SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SECURITIES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated
as of April 29, 2005, by and among Snocone Systems Inc.
(Who’s Your Daddy, Inc.), a Nevada corporation, with
headquarters located at 1555 East Flamingo Road, Suite 440, Las
Vegas, NV 89119 (the “ Company ”), and each of
the purchasers set forth on the signature pages hereto (the “
Buyers ”).
WHEREAS:
A. The Company and the Buyers are executing and delivering
this Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities
registration afforded by the rules and regulations as promulgated
by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“SEC”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “1933 Act”);
B. Buyers desire to purchase and the Company desires to
issue and sell, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement (i) 8% secured convertible notes of the Company, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit “A” , in the
aggregate principal amount of Three Million Seven Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars ($3,750,000) (together with any note(s) issued in
replacement thereof or as a dividend thereon or otherwise with
respect thereto in accordance with the terms thereof, the “
Notes ”), convertible into shares of common stock, par
value $.001 per share, of the Company (the “ Common
Stock ”), upon the terms and subject to the limitations
and conditions set forth in such Notes and (ii) warrants, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit “B” , to
purchase 2,628,505 shares of Common Stock (the
“Warrants” ).
C. Each Buyer wishes to purchase, upon the terms and
conditions stated in this Agreement, such principal amount of Notes
and number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below its name
on the signature pages hereto; and
D. Contemporaneous with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the parties hereto are
executing and delivering a Registration Rights Agreement, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit “C” (the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”), pursuant to which
the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under
the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
and applicable state securities laws.
NOW THEREFORE , the Company and each of the Buyers severally
(and not jointly) hereby agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE AND
SALE OF NOTES AND WARRANTS .
a. Purchase of Notes and Warrants . On the Closing
Date (as defined below), the Company shall issue and sell to each
Buyer and each Buyer severally agrees to purchase from the Company
such principal amount of Notes and number of Warrants as is set
forth immediately below such Buyer’s name on the signature
pages hereto.
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b. Form of
Payment . On the Closing Date (as defined below), (i) each
Buyer shall pay the purchase price for the Notes and the Warrants
to be issued and sold to it at the Closing (as defined below) (the
“ Purchase Price ”) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the Company, in accordance with the
Company’s written wiring instructions, against delivery of
the Notes in the principal amount equal to the Purchase Price and
the number of Warrants as is set forth immediately below such
Buyer’s name on the signature pages hereto, and (ii) the
Company shall deliver such Notes and Warrants duly executed on
behalf of the Company, to such Buyer, against delivery of such
Purchase Price.
c. Closing Date . Subject to the satisfaction (or
written waiver) of the conditions thereto set forth in Section 6
and Section 7 below, the date and time of the issuance and sale of
the Notes and the Warrants pursuant to this Agreement (the “
Closing Date ”) shall be 12:00 noon, Eastern Standard
Time on April 29, 2005, or such other mutually agreed upon time.
The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the
“ Closing ”) shall occur on the Closing Date at
such location as may be agreed to by the parties.
2. BUYERS’ REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES .
Each Buyer severally (and not jointly) represents and warrants to
the Company solely as to such Buyer that:
a. Investment Purpose . As of the date hereof, the
Buyer is purchasing the Notes and the shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of or otherwise pursuant to the Notes
(including, without limitation, such additional shares of Common
Stock, if any, as are issuable (i) on account of interest on the
Notes, (ii) as a result of the events described in Sections 1.3 and
1.4(g) of the Notes and Section 2(c) of the Registration Rights
Agreement or (iii) in payment of the Standard Liquidated Damages
Amount (as defined in Section 2(f) below) pursuant to this
Agreement, such shares of Common Stock being collectively referred
to herein as the “ Conversion Shares ”) and the
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise
thereof (the “ Warrant Shares ” and,
collectively with the Notes, Warrants and Conversion Shares, the
“ Securities ”) for its own account and not with
a present view towards the public sale or distribution thereof,
except pursuant to sales registered or exempted from registration
under the 1933 Act; provided , however , that by
making the representations herein, the Buyer does not agree to hold
any of the Securities for any minimum or other specific term and
reserves the right to dispose of the Securities at any time in
accordance with or pursuant to a registration statement or an
exemption under the 1933 Act.
b. Accredited Investor Status . The Buyer is an
“accredited investor” as that term is defined in Rule
501(a) of Regulation D (an “ Accredited Investor
”).
c. Reliance on Exemptions . The Buyer understands
that the Securities are being offered and sold to it in reliance
upon specific exemptions from the registration requirements of
United States federal and state securities laws and that the
Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and the
Buyer’s compliance with, the representations, warranties,
agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of the Buyer set
forth herein in order to determine the availability of such
exemptions and the eligibility of the Buyer to acquire the
Securities.
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d.
Information . The Buyer and its advisors, if any, have
been, and for so long as the Notes and Warrants remain outstanding
will continue to be, furnished with all materials relating to the
business, finances and operations of the Company and materials
relating to the offer and sale of the Securities which have been
requested by the Buyer or its advisors. The Buyer and its advisors,
if any, have been, and for so long as the Notes and Warrants remain
outstanding will continue to be, afforded the opportunity to ask
questions of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Company has not disclosed to the Buyer any material nonpublic
information and will not disclose such information unless such
information is disclosed to the public prior to or promptly
following such disclosure to the Buyer. Neither such inquiries nor
any other due diligence investigation conducted by Buyer or any of
its advisors or representatives shall modify, amend or affect
Buyer’s right to rely on the Company’s representations
and warranties contained in Section 3 below. The Buyer understands
that its investment in the Securities involves a significant degree
of risk.
e. Governmental Review . The Buyer understands that
no United States federal or state agency or any other government or
governmental agency has passed upon or made any recommendation or
endorsement of the Securities.
f. Transfer or Re-sale . The Buyer understands that
(i) except as provided in the Registration Rights Agreement, the
sale or re-sale of the Securities has not been and is not being
registered under the 1933 Act or any applicable state securities
laws, and the Securities may not be transferred unless (a) the
Securities are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the 1933 Act, (b) the Buyer shall have delivered to the
Company an opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and
scope customary for opinions of counsel in comparable transactions
to the effect that the Securities to be sold or transferred may be
sold or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such
registration, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company, (c)
the Securities are sold or transferred to an
“affiliate” (as defined in Rule 144 promulgated under
the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“ Rule 144
”)) of the Buyer who agrees to sell or otherwise transfer the
Securities only in accordance with this Section 2(f) and who is an
Accredited Investor, (d) the Securities are sold pursuant to Rule
144, or (e) the Securities are sold pursuant to Regulation S under
the 1933 Act (or a successor rule) (“ Regulation S
”), and the Buyer shall have delivered to the Company an
opinion of counsel that shall be in form, substance and scope
customary for opinions of counsel in corporate transactions, which
opinion shall be accepted by the Company provided that it complies
with the preceding requirements; (ii) any sale of such Securities
made in reliance on Rule 144 may be made only in accordance with
the terms of said Rule and further, if said Rule is not applicable,
any re-sale of such Securities under circumstances in which the
seller (or the person through whom the sale is made) may be deemed
to be an underwriter (as that term is defined in the 1933 Act) may
require compliance with some other exemption under the 1933 Act or
the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder; and (iii) neither
the Company nor any other person is under any obligation to
register such Securities under the 1933 Act or any state securities
laws or to comply with the terms and conditions of any exemption
thereunder (in each case, other than pursuant to the Registration
Rights Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else
contained herein to the contrary, the Securities may be pledged as
collateral in connection with a bona fide margin
account or other lending arrangement. In the event that the Company
does not accept the opinion of counsel provided by the Buyer that
complies with the requirements of this Section 2(f) with respect to
the transfer of Securities pursuant to an exemption from
registration, such as Rule 144 or Regulation S, within
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three (3)
business days of delivery of the opinion to the Company, the
Company shall pay to the Buyer liquidated damages of three percent
(3%) of the outstanding amount of the Notes per month plus accrued
and unpaid interest on the Notes, prorated for partial months, in
cash or shares at the option of the Company (“ Standard
Liquidated Damages Amount ”). If the Company elects to be
pay the Standard Liquidated Damages Amount in shares of Common
Stock, such shares shall be issued at the Conversion Price at the
time of payment.
g. Legends . The Buyer understands that the Notes and
the Warrants and, until such time as the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares have been registered under the 1933 Act as
contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement or otherwise may
be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date
that can then be immediately sold, the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares may bear a restrictive legend in substantially the
following form (and a stop-transfer order may be placed against
transfer of the certificates for such Securities):
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"The securities
represented by this certificate have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The securities may not be sold,
transferred or assigned in the absence of an effective registration
statement for the securities under said Act, or an opinion of
counsel, in form, substance and scope customary for opinions of
counsel in comparable transactions, that registration is not
required under said Act or unless sold pursuant to Rule 144 or
Regulation S under said Act."
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The
legend set forth above shall be removed and the Company shall issue
a certificate without such legend to the holder of any Security
upon which it is stamped, if, unless otherwise required by
applicable state securities laws, (a) such Security is registered
for sale under an effective registration statement filed under the
1933 Act or otherwise may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or
Regulation S without any restriction as to the number of securities
as of a particular date that can then be immediately sold, or (b)
such holder provides the Company with an opinion of counsel, in
form, substance and scope customary for opinions of counsel in
comparable transactions, to the effect that a public sale or
transfer of such Security may be made without registration under
the 1933 Act, which opinion shall be accepted by the Company so
that the sale or transfer is effected or (c) such holder provides
the Company with reasonable assurances that such Security can be
sold pursuant to Rule 144 or Regulation S. The Buyer agrees to sell
all Securities, including those represented by a certificate(s)
from which the legend has been removed, in compliance with
applicable prospectus delivery requirements, if any.
h.
Authorization; Enforcement . This Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement
have been duly and validly authorized. This Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered on behalf of the Buyer, and this Agreement
constitutes, and upon execution and delivery by the Buyer of the
Registration Rights Agreement, such agreement will constitute,
valid and binding agreements of the Buyer enforceable in accordance
with their terms.
i. Residency . The Buyer is a resident of the
jurisdiction set forth immediately below such Buyer’s name on
the signature pages hereto.
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j.
Foreign Investor Representation. Each Buyer hereby
represents that it has satisfied itself as to the full observance
of the laws of its jurisdiction in connection with any invitation
to subscribe for the Securities or any use of this Agreement,
including (i) the legal requirements within its jurisdiction for
the purchase of the Securities, (ii) any foreign exchange
restrictions applicable to such purchase, (iii) any governmental or
other consents that may need to be obtained, and (iv) the income
tax and other tax consequences, if any, that may be relevant to the
purchase, holding, redemption, sale or transfer of the Securities.
The Buyer's subscription and payment for, and its continued
beneficial ownership of the Securities, will not violate any
applicable securities or other laws of its jurisdiction. The funds
used to purchase the Securities do not violate the anti-money
laundering provisions of the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986
or the Bank Secrecy Act of 1970, as amended by the USA Patriot Act
of 2001.
3.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
.
Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule or in the SEC
Documents (as defined in Section 3(g) below), and from and after
the effective date of the merger (the “ Merger Effective
Date ”) between Snocone Systems Inc., WYD Acquisition
Corp. and Who’s Your Daddy, Inc. pursuant to that Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated April 1, 2005, the Company represents and
warrants to each Buyer that:
a. Organization and Qualification . The Company and
each of its Subsidiaries (as defined below), if any, is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated,
with full power and authority (corporate and other) to own, lease,
use and operate its properties and to carry on its business as and
where now owned, leased, used, operated and conducted. Schedule
3(a) sets forth a list of all of the Subsidiaries of the
Company and the jurisdiction in which each is incorporated. The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a foreign
corporation to do business and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which its ownership or use of property or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification
necessary except where the failure to be so qualified or in good
standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect. “
Material Adverse Effect ” means any of (i) a material
and adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability of
any document executed in connection with this financing, (ii) a
material and adverse effect on the results of operations, assets,
prospects, business or condition (financial or otherwise) of the
Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (iii) an adverse
impairment to the Company’s ability to perform under any of
the documents executed in connection with this financing. “
Subsidiaries ” means any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, in which the
Company owns, directly or indirectly, any equity or other ownership
interest.
b. Authorization; Enforcement . (i) The Company has
all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and
perform this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the
Notes and the Warrants and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby and to issue the Securities, in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, (ii) the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement,
the Notes and the Warrants by the Company and the consummation by
it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including
without limitation, the issuance of the Notes and the Warrants and
the issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares
and Warrant Shares issuable
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upon
conversion or exercise thereof) have been duly authorized by the
Company’s Board of Directors and no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors, or its
shareholders is required, (iii) this Agreement has been duly
executed and delivered by the Company by its authorized
representative, and such authorized representative is the true and
official representative with authority to sign this Agreement and
the other documents executed in connection herewith and bind the
Company accordingly, and (iv) this Agreement constitutes, and upon
execution and delivery by the Company of the Registration Rights
Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants, each of such instruments
will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms except: (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance, or other laws of
general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally; (ii) as limited by laws relating to
the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or
other equitable remedies; or (iii) to the extent the
indemnification provisions contained in the Registration Rights
Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities
laws.
c. Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 100,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which 11,729,949 shares are issued and
outstanding, 0 shares are reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Company’s stock option plans, 0 shares are reserved for
issuance pursuant to securities (other than the Notes and the
Warrants) exercisable for, or convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of Common Stock and 15,128,505 shares are reserved for
issuance upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the Warrants
(subject to (i) the Stockholder Approval (as defined in Section
4(l) and (ii) adjustment pursuant to the Company’s covenant
set forth in Section 4(h) below); and (iii) 20,000,000 shares of
preferred stock, of which 0 shares are issued and outstanding. All
of such outstanding shares of capital stock are, or upon issuance
will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. No shares of capital stock of the Company are
subject to preemptive rights or any other similar rights of the
shareholders of the Company or any liens or encumbrances imposed
through the actions or failure to act of the Company. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(c) , as of the effective date of
this Agreement, (i) there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe for, puts, calls, rights of first
refusal, agreements, understandings, claims or other commitments or
rights of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities or
rights convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of capital
stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or arrangements by
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound
to issue additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no agreements or arrangements
under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to
register the sale of any of its or their securities under the 1933
Act (except the Registration Rights Agreement) and (iii) there are
no anti-dilution or price adjustment provisions contained in any
security issued by the Company (or in any agreement providing
rights to security holders) that will be triggered by the issuance
of the Notes, the Warrants, the Conversion Shares or Warrant
Shares. The Company has furnished to the Buyer true and correct
copies of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation as in
effect on the date hereof (“ Articles of Incorporation
”), the Company’s By-laws, as in effect on the date
hereof (the “ Bylaws ”), and the terms of all
securities convertible into or exercisable for Common Stock of the
Company and the material rights of the holders thereof in respect
thereto. The Company shall provide the Buyer with a written update
of this representation signed by the Company’s Chief
Executive or Chief Financial Officer on behalf of the Company as of
the Closing Date.
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d. Issuance
of Shares . Subject to Stockholder Approval (as defined in
Section 4(n)), the Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares are duly
authorized and reserved for issuance and, upon conversion of the
Notes and exercise of the Warrants in accordance with their
respective terms, will be validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable, and free from all taxes, liens, claims and
encumbrances with respect to the issue thereof and shall not be
subject to preemptive rights or other similar rights of
shareholders of the Company and will not impose personal liability
upon the holder thereof.
e. Acknowledgment of Dilution . The Company
understands and acknowledges the potentially dilutive effect to the
Common Stock upon the issuance of the Conversion Shares and Warrant
Shares upon conversion of the Note or exercise of the Warrants. The
Company further acknowledges that its obligation to issue
Conversion Shares and Warrant Shares upon conversion of the Notes
or exercise of the Warrants in accordance with this Agreement, the
Notes and the Warrants is absolute and unconditional regardless of
the dilutive effect that such issuance may have on the ownership
interests of other shareholders of the Company.
f. No Conflicts . Subject to Stockholder Approval,
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes and the Warrants by the
Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the
issuance and reservation for issuance of the Conversion Shares and
Warrant Shares) will not (i) conflict with or result in a violation
of any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or
(ii) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of any
provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both could become a default) under, or
give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, any agreement, indenture, patent, patent
license or instrument to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party, or (iii) result in a violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and
state securities laws and regulations and regulations of any
self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or its
securities are subject) applicable to the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected (except for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, accelerations,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect). Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of its Articles of
Incorporation, By-laws or other organizational documents and
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default (and
no event has occurred which with notice or lapse of time or both
could put the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in default) under,
and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken any
action or failed to take any action that would give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of,
any agreement, indenture or instrument to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any property or assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected,
except for possible defaults as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. The businesses of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, if any, are not being conducted, and
shall not be conducted so long as a Buyer owns any of the
Securities, in violation of any law, ordinance or regulation of any
governmental entity. Except as specifically contemplated by this
Agreement and as required under the 1933 Act and any applicable
state securities laws, the Company is not required to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with,
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any court,
governmental agency, regulatory agency, self regulatory
organization or stock market or any third party in order for it to
execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Notes or the
Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof or thereof or to issue
and sell the Notes and Warrants in accordance with the terms hereof
and to issue the Conversion Shares upon conversion of the Notes and
the Warrant Shares upon exercise of the Warrants. Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(f) , all consents, authorizations,
orders, filings and registrations which the Company is required to
obtain pursuant to the preceding sentence have been obtained or
effected on or prior to the date hereof. The Company is not in
violation of the listing requirements of the Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board (the “ OTCBB ”) and does not
reasonably anticipate that the Common Stock will be delisted by the
OTCBB in the foreseeable future. The Company and its Subsidiaries
are unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to
any of the foregoing.
g. SEC Documents; Financial Statements . Except as
disclosed in Schedule 3(g) , the Company has timely filed
all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it with the SEC pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “ 1934 Act ”) (all of the foregoing filed
prior to the date hereof and all exhibits included therein and
financial statements and schedules thereto and documents (other
than exhibits to such documents) incorporated by reference therein,
being hereinafter referred to herein as the “ SEC
Documents ”). As of the Merger Effective Date, the
Company had reasonable belief that, as of their respective dates,
the SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the
requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations of the
SEC promulgated thereunder applicable to the SEC Documents, and
none of the SEC Documents, at the time they were filed with the
SEC, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. As of the
Merger Effective, the Company is not aware that any of the
statements made in any such SEC Documents is, or has been, required
to be amended or updated under applicable law (except for such
statements as have been amended or updated in subsequent filings
prior the date hereof). As of the Merger Effective Date, the
Company had reasonable belief that, as of their respective dates,
the financial statements of the Company included in the SEC
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the SEC with respect thereto. Such financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise
indicated in such financial statements or the notes thereto, or
(ii) in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent
they may not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary
statements) and fairly present in all material respects the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results
of their operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments). Except as set forth in the financial statements
of the Company included in the SEC Documents, the Company has no
liabilities, contingent or otherwise, other than (i) liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business subsequent to December
31, 2003 and (ii) obligations under contracts and commitments
incurred in the ordinary course of business and not required under
generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in such
financial statements, which, individually or in the aggregate, are
not material to the financial condition or operating results of the
Company.
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h. Absence
of Certain Changes . Since the Merger Effective Date, there
has been no material adverse change and no material adverse
development in the assets, liabilities, business, properties,
operations, financial condition, results of operations or prospects
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
i. Absence of Litigation . There is no action, suit,
claim, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court,
public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or
body pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, or their officers or directors in their capacity
as such, that could have a Material Adverse Effect. Schedule
3(i) contains a complete list and summary description of any
pending or threatened proceeding against or affecting the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries, without regard to whether it would have
a Material Adverse Effect. The Company and its Subsidiaries are
unaware of any facts or circumstances which might give rise to any
of the foregoing.
j. Patents,
Copyrights, etc .
(i) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries owns or
possesses the requisite licenses or rights to use all patents,
patent applications, patent rights, inventions, know-how, trade
secrets, trademarks, trademark applications, service marks, service
names, trade names and copyrights (“ Intellectual
Property ”) necessary to enable it to conduct its
business as now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule
3(j) hereof, to the Company’s knowledge, as presently
contemplated to be operated in the future); there is no claim or
action by any person pertaining to, or proceeding pending, or to
the Company’s knowledge threatened, which challenges the
right of the Company or of a Subsidiary with respect to any
Intellectual Property necessary to enable it to conduct its
business as now operated (and, except as set forth in Schedule
3(j) hereof, to the Company’s knowledge, as presently
contemplated to be operated in the future); to the Company’s
knowledge, the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ current
and intended products, services and processes do not infringe on
any Intellectual Property or other rights held by any person; and
the Company is unaware of any facts or circumstances which might
give rise to any of the foregoing. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have taken reasonable security measures to protect the
secrecy, confidentiality and value of their Intellectual
Property.
k. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc . Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any charter,
corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree,
order, rule or regulation which in the judgment of the
Company’s officers has or is expected in the future to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement which in the
judgment of the Company’s officers has or is expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect.
l. Tax Status . Except as set forth on Schedule
3(l) , the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made or
filed all federal, state and foreign income and all other tax
returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to
which it is subject (unless and only to the extent that the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries has set aside on its books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all unpaid and unreported
taxes) and has paid all taxes and other governmental assessments
and charges that are material in amount, shown or
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determined
to be due on such returns, reports and declarations, except those
being contested in good faith and has set aside on its books
provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for
periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or
declarations apply. There are no unpaid taxes in any material
amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any
jurisdiction, and the officers of the Company know of no basis for
any such claim. The Company has not executed a waiver with respect
to the statute of limitations relating to the assessment or
collection of any foreign, federal, state or local tax. Except as
set forth on Schedule 3(l) , none of the Company’s tax
returns is presently being audited by any taxing
authority.
m. Certain Transactions . Except a