Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This
Share Purchase Agreement (this “ Agreement ”) is
dated as of March 27, 2009, by and among Ocwen Financial
Corporation, a Florida corporation (the “ Company
”), and each purchaser identified on the signature pages
hereto (each, including its successors and assigns, a “
Purchaser ” and collectively, the “
Purchasers ”).
RECITALS
A.
The Company and each Purchaser is executing and delivering this
Agreement in reliance upon the exemption from securities
registration afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “ Securities Act ”), and
Rule 506 of Regulation D (“ Regulation D ”) as
promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “ Commission ”) under the Securities
Act.
B.
Each Purchaser, severally and not jointly, wishes to purchase, and
the Company wishes to sell, upon the terms and conditions stated in
this Agreement, that aggregate number of shares of common stock,
par value $0.01 per share (the “ Common Stock
”), of the Company, set forth below such Purchaser’s
name on the signature page of this Agreement (which aggregate
amount for all Purchasers together shall be 5,471,500 shares of
Common Stock and shall be collectively referred to herein as the
“ Shares ”).
C.
Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the parties hereto are executing and delivering a
Registration Rights Agreement, substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit A (the “ Registration Rights
Agreement ”), pursuant to which, among other things, the
Company will agree to provide certain registration rights with
respect to the Shares under the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder and applicable state securities
laws.
NOW,
THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained in
this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company
and the Purchasers hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in
this Agreement, for all purposes of this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated in this Section
1.1:
“
Action ” means any action, suit, notice of violation,
proceeding (including any partial proceeding such as a deposition)
or investigation pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge,
threatened in writing against the Company, any Subsidiary or any of
their respective properties or any officer, director or employee of
the Company or any Subsidiary acting in his or her capacity as an
officer, director or employee before or by any federal, state,
county, local or foreign court, arbitrator, governmental or
administrative agency, regulatory authority, stock market, stock
exchange or trading facility.
“
Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any
other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, Controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with such Person, as such terms are used in and construed
under Rule 405 under the Securities Act. With respect to a
Purchaser, any investment fund or managed account that is managed
on a discretionary basis by the same investment manager as such
Purchaser will be deemed to be an Affiliate of such
Purchaser.
“
Agreement ” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in the Preamble.
“
Business Day ” means a day, other than a Saturday or
Sunday, on which banks in New York City are open for the general
transaction of business.
“
Closing ” means the closing of the purchase and sale
of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
“ Closing Date
” means the Trading Day when all of the Transaction Documents
have been executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto,
and all of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.1, 2.2, 5.1 and
5.2 hereof are satisfied, or such other date as the parties may
agree.
“
Commission ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals.
“
Common Stock ” has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals, and also includes any securities into which the Common
Stock may hereafter be reclassified or changed.
“
Common Stock Equivalents ” means any securities of the
Company or any Subsidiary which would entitle the holder thereof to
acquire at any time Common Stock, including, without limitation,
any debt, preferred stock, rights, options, warrants or other
instrument that is at any time convertible into or exchangeable
for, or otherwise entitles the holder thereof to receive, Common
Stock or other securities that entitle the holder to receive,
directly or indirectly, Common Stock.
“
Company Counsel ” means O’Melveny & Myers
LLP.
“
Company Deliverables ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(a).
“
Company’s Knowledge ” means with respect to any
statement made to the knowledge of the Company, that the statement
is based upon the actual knowledge of William Erbey, David Gunter,
Paul Koches and Kevin Wilcox (such persons, the “
Knowledge Persons ”) after inquiry of their respective
direct reporting officers as would be usual and customary under the
circumstances.
“
Control ” (including the terms
“controlling”, “controlled by” or
“under common control with”) means the possession,
direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction
of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
“
Disclosure Materials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(h).
“
Effective Date ” means the date on which the initial
Registration Statement required by Section 2(a) of the Registration
Rights Agreement is first declared effective by the
Commission.
“
Environmental Laws ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(l).
“
Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any successor statute, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“
GAAP ” means U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles, as applied by the Company.
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“
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(r).
“
Lien ” means any lien, charge, claim, encumbrance,
security interest, right of first refusal, preemptive right or
other restrictions of any kind.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” means any of (i) a material
adverse effect on the legality, validity or enforceability, as it
would relate to the Company, of any Transaction Document, (ii) a
material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to perform
its obligations under any Transaction Document or (iii) a material
adverse effect on the results of operations, business or condition
(financial or otherwise) of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken
as a whole; provided , that none of the following (or the
results thereof) shall be a Material Adverse Effect: (A) any
occurrence, condition, change, event or effect resulting from
changes (x) in general economic or political conditions or
financial, credit or securities markets conditions or (y) that
generally affect the industries in which the Company operates,
except, in each case under subclauses (x) or (y), to the extent
that such occurrence, condition, change, event or effect has had a
materially disproportionate effect on the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other Persons
engaged in the industries which the Company operates; (B) any
change in the stock price of, or any change in the trading volume
of, the Company’s Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange
(provided that the underlying cause for such changes may be taken
into consideration to the extent it is not otherwise excluded from
the definition of “Material Adverse Effect”); (C) the
outbreak or escalation of hostilities involving the United States,
the declaration by the United States of war or the occurrence of
any natural disasters and acts of terrorism; (D) any occurrence,
condition, change, event or effect resulting from or relating to
the announcement or pendency of the transactions contemplated by
the Transaction Documents or from compliance by the Company and the
Subsidiaries with the terms of any Transaction Agreement; or (E)
any change in GAAP, or in the interpretation thereof, as imposed
upon the Company, the Subsidiaries or their respective businesses
or any change in law, or in the interpretation thereof.
“
Material Contract ” means any contract of the Company
that was filed as an exhibit to the SEC Reports pursuant to Item
601of Regulation S-K.
“
Material Permits ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(p).
“
Outside Date ” means the thirtieth day following the
date of this Agreement; provided that if such day is not a Business
Day, the first day following such day that is a Business
Day.
“
Person ” means an individual, corporation,
partnership, limited liability company, trust, business trust,
association, joint stock company, joint venture, sole
proprietorship, unincorporated organization, governmental authority
or any other form of entity not specifically listed
herein.
“
Principal Trading Market ” means the Trading Market on
which the Common Stock is primarily listed on and quoted for
trading, which, as of the date of this Agreement and the Closing
Date, shall be the New York Stock Exchange.
“
Proceeding ” means an action, claim, suit,
investigation or proceeding (including, without limitation, an
investigation or partial proceeding, such as a deposition), whether
commenced or threatened.
“
Purchase Price ” means $11.00 per Share.
“
Purchaser Deliverables ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2(b).
“
Purchaser Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.9(a).
“
Registration Rights Agreement ” has the meaning set
forth in the Recitals.
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“
Registration Statement ” means a registration
statement meeting the requirements set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement and covering the resale by the Purchasers of the
Registrable Securities (as defined in the Registration Rights
Agreement).
“
Required Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(e).
“
Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the
Commission pursuant to the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the Commission having substantially the same
effect as such Rule.
“
Schedules ” means the Schedules to this Agreement,
which, among other matters, list certain exceptions and other
information with respect to the representations and warranties in
this Agreement.
“
SEC Report s” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.1(h).
“
Secretary’s Certificate ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.2(a)(vi).
“
Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
“
Short Sales ” include, without limitation, all
“short sales” as defined in Rule 200 promulgated under
Regulation SHO under the Exchange Act, whether or not against the
box, and all types of direct and indirect stock pledges, forward
sale contracts, options, puts, calls, short sales, swaps,
“put equivalent positions” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h)
under the Exchange Act) and similar arrangements (including on a
total return basis), and sales and other transactions through
non-U.S. broker dealers or foreign regulated brokers.
“
Subscription Amount ” means with respect to each
Purchaser, the aggregate amount to be paid for the Shares purchased
hereunder as indicated on such Purchaser’s signature page to
this Agreement next to the heading “Aggregate Purchase Price
(Subscription Amount)”.
“
Subsidiary ” means any entity in which the Company,
directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the capital stock or
more than 50% of the equity or similar interest such that it is
consolidated with the Company in the financial statements of the
Company.
“
Trading Day ” means (i) a day on which the Common
Stock is listed or quoted and traded on its Principal Trading
Market (other than the OTC Bulletin Board), or (ii) if the Common
Stock is not listed on a Trading Market (other than the OTC
Bulletin Board), a day on which the Common Stock is traded in the
over-the-counter market, as reported by the OTC Bulletin Board, or
(iii) if the Common Stock is not quoted on any Trading Market, a
day on which the Common Stock is quoted in the over-the-counter
market as reported in the “pink sheets” by Pink Sheets
LLC (or any similar organization or agency succeeding to its
functions of reporting prices); provided , that in the event
that the Common Stock is not listed or quoted as set forth in (i),
(ii) and (iii) hereof, then Trading Day shall mean a Business
Day.
“
Trading Market ” means whichever of the New York Stock
Exchange, the NYSE Amex, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the
NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or the OTC Bulletin
Board on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on
the date in question.
“
Transaction Documents ” means this Agreement, the
schedules and exhibits attached hereto, the Registration Rights
Agreement and any other documents or agreements executed in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder.
“
Transfer ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.1(a).
“
Transfer Agent ” means American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, or any successor transfer agent for the
Company.
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ARTICLE II.
PURCHASE AND SALE
2.1
Closing.
(a)
Amount . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Closing the Company shall issue and sell to
each Purchaser, and each Purchaser shall, severally and not
jointly, purchase from the Company, such number of Shares set forth
on the signature pages hereto under such Purchaser’s name, in
exchange for the payment by such Purchaser to the Company of the
purchase price set forth on the signature pages hereto under such
Purchaser’s name.
(b)
Closing . The Closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
shall take place at the offices of O’Melveny & Myers LLP,
Times Square Tower, 7 Times Square, New York, New York, on the
Closing Date or at such other locations or remotely by facsimile
transmission or other electronic means as the parties may mutually
agree.
(c)
Form of Payment. Unless otherwise agreed to by the Company
and a Purchaser (as to itself only), on the Closing Date, (1) the
Company shall deliver to each Purchaser one or more stock
certificates, evidencing the number of Shares such Purchaser is
purchasing as is set forth on such Purchaser’s signature page
to this Agreement next to the heading “Number of Shares to be
Acquired” and (2) each Purchaser shall wire its Subscription
Amount, in United States dollars and in immediately available
funds, in accordance with the Company’s written wire transfer
instructions.
2.2
Closing Deliveries.
(a)
On or prior to the Closing, the Company shall issue, deliver or
cause to be delivered to each Purchaser the following (the “
Company Deliverables ”):
(i)
this Agreement, duly executed by the Company;
(ii)
one or more stock certificates, evidencing the Shares subscribed
for by Purchaser hereunder, registered in the name of such
Purchaser or as otherwise set forth on the Stock Certificate
Questionnaire included as Exhibit B-2 hereto (the “
Stock Certificates” );
(iii)
a legal opinion of Company Counsel and in-house counsel of the
Company, dated as of the Closing Date and in the form attached
hereto as (and as divided between such counsel in) Exhibit C
, executed by such counsel and addressed to the
Purchasers;
(iv)
the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by the
Company;
(v)
a certificate of the Secretary of the Company (the “
Secretary’s Certificate ”), dated as of the
Closing Date, (a) certifying the resolutions adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof
approving the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents and the issuance of the Shares, (b)
certifying the current versions of the certificate or articles of
incorporation, as amended, and by-laws of the Company and (c)
certifying as to the signatures and authority of persons signing
the Transaction Documents and related documents on behalf of the
Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E;
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(vi)
the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section
5.1(g);
(vii)
a certificate evidencing the formation and good standing of the
Company in its jurisdiction of formation issued by the Secretary of
State (or comparable office) of such jurisdiction, as of a date
within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date; and
(viii)
a certified copy of the Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as certified by the Secretary of State of the State
(or comparable office) of such entity’s jurisdiction of
formation, as of a date within ten (10) Business Days of the
Closing Date.
(b)
On or prior to the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Company the following (the “
Purchaser Deliverables ”):
(i)
this Agreement, duly executed by such Purchaser;
(ii)
its Subscription Amount, in U.S. dollars and in immediately
available funds, in the amount set forth as the “Purchase
Price” indicated below such Purchaser’s name on the
applicable signature page hereto under the heading “Aggregate
Purchase Price (Subscription Amount)” by wire transfer in
accordance with the Company’s written wire
instructions;
(iii)
the Registration Rights Agreement, duly executed by such
Purchaser;
(iv)
the Compliance Certificate referred to in Section
5.2(f);
(v)
a fully completed and duly executed Selling Stockholder
Questionnaire, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, in the form
attached as Annex B to the Registration Rights Agreement;
and
(vi)
a fully completed and duly executed Accredited Investor
Questionnaire, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and Stock
Certificate Questionnaire in the forms attached hereto as Exhibits
B-1 and B-2 , respectively.
ARTICLE III.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
hereby represents and warrants as of the date hereof and the
Closing Date (except for the representations and warranties that
speak as of a specific date, which shall be made as of such date),
to each of the Purchasers that:
(a)
Subsidiaries . The Company has no direct or indirect
Significant Subsidiaries other than those listed in Schedule
3.1(a) hereto. Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.1(a)
hereto, the Company owns, directly or indirectly, all of the
capital stock or comparable equity interests of each Significant
Subsidiary free and clear of any and all Liens, and all the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock or comparable equity
interest of each Significant Subsidiary are validly issued and are
fully paid, non-assessable and free of preemptive and similar
rights to subscribe for or purchase securities.
(b)
Organization and Qualification . The Company and each of its
“Significant Subsidiaries” (as defined in Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X)(a “Significant Subsidiary”) is an
entity duly incorporated or otherwise organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation or organization (as applicable), with the requisite
power and authority to own or lease and use its properties and
assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Neither
the Company nor any Significant Subsidiary is in violation in any
material respect of any of the provisions of its respective
certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws or other
organizational or charter documents. The Company and each of its
Significant Subsidiaries is duly qualified to conduct business and
is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in
each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted or
property owned by it makes such qualification necessary, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing, as the
case may be, would not in the reasonable judgment of the Company be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
conducted its business in compliance with all applicable federal,
state and foreign laws, orders, judgments, decrees, rules,
regulations and applicable stock exchange requirements, except for
any noncompliance that, individually or in the aggregate, has not
had and would not be reasonably expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
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(c)
Authorization; Enforcement; Validity . The Company has the
requisite corporate power and authority to enter into and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party and otherwise to carry out its
obligations hereunder and thereunder. The Company’s execution
and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a
party and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby (including, but not limited to, the sale and
delivery of the Shares) have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of the Company, and no further
corporate action is required by the Company, its Board of Directors
or its stockholders in connection therewith other than in
connection with the Required Approvals. Each of the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party has been (or upon delivery will
have been) duly executed by the Company and is, or when delivered
in accordance with the terms hereof, will constitute the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the
Company in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, liquidation or similar laws relating
to, or affecting generally the enforcement of, creditors’
rights and remedies or by other equitable principles of general
application, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability
of specific performance, injunctive relief or other equitable
remedies and (iii) insofar as indemnification and contribution
provisions may be limited by applicable law. Except for Material
Contracts, there are no stockholder agreements, voting agreements,
or other similar arrangements with respect to the voting of the
Company’s capital stock to which the Company is a party or,
to the Company’s Knowledge, between or among any of the
Company’s stockholders.
(d)
No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby (including, without limitation, the issuance of
the Shares) do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate any
provisions of the Company’s or any Significant
Subsidiary’s certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws
or otherwise result in a violation of the organizational documents
of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with,
or constitute a default (or an event that with notice or lapse of
time or both would result in a default) under, result in the
creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the
Company or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation (with or without notice, lapse of time
or both) of, any Material Contract, or (iii) subject to the
Required Approvals, conflict with or result in a violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, injunction, decree or other
restriction of any court or governmental authority to which the
Company is subject (including federal and state securities laws and
regulations and the rules and regulations, assuming the correctness
of the representations and warranties made by the Purchasers
herein, of any self-regulatory organization to which the Company or
its securities are subject, including all applicable Trading
Markets), or by which any property or asset of the Company is
bound, except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) such as would
not have or reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e)
Filings, Consents and Approvals . Neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries is required to obtain any consent, waiver,
authorization or order of, give any notice to, or make any filing
or registration with, any court or other federal, state, local or
other governmental authority or other Person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the
Transaction Documents (including, without limitation, the issuance
of the Shares), other than (i) the filing with the Commission of
one or more Registration Statements in accordance with the
requirements of the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) filings
required by applicable state securities laws, (iii) the filing of a
Notice of Sale of Securities on Form D with the Commission under
Regulation D of the Securities Act, (iv) the filing of any
requisite notices and/or application(s) to the Principal Trading
Market for the issuance and sale of the Common Stock and the
listing of the Common Stock for trading or quotation, as the case
may be, thereon in the time and manner required thereby, (v) the
filings required in accordance with Section 4.6 of this Agreement
and (vi) those that have been made or obtained prior to the date of
this Agreement, in each case other than where the failure to obtain
such items would not have or reasonably be expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
(collectively, the “ Required Approvals
”).
(f)
Issuance of the Shares . The Shares have been duly
authorized and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the
terms of the Transaction Documents, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free and clear of all
Liens, other than restrictions on transfer provided for in the
Transaction Documents or imposed by applicable securities laws, and
shall not be subject to preemptive or similar rights. Assuming the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers in
this Agreement, the Shares will be issued in compliance with all
applicable federal and state securities laws.
(g)
Capitalization . The number of shares and type of all
authorized, issued and outstanding capital stock, options and other
equity-linked securities of the Company (whether or not presently
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock of the Company) has been set forth in the SEC Reports
and has changed since the date of such SEC Reports only due to
stock grants or other equity awards or stock option and warrant
exercises that do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a
material effect on the issued and outstanding capital stock,
options and other securities. All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, have been issued in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable federal and state
securities laws, and none of such outstanding shares was issued in
violation of any preemptive rights or similar rights to subscribe
for or purchase any capital stock of the Company. Except as
disclosed in the SEC Reports (including the financial statements
therein) or in Schedule 3.1(g) : (i) no shares of the
Company’s outstanding capital stock are subject to preemptive
rights or any other similar rights; (ii) there are no outstanding
options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls or
commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or securities
or rights convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any
shares of capital stock of the Company, or contracts, commitments,
understandings or arrangements by which the Company is or may
become bound to issue additional shares of capital stock of the
Company or options, warrants, scrip, rights to subscribe to, calls
or commitments of any character whatsoever relating to, or
securities or rights convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock of the Company (all
of the foregoing, collectively, “ Equity Rights
”), other than those issued or granted pursuant to Material
Contracts or equity or incentive plans or arrangements described in
the SEC Reports and/or any such Equity Rights as are de
minimis in amount; (iii) there are no material outstanding debt
securities of the Company or by which the Company is bound; (iv)
except as identified in Schedule 3.1(y) hereto and the
Registration Rights Agreement, there are no agreements or
arrangements under which the Company is obligated to register the
sale of any of their securities under the Securities Act; (v) there
are no outstanding securities of the Company or which contain any
redemption or similar provisions, and there are no contracts,
commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the Company is
or may become bound to redeem a security of the Company; (vi) the
Company does not have any stock appreciation rights or
“phantom stock” plans or agreements or any similar plan
or agreement; and (vii) the Company has no liabilities or
obligations required to be disclosed in the SEC Reports but not so
disclosed in the SEC Reports, other than those which, individually
or in the aggregate, do not or would not have or reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.1(g) , there are no securities or instruments
containing anti-dilution or similar provisions that will be
triggered by the issuance of the Shares.
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(h)
SEC Reports; Disclosure Materials . The Company has filed
all reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents
required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act, including
pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) thereof, for the twelve months
preceding the date hereof (the foregoing materials, including the
exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein,
being collectively referred to herein as the “ SEC
Reports ” and together with this Agreement and the
Schedules to this Agreement, the “ Disclosure
Materials ”), on a timely basis or has received a valid
extension of such time of filing and has filed any such SEC Reports
prior to the expiration of any such extension. As of their
respective filing dates, the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder, and none of the SEC Reports, when filed,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(i)
Financial Statements . The financial statements of the
Company included in the SEC Reports complied in all material
respects with applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
with respect thereto as in effect at the time of filing. Such
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved, except
as may be otherwise specified in such financial statements or the
notes thereto and except that unaudited financial statements may
not contain all footnotes required by GAAP, and fairly present in
all material respects the balance sheet of the Company and its
consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole as of and for 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)
Tax Matters . The Company (i) has prepared and filed all
foreign, federal and state income and all other tax returns,
reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it
is subject, (ii) has paid all taxes and other governmental
assessments and charges that are material in amount, shown or
determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations,
except those being contested in good faith, with respect to which
adequate reserves have been set aside on the books of the Company
and (iii) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate
for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods
to which such returns, reports or declarations apply, except, in
the case of clauses (i) through (iii) above, where the failure to
so pay or file any such tax, assessment, charge or return or to so
set aside would not have or reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(k)
Material Changes . Since the date of the latest audited
financial statements included within the SEC Reports, except as
disclosed in subsequent SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof
or on Schedule 3.1(k) , (i) there have been no events,
occurrences or developments that have had or would reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, (ii) the Company has not incurred any
liabilities (contingent or otherwise) other than (A) trade
payables, accrued expenses and other liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B)
liabilities not required to be reflected in the Company’s
financial statements pursuant to GAAP or required to be disclosed
in filings made with the Commission and (C) such liabilities as
would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Company has not
altered materially its method of accounting or the manner in which
it keeps its accounting books and records, (iv) the Company has not
declared or made any dividend or distribution of cash or other
property to its stockholders or purchased, redeemed or made any
agreements to purchase or redeem any shares of its capital stock
(other than in connection with repurchases of unvested stock issued
to employees of the Company), and (v) the Company has not issued
any equity securities to any officer, director or Affiliate, except
Common Stock issued pursuant to existing Company stock option or
stock purchase plans or executive and director corporate
arrangements disclosed in the SEC Reports. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.1(k) and except for the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, no event, liability or development has occurred
or exists with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries or their
respective business, properties, operations or financial condition
that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under
applicable U.S. federal securities laws at the time this
representation is made that has not been publicly disclosed at
least one Trading Day prior to the date that this representation is
made.
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(l)
Environmental Matters . Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries (i) is in violation of any statute, rule, regulation,
decision or order of any governmental agency or body or any court,
domestic or foreign, relating to the use, disposal or release of
hazardous or toxic substances or relating to the protection or
restoration of the environment or human exposure to hazardous or
toxic substances (collectively, “ Environmental Laws
”), (ii) owns or operates any real property contaminated with
any substance that is in violation of any Environmental Laws, (iii)
is liable for any off-site disposal or contamination pursuant to
any Environmental Laws, or (iv) is subject to any claim relating to
any Environmental Laws; in each case, which violation,
contamination, liability or claim has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect; and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there is no
pending or threatened investigation that might lead to such a
claim.
(m)
Litigation . There is no Action which (i) adversely affects
or challenges the legality, validity or enforceability of any of
the Transaction Documents (as to the Company) or the Shares, or
(ii) except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, is reasonably likely
to have a Material Adverse Effect, individually or in the
aggregate, if there were an unfavorable decision. Neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary, nor to the Company’s Knowledge
any director or officer thereof, is the subject of any Action
involving a claim of violation of or liability under federal or
state securities laws or a claim of breach of fiduciary duty. There
has not been in the last 24 months, and to the Company’s
Knowledge there is not pending or contemplated, any investigation
by the Commission involving the Company or any current or former
director or officer of the Company in their capacity as such or
involving any of the Knowledge Persons. To the Company’s
Knowledge, the Commission has not issued any stop order or other
order suspending the effectiveness of any registration statement
filed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act.
(n)
Employment Matters . No material labor dispute exists or, to
the Company’s Knowledge, is imminent with respect to any of
the employees of the Company which would have or reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the Company’s
Knowledge, no executive officer is, in violation of any material
term of any employment contract, confidentiality, disclosure or
proprietary information agreement or non-competition agreement or
non-solicitation covenant in favor of a third party, and to the
Company’s Knowledge, the continued employment of each such
executive officer does not subject the Company or any Subsidiary to
any liability with respect to any of the foregoing
matters.
(o)
Compliance . Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries
(i) is in default under or in violation of (and no event has
occurred that has not been waived that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would result in a default by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries under), nor has the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries received written notice of a claim that it is in
default under or that it is in violation of, any Material Contract
(whether or not such default or violation has been waived), (ii) is
in violation of any order of which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been made aware in writing of any court,
arbitrator or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties
or assets, or (iii) is in violation of, or in receipt of written
notice that it is in violation of, any statute, rule or regulation
of any governmental authority applicable to the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, except in each case as would not have or
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect.
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(p)
Regulatory Permits . The Company and each of its
Subsidiaries possess or have applied for all certificates,
authorizations and permits issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory authorities necessary to conduct
their respective businesses as currently conducted and as described
in the SEC Reports, except where the failure to possess such
permits, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect (“ Material Permits ”),
and (i) neither the Company nor, to the Company’s Knowledge,
any of its Subsidiaries has received in the last 24 months any
notice in writing of proceedings relating to the revocation or
material adverse modification of any such Material Permits, nor are
any proceedings relating to the revocation or material adverse
modification of any such Material Permits pending as of the date
hereof and (ii) the Company has no Knowledge of any facts or
circumstances that would give rise to the revocation or material
adverse modification of any Material Permits.
(q)
Title to Assets . Except as set forth in the SEC Reports,
(i) the Company and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title
to all real property and tangible personal property owned by them
which is material to the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case free and clear of all
Liens except such as do not materially affect the value of such
property or do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be
made of such property by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries
and (ii) any real property and facilities held under lease by the
Company and any of its Subsidiaries are held by them under valid,
subsisting and enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not
material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole and
do not interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such
property and buildings by the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
(r)
Patents and Trademarks . The Company and its Subsidiaries
own, possess, license or have other rights to use all foreign and
domestic patents, patent applications, trade and service marks,
trade and service mark registrations, trade names, copyrights,
inventions, trade secrets, technology, Internet domain names,
know-how and other intellectual property (collectively, the “
Intellectual Property ”) necessary for the conduct of
their respective businesses as now conducted or as proposed to be
conducted in the SEC Reports except where the failure to own,
possess, license or have such rights would not have or reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth
in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 3.1(r) and except where
such violations or infringements would not have or reasonably be
expected to have, either individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect, (a) there are no rights of third parties
to any such Intellectual Property; and (b) to the Company’s
Knowledge, there is no infringement by third parties of any such
Intellectual Property.
(s)
Insurance . The Company and each of the Subsidiaries are
insured by insurers that the Company believes are financially
responsible against such losses and risks and in such amounts as
the Company believes to be prudent and customary in the businesses
and locations in which the Company and the Subsidiaries are
engaged. To the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor
any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation of
any such insurance, nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, will it
or any Subsidiary be unable to renew their respective existing
insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain
similar coverage from similar insurers as may be necessary to
continue its business at a cost that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(t)
Transactions With Affiliates and Employees . Except as set
forth in the SEC Reports or on Schedule 3.1(t) and other
than the grant of stock options or other equity awards that are not
individually or in the aggregate material in amount, none of the
officers or directors of the Company and, to the Company’s
Knowledge, none of the employees of the Company, is presently a
party to any transaction with the Company or to a presently
contemplated transaction involving a Knowledge Person or to a
presently contemplated transaction that would occur within 30 days
after the Closing involving any other officer or director of the
Company (other than for services as employees, officers and
directors) that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Item
404 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities
Act.
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(u)
Internal Accounting Controls . The Company maintains
internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined
in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Under the supervision of and with the participation of
the Company’s management, including its Chief Exe