Broadpoint Securities Group,
Inc.,
American Technology Research
Holdings, Inc.,
For himself and as the Stockholder
Representative
Dated as of September 2,
2008
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Article I DEFINITIONS AND DEFINED
TERMS
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Section 1.1 Definitions and Defined
Terms
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Section 1.2 Rules of
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Article II PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
SHARES
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Section 2.1 Purchase and Sale of the
Shares
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Section 2.2 Purchase Price
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Section 2.3 Earn-out Payments to Unvested
Stockholders
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Section 2.4 Earn-out Payments to Vested
Stockholders
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Section 2.5 Change in Control
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Section 2.6 Post-Closing Purchase Price
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Section 3.2 Deliveries Prior to
Closing
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Section 3.3 Stockholders’ Deliveries
at Closing
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Section 3.4 Purchaser Deliveries at
Closing
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Article IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY AND THE PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 4.1 Organization and Good Standing;
Charter Documents
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Section 4.2 Authorization and Effect of
Agreement
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Section 4.3 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations
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Section 4.4 Permits; Compliance with
Law
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Section 4.5 Capitalization of the Company;
Accredited Investors
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Section 4.6 Accuracy of Stock Purchase
Consideration; Capital Structure
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Section 4.7 No Subsidiaries
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Section 4.8 Minutes; Books and
Records
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Section 4.10 Assets Necessary to the
Company
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Section 4.11 Financial
Statements
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Section 4.12 Bank Accounts
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Section 4.14 Absence of Certain
Changes
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Section 4.15 [Intentionally
Omitted.]
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Section 4.16 Transactions with
Affiliates
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Section 4.21 Absence of Certain Business
Practices
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Section 4.22 Real Property; Title; Valid
Leasehold Interests
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Section 4.23 Environmental
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Section 4.24 Employee Benefits
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Section 4.26 Taxes and Tax
Returns
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Section 4.27 Intellectual Property
Rights
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Section 4.28 Information Technology;
Security & Privacy
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Section 4.29 State Takeover
Statutes
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Section 4.31 Regulatory Matters
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Section 4.32 Significant Clients;
Inventory
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Section 4.33 Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
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Article V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 5.1 Ownership of the Company
Shares
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Section 5.2 Acquisition of Purchaser
Stock
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Section 5.3 Authorization and Effect of
Agreement
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Section 5.4 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations
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Section 5.6 Stockholder
Agreements
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Section 5.7 Stockholder’s
Affiliates
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Section 5.8 Short Sales and Confidentiality
Prior to the Date Hereof
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Section 5.9 Released Matters
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Section 5.10 Withholding Tax on Special
Distributions
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Article VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
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Section 6.1 Organization and Good
Standing
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Section 6.2 Authorization and Effect of
Agreement
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Section 6.3 Consents and Approvals; No
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Section 6.5 Sufficiency of Funds
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Section 6.6 Purchaser Common
Stock
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Section 6.7 Regulatory
Compliance
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Section 6.8 Listing and Maintenance
Requirements
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Section 6.10 Investment
Representation
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Section 7.1 Operation of the Company
Pending the Closing
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Section 7.4 Commercially Reasonable
Efforts
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Section 7.9 Termination of Plans
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Section 7.10 Distributions
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Section 7.11 No Solicitation
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Section 7.12 AmTech Capital Management,
LLC
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Section 7.13 Additional
Signatories
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Section 7.14 FINRA Letter
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Article VIII Conditions to
Closing
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Section 8.1 Conditions to Each
Party’s Obligations
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Section 8.2 Conditions Precedent to
Obligations of the Purchaser
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Section 8.3 Conditions Precedent to
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Section 9.2 Procedure and Effect of
Termination
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Article X SURVIVAL;
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 10.1 Survival of Indemnification
Rights
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Section 10.2 Indemnification
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Section 10.3 Indemnification
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Section 10.4 Calculation of Indemnity
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Section 10.5 Relation of Indemnity to
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Section 10.6 Indemnification
Amounts
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Section 10.7 Exclusive Remedy
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Section 10.8 Authorization of the
Stockholder Representative
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Section 10.9 Compensation;
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Article XI MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Section 11.3 Successors and
Assigns
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Section 11.4 Extension; Waiver
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Section 11.5 Entire Agreement; Disclosure
Schedules
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Section 11.6 Amendments, Supplements,
Etc
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Section 11.7 Applicable Law; Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section 11.8 Execution in
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Section 11.12 Specific Performance;
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Section 11.13 STOCKHOLDER
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Exhibits
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Exhibit A
— Share Ownership
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A-1
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Exhibit B
— Operating Agreement
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Exhibit C
— Representation Letter
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Exhibit D
— Key Employee Non-Compete Agreement
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Exhibit E
— General Non-Compete Agreement
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Exhibit F
— FIRPTA Certificate
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iv
This
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is
made and entered into as of September 2, 2008 by and among
Broadpoint Securities Group, Inc., a New York corporation (the
“ Purchaser ”), American Technology Research
Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “ Company
”), Richard J. Prati, Curtis L. Snyder (as a Stockholder and
as the “ Stockholder Representative ” and,
together with Mr. Prati, the “ Principal
Stockholders ”), Richard Brown, Robert Sanderson, Bradley
Gastwirth and such other individuals listed on
Exhibit A hereto who, pursuant to a supplemental
agreement, agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
agreement as if he or she was an original signatory hereto (each, a
“ Stockholder ” and collectively the “
Stockholders ”).
WHEREAS,
the Stockholders own (i) all of the issued and outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock, (the “ Company Shares
”), (ii) all of the Company Vested Options and
(iii) all of the Company Unvested Options, in each case as set
forth in Exhibit A hereto;
WHEREAS,
the Stockholders desire to sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
desires to purchase, all of the Company Shares, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein (the “
Transaction ”); and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the Transaction and subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Company, the Vested Stockholders and the
Unvested Stockholders desire to cancel all of the Company Vested
Options and all of the Company Unvested Options.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties
hereto agree as follows:
DEFINITIONS AND DEFINED
TERMS
Section 1.1
Definitions and Defined Terms .
(a) Unless
the context otherwise requires or as otherwise defined herein,
capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings
set forth below:
“
2008 Bonus Pool ” shall mean the accrued bonus pool as
set forth on the Closing Date Balance Sheet, payable to employees
of the Company at any time prior to the date that is 105 calendar
days after the Closing Date.
“
Accounts Receivable ” shall mean: (i) all trade
accounts receivable and other rights to payment from customers of
the business of the Company and its
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Subsidiaries
and the full benefit of all security for such accounts or rights to
payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing
amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or
services rendered to customers of the Company or its Subsidiaries;
(ii) all other accounts or notes receivable of the Company and
its Subsidiaries and the full benefit of all security for such
accounts or notes; and (iii) any claim, remedy or other right
related to any of the foregoing.
“
Actual Debt ” shall mean the amount of Debt as of the
Closing Date as set forth on the Closing Date Balance
Sheet.
“
Affiliate ” shall mean with respect to any Person, any
other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled
by or is under common control with that Person. For purposes of
this definition, a Person has control of another Person if it has
the direct or indirect ability or power to direct or cause the
direction of management policies of such other Person or otherwise
direct the affairs of such other Person, whether through ownership
of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of such
other Person, by Contract or otherwise.
“
Alternative Proposal ” shall mean any inquiry or
proposal relating to a sale of stock, merger, consolidation, share
exchange, business combination, partnership, joint venture,
disposition of assets (or any interest therein) or other similar
transaction involving the Stockholders or the Company or their or
its Affiliates.
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Ancillary Agreements ” shall mean the Non-Compete
Agreements and the Operating Agreement.
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Announcement Date ” for any given year shall mean the
date that occurs in the immediately succeeding fiscal year on which
the Purchaser first publicly announces its financial results for
the given fiscal year.
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Average Purchaser Share Price ” as of (i) any
given Announcement Date shall mean the average daily closing price,
weighted by volume, on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for a share
of Purchaser Common Stock during the 10-day trading period ending
on the last trading day of the fiscal year to which such
Announcement Date relates and (ii) any other date shall mean
the average daily closing price, weighted by volume, on the NASDAQ
Global Select Market for a share of Purchaser Common Stock during
the 10-day trading period ending on the last trading day before
such date.
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Business Day ” shall mean a day other than a Saturday,
Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are
authorized or required by law to close.
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Cash ” shall mean unrestricted cash, cash equivalents,
marketable securities, notes receivable from Stockholders and
income tax receivable for 2008 estimated payments, determined in
accordance with GAAP applied in a manner consistent with past
practice.
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Change in Control ” shall occur, with regard to the
Purchaser, on the date that (i) any one person, or more than one
person acting as a group, acquires ownership of stock of the
Purchaser that, together with stock held by such person or group,
constitutes more than 50% of the total fair market value or total
voting power of the stock of the Purchaser; (ii) either
(A) any one person, or more than one person acting as a group,
acquires (or has acquired during the twelve-month period ending on
the date of the most recent acquisition by such person or persons)
ownership of Purchaser stock possessing 30% or more of the total
voting power of the Purchaser stock, or (B) a majority of the
members of the Purchaser’s Board of Directors is replaced
during the preceding twelve months by directors whose appointment
or election is not endorsed by a majority of the members of the
Purchaser’s Board of Directors before the date of appointment
or election; or (iii) any one person, or more than one person
acting as a group, acquires (or has acquired during the
twelve-month period ending on the date of the most recent
acquisition by such person or persons) assets of the Purchaser that
have a total gross fair market value equal to more than 40% of the
total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Purchaser
immediately before such acquisition or acquisitions. The
determination of whether a transaction constitutes a “Change
in Control” hereunder shall be made by applying the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code and applicable
Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued by the Internal
Revenue Service or Treasury Department. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no such transaction shall constitute a “Change in
Control” for purposes of this Agreement unless, in such
transaction, the Purchaser’s stock or assets, as the case may
be, is or are acquired by a Person that conducts, or owns directly
or indirectly a Person that conducts, a broker-dealer business that
has trailing twelve-month secondary equity sales and trading
revenues, determined on the closing date of the acquisition
transaction, that are 50% or more of the trailing twelve-month
secondary equity sales and trading revenues of ECM, determined as
of such closing date.
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Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
as amended.
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Company Charter Documents ” shall mean the
organizational documents of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
including the certificate of incorporation and the
by-laws.
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Company Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
“
Company Intellectual Property ” shall mean all
Intellectual Property that is owned or held by or on behalf of the
Company or its Subsidiaries or that is being used by or in the
Company business as it is currently conducted by the Company and
its Subsidiaries.
“
Company Unvested Options ” shall mean the outstanding
options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, the terms of
which provide that they shall not vest on or before
January 31, 2009.
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Company Vested Options ” shall mean the outstanding
options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, the terms of
which provide that they have vested as of the date hereof or shall
vest on or before January 31, 2009.
“
Consent ” shall mean any consent, approval, waiver or
authorization of, notice to, permit, or designation, registration,
declaration or filing with, any Person.
“
Contract ” shall mean, whether written or oral, any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, permit,
license, lease, purchase order, sales order, arrangement or other
commitment, obligation or understanding (including, without
limitation, any understanding with respect to pricing) to which a
Person is a party or by which a Person or its assets or properties
are bound.
“
Debt ” shall mean any credit facilities, notes, trade
liabilities, other indebtedness (excluding, however, capital leases
other than currently due payments of arrearages), Taxes payable and
deferred compensation arrangements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
“
Disclosure Schedule ” shall mean the disclosure
schedule delivered by the Stockholders to the Purchaser
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement.
“
Earn-out Payments ” shall mean the Earn-out Payments
to Vested Stockholders and the Earn-out Payments to Unvested
Stockholders.
“
Earn-out Payments to Unvested Stockholders ” shall
mean any payments made by the Purchaser pursuant to
Section 2.3 hereof.
“
Earn-out Payments to Vested Stockholders ” shall mean
any payments made by the Purchaser pursuant to
Section 2.4 hereof.
“
ECM ” shall mean American Technology Research, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, or its business operations,
as such entity or business operations may be changed or reorganized
as recommended by Robert Meier, Richard J. Prati and Curtis L.
Snyder and approved by the Chief Executive Officer of the
Purchaser.
“
ECM Loss ” shall mean a pre-tax loss of ECM for any
given period, calculated in accordance with GAAP and the past
practices of ECM and as set forth on Section 1.1(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule; provided , that, for the avoidance
of doubt, (1) the amortization of the Share Purchase Price to
Unvested Stockholders in any given period shall not be deducted
from any calculation of pre-tax loss of ECM for such period, and
(2) the amortization in any given period of any shares of
Restricted Stock issued pursuant to any Earn-Out Payment to
Unvested Stockholders shall be included in any calculation of
pre-tax loss of ECM for such period in accordance with
GAAP.
“
ECM Profit ” shall mean a pre-tax profit of ECM for
any given period, calculated in accordance with GAAP and the past
practices of ECM and as set forth on Section 1.1(a) of
the Disclosure Schedule; provided , that, for the avoidance
of doubt, (1) the amortization of the Share Purchase Price to
Unvested Stockholders in any given
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period shall
not be deducted from any calculation of pre-tax profit of ECM for
such period, and (2) the amortization in any given period of
any shares of Restricted Stock issued pursuant to any Earn-Out
Payment to Unvested Stockholders shall be deducted from any
calculation of pre-tax profit of ECM for such period in accordance
with GAAP.
“
Environmental Law ” shall mean any Law relating to the
environment, natural resources, or safety or health of humans or
other living organisms, including the manufacture, distribution in
commerce and use or Release of any Hazardous Substance.
“
Exchange Act ” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the SEC
thereunder.
“
FINRA ” shall mean the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority.
“
GAAP ” shall mean United States generally accepted
accounting principles.
“
Governmental Authority ” shall mean any federal,
state, local or foreign government or any subdivision, agency,
instrumentality, authority (including any regulatory,
administrative, and self-regulatory authority), department,
commission, board or bureau thereof or any federal, state, local or
foreign court, arbitrator or tribunal.
“
Hazardous Substance ” shall mean any pollutant,
contaminant, hazardous substance, hazardous waste, medical waste,
special waste, toxic substance, petroleum or petroleum-derived
substance, waste or additive, asbestos, PCBs, radioactive material,
or other compound, element, material or substance in any form
whatsoever (including products) regulated, restricted or addressed
by or under any applicable Environmental Law.
“
Intellectual Property ” shall mean: (i) all
inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not
reduced to practice), all improvements thereon, and all patents,
patent applications and patent disclosures, together with all
reissues, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions,
reissues, extensions and re-examinations thereof; (ii) all
trademarks whether registered or unregistered, service marks,
domain names, corporate names and all combinations thereof, and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith,
including all goodwill associated therewith; (iii) all
copyrights whether registered or unregistered, and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith;
(iv) all Trade Secrets; (v) all Software; (vi) all
datasets, databases and related documentation; and (vii) all other
intellectual property and proprietary rights, including, without
limitation, semiconductor and mask work rights.
“
IRS ” shall mean the Internal Revenue
Service.
“
Knowledge of the Company ”, including other similar
phrases or uses, shall mean the actual knowledge, after reasonable
due inquiry, of the individuals set forth on
Section 1.1(b) of the Disclosure Schedule and the
knowledge of each shall be imputed to the others. Such
individual’s inclusion on such schedule shall not imply any
personal
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liability on
the part of such individual other than such liability as such
individual may already have as specifically provided in this
Agreement.
“
Knowledge of the Stockholders ”, including other
similar phrases or uses, shall mean the actual knowledge of the
Stockholders.
“
Laws ” shall mean all federal, state, local or foreign
laws, judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, decrees, ordinances,
awards, stipulations, treaties, statutes, judicial or
administrative doctrines, rules or regulations enacted,
promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority or any
legally binding agreement with a Governmental Authority.
“
Liens ” shall mean all title defects or objections,
mortgages, liens, claims, charges, pledges or other encumbrances of
any nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, licenses,
leases, chattel or other mortgages, collateral security
arrangements, pledges, title imperfections, defect or objection
liens, liens for Taxes, security interests, conditional and
installment sales agreements, easements, encroachments or
restrictions, of any kind and other title or interest retention
arrangements, reservations or limitations of any nature.
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Losses ” shall mean all losses, liabilities, demands,
claims, actions or causes of action, costs, damages, judgments,
debts, settlements, assessments, deficiencies, Taxes, penalties,
fines or expenses, and any diminution in value of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, whether or not arising out of any claims by or on
behalf of a third party, including, without limitation, interest,
penalties, reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses and all
reasonable amounts paid in investigation, defense or settlement of
any of the foregoing.
“
Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean a material
adverse effect on (i) the Company and its Subsidiaries or the
business, operations, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or
otherwise) or results of operations of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the timely consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in each case,
other than any change, effect, event, circumstance, occurrence or
state of facts relating to (A) the U.S. or global economy or
the financial, debt, credit or securities markets in general,
(B) the industry in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate in general, including changes in interest or exchange
rates, (C) acts of war, outbreak of hostilities, sabotage or
terrorist attacks, or the escalation or worsening of any such acts
of war, sabotage or terrorism, (D) the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the announcement of this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, including the impact thereof on
relationships, contractual or otherwise with customers, suppliers,
lenders, investors, partners or employees, (E) changes in
applicable laws or regulations after the date hereof,
(F) changes in GAAP or regulatory accounting principles after
the date hereof, or (G) earthquakes, hurricanes or other
natural disasters (except, in the cases of (A), (B), (E) and
(F), to the extent the Company and its Subsidiaries are
disproportionately adversely affected relative to other companies
in its industry or segment).
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Net Asset Amount ” shall mean the amount that is equal
to (i) the total assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as
of and including the Closing Date, minus (ii) the total
liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of and including
the Closing Date, in each case without duplication and calculated
in accordance with GAAP.
“
Non-Compete Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, the
General Non-Compete Agreements and the Key Employee Non-Compete
Agreement.
“
Operating Agreement ” shall mean the Operating
Agreement, in the form set forth on Exhibit B
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Outstanding Claim ” shall mean any good faith claim
for indemnification that is the subject of a Claims Notice that at
any time in question is (i) not resolved or disposed of
pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) not determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction, such determination not being appealable,
to be not payable to the Indemnified Party.
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Owned Company Intellectual Property ” shall mean all
Company Intellectual Property that is owned or purported to be
owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“
Ownership Percentage ” shall mean the aggregate
percentage of the total number of Company Shares, Company Vested
Options and Company Unvested Options outstanding that is owned by
each Stockholder, as set forth across from such Stockholder’s
name on Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ).
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Permits ” shall mean all permits, licenses, approvals,
franchises, registrations, accreditations and written
authorizations issued by any Governmental Authority that are used
or held for use in, necessary or otherwise relate to the ownership,
operation or other use of any of the Company’s or any of its
Subsidiaries’ business.
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Permitted Liens ” shall mean
(i) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s,
repairmen’s or other like Liens arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business for amounts which are not material and
not yet due and payable and which secure an obligation of the
Company, (ii) Liens arising under Contracts with third parties
entered into in the ordinary course of business in respect of
amounts still owing, which Liens are reflected in the Financial
Statements, and (iii) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or
delinquent and for which there are adequate reserves in the
Financial Statements.
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Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership,
limited liability company, association, joint venture, corporation,
trust, unincorporated organization, Governmental Authority or other
entity.
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Personal Information ” shall mean any personally
identifying information (including name, address, telephone number,
email address, account and/or policy information) of any Person and
any and all other “nonpublic personal information” (as
such term is defined in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 and
implementing regulations, both as may be amended from time to
time).
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Pre-Closing Tax Period ” shall mean the portion of a
Straddle Period ending on the Closing Date.
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Purchaser Common Stock ” shall mean the common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of the Purchaser.
“
Purchaser Plan ” shall mean the Purchaser’s 2007
Incentive Compensation Plan.
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Purchaser Plan Restrictions ” shall mean, with regard
to any shares of Restricted Stock, all restrictions imposed on such
shares pursuant to the Purchaser Plan and the award agreement
governing such share or shares, including, without limitation, that
(i) when used in Section 2.2(b) hereof, one third
of such shares will vest on the first anniversary of the Closing
Date, the second third of such shares will vest on the second
anniversary of the Closing Date, and the final third of such shares
will vest on the third anniversary of the Closing Date and
(ii) when used anywhere else in this Agreement, one third of
such shares will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date,
the second third of such shares will vest on the second anniversary
of the grant date, and the final third of such shares will vest on
the third anniversary of the grant date, in all cases only to the
extent the holder of such shares remains an employee with the
Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on such dates.
“
Release ” shall mean any release, pumping, pouring,
emptying, injecting, escaping, leaching, migrating, dumping,
seepage, spill, leak, flow, discharge, disposal or
emission.
“
SEC ” shall mean the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission.
“
Securities Act ” shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
“
Software ” shall mean all computer software programs
and related documentation and materials (including Internet Web
sites and Intranet sites), including, but not limited to programs,
tools, operating system programs, application software, system
software, firmware and middleware, including the source and object
code versions thereof, in any and all forms and media, and all
documentation, user manuals, training materials and development
materials related to the foregoing.
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Straddle Period ” shall mean any taxable period
beginning on or prior to the Closing Date and ending after the
Closing Date.
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Subsidiary ” and “ Subsidiaries ”
shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person in which
such Person (i) owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent
(50%) or more of the outstanding voting securities, equity
securities, profits interest or capital interest, (ii) is
entitled to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or
similar governing body or (iii) in the case of a limited
partnership or limited liability company, is a general partner or
managing member, respectively.
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Tax Return ” shall mean any report, return, election,
notice, estimate, declaration, information statement, claim for
refund, amendment or other form or document (including all
schedules, exhibits and other attachments thereto) relating to and
filed or required to be filed with a Taxing Authority in connection
with any Tax.
“
Taxes ” shall mean any and all federal, national,
provincial, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, duties, impositions, levies and liabilities
(including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income,
profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad
valorem , transfer, gains, franchise, estimated, withholding,
payroll, recapture, employment, excise, unemployment, insurance,
social security, business license, occupation, business
organization, stamp, environmental and property taxes), together
with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to
such amounts. For purposes of this Agreement, “Taxes”
also includes any liability pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or comparable provisions of
state, local or foreign Tax Law, any obligation under any agreement
or arrangement with any Person with respect to the liability for,
or sharing of, Taxes (including pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 or comparable provisions of
state, local or foreign Tax Law) and any liability for Taxes as a
transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
“
Taxing Authority ” shall mean any federal, national,
provincial, foreign, state or local government, or any subdivision,
agency, commission or authority thereof exercising Tax regulatory,
enforcement, collection or other authority.
“
Trade Secrets ” shall mean any and all trade secrets,
including any non-public and confidential information, technology,
information, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms,
models or methodologies constituting trade secrets, customer lists,
and all rights in and to the same.
“
Transfer ” shall mean any transfer, sale, gift,
assignment, distribution, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation,
encumbrance or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of title or
beneficial interest, whether or not for value, including, without
limitation, any disposition by operation of Law or any grant of a
derivative or economic interest therein.
“
Transfer Restrictions ” shall mean, with regard to any
share or shares of Purchaser Common Stock, that such share or
shares may not be Transferred to any Person under any circumstances
except, (1) with the written consent of the
Purchaser, (2) pursuant to a tender offer within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any
or all of the Purchaser Common Stock, (3) in connection with
any plan of reorganization, restructuring, bankruptcy, insolvency,
merger or consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, or, in
each case, similar corporate event of the Purchaser, or
(4) through an involuntary transfer pursuant to operation of
Law, subject to the expiration of any such Transfer Restrictions as
set forth in Article II hereof.
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Treasury Regulations ” shall mean the regulations,
including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code, as the
same may be amended hereafter from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).
“
Unvested Stockholders ” shall mean all of those
Stockholders listed on Exhibit A as owning Company Unvested
Options as related to such Company Unvested Options.
“
Vested Stockholders ” shall mean all of those
Stockholders listed on Exhibit A as owning Company
Shares and/or Company Vested Options as related to such Company
Shares and/or Company Vested Options.
Each
of the following terms is defined in the Section set forth opposite
such term:
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Section 1.2
Rules of Construction .
(a) All
article, section, schedule and exhibit references used in this
Agreement are to articles, sections, schedules and exhibits to this
Agreement unless otherwise specified. The schedules and exhibits
attached to this Agreement constitute a part of this Agreement and
are incorporated herein for all purposes.
(b) If
a term is defined as one part of speech (such as a noun), it shall
have a corresponding meaning when used as another part of speech
(such as a verb). Terms defined in the singular have the
corresponding meanings in the plural, and vice versa. Unless the
context of this Agreement clearly requires otherwise, words
importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine and
neutral genders and vice versa. The term “includes” or
“including” shall mean “including without
limitation.” The words “hereof,”
“hereto,” “hereby,” “herein,”
“hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in
this Agreement, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to
any particular section or article in which such words appear unless
otherwise specified. The phrase “the date of this
Agreement,” “date hereof” and terms of similar
import, unless the context
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otherwise
requires, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the
preamble of this Agreement.
(c) Whenever
this Agreement refers to a number of days, such number shall refer
to calendar days unless Business Days are specified. Whenever any
action must be taken hereunder on or by a day that is not a
Business Day, then such action may be validly taken on or by the
next day that is a Business Day.
(d) The
parties hereto acknowledge that each party hereto has reviewed, and
has had an opportunity to have its attorney review, this Agreement
and that any rule of construction to the effect that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party, or any
similar rule operating against the drafter of an agreement, shall
not be applicable to the construction or interpretation of this
Agreement. Any controversy over construction of this Agreement
shall be decided without regard to events of authorship or
negotiation.
(e) Titles
and headings to sections herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only, and are not intended to be a part of or to affect
the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(f) All
references to currency herein shall be to, and all payments
required hereunder shall be paid in United States
dollars.
(g) All
accounting terms used herein and not expressly defined herein shall
have the meanings given to them under GAAP.
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
SHARES
Section 2.1
Purchase and Sale of the Shares . On the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein, at the Closing as described in
Article III hereof, each of the Stockholders shall
sell, transfer, convey, assign and deliver to the Purchaser (or one
or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Purchaser as the
Purchaser may designate; provided that the Purchaser remains
obligated under this Agreement) all of the Company Shares set forth
opposite such Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as
it may be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ) hereto, and
the Purchaser (or one or more designees of the Purchaser) shall
purchase and acquire from the Stockholders, all right, title and
interest in the Company Shares, free and clear of any and all
Liens. Furthermore, on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein, the Company and each Stockholder that holds Company
Vested Options and/or Company Unvested Options consents and agrees
that all such Company Vested Options and Company Unvested Options
shall be cancelled as of the Closing in exchange for such
Stockholder’s portion of the Purchase Price and any right to
participate in the Earn-out Payments, as the case may be, in
accordance with this Article II .
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Section 2.2
Purchase Price .
(a) In
consideration of the conveyance of the Company Shares to the
Purchaser and the cancellation of the Company Vested Options, and
subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Purchaser shall pay
to the Vested Stockholders, in the amounts and as set forth on
Exhibit A , an aggregate of $10,000,000 in cash (the “
Cash Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders ”) and
2,676,437 shares of Purchaser Common Stock (the “ Share
Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders ” and, together
with the Cash Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders, the “
Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders ”), which shares
shall be subject to Transfer Restrictions, which Transfer
Restrictions shall, for each Vested Stockholder, be lifted on
one-third of such shares on the first anniversary of the Closing,
the second third of such shares on the second anniversary of the
Closing and the final third of such shares on the third anniversary
of the Closing. Furthermore, each such Vested Stockholder also
shall have the right hereunder to receive the Earn-out Payments to
Vested Stockholders in accordance with the terms of this
Article II , and subject to the other terms of this
Agreement.
(b) In
consideration of the cancellation of the Company Unvested Options,
and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Purchaser shall
pay on January 2, 2009 to the Unvested Stockholders, with
respect to the Company Unvested Options respectively held by such
Unvested Stockholders and in the amounts and as set forth on
Exhibit A , an aggregate of 323,563 shares of
Restricted Stock (as such term is defined in the Purchaser Plan)
from the Purchaser Plan (the “ Share Purchase Price to
Unvested Stockholders ” and, together with the Purchase
Price to Vested Stockholders, the “ Purchase Price
”), which shares shall be subject to Purchaser Plan
Restrictions. For the avoidance of doubt, any shares of Restricted
Stock that make up part of the Share Purchase Price to Unvested
Stockholders that are forfeited pursuant to the terms of the
Purchaser Plan shall be reissued to Vested Stockholders, as shares
of Purchaser Common Stock subject to Transfer Restrictions and not
as Restricted Stock from the Purchaser Plan subject to Purchaser
Plan Restrictions, in accordance with the last sentence of
Section 2.4(a) , 2.4(b) , 2.4(c) or
2.4(d) , as applicable, which Transfer Restrictions shall,
for each Vested Stockholder, be lifted on one-third of such shares
on the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the second third of
such shares on the second anniversary of the Closing Date and the
final third of such shares on the third anniversary of the Closing
Date. Furthermore, each such Unvested Stockholder also shall have
the right hereunder to participate in the Earn-out Payments to
Unvested Stockholders in accordance with the terms of this
Article II , and subject to the other terms of this
Agreement.
Section 2.3
Earn-out Payments to Unvested Stockholders .
(a)
2008 Earnout to Unvested Stockholders . In the event that
ECM earns an ECM Profit during the fourth quarter of ECM’s
2008 fiscal year, then the Purchaser shall pay into an employee
bonus pool for the benefit of the Unvested Stockholders who are
employed by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year (to be allocated among
such Unvested Stockholders pursuant to each such Unvested
Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for Unvested
Stockholders” set forth across from such Unvested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as
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it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 )) 18.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year, which amount shall be paid into
the bonus pool on the tenth day after the Announcement Date for the
2008 fiscal year, 50% of which shall be paid in cash and 50% of
which shall be paid in shares of Restricted Stock from the
Purchaser Plan, valued as set forth in the Purchaser Plan and
subject to Purchaser Plan Restrictions. In the event that any
Unvested Stockholder who would have otherwise been eligible, if
employed by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year, to receive a portion of
any payment made by the Purchaser into the bonus pool pursuant to
this Section 2.3(a) is no longer an employee of the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the
2008 fiscal year for any reason whatsoever (including the death or
disability of such Unvested Stockholder prior to the Announcement
Date for the 2008 fiscal year), then the portion of such payment
that such Unvested Stockholder would otherwise have been entitled
to pursuant to such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Unvested Stockholders” shall instead be forfeited
and reallocated pro rata among the Unvested Stockholders that are
employed by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year. The Purchaser shall
cause the distribution of the Restricted Stock and cash payment to
an Unvested Stockholder entitled thereto to be made by the earlier
of the last day of fiscal year 2009 or the tenth day after the
Announcement Date for fiscal year 2008.
(b)
2009 Earnout to Unvested Stockholders . In the event that
ECM earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2009 fiscal year, then
the Purchaser shall pay into an employee bonus pool for the benefit
of the Unvested Stockholders who are employed by the Purchaser or
one of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal
year (to be allocated among such Unvested Stockholders pursuant to
each such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for
Unvested Stockholders” set forth across from such Unvested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 )) 18.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year and ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year, taken together, less any amounts previously paid into the
bonus pool in accordance with Section 2.3(a) , which
amount shall be paid into the bonus pool on the tenth day after the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year, 50% of which shall be
paid in cash and 50% of which shall be paid in shares of Restricted
Stock from the Purchaser Plan, valued as set forth in the Purchaser
Plan and subject to Purchaser Plan Restrictions. In the event that
any Unvested Stockholder who would have otherwise been eligible, if
employed by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year, to receive a portion of
any payment made by the Purchaser into the bonus pool pursuant to
this Section 2.3(b) is no longer an employee of the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the
2009 fiscal year for any reason whatsoever (including the death or
disability of such Unvested Stockholder prior to the Announcement
Date for the 2009 fiscal year), then the portion of such payment
that such Unvested Stockholder would otherwise have been entitled
to pursuant to such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Unvested Stockholders” shall instead be forfeited
and reallocated pro rata among the Unvested Stockholders that are
employed by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year. The Purchaser shall
cause the distribution of the Restricted Stock and cash payment to
an Unvested Stockholder
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entitled
thereto to be made by the earlier of the last day of fiscal year
2010 or the tenth day after the Announcement Date for fiscal year
2009.
(c)
2010 Earnout to Unvested Stockholders . In the event that
ECM earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2010 fiscal year, then
the Purchaser shall pay into an employee bonus pool for the benefit
of the Unvested Stockholders who are employed by the Purchaser or
one of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal
year (to be allocated among such Unvested Stockholders pursuant to
each such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for
Unvested Stockholders” set forth across from such Unvested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 )) 18.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year and ECM’s entire 2010 fiscal year, taken together, less
any amounts previously paid into the bonus pool in accordance with
Sections 2.3(a) and 2.3(b) , which amount shall
be paid into the bonus pool on the tenth day after the Announcement
Date for the 2010 fiscal year, 50% of which shall be paid in cash
and 50% of which shall be paid in shares of Restricted Stock from
the Purchaser Plan, valued as set forth in the Purchaser Plan and
subject to Purchaser Plan Restrictions. In the event that any
Unvested Stockholder who would have otherwise been eligible, if
employed by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal year, to receive a portion of
any payment made by the Purchaser into the bonus pool pursuant to
this Section 2.3(c) is no longer an employee of the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the
2010 fiscal year for any reason whatsoever (including the death or
disability of such Unvested Stockholder prior to the Announcement
Date for the 2010 fiscal year), then the portion of such payment
that such Unvested Stockholder would otherwise have been entitled
to pursuant to such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Unvested Stockholders” shall instead be forfeited
and reallocated pro rata among the Unvested Stockholders that are
employed by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal year. The Purchaser shall
cause the distribution of the Restricted Stock and cash payment to
an Unvested Stockholder entitled thereto to be made by the earlier
of the last day of fiscal year 2011 or the tenth day after the
Announcement Date for fiscal year 2010.
(d)
2011 Earnout to Unvested Stockholders . In the event that
ECM earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2011 fiscal year, then
the Purchaser shall pay into an employee bonus pool for the benefit
of the Unvested Stockholders who are employed by the Purchaser or
one of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal
year (to be allocated among such Unvested Stockholders pursuant to
each such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for
Unvested Stockholders” set forth across from such Unvested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 )) 18.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year, ECM’s entire 2010 fiscal year and ECM’s entire
2011 fiscal year, taken together, less any amounts previously paid
into the bonus pool in accordance with Sections 2.3(a)
, 2.3(b) and 2.3(c) , which amount shall be paid into
the bonus pool on the tenth day after the Announcement Date for the
2011 fiscal year, 50% of which shall be paid in cash and 50% of
which shall be paid in shares of Restricted Stock from the
Purchaser Plan, valued as set forth in the Purchaser Plan and
subject to Purchaser Plan Restrictions. In the event that any
Unvested Stockholder who
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would have
otherwise been eligible, if employed by the Purchaser or any of its
Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year, to
receive a portion of any payment made by the Purchaser into the
bonus pool pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) is no longer
an employee of the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year for any reason
whatsoever (including the death or disability of such Unvested
Stockholder prior to the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal
year), then the portion of such payment that such Unvested
Stockholder would otherwise have been entitled to pursuant to such
Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for Unvested
Stockholders” shall instead be forfeited and reallocated pro
rata among the Unvested Stockholders that are employed by the
Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the
2011 fiscal year. The Purchaser shall cause the distribution of the
Restricted Stock and cash payment to an Unvested Stockholder
entitled thereto to be made by the earlier of the last day of
fiscal year 2012 or the tenth day after the Announcement Date for
fiscal year 2011.
(e)
Additional Earnout to Unvested Stockholders . If the
aggregate ECM Profit for the fourth quarter of ECM’s 2008
fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal year, ECM’s
entire 2010 fiscal year and ECM’s entire 2011 fiscal year,
taken together and reduced by any and all ECM Losses incurred in
any such period, exceeds $15,000,000, then the Purchaser shall pay
9.45% of such excess into an employee bonus pool for the benefit of
the Unvested Stockholders who are employed by the Purchaser or one
of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal
year, to be allocated among such Unvested Stockholders pursuant to
each such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for
Unvested Stockholders” set forth across from such Unvested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ). Such amount shall be
paid into the bonus pool on the tenth day after the Announcement
Date for the 2011 fiscal year, 50% of which shall be paid in cash
and 50% of which shall be paid in shares of Restricted Stock from
the Purchaser Plan, valued as set forth in the Purchaser Plan and
subject to Purchaser Plan Restrictions. In the event that any
Unvested Stockholder who would have otherwise been eligible, if
employed by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year, to receive a portion of
any payment made by the Purchaser into the bonus pool pursuant to
this Section 2.3(e) is no longer an employee of the
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates on the Announcement Date for the
2011 fiscal year for any reason whatsoever (including the death or
disability of such Unvested Stockholder prior to the Announcement
Date for the 2011 fiscal year), then the portion of such payment
that such Unvested Stockholder would otherwise have been entitled
to pursuant to such Unvested Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Unvested Stockholders” shall instead be forfeited
and reallocated pro rata among the Unvested Stockholders that are
employed by the Purchaser or one of its Affiliates on the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year. The Purchaser shall
cause the distribution of the Restricted Stock and cash payment to
an Unvested Stockholder entitled thereto to be made by the earlier
of the last day of fiscal year 2012 or the tenth day after the
Announcement Date for fiscal year 2011.
(f)
Code Section 409A Compliance . It is the intention of
the Purchaser that the payments or benefits to which an Unvested
Stockholder could be entitled pursuant to this
Section 2.3 or otherwise in this Agreement comply with
Code
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Section 409A of the Code, the Treasury
regulations and other guidance promulgated or issued thereunder
(“Section 409A”), to the extent that the
requirements of Section 409A are applicable thereto, after
application of all available exemptions, and the provisions of this
Agreement shall be construed in a manner consistent with that
intention. If an Unvested Stockholder or the Purchaser reasonably
believes, at any time, that any such payment or benefit that is
subject to Section 409A does not so comply, it shall promptly
advise the other and shall negotiate reasonably and in good faith
to attempt to amend the terms of such payments and benefits such
that they comply with Section 409A or are exempt from
Section 409A (with the most limited possible economic effect
on the Unvested Stockholder and the Purchaser).
Section 2.4
Earn-out Payments to Vested Stockholders .
(a)
2008 Earnout to Vested Stockholders . In the event that ECM
earns an ECM Profit during the fourth quarter of ECM’s 2008
fiscal year, then the Purchaser shall pay to the Vested
Stockholders 85.9% of an aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM
Profit for the fourth quarter of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year,
payable on the Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year to each
Vested Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s
“Earn-out Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth
across from such Vested Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall be paid in cash and
50% of which shall be paid in shares of Purchaser Common Stock
valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price as of the Announcement
Date for the 2008 fiscal year (subject, in the case of each Vested
Stockholder, to such Vested Stockholder delivering a duly executed
Representation Letter in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C (the “ Representation Letter
”) dated as of the Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal
year), which Purchaser Common Stock shall be subject to Transfer
Restrictions, which Transfer Restrictions shall, for each Vested
Stockholder, be lifted on one-third of such shares on the first
anniversary of the Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year, the
second third of such shares on the second anniversary of the
Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year, and the final third of
such shares on the third anniversary of the Announcement Date for
the 2008 fiscal year. Any payments pursuant to this
Section 2.4(a) shall be in addition to any shares of
Purchaser Common Stock which are reissued pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) , which shares shall be issuable on the
Announcement Date for the 2008 fiscal year to each Vested
Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth across from such
Vested Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may
be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ).
(b)
2009 Earnout to Vested Stockholders . In the event that ECM
earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2009 fiscal year, then the
Purchaser shall pay to the Vested Stockholders 85.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year and ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year, taken together, less any amounts previously paid to the
Vested Stockholders in accordance with Section 2.4(a) ,
payable on the Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year to each
Vested Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s
“Earn-out Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth
across from such Vested Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall be paid in cash and
50% of which shall be paid in shares of Purchaser Common Stock
valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price
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as of the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year (subject, in the case of
each Vested Stockholder, to such Vested Stockholder delivering a
duly executed Representation Letter dated as of the Announcement
Date for the 2009 fiscal year), which Purchaser Common Stock shall
be subject to Transfer Restrictions, which Transfer Restrictions
shall, for each Vested Stockholder, be lifted on one-third of such
shares on the first anniversary of the Announcement Date for the
2009 fiscal year, the second third of such shares on the second
anniversary of the Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year, and
the final third of such shares on the third anniversary of the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year. Any payments pursuant
to this Section 2.4(b) shall be in addition to any
shares of Purchaser Common Stock which are reissued pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) , which shares shall be issuable on the
Announcement Date for the 2009 fiscal year to each Vested
Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth across from such
Vested Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may
be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ).
(c)
2010 Earnout to Vested Stockholders . In the event that ECM
earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2010 fiscal year, then the
Purchaser shall pay to the Vested Stockholders 85.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year and ECM’s entire 2010 fiscal year, taken together, less
any amounts previously paid to the Vested Stockholders in
accordance with Section 2.4(a) and 2.4(b) ,
payable on the Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal year to each
Vested Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s
“Earn-out Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth
across from such Vested Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall be paid in cash and
50% of which shall be paid in shares of Purchaser Common Stock
valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price as of the Announcement
Date for the 2010 fiscal year (subject, in the case of each Vested
Stockholder, to such Vested Stockholder delivering a duly executed
Representation Letter dated as of the Announcement Date for the
2010 fiscal year), which Purchaser Common Stock shall be subject to
Transfer Restrictions, which Transfer Restrictions shall, for each
Vested Stockholder, be lifted on one-third of such shares on the
first anniversary of the Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal
year, the second third of such shares on the second anniversary of
the Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal year, and the final third
of such shares on the third anniversary of the Announcement Date
for the 2010 fiscal year. Any payments pursuant to this
Section 2.4(c) shall be in addition to any shares of
Purchaser Common Stock which are reissued pursuant to
Section 2.2(b) , which shares shall be issuable on the
Announcement Date for the 2010 fiscal year to each Vested
Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s “Earn-out
Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth across from such
Vested Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may
be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ).
(d)
2011 Earnout to Vested Stockholders . In the event that ECM
earns an ECM Profit during ECM’s 2011 fiscal year, then the
Purchaser shall pay to the Vested Stockholders 85.9% of an
aggregate of up to $15,000,000 of ECM Profit for the fourth quarter
of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal
year, ECM’s entire 2010 fiscal year, and ECM’s entire
2011 fiscal year, taken together, less any amounts previously paid
to the Vested Stockholders in accordance with
Section 2.4(a) , 2.4(b) and 2.4(c) ,
payable on the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year to each
Vested
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Stockholder
pursuant to such Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for
Vested Stockholders” set forth across from such Vested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall
be paid in cash and 50% of which shall be paid in shares of
Purchaser Common Stock valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price
as of the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year (subject, in
the case of each Vested Stockholder, to such Vested Stockholder
delivering a duly executed Representation Letter dated as of the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year), which Purchaser Common
Stock shall be subject to Transfer Restrictions, which Transfer
Restrictions shall, for each Vested Stockholder, be lifted on
one-third of such shares on the first anniversary of the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year, the second third of
such shares on the second anniversary of the Announcement Date for
the 2011 fiscal year, and the final third of such shares on the
third anniversary of the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal
year. Any payments pursuant to this Section 2.4(d)
shall be in addition to any shares of Purchaser Common Stock which
are reissued pursuant to Section 2.2(b) , which shares
shall be issuable on the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year
to each Vested Stockholder pursuant to such Stockholder’s
“Earn-out Ratio for Vested Stockholders” set forth
across from such Vested Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ).
(e)
Additional Earnout to Vested Stockholders . If the aggregate
ECM Profit for the fourth quarter of ECM’s 2008 fiscal year,
ECM’s entire 2009 fiscal year, ECM’s entire 2010 fiscal
year and ECM’s entire 2011 fiscal year, taken together and
reduced by any and all ECM Losses incurred in any such period,
exceeds $15,000,000, then the Purchaser shall pay 40.55% of such
excess to the Vested Stockholders, payable on the Announcement Date
for the 2011 fiscal year to each Vested Stockholder pursuant to
such Vested Stockholder’s “Earn-out Ratio for Vested
Stockholders” set forth across from such Vested
Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall
be paid in cash and 50% of which shall be paid in shares of
Purchaser Common Stock valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price
as of the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year (subject, in
the case of each Vested Stockholder, to such Vested Stockholder
delivering a duly executed Representation Letter dated as of the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year), which Purchaser Common
Stock shall be subject to Transfer Restrictions, which Transfer
Restrictions shall, for each Vested Stockholder, be lifted on
one-third of such shares on the first anniversary of the
Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal year, the second third of
such shares on the second anniversary of the Announcement Date for
the 2011 fiscal year, and the final third of such shares on the
third anniversary of the Announcement Date for the 2011 fiscal
year.
Section 2.5
Change in Control .
(a) In
the event that the Purchaser experiences a Change in Control on or
before December 31, 2009 then, in addition to any payments
already made or owed pursuant to Section 2.3(a) and
2.4(a) hereof, the Purchaser shall, in lieu of the Earn-out
Payments contemplated by Section 2.3(b) , 2.3(c)
, 2.3(d) , 2.3(e) , 2.4(b) , 2.4(c) ,
2.4(d) and 2.4(e) , pay to the Stockholders
$15,000,000, payable in equal installments on March 1, 2010,
March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2012 to each Stockholder
pursuant to such
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Stockholder’s “Change in Control
Ratio” set forth across from such Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall be paid in cash and
50% of which shall be paid in the form of the consideration
received by the stockholders of the Purchaser in the Change in
Control or, if no consideration is received by the stockholders of
Purchaser in such Change in Control, in shares of Purchaser Common
Stock valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price as of the date of
the first public announcement of the Change in Control.
(b) In
the event that the Purchaser experiences a Change in Control after
December 31, 2009 and on or before December 31, 2010
then, in addition to any payments already made or owed pursuant to
Sections 2.3(a) , 2.3(b) , 2.4(a) and
2.4(b) hereof, the Purchaser shall, in lieu of the Earn-out
Payments contemplated by Sections 2.3(c) , 2.3(d) ,
2.3(e) , 2.4(c) , 2.4(d) and 2.4(e) ,
pay to the Stockholders $10,000,000, payable in equal installments
on March 1, 2011 and March 1, 2012 to each Stockholder
pursuant to such Stockholder’s “Change in Control
Ratio” set forth across from such Stockholder’s name on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), 50% of which shall be paid in cash and
50% of which shall be paid in the form of the consideration
received by the stockholders of the Purchaser in the Change in
Control or, if no consideration is received by the stockholders of
Purchaser in such Change in Control, in shares of Purchaser Common
Stock valued at the Average Purchaser Share Price as of the date of
the first public announcement of the Change in Control.
(c) In
the event that the Purchaser experiences a Change in Control after
December 31, 2010 and on or before December 31, 2011
then, in addition to any payments already made or owed pursuant to
Sections 2.3(a) , 2.3(b) , 2.3(c) ,
2.4(a) , 2.4(b) and 2.4(c) hereof, the
Purchaser shall, in lieu of the Earn-out Payments contemplated by
Sections 2.3(d) , 2.3(e) , 2.4(d) and
2.4(e) , pay to the Stockholders $5,000,000, payable on
March 1, 2012 to each Stockholder pursuant to such
Stockholder’s “Change in Control Ratio” set forth
across from such Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A
(as it may be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ), 50% of
which shall be paid in cash and 50% of which shall be paid in the
form of the consideration received by the stockholders of the
Purchaser in the Change in Control or, if no consideration is
received by the stockholders of Purchaser in such Change in
Control, in shares of Purchaser Common Stock valued at the Average
Purchaser Share Price as of the date of the first public
announcement of the Change in Control.
(d) To
the extent the consideration received by the stockholders of the
Purchaser in a Change of Control consists of shares of the capital
stock of any Person, such shares shall be subject to Transfer
Restrictions, which Transfer Restrictions shall, for each
Stockholder, be lifted on one-third of such shares on each of the
first, second and third anniversaries of the relevant payment date.
In the event that any Unvested Stockholder that is eligible to
receive a portion of any payment made pursuant to
Section 2.5(a) , 2.5(b) or 2.5(c) is no
longer an employee of the Purchaser or its successor entity or any
of their Affiliates as of the relevant payment date for any reason
whatsoever (including the death or disability of such Unvested
Stockholder prior to the relevant payment date), then the portion
of such payment that such Unvested Stockholder would otherwise have
been entitled to pursuant to such Unvested Stockholder’s
“Change in
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Control
Ratio” shall instead be forfeited and reissued pro rata among
the Unvested Stockholders that are employed by the Purchaser or its
successor entity or one of their Affiliates as of the relevant
payment date.
Section 2.6
Post-Closing Purchase Price Adjustment .
(a)
Post-Closing Net Asset Amount Payment . Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties
agree that, as of and on the Closing Date, the value of the Net
Asset Amount of the Company shall be no less than $2,600,000
(the “ Target Net Asset
Amount ”). In the event the actual Net Asset Amount on
the Closing Date, as determined pursuant to
Section 2.6(c) hereof and Section 2.6(d)
hereof (the “ Actual Net Asset Amount ”), is
less than the Target Net Asset Amount, the Stockholders shall pay
to the Purchaser, within three (3) Business Days of the final
determination of the Actual Net Asset Amount pursuant to
Section 2.6(c) hereof and Section 2.6(d)
hereof, the amount of such shortfall, in the manner set forth in
Section 2.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and pursuant
to such Stockholder’s “True-up Ratio” set forth
across from such Stockholder’s name on Exhibit A
(as it may be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ). In the
event the Actual Net Asset Amount is greater than the Target Net
Asset Amount, the Purchaser shall pay each Stockholder, in the
proportion to such Stockholder’s Ownership Percentage as set
forth on Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), by wire transfer in immediately
available funds within three (3) Business Days of the final
determination of the Actual Net Asset Amount pursuant to
Section 2.6(c) hereof and Section 2.6(d) hereof,
the amount of such excess.
(b)
Post-Closing Debt Adjustment . Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement, the parties agree that,
as of and on the Closing Date, the Company’s Debt shall be
equal to Zero Dollars ($0). In the event that Actual Debt is
greater than Zero Dollars ($0) (such amount, “ Excess
Debt ”) as determined pursuant to
Section 2.6(c) hereof and Section 2.6(d)
hereof, each Stockholder shall be severally but not jointly liable
to the Purchaser for an amount equal to such Excess Debt multiplied
by such Stockholder’s True-up Ratio as set forth on
Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ) and shall pay by wire transfer in
immediately available funds to the Purchaser an amount equal to
such amount to an account designated by the Purchaser within three
(3) Business Days of the final determination of the amount of
Actual Debt (the “ Post-Closing Excess Debt Payment
”).
(c)
Closing Date Balance Sheet . The Actual Net Asset Amount and
the Actual Debt shall be set forth in a closing date balance sheet
(the “ Closing Date Balance Sheet ”). All items
on the Closing Date Balance Sheet shall be determined and computed
in accordance with GAAP in effect as of the date hereof, applied in
accordance with the reasonable past practice of the Company. The
Purchaser, in conjunction with its independent accountants, shall
prepare and present to the Stockholder Representative a draft of
the Closing Date Balance Sheet (the “ Preliminary Closing
Date Balance Sheet ”) promptly, but not more than sixty
(60) days after the Closing Date. The Stockholder
Representative and its independent accountants shall have the right
to observe and participate in the preparation of the Preliminary
Closing Date Balance Sheet and, during such sixty (60) day
period, the Purchaser shall provide the Stockholder
Representative
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and its
independent accountants and other authorized representatives with
reasonable access to the Company’s facilities, books and
records and its personnel and accountants; provided ,
however , that (i) such observation, participation and
access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business
operations of the Purchaser or its Subsidiaries; (ii) the
Purchaser shall not be required to provide access to any
information or take any other action that would constitute a waiver
of the attorney-client privilege; and (iii) the Purchaser need
not supply any Person with any information which, in the reasonable
judgment of the Purchaser, the Purchaser is under a legal
obligation not to supply. The Stockholders will use their
reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the Purchaser in the
preparation of such Preliminary Closing Date Balance
Sheet.
(d)
Post-Closing Adjustment Disputes . The Stockholder
Representative shall notify the Purchaser of any dispute with the
Preliminary Closing Date Balance Sheet, identifying with
specificity the disputed calculations, in writing promptly, but not
more than thirty (30) days after its receipt by the
Stockholder Representative. If the parties cannot agree on the
terms of the Preliminary Closing Date Balance Sheet within thirty
(30) days after the Stockholder Representative has notified
the Purchaser of the dispute in writing regarding the Preliminary
Closing Date Balance Sheet, the parties shall submit the dispute to
a mutually acceptable independent “Big Four” accounting
firm (the “ Reviewing Accountants ”), whose
determination of the Actual Net Asset Amount and the Actual Debt
shall be binding on the parties. The fees of such Reviewing
Accountants shall be borne by the Purchaser if an adjustment is
made in favor of the Stockholders and by the Stockholders if no
adjustment or an adjustment in the Purchaser’s favor is made.
The Preliminary Closing Date Balance Sheet, together with any
adjustments or corrections agreed upon by the Purchaser and the
Stockholder Representative and/or determined by the Reviewing
Accountants, shall comprise the final Closing Date Balance
Sheet.
Section 2.7
Imputed Interest . The parties hereto shall treat such
portion of any payment to the Stockholders under this Agreement as
imputed interest to the extent required pursuant to
Section 483 or Section 1274 of the Code.
Section 2.8
Withholding . The Purchaser (and, after the Closing, at the
Purchaser’s election, the Company) shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable
pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it reasonably determines
it should deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such
payment under the Code and the rules and Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state, local or foreign
Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld or paid over to
or deposited with the relevant Governmental Authority, including
any Taxing Authority, such amounts shall be treated for all
purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by the
Purchaser (or the Company, as applicable). The Purchaser and the
Stockholders shall cooperate and work in good faith to eliminate or
minimize any such withholding.
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Section 3.1
Closing . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of
this Agreement, the closing of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement (the “ Closing ”) will take place
at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, 1301 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, New York 10019, no later than three
(3) Business Days following the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in this Article III (other than
conditions which, by their nature, are to be satisfied at the
Closing, but subject to such conditions), or at such other time and
place and on such other date as the Purchaser and the Stockholders
shall agree (the “ Closing Date ”).
Section 3.2
Deliveries Prior to Closing . The Stockholder Representative
shall deliver or cause to be delivered on behalf of all
Stockholders not later than two (2) Business Days prior to the
Closing Date (a) a revised and restated Exhibit A
as of that date, listing each Stockholder, his, her or its
Ownership Percentage, the number of Company Shares, Company Vested
Options and Company Unvested Options held by each such Stockholder,
the amount of the Cash Purchaser Price to Vested Stockholders, the
Share Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders and the Share Purchaser
Price to Unvested Stockholders to be received by each such
Stockholder, and the “Change in Control Ratio,”
“True-up Ratio,” “Earn-out Ratio for Vested
Stockholders” and “Earn-out Ratio for Unvested
Stockholders” of each such Stockholder, in each case updated
to reflect any and all changes to Exhibit A after the
date hereof, including, without limitation, any and all exercises
of Company Vested Options, and (b) a written notice to the
Purchaser designating an account to which the Purchaser shall wire
the Cash Purchase Price (the “ Wire Instructions
”). The Stockholder Representative shall be responsible for
distributing the Cash Purchase Price to the Vested Stockholders as
set forth on Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant
to this Section 3.2 ).
Section 3.3
Stockholders’ Deliveries at Closing . At the Closing
the Stockholders shall deliver or cause to be delivered the
following:
(a) to
the Purchaser, certificates representing the Company Shares owned
by each Stockholder that is a signatory to this Agreement (either
as an original signatory hereto or pursuant to a supplemental
agreement agreeing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this
Agreement as if he or she were an original signatory hereto) as set
forth on Exhibit A (as it may be revised pursuant to
Section 3.2 ), free and clear of any and all Liens,
duly endorsed in blank for transfer or accompanied by stock powers
duly endorsed in blank and with all appropriate stock transfer tax
stamps affixed;
(b) to
the Purchaser, all other documents and instruments required to be
delivered by the Company or such Stockholder on or prior to the
Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement
to which such Stockholder is or is required to be a party,
including, without limitation, those items set forth in
Section 8.2 hereof;
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(c) to
the Purchaser, signed counterparts of the Ancillary Agreements to
which the Company and such Stockholder is a party;
(d) to
the Purchaser, signed counterparts of the Non-Compete Agreement, in
the form set forth on Exhibit D (the “ Key
Employee Non-Compete Agreements ”) from Richard J. Prati,
Curtis L. Snyder and Richard Brown; and
(e) to
the Purchaser, signed counterparts of the Non-Compete Agreement, in
the form set forth on Exhibit E (the “ General
Non-Compete Agreements ”), from (i) Robert Sanderson
and Bradley Gastwirth and (ii) at least 31 of the 41 Persons
listed in Section 3.3(e) of the Disclosure
Schedule.
Section 3.4
Purchaser Deliveries at Closing . At the Closing the
Purchaser shall deliver or cause to be delivered the
following:
(a) the
Cash Purchase Price by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to the account set forth in the Wire Instructions;
(b) the
Share Purchase Price to Vested Stockholders, allocated to each
Stockholder as set forth on Exhibit A (as it may be
revised pursuant to Section 3.2 );
(c) to
the Stockholders’ Representative, all other documents and
instruments required to be delivered by the Purchaser to the
Company or the Stockholders on or prior to the Closing Date
pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement under which
the Purchaser is or is required to be a party, including, without
limitation, those set forth in Section 8.3 hereof;
and
(d) to
the Stockholder Representative, signed counterparts of the
Ancillary Agreements to which the Purchaser is a party.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The
Company and each of the Principal Stockholders represents and
warrants as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as
follows:
Section 4.1
Organization and Good Standing; Charter Documents . The
Company and its Subsidiaries are duly incorporated, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of
its incorporation and has all requisite power and authority to own,
lease, operate and otherwise hold its properties and assets and to
carry on its business as presently conducted. Each of the Company
and its Subsidiaries are duly qualified or licensed to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in every
jurisdiction in which the nature of the business conducted by it or
the assets or properties owned or leased by it requires
qualification. The Company has provided the Purchaser with true,
correct and accurate copies of each of the Company Charter
Documents.
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Section 4.2
Authorization and Effect of Agreement . The Company has all
requisite right, power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by the Company, and the performance by
the Company of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby, have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company, and no
other corporate action on the part of the Company is necessary to
authorize the Company’s execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting or relating
to creditors’ rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity.
Section 4.3
Consents and Approvals; No Violations . Except as set forth
in Section 4.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, no filing
with, and no Permit or Consent of any Governmental Authority or any
other Person is necessary to be obtained, made or given by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution
and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement to which the Company is a party, the performance by the
Company of its obligations hereunder or thereunder and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement to which the Company is a party by the Company
nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby nor compliance by the Company with
any of the provisions hereof or thereof will (a) conflict with
or result in any breach of any provision of the Company Charter
Documents (b) result in a violation or breach of, or
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a
default (or give rise to any right of termination, modification,
cancellation or acceleration or loss of material benefits) under
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise may
be subject to or bound or result in the creation of any Lien, other
than Permitted Liens, on any of the assets or properties of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) violate any Permit or
Law applicable to the Company of any of its Subsidiaries or to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or their
assets or properties may be subject to or bound, or (d) result
in the creation of any Lien on the Company Shares, except in the
case of (b) or (c), a violation, breach or default which would
not have or would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 4.4
Permits; Compliance with Law .
(a)
Section 4.4(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a
complete and accurate list of all Permits held or maintained by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its
Subsidiaries hold all material Permits necessary for the ownership
and lease of its and their properties and assets and the lawful
conduct of its business as it
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is now
substantially conducted under and pursuant to all applicable Laws.
All material Permits have been legally obtained and maintained and
are valid and in full force and effect. The Company and its
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all of
the terms and conditions of all Permits. To the Knowledge of the
Company, (i) there has been no material change in the facts or
circumstances reported or assumed in the application for or
granting of any Permits and (ii) no outstanding violations are
or have been recorded in respect of any Permits. No action,
proceeding, claim or suit is pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, to suspend, revoke, withdraw, modify or limit
any Permit, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no investigation
is pending or threatened in writing, to suspend, revoke, withdraw,
modify or limit any Permit. To the Knowledge of the Company, there
is no fact, error or admission relevant to any Permit that could
reasonably be expected to result in the suspension, revocation,
withdrawal, material modification or material limitation of, or
could reasonably be expected to result in the threatened
suspension, revocation, withdrawal, material modification or
material limitation of, or in the loss of any Permit. Each Permit
shall continue to be valid and in full force and effect immediately
following the Closing without any Consent, approval or modification
required by or from any Governmental Authority.
(b) The
Company and its Subsidiaries and its and their properties, assets,
operations and business (i) are currently being operated in
compliance in all material respects with all Permits and applicable
Laws and (ii) have always been operated in compliance with all
Permits and applicable Laws except, in the case of clause (ii), for
such noncompliance as has not had or would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5
Capitalization of the Company; Accredited Investors
.
(a) The
entire authorized capital stock of the Company consists solely of
(i) 15,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 2,424
shares are issued and outstanding and held by the Stockholders in
the amounts set forth in Exhibit A hereto, and
(ii) 5,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of which no shares are issued and outstanding. The issued
and outstanding capital stock of the Company consists solely of the
Company Shares. There are no accrued and unpaid dividends in
respect of any Company Shares. No other class of equity securities
or other securities or rights of any kind of the Company are
authorized, issued or outstanding. All of the Company Shares are
duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
are not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the
Company’s organizational documents or any agreement to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
(b) The
authorized capital stock of each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries is set forth in Section 4.5(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule. There are no accrued and unpaid dividends in
respect of any share of capital stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company. No other class of equity securities or other securities or
rights of any kind of any Subsidiary of the Company are authorized,
issued or outstanding. All of the shares of capital stock of each
Subsidiary of the Company are duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned of record and
beneficially as set
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forth in
Section 4.5(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, free and
clear of any and all Liens. Upon the delivery of the Company Shares
as provided in Section 3.3 hereof, the Purchaser will
be entitled to all the rights of a holder of such Company
Shares.
(c) Except
as set forth in Section 4.5(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has
issued any securities in violation of any preemptive or similar
rights and there are no subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
commitments, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, rights of
first offer or other rights of any kind (absolute, contingent or
otherwise) relating to the issuance, purchase or receipt of, nor
are there any securities or instruments of any kind convertible
into or exchangeable for, any capital stock (including, without
limitation, outstanding, authorized but unissued, unauthorized,
treasury or other shares thereof) or other equity interest or any
debt security or instrument of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries. Exhibit A sets forth each Company Vested
Option and Company Unvested Option and the holder thereof. The
Company is not a party to or bound by and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, there are no, restrictions upon, or voting trusts, proxies
or other agreements or understandings of any kind with respect to,
the voting, purchase, redemption, acquisition or transfer of, or
the declaration or payment of any dividend or distribution on, the
Company Shares. Each Company Vested Option and each Company
Unvested Option has been granted with an exercise price per share
of Company Common Stock no less than the fair market value of a
share of Company Common Stock on the date of grant, as such fair
market value is determined pursuant to Section 409A of the
Code, and qualifies for the tax treatment afforded to such Company
Vested Option and such Company Unvested Option under the Financial
Statements. The Company Vested Options and the Company Unvested
Options were granted pursuant to and are subject in all respects to
the stock option plan listed on Section 4.24(a) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
(d) To
the Knowledge of the Company, no more than 15 individuals listed on
Exhibit A hereto are not Accredited Investors (as
defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act).
Section 4.6
Accuracy of Stock Purchase Consideration; Capital Structure
. Without limiting the Stockholders’ right to indemnification
from the Purchaser as contemplated by Article X or the
Stockholders’ other rights under this Agreement, the
Purchaser’s payment of the Purchase Price, as and when due
under the terms hereof and as reflected on Exhibit A
(as it may be revised pursuant to Section 3.2 ), is the
only obligation the Purchaser or the Company shall have with
respect to the ownership or right to be issued, or otherwise in
respect of, any Company Shares under existing agreements or
instruments to which the Company is a party.
Section 4.7
No Subsidiaries . Except as set forth in
Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the owner of record or
beneficial owner, nor does it control, directly or indirectly, any
capital stock, securities convertible into capital stock, or any
other equity interest in any Person. Except as set forth in
Section 4.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has ever been a partner
or member, or has, or has ever had, any other ownership interest in
any general or limited partnership, or any similar
entity.
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Section 4.8
Minutes; Books and Records .
(a) The
Company has made available to the Purchaser true, complete and
accurate copies, or the complete original, of the minute books of
the Company and its Subsidiaries. The minute books of the Company
and its Subsidiaries accurately reflect in all material respects
all actions taken at meetings, or by written consent in lieu of
meetings, of the stockholders, members, board of directors and all
committees of the board of directors of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. All corporate actions taken by the Company and its
Subsidiaries have been duly authorized, and no such actions taken
by the Company and its Subsidiaries have been taken in breach or
violation of the Company Charter Documents.
(b) The
Company and its Subsidiaries maintain true, complete and accurate
books and records which accurately reflect their assets and
liabilities, in all material respects.
Section 4.9
Litigation . There is no action, proceeding, claim, suit,
opposition, challenge, charge or investigation (collectively,
“ Proceedings ”) pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened, that questions the validity of this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or any action taken or to be
taken in connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.
Except as set forth in Section 4.9 of the Disclosure
Schedule, there are no Proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or its or their assets, properties, businesses, or
employees. There are no outstanding judgments, writs, injunctions,
orders, decrees or settlements against or that apply, in whole or
in part, to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or its or their
assets, properties, businesses, or employees, in each case to the
extent relating to the business of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
Section 4.10
Assets Necessary to the Company . The Company and its
Subsidiaries own or have a valid license or leasehold interest in
all of the rights, properties and assets, including Intellectual
Property, that are used or held for use in or are necessary for the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Purchaser, as the case
may be, to conduct the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
business as currently conducted and as contemplated to be
conducted. Immediately following the Closing, none of the
Stockholders will own, license or lease any rights, properties or
assets that are used or held for use in or are necessary for the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the Purchaser, as the case
may be, to conduct the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
business as currently conducted and as contemplated to be
conducted.
Section 4.11
Financial Statements . The Company has delivered to the
Purchaser (a) the audited combined balance sheets of the
Company as of December 31, 2007, and the related combined
statements of income, common shareholder’s equity, and of
cash flows of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2007
(the “ Audited Financial Statements ”), and
(b) an unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of
July 31, 2008 and the related unaudited statements of income
of the Company for the seven months ended July 31, 2008 (the
“ Most Recent Financial Statements ,” and
together with
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the Audited
Financial Statements, the “ Financial Statements
.” The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP consistently applied, and fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the results of their
operations for the periods covered thereby; provided ,
however , that the Most Recent Financial Statements are
subject to normal recurring year-end adjustments, which in the
aggregate are not material, and lack footnotes and other
presentation items.
Section 4.12
Bank Accounts . Section 4.12 of the Disclosure
Schedule contains a true, complete and accurate list of
(a) the names and locations of all banks, trust companies,
securities brokers and other financial institutions at which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an account or safe deposit
box or maintains a banking, custodial, trading or other similar
relationship, (b) a true, complete and accurate list and
description of each such account, box and relationship and
(c) the name of every Person authorized to draw thereon or
having access thereto.
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