EXHIBIT 2.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
THE CORNWALL GROUP,
INC.,
FORESTVILLE
CORPORATION,
VANGUARD SECURITY OF BROWARD
COUNTY, INC.,
VANGUARD SECURITY,
INC.,
ON GUARD SECURITY AND
INVESTIGATIONS, INC.,
AND
ARMOR SECURITY,
INC.,
AS SELLERS,
AND
TRI-S SECURITY
CORPORATION
AS SHAREHOLDER,
AND
U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES,
INC.,
AS BUYER
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF ASSETS
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2.1 Purchase of the Purchased Assets
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2.2 Excluded Assets
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2.3 Payment of the Purchase Price
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2.4 Escrow
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2.5 Prorations and Certain Payments
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2.6 Allocation of Purchase Price
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2.7 Closing
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2.8 Assumption of Liabilities
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ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS AND SHAREHOLDER
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3.1 Organization, Standing and Foreign
Qualification
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3.2 Ownership of Shares
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3.3 Capacity; Validity of Contemplated
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3.4 Financial Statements
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3.5 Absence of Changes
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3.6 Intentionally Omitted
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3.7 Title to Assets; No Encumbrances;
Condition
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3.8 Tax Matters
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3.9 Real Property
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3.10 Personal Property
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3.11 Intellectual Property
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3.12 Computer Software and Databases
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3.13 Inventories
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3.14 Insurance
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3.15 Bonds, Letters of Credit, Etc
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3.16 Compliance with Laws
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3.17 Environmental
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3.18 Litigation and Claims
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3.19 Benefit Plans
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3.20 Contracts
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3.21 Customers
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3.22 Labor Matters
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3.23 Brokers and Finders
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3.24 Prospective Changes
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3.25 Compliance with the Immigration Reform and
Control Act
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3.26 Recent Operation of Business
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3.27 Licensing of Guards
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3.28 Background Investigations
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3.29 No Assignment of the Business
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3.30 No Illegal or Improper
Transactions
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ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF BUYER
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4.1 Organization, Standing and Foreign
Qualification
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4.2 Capacity; Validity of Contemplated
Transaction
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4.3 Brokers and Finders
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4.4 Acknowledgement
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ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS AND ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
OF THE PARTIES
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5.1 Confidentiality
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5.2 Change of Sellers’ Names
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5.3 Expenses
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5.4 Delivery of Books and Records
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5.5 Maintenance of Records by Sellers and
Shareholder
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5.6 Post-Closing Assistance
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5.7 Access by Sellers and Shareholders to Books
and Records
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5.8 Payment of Sellers’ Trade Accounts
Receivable
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5.9 Employees to be Hired by Buyer
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5.10 Post-Closing Tax Payments
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5.11 Public Announcement
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ARTICLE 6 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES; INDEMNIFICATION
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6.1 Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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6.2 Obligation of Sellers and Shareholder to
Indemnify Buyer
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6.3 Obligation of Buyer to Indemnify Sellers and
Shareholder
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6.4 Notice of Loss or Asserted
Liability
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6.5 Opportunity to Defend
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6.6 Disputes with Customers or
Suppliers
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6.7 Limitations on Indemnification
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6.8 Indemnification Payments; Buyer’s
Offset Rights
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6.9 Exclusive Remedy
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ARTICLE 7 MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1 Notices
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7.2 Entire Agreement
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7.3 Modifications, Amendments and
Waivers
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7.4 Successors and Assigns.
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7.5 Table of Contents; Captions;
References.
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7.6 Governing Law.
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7.7 Pronouns.
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7.8 Severability.
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7.9 Intentionally Omitted.
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7.10 Waiver of Jury Trial.
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7.11 Jurisdiction and Venue.
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7.12 Counterparts.
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7.13 Knowledge.
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT is
entered into as of May 13, 2009, by and among, THE CORNWALL
GROUP, INC., a Florida corporation, FORESTVILLE CORPORATION, a
Florida corporation, VANGUARD SECURITY OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC., a
Florida corporation, VANGUARD SECURITY, INC., a Florida
corporation, ON GUARD SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS, INC., a Florida
corporation, and ARMOR SECURITY, INC., a Florida corporation,
(each, a “Seller” and collectively,
“Sellers”), U.S. SECURITY ASSOCIATES, INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Buyer”), and TRI-S SECURITY CORPORATION,
a Georgia corporation (“Shareholder”).
R E C I T A L S:
Sellers are engaged in the business
of providing security guard and related services to customers in
various locations. Sellers desire to sell, and Buyer desires to
purchase, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
below, substantially all of the assets of the business of
Sellers.
As a condition to the execution of
this Agreement by Buyer, Buyer has requested that Shareholder agree
to the obligations of Shareholder contained herein. Shareholder is
the owner, either directly or indirectly, of all of the shares of
capital stock of each Seller. Accordingly, Shareholder is willing
to execute this Agreement and perform the obligations of
Shareholder contained herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged by each party hereto, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
All capitalized terms used in this
Agreement that are not specifically defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Glossary of Terms attached hereto
as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by
reference.
ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
2.1 Purchase of the Purchased
Assets . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
as of the Closing Date, Sellers sell, convey, transfer, assign and
deliver to Buyer, and Buyer hereby purchases and accepts from
Sellers, for an aggregate consideration equal to the Purchase Price
(as finally determined and adjusted pursuant to this Agreement),
all of the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any and all
Liens.
2.2 Excluded Assets .
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Sellers
do not sell, and Buyer does not purchase or accept, the Retained
Assets, and the Retained Assets shall remain the property of
Sellers after Closing.
2.3 Payment of the Purchase
Price . Buyer has paid the Estimated Purchase Price to Sellers
by delivering to Sellers (or to such Persons as Sellers direct in
writing) cash in the amount of $3,603,639.00 and delivering to the
Escrow Agent the Escrow Fund of $750,000.00, as contemplated by
Section 2.4 . The backup calculation of Closing Date
Average Monthly Billings (used to determine the Estimated Purchase
Price), agreed to by the Buyer, Sellers, and Shareholder, is
attached as Schedule EPP .
2.4 Escrow . Buyer and
Sellers agree to establish an Escrow Fund to ensure that certain
Customer Contracts transferred to Buyer as part of the Purchased
Assets are, in fact, properly transferable. Buyer, Sellers, and
SunTrust Bank (the “Escrow Agent”) will execute and
deliver an Escrow Agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit
B . Any amounts payable to Buyer out of the Escrow Fund will be
an adjustment to the Estimated Purchase Price.
2.5 Prorations and Certain
Payments .
(a) The parties have agreed to the
following prorations relating to the Purchased Assets, with Sellers
being liable to the extent such items relate to any time period
prior to the Closing Date and Buyer being liable to the extent such
items relate to periods on or after the Closing Date:
(i) personal property, real estate,
occupancy and other similar Taxes on or with respect to the
Purchased Assets;
(ii) utilities (including water,
sewer, telephone, electricity and fuel);
(iii) rentals with respect to
property leases specifically and expressly assumed by Buyer and
which, as of the Closing Date, are being transferred to
Buyer;
and
(iv) any other items that shall be
paid by Buyer or which otherwise affect the Business or the
Purchased Assets and that relate, in whole or in part, to periods
prior to the Closing Date (other than any Assumed
Liabilities).
The net amount of all such
prorations that are known on the Closing Date have been settled and
paid on the Closing Date. As to the amount of any such item not now
known, such proration has been made based upon the amount of the
most recent cost of such item to Sellers. After Closing, Buyer and
Sellers shall provide to the other, within seven (7) days
after receipt, each Third Party invoice relating to any item so
estimated. Within ten (10) days thereafter, Buyer or Sellers,
as the case may be, shall make any payments to the other that are
necessary to compensate for any
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difference between the proration made at the
Closing and the correct proration based on the Third Party
invoice.
(b) Sellers shall be responsible for
the amount of all accrued but unpaid vacation pay for its employees
prior to the Closing Date. In this regard, the parties have agreed
that Sellers were responsible for $14,000.00 of employee vacation
pay and that said amount was properly deducted from the cash
portion of the Estimated Purchase Price that otherwise would have
been paid to Sellers at Closing.
(c) Sellers shall pay any sales,
use, transfer, documentary or other Taxes levied on the transfer of
the Purchased Assets.
(d) Sellers have sold to Buyer, as
part of the Purchased Assets, free of Liens, the motor vehicles
listed on Schedule PV .
2.6 Allocation of Purchase
Price . The Purchase Price shall be allocated among the
Purchased Assets in accordance with Section 1060 of the
Internal Revenue Code and the provisions contained in the Treasury
Regulations relating thereto, including Treas. Reg.
Section 1.338-6. Specifically, the parties agree that the
Purchase Price shall be allocated among the Purchased Assets as set
forth on Schedule 2.6 attached hereto (the “
Purchase Price Allocation Schedule ”) and that they
each will file their respective Tax Returns, reports and forms,
including Internal Revenue Service Form 8594, in a manner
consistent with the Purchase Price Allocation Schedule.
2.7 Closing . At the Closing,
(i) Sellers and Shareholder delivered to Buyer all of the
items required to have been delivered by Sellers and Shareholder
pursuant to the list of closing deliveries attached hereto as
Exhibit D ; and (ii) Buyer delivered to Sellers all of
the items (including the Estimated Purchase Price) required to have
been delivered by Buyer pursuant to the list of closing deliveries
attached hereto as Exhibit D . Subject to the provisions of
this Agreement, title to the Purchased Assets passed from Sellers
to Buyer upon the occurrence of the Closing, and all deliveries,
payments and other transactions and documents relating to the
Closing were interdependent and were deemed to have occurred
simultaneously.
2.8 Assumption of Liabilities
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(a) Liabilities of the
Business . Buyer agrees to assume the Assumed Liabilities but
only for periods from and after the Closing Date and thereafter to
pay, perform and discharge such Assumed Liabilities in full, in
accordance with their terms; provided , however ,
that Buyer may in good faith contest or cause to be contested the
amount or validity thereof, and Sellers agree to provide reasonable
assistance to Buyer to enable Buyer to contest such claims.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, (i) Buyer shall not assume or become liable for any
Retained Liability and (ii) Sellers shall pay, satisfy and
perform all of the Retained Liabilities regardless of any
disclosures made or exceptions noted
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with respect thereto in this Agreement or any
other document executed or delivered by Sellers in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) Assignment of Certain
Contracts .
(i) Sellers and Shareholder shall
use their best efforts to obtain all consents necessary to effect
the assignment of all Customer or other Contracts of Sellers
proposed to be assigned to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement. If
Buyer shall have elected to close the transactions contemplated
hereby without any such consent having been obtained, then Sellers
and Shareholder shall continue to use their best efforts to obtain
such consent(s) after the Closing and Sellers and Shareholder shall
take all such actions as shall, in the reasonable opinion of Buyer,
be necessary or proper (A) in order to enable Buyer to realize
the full value of every such Contract and to preserve for the
benefit of Buyer the rights and obligations of Sellers under such
Contract, and (B) to facilitate the collection of the monies
due and payable, or to become due and payable, to Buyer pursuant to
every such Contract, and Sellers shall remit such monies to Buyer
within five days of collection.
(ii) Buyer, at its expense, shall
perform all of Sellers’ obligations due to be performed under
any Contract as to which all necessary consents have not been
obtained and that is included among the Assumed Liabilities to the
extent (A) Buyer can perform such obligations without
violating the terms of such Contract, and (B) Buyer is being
provided the benefits of such Contract.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLERS AND SHAREHOLDER
Sellers and Shareholder, jointly and
severally, represent and warrant to Buyer, and agree with Buyer, as
follows:
3.1 Organization, Standing and
Foreign Qualification . Each Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Florida and has the corporate power and authority to
carry on its business as now conducted and to own, lease and
operate the assets which it now owns, leases and operates. Each
Seller is duly qualified or licensed to transact business as a
foreign corporation in any other jurisdiction in which the
character of the assets owned, leased or operated by it and the
nature of its business requires such qualification and/or
licensing.
3.2 Ownership of Shares . All
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each
Seller are owned directly or indirectly by Shareholder. No other
Person has any right, option or privilege (whether preemptive,
contractual or otherwise) to purchase any shares of any
Seller’s capital stock or any other equity ownership
interests in such Seller.
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3.3 Capacity; Validity of
Contemplated Transaction .
(a) Each Seller has the full power
and authority necessary to enter into and perform its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement have been duly authorized and approved by all
necessary action (corporate or otherwise) on the part of each
Seller and Shareholder. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by each Seller and Shareholder and constitutes the legal,
valid and binding obligation of each Seller and Shareholder,
enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’
rights generally and by the exercise of judicial discretion in
accordance with equitable principles. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.3(a) , neither the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by Sellers and Shareholder, nor the
consummation by them of the transactions contemplated hereby, will:
(i) violate, conflict with or constitute a default under
(A) any provision of a Seller’s or Shareholder’s
charter or bylaws, (B) any Contract to which a Seller or
Shareholder is a party or pursuant to which any of them is bound,
(C) any Order to which a Seller or Shareholder or any of their
assets is subject or bound, or (D) any applicable Law or
(ii) result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the
Purchased Assets.
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.3(b) , no consent, authorization, order or
approval of, or filing or registration with, any Governmental
Authority or Third Party (other than lessors or Customers) is
required for or in connection with the execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Sellers or the consummation by Sellers of the
transactions contemplated.
3.4 Financial Statements .
The Historical Financial Statements (copies of which are attached
hereto as Schedule 3.4 ) (i) have been prepared in
accordance with the books and records of Sellers, and
(ii) present fairly the financial condition, assets and
liabilities of Sellers as of the respective dates indicated and the
results of Sellers’ operations for the respective periods
then ended.
3.5 Absence of Changes .
Since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, Sellers have conducted the
Business only in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and have not made any changes in their accounting
methods or practices.
3.6 Intentionally Omitted
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3.7 Title to Assets; No
Encumbrances; Condition . Except as set forth on Schedule
3.7 , one or more Sellers have good, valid and marketable title
to each of the Purchased Assets and are herewith transferring the
Purchased Assets to Buyer free and clear of all Liens. Each item of
tangible personal property included within the Purchased Assets is
in good condition and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted.
The Non-party Entities do not own any assets which are used to
operate the Business.
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3.8 Tax Matters .
(a) Each Seller has filed all Tax
Returns required to be filed by it on or prior to the Closing Date
and each Seller has paid or adequately provided for, all Taxes that
have become due with respect to any period ended on or prior to the
Closing Date. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8 , no Tax
claims have been asserted against any Seller or the Purchased
Assets, and neither Sellers nor Shareholder are under investigation
or audit by the IRS or any state agency concerning any Tax
matter.
(b) Subject to Schedule 3.8 ,
each Seller has withheld or collected from each payment made to
each of its employees the amount of all Taxes required to be
withheld or collected therefrom and has paid the same to the proper
Tax depositories or collecting authorities.
(c) All ad valorem property Taxes on
the Purchased Assets for years prior to 2009 have been paid in
full.
3.9 Real Property
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(a) No Seller owns any real
property.
(b) Schedule 3.9(b) is a
complete list of each Seller’s leased real property which
Buyer has agreed to assume. Each Seller has delivered to Buyer a
complete copy of each lease relating to such leased real property,
and, except as set forth on Schedule 3.9(b) , each such
lease is in full force and effect on the date hereof and no default
has occurred and is continuing thereunder. No Person other than a
Seller is in possession of the leased real property.
(c) To Sellers’ and
Shareholder’s knowledge, (i) all improvements on such
leased real property substantially conform to all applicable Laws,
(ii) all rights and easements for public vehicular ingress to
and egress from such property are available and (iii) no
portion of such property is the subject of any condemnation or
eminent domain proceeding, nor has any such condemnation or eminent
domain proceeding been proposed.
3.10 Personal Property
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(a) Schedule 3.10(a) is a
complete list of each item of tangible personal property owned by
each Seller, except for items having an aggregate value of not more
than $2,500.00.
(b) Schedule 3.10(b) is a
complete list of all items of tangible personal property leased to
each Seller (except items having a value less than $2,500.00).
Sellers have delivered to Buyer a complete copy of each lease
relating to such leased personal property. Each such lease is in
full force and effect on the date hereof and no default exists
thereunder. The continuation and effectiveness of such leases will
not be adversely affected by the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No Seller is the lessor of any personal
property.
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3.11 Intellectual Property
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(a) Schedule 3.11(a) is a
complete list of all Intellectual Property of Sellers. All
Intellectual Property included in the Purchased Assets is either
owned by or duly and properly licensed to a Seller, and, except as
set forth on Schedule 3.11(a) , the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not alter or
impair any Intellectual Property rights of any Seller or result in
a default under any Contract of any Seller relating to Intellectual
Property. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11(a) , no
Seller is liable for royalties or fees to any Person in connection
with any Intellectual Property. All patents, trademarks, trade
names, servicemarks, assumed names, and copyrights and all
registrations thereof included in or related to the Sellers’
Intellectual Property are valid, subsisting and in full force and
effect. All Licenses included in the Sellers’ Intellectual
Property are in full force and effect, are not in default, and
constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective
parties thereto. No Seller is currently infringing upon or
unlawfully or wrongfully using the Intellectual Property of
others.
(b) No Affiliate of any Seller and
no present or former officer, director, partner or employee of any
Seller owns or has any proprietary or other interest, direct or
indirect, in any of the Intellectual Property used in the
Business.
3.12 Computer Software and
Databases . Schedule 3.12 describes all computer
software (except for off-the-shelf computer software) and databases
owned, licensed, leased, internally developed or otherwise used in
connection with the Business. Upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, Buyer will receive all
computer software and databases that are necessary to conduct the
Business as presently conducted and all documentation relating to
all such computer software and databases.
3.13 Inventories . All items
of inventory of Sellers consist of items of a quality, quantity and
condition usable in the ordinary course of the Business.
3.14 Insurance . All of the
Purchased Assets which are of an insurable nature are insured by a
Seller in such amounts and against such Losses, casualties or risks
as are (i) usual and customary for companies engaged in
businesses similar to the Business, (ii) required by any
applicable Law, or (iii) required by any Contract to which
Seller is a party or is bound. No Seller has been refused any
insurance coverage for which it has applied.
3.15 Bonds, Letters of Credit,
Etc . Schedule 3.15 is a complete list of all bonds
(including performance, fidelity, AD&D, or otherwise), letters
of credit, and similar instruments issued by each Seller (or others
for the benefit of any Seller), which secure such Seller’s
performance or other obligations (all such bonds, letters of credit
or similar instruments are herein referred to as “Bond
Obligations”). Correct and complete copies of such Bond
Obligations have been delivered to Buyer. Such Bond Obligations
satisfy all requirements thereof set forth in (i) any Law
applicable to Sellers or the Business and (ii) any Contract of
a Seller.
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3.16 Compliance with Laws .
Schedule 3.16 is a complete list of Licenses necessary for
the ownership by each Seller of its assets and the conduct of the
Business. Each Seller is in compliance with all Laws, Licenses and
Orders applicable to, required of, or binding on it, including,
without limitation, all Immigration Laws and federal and state Laws
relating to the employment of labor. None of such Licenses will be
adversely affected by consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. No capital expenditure will be required in order
to effect compliance with any Law applicable to the Business as now
conducted.
3.17 Environmental .
Sellers’ operation of the Business and their use of the
Purchased Assets (including leased real property) is, and has been,
in compliance with, and not in violation of, any Environmental Law.
There are no past or present actions, activities, circumstances,
conditions, events or incidents that could form the basis of any
Environmental Claim against Seller, its business or the Purchased
Assets. No Seller has handled, treated, stored, or disposed of any
Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Law. To
Sellers’ and Shareholder’s knowledge no release,
discharge, spillage or disposal of any Hazardous Substances has
occurred or is occurring at any premises occupied by a
Seller.
3.18 Litigation and Claims .
Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.18 , (i) there is no
Litigation pending, or to Sellers’ and Shareholder’s
knowledge, threatened, against any Seller or the Business, and
neither Seller nor Shareholder have any knowledge of any basis for
any such Litigation, and (ii) there has not been, within the
last five (5) years, and there is not now pending or, to the
knowledge of Sellers or Shareholder, threatened, any investigation
or inquiry regarding the Business by any Governmental
Authority.
3.19 Benefit Plans
.
(a) Schedule 3.19(a) is a
complete list of all Employee Benefit Plans of Sellers with respect
to which any Seller is a sponsor or which cover any employees or
former employees of any Seller. No such Employee Benefit Plan is or
has been: (i) a multiemployer plan within the meaning of ERISA
Section 3(37); (ii) multiple employer plan with the
meaning of ERISA Section 210(a); (iii) multiple employer
welfare arrangement within the meaning of ERISA Section 3(40);
or (iv) “defined benefit plan” as defined in
Section 3(35) of ERISA and subject to ERISA Title I, Subtitle
B, Part 3 or Title IV.
(b) Neither Sellers nor any ERISA
Affiliate of Sellers has any Liability under, or is subject to any
Lien relating to, any Employee Benefit Plan that would
(i) affect Buyer’s right, title and interest in, or
Buyer’s right to use or enjoy (free and clear of any Lien)
any of the Purchased Assets or (ii) result in the assumption
by or imposition on Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer of any
Liability, other than Liabilities expressly included as Assumed
Liabilities.
(c) Except as required by Law, no
Seller has, at any time, maintained an Employee Benefit Plan
providing welfare benefits to employees after retirement or other
separation of service.
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(d) The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not
(i) entitle any current or former employee of any Seller to
severance pay, unemployment compensation or any payment contingent
upon a change in control or ownership of such Seller,
(ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or increase the
amount of any compensation due to any such employee or former
employee or (iii) cause Buyer to be liable for any sums or
obligations under or pursuant to any Employee Benefit Plan of any
Seller.
3.20 Contracts .
(a) Description .
(i) Personal Property .
Schedule 3.20(a)(i) is a complete list of all Contracts
affecting or relating to the Business, other than Contracts which
either (A) are terminable by a Seller upon no more than thirty
(30) days notice without any Liability to such Seller, or
(B) do not involve the payment by Sellers of more than $10,000
per year.
(ii) Purchase Orders .
Schedule 3.20(a)(ii) is a complete list of all outstanding
Contracts binding upon each Seller which relate to the acquisition
of goods, services or capital assets, other than Contracts
(A) pursuant to which such Seller is obligated to pay less
than $5,000 or (B) which are terminable by such Seller with no
obligation on such Seller’s behalf.
(iii) Customer Contracts .
Schedule 3.20(a)(iii ) is a complete list of the Customer
Contracts for the performance of services by each Seller. A correct
and complete copy of each such Customer Contract has been delivered
to Buyer prior to the date hereof. There are no material
inaccuracies in, or material misrepresentations relating to, such
Customer Contracts.
(iv) Employment; Other Affiliate
Contracts . Schedule 3.20(a)(iv) is a complete list of
all Contracts (including employment, non-competition and loan
agreements) with (A) any employee, officer or director of a
Seller (or any Related Person to any such individual) and
(B) any consultant, agent, sales representative, or Affiliate
of a Seller.
(v) Other Contracts .
Schedule 3.20(a)(v) lists and briefly describes any other
Contract of each Seller which is not terminable by such Seller
without penalty upon thirty (30) days or less notice and
which: (A) provides for monthly payments by such Seller in
excess of $1,000, (B) provides for payments by such Seller in
any calendar year exceeding $10,000 or (C) evidences, creates
or guarantees indebtedness.
(b) No Default . Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.20(b) , no Seller is in default
under any of the Contracts referred to or described in
Section 3.20(a) , and there is no basis for any claim
of default under any such Contract.
(c) Assurances . Each
Contract referred to in Section 3.20(a ) is in full
force and effect and constitutes a valid, legal and binding
agreement of the parties thereto, enforceable in accordance with
its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each
Customer Contract included in Schedule 3.20(a)(iii) is with
a Customer for whom a Seller is continuing to
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provide service on the Closing Date and who has
not given notice of such Customer’s intent to terminate
service.
3.21 Customers . Schedule
3.21 is a list of the fifteen (15) largest Customers of
the Business (determined by gross revenue received) from whom
payments were received for Sellers’ most recent fiscal year
ended or from whom payments are projected that will place them
within such category for Sellers’ current fiscal year (the
“Large Customers”). The relationships of Sellers with
the Large Customers are good commercial working relationships and
no Large Customer has terminated, or to the knowledge of Sellers or
Shareholder, threatened to terminate, or otherwise adversely modify
its relationship with any Seller. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not, to
Sellers’ or Shareholder’s knowledge, adversely affect
the business relationship between any Seller and any of the Large
Customers.
3.22 Labor Matters
.
(a) Schedule 3.22(a) contains
a complete list of all employees of Sellers. The employment of all
such employees is terminable at will without any penalty or
severance obligation. No unpaid salary, other than for the
immediately preceding pay period, is now payable to any officer,
director or employee of any Seller.
(b) Schedule 3.22(b) is a
complete list of all union agreements or other collective
bargaining agreements (“Labor Agreements”) relating to
Sellers or their employees. There are no “side letters”
or “letters of understanding” applicable to any such
Labor Agreements, and no such Labor Agreement is currently being
renegotiated. No Seller has breached any such Labor Agreement, and
there are no grievances, or requests for arbitration pending, or to
the knowledge of Sellers or Shareholder, threatened under any such
Labor Agreement that could have a material adverse effect upon
Sellers or the Business. There are no strikes, disputes,
controversies, slowdowns, stoppages, boycotts or pickets in
progress or pending, or, to the knowledge of Sellers or
Shareholder, threatened against or affecting any Seller. No unfair
labor practice charge or other employee related complaint against
any Seller is pending or, to the knowledge of Sellers or
Shareholder, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board
or any other Governmental Authority.
(c) There are no charges that have
been filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or
any state Department of Labor or similar state Governmental
authority against any Seller, and no Seller has received notice of
the intent of any Governmental Authority to conduct an
investigation of any labor or employment matter relating to such
Seller.
(d) Each Seller has paid in full to
its employees all wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, benefits
and other compensation due to or on behalf of such employees
through the Closing Date.
(e) No Seller is a party to, or
otherwise bound by, any conciliation agreement, settlement
agreement, arbitration award, consent decree with, or citation by,
any Governmental Authority relating to employees or employment
practices.
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(f) Seller is not (i) a party
to any Contract with any Governmental Authority and
(ii) covered by, or subject to, any Law or Executive Order
requiring that Seller adopt or be subject to any affirmative action
plan.
3.23 Brokers and Finders .
Schedule 3.23 is a complete list of all Persons entitled to
a commission or finder’s fee in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, payable solely by
Sellers and Shareholder.
3.24 Prospective Changes .
Neither Sellers nor Shareholder have any knowledge of any change
reasonably expected to occur within one (1) year from the date
of this Agreement to the Business, which, if it were to occur,
might reasonably be expected to have material adverse effect on the
Business.
3.25 Compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act . With respect to any
employee of a Seller for whom compliance with the Immigration Laws
by an employer is required, such Seller has supplied to Buyer such
employee’s Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification
Form) and all other records, documents or other papers which are
retained with the Form I-9 by the employer pursuant to the
Immigration Laws.
3.26 Recent Operation of
Business . Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule
3.26 , since the Latest Balance Sheet Date, no Seller
has:
(i) entered into any new employment
Contract with any employee or increased the compensati