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Exhibit
10.1
Execution
Version
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of
February 26, 2008 (the “Execution Date”), by and
between STRATEGOS Inc., a California corporation
(“Seller”), and UTEK Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“Buyer” or “UTEK”).
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, prior to the
Closing, Seller will form Carmi, Inc., a Florida corporation (the
“Company”) and own all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company.
WHEREAS, Seller
specializes in providing long-term business and strategic
consulting services focused on innovation to create growth, build
capability and new business models for its clients and related
goods and services, including software and training (the
“Business”);
WHEREAS, Seller
desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the issued
and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (the
“Shares”) owned by Seller, subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, prior to the
Closing, Seller shall transfer substantially all of the operating
assets and liabilities of the Business to the Company (the
“Asset Transfer”), and that following the Asset
Transfer, Seller shall be converted to a limited liability company
under California law pursuant to Section 1151 of the
California Corporations Code (the “Pre-Sale
Reorganization”);
WHEREAS, it is
intended that the Pre-Sale Reorganization shall be treated as a
tax-free reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the “Code”); and
WHEREAS, it is
intended that the sale by Seller of the Shares to Buyer in exchange
for the Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement (the “Share
Exchange”) shall be treated as a tax-free reorganization
within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(B) of the
Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, for
and in consideration of the premises, the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants, and agreements contained in this Agreement,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND
SALE
1.01 Agreement to
Purchase and Sell Shares . Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, Seller agrees to sell, transfer and
assign to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase, on the Closing Date
(as defined in Section 8.07 below), the Shares, free
and clear of all security interests, pledges, liens, encumbrances,
charges, or restrictions on the ownership, use, voting, transfer,
receipt of dividends or other attributes of ownership.
1.02 Liabilities of
Seller . Buyer, as stockholder of the Company, shall cause
the Company to pay or otherwise satisfy all the Company’s
liabilities set forth in Schedule 1.02 (the
“Assumed Liabilities”).
Except for the Assumed Liabilities, Buyer shall not, as a result of
the execution and consummation of this Agreement, assume,
discharge, or become liable for any of the liabilities,
obligations, debts, contracts, or other commitments of Seller of
any kind or nature whatsoever, known or unknown, fixed, accrued,
contingent, or otherwise, arising out of any transaction entered
into, or any state of facts existing prior to, at, or subsequent to
the Closing Date. Seller shall pay and discharge, or make adequate
provision for the payment and discharge, of all of the
Company’s other liabilities, obligations, debts, contracts,
or other commitments (other than the Assumed Liabilities) prior to,
at, and/or subsequent to the Closing Date.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE
PRICE
(i) At the Closing, Buyer
shall deliver to Seller as noncontingent consideration for the
Shares a number of shares (the “Initial Shares”) of
UTEK common stock, $.01 par value (the “Common Stock”),
with a value equal to $5,000,000 based on the average closing price
of such Stock during the preceding ten trading days immediately
preceding the date hereof (the “Average Price”). As of
February 25, 2008, 416,320 shares of UTEK would be delivered
to Seller pursuant to this Section 2.01(i) .
(ii) At the Closing, Buyer
shall deliver to the Escrow Agent (as defined below) as contingent
consideration for the Shares a number of shares (the
“Escrowed Shares”) of Common Stock with a value equal
to $10,000,000 based on the Average Price. As of February 25,
2008, 832,640 shares of Common Stock would be delivered to Seller
pursuant to this Section 2.01(ii) . The Escrowed Shares
shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to that certain Escrow
and Lock-up Agreement, by and among Buyer, Seller and the Bank of
Tampa, as Escrow Agent, dated as of the date hereof and attached
hereto as Exhibit 2.01 (the “Escrow Agreement”).
The Escrowed Shares shall be distributed to Buyer or Seller under
the terms and conditions as set forth in the Escrow and Lockup
Agreement. The “Escrow Agent” shall have the meaning
ascribed to that term in the Escrow Agreement.
(iii) The “Purchase
Price” shall be the Initial Shares and the Escrowed Shares
(subject to reduction to the extent that any Escrowed Shares are
later delivered to Buyer and not Seller pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.02 below and the Escrow
Agreement).
2.02 Escrowed
Shares . In accordance with the Escrow Agreement,
the Escrowed Shares shall be released to Seller and/or Buyer as
follows:
(i) On the first anniversary
of the date of this Agreement, one–half of the Escrowed
Shares (the “First Escrow Tranche”) shall be
distributed to Seller or retained by the Escrow Agent as
follows:
(a) all of the First Escrow
Tranche shares will be distributed to Seller, if the Business
realizes at least $11,500,000 in Revenue (as defined in
Section 2.02(iii) below) during the 2008 calendar year;
or
(b) to the extent that the
Business realizes less than $11,500,000 in Revenue during the 2008
calendar year, a number of Escrowed Shares from the First Escrow
Tranche shall be retained by the Escrow Agent based on the
following formula:
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X = (A – B) x 0.50 ÷ C |
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where: |
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X = the
number of shares to be withheld by the Escrow Agent |
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A =
$11,500,000 |
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B =
Revenue for the 2008 calendar year |
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C = the
Average Price |
After such retention, the remainder of
the First Escrow Tranche shall be distributed to Seller on such
first anniversary.
(ii) On the second
anniversary of the date of this Agreement, all remaining Escrowed
Shares (including any retained shares from the First Escrow
Tranche) shall be distributed to Seller or Buyer as
follows:
(a) all remaining Escrowed
Shares will be distributed to Buyer, if the Business realizes at
least $24,500,000 in Revenue during the 2008 and 2009 calendar
years; or
(b) the greater result to
Seller of the following two formulas:
(x) One–half of the
original Escrowed Shares will be distributed to Seller, if the
Business realizes at least $13,000,000 in Revenue during the 2009
calendar year; or
(y) To the extent that the
Business realizes 2008 and 2009 Revenue of less than $24,500,000, a
number of Escrowed Shares from the Second Escrow Tranche shall be
distributed to Buyer based on the following formula:
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X = (A – B) x 0.50 ÷ C |
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where: |
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X = the
number of shares to be distributed to Buyer |
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A =
$24,500,000 |
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B =
aggregate Revenue for the 2008 and 2009 calendar years |
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C = the
Average Price |
After such distribution to Buyer, all
remaining Escrowed Shares shall be distributed to Seller on such
second anniversary.
(iii) For purposes of this
Section 2.02 , “Revenue” shall mean all
professional services and other revenues (including, without
limitation, revenues from software, training or compensation,
royalties or other remuneration related to scholarly writings)
realized for accounting purposes by the Business consistent with
past practices during the specified calendar year or years,
adjusted as follows:
(a) Revenue shall be
increased by the product of multiplying (i) the amount of any
revenues realized by Buyer or its other affiliates from sales of
goods or professional or other services to any customer of the
Business introduced to Buyer or such affiliate by the
Company’s professional personnel (“UTEK
Revenue”), by (ii) the Adjustment Factor determined
pursuant to the following chart:
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Adjustment
Factor
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2008 UTEK
Revenue
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2009 UTEK
Revenue
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100%
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Up to $1,150,000 |
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Up to $1,300,000 |
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75%
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$1,150,000 to $1,300,000 |
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$1,300,000 to $1,450,000 |
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50%
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$1,300,000 to $1,450,000 |
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$1,450,000 to $1,600,000 |
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25%
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Over $1,450,000 |
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Over $1,600,000 |
and
(b) If and to the extent that
the Company’s Revenue for any calendar year includes the
receipt of “royalty”-like payments from the
Company’s European associated firms and does not include the
gross revenues of such associated firms, the amount of such
payments shall be multiplied by 5.0 for purposes of calculating and
determining Revenue as defined in this Section 2.02(iii) for
such calendar year.
(iv) Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 2.02 , all Escrowed
Shares shall be released immediately to Seller, and no Escrowed
Shares shall be distributed to Buyer, if, prior to the second
anniversary of the date of this Agreement: (a) Buyer breaches
its covenant contained in Section 7.04 , (b) the
proviso in Section 8.05 applies, (c) Buyer
liquidates the Company and does not establish appropriate financial
ledgers and accounts to calculate the Revenue of the Business for
the 2008 and 2009 calendar years in a manner consistent with the
determinations required under this Section 2.02 , or
(d) there shall occur a transaction or series of related
transactions pursuant to which any third party(ies) acquire(s)
(x) a majority (by vote or value) of the equity securities of
Buyer (whether by merger, liquidation, consolidation,
reorganization, combination, sale or transfer of Buyer’s
equity securities, securityholder or voting agreement, proxy, power
of attorney or otherwise), (y) all or a majority of
Buyer’s assets determined on a consolidated basis or
(z) control of Buyer’s Board of Directors.
2.03 Transfer
Taxes . All applicable sales and transfer taxes, if any,
arising by reason of the transfer of the Shares under this
Agreement shall be borne one-half by Seller and one-half by
Buyer.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer all of the following, each of which is material
to and is being relied upon by Buyer; provided, that all the
representations and warranties of Seller hereunder are made based
upon the knowledge of the directors and officers of Seller as set
forth in Section 16.10 .
3.01 Organization and
Standing . Seller is, and will be through the date of the
Pre-Sale Reorganization, a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California, with full power and authority to own its properties and
assets and to conduct its business as now conducted or proposed to
be conducted. The Company is or will be a corporation duly
organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Florida with full power and authority to own its
properties and assets and to conduct its business as now conducted
or proposed to be conducted.
3.02 Corporate
Authority . Subject to receipt of the approvals,
authorizations, and consents of governmental authorities and third
parties to be specified in Schedule 3.04 attached hereto and
made a part hereof (the “Required Consents”), Seller
and the Company each have the full right, power, legal capacity,
and authority to enter into and perform each of its obligations
under this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Neither the execution, delivery, or performance of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement will (i) violate, contravene, or conflict with
(x) any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or
Bylaws (or Certificate of Formation or Operating Agreement after
the Contemplated Conversion) of Seller or the Company, each as
amended to date, or (y) any material provision of any
constitution, law, statute, rule, regulation, injunction, judgment,
order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction of any
government, government agency, court, or arbitrator to which Seller
or the Company is subject, (ii) subject to the receipt of the
Required Consents, violate, contravene, conflict with, constitute a
material breach or default (or with notice or lapse of time, or
both, constitute a breach or default) under, result in the
termination or suspension of, or result in the acceleration of the
performance required by, any of the terms, conditions, or
provisions of any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
license, lease, agreement, commitment, or other instrument or
obligation to which Seller or the Company is a party or to which
Seller or the Company or any of the respective properties or assets
of Seller or the Company, may be subject, bound, or affected, or
(iii) result in the creation or imposition of any liens,
pledges, security interests, encumbrances, infringements,
liabilities, claims, charges, equities, covenants, conditions,
restrictions, and obligations of any kind or nature whatsoever (in
each case, a “Lien”) upon the Shares or any of the
assets of the Company, except as created pursuant to this
Agreement.
3.03 Corporate
Authorization . Subject to receipt of the required
shareholder approvals, Seller and the Company have taken all
necessary corporate actions to authorize and approve the execution,
delivery, and performance of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including approval by the Board of
Directors and shareholders of Seller). Subject to receipt of the
required shareholder approvals, this Agreement constitutes the
legal, valid, and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against
Seller in accordance with its terms.
3.04 Required
Consents . Except for the Required Consents set forth in
Schedule 3.04 attached hereto, no approval, authorization,
or consent of any governmental body or authority and no approval,
authorization, consent, or waiver from any other party to any
material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license, lease,
agreement, commitment, or other instrument or obligation to which
Seller or the Company is a party or to which Seller or the Company
or any of the respective material properties or assets of Seller or
the Company, may be subject, bound, or affected, is required for
the lawful consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
3.05 Title to
Assets . Schedule 3.05(a) attached hereto contains a
true and correct list and a description of all material operating
assets of the Company, including, but not limited to, the Software
(defined below in Section 3.06 ), the Proprietary
Rights (defined below in Section 3.07 ), and all other
items of personal property of the Company (collectively, the
“Assets”). The Company has good, valid, complete, and
indefeasible title to all of the Assets. All of the Assets are
owned by the Company free and clear of all Liens and not subject to
any leases or licenses, other than the matters set forth in
Schedule 3.05(a) . Except as set forth in Schedule
3.05(b) attached hereto, no financing statement under the
Uniform Commercial Code or similar law naming the Company as debtor
has been filed in any jurisdiction and is still in effect, and the
Company is not a party to or bound by any agreement or arrangement
authorizing any party to file any such financing statement. Seller
shall cause all such financing statements to be released on or
before the Closing Date.
3.06 Software .
Schedule 3.06 is a true, correct, and complete listing of
all items of Software (as defined below) owned by the Company. To
the knowledge of Seller, except as set forth in Schedule
3.06 attached hereto, there are no material errors, material
malfunctions, and/or material defects in the Software, and there
are no uses of the Software or any portion thereof by any third
party, except for those registered users set forth on Schedule
8.05 and those non-registered users who derive a use of the
Software through their interaction with the website. No rights or
licenses, express or implied, have been granted to any third
parties under the Software or any portion thereof, except for those
registered users set forth on Schedule 8.05 .
“Software” includes, but is not limited to, all of the
Company’s computer software (including object and source
code, in machine readable and listing form) and all documentation
(including system and software documentation, documentation made
available to customers, and training materials), flowcharts, source
code notes, software tools, compilers, test routines, and other
information and materials, in whatever form, related thereto; and
all revisions, release levels, and versions thereof; provided, that
“Software” does not include any generally commercially
available software that has been purchased by the
Company.
3.07 Proprietary
Rights . Schedule 3.07 is a true, correct, and
complete listing of the Proprietary Rights (as defined below) owned
by the Company, and other documentation evidencing or giving rise
to, and included in, the Proprietary Rights, copies of which are
set forth on Schedule 3.07 attached hereto. The Proprietary
Rights are in full force and effect in all material respects and
there are no Liens, claims, proceedings, or causes of action which
materially affects the validity or enforceability of the
Proprietary Rights. No rights or licenses, express or implied, have
been granted to any third parties under the Proprietary Rights or
any portion thereof. “Proprietary Rights” means all
names, patents, patent applications, inventions, marks, formulas
(patented and unpatented), symbols, trade names, trademarks,
service marks, domain name registrations, websites, copyrights,
copyright applications, logos, franchises process instructions,
permits, licenses and sublicenses (and agreements in respect
thereof or applications therefor), patent, trademark and copyright
prosecution histories, laboratory notebooks and all other
proprietary rights, documents, information and records including,
but not limited to, all filings, registrations or issuances of any
of the foregoing with or by any federal, state, local or foreign
regulatory, administrative or governmental office or offices, and
all federal, state and common law rights protecting such in the
United States of America and throughout the world.
3.08
Non-Infringement . To Seller’s knowledge, the
Software and the Proprietary Rights do not, in whole or in part,
infringe any copyright, trade secret, or other similar proprietary
right of any third party. To Seller’s knowledge, the Software
and the Proprietary Rights do not infringe any patent of any third
party, and there is no pending claim that the Software and the
Proprietary Rights infringe any patent of any third party. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.08 , to Seller’s knowledge
and belief, no rights or licenses are required from third parties
to exercise any rights with respect to the Software and the
Proprietary Rights.
3.09 Litigation and
Disputes . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.09 ,
there are no material claims, actions, suits or proceedings pending
or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened (or, to the knowledge of
Seller, any governmental or regulatory investigation pending or
threatened) against the Company or any Assets, properties or rights
of the Company, before any court, arbitrator or administrative,
governmental or regulatory authority or body, domestic or foreign.
None of the Company or any of its Assets, properties or rights is
subject to any outstanding injunction, order, decree, ruling or
charge.
3.10 Full
Disclosure . Seller does not have any knowledge of any
specific events, transactions or other facts (other than general
economic or industry conditions) which, either individually or in
the aggregate, would give rise to circumstances or conditions that
might have a material adverse effect on the Company, Buyer’s
ownership of the Company, or Buyer’s use of the Assets of the
Company, including, but not limited to, the Software or the
Proprietary Rights.
3.11 Accuracy of
Information . To Seller’s knowledge, Seller’s
statements and the documents contained in any schedules or other
written documents executed and delivered by or on behalf of Seller
pursuant to terms of this Agreement are, or will be when delivered,
true, correct, and complete in all material respects, and such
schedules and other documents do not omit, or will not omit when
delivered, any material fact necessary to make the statements
contained therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading. No representation or warranty contained
herein or made hereunder contains or will contain any misstatement
of a material fact, or omits or will omit to state a material fact
required to be stated herein or therein in order to make the
statements contained herein or therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
schedules and such other documents will be deemed to constitute
representations and warranties of Seller under this Agreement to
the same extent as if set forth in this Agreement.
3.12 Location of
Assets . Schedule 3.12 sets forth a complete and
correct list of all locations at which any of the Company’s
assets are situated, together with a description of the
Company’s assets at such location.
3.13 Brokerage
. No broker, finder or agent has acted directly or indirectly for
Seller in connection with this Agreement or with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
3.14 Bankruptcy
. No proceedings, whether voluntary or involuntary, are pending or
threatened against Seller or the Company, nor is Seller or the
Company contemplating any such proceedings, under the bankruptcy
laws and/or receivership or similar laws of the United States of
America or any state.
3.15 Satisfactory
Relationships . Seller’s and the
Company’s relationships with customers, vendors, suppliers,
employees, governmental authorities, and others with whom Seller
and the Company have dealings with regard to the Business are
satisfactory and have not, when taken as a whole, suffered any
material adverse deterioration since February 1, 2008. Seller
and the Company each have no knowledge of any proposed or
contemplated termination or other changes in such satisfactory
relationships other than project completions in the ordinary course
of business. Seller and the Company are not required, in the
ordinary course of business, to provide any bonding or any other
financial security arrangements in connection with any transactions
with any customers or suppliers. There are no sole source suppliers
of goods, equipment or services (other than the services of its
employees) used by Seller and the Company (other than public
utilities) with respect to which practical alternative sources of
supply are unavailable.
3.16 Article of
Incorporation and Bylaws; Corporate Minutes . True,
accurate and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation and
Bylaws of the Company, together with all amendments thereto, have
been delivered to Buyer. Seller has furnished to Buyer copies of
the corporate record books of Seller and the Company and the same
are accurate and complete and reflect all resolutions adopted and
all actions taken, authorized or ratified by the stockholders and
directors of Seller and the Company, respectively.
3.17 Stock Ownership
and Capitalization .
(a) The authorized
capital stock of the Company will consist of 100 Shares of common
stock, no par value. As of the Closing Date, 100 shares of common
stock will be issued and outstanding, all of which will be validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable and no Shares of such common
stock will be held in treasury by the Company. Shares of such
common stock will be owned of record and beneficially by Seller
free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances. All
outstanding Shares of the Company common stock will have been
issued and granted in compliance with (i) all applicable
securities laws and other applicable federal, state, local,
municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle
of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, rule, regulation,
ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, or otherwise put
into effect by or under the authority of any court, administrative
agency, commission, governmental or regulatory authority, domestic
or foreign and (ii) all requirements set forth in applicable
contracts, agreements, and instruments.
(b) Except for the
Company’s securities owned by Seller free and clear of all
Liens, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no equity
securities, partnership interests or similar ownership interests of
any class of equity security of the Company, or any security
exchangeable or convertible into or exercisable for such equity
securities, partnership interests or similar ownership interests,
issued, reserved for issuance or outstanding. There are no
subscriptions, options, warrants, equity securities, partnership
interests or similar ownership interests, calls, rights (including
preemptive rights), commitments or agreements of any character to
which the Company is a party or by which it is bound obligating the
Company to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered
or sold, or repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, or cause the
repurchase, redemption or acquisition of, any shares of capital
stock, partnership interests or similar ownership interests of the
Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the
vesting of or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant,
equity security, call, right, commitment or agreement.
3.18 No Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.18
hereto, there are no material liabilities of the Company, whether
accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or
otherwise, and to the Company’s or Seller’s Knowledge,
there is no existing condition, situation or set of circumstances
that could reasonably be expected to result in the occurrence of
any such liability.
3.19 Contracts
. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.19 attached hereto,
Seller and the Company are not parties to or bound by any material
lease, agreement, contract or other commitment (collectively, the
“Contracts”). Each Contract listed on Schedule
3.19 is a valid and binding obligation of Seller and the
Company and is in full force and effect. Seller and the Company
have performed all material obligations required to be performed by
each of them to date under the Contracts listed on Schedule
3.19 . All Contracts listed on Schedule 3.19 are in the
name of Seller have been assigned to the Company.
3.20 Real Property
. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.20 attached hereto,
Seller and the Company do not hold any interest in real property,
including, but not limited to, any interest as a fee owner or any
interest as lessor, lessee, sublessor, sublessee, assignor,
assignee or guarantor or other surety.
3.21 Taxes .
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.21 attached hereto, there
are no taxes on or measured by income or gross receipts or
franchise, real and personal property, employment, excise, sales
and use or other taxes of any kind properly attributable to Seller
or the Company for periods up to and including the Closing for
which Buyer could be held liable which have not been or will not be
paid or provided for by Seller.
3.22 Benefit
Plans . Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22
attached hereto, there are no plans of Seller or the Company in
effect for pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation,
severance pay, bonuses, stock options, stock purchases, or any
other form of retirement or deferred benefit, or for any health,
accident or other welfare plan, as to which Buyer will become
liable as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.23 Labor
Matters . After the Pre-Sale Reorganization, the
individuals set forth on Schedule 3.23 will be employees of
the Company.
3.24 Environmental
Matters . There have been no private or governmental
claims, citations, complaints, notices of violation or letters
made, issued to or threatened against Seller or the Company by any
governmental entity or private or other party for the impairment or
diminution of, or damage, injury or other adverse effects to, the
environment or public health.
3.25 Compliance with
Laws . To Seller’s knowledge, the Company has
not engaged and is not engaging in any activity or practice, and
has not omitted and is not omitting to take any action, that
violates or contravenes in any material respect any material law,
statute, ordinance, or regulation.
3.26 Investment
Representations and Covenants .
(a) Seller understands
that the Common Stock which shall comprise the Purchase Price has
not been and shall not be registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), or any state
securities laws on the grounds that the issuance of the Common
Stock is exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of
the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, and that the
reliance of Buyer on such exemptions is predicated in part on
Seller’s representations, warranties, covenants and
acknowledgments set forth in this Section. Seller acknowledges
that: (A) Buyer has made no assurances that a public market
will continue to exist, (B) the Common Stock is a highly
speculative investment involving a high degree of risk, (C) it
is able, without impairing its financial condition, to hold the
Common Stock for an indefinite period of time and suffer the
complete loss thereof, and (D) after one year and one day from
the date of Closing, the exemption available through Rule 144 of
the 1933 Act may be accessed by Seller, provided all of the terms
and conditions of such exemption have been met. Additionally,
Seller: (A) acknowledges that the Common Stock issued to
Seller at the Closing must be held at least one (1) year plus
one (1) day after the Closing Date by Seller unless
subsequently registered under the 1933 Act or an exemption from
registration is available, and (B) is aware that any routine
sales of Common Stock made pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act
may be made only in limited amounts and in accordance with the
terms and conditions of that rule and that in such cases where the
Rule 144 is not applicable, compliance with some other registration
exemption will be required.
(b) Seller represents
and warrants that: (A) Seller is an “accredited
investor” or “sophisticated investor” as defined
under the 1933 Act and state “Blue Sky” laws, or that
Seller has utilized, to the extent necessary to be deemed a
sophisticated investor under the 1933 Act and State “Blue
Sky” laws, the assistance of a professional advisor,
(B) Seller, either alone or together with the assistance of
Seller’s own professional advisor, has such knowledge and
experience in financial and business matters such that Seller is
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of Seller’s
investment in the Common Stock to be acquired by Seller upon
Closing, and (C) the Common Stock to be acquired by Seller
upon consummation o
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