Exhibit 1.01
Riddleberger Brothers Stock Purchase
Agreement
Execution Version
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC.
(“Comfort” and/or
“Purchaser”)
and
JAMES P. YOUNG
DATED
AS OF FEBRUARY 29, 2008
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RECITALS
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ARTICLE I PURCHASE AND SALE;
CLOSING
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SECTION 1.1 PURCHASE AND SALE
OF STOCK.
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SECTION 1.2 PURCHASE
PRICE.
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SECTION 1.3 WORKING CAPITAL
PURCHASE PRICE ADJUSTMENT.
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SECTION 1.4 CLOSING
DATE.
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SECTION 1.5 CLOSING
DELIVERIES.
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
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SECTION 2.1 ORGANIZATION AND
QUALIFICATION.
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SECTION 2.2
CAPITALIZATION.
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SECTION 2.3
AUTHORITY.
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SECTION 2.4 CONSENTS AND
APPROVALS; NO VIOLATION.
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SECTION 2.5 BOOKS AND
RECORDS.
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SECTION 2.6 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN
CHANGES.
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SECTION 2.7 ABSENCE OF
UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES.
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SECTION 2.8 ACCOUNTS
RECEIVABLE.
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SECTION 2.9
INVENTORY.
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SECTION 2.10
LITIGATION.
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SECTION 2.11 TAX
MATTERS.
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SECTION 2.12 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLANS.
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SECTION 2.13 EMPLOYMENT
MATTERS.
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SECTION 2.14
CONTRACTS.
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SECTION 2.15 RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS.
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SECTION 2.16 COMPLIANCE WITH
LAWS.
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SECTION 2.17
INSURANCE.
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SECTION 2.18 INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
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SECTION 2.19 ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS.
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SECTION 2.20 CONDITION AND
SUFFICIENCY OF ASSETS.
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SECTION 2.21 REAL
PROPERTY.
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SECTION 2.22 PERSONAL
PROPERTY.
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SECTION 2.23 BROKERS;
FINANCIAL ADVISORS.
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SECTION 2.24 BANK ACCOUNTS;
POWERS OF ATTORNEY.
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SECTION 2.25
INDEBTEDNESS.
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SECTION 2.26 SUBSIDIARIES AND
PREDECESSORS.
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SECTION 2.27 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
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SECTION 2.28 WIP
SCHEDULE.
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SECTION 2.29 CUSTOMERS AND
SUPPLIERS.
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SECTION 2.30 REPRESENTATIONS
NOT MISLEADING.
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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SECTION 3.1 ORGANIZATION AND
AUTHORITY.
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SECTION 3.2
AUTHORITY.
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SECTION 3.3 CONSENTS AND
APPROVALS.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
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SECTION 4.1
NONCOMPETITION.
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SECTION 4.2 CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION.
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SECTION 4.3 PERSONAL
GUARANTEES.
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SECTION 4.4
EXPENSES.
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SECTION 4.5 FURTHER
ASSURANCES.
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SECTION 4.6 FURTHER
CONSENTS.
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SECTION 4.7 COOPERATION;
ACCESS TO RECORDS.
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SECTION 4.8
EMPLOYEES.
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ARTICLE V
INDEMNIFICATION
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SECTION 5.1 RIGHT TO
INDEMNIFICATION NOT AFFECTED BY KNOWLEDGE.
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SECTION 5.2 INDEMNIFICATION
AND PAYMENT OF DAMAGES BY SELLER.
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SECTION 5.3 INDEMNIFICATION BY
PURCHASER.
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SECTION 5.4 NOTICE AND DEFENSE
OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS.
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SECTION 5.5 PAYMENT;
INTEREST.
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SECTION 5.6 INCONSISTENT
PROVISIONS.
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SECTION 5.7
LIMITATIONS.
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ARTICLE VI TAX
MATTERS
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SECTION 6.1 TAX PERIODS ENDING
ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE.
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SECTION 6.2 TAX PERIODS
BEGINNING BEFORE AND ENDING AFTER THE CLOSING DATE.
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SECTION 6.3 COOPERATION ON TAX
MATTERS.
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SECTION 6.4 ALLOCATION OF
PURCHASE PRICE; SECTION 338(H)(10) ELECTION.
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
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SECTION 7.1 ENTIRE AGREEMENT;
ASSIGNMENT.
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SECTION 7.2 REFORMATION AND
SEVERABILITY.
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SECTION 7.3
NOTICES.
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SECTION 7.4 GOVERNING
LAW.
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SECTION 7.5 GENDER;
“INCLUDING” IS NOT LIMITING; DESCRIPTIVE
HEADINGS.
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SECTION 7.6 PARTIES IN
INTEREST.
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SECTION 7.7
COUNTERPARTS.
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SECTION 7.8 INCORPORATION BY
REFERENCE.
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SECTION 7.9 CONSENT TO
JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
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SECTION 7.10
CONSTRUCTION.
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this
“ Agreement ”), dated as of February 29,
2008, is by and between Comfort Systems USA, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Comfort “ and/or “Purchaser”)
and James P. Young, an individual resident of the Commonwealth of
Virginia (“ Seller ”). Comfort and Seller
are sometimes individually referred to herein as a “
Party ” and collectively as the “ Parties
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RECITALS
WHEREAS , Seller
owns all of the issued and outstanding common stock, no par value
per share, of Riddleberger Brothers, Inc., a Virginia
corporation (“Riddleberger” or the
“Company”), such stock constituting all of the issued
and outstanding capital stock (of all classes) of the Company (the
“ Stock ”);
WHEREAS , Purchaser
desires to purchase from Seller, and Seller desires to sell to
Purchaser, all of the Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein;
WHEREAS , Seller is
making certain representations, warranties and indemnities herein
as an additional inducement to enter into this Agreement;
WHEREAS , the
Parties have agreed to the sale and purchase of the Stock pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS ,
capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Exhibit A attached hereto.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the premises and the respective representations,
warranties and covenants contained herein and other good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE; CLOSING
SECTION 1.1 Purchase and Sale of
Stock . Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, Seller hereby sells, conveys, transfers and delivers to
Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, all of the Stock, free
and clear of all Encumbrances.
SECTION 1.2 Purchase Price
. In reliance upon the representations, warranties and
agreements of Seller contained herein, the aggregate purchase price
for the Stock (the “ Purchase Price ”) shall
equal Thirty Four Million Dollars and No Cents
($34,000,000.00). The Purchase Price shall be subject to a
post-closing adjustment as provided in Section 1.3
below. The Purchase Price shall be paid by Purchaser to
Sellers by (i) a one-time cash payment in immediately
available funds of Twenty Three Million Dollars and No Cents
($23,000,000.00) payable at closing to Seller, which cash payment
shall be allocated as set forth on Schedule 1.2(a) ; and (ii) the
execution and delivery to Seller of a note in the amount of Eleven
Million
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Dollars and No Cents ($11,000,000.00) in the
form of a promissory note to Seller in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B accruing
interest at 6% per annum, which interest shall be compounded
quarterly, and payable in three equal annual installments (the
“Note”). Further, at the time and on the terms
set forth in the Earn-Out Agreement attached as Exhibit C (the “Earn-Out
Agreement”), Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Earn-Out, if
any (as that term is defined in the Earn-Out
Agreement).
SECTION 1.3 Working Capital
Purchase Price Adjustment . The Parties hereby agree that
the Purchase Price is based on the requirement that the Company
have Working Capital of at least 10.4% of trailing twelve
months’ revenues at the time of Closing (“Required
Working Capital”). Following the Closing, and within 60
days, Seller shall undertake and prepare an analysis that in
accordance with GAAP determines what the Company’s Working
Capital, if any, was as of Closing (“Closing Working
Capital”), including the Seller’s calculation of the
Required Working Capital, and shall, at that time, provide
Purchaser with such calculation (the “Seller’s
Statement”). Within 45 days after receipt of
Seller’s Statement the Purchaser shall either accept
Seller’s Statement, which statement will then be deemed the
final statement (“Final Statement”) or certify to
Seller its alternate calculation of the Closing Working Capital and
Required Working Capital (the “Purchaser’s
Statement”). The Parties shall then make
good faith efforts to meet and resolve the differences between the
Seller’s Statement and the Purchaser’s Statement.
If within 30 days after receipt by Seller of the Purchaser’s
Statement, the Parties have been unable to reach agreement, the
Parties within 15 days thereafter shall jointly select an
independent certified public accounting firm, or if they are unable
to do so, within 20 days thereafter either Purchaser or Seller
shall request the American Arbitration Association to designate a
firm of independent certified public accountants, having no past or
current affiliation with Seller, Seller’s Affiliates,
Purchaser, or Purchaser’s Affiliates (such selected
accounting firm being referred to herein as the
“Arbitrator”), to determine which calculation of the
Closing Working Capital and Required Working Capital is more
accurate, the Seller’s Statement or the Purchaser’s
Statement, and will certify the Arbitrator’s choice as the
Final Statement. The Arbitrator shall certify this decision
in writing to Purchaser and Seller, and shall have no other choice
but to select either the Seller’s Statement in its entirety
or the Purchaser’s Statement in its entirety. The
Arbitrator’s determination shall be final and binding on the
parties. The fees, costs, and expenses of the Arbitrator,
including any attorneys’ fees related thereto, shall be borne
by the Seller if the Purchaser’s Statement is selected by the
Arbitrator as most accurate and shall be borne by the Purchaser if
the Seller’s Statement is selected by the Arbitrator as most
accurate. Once the Final Statement has been determined
pursuant to this paragraph, the Closing Working Capital reflected
on the Final Statement shall be deemed the Final Working Capital
(“Final Working Capital”). If the Final Working
Capital is less than the Required Working Capital, Seller shall pay
such shortfall within 15 days of the determination of the
Final Statement. Any amounts owed pursuant to this section
that are not paid within 90 days after the Closing Date shall earn
interest at an annual rate of 6%, compounded quarterly, from the
Closing Date until paid.
SECTION 1.4 Closing Date
. The closing of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place on or before
February 29, 2008 (or such date either prior or subsequent
thereto as the Parties hereto shall mutually agree), in the offices
of Lenhart
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Obenshain, 90 North Main Street, Harrisonburg,
Virginia 22801, who shall hold all documents in trust until a fully
executed original is delivered to all Parties to this Agreement (or
at such other place as the Parties hereto shall mutually
agree). The date of the closing is herein referred to as the
“ Closing Date .” The Parties contemplate
that executed versions of the documents required to be delivered at
Closing by Purchaser and the Seller will be delivered by facsimile
or e-mail transmissions and that the originals of such documents
will be delivered by overnight courier. Facsimile or
digitally-scanned signatures on such documents shall be given
effect as originals, and the amounts payable to Seller will be paid
upon the Parties’ receipt of all such fully executed
documents.
SECTION 1.5 Closing
Deliveries .
(a)
At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser:
(i)
certificates representing the Stock, duly endorsed (or accompanied
by duly executed stock powers) for transfer to Purchaser, which
shall transfer to Purchaser good and marketable title to the Stock,
free and clear of all Encumbrances;
(ii)
all of the books and records of the Company;
(iii)
a general release in favor of the Company in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit D ,
executed by each Seller, individually, and binding on each of
them;
(iv)
evidence of any consents, including those identified on the
Disclosure Schedules, required by this Agreement to be obtained
prior to Closing, or, if the same cannot be obtained, an equivalent
of that license, lease, Contract or other agreement or instrument
or Governmental Authorization, effective as of and after the
Closing Date and reasonably acceptable to Purchaser;
(v)
a certificate, dated as of a recent date, of the Commonwealth of
Virginia as to the due incorporation, valid existence and good
standing of the Company;
(vi)
a certificate (in such form as may be reasonably requested by
Purchaser) conforming to the requirements of Treasury Regulations
1.1445-2(c)(3) and 1.897-2(h);
(vii)
the Earn-Out Agreement executed by Seller;
(viii)
the Employment Agreement in substantially the same form as
Exhibit E attached hereto executed by Seller; and
(ix)
such other documents as may be required by this Agreement or
reasonably requested by Purchaser.
(b)
At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller:
(i)
the Purchase Price in accordance with Section 1.2 ;
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(ii)
the Earn-Out Agreement executed by Purchaser;
(iii)
the Employment Agreement in substantially the same form as
Exhibit E attached hereto, which the Purchaser has
caused the Company to execute; and
(iv)
such other documents as may be required by this Agreement or
reasonably requested by Seller.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in this Article II to
Purchaser. Seller has delivered to Purchaser the Disclosure
Schedules to this Agreement referred to in this
Article II on the date hereof. The disclosures in
the Disclosure Schedules relate only to the representations and
warranties in the Section of the Agreement to which they
expressly relate and not to any other representation or warranty in
this Agreement. In the event of any inconsistency between the
statements in the body of this Agreement and those in the
Disclosure Schedules (other than an exception expressly set forth
as such in the Disclosure Schedules with respect to a specifically
identified representation or warranty), the statements in the body
of this Agreement will control. All representations and
warranties made by the Seller in this Agreement or in any
certificate, schedule, statement, document or instrument furnished
hereunder shall survive the Closing until the expiration of the
applicable statute of limitations with respect to any and all
claims in connection therewith.
SECTION 2.1 Organization and
Qualification . Riddleberger is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Riddleberger has no
Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Riddleberger has all requisite
corporate power and authority to carry on its business as it is now
being conducted and to own, lease and operate its properties and
assets as now owned, leased or operated. True, correct and
complete copies of the articles of incorporation (certified as of a
recent date by the Commonwealth of Virginia and bylaws of the
Company, with all amendments thereto through the date of this
Agreement, have been delivered by Seller to Purchaser. The
nature of the businesses and activities of the Company, as
currently conducted, do not require the Company to be qualified to
do business in any foreign jurisdiction, except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1 . In any
jurisdiction set forth on such Schedule 2.1 , the Company is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation.
SECTION 2.2 Capitalization
. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
15,000 shares of common stock, no par value per share, 365 shares
of which are issued and outstanding, and no shares of which are
held in treasury. The Seller is the sole and exclusive record
and beneficial owner and holder of, and has good, valid and
indefeasible record and beneficial title to, the Stock, free and
clear of any Encumbrances. Immediately after the Closing,
Purchaser shall be the sole and exclusive record and beneficial
holder and owner of the Stock, free and clear of all
Encumbrances. There are no outstanding subscriptions,
options, convertible
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securities, rights, warrants, calls or other
agreements or commitments of any kind issued or granted by, or
binding upon, the Company to purchase or otherwise acquire any
security of or equity interest in the Company. There are no
outstanding subscriptions, options, convertible securities, rights,
warrants, calls or other agreements or commitments of any kind
obligating the Company to issue or any Seller to sell any
securities of the Company, or irrevocable proxies or any agreements
restricting the transfer of or otherwise relating to shares of the
Company’s capital stock of any class. All of the Stock
has been duly authorized, validly issued and is fully paid and
nonassessable. All dividends and other distributions declared
prior to the date hereof with respect to the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock (of all classes) of the Company have been
paid or distributed.
SECTION 2.3 Authority .
Seller has the absolute and unrestricted right, power, authority
and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform the
obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes the legal, valid
and binding agreement of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
at law or in equity.
SECTION 2.4 Consents and
Approvals; No Violation . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.4 , with respect
to Seller and the Company no filing or registration with, no notice
to and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any
Person, including any Governmental Authority, is necessary for the
Seller and the Company to execute this Agreement, and any documents
delivered by Seller pursuant to this Agreement, and consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.4 ,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
performance of the obligations hereunder, nor the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will, as of the Closing Date,
(a) conflict with or result in any breach of any provision of
the organizational and charter documents of the Company or any
resolution adopted by the board of directors or stockholders of the
Company; (b) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or
give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or
acceleration) under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
any note, Contract, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease,
pledge agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Seller
or the Company is a party or by which any of their respective
properties or assets may be bound; (c) give rise to any
Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Seller or the
Company; or (d) violate any Legal Requirement applicable to
Seller or the Company.
SECTION 2.5 Books and Records
. The books of account, minute books, share record books and
other records of the Company, all of which have been provided to
Purchaser, are true, complete and correct in all material respects
and have been maintained in accordance with sound business
practices and Legal Requirements. The minute books of the
Company contain accurate and complete records of all corporate
action taken by the shareholders and board of directors of the
Company and no corporate action has been taken for which minutes
have not been prepared and are not contained in such minute
books.
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SECTION 2.6 Absence of Certain
Changes .
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.6 , since the date of
the balance sheet included in the Year-end Financial Statements the
Company has conducted its business only in the Ordinary Course of
Business consistent with the Company’s past practices and
policies and (i) there has not been: (a) any material
adverse change, or any event, condition or contingency that is
likely to result in a material adverse change, in the business,
operations, financial condition, prospects, properties, assets or
Liabilities of the Company; (b) any damage, destruction or
loss, whether covered by insurance or not, materially and adversely
affecting the properties or business of the Company; (c) other
than in the Ordinary Course of Business, any increase in or
creation of compensation payable or to become payable by the
Company to any of its directors, officers, employees or agents in
any stock option, bonus payment, service award, pension,
retirement, severance, savings, insurance, expense allowance or
other plan, agreement or arrangement made to or with any of them;
(d) other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, any sale,
assignment, lease, transfer, license, abandonment or other
disposition by the Company of any interest in its assets;
(e) any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend
or other distribution on or in respect of shares of the capital
stock of the Company, or any direct or indirect redemption,
retirement, purchase or other acquisition by the Company of any
such shares, other than distributions to Seller as set forth on
Schedule 2.6 to the extent
necessary to cover Seller’s federal and state tax liabilities
resulting from the Company’s S corporation status and
consistent with the Company’s and Seller’s past
practices; (f) any stock dividend, stock split,
reorganization, recapitalization or other change of any type
whatsoever in the outstanding capital stock of the Company;
(g) any amendment to the articles of incorporation or bylaws
of the Company; (h) any material change in the accounting
methods followed by the Company; (i) any entry into,
termination or receipt of notice of termination of any material
Contract; (j) any payment of any obligation or Liability other
than current liabilities or obligations disclosed in the
Company’s books and records and current liabilities or
obligations incurred since the date of the Year-end Financial
Statements in the Ordinary Course of Business; (k) any
incurrence, other than immaterial obligations or Liabilities
incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business, of any obligations or
Liabilities; (l) any waiver, cancellation, writing off or
writing down, other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, of any
rights or claims of the Company; (m) any material change in
the manner of the Company’s billings, or the credit terms
made available by it, to any of its customers; (n) any failure
to replenish inventories and supplies other than in the Ordinary
Course of Business; (o) any distribution of property or assets
by the Company other than in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) made or rescinded any material Tax election or settled or
compromised any material Tax Liability; (q) allowed any
Encumbrance to be imposed upon any of the assets, properties or
rights of the Company; (r) defaulted on any material
obligation or obligations; (s) entered into any transaction
not in the Ordinary Course of Business consistent with past
practices; or (ii) any agreement to do any of the
foregoing.
(b)
Without limitation of the foregoing, since December 31, 2007,
except as set forth on Schedule 2.6 , there has not been:
(a) any increase in, promise of increase, or creation of
compensation payable or to become payable by the Company to any of
its directors, officers, employees, consultants, or agents in any
stock option, bonus payment, service award, pension, retirement,
severance, savings, insurance, expense allowance or other plan,
agreement or
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arrangement made to or with any of them;
(b) any sale, assignment, lease, transfer, license,
abandonment or other disposition by the Company of any interest in
its assets other than in the Ordinary Course of business and less
than $50,000 in the aggregate; (c) any waiver, cancellation,
writing off or writing down of any rights or claims of the Company
other than in the Ordinary Course of Business and consistent with
past practices; (d) any entry into any new line of business or
acquisition of any business organization or division thereof;
(e) except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, any loan
or advance of any money or other property to, or entry into any
other transaction with, any Company Employee or Affiliate of the
Company; (f) any establishment, adoption, entry into,
amendment, or termination of any compensation plan, agreement,
program, policy, trust, or fund of the Company; (g) any
settlement of any litigation providing for injunctive or other
equitable relief; (h) any entry into any joint venture,
partnership or similar arrangement for the conduct of business;
(i) any new and material capital expenditures or agreements to
make any new and material capital expenditures; (j) any delay
or postponement of any payment of accounts payable and other
Liabilities; (k) any authorization or agreement or commitment
to do any of the foregoing actions.
SECTION 2.7 Absence of
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except as and to the extent set
forth on the face of the balance sheet included in the Year-end
Financial Statements or (b) disclosed on Schedule 2.7 , the Company does not
have any Liabilities, including, without limitation, any
Liabilities resulting from failure to comply with any applicable
Legal Requirement or any Tax Liabilities due or to become due and
whether incurred in respect of or measured by the income or sales
of the Company for any period, or arising out of any transaction
entered into or any state of facts existing on or before the date
hereof. There is no basis for any assertion against the
Company of any Liabilities of any nature not set forth on the face
of the balance sheet included in the Year-end Financial
Statements. Since the date of the balance sheet included in
the Year-end Financial Statements, the Company has not incurred any
Liabilities except contractual Liabilities in the Ordinary Course
of Business consistent with past practice or otherwise in
accordance with this Agreement.
SECTION 2.8 Accounts
Receivable . Except for the amounts set forth on
Schedule 2.8 , all notes,
accounts receivable and costs in excess of billings of the Company
(collectively, the “ Accounts Receivable ”) are
reflected properly on the Company’s books and records, and
these Accounts Receivable represent legal, valid, binding and
enforceable obligations arising from sales actually made or
services actually performed in the Ordinary Course of
Business. The Accounts Receivable are current and will be
collected in full within twelve (12) months after the Closing Date
except for the bad debt and write-offs that are within the levels
of reserves as of Closing for the same. There is no contest,
claim or right of set-off other than returns in the Ordinary Course
of Business under any Contract with any obligor of an Accounts
Receivable relating to the amount or validity of such Accounts
Receivable.
SECTION 2.9 Inventory .
All of the inventory of the Company, whether or not reflected in
the Financial Statements consists of a quality and quantity usable
and salable in the Ordinary Course of Business, except for obsolete
items and items of below-standard quality, all of which have been
written off or written down to net realizable value and are
properly reflected as such on the Financial Statements. Since
the date of the balance sheet included in the Year-end
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Financial
Statements, no inventory has been sold or disposed of except
through sales in the Ordinary Course of Business.
SECTION 2.10 Litigation
. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.10 , there are no actions,
suits, claims, investigations, reviews or other proceedings
pending, or to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened against the
Company, or involving any of its properties or assets, or against
the Stock, at law or in equity, before or by any Governmental
Authority or other instrumentality or Person (a “
Proceeding ”). Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.10 , neither the
Company nor Seller is subject to any formal or informal order,
decree, consent, agreement, memorandum of understanding or
enforcement action with any Governmental Authority.
SECTION 2.11 Tax Matters
. Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.11 :
(a)
All Tax Returns required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company
have been timely filed. Such Tax Returns were correct and
complete in all material respects and have been prepared in
compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements. All Taxes
due and owing by or with respect to the Company for the periods
covered by such Tax Returns (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have been paid or are adequately reserved for on the
Company’s books and records. With respect to the
periods for which Tax Returns have not been filed, the Company has
established adequate reserves for the payment of all Taxes.
The Company is currently not the beneficiary of any extension of
time within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has ever
been made by an authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does
not file Tax Returns that it is or may be subject to taxation by
that jurisdiction.
(b)
No deficiencies for any Taxes have been proposed, asserted or
assessed against the Company that are not adequately provided for
on the Company’s books and records and no request for waivers
of the time to assess any such Taxes has been granted or are
pending. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11(b) , the Company is
not involved in any audit examination, deficiency or refund
litigation or material matter in controversy with respect to any
Taxes. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Seller shall control the defense of all pending tax matters set
forth in Schedule 2.11(b) ;
however, Seller shall consult with Purchaser prior to advocating
any position that could economically impact Purchaser. All
Taxes due by the Company with respect to completed and settled
examinations or concluded litigation have been paid or adequately
reserved for. The Company has not executed an extension or
waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or
collection of any Tax due that is currently in effect.
(c)
None of the assets or properties of the Company is subject to any
Tax lien, other than such liens for Taxes that are not due and
payable, that may thereafter be paid without penalty or the
validity of which are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and for which adequate provisions are being
maintained.
(d)
The Company has (i) collected and withheld all Taxes that it
has been required to collect or withhold in connection with any
amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent contractor,
creditor, shareholder or other third party and (ii) has timely
submitted and paid all such collected and withheld amounts to the
appropriate authorities. The Company is in compliance with
the back-up withholding and information reporting requirements
under (i) the
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Code and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder and (ii) all other applicable Legal
Requirements.
(e)
Company has been a validly electing S corporation within the
meaning of Code sections 1361 and 1362 at all times since
February 1, 2006, and Company will be an S corporation up to
and including the Closing Date. Since the effective date of
the Company’s election to be taxed in accordance with
Subchapter S of the Code, Seller and Company have not taken any
action or failed to take any action that would result in the
Company failing to qualify pursuant to Subchapter S of the
Code.
SECTION 2.12 Employee Benefit
Plans . The following statements are true and
correct:
(a)
Schedule 2.12 lists each
deferred compensation plan, bonus and incentive arrangement, stock
option plan, restricted stock arrangement, “cafeteria
plan” as described in Section 125 of the Code and any
other “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in
Section 3(1) of ERISA), each “employee pension
benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA)
maintained by the Company or to which the Company contributes or is
required to contribute and all other similar plans, programs and
arrangements (“ Benefit Plans ”).
(b)
Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.12 , no Benefit Plan
provides for continuing benefits or coverage for any participant,
beneficiary or former employee after such participant’s or
former employee’s termination of employment except as may be
required by Section 4980B of the Code or ERISA.
(c)
All of the Benefit Plans and any related funding instruments
comply, and have complied during the applicable statute of
limitations, both as to form and operation in all material respects
with the provisions of ERISA, the Code and with all other
applicable Legal Requirements.
(d)
The Company has never maintained or contributed to, and has not
participated in or agreed to participate in, a multi-employer plan
(as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), and the Company could
not have any Liability under any such multi-employer
plan.
(e)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12 , there are no
Proceedings pending with respect to or under any Benefit Plan other
than routine claims for plan benefits, and there are no disputes or
Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened
with respect to any such plans and no such dispute or Proceeding
appears reasonably likely to arise.
(f)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12 , neither the execution
and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment to be made by the Company or Purchaser (including, without
limitation, severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute
(as defined in Section 280G of the Code) or otherwise)
becoming due to any employee of the Company, or (ii) increase
or vest any benefits otherwise payable under any Benefit
Plan. No Benefit Plan that is a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code has been
materially modified (as defined under Section 409A of the
Code) on or after October 3, 2004 and all such nonqualified
deferred
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compensation plans have been operated and
administered in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the
Code from the period beginning January 1, 2005 through the
Closing Date.
SECTION 2.13 Employment
Matters .
(a)
Except as disclosed on Schedule 2.13 , the Company is not a
party to any Contracts granting benefits or rights to employees or
consultants, any collective bargaining agreement or any
conciliation agreement with the Department of Labor, the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission or any other Governmental
Authority. There are no unfair labor practice complaints
pending against the Company before the National Labor Relations
Board and no similar claims pending before any other Governmental
Authority, and to Seller’s Knowledge, no such claims are
threatened. There is no activity or Proceeding of any labor
organization (or representative thereof) or employee group to
organize any employees of the Company, nor any strikes, slowdowns,
work stoppages, lockouts or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threats
thereof, by or with respect to any such employees. The
Company is in material compliance with all applicable Legal
Requirements respecting employment and employment practices and
terms and conditions of employment and wages and hours, and the
Company is not engaged in any unfair labor practices. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Company is in compliance with the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and maintains a current
Form I-9, as required by such Act, in the personnel file of
each Employee.
(b)
Schedule 2.13(b)
contains a true, correct and complete list of all employees of the
Company, together with each employee’s rate of compensation
and, if applicable, the amount of any accrued but unpaid bonuses
and vacation benefits attributable to such employee as of the date
hereof.
SECTION 2.14 Contracts
.
(a)
Schedule 2.14(a)
contains a listing of all material Contracts (defined for the
purpose of this Section 2.14 as Contracts that provide for the
purchase or sale of goods and/or services in excess of Fifty
Thousand Dollars and No Cents ($50,000.00)) to which the Company is
a party or is otherwise subject or by which the Company is
bound. True, correct and complete copies of all of the
Contracts on Schedule
2.14(a) have been delivered to Purchaser or are
attached hereto as part of Schedule
2.14(a) .
(b)
Except as expressly set forth on Schedule 2.14(a) , all of the Contracts
listed on Schedule
2.14(a) are free from renegotiations of, or attempts
to renegotiate or exercise any outstanding right to renegotiate,
any material amounts paid or payable to the Company under current
or completed Contracts with any Person that has the contractual or
statutory right to demand or require such renegotiation, and no
Person has made written demand for such renegotiation.
Neither the Company nor, to the knowledge of Seller, any other
party to any Contract is in breach or violation of, or default
under, or has repudiated any provision of, any Contract.
SECTION 2.15 Related Party
Transactions . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.15 , there are no Contracts,
instruments, extensions of credit or other contractual agreements
of any kind
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between or among the Company (whether on its
own behalf or in its capacity as trustee or custodian for the funds
of any employee benefit plan (as defined in ERISA)) and the Seller
or any Affiliate of the Seller. Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.20 , neither the
Seller nor any of his Affiliates owns any asset used in, or
necessary to, the business of the Company.
SECTION 2.16 Compliance with
Laws .
(a)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16 , the Company is not in
default with respect to or in violation (or has at any time been in
violation prior to the date hereof) of any applicable Legal
Requirement where such default or violation has, or reasonably can
be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the
Company. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not constitute such a default or violation as
to the Company. The Company has all material Governmental
Authorizations required to conduct its business as it is now being
conducted, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will not constitute a violation of the terms and
conditions of any Governmental Authorizations. Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.16 ,
immediately following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Company will have materially
the same rights as it had prior to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in such Governmental
Authorizations.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.16 , the Company has all
Governmental Authorizations necessary to permit it to own, operate,
use and maintain its assets in the manner in which they are now
operated and maintained and to conduct its business as now being
conducted. All required filings with respect to such
Governmental Authorizations have been timely made and all required
applications for renewal thereof have been timely filed. All
such Governmental Authorizations are in full force and effect and
there are no Proceedings pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened that seek the revocation, cancellation, suspension or
adverse modification thereof.
(c)
In the conduct of the business of the Company, neither the Company
nor Seller, nor, to Seller’s Knowledge, any of its directors,
officers, employees or agents, has (a) directly or indirectly,
given, or agreed to give, any illegal gift, contribution, payment
or similar benefit to any supplier, customer, governmental official
or employee or other Person who was, is or may be in a position to
help or hinder the Company (or assist in connection with any actual
or proposed transaction) or made, or agreed to make, any illegal
contribution, or reimbursed any illegal political gift or
contribution made by any other Person, to any candidate for
federal, state, local or foreign public office or
(b) established or maintained any unrecorded fund or asset or
made any false entries on any books or records for any such
purpose.
SECTION 2.17 Insurance
.
(a)
Schedule 2.17 contains an
accurate and complete description of all policies of property, fire
and casualty, product liability, workers’ compensation,
liability and other forms of insurance owned or held by the Company
or otherwise insuring the Company or its respective assets or
businesses. Such description provides reasonably complete
details concerning such policies, identifying among other things,
(i) the issuer of each such policy, (ii) the amount
of
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coverage still available and outstanding under
each such policy, (iii) whether each such policy is a
“claims made” or an “occurrences” policy
and (iv) any retrospective premium adjustments. True,
correct and complete copies of such policies have been delivered to
Purchaser.
(b)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.17 , neither the Company nor
Seller has received (i) any notice of cancellation of any
policy described in paragraph (a) hereof or refusal of
coverage thereunder, (ii) any notice that any issuer of such
policy has filed for protection under applicable bankruptcy or
other insolvency laws or is otherwise in the process of liquidating
or has been liquidated or (iii) any other indication that such
policies are no longer in full force or effect or that the issuer
of any such policy is no longer willing or able to perform its
obligations or plans to raise the premiums for or materially alter
the coverage thereunder.
SECTION 2.18 Intellectual
Property .
(a)
Schedule 2.18 sets forth a
list of (i) all Intellectual Property owned by the Company
and/or used in its business and (ii) all agreements under
which the Company is licensed or otherwise permitted, or licenses
or otherwise permits a third party, to use any Intellectual
Property used in its businesses.
(b)
The Company directly or indirectly owns, or is licensed or
otherwise possesses valid rights to use, all Intellectual Property
used in its business as currently conducted, and to Seller’s
Knowledge, no Person is challenging, infringing or otherwise
violating the Intellectual Property of the Company. To
Seller’s Knowledge, the conduct by the Company of its
business does not infringe upon or violate the Intellectual
Property of any other Person, and neither the Company nor Seller
has received any notice of any claim of any such infringement or
violation.
SECTION 2.19 Environmental
Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.19 :
(a)
Neither the Company nor any Business Facility, is in violation of,
or has violated or has been or is in material non-compliance with,
any Environmental Laws in connection with the ownership, use,
maintenance or operation of, or conduct of the business of the
Company or any Business Facility.
(b)
No Materials of Environmental Concern have been released or are
present on, under or about any Business Facility in quantities or
concentrations that exceed any applicable standard established by
Environmental Laws, and the Company has not received any notice of
any release or threatened release of Materials of Environmental
Concern, or of any Remediation obligation under Environmental Laws
or Environmental Permits, relating to the ownership, use,
maintenance, or operation of any Business Facility.
(c)
The Company is not subject to any consent order, compliance order
or administrative order relating to or issued under any
Environmental Law, or any other known, pending or, to
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened Environmental
Claims.
(d)
No Materials of Environmental Concern generated from any Business
Facility, or for which the Company or any of its current or former
Subsidiaries arranged for disposal, have
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been treated, stored, disposed of or released
at a location that has been nominated or identified as a facility
that is subject to an existing or potential claim under
Environmental Laws.
(e)
The Company has not voluntarily undertaken Remediation of any
Business Facility or other site, or entered into any agreement for
the payment of costs associated with such activity, and there are
no obligations, undertakings or Liabilities arising out of or
relating to Environmental Laws that the Company has agreed to,
assumed or retained, by contract or otherwise.
(f)
Seller is not aware of any requirement of Environmental Laws that
will require future compliance costs on the part of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries (assuming that the conduct and scope of
their respective businesses conforms to the conduct and scope of
their businesses prior to Closing) in excess of $25,000 above costs
currently expended in the Ordinary Course of Business.
(g)
The Company has filed and/or maintain all notices, notifications,
financial assurance, environmental management plans, worker
protection plans, applications or other documents or instruments
that are required to be maintained or filed by the Company for the
operation of its business or the ownership or operation of any
Business Facility.
SECTION 2.20 Condition and
Sufficiency of Assets . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.20 , the
buildings, plants, structures and equipment leased or owned by the
Company are structurally sound with no known material defects, are
in good operating condition and repair and are adequate for the
uses to which they are being put, and none of such buildings,
plants, structures, or equipment is in need of maintenance, repairs
or replacement except for ordinary, routine maintenance, repair or
replacement not material in nature or cost. The building,
plants, structures and equipment leased or owned by the Company are
sufficient for the continued conduct of its business after the
Closing in substantially the same manner as conducted prior to the
Closing.
SECTION 2.21 Real Property
. Seller has previously provided Purchaser with true, correct
and complete copies of all Contracts relating to or affecting real
property or any interests therein, including leasehold interests,
to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of
its real property is in any way bound or affected, together with
all amendments and supplements thereto and modifications
thereof. All such Contracts, amendments, supplements and
modifications are legally valid and binding and in full force and
effect, and there are no defaults by the Company thereunder or by
any other party thereto. The Company does not purport to have
any leasehold or other interest in real property except as
described on Schedule 2.21
. No leasehold or other interest of the Company in real
property is or will be subject or subordinate to any Encumbrance,
except as described on Schedule
2.21 and except for (a) mortgages or security
interests shown as securing specified Liabilities with respect to
which no default (or event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) exists, (b) liens for
current Taxes not yet due and (c) with respect to real
property, (i) minor imperfections of title, if any, none of
which is substantial in amount, materially detracts from the value
or impairs the use of the property subject thereto, or impairs the
operations of the Company, and (ii) zoning laws and other land
use restrictions that do not impair the present use of the
subject
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property by such companies (collectively,
“ Permitted Encumbrances ”). None of the
rights of the Company under any such leasehold or other interest in
real property will be impaired by the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and all of such rights
will be enforceable by the Company after the Closing without the
consent or agreement of any other Person except for consents and
agreements specifically described on Schedule 2.21 .
SECTION 2.22 Personal
Property . Seller has listed on Schedule 2.22 all equipment and other
tangible personal property that (a) is owned or used by the
Company and covered by any lease of personal property to which the
Company is a party and (b) has a book value of at least
$10,000. Seller has previously provided Purchaser with true,
correct and complete copies of all leases pertaining to the
property listed on Schedule
2.22 . All such Contracts, amendments, supplements
and modifications are legally valid and binding and in full force
and effect and there are no defaults by the Company thereunder or
by any other party thereto. No interest of the Company in
tangible personal property is subject or subordinate to any
Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances) except as described
on Schedule 2.22 .
None of the rights of the Company under any such leasehold or other
interest in tangible personal property will be impaired by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and all of such rights will be enforceable by the Company after the
Closing without the consent or agreement of any other Person except
for consents and agreements specifically described on Schedule 2.22 .
SECTION 2.23 Brokers; Financial
Advisors . Except as set forth in Schedule 2.23 , neither the Company nor
Seller has employed any investment bank, financial advisor, broker
or finder or incurred any liability for any investment bank,
financial advisory, brokerage or finders’ fees or commission
in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
SECTION 2.24 Bank Accounts;
Powers of Attorney . Seller has set forth on Schedule 2.24 : (a) the name of
each bank, savings and loan, credit union or other financial
institution in which the Company has any account, certificate of
deposit or other investment or safe deposit box, the style and
number of each such account or safe deposit box and the names of
all Persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto, and
(b) the name of each Person holding a general or special power
of attorney from the Company and a summary of the terms
thereof.
SECTION 2.25 Indebtedness
. The Company does not have any material Indebtedness
(defined for purposes of this Section 2.25 as
(i) Indebtedness incurred not in the Ordinary Course of
Business; (ii) Indebtedness in excess of $10,000.00; or
(iii) Indebtedness for borrowed money other than as set forth
on Schedule 2.25 or the
Financial Statements in Schedule
2.27 .
SECTION 2.26 Subsidiaries and
Predecessors . Schedule
2.26 sets forth all names under which the Company does
business, and any other entity from which the Company previously
acquired significant assets. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.26 , the Company
does not own any interest in any other entity. The Company
has never had any Subsidiaries.
SECTION 2.27 Financial
Statements . Complete and correct copies of the following
financial statements are attached as Schedule 2.27 :
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(i)
the balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2006 and
the related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity
and cash flow for the eleventh-month period ended December 31,
2006, together with the related notes and schedules, along with
balance sheets of the Company as of January 31, 2006 and the
related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity and
cash flow for the twelve-month period ended January 31, 2006,
together with the related notes and schedules (such balance sheets,
the related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity
and cash flows and the related notes and schedules are referred to
herein as the Year-end Financial Statements (the “Year-end
Financial Statements”); and
(ii)
the balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and
the related statements of operations, shareholder’s equity
and cash flow for the twelve-month period ended December 31,
2007, together with the related notes and schedules (such balance
sheets, the related statements of operations, shareholder’s
equity and cash flows and the related notes and schedules are
referred to herein as the Interim Financial Statements (the
“Interim Financial Statements”). The Year-end
Financial Statements and the Interim Financial Statements are
collectively referred to herein as the Financial Statements (the
“Financial Statements”).
The
Financial Statements are materially complete, correct, and have
been prepared from, and are consistent with, the books and records
of the Company in conformity with GAAP on a basis consistent with
preceding years and throughout the periods involved and present
fairly the financial position and results of operations of the
Company as of the dates of such statements and for the periods
covered thereby (subject, in the case of the Financial Statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments consistent with prior
periods). The books of account of the Company have been kept
accurately in all material respects in the Ordinary Course of
Business, the transactions entered therein represent bona fide
transactions, and the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities of
the Company have been properly recorded therein in all material
respects.
SECTION 2.28 WIP Schedule
. The Company has delivered to Purchaser a work in progress
schedule for each of its contracts as of December 31, 2007,
attached as Schedule 2.28 ,
which has been thoroughly reviewed by Seller. The WIP
schedule, in the aggregate, fairly represents, in all material
respects, the total estimated contract costs (taking into account
man-hours required, project duration, cost of labor and materials,
including any escalation thereof, subcontractor costs and other
elements of contract costs), earned revenues to date, estimated
gross profits (in dollar and in percentage) and actual gross profit
recognized to date (in dollars). Each WIP Schedule also
includes with respect to contracts as of December 31, 2007,
the following information: job number, job name, the contract
price, the dollar amount of pending change orders, total estimated
contract price, actual billings to date, costs to date, total
estimated contract costs. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.28 , the Seller and the
Company have not been notified of or been made aware of any dispute
over amounts billed by the Company or of any intention to hold back
amounts in excess of contractually permitted holdbacks.
SECTION 2.29 Customers and
Suppliers . Schedule
2.29 sets forth a complete and accurate list of
(a) the ten largest customers of the Company (measured by
aggregate billings) during the fiscal year ended on the date of the
balance sheet included in the Year-end Financial Statements,
indicating the existing Contracts with each such Customer by
product or service provided and (b) the ten largest suppliers
of materials, products or services to the Company
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(measured by the aggregate amount purchased by
the Company) during the fiscal year ended on the date of the
balance sheet included in the Year-end Financial Statements,
indicating the Contracts for continued supply from each such
supplier. The relationships of the Company with the customers
and the suppliers required to be listed on Schedule 2.29 are, to the
Seller’s Knowledge, good commercial working relationships and
none of such customers or the suppliers has canceled, terminated or
otherwise materially altered (including any material reduction in
the rate or amount of sales or purchases or material increase in
the prices charged or paid, as the case may be) or notified the
Company of any intention to do any of the foregoing or otherwise
threatened in writing to cancel, terminate or materially alter
(including any material reducti
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