STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
By and
Between
RADIANT LOGISTICS,
INC.
a Delaware
corporation
(“Purchaser”)
and
ROBERT F.
FRIEDMAN
(“Shareholder”)
September 5,
2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I SALE AND TRANSFER OF SHARES
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1
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Sale and
Purchase of the Shares
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1
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Base Purchase
Price
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1
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Tier-2 Earn-Out
Payment
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3
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Intentionally
Deleted
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4
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Integration
Payment
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4
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Purchase Price
Adjustments
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4
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Acceleration of
Certain Payments due to Shareholder
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5
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Objections;
Dispute Resolution
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6
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ARTICLE
II CLOSING
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8
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Closing
Date
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8
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Closing
Transactions
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8
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ARTICLE
III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE
SHAREHOLDER
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10
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Organization,
Qualification and Status
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10
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Corporate
Instruments and Records
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11
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Capitalization
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12
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Ownership of
Shares
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12
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Subsidiaries
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12
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Authority
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13
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No
Violation
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14
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Financial
Statements
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14
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Absence of
Undisclosed and Contingent Liabilities
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15
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No Adverse
Changes
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15
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Guarantees
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17
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Tax
Matters
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17
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Litigation
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19
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Real
Property
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19
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Owned Tangible
Personal Property
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20
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Condition of
Buildings and Tangible Personal Property
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20
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Material
Contracts
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20
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Relationship
with Related Persons
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22
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Banking
Matters
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22
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Labor and
Employment Matters
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22
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Termination of
Business Relationships
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24
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Customers
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24
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Product and
Service Warranties
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24
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Insurance
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24
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Compliance with
Laws
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24
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Licenses and
Permits
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25
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Environmental
Matters
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25
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Intellectual
Property Matters
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25
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Absence of
Certain Business Practices
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26
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Brokers or
Finders
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26
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Disclosure
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26
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ARTICLE
IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
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26
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Organization
and Qualification
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27
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Corporate
Instruments and Records
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27
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Authorization;
Valid and Binding Obligation
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27
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Litigation;
Orders
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27
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No
Violations
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28
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Investment
Intent
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28
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Purchaser SEC
Reports
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28
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Brokers or
Finders
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29
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ARTICLE
V INDEMNIFICATION; SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AND
CERTAIN COVENANTS
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29
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Indemnification.
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29
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Baskets, Caps
and Other Limits
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30
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Expiration of
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
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31
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Methods of
Asserting Claims for Indemnification
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31
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Potential
Set-Off Under Existing Promissory Note
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32
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No Right of
Contribution
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32
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ARTICLE
VI ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES
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33
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Prohibition on
Trading in Purchaser Stock
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33
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Confidentiality
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33
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Non
Competition
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34
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Non
Solicitation
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34
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Injunctive
Relief
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34
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Further Acts
and Assurances
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35
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Public
Announcements
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35
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Tax
Matters
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36
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Arbitration
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38
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Effective Date
of Financial Calculations
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39
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Inactive
Companies
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40
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ARTICLE
VII MISCELLANEOUS
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40
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Definitions
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40
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Cumulative
Remedies; Waiver
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50
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Notices
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50
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Entire
Agreement; Assignment
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51
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Binding Effect;
Benefit
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51
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Headings
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52
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Counterparts
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52
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Governing
Law
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52
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Severability
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52
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Expenses
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52
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Amendment and
Modification
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52
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Release and
Discharge
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52
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Time of
Essence
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53
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Construction
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53
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Exhibits
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A
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Investor Representation
Letter
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B
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Friedman Employment
Agreement
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C
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Shareholder’s
Schedules
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Shareholder Schedules
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1.2(b)(iii)
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Gross
Profit Contribution Reductions
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1.5
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Integration Milestones
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1.5(ii)
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Employee Matters
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1.6(c)
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Accounting Adjustments
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2.2
(b)(i)
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Wire
Instructions for Shareholder
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3.1
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Jurisdictions
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3.2
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Articles/Bylaws
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3.5
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Subsidiaries
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3.8
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Financial Statements
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3.10
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Permitted Transactions
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3.11(b)
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Guarantees
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3.13
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Litigation
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3.14
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Leases
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3.15
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Tangible Personal Property
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3.17
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Material Contracts
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3.19
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Banking
Matters
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3.24
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Insurance Coverages
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3.28
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Intellectual Property
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5.5
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Promissory Note
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7.1
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Working
Capital
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”), made and entered into this 5th day of
September, 2008 by and between Radiant Logistics, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“Purchaser”), and Robert F. Friedman (the
“Shareholder”), the sole shareholder of Adcom Express,
Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the “Company”). Unless
otherwise specified, defined terms used herein shall have the
meanings set forth in Section 7.1 of this Agreement. The Purchaser,
and the Shareholder are each referred to individually herein as a
“Party,” and collectively as the
“Parties.”
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Shareholder owns beneficially and
of record one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Company, consisting of 2,500 shares of common
stock, $0 par value (the “Shares”);
WHEREAS, the Shareholder desires to sell, and
the Purchaser desires to purchase, all of the Shares for the
consideration and on the terms set forth herein; and
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the
premises and the mutual covenants and agreements set forth in this
Agreement and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to
be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
SALE AND TRANSFER OF
SHARES
1.1
Sale and Purchase of the
Shares.
In reliance upon the representations,
warranties, covenants and additional agreements contained in this
Agreement, as of the date of the closing of the transactions
described in this Agreement (the “Closing”), the
Purchaser agrees to purchase the Shares from the Shareholder, and
the Shareholder agrees to sell, transfer, convey, assign and
deliver the Shares to the Purchaser, subject to and on the terms
and conditions set forth in this Agreement, such sale, transfer,
conveyance, assignment and delivery of the Shares causing the
entire right, title and interest in and to the Shares to be
transferred beneficially and of record to Purchaser, free and clear
of any Encumbrances or Rights of any kind or nature whatsoever; and
at such time the Shares will be fully paid and non-assessable. At
the Closing, the Shareholder will deliver to the Purchaser
certificates evidencing the Shares duly endorsed in blank or with
stock powers duly executed by the Shareholder. In consideration
thereof, the Purchaser shall pay and deliver to the Shareholder the
purchase price for the Shares set forth in and in accordance with
Sections 1.2 through 1.6 hereafter.
(a) The base purchase price for the Shares (the
"Base Purchase Price") shall be that amount set forth in Sections
1.2(b)(i) and (b)(ii) below.
(b) The Purchaser shall pay the Base Purchase Price
to the Shareholder as follows:
(i) $4,750,000 shall be paid to the Shareholder in
cash at Closing (the “Initial Closing Cash Payment”)
and $250,000 shall be paid to Shareholder in cash (the
“Subsequent Closing Cash Payment”) following the
Closing in accordance with and subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 1.6.
(ii) Subject to the terms of Section 1.2(b)(iii)
below, the Purchaser shall pay to the Shareholder up to an
additional $2,800,000 which shall be payable in four (4)
installments (collectively, the “Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payments” and individually, a “Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payment”) covering the following four (4) earn-out periods
(each an “Earn-Out Period” and collectively, the
“Earn-Out Periods”) from September 1, 2008 through June
30, 2012, as follows: (A) the “2009 Earn-Out Payment”
covering the period from September 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009
(the “2009 Earn-Out Period”); (B) the “2010
Earn-Out Payment” covering the period from July 1, 2009
through June 30, 2010 (the “2010 Earn-Out Period”); (C)
the “2011 Earn-Out Payment” covering the period from
July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011 (the “2011 Earn-Out
Period”); and (D) the “2012 Earn-Out Payment”
covering the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 (the
“2012 Earn-Out Period”). Each of the Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payments shall be in an amount up to $700,000.
(iii) Payment of each Tier-1 Earn-Out Payment shall
be based on the Company having achieved the Gross Profit
Contributions for each respective Earn-Out Period, as follows
(each, a “Base Targeted Amount”): $3,600,000
in Gross Profit Contributions for the 2009
Earn-Out Period; $4,320,000 in Gross Profit Contributions for the
2010 Earn-Out Period; $4,320,000 in Gross Profit Contributions for
the 2011 Earn-Out Period; and $4,320,000 in Gross Profit
Contributions for the 2012 Earn-Out Period. To the extent the
Company’s actual Gross Profit Contributions during any
Earn-Out Period are less than the Base Targeted Amount for the same
period (such deficit referred to as the “Shortfall
Amount”), the Tier-1 Earn-Out Payment for that Earn-Out
Period shall be reduced by forty-five percent (45%) of the
Shortfall Amount.
(1) If, during an Earn-Out Period, any
historically-operated Company station is combined into one
financial reporting unit with a station of Purchaser or any
Affiliate of Purchaser, the Gross Profit Contributions of the
then-combined Company station will be determined by including (A)
one hundred percent (100%) of the Gross Profit Contributions of the
customers historically serviced by such Company station prior to
any such combination, plus (B) a Proportionate Share of any Gross
Profit Contributions arising from new customers serviced by the
combined operations. For purposes of this paragraph, the
“Proportionate Share of Gross Profit Contributions”
shall equal the Gross Profit Contributions of the Company station
being combined for the most recent full 12 month period preceding
the combination, divided by the total Gross Profit Contributions of
the combined operations on a pro forma basis
for the most recent full 12 month period
preceding the combination.
(2) In order to protect the Shareholder from
temporary fluctuations in the Company’s Gross Profit
Contributions in any Earn-Out Period, a period-to-period analysis
shall be made so that the cumulative Shortfall Amount incurred in
any prior Earn-Out Period(s) can be recovered in a subsequent
Earn-Out Period to the extent the Gross
Profit
Contributions for such Earn-Out Period is in excess of the Base
Targeted Amounts for the same period (such amount being the
“Overage”). In any Earn-Out Period in which there is an
Overage, the Purchaser shall pay to the Shareholder an amount equal
to forty-five percent (45%) of the lesser of the Overage or the
cumulative Shortfall Amount for any prior Earn-Out Period(s). The
balance of any remaining cumulative Shortfall Amount can be
recovered against any future Overage. A cumulative Overage from any
prior Earn-Out Period(s) can be applied to a Shortfall Amount in
any subsequent Earn-Out Period. In any Earn-Out Period in which a
Shortfall Amount is incurred and there is a cumulative Overage from
any prior Earn-Out Period, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Shareholder an amount equal to forty-five percent (45%) of the
lesser of the Shortfall Amount or the cumulative
Overage.
(iv) The Tier-1 Earn-Out Payments shall be payable
on October 1 of 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 (the “Tier-1
Earn-Out Payment Dates”), and shall be payable fifty percent
(50%) in cash and fifty percent (50%) in newly issued shares of
common stock of Purchaser (the “Purchaser Shares”). The
Purchaser Shares issued in connection with the Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payment will be valued at the Weighted Average Price of
Purchaser’s common stock on the principal exchange or
over-the-counter market on which the Purchaser’s shares
trade, for the thirty (30) trading days prior to the Tier-1
Earn-Out Payment Date. In the event Purchaser’s shares are
not traded on a public exchange or an over-the-counter market for
the thirty (30) days prior to the Tier-1 Earn-Out Payment Date,
such Tier-1 Earn-Out Payment shall be payable one hundred percent
(100%) in cash.
(v) The Purchaser Shares shall be delivered to the
Shareholder not later than ten (10) business days after the Tier-1
Earn-Out Payment Dates against delivery by the Shareholder to the
Purchaser of an Investment Representation letter in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit “ A ”
executed by Shareholder together any and all such other documents,
agreements, consents, and approvals governmental or otherwise, as
may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser in connection with
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act or any state
securities laws.
1.3
Tier-2 Earn-Out
Payment.
(a) In addition to the Base Purchase Price, the
Purchaser shall pay to the Shareholder in cash an amount equal to
20% of the amount by which the cumulative Gross Profit
Contributions of the Company from September 1, 2008 through June
30, 2012 exceed $16,560,000 (the
“Tier-2 Earn-Out Payment”); provided ,
however , that the first $500,000 of the Tier-2 Earn-Out
Payment earned by the Shareholder (the “Tier-2 Holdback
Amount”) is not payable to the Shareholder until October 1,
2012, unless earlier accelerated as provided for in Section 1.7,
and provided further that once the Tier-2
Holdback Amount is satisfied, fifty percent (50%) of any additional
amounts due to the Shareholder as a Tier-2 Earn-Out Payment shall
be payable to the Shareholder on October 1, 2012 (the
“Additional Tier-2 Holdback Amounts”), unless earlier
accelerated as provided for in Section 1.7, and the remaining fifty
percent (50%) of such payment shall be paid to the Shareholder on
the next-occurring Tier-1 Earn-Out Payment Date.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum
amount of the Tier-2 Earn-Out Payment shall be
$2,000,000.
1.4
Intentionally
Deleted.
(a) In addition to the Base Purchase Price, the
Purchaser shall pay to the Shareholder an “Integration
Payment” as follows:
(i) $1,250,000.00 shall be paid to the Purchaser
within 90 days after all of the integration milestones identified
on Schedule 1.5 are achieved, but in no event later than the
eighteen (18) month anniversary of the Closing (the
“Integration Payment Date”).
(ii) The Integration Payment shall be payable fifty
percent (50%) in cash and fifty percent (50%) in Purchaser Shares,
with the cash component thereof subject to reduction by the amount
of the costs identified on Schedule 1.5(ii).
(iii) Purchaser Shares issued in connection with the
Integration Payment will be valued at the Weighted Average Price of
Purchaser’s common stock on the principal exchange or
over-the-counter market on which the Purchaser’s shares
trade, for the thirty (30) trading days prior to the Integration
Payment Date. In the event Purchaser’s shares are not traded
on a public exchange or an over-the-counter market for the thirty
(30) days prior to the Integration Payment Date, such Integration
Payment shall be payable one hundred percent (100%) in
cash.
(iv) The Purchaser Shares shall be delivered to the
Shareholder not later than ten (10) business days after the
Integration Payment Date against delivery by the Shareholder to the
Purchaser of an Investment Representation letter in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit “ A
”.
1.6
Purchase Price
Adjustments.
(a) The Base Purchase Price has been agreed to by
the Parties on the assumption that the Company shall have no Bank
Indebtedness as of the Closing Date. To the extent the Company
shall have outstanding Bank Indebtedness as of the Closing Date,
the cash portion of the Base Purchase Price payable at Closing
shall be reduced by the amount of such Bank
Indebtedness.
(b) Promptly following the Closing Date (but in any
event within ninety (90) days after the Closing Date), the Company
shall cause an accounting firm selected by the Shareholder to
prepare and deliver to the Shareholder a pro-forma balance sheet of
the Company as of August 31, 2008, adjusted to account for the
occurrence of the Permitted Transactions (the “Closing
Balance Sheet”). The Closing Balance Sheet shall include an
identification of the Working Capital of the Company as of the
Closing Date.
(c) Subject to Section 1.6(d) below, in the event
that the Working Capital set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet is
less than $555,000, subject to increase by the amounts identified
within Schedule 1.6(c), (as so adjusted, the “Minimum Working
Capital Amount”) (such deficiency hereafter referred to as
the “Deficit Working Capital Amount”), the Purchaser
shall deduct and set-off against the Subsequent Closing Cash
Payment due to the Shareholder an
amount equal to
the Deficit Working Capital Amount and shall pay such net amount to
Shareholder in immediately available funds within ten (10) business
days after the end of the Response Period or, in the event the
Shareholder has delivered to the Purchaser a timely Objection
Notice under Section 1.8, within ten (10) business days after the
final determination of the Independent Accountants pursuant to
Section 1.8(d).
(d) In the event that the Deficit Working Capital
Amount exceeds the Subsequent Closing Cash Payment, no Subsequent
Closing Cash Payment shall be due to the Shareholder, and the full
amount of such excess shall be paid by Shareholder to Purchaser in
immediately available funds within ten (10) business days after the
end of the Response Period or, in the event the Shareholder has
delivered to the Purchaser a timely Objection Notice under Section
1.8, within ten (10) business days after the final determination of
the Independent Accountants pursuant to Section 1.8(d).
(e) In the event that the Company’s Working
Capital set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet is greater than the
Minimum Working Capital Amount (such excess hereafter referred to
as the “Excess Working Capital Amount”), the Subsequent
Closing Cash Payment shall be equal to the Subsequent Closing Cash
Payment and the Excess Working Capital Amount and shall be paid by
Purchaser to Shareholder in immediately available funds within ten
(10) business days of the Response Period or, in the event the
Shareholder has delivered to the Purchaser a timely Objection
Notice under Section 1.8, within five (10) business days after the
final determination of the Independent Accountants pursuant to
Section 1.8(d).
(f) The Closing Balance Sheet shall be determined
in accordance with Section 1.6(b) derived from the balance sheet of
the Company as of the close of business on August 31, 2008 in
accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the
historical practices of the Company and the Financial
Statements.
1.7
Acceleration of Certain
Payments due to Shareholder.
(a) Right to Accelerate Integration
Payment . Effective in
conjunction with and immediately upon consummation of a Corporate
Transaction, the Integration Payment, if not yet paid, shall
automatically become due and payable in cash upon closing of such
Corporate Transaction.
(b) Contingent Right to Accelerate Tier-One Earn-Out
Payments . If the
cumulative Gross Profit Contributions for the period beginning on
September 1, 2008 and ending on the last day of the Earn-Out Period
immediately preceding a Corporate Transaction are greater than or
equal to seventy-five percent (75%) of the cumulative Base Targeted
Amounts for such period (the “Acceleration Threshold”),
then effective with and immediately upon the consummation of a
Corporate Transaction, the balance of any unpaid Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payments for any Earn-Out Period, shall upon the written election
of the Shareholder, become due and payable in cash upon closing of
such Corporate Transaction.
(c) Right to Receive Pro-rated Portion of Tier-1
Earn-Out Payments . If
the Acceleration Threshold is not satisfied, then the balance of
the Tier-1 Earn-Out Payments shall, upon the written election of
the Shareholder, become due and payable in cash upon the closing
of
such Corporate
Transaction and shall be payable as follows: For the Earn-Out
Period within which the Corporate Transaction occurs, the Tier-1
Earn-Out Payment shall be determined based on the Gross Profit
Contributions of the Company through the date of closing of the
Corporate Transaction, projected on an annualized basis through the
remainder of the current Earn-Out Period. For the remaining
Earn-Out Periods following the Earn-Out Period within which the
Corporate Transaction occurred, the Tier-1 Earn-Out Payments shall
be equal to the product of: (A) the maximum amount of Tier-1
Earn-Out Payments due to the Shareholder for such remaining
Earn-Out Periods assuming all Base Targeted Amounts were met
(excluding for this purpose the Earn-Out Period within which the
Corporate Transaction occurred); and (B) a fraction the numerator
of which is the amount of all Tier-1 Earn-Out Payments paid to
Shareholder hereunder with respect to each prior Earn-Out Period
including the Earn-Out Period within which the Corporate
Transaction occurred (the “Prior Periods”) and the
denominator of which is the maximum amount of Tier-1 Earn-Out
Payments payable with respect to such Prior Periods assuming all
Base Targeted Amounts were met.
(d) Right to Accelerate Tier-2 Earn-Out
Payments . Effective with
and immediately upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction,
any portion of the Tier-2 Earn-Out Payment earned by the
Shareholder but not previously paid by the Purchaser, including the
Tier-2 Holdback Amount and any Additional Tier-2 Holdback Amounts,
shall upon the written election of the Shareholder, become due and
payable in cash upon closing of such Corporate
Transaction.
(e) Binding Obligations of Successors
. Purchaser agrees that it will make
appropriate provisions to ensure that any Tier-1 Earn-Out Payments
and Tier-2 Earn-Out Payments unpaid as of the closing of a
Corporate Transaction shall become binding obligations of any
successor entity of Company, and prior to the closing of any
Corporate Transaction, Purchaser shall provide the Shareholder with
written evidence of the same.
(f) Notice of Corporate Transaction
. The Purchaser shall provide the
Shareholder written notice of any impending Corporate Transaction
not less than thirty (30) days prior to the anticipated closing
date of such Corporate Transaction.
(g) Notice of Acceleration . In order to be effective, the Shareholder
shall deliver written notice to Purchaser of his intent to exercise
his acceleration rights under this Section 1.7 no later than twenty
(20) days after notice has been provided by Purchaser of the
Corporate Transaction.
1.8
Objections; Dispute
Resolution.
(a) Not later than five (5) business days after,
each Tier-1 and Tier-2 Earn-Out Payment Date, the Integration
Payment Date, and delivery of the Closing Balance Sheet under
Section 1.6, as the case may be, the Purchaser shall prepare and
deliver to the Shareholder, along with the Tier-1 or Tier-2
Earn-Out Payment, Integration Payment, or the determination of the
Subsequent Closing Cash Payment, as the case may be, a certificate
(the “Earn-Out Certificate”) signed by a senior
executive of the Purchaser setting forth the amount and method of
calculating the amounts paid.
(b) If the Shareholder concludes that any matter
reported in an Earn-Out Certificate is not accurate, the
Shareholder shall, within ten (10) days after his receipt of such
certificate (the “Response Period”), deliver to the
Purchaser a written statement (the “Objection Notice”)
setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of the objections to
each of any discrepancies believed to exist. If no Objection Notice
is given within the Response Period for a particular Earn Out
Certificate, then the calculations set forth in such Earn-Out
Certificate shall be controlling for all purposes of this
Agreement.
(c) If an Objection Notice is timely given within
the Response Period, the Purchaser and the Shareholder shall use
good faith efforts to jointly resolve any objections and
discrepancies set forth in such Objection Notice within thirty (30)
days of the receipt by the Purchaser of such Objection Notice,
which resolution, if achieved, shall be fully and completely
binding upon all Parties to this Agreement and not subject to
further review, appeal, or dispute.
(d) If the Purchaser and the Shareholder are unable
to resolve the objections and discrepancies set forth in such
Objection Notice to their mutual satisfaction within such thirty
(30) day period, then the matter shall be submitted to an
accounting firm mutually acceptable to the Purchaser and the
Shareholder (the “Independent Accountants”). In
submitting such matter to the Independent Accountants, the
Purchaser, and the Shareholder shall concurrently deliver, at their
own expense, to the Independent Accountants and the other Party
such documents and information as the Independent Accountants may
request. Each Party may also deliver to the Independent Accountants
such other information and documents as it deems relevant, with
copies of such submission and all such documents and information
being concurrently delivered to the other Party. Neither Party
shall have or conduct any communication, either written or oral,
with the Independent Accountants without the other Party either
being present or receiving a concurrent copy of any written
communication. The Independent Accountants may conduct a conference
concerning the objections and disagreements between the Purchaser
and the Shareholder, at which conference each Party shall have the
right to (i) present its documents, materials and other evidence
(previously provided to the Independent Accountants and the other
Party), and (ii) have present its or their advisors, accountants
and/or counsel. The Independent Accountants shall promptly (but not
to exceed seventy-five (75) days from the date of engagement of the
Independent Accountants) render a decision, acting as an expert and
not an arbitrator, on the issues presented, and such decision shall
be final and binding on all of the Parties to this Agreement. In
the event the Independent Accountants require a payment to be made
by one Party to the other Party, such payment shall be due and
payable within thirty (30) days from the date the decision is
rendered. Each of the Parties shall agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the Independent Accountants, and to execute whatever
documents or agreements are necessary to effectuate the
foregoing.
(e) The Shareholder, on the one hand, and
Purchaser, on the other hand, shall each pay fifty percent (50%) of
all costs, fees and expenses to engage the Independent
Accountants.
(f) In connection with its review of all matters
arising under the Earn-Out Certificate, the Purchaser shall provide
the Shareholder and their representatives complete access to the
books, records, personnel and facilities of or pertaining to the
Company.
ARTICLE
II
CLOSING
The Closing shall take place at the offices of
the Company, or at such other location agreed to by the Parties
simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
The date of the Closing is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing
Date."
2.2
Closing
Transactions.
At the Closing, the following transactions shall
occur, all of such transactions being deemed to occur
simultaneously:
(a) The Shareholder shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Purchaser, or if specified to such other person,
the following:
(i) Certificates representing all of the Shares
duly endorsed by the Shareholder in blank or accompanied by
assignments separate from certificate duly endorsed in blank, and
such other duly executed transfer documents as are required to
perfect the transfer;
(ii) A certificate of the Shareholder to the effect
that the Company and the Shareholder have performed all obligations
required to be performed by them under this Agreement prior the
Closing Date;
(iii) The employment agreement by and between the
Company and Shareholder (the "Friedman Employment Agreement"), in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B executed by the
Shareholder;
(iv) A certificate of existence/authorization from
the office of the Minnesota Secretary of State dated within fifteen
(15) days of the Closing Date to the effect that the Company is in
good standing under the laws of such state;
(v) Financial statements of the Company for its two
most recently completed fiscal years ended September 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2006, audited by an SEC-registered independent
accountant, and financial statements of the Company for the
nine-month interim periods ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007,
reviewed by an SEC-registered independent accountant (collectively,
the “Financial Statements”), that contain no material
qualifications and identify no material exceptions to generally
accepted accounting principles in form and substance required under
the rules and regulations of the SEC;
(vi) All approvals, consents, permits and waivers of
Governmental Authorities and any other Person necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Ancillary Agreements and no such approval, consent, permit or
waiver of any Governmental Authority or such other third party
shall contain any term or condition that Purchaser in its
reasonable discretion determines to be unduly burdensome. The
Company must notify the Federal Maritime Commission of the change
in ownership following the closing;
(vii) An incumbency certificate signed by the
President of the Company dated at or about the Closing
Date;
(viii) Copies of the Company’s articles of
incorporation and by laws certified by the Secretary of the Company
dated at or about the Closing Date;
(ix) Certified resolutions of the board of directors
of the Company retaining Robert F. Friedman as President of the
Company, together with the resignation of Robert F. Friedman from
all other officer positions of the Company;
(x) Certificates or Articles of Merger related to
the mergers of FNA Corporation (“FNA”) and BFW
Logistics, Inc. (“BFW”) with and into the Company (the
“Permitted Mergers”) as filed with the offices of the
Minnesota and Delaware Secretaries of State;
(xi) An opinion of the Company’s counsel in
form and substance satisfactory to Purchaser;
(xii) A non-foreign person affidavit as required by
Section 1445 of the Code from the Shareholder, if
applicable;
(xiii) Uniform Commercial Code searches of filings
made pursuant to Article 9 thereof in all jurisdictions where any
assets of the Company are located, in form, scope and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser and its counsel, shall not
disclose any Encumbrances against any of such assets disclosed
thereby except Encumbrances that are disclosed in Financial
Statements, this Agreement, or are otherwise released or terminated
by the Company prior to or at the time of Closing;
(xiv) Court docket (or similar searches) and judgment
searches in scope reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser’s
counsel;
(xv) Either (i) evidence satisfactory to the
Purchaser that all outstanding Bank Indebtedness has been repaid in
full or (ii) written request to Purchaser to apply that portion of
the Base Purchase Price to be paid at the Closing to the repayment
in full of all outstanding Bank Indebtedness; and
(xvi) Such other documents, agreements, consents, and
approvals governmental or otherwise, as are required under this
Agreement or as may be reasonably requested by the Purchaser in
connection with compliance with the provisions hereunder and
consummation of the transactions contemplated herein.
(b) Purchaser will deliver or cause to be delivered
to the Shareholder the following:
(i) The Initial Closing Cash Payment required to be
paid at the Closing under Section 1.2(b)(i) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the bank account of Shareholder set
forth on Schedule 2.2(b)(i);
(ii) A certificate of good standing of the Secretary
of the State of Delaware dated within fifteen (15) days of the
Closing Date, to the effect that Purchaser is in good standing
under the laws of Delaware;
(iii) Certified resolutions of the Purchaser’s
board of directors, dated at or about the Closing Date, authorizing
the transactions contemplated under this Agreement;
(iv) An incumbency certificate signed by all of the
officers of the Purchaser, dated at or about the Closing
Date;
(v) The Friedman Employment Agreement executed by
the Company;
(vi) An opinion of the Purchaser’s counsel, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Shareholder;
(vii) All consents, authorizations, orders or
approvals required in order to execute and deliver this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements and to perform its obligations
hereunder and thereunder; and
(viii) Such additional documents, agreements,
consents, and approvals governmental or otherwise, as are required
under this Agreement or as may be reasonably requested by the
Shareholder in connection with compliance with the provisions
hereunder and consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDER
As a material inducement to Purchaser to execute
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, the Shareholder,
hereby represents to the Purchaser that each of the following
representations and warranties are true and correct as of the
Closing Date, except as otherwise set forth in written disclosure
schedules (the “Shareholder’s Schedules”)
delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this Article III, a copy of
which is attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C. The
Shareholder’s Schedules are numbered to correspond to the
various sections of this Article III setting forth certain
exceptions to the representations and warranties contained in this
Article III and certain other information required by this
Agreement; provided , however , that any information
disclosed in any section of the Shareholder’s Schedules shall
be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated in any other part of the
Shareholder’s Schedules, and shall modify and except the
representations and warranties applicable thereto, where such
incorporation is reasonable under the circumstances.
3.1
Organization, Qualification
and Status.
(a) The Company is duly incorporated and organized,
validly existing and authorized under the laws of the State of
Minnesota. The Company has full corporate power and authority to
own, lease and use its properties and to carry on the Business as
presently conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to
do business and in good standing as a foreign corporation in each
of the jurisdictions in which the nature of the Business or the
character of the
properties and
assets which it owns or leases makes such qualification or
licensing necessary. Each jurisdiction in which the Company is
qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation is
set forth in Section 3.1 of the Shareholder’s Schedules,
except where such failure to be so qualified, licensed or in good
standing, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) The Company has not, during the six (6) year
period immediately preceding the date hereof, changed its name,
been the surviving entity of a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization, or acquired all or substantially all of the assets
of any Person. Section 3.1(b) of the Shareholder’s
Schedules sets forth all fictitious names under which the Company
or such predecessors have conducted business.
(c) On or before the Closing Date, FNA Corporation,
a Delaware corporation, and BFW Logistics, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation (collectively, the “Related Companies” and
individually a “Related Company”), have been merged
with and into the Company such that as of the Closing Date, the
former assets, liabilities and operations of the Related Companies
are then included within the Company. Both of the forgoing mergers
were duly and validly approved and authorized by all necessary
board, shareholder and other corporate action required by the
certificate or articles of incorporation and bylaws of each Related
Company and of the Company and all applicable corporation laws,
were completed in accordance with all applicable corporation laws
and all filings with all Governmental Authorities necessary to
effect both mergers have been made. Neither of the mergers: (i)
conflicted with or resulted in a breach of any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of the articles of incorporation or bylaws
of any Related Company; (ii) violated, conflicted with or resulted
in a breach of or default under any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any Instrument to which any Related Company was a
party; (iii) accelerated or gave to others any interests or
rights, including rights of acceleration, termination, modification
or cancellation, under any Instrument to which any Related Company
was a party; (iv) resulted in the creation of any Encumbrance on
the assets, capital stock or properties of any Related Company; (v)
to the Knowledge of the Shareholder, conflicted with, violated or
resulted in a breach of or constituted a default under, any
Applicable Law to which the Company, any Related Company or any of
their respective assets or properties is or were subject; (vi)
except as already obtained or filed, required the Company or
any Related Company to give notice to, or obtain an authorization,
approval, order, license, franchise, declaration or consent of, or
make a filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
or (vii) affected the validity, enforceability or
effectiveness of any Permit.
(d) Each of RF Transportation, Inc., a Minnesota
corporation; Adcom Express of Colorado, Inc., a Colorado
corporation; Adcom Express of Atlanta, Inc., a Georgia corporation;
and TR & MM, Inc., a Minnesota Corporation, Adcom Worldwide
(Canada) NC, an Alberta Unlimited Liability Company (collectively,
the “Inactive Companies”) has prior to the Closing Date
ceased business operations and has no Liabilities.
3.2
Corporate Instruments and
Records.
The copies of the articles of incorporation and
bylaws of the Company, attached hereto at Schedule 3.2, certified
by the Secretary of the Company and heretofore furnished to
Purchaser, are true, correct and complete and each include all
amendments to the date hereof. The minute
books of the
Company, as made available to the Purchaser, contain a true,
complete and correct record of all corporate action taken on or
prior to the date hereof at the meetings of its shareholders and
directors and committees thereof. The stock certificate books and
ledgers of the Company, as made available to the Purchaser for
inspection, are true, correct and complete, and accurately reflect,
at the date hereof, the ownership of the outstanding capital stock
of the Company by the Shareholder.
The authorized capital stock of the Company
consists of 2,500 shares of common stock, $0 par value, of which
2,500 shares are issued and outstanding and constitute the Shares.
All of the Shares are held beneficially and of record by the
Shareholder, and no shares are held in the treasury of the Company.
All of the Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and entitled to vote at shareholder meetings, and none of the
Shares has been issued in violation of any preemptive rights of
shareholders or transferred in violation of any transfer
restrictions relating thereto. None of the Shares is subject to any
preemptive or other right created by statute, the Company’s
articles of incorporation or bylaws, by contract, or otherwise.
There are no authorized or outstanding options, warrants,
convertible securities, subscription rights, puts, calls,
unsatisfied preemptive rights or other rights of any nature to
purchase or otherwise receive, or to require the Company to
purchase, redeem or acquire, any shares of the capital stock or
other securities of the Company and there is no outstanding
security of any kind convertible into such capital stock. None of
the shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company was
issued in violation of the Securities Act, state securities laws,
or any other legal requirement.
The Shareholder owns and holds, beneficially and
of record, the entire right, title, and interest in and to the
Shares, free and clear of all Rights and Encumbrances. The
Shareholder has full power and authority to vote the Shares owned
by him and to approve the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. Shareholder has the full power and authority to vote,
transfer and dispose of the Shares, free and clear of any Right or
Encumbrance other than restrictions under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws. At the Closing, the Purchaser
will acquire good title to the Shares, free and clear of all Rights
and Encumbrances. Other than the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, there is no outstanding vote, plan, pending proposal, or
other right of any Person to acquire, or to cause the redemption
of, the Shares or to effect the merger or consolidation of the
Company with or into any other Person.
(a) Schedule 3.5 attached hereto sets
forth:
(i) The name and percentage ownership by the
Company of each corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
entity in which the Company has, directly or indirectly, an equity
interest representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the capital
stock thereof or other equity interests therein (individually, a
“Subsidiary” and, collectively, the
“Subsidiaries”);
(ii) The name and percentage ownership of each
corporation, partnership, joint venture or other entity in which
the Shareholder has, directly or indirectly, an equity interest
representing fifty percent (50%) or more of the capital stock
thereof or other equity interests therein (individually, an
“Affiliated Entity” and collectively, the
“Affiliated Entities”), which has or at any time in the
past five (5) years has had a relationship with the Company or any
of the Subsidiaries;
(iii) The jurisdiction of incorporation,
capitalization and ownership of each Subsidiary and Affiliated
Entity;
(iv) The names and the officers and directors of
each Subsidiary and Affiliated Entity; and
(v) The jurisdictions in which each Subsidiary and
Affiliated Entity is qualified or holds licenses to do business as
a foreign corporation.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, the
Company owns of record and beneficially all of the outstanding
shares of capital stock of each of the Subsidiaries free and clear
of all Encumbrances.
(c) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, each of
the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities is a corporation or other
entity duly organized and validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the state of its incorporation and has all
requisite power and authority to own its properties and carry on
its business as now being conducted. Each of the Subsidiaries and
Affiliated Entities is duly qualified to do business and in good
standing in all jurisdictions in which its ownership of property or
the character of its business requires such qualification.
Certified copies of the charter, bylaws and other governing
instruments of the Subsidiaries and Affiliated Entities, each as
amended to date, have been previously delivered to the Buyer, are
complete and correct, and no amendments have been made thereto or
have been authorized since the date of such delivery. The Company
does not own any capital stock of or other equity interest in any
corporation, partnership or other entity, other than the
Subsidiaries. The shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary as set
forth in Schedule 3.5 have been duly and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable.
(d) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, none of
the Subsidiaries holds shares of its capital stock in its treasury,
and there are not, and on the Closing Date there will not be,
outstanding any (i) options, warrants or other rights with respect
to the capital stock of any of the Subsidiaries, (ii) any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of such
stock, or (iii) any other commitments of any kind for the issuance
of additional shares of capital stock or options, warrants or other
securities of any of them.
The Shareholder has the full capacity, power and
authority to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which the Shareholder is a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and to comply with the
terms, conditions and provisions hereof and hereof. This Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements to which the Shareholder is a Party
has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Shareholder
and
are the legal,
valid and binding obligations of the Shareholder, enforceable
against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms. No notices
to, declaration, filing or registration with, approvals or consents
of, or assignments by, any Persons (including Governmental
Authorities) are necessary to be made or obtained by the Company or
the Shareholder in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by the Company or the Shareholder of this
Agreement.
(a) The Company is not in default under or in
violation of any provision of its articles of incorporation or
bylaws, and except as set forth in the Shareholder Schedules,
neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
Ancillary Agreements by the Company or the Shareholder, nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby,
nor compliance with the terms thereof, will conflict with or result
in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company;
(b) To the Knowledge of the Shareholder, the
Company is not in material default or material breach of any
written agreement, indenture, contract, lease, sublease, license,
sublicense, franchise, loan agreement, note, or restriction to
which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which it or its
assets are subject (individually, an “Instrument” and
collectively, the “Instruments”). Except as set forth
in the Shareholder’s Schedules, neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements by the
Company and the Shareholder, nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance with
the terms hereof or thereof, will: (i) violate, conflict with or
result in a breach of or default under any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of any Instrument; (ii) accelerate or give to others
any interests or rights, including rights of acceleration,
termination, modification or cancellation, under any Instrument;
(iii) result in the creation of any Encumbrance on the assets,
capital stock or properties of the Company; (iv) to the Knowledge
of the Shareholder, conflict with, violate or result in a breach of
or constitute a default under, any Applicable Law to which the
Company or any of its assets or properties is subject; (v) require
the Company to give notice to, or obtain an authorization,
approval, order, license, franchise, declaration or consent of, or
make a filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person;
or (vi) affect the validity, enforceability or effectiveness of any
Permit.
3.8
Financial
Statements.
(a) Schedule 3.8 hereto contains true, correct and
complete copies of the Financial Statements. The Financial
Statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis, and present fairly the financial position and
results of operations and cash flows of the Company at the dates
and for the periods covered by such Financial Statements. There
have been no material changes in the financial condition, assets,
Liabilities, or results of operations of the Company from June 30,
2008 to the date hereof, except changes in the Ordinary Course of
Business, none of which, either individually or in the aggregate,
has been materially adverse.
(b) Each of the accounts receivable of the Company
included within the Financial Statements constitutes a valid claim
and is collectible in the full amount thereof against the debtor
charged therewith on the books of the Company within 90 days of the
date of
invoicing
thereof (except for the amount of the allowance for doubtful
accounts reflected on the most recent balance sheet included in the
Financial Statements). No account debtor has any valid set-off,
deduction or defense with respect thereto, and no account debtor
has asserted any such set-off, deduction or defense.
(c) The Company maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that
(i) transactions are executed with management’s
authorizations, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP
and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets
is permitted only in accordance with management’s
authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and
appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
(d) The Company has not engaged in any transaction,
maintained any bank account, or used any corporate funds except for
the transactions, bank accounts or funds which have been and are
reflected in the Company’s books and records.
3.9
Absence of Undisclosed and
Contingent Liabilities.
Except as set forth in the Shareholder’s
Schedules, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any
Liabilities except (i) Liabilities which are reflected and properly
reserved against in the Financial Statements to the extent such
Liabilities are required to be reflected thereon in accordance with
GAAP, (ii) Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business
since June 30, 2008, and (iii) Liabilities arising under the
Material Contracts set forth in the Shareholder’s Schedules
or which are not required to be disclosed on such
Shareholder’s Schedules and which have arisen in the Ordinary
Course of Business.
Since June 30, 2008, except as set forth in the
Shareholder’s Schedules and except for any transactions and
agreements required in connection with the Permitted Mergers and
except for those transactions and agreements set forth in the
Shareholder’s Schedules (the “Permitted
Transactions”), neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has
failed to operate in the Ordinary Course of Business and has
not:
(a) Sold, leased, assigned or otherwise transferred
any material properties or assets, or disposed of or permitted to
lapse any rights in any Permit or Intellectual Property owned or
used by it other than in the Ordinary Course of Business, or
organized any new business entity or acquired any equity
securities, assets, properties, or business of any Person or any
equity or ownership interest in any business or merged with or into
or consolidated with any other Person;
(b) Suffered, sustained or incurred any material
loss or waived or released any material right or claim, whether or
not in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(c) Suffered, sustained or incurred any material
damage, destruction or casualty loss to any material properties or
assets, whether or not covered by insurance;
(d) Engaged in any transaction not in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(e) Made any capital expenditure in excess of
$25,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate;
(f) Subjected any of its properties or assets to
any Encumbrance, whether or not in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(g) Issued any note, bond or other debt security or
created, incurred or assumed any indebtedness for borrowed money or
capitalized lease obligation, or otherwise incurred any material
Liability, except current Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(h) Discharged or satisfied any Encumbrance, or
paid any material Liability, other than current Liabilities shown
on the most recent balance sheet included in the Financial
Statements, and current Liabilities incurred in the Ordinary Course
of Business since June 30, 2008;
(i) Declared, set aside or paid a dividend or made
any other distribution with respect to any class or series of
capital stock of the Company, or directly or indirectly redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired any shares of any class or series
of the Company’s capital stock;
(j) Increased the salary, wage or other
compensation or level of benefits payable or to become payable by
the Company to any of its employees, officers, or directors,
including, without limitation, granting, paying or accruing any
bonus other than holiday bonuses in the Ordinary Course of
Business, incentive compensation, service award, or other similar
benefit, other than any wage increases or raises to non-officer or
non-director employees in the Ordinary Course of
Business;
(k) Loaned money to any Person or guaranteed any
loan to or Liability of any Person, whether or not in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(l) Except as described in the Shareholder’s
Schedules, amended or terminated any Material Contract, except in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(m) Suffered, sustained or incurred any Material
Adverse Change;
(n) Incurred any termination of any material
customer account or group of accounts or received notice from any
customer, supplier, vendor, Governmental Authority or any other
Person which could give rise to or result in a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company;
(o) Delayed, postponed, or failed to pay any
Liability outside of the Ordinary Course of Business;
(p) Entered into any employment contract or
collective bargaining agreement, written or oral, or modified the
terms of any existing such contract or agreement or adopted,
amended, modified or terminated any benefit plan for the benefit of
any of the Companies’ directors, officers or
employees;
(q) Made any change or amendment in its articles of
incorporation, bylaws, or other governing instruments;
(r) Issued or sold any securities; acquired,
directly or indirectly, by redemption or otherwise, any securities;
reclassified, split up or otherwise changed any such equity
security; or granted or entered into any options, warrants, calls
or commitments of any kind with respect thereto;
(s) Incurred any Liability other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(t) Disposed of, or permitted to lapse, any
Intellectual Property rights or disclosed any trade secret, process
or know-how to any Person not an employee;
(u) Entered into any contract other than in the
Ordinary Course of Business; and/or
(v) Entered into any contract to do any of the
foregoing.
(a) Except as set forth in the Shareholder’s
Schedules, the Company has not guaranteed, become surety or
contingent obligor for or assumed any obligation, debt or dividend
of any Person. No assets of the Company or any Subsidiary are or
have been pledged, hypothecated, delivered for safekeeping,
subjected to a security interest or otherwise provided in any way
as security for payment or performance of any obligation of a
Person other than the Company.
(b) Section 3.11(b) of the Shareholder’s
Schedules identifies all Liabilities of the Company for which the
Shareholder has provided or been caused to incur personal
guarantees thereof.
(a) The Shareholder has previously provided the
Purchaser with true and correct copies of the income Tax Returns
which the Company has filed for the taxable periods ended on or
after September 30, 2005.
(b) Except as set forth on Shareholder’s
Schedules:
(i) The Company (A) has filed or caused to be filed
all Tax Returns (or extensions thereof) which it is or has been
required to file on or prior to the date hereof, by any
jurisdiction to which it is or has been subject, and all such Tax
Returns correctly and completely reflect all liability of the
Company for any Taxes; (B) has timely paid all Taxes due and owing
for all periods prior to the date hereof; (C) has made or caused to
be made all withholdings of Taxes required to be made by it, and
such withholdings have either been paid to the appropriate
governmental agency or set aside in appropriate accounts for such
purpose; and (D) has established adequate reserves and/or accruals
for, in its financial books and records and related Financial
Statements, all unpaid Taxes and all current Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(ii) There are no Tax deficiencies proposed or
Threatened against the Company, nor are there any agreements,
waivers, or other arrangements providing for extension of time with
respect to the assessment or collection of any Tax against the
Company. There are no audits, actions, suits, proceedings,
investigations or claims now pending against the Company with
respect to any Tax, or any matter under discussion between the
Company and any Governmental Authority relating to any
Taxes.
(iii) The Company is not and has never been a member
of an affiliated group of corporations (within the meaning of
Section 1504 of the Code).
(iv) The Company is not a party to, is not bound by,
and does not have any obligation under any tax sharing, tax
indemnity, or similar agreement.
(v) The Company has prepared all Tax Returns on the
accrual method of accounting. The Company has not made and will not
make a change in method of accounting for a taxable year beginning
on or before the Closing Date, which would require it to include
any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Internal Revenue Code in
taxable income for any taxable year beginning on or after the
Closing Date.
(vi) Except as set forth in the Shareholder’s
Schedules, the Shareholder is not a foreign person so that Section
897 and 6039C of the Internal Revenue Code are not applicable to
the transactions provided for hereunder.
(vii) The Shareholder’s Schedules identify all
audits of the Company’s Tax Returns, including a reasonably
detailed description of the nature and outcome of each audit. The
Company has not given or been requested to give waivers or
extensions of any statute of limitations relating to the payment of
Taxes.
(viii) The Company, since October 1, 1989 has been a
validly electing “S Corporation” as that term is
defined in Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code, and has been a
validly electing and qualifying “S” Corporation for
state law purposes. The Company has never revoked or terminated any
such federal or similar state election, nor has it taken any action
which would disqualify the Company from its S Corporation status
for federal and state purposes. In accordance with the Section
338(h)(10) election, the Company’s final “S
Corporation” return shall report any gain or loss from the
deemed sale under Section 338.
(ix) FNA, for a period of at least 10 years has been
filing as an “S Corporation” as that term is
defined in Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code,. FNA has never taken
any action which would disqualify FNA from its S Corporation status
for federal and state purposes. In accordance with the Section
338(h)(10) election, FNA’s final “S Corporation”
return shall report any gain or loss from the deemed sale under
Section 338.
(x) BFW, since February 1, 2008 has been a validly
electing “S Corporation” as that term is defined
in Sections 1361 and 1362 of the Code, and has been a validly
electing and qualifying “S” Corporation for state law
purposes. BFW has never revoked or terminated any such federal or
similar state election, nor has it taken any action which would
disqualify BFW from its S Corporation status for federal and state
purposes. In accordance with
the Section
338(h)(10) election, BFW’s final “S Corporation”
return shall report any gain or loss from the deemed sale under
Section 338.
(xi) Except as set forth in the Shareholder’s
Schedules, the Company has not in the past ten (10) years, (A)
acquired assets from another corporation in a transaction in which
the Company’s Tax basis for the acquired assets was
determined, in whole or in part, by reference to the Tax basis of
the acquired assets (or any other property) in the hands of the
transferor, or (B) acquired the stock of any corporation which is a
“qualified subchapter S subsidiary”.
(xii) The Company has not filed a consent under
Section 341(g) of the Code concerning collapsible corporations. The
Company is not a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or
plan that has resulted or would result, separately or in the
aggregate, in the payment of (A) any “excess parachute
payment” within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code (or
any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) or
(B) any amount that will not be fully deductible as a result of
Section 162(m) of the Code (or any corresponding provision of
state, local or foreign Tax law. The Company has not been a United
States real property holding corporation within the meaning of
Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period
specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code. The Company has
disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all positions taken
therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement of
federal income Tax within the meaning of Section 6662 and 6662(A)
of the Code.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, there are
no Proceedings, claims or demands pending or Threatened (i) against
or involving the Company or any of its officers or directors (in
their capacity as such), (ii) which seek to enjoin or obtain
damages in respect of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, or (iii) which would prevent the Company from
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. To
the Knowledge of the Shareholder, there are no state of facts
existing which is reasonably likely to give rise to any such
action, suit, proceeding, claim, demand or investigation. There are
no Proceedings pending or Threatened against or involving the
Company by or before any Governmental Authority, or to the
Knowledge of the Shareholder, state of facts existing which is
reasonably likely to give rise to any such Proceedings. The Company
is not in violation of any Injunction.
The Company has the right to use all real
property necessary for the conduct of the Business as presently
conducted. Schedule 3.14 identifies all such real property. Except
as set forth in the Shareholder’s Schedules, the Company is
not a party to any leases of real property. The Company is the
lessee under the real estate leases described on Schedule 3.17.
True, correct and complete copies of said leases and any
amendments, extensions and renewals thereof have heretofore been
delivered by the Company to the Purchaser. The Company enjoys quiet
and undisturbed possession under each of said leases. The
Company’s interest in each of such leases is free and clear
of any Encumbrances, is not subject to any deeds of trust,
assignments, subleases or rights of any third parties created by
the Company, other than the lessor thereof. To
the Knowledge
of the Shareholder, said leases are valid and binding and in full
force and effect, and the Company is not in default thereunder as
to the payment of rent or otherwise, and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute an
event of default under any of said leases and the continuation,
validity and effectiveness of such leases will not be adversely
affected by the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.15
Owned Tangible Personal
Property.
The Company owns or has the right to use all
personal property necessary for the conduct of the Business as
presently conducted. The Shareholder’s Schedules set forth a
list of the items of tangible personal property owned by the
Company where the replacement value of each item individually
exceeds $10,000 (the “Tangible Personal Property”).
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.15 hereto and except for property
disposed of in the Ordinary Course of Business of the Company, the
Company has all right, title and interest in, and good title to,
the Tangible Personal Property free and clear of any Encumbrance.
With respect to each item of Tangible Personal Property, (i) there
are no leases, subleases, licenses, options, rights, or concessions
or other agreements, written or oral, granting to any party or
parties the right of use of any portion of such item of Tangible
Personal Property, (ii) there are no outstanding options or rights
of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase any such
item of Tangible Personal Property or portion thereof or interest
therein, and (iii) there are no parties other than the Company
which are in possession of or are using such Tangible Personal
Property. Copies of all leases and licenses relating to the
Tangible Personal Property have heretofore been delivered by the
Company to Purchaser.
3.16
Condition of Buildings and
Tangible Personal Property.
All of the premises occupied and the items of
Tangible Personal Property are in such operating condition and
repair as are necessary for the conduct of the Business and, to the
Knowledge of the Shareholder, comply in all material respects with
Applicable Laws, including but not limited to zoning, building and
fire codes. Each item of Tangible Personal Property is adequately
covered by one of the insurance policies described in Section 3.24
hereto.
(a) Section 3.17 of the Shareholder’s
Schedules contains a list of all of the material contracts of the
Company which shall consist of all agreements, leases, licenses, or
contracts to which the Company is a party, under which the Company
may become subject to any obligation or liability, or by which the
Company or any of its assets may become bound (collectively, the
“Material Contracts”) that satisfy any of the
following:
(i) each agreement or contract that involves
performance of services or delivery of goods or materials by the
Company in an amount or for a value in excess of
$25,000;
(ii) each agreement or contract that was not entered
into in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(iii) each lease, rental or occupancy agreement,
license, installment and conditional sale agreement, and other
agreement or contract affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title
to, use of, or any leasehold or other interest in, any real or
personal property (except personal property leases and
insta