SERIES B PREFERRED
STOCK
PURCHASEAGREEMENT
Dated as of December 31,
2008
by and among
BOND LABORATORIES,
INC.
and
THE PURCHASERS LISTED ON EXHIBIT
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Purchase
and Sale of Series B Preferred Stock
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Purchase and
Sale of Preferred Stock
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Purchase Price
and Closing
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Representations and Warranties
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Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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Representations
and Warranties of the Purchasers
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Registration
and Listing
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Keeping of
Records and Books of Account
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Reporting
Requirements
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Disclosure of
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No Integrated
Offerings
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Company to Close and to Sell the
Securities
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Conditions
Precedent to the Obligation of the Purchasers to Close and to
Purchase the Securities
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Indemnification
Procedure
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Representations and Warranties
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Specific
Performance; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.
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Entire
Agreement; Amendment
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Successors and
Assigns
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASEAGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 31,
2008 by and among Bond Laboratories, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the “ Company ”), and the purchasers listed on
Exhibit A hereto (each a “ Purchaser ”
and collectively, the “ Purchasers ”), for the
purchase and sale of shares of the Company’s Series B
Preferred Stock (the “ Series B Preferred Stock
”) and shares of the Company’s common stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the “ Common Stock ”) by the
Purchasers.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SERIES B
PREFERRED STOCK
Section 1.1 Purchase and
Sale of Preferred Stock .
(a) Upon the following
terms and conditions, the Company shall issue and sell to the
Purchasers, and the Purchasers shall purchase from the Company,
shares of Series B Preferred Stock (each a “ Preferred
Share ” and collectively the “ Preferred
Shares ”) at a price per share of $10,000.00 (the “
Per Share Purchase Price ”) for an aggregate purchase
price of up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) (the “
Purchase Price ”). Each Purchaser shall pay
the portion of the Purchase Price set forth opposite its name on
Exhibit A hereto as the same may be amended or supplemented
from time to time. The designation, rights, preferences and other
terms and provisions of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
are set forth in the Certificate of Designation of the Relative
Rights and Preferences of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Certificate of
Designation”). The Company and the Purchasers are
executing and delivering this Agreement in accordance with and in
reliance upon the exemption from securities registration afforded
by Section 4(2) of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “
Securities Act ”), including Regulation D (“
Regulation D ”), and/or upon such other exemption from
the registration requirements of the Securities Act as may be
available with respect to any or all of the investments to be made
hereunder.
(b) Upon the following
terms and conditions without additional consideration, each of the
Purchasers shall be issued 60,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock, par value $.001 per share (the “ Common
Shares ”) for each Preferred Share purchased, as set
forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit A
hereto. The Preferred Shares, and the Common Shares are
sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “
Securities .”
Section 1.2 Purchase Price
and Closing . In consideration of and in express
reliance upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to issue and sell
to the Purchasers and, in consideration of and in express reliance
upon the representations, warranties, covenants, terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Purchasers, severally but not
jointly, agree to purchase the number of Preferred Shares and
Common Shares set forth opposite their respective names on
Exhibit A . The Preferred Shares
Section 1.3 may be funded in
multiple closings under this Agreement, with each closing being
defined as the “ Closing .” An
initial Closing under this Agreement (the “ Initial
Closing ”) shall take place on December 31, 2008 (the
“Initial Closing Date ”) and shall be funded in
the amount of One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($1,250,000). Any additional Closings shall each be
defined as the “ Additional Closing .” Each
Closing under this Agreement shall take place at the offices of the
Company, provided , that all of the conditions set forth in
Article IV hereof and applicable to such Closing shall have been
fulfilled or waived in accordance herewith. At each
Closing and upon receipt by the Company of the
appropriate purchase price from each Purchaser (i.e., a purchase
price equal to the number of Preferred Shares to be purchased by
such Purchaser multiplied by the Per Share Purchase Price), the
Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each such
Purchaser (x) a certificate for the number of Preferred Shares set
forth opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A
hereto, (y) a certificate for the number of Common Shares set forth
opposite the name of such Purchaser on Exhibit A hereto and
(z) any other documents required to be delivered pursuant to
Article IV hereof. Each Purchaser shall deliver each of
the documents required to be delivered by it pursuant to Article IV
hereof as well as its portion of the Purchase Price
by wire transfer to the Company prior to each Closing.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company . The Company hereby
represents and warrants to the Purchasers as follows, as of the
date hereof (or other applicable date as stated in this Section
2.1) e, except as set forth on the Schedule of Exceptions attached
hereto with each numbered Schedule corresponding to the section
number herein:
(a) Organization,
Good Standing and Power . The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Nevada and has the
requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its properties
and assets and to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted. The Company does not have any Subsidiaries
(as defined in Section 2.1(g)) or own securities of any kind in any
other entity except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(g)
hereto. The Company and each such Subsidiary (as defined
in Section 2.1(g)) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing in every jurisdiction in which
the nature of the business conducted or property owned by it makes
such qualification necessary except for any jurisdiction(s) (alone
or in the aggregate) in which the failure to be so qualified will
not have a Material Adverse Effect. For the purposes of
this Agreement, “ Material Adverse Effect ”
means any effect on the business, results of operations, assets or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Company that is material
and adverse to the Company and its Subsidiaries (as hereafter
defined) taken as a whole, and/or any condition, circumstance, or
situation that would prohibit or otherwise materially interfere
with the ability of the Company from entering into and performing
any of its obligations under the Transaction Documents (as defined
below) in any material respect; provided , however ,
that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include: (i)
changes in applicable law or (ii) any effect resulting from the
public announcement of the transactions
(b) contemplated by
this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) Authorization;
Enforcement . The Company has the requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into and perform this
Agreement, by and among the Company, and the Purchasers
(together with any additional documents required to be executed in
connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the
“ Transaction Documents ”), and to issue and
sell the Securities in accordance with the terms hereof and to
complete the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents. The execution, delivery and performance of
the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by it
of the transactions contemplated thereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary corporate action, and, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.1(b) , no further consent or
authorization of the Company, its Board of Directors or
stockholders is required. When executed and delivered by
the Company, each of the Transaction Documents shall constitute a
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except as rights to indemnity
and contribution may be limited by federal or state securities laws
and except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation,
conservatorship, receivership or similar laws relating to, or
affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’ rights and
remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application.
(d)
Capitalization . The authorized capital stock of
the Company as of the date hereof is set forth on Schedule
2.1(c) hereto. All of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock and any other outstanding security of the Company have
been duly and validly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and were issued in accordance with the registration
or qualification provisions of the Securities Act, or pursuant to
valid exemptions therefrom. Except as provided in this
Agreement or as set forth on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto,
including the rights, preferences and privileges of the
Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, no shares of
Common Stock or any other security of the Company are entitled to
preemptive rights, registration rights, rights of first refusal or
similar rights and there are no outstanding options, warrants,
scrip, rights to subscribe to, call or commitments of any character
whatsoever relating to, or securities or rights convertible into,
any shares of capital stock of the Company. Furthermore,
except (i) as set forth in this Agreement, (ii) for stock options
and restricted stock issued by the Company to its employees,
directors and consultants, (iii) as set forth in the Commission
Documents (as defined in Section 2.1(f)), and (iv) as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings, or arrangements by which the Company is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of the capital stock of the
Company or options, securities or rights convertible into shares of
capital stock of the Company. Except for customary
transfer restrictions contained in agreements entered into by the
Company in order to sell restricted securities or as provided in
the Registration Rights Agreement or except as set forth in the
Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(c) hereto, the
Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or
understanding granting registration or anti-dilution rights to any
person with respect to any of its equity or debt
securities. Except as set forth in the Commission
Documents and on Schedule 2.1(c) , the Company is not a
party to, and it has no Knowledge of, any agreement or
understanding restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of
the capital stock of the Company. Except as disclosed in
the Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(c) , (i)
there
(e) are no outstanding
debt securities, or other form of material debt of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) there are no contracts, commitments,
understandings, agreements or arrangements under which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is required to register the sale of any
of their securities under the Securities Act, (iii) there are no
outstanding securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
which contain any redemption or similar provisions, and there are
no contracts, commitments, understandings, agreements or
arrangements by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or
may become bound to redeem a security of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, (iv) there are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Securities, (v) the Company does
not have any stock appreciation rights or “phantom
stock” plans or agreements, or any similar plan or agreement
and (vi) as of the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s
and each of its Subsidiaries’ Knowledge, no Person (as
defined below) or group of related Persons beneficially owns (as
determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder (the “ Exchange Act ”))
or has the right to acquire by agreement with or by obligation
binding upon the Company, beneficial ownership of in excess of 10%
of the Common Stock. Any Person with any right to
purchase securities of the Company that would be triggered as a
result of the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of the
other Transaction Documents has waived such rights or the time for
the exercise of such rights has passed, except where failure of the
Company to receive such waiver would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents,
on Schedule 2.1(c) or the rights, preferences and privileges
of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, there
are no options, warrants or other outstanding securities of the
Company (including, without limitation, any equity securities
issued pursuant to any Company Plan) the vesting of which will be
accelerated by the transactions contemplated hereby or by any of
the other Transaction Documents. Except as set forth in
Schedule 2.1(c) , none of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement or by any of the other Transaction Documents shall
cause, directly or indirectly, the acceleration of vesting of any
options issued pursuant the Company’s stock option
plans. For purposes of this Agreement, “
Knowledge ” means (i) the actual knowledge of those
officers of the Company required to file statements relating to
their ownership of the Company’s securities pursuant to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, and (ii) with respect to each
Subsidiary, the executive officers of such Subsidiary.
(f) Issuance of
Securities . The Preferred Shares and the Common
Shares to be issued at the Closing have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and, when paid for and issued in
accordance with the terms hereof, and subject to and in reliance on
the representations, warranties and covenants of the Purchasers
made herein, the Preferred Shares and the Common Shares will be
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances and rights of refusal of any kind and the
holders shall be entitled to all rights accorded to a holder of
Common Stock.
(g) No
Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance
of the Transaction Documents by the Company and the consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do
not and will not (i) violate any provision of the Company's
Articles of Incorporation (the “ Articles ”) or
Bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”), each as amended to
date, or any Subsidiary's comparable charter documents, (ii)
conflict with, or constitute a default (or an event which with
notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or
give to
(h) others any rights
of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, note, bond, license,
lease agreement, instrument or obligation to which the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries' respective properties or assets are bound, or
(iii) result in a violation of any federal, state or local statute,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree (including federal and
state securities laws and regulations) applicable to the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except, in
all cases, other than violations pursuant to clauses (i) or (iii)
(with respect to federal and state securities laws) above, for such
conflicts, defaults, terminations, amendments, acceleration,
cancellations and violations as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is required under federal,
state, foreign or local law, rule or regulation to obtain any
consent, authorization or order of, or make any filing or
registration with, any court or governmental agency in order for it
to execute, deliver or perform any of its obligations under the
Transaction Documents or issue and sell the Securities in
accordance with the terms hereof (other than any filings, consents
and approvals which may be required to be made by the Company under
applicable state and federal securities laws, or rules).
(i) Commission
Documents, Financial Statements . The Common Stock
of the Company is registered pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of
the Exchange Act, and, except as disclosed on Schedule
2.1(f) hereto, the Company has timely filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents required to be
filed by it with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
“ Commission ”) pursuant to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act, including pursuant to Sections
13, 14 or 15(d) thereof (all of the foregoing and all exhibits
included therein and financial statement and schedules thereto,
including filings incorporated by reference therein being referred
to herein as the “ Commission Documents
”). At the times of their respective filings, the
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, June 30, and
September 30, 2008 (collectively, the “ Form 10-Q
”) and the Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 (the “ Form 10-K ”) complied in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the
rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder,
and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Form 10-Q and Form 10-K
at the time of their respective filings did not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. As of their respective dates,
the financial statements of the Company included in the Commission
Documents complied as to form and substance in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published
rules and regulations of the Commission or other applicable rules
and regulations with respect thereto. Such financial
statements, together with the related notes and schedules thereto,
have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (except (i) as may be otherwise
indicated in such financial statements or the Notes thereto or (ii)
in the case of unaudited interim statements, to the extent they may
not include footnotes or may be condensed or summary statements),
and fairly present in all material respects the financial position
of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the
results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end
audit adjustments).
(j)
Subsidiaries . The Commission Documents or Schedule
2.1(g) hereto sets forth each Subsidiary of the Company,
showing the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and
showing the percentage of each person's ownership of the
outstanding stock or other interests of such
Subsidiary. For the purposes of this Agreement, “
Subsidiary ” shall mean any corporation or other
entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other
ownership interest having ordinary voting power (absolutely or
contingently) for the election of directors or other persons
performing similar functions are at the time owned directly or
indirectly by the Company and/or any of its other
Subsidiaries. All of the outstanding shares of capital
stock of each Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly
issued, and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as
set forth in the Commission Documents, there is no
outstanding preemptive, conversion or other rights, options,
warrants or agreements granted or issued by or binding upon any
Subsidiary for the purchase or acquisition of any shares of capital
stock of any Subsidiary or any other securities convertible into,
exchangeable for or evidencing the rights to subscribe for any
shares of such capital stock. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary is subject to any obligation (contingent or
otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares
of the capital stock of any Subsidiary or any convertible
securities, rights, warrants or options of the type described in
the preceding sentence except as set forth on Schedule
2.1(g) hereto or in the Commission Documents. Except
as set forth in the Commission Documents, neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary is party to, nor has any Knowledge of,
any agreement restricting the voting or transfer of any shares of
the capital stock of any Subsidiary.
(k) No Material
Adverse Change . Since December 31, 2007, the
Company has not experienced or suffered any Material Adverse
Effect, except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule 2.1(h) hereto.
(l) No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents or on Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, since December 31,
2007, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred
any liabilities, obligations, claims or losses (whether liquidated
or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) that would be required to be disclosed on
a balance sheet of the Company or any Subsidiary (including the
notes thereto) in conformity with GAAP and are not disclosed in the
Commission Documents, other than those incurred in the ordinary
course of the Company's or its Subsidiaries respective businesses
or which, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since December
31, 2007, except as disclosed in Commission Documents or on
Schedule 2.1(i) hereto, none of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has participated in any transaction material to the
condition of the Company which is outside of the ordinary course of
its business.
(m) No Undisclosed
Events or Circumstances . Since December, 2007,
except as disclosed in the Commission Documents or on Schedule
2.1(j) hereto, no event or circumstance has occurred or exists
with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their respective
businesses, properties, operations or financial condition, which,
under applicable law, rule or regulation, requires public
disclosure or announcement by the Company but which has not been so
publicly announced or disclosed and which, individually or in the
aggregate, would have a Material Adverse Effect.
(n)
Indebtedness . The Commission Documents or
Schedule 2.1(k) hereto sets forth as of the date hereof all
outstanding secured and unsecured Indebtedness of the Company or
any Subsidiary, or for which the Company or any Subsidiary has
commitments. For the purposes of this Agreement, “
Indebtedness ” shall mean (a) any liabilities for
borrowed money or amounts owed in excess of $100,000 (other than
trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (b) all guaranties, endorsements and other contingent
obligations in respect of liabilities for borrowed money of others
in excess of $100,000, whether or not the same are or should be
reflected in the Company’s balance sheet (or the notes
thereto), except guaranties by endorsement of negotiable
instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in
the ordinary course of business; and (c) the present value of any
lease payments in excess of $25,000 due under leases required to be
capitalized in accordance with GAAP. Neither the Company
nor any Subsidiary is in default with respect to any
Indebtedness.
(o) Title to
Assets . Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries
has good and marketable title to all of its real and
personal property reflected in the Commission Documents
that is material to the business of the Company, free
and clear of any mortgages, pledges, charges, liens, security
interests or other encumbrances, except for those indicated in the
Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(l) hereto or such
that, individually or in the aggregate, do not cause a Material
Adverse Effect, and except for Permitted Liens. All such
leases of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries are valid and
subsisting and in full force and effect in all material
respects. “ Permitted Liens ” means
(i) statutory liens for taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges which are not yet due and payable or are due but not
delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings, (ii) statutory or common law liens to secure
landlords, sublandlords, licensors or sublicensors under leases or
rental agreements, (iii) deposits or pledges made in connection
with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance, old age pension or other social security
programs mandated under applicable laws, (iv) statutory or common
law liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, workmen,
repairmen and materialmen to secure claims for labor, materials or
supplies and other like liens, (v) restrictions on transfer of
securities imposed by applicable state and federal securities laws,
(vi) any other encumbrance affecting any asset which does not
materially impede or otherwise affect the ownership or operation of
such asset, (vii) liens resulting from a filing by a lessor as a
precautionary filing for a true lease, (viii) deposits to secure
the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory
obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds an other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business, (ix) vendor’s liens to secure payment, or (x)
rights or claims of customers or tenants under licenses or
leases.
(p) Actions
Pending . Except as set forth in the Commission
Documents or on Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, there is no action,
suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate dispute
resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any
Subsidiary which questions the validity of this Agreement or any of
the other Transaction Documents or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby or any action taken or to be taken
pursuant hereto or thereto. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(m) hereto, there is
no action, suit, claim, investigation, arbitration, alternate
dispute resolution proceeding or other proceeding pending or, to
the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the
Company, any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or
assets, which individually or
(q) in the aggregate,
could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents,
there are no outstanding orders, judgments, injunctions, awards or
decrees of any court, arbitrator or governmental or regulatory body
against the Company or any Subsidiary or any officers or directors
of the Company or any Subsidiary in their capacities as such, which
individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(r) Compliance with
Law . The business of the Company and the
Subsidiaries has been and is presently being conducted in
accordance with all applicable federal, state and local
governmental laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, except as set
forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(n)
hereto or such that, individually or in the aggregate, the
noncompliance therewith would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries have all franchises, permits, licenses, consents and
other governmental or regulatory authorizations and approvals
necessary for the conduct of its business as now being conducted by
it unless the failure to possess such franchises, permits,
licenses, consents and other governmental or regulatory
authorizations and approvals, individually or in the aggregate,
could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(s) Taxes
. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents or on
Schedule 2.1(o) hereto, and except for matters that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company and each of
the Subsidiaries has accurately prepared and filed all federal,
state and other tax returns required by law to be filed by it, has
paid all taxes shown to be due and all additional assessments, and
adequate provisions have been and are reflected in the financial
statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries for all current
taxes and other charges to which the Company or any Subsidiary is
subject and which are not currently due and
payable. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.1(o)
hereto, none of the federal income tax returns of the Company or
any Subsidiary has been audited by the Internal Revenue
Service. The Company has no Knowledge of any additional
assessments, adjustments or contingent tax liability (whether
federal or state) of any nature whatsoever, whether pending or
threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary for any period,
nor of any basis for any such assessment, adjustment or
contingency.
(t) Certain
Fees . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.1(p)
hereto, the Company has not employed any broker or finder or
incurred any liability for any brokerage or investment banking
fees, commissions, finders' structuring fees, financial advisory
fees or other similar fees in connection with the Transaction
Documents.
(u) Disclosure
. Neither this Agreement or the Schedules hereto nor any
other documents, certificates or instruments furnished to the
Purchasers by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made
herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made herein or therein, not misleading.
(v) Operation of
Business . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries
owns or possesses the rights to use all patents, trademarks, domain
names (whether or not registered)
(w) and any patentable
improvements or copyrightable derivative works thereof, websites
and intellectual property rights relating thereto, service marks,
trade names, copyrights, licenses and authorizations which are
necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted, which
the failure to so have would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
received written notice that the intellectual property rights used
by the Company or any Subsidiary, and necessary for their
respective business, violates or infringes upon the rights of any
third party.
(x) Environmental
Compliance . Except as disclosed in the Commission
Documents or on Schedule 2.1(s) hereto, the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries have obtained all material approvals,
authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits
or other similar authorizations of all governmental authorities, or
from any other person, that are required under any Environmental
Laws, except where failure to obtain such material approvals,
authorization, certificates, consents, licenses, orders and permits
or other similar authorizations would not individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. “
Environmental Laws ” shall mean all applicable laws
relating to the protection of the environment including, without
limitation, all requirements pertaining to reporting, licensing,
permitting, controlling, investigating or remediating emissions,
discharges, releases or threatened releases of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, materials or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous
in nature, into the air, surface water, groundwater or land, or
relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use,
treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of hazardous
substances, chemical substances, pollutants, contaminants or toxic
substances, material or wastes, whether solid, liquid or gaseous in
nature. Except as set forth in the Commission Documents
or on Schedule 2.1(s) hereto, the Company has all necessary
governmental approvals required under all Environmental Laws and
used in its business or in the business of any of its Subsidiaries,
except for such instances as would not individually or in the
aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed in the Commission Documents, the Company
and each of its Subsidiaries are also in compliance with all other
limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, requirements,
schedules and timetables required or imposed under all
Environmental Laws, except where failure to be in compliance
would not individually or in the aggregate have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in
the Commission Documents or for such instances as would not
individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect,
there are no past or present events, conditions, circumstances,
incidents, actions or omissions relating to or in any way affecting
the Company or its Subsidiaries that violate or would be reasonably
likely to violate any Environmental Law after the Closing or that
would be reasonably likely to give rise to any environmental
liability, or otherwise form the basis of any claim, action,
demand, suit, proceeding, hearing, study or investigation (i) under
any Environmental Law or (ii) based on or related to the
manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage
(including, without limitation, underground storage tanks),
disposal, transport or handling, or the emission, discharge,
release or threatened release of any hazardous
substance.
(y) Books and
Records; Internal Accounting Controls . The records
and documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries accurately
reflect in all material respects the information relating to the
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, the location and
collection of their assets, and the nature of all transactions
giving rise to the obligations or
(z) accounts
receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary. The Company
and each of its Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization, (iv) the recorded accountability
for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate actions are taken with respect to any
differences and (v) accounts, notes and other receivables and
inventory are recorded accurately, and proper and adequate
procedures are implemented to effect the collection thereof on a
current and timely basis. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1(t) hereto or in the Commission Documents, there
are no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the
design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting
that would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely
affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize
and report financial information, and there is no fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, other employees who have a significant role in the
Company’s internal controls and the Company has provided to
the Purchaser copies of any written materials relating to the
foregoing.
(aa) Material
Agreements . Except for the Transaction Documents
(with respect to clause (i) of this Section 2.1(u) only) or as set
forth in the Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(u)
hereto, or as would not be reasonably likely to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries have
performed all obligations required to be performed by them to date
under any written or oral contract, instrument, agreement,
commitment, obligation, plan or arrangement, filed or required to
be filed with the Commission (the “ Material
Agreements ”), (ii) neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice of default under any Material
Agreement and, (iii) to the Company's Knowledge, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under any
material provision of any Material Agreement.
(bb) Transactions
with Affiliates . Except as set forth in the
Commission Documents or on Schedule 2.1(v) hereto, there are
no loans, leases, agreements, contracts, royalty agreements,
management contracts or arrangements or other continuing
transactions exceeding $50,000 in value between (a) the Company,
any Subsidiary or any of their respective customers or suppliers on
the one hand, and (b) on the other hand, any officer, employee,
consultant or director of the Company, or any of its Subsidiaries
(except for reimbursements to such persons for reasonable
expense
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