, as the
case may be, is employed by either the Corporation or the Buyer
from the date hereof until the date on which the Performance Shares
are to be delivered or (B) Seller and/or his designee, as
the case may be, is terminated other than for "Cause" or resigns
for "Good Reason" (each as defined in Seller’s or such
designee’s Employment Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
3(d)) (as Seller or such designee shall then be deemed to be
employed for purposes of this provision), and (2) the
Corporation’s business on a stand alone basis after the
Divestiture achieves EBITDA targets (the "Targets") in each of
fiscal years ended 2007, 2008 and 2009 as follows:
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EBITDA
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$
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1,000,000
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$
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1,100,000
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1,150,000
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In each of the said three fiscal years $183,333
of AMI’s Common Stock shall be issued if EBITDA Targets are
met for such fiscal year. In the event that either or both
Targets are not met in any such fiscal year or years, the
Performance Shares for such year or years nevertheless shall be
issued if such shortfalls are made up by EBITDA figures in excess
of the annual Targets in the following fiscal year or years (but
only taking into account fiscal years through December 31, 2009 and
only using such excess amounts to make up Target shortfalls
once). The Performance Shares shall be delivered by Buyer
within 30 days of Buyer’s computation of Revenue and Net
Income and a calculation of the amount required to be withheld with
respect to such payment
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(the "Required Withholding"). The Performance
Shares shall not be delivered to Seller until Seller remits cash in
an amount equal to the Required Withholding. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if cumulative EBITDA for the three fiscal years ended
2009 is at least $2,925,000, Seller and his designees shall be
entitled to receive $444,000 in the aggregate of restricted shares
of Common Stock of AMI based on the average closing price of said
Common Stock for the ten (10) consecutive trading days prior to the
issuance thereof.
(iv)
Any computations of EBITDA shall be made by the
independent auditors of the Buyer and shall be final and binding on
all parties.
(b)
Escrow . At Closing, the Buyer shall
withhold from the Cash Purchase Price payment an amount equal to
Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) (the "Escrow Amount"),
and the Buyer shall deposit such amount at Closing directly into an
escrow account, to serve as collateral security against the payment
and performance of the Seller’s obligations with respect to
(i) the Purchase Price adjustment provisions of Section 3(c) hereof
and/or (ii) the indemnification provisions of Section 6(b)
hereof. The Escrow Amount shall be deposited by the Buyer
with Phillips Nizer LLP as escrow agent ("Escrow Agent") to be held
and released pursuant to the terms of the escrow agreement to be
entered into by and among the Buyer, the Seller and the Escrow
Agent in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3(b)
(the "Escrow Agreement").
(c)
(i) The parties hereto agree that the purchase and
sale of the Stock shall be accounted for on the close of business
on the Closing Date. The Seller agrees to consult with Buyer
on any material issues, events, conditions or contract prior to the
Closing. An adjusted Purchase Price (the "Adjusted Purchase
Price") shall be calculated and agreed to by both the Seller and
the Buyer which shall adjust the Purchase Price as follows.
The Purchase Price is based upon the Audited Financial Statements
(defined in Section 4(a)(ix)) reflecting (A) accounts receivable of
at least $1,100,000, (B) inventory of at least $873,000 and (C)
EBITDA of at least $900,000, all as adjusted for the
Divestiture. The Seller shall deliver to Buyer, within
forty-five (45) days after the Closing Date, and submit for
Buyer’s review, an unaudited balance sheet effective as of
the Closing Date as adjusted for the Divestiture ("Closing Balance
Sheet"), prepared in accordance with GAAP, as historically and
consistently applied to the Corporation and as used in preparation
of the Audited Financial Statements (defined in Section
4(a)(ix)). If the Closing Balance Sheet reflects (A) accounts
receivable of less than $1,100,000, and (B) inventory of less than
$873,000 as of the Closing Date, then the Cash Purchase Price shall
be decreased by one dollar for each dollar of (A) accounts
receivable less than $1,100,000, and/or (B) inventory less than
$873,000. In addition, if the Audited Financial Statements
reflect EBITDA less than $900,000, the Cash Purchase Price shall be
decreased prior to Closing by one dollar for each dollar of EBITDA
less than $900,000, as adjusted for the Divestiture.
Buyer shall have the right, for a period of up to forty-five
(45) days from receipt of the Closing Balance Sheet to review
same. If the Buyer wishes to dispute the Closing Balance
Sheet, then the Buyer shall, within such forty-five (45) day
period, deliver notice of such dispute to the Seller which notice
shall contain an explanation of the Buyer’s dispute with the
proposed Closing Balance Sheet. If no such notice is received
by Seller, a post closing adjustment shall be made to the Purchase
Price and the post-closing adjustment shall be refunded to Buyer
from the proceeds of the escrow account in accordance with the
terms of the Escrow Agreement. If such a
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notice is received by Seller, Buyer and Seller
shall attempt, for a period of twenty (20) days after delivery of
any such notice, to reach an agreement with respect to the Closing
Balance Sheet at which time the post-closing adjustment shall be
paid. If the Seller and the Buyer and their respective
accountants are unable to determine the matter by mutual agreement
within such twenty (20) day period, then both parties shall cause
the disagreement to be submitted to binding arbitration as set
forth in Section 19 herein;
(ii) In addition to the adjustments to the Purchase Price set
forth in (i) above, the Purchase Price may also be reduced by way
of a delivery to Buyer from the Escrow Amount in the event that for
the first full twelve (12) months from Closing EBITDA for the
Corporation on a stand alone basis, as adjusted for the Divestiture
is less than $1,000,000. If Buyer is entitled to reduce the
Purchase Price pursuant to this paragraph, the Escrow Amount shall
be reduced by one dollar for each dollar that EBITDA for the 12
month period following the Closing is less than $1,000,000.
(d)
Employment Agreements . As an
additional and material inducement to Buyer to enter into this
Agreement, at Closing, Garth Luke, Sue Beck and James Ort shall
enter into an employment agreements (in substantially the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 3(d)(i), (ii) and (iii) providing
for, among other matters, (i) their current base salary, (ii)
participation in the Andover Medical, Inc. Stock Incentive Plan and
(iii) a non-compete period of two (2) years post-employment or
three (3) years from the Closing, whichever is greater, to apply in
the event of voluntary termination by the employee or termination
for cause, during which the employee shall not engage in any
activity competitive with the Corporation, and including customary
provisions regarding employee’s non-solicitation of the
Corporation’s personnel and non-interference with the
Corporation’s relationship with its current vendors or
customers.
(e)
Excluded Liabilities . As an additional
and material inducement to Buyer to enter into this Agreement, at
Closing the Seller shall enter into the Bills of Sale and
Assignment and Assumption Agreements (in substantially the forms
attached hereto as Exhibit 3(e) ) providing for, among other
matters, the assumption by Seller of certain of the
Corporation’s liabilities existing as of the Closing Date (as
reflected on the Closing Balance Sheet) and as set forth on
Schedule 3(e) attached hereto, including the following: (A)
existing bank loan F-250 in the aggregate principal amount of
approximately $28,587.56; associated with the lease or ownership of
a certain Ford truck, VIN # 1FTSW21P85EB71426; and (B) all
obligations relating to the Corporation’s Wright Medical
division (including, but not limited to, any real estate leasehold
obligations) which shall be spun-off prior to the Closing Date as
the Divestiture (collectively, the "Retained Liabilities").
Other than the Retained Liabilities, Buyer shall be solely
responsible for all liabilities of the Corporation existing as of
the Closing Date as set forth on Schedule 3(e) attached hereto and
as confirmed on the Closing Balance Sheet. Buyer shall also
be responsible for all liabilities of the Corporation which accrue
from and after the Closing Date.
Section 4.
Representations and Warranties of the
Seller . The representations and warranties of the
Seller to the Buyer are as set forth in this Section 4.
(a)
Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer
as of the date hereof and against as of the Closing Date, as
follows:
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(i)
Ownership of Shares . Seller is the
owner, beneficially and of record, of the shares of Stock set forth
opposite his name in Schedule 4(a)(i) hereto (the
"Seller’s Shares"). Seller’s Shares are not
pledged, mortgaged or otherwise encumbered in any way and there is
no lien, mortgage, charge, claim, liability, security interest or
encumbrance of any nature against the Seller’s Shares arising
from such Seller’s actions. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4(a)(i) hereto, Seller is not party to any
outstanding options, warrants, rights of subscription or
conversion, calls, commitments, agreements, arrangements,
understandings, plans, contracts, proxies, voting trusts, voting
agreements or instruments of any kind or character, oral or
written, relating to the issuance, voting or sale of Seller’s
Shares or of any securities representing the right to purchase or
otherwise receive any such Shares. Seller is not party to any
stockholders agreements, preemptive rights or other agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings, oral or written,
relating to the voting, issuance, acquisition or disposition of the
Seller’s Shares or the conduct or management of the
Corporation by its Board of Directors, other than as set forth on
Schedule 4(a)(i) hereto. At the Closing, the Seller
shall have good and marketable title to the Seller’s Shares
and full right to transfer title to such Shares, subject to any
restrictions imposed by state or federal securities laws, free and
clear of all liens, mortgages, charges, liabilities, claims,
security interests or encumbrances of every type whatsoever.
The sale, conveyance, transfer and delivery of the Seller’s
Shares by the Seller to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement,
against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, will
transfer full legal and equitable right, title and interest in the
Seller’s Shares to the Buyer, free and clear of all liens,
mortgages, charges, claims, liabilities, security interests and
encumbrances of any nature whatsoever other than as contemplated by
this Agreement and the other agreements and instruments to be
entered into in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby (the "Other Agreements").
(ii)
Capacity . Seller has full capacity
to enter into and perform its respective obligations under this
Agreement and all Other Agreements to which it is a party, and to
consummate such transactions. No consent of any other persons
or corporations is required to be obtained by Seller as a condition
to its ability to consummate such transactions. Except as set
forth on Schedule 4(a)(ii) the Seller has no equity interest in any
entity engaged in any businesses competitive with those of the
Corporation. This Agreement and each of the Other Agreements to
which Seller is a party have been duly executed and delivered by
Seller. This Agreement and each of the Other Agreements to
which Seller is a party constitute the legal, valid and binding
obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with
their respective terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally or by
general equitable principles.
(iii)
The Stock . The shares of Stock set
forth on Schedule 4(a)(i) hereto constitute one hundred percent
(100%) of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Corporation. The Stock is the sole voting stock of the
Corporation and is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. The Stock is not subject to any pledge,
mortgage or other encumbrance arising by or through any act of the
Corporation, and there is no lien, mortgage, charge, claim,
liability, security interest or encumbrance of any nature against
the Stock. There are no outstanding options, warrants, rights of
subscription or conversion, calls, commitments, agreements,
arrangements, understandings, plans, contracts, proxies, voting
trusts, voting agreements or instruments of any kind or character,
oral or written, to which the
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Corporation is party or by which the Corporation
is bound, relating to the issuance, voting or sale of the Stock or
any authorized but unissued shares of capital stock of the
Corporation or of any securities representing the right to purchase
or otherwise receive any such shares of capital stock. Except
as set forth in Schedule 4(a)(i), the Corporation is not
party to any stockholders agreements, preemptive rights or other
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings, oral or
written, relating to the voting, issuance, acquisition or
disposition of the Stock of the Corporation or the conduct or
management of the Corporation by its Board of Directors.
(iv)
Organization; Standing; Capitalization
. The Corporation has full corporate power and authority to
enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement and all
Other Agreements to which it is a party, and to consummate such
transactions. Except as set forth on Schedule 4(a)(iv) of
this Agreement, the Corporation has no subsidiaries. Except
as set forth on Schedule 4(a)(iv) of this Agreement, the
Corporation does not hold any equity interest in any entity that is
engaged in businesses competitive with those of the
Corporation. This Agreement and each of the Other Agreements
to which the Corporation is a party have been duly executed and
delivered by the Corporation. This Agreement and each of the
Other Agreements to which the Corporation is a party constitute the
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Corporation, enforceable
against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally or by general equitable
principles. The Corporation is duly organized and validly
existing under the laws of the State of Washington, has full
corporate power and authority to conduct its business as it is now
being conducted and is duly qualified to do business in each
jurisdiction where the nature of the property owned or leased, or
the nature of the business conducted by the Corporation requires
such qualification, except where the failure to have such power and
authority or to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect
on the Corporation and as set forth on Schedule 4(a)(iv) with
respect to prior business conducted in Oregon. The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, and
the By-laws, as amended, and the minutes and stock records of the
Corporation delivered to the Buyer are complete and correct.
The Corporation has all necessary licenses and authority to operate
its business as now being conducted, except where the failure to
have such licenses or authority would not have a material adverse
effect on the Corporation. The authorized capital stock of
the Corporation consists of 10,000 shares of voting common stock,
no par value, all of which shares are issued and outstanding.
(v)
Legal Proceedings . Except as disclosed
in Schedule 4(a)(v) of this Agreement:
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(A)
Neither the Seller nor the Corporation is a named
party or otherwise directly involved in any pending litigation,
arbitration, administrative proceeding or to any investigation
related to the business of the Corporation, and no such litigation,
arbitration, administrative proceeding or investigation that, if
adversely decided, would result in a material adverse change in the
financial condition, business or properties of the Corporation, is
threatened.
(B)
The Seller has no knowledge of and has not received
written notice of any claims, threats, plans or intentions to
discontinue commercial relations or
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transactions from any major customer of the
Corporation, any purchaser of a material amount of goods or
services from the Corporation, any employee or independent
contractor significant to the conduct or operation of the
Corporation or its businesses or any party to any material
agreement to which the Corporation is a party that, if resulting in
the actual discontinuance of such commercial relations or
transaction, would result in a material adverse change in the
financial condition, business or properties of the Corporation
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(C)
The Seller has received no written notice of any
claim (whether on whatever theory) relating directly or indirectly
to any product manufactured or sold, or any services performed by
the Corporation asserting that the Corporation is liable for an
alleged deficiency in such product or services that, if adversely
decided, would result in a material adverse change in the financial
condition, business or properties of the Corporation.
(D)
The Corporation is under no obligation with respect
to the return of goods in the possession of customers except for
those occurring in the ordinary course of business, which are not
in the aggregate material to the Corporation’s business, or
against which the Corporation has established a reserve on its
financial statements.
(vi)
Encumbrances . Except as disclosed
in Schedule 4(a)(vi) , there are no liens, mortgages, deeds of
trust, claims, charges, security interests or other encumbrances or
liabilities of any type whatsoever to which any of the assets of
the Corporation, including, but not limited to the land, building,
improvements and equipment (the "Fixed Assets"), or the
Corporation’s inventory (the "Inventory"), are subject,
except for those (A) arising in the ordinary course of business or
by operation of law, (B) arising in connection with the Retained
Liabilities, and/or (C) which do not materially interfere with the
ownership or operation of such assets.
(vii)
Trade Names . The Corporation owns,
free of any Encumbrances, or holds the license rights to use, the
trade names, trademarks, service marks, assumed names, copyrights
and registrations therefor, if any (collectively "Trademarks")
specified in Schedule 4(a)(vii) . The Trademarks have
been duly issued and have not been canceled, abandoned or otherwise
terminated except as otherwise indicated in Schedule
4(a)(vii) . The Corporation has not received any written
notice that it is in default under any of the licenses or
agreements relating to the Trademarks as listed in Schedule
4(a)(vii) and all of such licenses and agreements are in
effect. The Corporation has not granted licenses or other
rights to use such Trademarks. No other Trademarks are either
owned or used by the Corporation. To Seller’s knowledge
the operation of the Corporation’s business does not infringe
on the Trademarks of any third party, and, except as set forth on
Schedule 4(a)(vii) , no written claim has been
received by the Corporation that there is any such
infringement. No Trademark of any other person infringes the
Trademarks of the Corporation.
(viii)
Patents . The Corporation owns, or
holds license rights to use, the inventions, letters patent,
applications for letters patent and patent license rights,
inventions, processes, designs, formulas, trade secrets, know-how
and other industrial property rights (collectively "Patents")
necessary for the conduct of its business, as specified in
Schedule
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4(a)(viii). The Patents have
been duly issued and have not been canceled, abandoned or otherwise
terminated except as otherwise indicated in Schedule 4(a)(viii)
. The Corporation has not received any written notice that it
is in default under any of the licenses or agreements relating to
the Patents as listed in Schedule 4(a)(viii) and all of such
licenses and agreements are in effect. The Corporation has
not granted licenses or other rights to use such Patents. No
other Patents are owned or used by the Corporation. The
operation of the Corporation’s business does not infringe on
the Patent rights of any third party, and no written claim has been
received by the Corporation that there is any such
infringement. No Patent of any person infringes the Patents
of the Corporation.
(ix)
Audited Financial Statements .
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(A)
The audited financial statements of the Corporation
as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
(the "Audited Financial Statements"), together with the related
notes and schedules, and the interim financial statements of the
Corporation for any period required thereafter (the "Interim
Financial Statements"), together with the related notes and
schedules (collectively, the "Financial Statements"), true, correct
and complete copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit
4(a)(ix) , (B) have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"); (C) present fairly and in
all material respects, the financial condition , results of
operations, and cash flows of the Corporation as of and for the
periods specified therein; (D) have been audited by a certified
public accountant and include an unqualified opinion; (E) are true,
correct and complete statements in all material respects of the
financial condition and the results of operations of the
Corporation as at and for the periods therein specified; (F) do not
contain any untrue statements of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of
the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the periods covered by the Financial
Statements; and (G) have been prepared from and are in accordance
with the accounting Books and Records of the
Corporation.
(B)
Except as and to the extent shown or provided for in
the Financial Statements or as disclosed in any of the Schedules to
this Agreement or such current liabilities as may have been
incurred since December 31, 2006 in the ordinary course of
business, the Corporation has no liabilities or obligations
(whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise) which would be
Retained Liabilities. As of December 31, 2006, there was no
material asset used by the Corporation in its operations that has
not been reflected in the Financial Statements, and, except as set
forth in the Financial Statements or disclosed in any Schedule to
this Agreement, no material assets have been acquired by the
Corporation since such date except those acquired in the ordinary
course of business.
(C)
There has not been a decrease in stockholders’
equity of 5% or greater as compared with the amount shown for such
stockholders’ equity at December 31, 2006, as reflected in
the Audited Financial Statements.
(x)
Absence of Certain Changes . Except
as disclosed on Schedule 4(a)(x) , since December 31, 2006,
there has not been any material adverse change in the condition
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(financial or otherwise), operations, assets,
liabilities, earnings, business or results of operations of the
Corporation.
(xi)
Tax Matters .
Except as disclosed on Schedule 4(a)(xi) the Corporation has
timely filed all federal, state and local income tax returns and
has timely filed with all other appropriate governmental agencies
all sales, ad valorem, franchise and other tax (including any real
estate, personal property, or any other tax that may be due in
connection with the Fixed Assets), license, gross receipts and
other similar returns and reports required to be filed by the
Corporation. The Corporation has reported all taxable income
and losses on those returns on which such information is required
to be reported and paid or provided for the payment of all taxes
due and payable by the Corporation on said returns or taxes due
pursuant to any assessment received by it, including without
limitation, any taxes required by law to be withheld and/or paid in
connection with any officer’s or employee’s
compensation or due pursuant to any assessment received by it,
other than those being contested in good faith. There are no
agreements for the extension of time for the assessment or payment
of any amounts of tax. The Seller and the Corporation have
made available to the Buyer for inspection copies of income tax
returns that are true and complete copies of the federal and
applicable state, local or other income tax returns filed by the
Corporation for the taxable years ended December 31, 2005,
2004, and 2003, and any other open tax periods. The Seller
shall bear all expenses and responsibilities for the filing of
federal and applicable state, local or other income tax returns and
reports of the Corporation for all taxable years ended
December 31, 2006. All tax liabilities of the
Corporation arising through the end of the taxable year ended
December 31, 2006 have been paid. Seller is responsible
for the payment of all taxes for all periods through the
Closing. No federal or applicable state, local or other tax
return of the Seller or the Corporation for any period has been or
is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service or any
state, except the current audit being conducted by the Washington
Department of Revenue, local or other tax authorities. No
claim has been made by federal, state, local or other authorities
relating to any such returns or any audit. For purposes of this
Section 4(a)(xi), the word "timely" shall mean that such returns
were filed within the time prescribed by law for the filing
thereof, including the time permitted under any applicable
extensions. The Seller not aware of any facts which they
believe would constitute the basis for the proposal of any tax
deficiencies for any unexamined year. All taxes which the
Corporation is required by law to withhold and collect have been
duly withheld and collected, and has been timely paid over to the
proper authorities to the extent due and payable.
(xii)
Accounts Receivable and Inventory
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(A)
Accounts Receivable . The accounts
receivable of the Corporation reflected in the Audited Financial
Statements as of December 31, 2006, in the amount of approximately
$1,100,000, and the accounts receivable acquired by the Corporation
since such date, represent valid subsisting claims for the
aggregate amounts thereof net of the reserves or allowances for
doubtful receivables reflected either in the Audited Financial
Statements or in the Corporation’s books and records for the
period following the date of such Audited Financial Statements
(which books and records have been uniformly maintained in a manner
consistent with the Financial Statements, and accounted for in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles).
The Seller knows of no
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reason that would make such accounts receivable,
net of such amounts as the Corporation has reserved in the Audited
Financial Statements or on its books and records, taken as a whole,
not collectible.
(B)
Inventory . The inventory of the
Corporation reflected in the Audited Financial Statements as of
December 31, 2006, in the amount of approximately $873,000 and the
inventory acquired by the Corporation since such date (a) has been
fully paid for unless otherwise reflected in the Financial
Statements, in the Corporation’s books and records, or
disclosed in a Schedule to this Agreement, and (b) is marketable or
adequate provision for obsolescence has been provided.
(xiii)
Title of Properties .
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The Corporation does not own any real property
except as disclosed on Schedule 4(a)(xiii) . Except as
disclosed on Schedule 4(a)(xiii) , the Corporation has good,
marketable and insurable title to all properties and assets, real
and personal, tangible and intangible, as reflected in the Audited
Financial Statements or acquired subsequent to December 31, 2006
(other than those which have been disposed of in the ordinary
course of business prior to the Closing Date).
(B)
Schedule 4(a)(xiii) contains an accurate
list of all leases and other agreements requiring aggregate
payments by the Corporation in excess of $20,000 under which the
Corporation is lessee of any personal property. Each such
lease and other agreement is in full force and effect and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Corporation and of the other parties thereto.
(C)
Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(a)(xiii) ,
the Seller is not aware of, nor has he received notice of, the
violation of any applicable zoning regulation, ordinance or other
law, order, regulation or requirement in force on the date hereof
relating to the Corporation’s business or its owned or leased
real or personal properties, with which the Corporation has not
complied (other than such noncompliance as would not result in a
material adverse effect on the Corporation).
(xiv)
Material Contracts .
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Schedule 4(a)(xiv) contains a complete and
correct list as of the date hereof of all material agreements,
contracts and commitments, obligations and understandings, as
amended, requiring aggregate payments or services to or by the
Corporation in excess of $20,000 which are not set forth in any
other Schedule ("Material Contracts"). All such Material Contracts
are in full force and effect and, except as disclosed in
Schedule 4(a)(xiv) , the Corporation has and, to the best knowledge
of the Seller, all other parties to, or otherwise bound by, such
Material Contracts have performed all obligations required to be
performed by them to date. The Corporation has not received
written notice that it is in default of any Material Contract, and
to the best knowledge of the Seller, no event, occurrence,
condition or act exists which gives rise to (or which with notice
or the lapse of time, or both, would result in) a default or right
of cancellation, acceleration or loss of contractual benefits under
any Material Contract.
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There has been no written threatened
cancellations thereof, and the Corporation is not involved in any
outstanding disputes under any Material Contract. Except as
set forth in Schedule 4(a)(xiv) , no consent of any
counterparty to any Material Contract is required as a condition to
the Corporation’s execution and delivery of this
Agreement. Any contracts, agreements, leases or commitments
relating to the business of the Corporation, but held in the name
of the Seller (and set forth in the Schedules hereto) shall be
assigned to either the Buyer or the Corporation on the Closing
Date.
(B)
Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule
4(a)(xiv) , each Material Contract constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of the Corporation and, to the best knowledge of
the Seller, of the other respective parties to such
agreements. To the best knowledge of the Seller, no
counterparty to any Material Contract is in default thereof, nor
are they aware of any event that, with notice, lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default by the Corporation or such other
parties in respect of which adequate steps have not been taken to
cure such default or to prevent a default from occurring or
continuing.
(C)
No agreement, contract, commitment, obligation or
undertaking listed on the Schedules hereto which the Corporation is
a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound, contains
any provision, the performance of which materially adversely
affects the condition, properties, assets, liabilities, business,
operations or prospects of the Corporation following the date
hereof.
(xv)
Default; Violations or Restrictions
. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
and of any Other Agreement by the Corporation, and the consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will not
(or with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both would)
(A) result in the breach of any term or provision of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Corporation; or (B)
violate any provision of or result in the breach of, or constitute
a default under any law, order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule or regulation of any court, governmental agency or arbitration
tribunal applicable to the Corporation (other than such violations,
breaches or defaults that would not result in a material adverse
effect on the Corporation); or (C) violate any provision of or
result in the breach of, modification of, acceleration of the
maturity of obligations under, or constitute a default, or give
rise to any right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or
otherwise be in conflict with or result in a loss of material
contractual benefits to the Corporation under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any contract, lease, note, bond,
mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, license, security agreement,
agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the
Corporation is a party or by which it is bound (other than such
violations, breaches, modifications, defaults or conflicts that
would not result in a material adverse effect on the Corporation);
or (D) require any consent, approval or notice under any law, rule
or decree, document or instrument (other than where the failure to
obtain such consent or approval, or give such notice, would not
result in a material adverse effect on the Corporation); or (E)
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, claim,
restriction, charge or encumbrance upon the Corporation’s
assets (other than such liens, claims, restrictions, charges or
encumbrances that would not, in the aggregate, have a material
adverse effect on the Corporation).
(xvi)
Court Orders and Decrees . The
Corporation has not received written or oral notice that there is
outstanding, pending, or threatened any order, writ, injunction or
decree
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of any court, governmental agency or arbitration
tribunal against the Corporation or involving the Stock or any of
the Corporation’s material assets.
(xvii) Books and Records . The books and records of the
Corporation are, in all material respects, complete and correct and
have been maintained in accordance with good business
practice. True and complete copies of the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Corporation and all amendments
thereto and true and complete copies of all minutes, resolutions,
stock certificates and stock transfer records of the Corporation
are contained in the minute books and stock transfer books that
have been previously delivered to the Buyer for inspection, and
will be transferred and delivered to the Buyer at the
Closing.
(xviii)
Pension and Welfare Plans .
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Pension and Profit Sharing Plans .
Except as disclosed in Schedule 4(a)(xviii) , the Corporation
does not have in effect any pension, profit sharing or other
employee benefit plan described under Section 3(2)(A) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"). All benefits payable under any terminated employee
pension benefit plan (as such term is defined in Section 3(2)(A) of
ERISA) previously maintained by the Corporation or to which it has
previously contributed (if any) have been paid in full. The
Corporation does not have any unfunded liability in respect of any
such plan to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or to the
participants in such plan or to the beneficiaries of such
participants. Each such terminated plan (if any) was
terminated substantially in accordance with the applicable
provisions of law or any agreement or contract relating to any such
plan and has been terminated without liability to the
Corporation.
(B)
Welfare Plans . For any plan, fund,
or arrangement of the Corporation which is an employee welfare
benefit plan, whether or not currently maintained (within the
meaning of ERISA Section 3(1)) (a "Welfare Plan"), the following is
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each such Welfare Plan intended to meet the
requirements for tax-favored treatment under Subchapter B of
Chapter 1 of the Code meets such requirements;
(2)
there is no voluntary employees’ beneficiary
association (within the meaning of Section 501(c)(9) of the Code)
maintained with respect to any such Welfare Plan;
(3)
there is no disqualified benefit (as such term is
defined in Code Section 4976(b)) which would subject the
Corporation or the Buyer to a tax under Code Section
4976(a);
(4)
each such Welfare Plan which is a group health plan
(if any) complies and has complied with the applicable requirements
of Code Section 4980B and would comply with Sections 9801 through
9806 if such provisions were now in effect, Title XXII of the
Public Health Service Act, and the applicable provisions of the
Social Security Act and
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is not and has not been a nonconforming group
health plan under Section 5000(c) of the Code;
(5)
each such Welfare Plan may be amended or terminated
by the Corporation or the Buyer, on or at anytime after, the
Closing Date and after any advance notice to participants or
similar measures required by law which are non-waivable under the
Welfare Plan;
(6)
no such Welfare Plan provides
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