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Exhibit 10.1
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND OPTION
AGREEMENT
ACQUISITION AGREEMENT AND OPTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated
as of ______________, 2006 by and among US Wireless Online, Inc., a
Nevada corporation ("Company) and Sutioc Enterprises, Inc., a
Nevada corporation ("SUTIOC").
RECITALS
A.
The Boards of Directors of the Company and SUTIOC have each
determined that the acquisition of a majority interest in the
Company by SUTIOC is advisable, fair and in the best interests of
their respective corporations and stockholders;
B.
SUTIOC shall acquire 50.1% (fifty point one percent) equity
interest in the Company;
C.
IElement Corporation ("IElement") is the 98% stockholder of
SUTIOC;
D.
SUTIOC owns and controls 30 Million shares of IElement
Corporation;
E.
The acquisition shall be accomplished by the Company issuing to
SUTIOC, in exchange for 30 Million shares of IElement Corporation
restricted common stock, $0.001 par value (the "IElement Shares"),
5,010,000 shares of its newly issued restricted Series B preferred
stock (the "Company Shares"), with such rights and preferences as
designated on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof,
representing 50.1% of the Company’s then issued and
outstanding capital stock (the "Stock Purchase");
F.
The Boards of Directors of the Company and SUTIOC have each
determined that it would be advisable, fair and in the best
interests of their respective corporations and stockholders to
grant to SUTIOC the right, for a period of two years, to purchase
up to 95% interest in the Company, in accordance with the terms and
conditions specified in Section 1.2, (the "Top-Up Option"); and
G.
The Boards of Directors of the Company and SUTIOC have each
adopted this Agreement and approved the Acquisition and Option upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company,
SUTIOC hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE STOCK PURCHASE AND OPTION
AGREEMENT
Section 1.1
Sale and Purchase of Company Shares.
(a)
Sale of Shares. On the Closing Date (as defined below),
the Company shall sell to SUTIOC the Company Shares and SUTIOC
shall purchase the Company Shares for the purchase price described
in (b), below.
Purchase Price. The aggregate purchase price for the
Company Shares is 30 million restricted IElement Common Shares.
Certificates evidencing IElement Shares delivered hereunder
shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL
REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
(b)
The Purchase Price shall be paid by SUTIOC as follows:
(i)
on the Closing Date, SUTIOC shall transfer to the Company
28,991,810 IElement Shares. All of such shares shall be held
by the Company, as an asset of the Company, for the sole purpose of
payment of debt to third party creditors which debt payments shall
be made in accordance with Exhibit B attached hereto and made a
part hereof; and
(ii)
on the Closing Date, the IEW shall pay the balance of the
Purchase Price by delivering to the Escrow Agent, on behalf of the
Company, stock certificates representing 1,008,190 IElement Shares
(the "Escrow Shares"). The Escrow Agent shall administer the
Escrow Shares pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, which
Agreement shall be in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.1(b)(ii) . The Escrow Shares shall be used as a source of
funding to satisfy certain liabilities of the Company as set forth
in the Escrow Agreement.
(c)
Closing; Closing Date. The closing of the sale and
purchase of the Shares contemplated hereby (the "Closing") shall
take place upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent in
Sections 6.1 and __ on _________, 2006, or such other time or date
as the parties agree in writing. The date upon which the
Closing occurs is herein called the "Closing Date."
(d)
Authorizations. The Company and SUTIOC hereby represent
and warrant that each of their respective Boards of Directors has
(i) adopted this Agreement and approved the Stock Purchase and the
Option, and (ii) determined that this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, are at a price and on terms that
are advisable and fair to and in their best interests and their
respective stockholders.
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Section 1.2
Top-Up Option.
(a)
The Company grants to SUTIOC an assignable and irrevocable
option (the "Top-Up Option") to purchase from the Company the
number of newly-issued shares of Company common stock and preferred
stock equal to the lesser of: (i) the number of shares of Company
common stock and preferred stock that, when added to the number of
shares of Company common stock and preferred stock owned by SUTIOC
at the time of exercise of the Top-Up Option, constitutes 95% of
the number of shares of Company common stock and preferred stock
that would be outstanding immediately after the issuance of all
shares of Company common stock and preferred stock subject to the
Top-Up Option or (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Company
common stock and preferred stock that the Company is authorized to
issue under its articles of incorporation but that are not issued
and outstanding (and are not subscribed for or otherwise committed
to be issued) at the time of exercise of the Top-Up Option.
(b)
In the event that the number of shares the Company is authorized
to issue under its articles of incorporation would not constitute
95% of the total outstanding immediately after issuance, the
Company shall take the necessary steps to increase the authorized
shares in order to issue the full amount of the Top-Up Option equal
to 95% of the outstanding immediately after issuance.
(c)
The Top-Up Option may be exercised by SUTIOC, in whole or in
part, at any time and up to two years after the Closing. The
aggregate purchase price payable for the shares of Company common
stock and preferred stock being purchased by SUTIOC pursuant to the
Top-Up Option shall be determined as set forth in Section 1.2(d)
herein. Such purchase price may be paid by SUTIOC, at its election,
either entirely in cash or shares of common stock, valued at no
less than the closing share price on the day immediately preceding
the day Top-Up Option is exercised by SUTIOC, of an entity trading
on the over the counter bulletin board or a recognized exchange and
which entity is subject to the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and is current in all such reports
which shares are owned and held by SUTIOC.
(d)
The aggregate purchase price SUTIOC will be required to pay to
Company when exercising the Top-Up Option will be calculated as 2.5
times the then trailing ninety days annualized revenue, plus
current and fixed assets and less any debt, accounts payable and
other liabilities exceeding one million dollars ($1,000,000) with
the minimum aggregate purchase price being two million dollars
($2,000,000) plus current and fixed assets and less debt, accounts
payable and other liabilities. In the event that the
Company’s debt, accounts payable and other liabilities is
below $1,000,000, then in such a case, the aggregate purchase price
shall be calculated as 3 times the then trailing ninety days
annualized revenue, plus current and fixed assets and less debt,
accounts payable and other liabilities.
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(e)
In the event SUTIOC wishes to exercise the Top-Up Option, SUTIOC
shall deliver to the Company a notice setting forth (i) the number
of shares of Company common stock and preferred stock that SUTIOC
intends to purchase pursuant to the Top-Up Option, (ii) the manner
in which SUTIOC intends to pay the applicable exercise price and
(iii) the place and time at which the closing of the purchase of
such shares of Company common stock by SUTIOC is to take place. At
the closing of the purchase of such shares of Company common stock
and preferred stock, SUTIOC shall cause to be delivered to the
Company the consideration required to be delivered in exchange for
such shares, and the Company shall cause to be issued to SUTIOC a
certificate representing such shares. The obligation of the Company
to issue such shares will be subject to compliance with all
applicable regulatory requirements.
(f)
Certificates evidencing Top-Up Option Shares delivered hereunder
shall bear a legend in substantially the following form:
THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL
REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT OR UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH
REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE.
Section 1.3
Directors.
At Closing, SUTIOC shall be entitled to designate such number of
directors, rounded up to the next whole number, on the Company
Board as shall give SUTIOC majority representation on the
Company Board. The Company shall, upon request by SUTIOC,
promptly increase the size of the Company Board or exercise its
best efforts to secure the resignations of such number of directors
as is necessary to enable SUTIOC's designees to be appointed to the
Company Board in accordance with the terms of this Section 1.3 and
shall cause SUTIOC's designees to be so appointed. At
Closing, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the Board of
Directors shall be comprised of a total of five (5) members, three
(3) of which shall be SUTIOC designees.
Section 1.4
Anti-Dilution Rights.
In consideration of this Agreement and the mutual covenants and
promises contained herein, as of the Closing of the Acquisition,
the Company agrees to assure that SUTIOC shall have and maintain at
all times, weighted average anti-dilution protection rights as to
the total number of issued and outstanding shares of common stock
and preferred stock of the Company from time to time, at the rate
of 50.1%. In the event that the Company issues any shares of
common stock, preferred stock or any security convertible into or
exchangeable for common stock or preferred stock to any person or
entity, the Company agrees to undertake all necessary measures as
may be necessary or expedient to accommodate its performance under
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the amendment of its
articles of incorporation to the extent necessary to provide for a
sufficient number of shares of authorized common stock or preferred
stock to be issued to SUTIOC so as to maintain in SUTIOC the
minimum interest in the common stock and preferred stock of the
Company consistent with this Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
ASSET PURCHASE OPTION
Section 2.1
Definitions
(a)
"Bankruptcy" means, with respect to any Person or Entity,
a "Voluntary Bankruptcy" or an "Involuntary Bankruptcy". A
"Voluntary Bankruptcy" means, with respect to any Person or Entity,
the inability of such Person or Entity generally to pay its debts
as such debts become due, or an admission in writing by such Person
or Entity of its inability to pay its debts generally or a general
assignment by such Person or Entity for the benefit of creditors;
the filing of any petition or answer by such Person or Entity
seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking for
itself any liquidation, winding up, reorganization, arrangement,
adjustment, protection, relief, or composition of such Person or
Entity or its debts under any law relating to bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization or relief of debtors, or seeking,
consenting to, or acquiescing in the entry of an order for relief
or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, or other
similar official for such Person or Entity or for any substantial
part of its property; or corporate action taken by such Person or
Entity to authorize any of the actions set forth above. An
"Involuntary Bankruptcy" means, with respect to any Person or
Entity, without the consent or acquiescence of such Person or
Entity, the entering of an order for relief or approving a petition
for relief or reorganization or any other petition seeking any
reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment,
liquidation, dissolution, or other similar relief under any present
or future bankruptcy, insolvency or similar statute, law, or
regulation, or the filing of any such petition against such Person
which petition shall not be dismissed within ninety (90) days, or,
without the consent or acquiescence of such Person or Entity, the
entering of an order appointing a trustee, custodian, receiver, or
liquidator of such Person or Entity or of all or any substantial
part of the property of such Person or Entity which order shall not
be dismissed within sixty (60) days.
(b)
"Depreciation" means, for each Fiscal Year, an amount
equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery
deduction allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal
Year.
(c)
" Book Value" means the original cost of an asset less
depreciation or amortization.
Section 2.2
Purchase Upon Bankruptcy.
Upon the Bankruptcy of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
SUTIOC shall have the right to purchase all of the equipment,
furniture, personal property and certain intangible assets,
including customer lists, customer purchase history and supplier
lists (collectively the "Assets"), from the Company and its
subsidiaries. The purchase price for such purchase shall be
as set forth in Section 2.3 below. The Closing of the
purchase shall take place at the principal office of the Company,
or at such other place set by mutual consent, and the purchase
price shall be paid at the Closing via wire transfer. The
Closing shall take place within 30 days of the Bankruptcy or such
earlier day as agreed by SUTIOC and the Company.
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Section 2.3
Purchase Price
The purchase price for the Assets shall be calculated as 49.9%
of the net Book Value of the tangible assets being purchased
(furniture, equipment and personal property) plus the amount of the
trailing thirty (30) days of revenue of the Company.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to SUTIOC, subject to
the exceptions set forth in the Disclosure Letter which shall be
delivered by the Company to SUTIOC (the "Disclosure Letter") prior
to execution of this Agreement, and certified by a duly authorized
officer of the Company (which exceptions shall specifically
identify the Section, subsection or paragraph, as applicable, to
which such exception relates), that:
Section 3.1
Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries; Investments.
(a)
Section 3.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth, as of the
date of this Agreement, a true and complete list of each person (as
defined below) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly,
fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting interests or of which the
Company otherwise has the right to direct the management (each, a
"Subsidiary") together with the jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization of each Subsidiary and the percentage of each
Subsidiary's outstanding capital stock or other equity interests
owned directly or indirectly by the Company. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter, all the outstanding
capital stock or other ownership interests of each Subsidiary is
owned by the Company, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any
Lien (as defined below) or any other limitation or restriction.
Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation or organization and has all requisite corporate
power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as now being conducted. The Company has
delivered to SUTIOC's counsel accurate and complete copies of the
Articles of Incorporation and bylaws or comparable governing
documents, each as in full force and effect on the date hereof, of
the Company and each Subsidiary. Other than as specified in Section
3.1(a) of the Disclosure Letter, the Company has no operating
Subsidiaries other than those incorporated in a state of the United
States.
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(b)
Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries is duly qualified or
licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature
of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, except in such jurisdictions where the failure
to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing,
individually or in the aggregate, does not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. For purposes hereof, the term "Material
Adverse Effect on the Company" means any circumstance involving,
change in or effect on the Company or any Subsidiary (i) that is,
or is reasonably likely in the future to be, materially adverse to
the business, operations, earnings or results of operations, assets
or liabilities (including contingent liabilities), the financial
condition or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole, excluding from the foregoing any event, change or
circumstance arising out of (A) the compliance by the Company, the
Subsidiaries, or SUTIOC with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, (B) changes in applicable law or regulations or in
United States generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") or
(C)(x) changes in economic conditions in the telephone and wireless
service business generally and (y) changes in regulatory conditions
in the telephone and wireless business, except, in the case of
clauses (C)(x) and (C)(y), to the extent such changes have a
materially disproportionate effect on the Company relative to other
participants in the telephone and wireless business, or (ii) that
is reasonably likely to prevent or materially delay or impair the
ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Except as specifically set forth in this
Agreement, all references to Material Adverse Effect on the Company
or its Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to
refer solely to the Company and its Subsidiaries without including
its ownership by SUTIOC after the Acquisition.
(c)
Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and
complete list, as of the date hereof, of each equity investment
made by the Company or any Subsidiary in any person (including the
percentage ownership, purchase price and any management rights
granted to the Company or any such Subsidiary) other than the
Subsidiaries ("Other Interests"). The Other Interests are owned
directly or indirectly by the Company free and clear of all
Liens.
Section 3.2
Capitalization of the Company and Subsidiaries.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
300,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which, as of
December 8, 2006, 126,209,933 Shares were issued and outstanding,
and twenty million (20,000,000) shares of preferred stock, of
which, as of the date hereof, 4,250,000 were issued and
outstanding. All of the outstanding Shares are, and the Shares
issuable upon exercise of Company Stock Options, when issued would
be, validly issued and fully paid, nonassessable and not subject to
any preemptive rights. As of December 8, 2006, an aggregate of
____________ Shares were reserved for issuance pursuant to the
Company's Equity Incentive Plan, or other outstanding warrants,
options or convertible securities. Except as set forth above,
as of the date hereof, there are outstanding (i) no shares of
capital stock or other voting securities of the Company, (ii) no
securities of the Company or any Subsidiary convertible into, or
exchangeable or exercisable for, shares of capital stock or voting
securities of the Company or any Subsidiary, (iii) no options,
warrants or other rights to acquire from the Company or any
Subsidiary, and no obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to
issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for capital stock
or voting securities of the Company or any Subsidiary and (iv) no
equity equivalent interests in the ownership or earnings of the
Company or any Subsidiary or other similar rights.
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All of the outstanding Shares and Company Stock Options
(collectively, the "Company Securities") were issued in compliance
with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. As of
the date hereof, there are no outstanding rights or obligations of
the Company or any Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any of its outstanding capital stock or other ownership
interests. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) of the Disclosure
Letter, there are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other
arrangements or understandings to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or by which it or the Company Board is bound,
and, to the Company's knowledge, there are no other agreements,
voting trusts or other arrangements or understandings relating to
the voting or registration of any shares of capital stock or other
voting securities of the Company or any Subsidiary. No Shares are
issued and held by the Company in its treasury as of the date
hereof. Section 3.2(a) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a true
and complete list of all holders of outstanding Company Stock
Options, the exercise or vesting schedule, the exercise price per
share and the term of each such Company Stock Option, whether such
option is a nonqualified stock option or incentive stock option and
any restrictions on the Company's right to repurchase the Shares
underlying the options. Except as set forth in Section 3.2 of the
Disclosure Letter, none of the terms of the Company Stock Options
provides for accelerated vesting or exercisability as a result of
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby. Except as set forth on
Section 3.2 of the Disclosure Letter, each outstanding Company
Stock Option has an exercise price per share no less than the fair
market value per Share at the time of grant of such Company Stock
Option.
Section 3.3
Authority Relative to this Agreement; Recommendation.
(a)
The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to
execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly and validly authorized by the Company Board, and no other
corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to
authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, except the approval and adoption of this
Agreement by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
the Company and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery hereof by SUTIOC, constitutes a valid, legal and binding
agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to any applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency (including all applicable laws relating to fraudulent
transfers), reorganization, moratorium or similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally or to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b)
The Company Board, at a meeting duly called and held, has (i)
determined that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby are fair to and in the best interests of Company's
stockholders, (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) resolved to recommend
that Company's stockholders accept this Agreement and the
transaction contemplated thereby if such stockholder approval is
necessary in accordance with the Company, articles, bylaws of the
laws of Nevada.
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Section 3.4
SEC Reports; Financial Statements.
(a)
The Company has not filed all required forms, reports and
documents ("Company SEC Reports") with the SEC for the periods on
and after January 1, 2006. As further set forth in Section
6.1 regarding preconditions to Closing, prior to the Closing of
this Agreement, the Company shall have filed all SEC reports
through and including its Form 10K or 10K-SB for its 2005 fiscal
year end and shall have proper records prepared and accessible for
the completion and filing of its fiscal 2006 quarterly reports.
At the Closing, the Company shall represent and warrant that
for all periods prior to and including December 31, 2005, the
Company has filed all required forms, reports and documents and
each of such Company SEC Reports complied at the time of filing in
all material respects with all applicable requirements of the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act, each as in effect on the dates
such forms, reports and documents were filed. None of such Company
SEC Reports, including any financial statements or schedules
included or incorporated by reference therein, contained when filed
any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a
material fact required to be stated or incorporated by reference
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein in
light of the circumstances under which they were made not
misleading, except to the extent superseded by a Company SEC Report
filed subsequently and prior to the date hereof. Each of the
consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any
related notes and schedules thereto) contained in the Company SEC
Reports (the "Financial Statements") have been prepared in all
material respects in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and
maintained throughout the periods indicated, except where noted
therein, and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of
the Company and the Subsidiaries at their respective dates and the
results of their operations and changes in financial position for
the periods covered thereby, in each case in conformity with GAAP
(subject, in each case, to normal year-end adjustments and except
that unaudited financial statements do not contain all footnotes
required for audited financial statements).
(b)
The Company has delivered to SUTIOC a complete and correct copy
of any amendment or modification (that has not yet been filed with
the SEC, but that the Company presently intends to file) to
agreements, documents or other instruments previously filed by the
Company with the SEC.
(c)
If the Company is at any time unable to timely compile and file
the required reports, forms and documents necessary for the Company
to regain or maintain its compliance with all regulations and its
listing on the Pink Sheets, the Company will deliver within ten
business days to SUTIOC a complete and correct set of records by
which SUTIOC will be able to compile and file any required reports,
forms and documents with the SEC, NASD and any other agency for
which it will be necessary for the Company to file with in order to
become fully-compliant and have its stock re-listed on the
OTCBB.
Section 3.5
Information Supplied.
None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the
Company will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
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Section 3.6
Consents and Approvals; No Violations.
Except for filings, permits, authorizations, consents and
approvals as may be required under applicable requirements of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, state securities or "blue sky"
laws, no filing with or notice to and no permit, authorization,
consent or approval of any United States or foreign court or
tribunal, or administrative, governmental or regulatory body,
agency or authority (each, a "Governmental Entity") is necessary
for the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Except as set forth in Section 3.6 of the Disclosure
Letter, neither the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) conflict with or result
in a breach of any provision of the respective Certificates of
Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents) of the
Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) result in a violation or breach of
or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both)
a default (or give rise to any right of termination, amendment,
cancellation or acceleration or Lien) under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Material Contract (as defined
below) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by
which any of them or their respective properties or assets are
bound; (iii) result in a violation or breach of or constitute (with
or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give
rise to any right of termination, amendment, cancellation or
acceleration or Lien) under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any Contract (as defined below), other than any
Material Contract, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a
party or by which any of them or their respective properties or
assets are bound; or (iv) violate any order, writ, injunction or
decree to which the Company or a Subsidiary is subject, or any law,
statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any
Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, except,
in the case of the foregoing clauses (iii) and (iv), for
violations, breaches or defaults that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 3.7
No Default.
Except as set forth in Section 3.7 of the Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in breach, default or
violation (and no event has occurred that with notice or the lapse
of time, or both, would constitute a breach, default or violation)
of any term, condition or provision of (i) its Certificate of
Incorporation or bylaws (or similar governing documents); (ii) any
Material Contract; (iii) any other Contract or obligation to which
the Company or any Subsidiary is now a party or by which it or any
of its properties or assets may be bound; or (iv) any order, writ,
injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to
the Company or any Subsidiary or any of its properties or assets,
except, in the case of the foregoing clauses (iii) and (iv), for
violations, breaches or defaults that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary knows of, or has
received notice of, the existence of any event or condition which
constitutes, or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will
constitute, a default, event of default or other breach on the part
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any such Contract,
except where such breach, default or violation, either individually
or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
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Section 3.8
No Undisclosed Liabilities; Absence of Changes.
Except as disclosed by the Company; as contained in its SEC
Reports filed prior to the date hereof (including through the end
of fiscal 2005) and except as fully and completely disclosed to
SUTIOC in Section 3.8 of the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations of
any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that
would be required by GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries (including
the notes thereto). Except as disclosed by the Company and except
for liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, (i) the Company and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their business only in the ordinary
course; (ii) through the date hereof, there has not been any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other
distribution in cash, stock or property in respect of the Company's
capital stock; (iii) there has not been any action by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries during the period from December 31, 2005
through the date of this Agreement that, if taken during the period
from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time would
constitute a breach of Section 5.1 hereof; and (iv) except as
required by GAAP, there has not been any change by the Company in
accounting principles, practices or methods. Except as disclosed by
the Company, since December 31, 2005, there has not been a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 3.9
Litigation.
Except as set forth in Section 3.9 of the Disclosure Letter,
there are no suits, claims, actions, proceedings or, to the
Company's knowledge, investigations pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of
their respective properties or assets before any Governmental
Entity as of the date hereof. No suits, claims, actions,
proceedings or investigations set forth in Section 3.9 of the
Disclosure Letter (if any) would, if decided adversely to the
Company or any Subsidiary, individually or in the aggregate, result
in any charge, assessment, levy, fine or other liability being
imposed upon or incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary exceeding
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000). Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary is subject to any outstanding order, writ, injunction or
decree of any Governmental Entity.
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Section 3.10
Compliance with Applicable Law.
Except as set forth in Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Letter,
each of the Company and the Subsidiaries holds all permits,
licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and approvals of all
Governmental Entities necessary for the lawful conduct of its
business (collectively, the "Company Permits"), except for failures
to hold such permits, licenses, variances, exemptions, orders and
approvals that, individually or in the aggregate, would not result
in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and that have not
resulted in, and could not reasonably be expected to result in, any
injunction or other equitable remedy being imposed on the Company
or any Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate, would
result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. Each of the
Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms of the
Company Permits held by it, except where the failure so to comply,
individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company and that have
not resulted in, and would not reasonably be expected to result in,
any injunction or other equitable remedy being imposed on the
Company or any Subsidiary that, individually or in the aggregate,
would result in a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The
businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries are being conducted
in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances and regulations
of the United States or any foreign country or any political
subdivision thereof or of any Governmental Entity, except for
violations or possible violations of any such laws, ordinances or
regulations that, individually or in the aggregate, do not and
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company and that have not resulted in, and would not
reasonably be expected to result in, any injunction or other
equitable remedy being imposed on the Company or any Subsidiary
that, individually or in the aggregate, would result in a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. Except as set forth in Section 3.10
of the Disclosure Letter, to the Company's knowledge, no
investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to
the Company or any Subsidiary is pending nor has any Governmental
Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same.
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Section 3.11
Employee Benefit Plans; Labor Matters.
(a)
Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date
hereof, all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA")), and all compensation, bonus, stock option, stock
purchase, restricted stock, incentive, deferred compensation,
pension, profit sharing, supplemental retirement, health, life or
disability insurance, dependent care, severance, termination pay
and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, programs or
arrangements and any current employment or executive compensation
or severance agreements written or otherwise maintained,
contributed to or been required to contribute to for the benefit of
or relating to any current employee, officer or director of the
Company or any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that
is a member of a controlled group including the Company or that is
under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section
414 of the Code (an "ERISA Affiliate"), or with respect to which
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate has or may have any liability or
obligation (together, the "Employee Plans"). The Company has made
available to SUTIOC a copy of (i) the two (2) most recent annual
reports on Form 5500 filed with the Internal Revenue Service (the
"IRS") for each disclosed Employee Plan where such report is
required, (ii) the documents and instruments governing each such
Employee Plan (including, without limitation, the plan document,
summary plan description or other summary, most recent actuarial
report and trust or other funding arrangement, where applicable)
and (iii) all IRS determination, opinion, notification and advisory
letters and rulings relating to each disclosed Employee Plan.
Except as set forth in Section 3.11(a) of the Disclosure Letter:
(A) each Employee Plan has been maintained in all material respects
in accordance with its terms and each Employee Plan subject to
ERISA and the Code has been maintained in all material respects in
accordance with ERISA and the Code and (C) there has been no
violation of any reporting or disclosure requirement imposed by
ERISA or the Code. Each Employee Plan intended to be qualified
under Section 401(a) of the Code, and each trust intended to be
exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code, has been determined to be
so qualified or exempt by the IRS, and there has been no event,
condition or circumstance that has adversely affected or is likely
to adversely affect such qualified status. With respect to each
Employee Plan, there has been no transaction prohibited under
Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA which is not
exempt under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 408 of ERISA,
respectively. With respect to any Employee Plan, (1) neither the
Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has had asserted against it
any claim for taxes under Chapter 43 of Subtitle D of the Code and
Section 5000 of the Code, or for penalties under ERISA Section
502(c), (i) or (l), nor, to the Company's knowledge, is there a
basis for any such claim and (2) no officer, director or employee
of the Company has committed a breach of any fiduciary
responsibility or obligation imposed by Title I of ERISA. Other
than routine claims for benefits, there is no claim or proceeding
(including any audit or investigation) pending or, to the Company's
knowledge, threatened, involving any Employee Plan by any person,
or by the IRS, the United States Department of Labor or any other
Governmental Entity, against such Employee Plan or the Company or
any ERISA Affiliate.
(b)
Section 3.11(b) of the Disclosure Letter sets forth a list as of
the date hereof of all (i) employment agreements with officers of
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and (ii) agreements with
consultants who are individuals obligating the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate to make annual cash payments in an amount of Fifty
Thousand ($50,000) or more and (iii) severance agreements, programs
and policies of the Company with or relating to its employees,
except such programs and policies required to be maintained by law.
The Company has made available to SUTIOC copies of all such
agreements, plans, programs and other arrangements.
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(c)
Except as provided in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Letter,
there will be no payment, accrual of additional benefits,
obligation to fund benefits, acceleration of payments or vesting of
any benefit under any Employee Plan or any other agreement or
arrangement to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate is a party,
and no employee, officer or director of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate will become entitled to severance, termination allowance
or similar payments, by reason of entering into or in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone
or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events).
Except as provided in Section 3.11(c) of the Disclosure Letter, no
payment or benefit which will or may be made in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (either alone or in
combination with any other events) by the Company, its ERISA
Affiliates or SUTIOC or any of its respective affiliates with
respect to any "disqualified individual" (within the meaning of
Section 280G(c) of the Code) will be characterized as a "parachute
payment" (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the
Code).
(d)
There are no controversies relating to any Employee Plan or
other labor matters pending or, to the Company's knowledge,
threatened between the Company or any ERISA Affiliate and any of
its employees. Except as set forth in Section 3.11(e) of the
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate is a
party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union
contract applicable to persons employed by the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate nor does the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate know of any
activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any such
employees. No strikes, work stoppage, grievance, claim of unfair
labor practice or labor dispute against the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate has occurred, is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company or any ERISA Affiliate, threatened, and, to the knowledge
of the Company and its ERISA Affiliates, there is no basis for any
of the foregoing. To the knowledge of the Company and its ERISA
Affiliates, there is no organizational activity being made or
threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to any
employees of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate.
(e)
Except as set forth in Section 3.11(e) of the Disclosure Letter,
neither the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates sponsors or has
ever sponsored, maintained, contributed to or incurred an
obligation to contribute or incurred a liability (contingent or
otherwise) with respect to, any employee benefit plan that is
subject to Title IV of ERISA, any Multiemployer Plan or to a
Multiple Employer Plan. For these purposes, "Multiemployer Plan"
means a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) and
4001(a)(3) of ERISA and "Multiple Employer Plan" means any Employee
Benefit Plan sponsored by more than one employer, within the
meaning of Sections 4063 or 4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the
Code.
(f)
Except as set forth in Section 3.11(f) of the Disclosure Letter,
to the extent permitted by applicable law and the applicable
Employee Plan, each Employee Plan (other than any stock option
plan) can be amended or terminated at any time, without consent
from any other party and without liability other than for benefits
accrued as of the date of such amendment or termination (other than
charges incurred as a result of such termination).
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(g)
To the knowledge of the Company and its ERISA Affiliates, no key
employee, or group of employees, of the Company or any ERISA
Affiliate has expressed to the Company any plan to terminate
employment with the Company or any ERISA Affiliate. The Company and
its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all material respects with
all laws relating to the employment of labor, including provisions
thereof relating to wages, hours, equal opportunity and collective
bargaining.
(h)
The Company and its ERISA Affiliates have complied in all
material respects with the laws of any foreign jurisdiction with
respect to any employee benefit plan or arrangements maintained in
such jurisdiction in which the employees of the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate participate.
(i)
Except as provided in Section 3.11(i) of the Disclosure Letter,
the Company has no commitment, intention or understanding to
create, terminate or adopt any Employee Plan that would result in
any additional liability to the Company. Since the beginning of the
current fiscal year of any Employee Plan, no event has occurred and
no condition or circumstance has existed that reasonably would be
expected to result in a material increase in the benefits under or
the expense of maintaining such Employee Plan from the level of
benefits or expense incurred for the most recently completed fiscal
year of such Employee Plan other than the cost of additional
benefits accrued in accordance with the terms of such Employee
Plan.
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Section 3.12
Environmental Laws and Regulations.
(a)
Except as set forth in Section 3.12(a) of the Disclosure Letter
and except for matters which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company, (i) no written notice, notification, demand,
request for information, citation, summons, complaint or order has
been received by, and no action, claim, suit, proceeding or review
or, to the Company's knowledge, investigation is pending or, to the
knowledge of the Company or any Subsidiary, threatened by any
Person against, the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to any
matters relating to or arising out of any Environmental Law (as
defined below); (ii) the Company and its Subsidiaries are in
compliance with all Environmental Laws, which compliance includes
the possession by the Company and each Subsidiary of all material
permits required under applicable Environmental Laws and compliance
with the terms and conditions thereof, and the Company and its
Subsidiaries reasonably believe that each of them will, without the
incurrence of any material expense, timely attain and maintain
compliance with all Environmental Laws applicable to any of their
current operations or properties or to any of their planned
operations; (iii) to the Company's knowledge, there has been no
disposal, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance
(as defined below) by the Company or any Subsidiary on, under, in,
from or about any property currently or formerly owned or operated
by the Company or any Subsidiary, or otherwise related to the
operations of the Company or any Subsidiary, that has resulted or
could reasonably be expected to result in any Environmental Claim
against the Company or any Subsidiary; (iv) neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has entered into or agreed to or is subject to any
consent decree, order or settlement or other agreement in any
judicial, administrative, arbitral or other similar forum relating
to its compliance with or liability under any Environmental Law;
and (v) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has assumed or
retained by contract or otherwise any liabilities of any kind,
fixed or contingent, under any applicable Environmental Law
(including, without limitation, any liability from the disposition
of any of its real property). There are no governmental agreements
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party relating
to human health and the environment, including, without limitation,
Hazardous Substances.
(b)
For purposes of this Agreement, (i) the term "Environmental
Laws" means federal, state, local and foreign statutes, laws,
judicial decisions, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments,
orders, codes, injunctions and permits relating to human health and
the environment, including, without limitation, Hazardous
Substances; (ii) the term "Hazardous Substances" means all
substances, materials or wastes that are listed, classified or
regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law or which may be the
subject of regulatory action by any Governmental Entity pursuant to
any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, petroleum,
asbestos or polychlorinated biphenyls and, in the United States,
all substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants or
Contaminants in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan, 40 C.F.R. section 300.5; and (iii) the term
"Environmental Claim" means any claim, violation or liability, by
any Person relating to liability (including liability for
enforcement, investigatory costs, cleanup costs, governmental
response costs, natural resource damages, property damage, personal
injury, fines or penalties) arising out of, based on or resulting
from (A) the presence, discharge, emission, release or threatened
release of any Hazardous Substance at any location and any exposure
of Persons to such Hazardous Substance at any location, (B)
circumstances forming the basis of any violation or alleged
violation of any Environmental Laws or permits or (C) otherwise
relating to obligations or liabilities under any Environmental
Law.
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Section 3.13
Taxes.
(a)
For purposes of this Agreement:
(i)
"Tax" (including "Taxes") means (A) all federal, state, local,
foreign and other net income, gross income, gross receipts, sales,
use, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, profits, license, lease,
service, service use, withholding, payroll, employment, excise,
severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property, windfall profits,
customs, duties and other taxes, governmental assessments, fees,
duties or charges of any kind or nature whatsoever, together with
any interest and any penalties, additions to tax or additional
amounts with respect thereto, (B) any liability for payment of
amounts described in clause (A), whether as a result of transferee
or successor liability, joint and several liability for being a
member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group
for any period, or otherwise by operation of law and (C) any
liability for the payment of amounts described in clause (A) or (B)
as a result of any tax sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation
agreement or any other express or implied agreement to pay or
indemnify any other person; and
(ii)
"Tax Return" means any return, declaration, report, statement,
information statement and other document filed or required to be
filed with respect to Taxes, including any claims for refunds of
Taxes and any amendments or supplements of any of the
foregoing.
(b)
(i) Within the times and in the manner prescribed by
law, the Company and its Subsidiaries (and their predecessors) have
properly prepared and filed all Tax Returns required by law. All
Tax Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries are true,
correct and complete and accurately reflect the information
pertaining to the tax attributes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, including tax basis in assets and net operating loss,
capital loss and tax credit carryforwards. None of the Tax Returns
filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries was required to
contain (in order to avoid the imposition of a penalty and
determined without regard to disclosure that may be made after the
filing of the original Tax Return) a disclosure statement under
Section 6662 of the Code (or any predecessor provision or
comparable provision of state, local or foreign law). The Company
and its Subsidiaries (and their predecessors) have complied in all
material respects with all applicable laws relating to Taxes.
(ii) (A) the Company and its Subsidiaries have
timely withheld and paid all Taxes that were required to have been
withheld or have become due or payable (whether or not shown on any
Tax Return), respectively, and have adequately provided in
accordance with GAAP in the Financial Statements included in the
Company SEC Reports for all Taxes accrued through the date of such
Company SEC Reports; and (B) all Taxes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries accrued following the end of the most recent period
covered by the Company SEC Reports have been incurred in the
ordinary course of business of the Company consistent with past
practices and have been paid when due in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices. Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to a "reportable
transaction," as such term is defined in Treasury Regulation §
1.6011-4(b)(1), or to a transaction that is substantially similar
to a "listed transaction," as such term is defined in Treasury
Regulation § 1.6011-4(b)(2), or any transaction similarly
designated under comparable laws of any state, local or foreign
jurisdiction.
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(iii) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b)(iii) of
the Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries (or any predecessor thereof) (A) has filed a consent
or agreement pursuant to former Section 341(f) of the Code, (B) is
a party to or bound by any closing agreement, offer in compromise,
gain recognition agreement or any other agreement with any Tax
authority or any Tax indemnity or Tax sharing agreement with any
person, (C) is a party to an agreement that could give rise to an
"excess parachute payment" within the meaning of Section 280G of
the Code or to remuneration the deduction for which would be
disallowed under Section 162(m) of the Code, (D) has issued options
or stock purchase rights (or similar rights) that purported to be
governed by Sections 421 or 423 of the Code that were or are not so
governed or (E) has ever been a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the
Code.
(iv) There are and have been no (A) proposed,
threatened or actual assessments, audits, examinations or disputes
as to Taxes relating to the Company or any Subsidiary (or their
predecessors), (B) except as set forth in Section 3.13(b)(iv) of
the Disclosure Letter, adjustments under Section 481 of the Code or
any similar adjustments with respect to the Company or any
Subsidiary (or their predecessors), (C) waivers or extensions of
the statute of limitations with respect to Taxes for which the
Company or any Subsidiary could be held liable following the date
hereof or (D) grants of power of attorney to any person in effect
with respect to Taxes for which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries would be liable. The Company does not know of any
basis for the assertion by a Tax authority of a Tax deficiency
against the Company or any Subsidiary (or their predecessors).
(v) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b)(v) of the
Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (nor any
predecessor thereof) has been a "distributing corporation" or a
"controlled corporation" in connection with a distribution governed
or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code.
(vi) There is currently no limitation on the
utilization of tax attributes of the Company or any Subsidiary
under Sections 269, 382, 383, 384 or 1502 of the Code (and
comparable provisions of state, local or foreign law).
(vii) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (nor
any predecessor thereof) has been a member of an affiliated group
of corporations, within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code, or
a member of a combined, consolidated or unitary group for state,
local or foreign Tax purposes, other than an affiliated group the
common SUTIOC of which is the Company.
(viii) Except as set forth in Section 3.13(b)(viii)
of the Disclosure Letter, none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to any joint venture, partnership or other
arrangement or contract that could be treated as a partnership for
federal income tax purposes. Section 3.13(b)(viii) of the
Disclosure Letter sets forth all elections pursuant to Treas. Reg.
§ 301.7701-3 that have been made by business entities in which
the Company or any Subsidiary owns an equity interest. The Company
was an "S corporation" as such term is defined in Section
1361(a)(1) of the Code at all times from January 1, 2002 until
September 27, 2004.
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(ix) Section 3.13(b)(ix) of the Disclosure Letter
sets forth, on an entity-by-entity basis, all jurisdictions outside
the United States in which the Company or any Subsidiary is subject
to Tax. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, has been or has
owned (whether directly or indirectly) an interest in, a passive
foreign investment company within the meaning of Section 1297 of
the Code. No Subsidiary that is not a United States person (A) has
engaged (or been treated as engaged) in the conduct of a trade or
business within the United States or (B) has had an investment in
"United States property" within the meaning of Section 956(c) of
the Code. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is, or at any time
has been, affected by (1) the dual consolidated loss provisions of
the Section 1503(d) of the Code, (2) the overall foreign loss
provisions of Section 904(f) of the Code or (3) the
recharacterization provisions of Section 952(c)(2) of the Code.
Section 3.14
Intellectual Property.
(a)
As used herein, the term "Intellectual Property" means all
intellectual property rights arising from or associated with the
following, whether protected, created or arising under the laws of
the United States or any other jurisdiction: (i) trade names,
trademarks and service marks (registered and unregistered), domain
names and other Internet addresses or identifiers, trade dress and
similar rights and applications (including intent to use
applications) to register any of the foregoing and registrations
therefor (collectively, "Marks"); (ii) patents and patent
applications, including continuation, divisional,
continuation-in-part, reexamination and reissue patent applications
and any patents issuing therefrom, and rights in respect of utility
models or industrial designs (collectively, "Patents"); (iii)
copyrights and registrations and applications therefor
(collectively, "Copyrights"); (iv) non-public know-how, inventions,
discoveries, improvements, concepts, ideas, methods, processes,
designs, plans, schematics, drawings, formulae, technical data,
specifications, research and development information, technology
and product roadmaps, data bases and other proprietary or
confidential information, including customer lists, but excluding
any Copyrights or Patents that may cover or protect any of the
foregoing (collectively, "Trade Secrets"); and (v) moral rights,
publicity rights and any other proprietary, intellectual or
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