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Title: STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Florida     Date: 12/9/2008

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: abazias  inc , abaziascom  inc , omnireliant holdings  inc
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

AMONG

 

OMNIRELIANT HOLDINGS, INC.

 

ABAZIAS.COM, INC.

 

AND

 

ABAZIAS, INC.

 

 

 

Dated December 3, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Section

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ARTICLE I SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES

 

1.1         Sale and Purchase of Shares

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ARTICLE II PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT

 

2.1         Amount of Purchase Price

5

2.2         Payment of Purchase Price

5

 

 

ARTICLE III CLOSING AND TERMINATION

 

3.1         Closing Date

6

3.2         Termination of Agreement

6

3.3         Procedure Upon Termination

7

3.4         Effect of Termination

7

 

 

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

 

4.1         Organization and Good Standing

7

4.2         Authority

8

4.3         Capital Stock

8

4.4         Basic Corporate Records

9

4.5         Minute Books

9

4.6         Subsidiaries, Parents, and Affiliates

9

4.7         Consents

10

4.8         SEC Documents; Finacial Statements

10

4.9         Statements; Joint Proxy Statement Prospectus

11

4.10       Records and Books of Account

11

4.11      Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities

11

4.12      Taxes

12

4.13      Account Receivable

14

4.14      Inventory

14

4.15      Machinery and Equipment

14

4.16      Real Property Matters

14

4.17      Leases

14

4.18      Patents, Software, Trademarks, Etc

15

4.19      Insurance Policies

15

4.20      Banking and Personnel Lists

16

4.21      Lists of Contracts, Etc

16

4.22      Compliance with the Law

18

4.23      Litigation, Pending Labor Disputes

18

4.24      Absence of Certain Changes or Events

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4.25      Product Warranties and Product Liabilities

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4.26     Assets

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4.27     Absence of Certain Commercial Practices

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4.28     Licenses, Permits, Consents and Approvals

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4.29     Environmental Matters

21

4.30     Broker

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4.31     Related Party Transactions

21

4.32     Patriot Act

21

4.33     Disclosure

22

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER

 

5.1       Organization and Good Standing

22

5.2       Authority

22

5.3       Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties

22

5.4       SEC Documents; Financial Statements

23

5.5       Statements; Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus

24

5.6       Litigation

24

5.7       Investment Intention

24

5.8       Broker

24

5.9       Patriot Act  

24

5.10     Due Authorization of Purchaser Preferred Stock

25

 

 

ARTICLE VI COVENANTS

 

6.1       Covenants

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6.2       Access to Information

26

6.3       Conduct of the Business Pending the Closing

27

6.4       Consents

29

6.5       Other Actions

29

6.6       No Solicitation; Alternate Transaction

29

6.7       Publicity

30

6.8       Use of Name

30

6.9       Employment Agreements

30

6.10     Non-Competition

30

6.11     Additional Funding

31

 

 

ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CLOSING

 

7.1       Conditions Precedent to Obligations of Purchaser

31

7.2       ConditionsPrecedent to Obligations of the Seller

32

 

 

ARTICLE VIII DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED

 

8.1       Documents to be Delivered by the Seller

33

8.2       Documents to be Delivered by the Purchaser

34

 

 

ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION

 

9.1       Indemnification

34

9.2       Limitations on Indemnification for Breaches of Representations and Warranties

35

 

 

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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

 

 

THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made as of December 3, 2008 (the “Agreement”), among OMNIRELIANT HOLDINGS, INC., a corporation existing under the laws of Nevada (the “Purchaser”), ABAZIAS.COM, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), and ABAZIAS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the “Seller”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, the Seller is the Parent, as defined below, of the Company and owns one thousand (1000) shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Shares”), of the Company, which Shares constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company; and

 

WHEREAS, Seller desires to sell to Purchaser, and the Purchaser desires to purchase from Seller, the Shares for the purchase price and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained, the parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTI C LE I

SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARES

 

1.1        Sale and Purchase of Shares .

 

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, on the Closing Date Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, all Shares of the Company owned by Seller set forth opposite such Seller's name on Schedule 1.1 attached hereto.  

 

 

AR TIC LE II

PURCHASE PRICE AND PAYMENT

 

2.1           Amount of Purchase Price.

 

The purchase price for the Shares (the “Purchase Price”) shall be (i) a loan in the amount of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) (the “Loan”) and; (ii) issuance of thirteen million and one thousand (13,001,000) shares of Purchaser’s Series E zero coupon convertible preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”), subject to adjustment as set forth herein . The rights and privileges of the Preferred Stock are set forth on Exhibit A.

 

2.2       Payment of Purchase Price .

 

The Purchaser shall pay the Purchase Price to the Seller (the “Closing Payment”), as follows:

 

 

 

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(i)           The Loan, in the form of the Note attached hereto as Exhibit B, made on August 12, 2008 (the “Cash Purchase Price”).

(ii)           On the Closing (as defined below), the Purchaser shall issue the Preferred Stock to the Seller as described in Section 2.3 below.

 

2.3            Distribution of Preferre d Stock .

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at or following the Closing, the following shall occur:

 

(a)     Pro-Rata Right to Preferred Stock. Each stockholder of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of the Parent, (the “Parent Common Stock”) issued and outstanding on the Record Date shall receive the following: a number of shares of Preferred Stock equal to (i) the total shares of Preferred Stock multiplied by (ii) such stockholder’s pro rata share of Parents Common Stock owned by such stockholder of Parent (the “Pro Rata Ratio”). By way of example, if a stockholder owned five (5%) percent of Parent Common Stock, such stockholder would be entitled to receive 5% of Preferred Stock of Purchaser which is derived by multiplying Preferred Stock of Purchaser x 0.05.   For purposes of this Agreement, Record Date shall mean the date on which all stockholder’s of record of the Parent are entitled to vote on this Agreement.

 

(b)   Fractional Shares .  No fraction of a share of Preferred Stock will be issued by virtue of the Agreement, but in lieu thereof each holder of shares of Parent Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Preferred Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Preferred Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder) shall receive from Purchaser one additional share of Preferred Stock.

 

ART ICLE III

CLOSING AND TERMINATION

 

3.1        Closing Date .

 

Subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof (or the waiver thereof by the party entitled to waive that condition), the closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares provided for in Section 1.1 hereof (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Sichenzia Ross Friedman Ference LLP, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 (or at such other place as the parties may designate in writing) on such date as the Seller and the Purchaser may designate.  The Closing may also take place through the delivery of documents in electronic or telefaxed format or through courier delivery of actual signatures to counsel for the parties.

 

3.2       Termination of Agreement .

 

This Agreement may be terminated prior to the Closing as follows:

 

(a)   At the election of the Seller or the Purchaser on or after February 27, 2009 if the Closing shall not have occurred by the close of business on such date, provided that the terminating party is not in default of any of its obligations hereunder;

 

(b)   by mutual written consent of the Seller and the Purchaser; or by the Seller or the Purchaser if there shall be in effect a final non-appealable order of a governmental body of competent jurisdiction restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby; it being agreed that the parties hereto shall promptly appeal any adverse determination which is not non-appealable (and pursue such appeal with reasonable diligence).

 

 

 

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3.3       Procedure Upon Termination .

 

In the event of termination and abandonment by the Purchaser or the Seller, or both, pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other party or parties, and this Agreement shall terminate, and the purchase of the Shares hereunder shall be abandoned, without further action by the Purchaser or the Seller.  If this Agreement is terminated as provided herein, each party shall redeliver all documents, work papers and other material of any other party relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, whether so obtained before or after the execution hereof, to the party furnishing the same.

 

3.4       Effect of Termination .

 

With the exception of those items listed in Section 6.6, in the event that this Agreement is validly terminated as provided herein, then each of the parties shall be relieved of their duties and obligations arising under this Agreement after the date of such termination and such termination shall be without liability to the Purchaser, the Company or Seller; provided, further, however, that nothing in this Section 3.4 shall relieve the Purchaser or Seller of any liability for a breach of this Agreement and/or the confidentiality provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement executed by the parties as of the date of this Agreement (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which confidentiality provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 

ART ICL E IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLER

 

For purposes of this Agreement, any statement made to the knowledge of the Company shall mean the knowledge of the Seller.  Seller shall be deemed to have “knowledge” of a particular fact or other matter if Seller is actually aware of such fact or other matter, or should, by reason of his or her position as an owner, director or executive officer of the Company, reasonably be expected to be aware of such fact or other matter.  Additionally, all representations made by the Seller in the Note Purchase Agreement dated August 12, 2008 and attached hereto as Exhibit C shall have full force and effect shall be incorporated herein.

 

The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that:

 

4.1.            Organization and Good Standing of the Company .  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation as set forth above. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Company is not required to be qualified to transact business in any other jurisdiction where the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business or operations of the Company (“Material Adverse Affect”).

 

 

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4.2.            A ut hority .

 

(a)           The Company has full power and authority (corporate and otherwise) to carry on its business and has all permits and licenses that are necessary to the conduct of its business or to the ownership, lease or operation of its properties and assets, except where the failure to have such permits and licenses would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           The execution of this Agreement and the delivery hereof to the Purchaser and the sale contemplated herein have been, or will be prior to Closing, duly authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors and by the Company’s stockholders having full power and authority to authorize such actions.

 

(c)           Subject to any consents required under Section 4.7 below, the Company has the full legal right, power and authority to execute, deliver and carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered on behalf of Seller and the Company and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each Seller and the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights.

 

(d)           The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated, nor compliance with the terms of this Agreement will violate, conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute a default under any statute, regulation, indenture, mortgage, loan agreement, or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or Seller is a party or by which it or any of them is bound, any charter, regulation, or bylaw provision of the Company, or any decree, order, or rule of any court or governmental authority or arbitrator that is binding on the Company or Seller in any way, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.3.            Capital Stock .

 

(a)           The Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 1000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, of which 1000 shares have been issued to Seller and constitute the Shares as defined above.  All of the Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

 

(b)           The Seller are the lawful record and beneficial owners of all the Shares, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, claims or restrictions of any kind, except as set forth in Schedule 4.3, and have, or will have on the Closing Date, the absolute, unilateral right, power, authority and capacity to enter into and perform this Agreement without any other or further authorization, action or proceeding, except as specified herein.

 

 

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(c)           There are no authorized or outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, contracts, demands, commitments, convertible securities or other agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatever under which Seller or the Company are or may become obligated to issue, assign or transfer any shares of capital stock of the Company except as set forth in Schedule 4.3.  Upon the delivery to Purchaser on the Closing Date of the certificate(s) representing the Shares, Purchaser will have good, legal, valid, marketable and indefeasible title to all the then issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, free and clear of any liens, pledges, encumbrances, charges, agreements, options, claims or other arrangements or restrictions of any kind.

 

4.4.            Basic Corporate Records .  The copies of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (certified by the Secretary of State or other authorized official of the jurisdiction of incorporation), and the Bylaws of the Company, as the case may be (certified as of the date of this Agreement as true, correct and complete by the Company’s secretary or assistant secretary), all of which have been delivered to the Purchaser, are true, correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement.

 

4.5.            Minute Books .  The minute books of the Company, which shall be exhibited to the Purchaser between the date hereof and the Closing Date, each contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of all meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders, Boards of Directors and committees of such Boards of Directors of the Company, if any, except where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect and, on the Closing Date, will, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, contain true, correct and complete minutes and records of any meetings, proceedings and other actions of the shareholders and the Board of Directors and committees of such Board of Directors of the Company.

 

4.6.            Subsidiaries, Parents and Affiliates. Any and all businesses, entities, enterprises and organizations in which the Company has any ownership, voting or profit and loss sharing percentage interest (the “Subsidiaries”) as well as any and all businesses, entities, enterprises and organizations which has any ownership, voting or profit and loss sharing percentage interest in the Company (the “Parents”) are identified in Schedule 4.6 hereto, together with the Company’s interest therein.  Unless the context requires otherwise or specifically designated to the contrary on Schedule 4.6 hereto, “Company” as used in this Agreement shall include all such Subsidiaries and Parents.  Except as set forth in Schedule 4.6, (i) the Company has made no advances to, or investments in, nor owns beneficially or of record, any securities of or other interest in, any business, entity, enterprise or organization, (ii) there are no arrangements through which the Company has acquired from, or provided to, any of the Seller or their affiliates any goods, properties or services, and (iii) there are no rights, privileges or advantages now enjoyed by the Company as a result of the ownership of the Company by the Seller which, to the knowledge of the Seller or the Company, will be lost as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each entity shown on Schedule 4.6 is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, and has full corporate power to own all of its property and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted.  Also set forth on Schedule 4.6 is a list of jurisdictions in which each Subsidiary and Parent is qualified as a foreign corporation.  Such jurisdictions are the only jurisdictions in which the ownership or leasing of property by each Subsidiary and Parent or the conduct of its business requires it to be so qualified.

 

 

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All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each Subsidiary and Parent have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and nonassessable, and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6, are owned, of record and beneficially, by the Company, and on the Closing Date will be owned by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities, options or claims whatsoever.  No Subsidiary or Parent has outstanding any other equity securities or securities options, warrants or rights of any kind that are convertible into equity securities of the Company, except as set forth on Schedule 4.6.

 

4.7.            Cons ent s .   No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any court, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality (“Governmental Entity”) is required by or with respect to the Company in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for (i) the filing of a Form S-4 Registration Statement (the “S-4”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in accordance with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), (ii) the filing of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as defined in Section 4.8) with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), (iv) such consents, approvals, orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable federal and state securities laws, and (v) such other consents, authorizations, filings, approvals and registrations which, if not obtained or made, individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

4.8            SEC Documents; Financial Statements .   Except as disclosed in Schedule 4.8:

 

(a)           The Company has filed all forms, reports and documents required to be filed with the SEC since its October 3, 2003 merger with Hunno Technologies, Inc. All such required forms, reports and documents (including those that the Company may file subsequent to the date hereof) are referred to herein as the “Company SEC Reports.” As of their respective dates, the Company SEC Reports (i) were prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Company SEC Reports, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, then on the date of such filing) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

(b)            Each of the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in the Company SEC Reports (the “Company Financials”), including any Company SEC Reports filed after the date hereof until the Closing, as of their respective dates, (i) complied as to form in all material respects with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, (ii) was prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited interim financial statements, as may be permitted by the SEC on Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act) and (iii) fairly presented the consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the periods indicated, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were or are subject to normal and recurring year-end adjustments which were not, or are not expected to be, material in amount.  The balance sheet of the Company as of September 30, 2008, is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Balance Sheet Date.”  Except as disclosed in the Company Financials, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) of a nature required to be disclosed on a balance sheet or in the related notes to the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP which are, individually or in the aggregate, material to the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, except liabilities (i) provided for in the Company Balance Sheet, or (ii) incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices and which would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect except for the Loan.

 

 

 

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4.9              Statements; J oin t Proxy Statement/Prospectus .

 

None of the information supplied or to be supplied by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (i) the S-4 will at the time it becomes effective under the Securities Act, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading and (ii) the proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to the stockholders of the Company and stockholders of Parent in connection with the meetings of Parent’s stockholders and Company's stockholders to consider the adoption of this Agreement (collectively the “Company Stockholders' Meeting”) (such joint proxy statement/prospectus as amended or supplemented is referred to herein as the “Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) shall not, on the date the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the Company's stockholders and Parent's stockholders, at the time of the Company Stockholders' Meeting and at the Closing Date, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not false or misleading, or omit to state any material fact necessary to correct any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of proxies for the Company Stockholders' Meeting which has become false or misleading. The Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. If at any time prior to the Closing Date, any event relating to the Company or any of its affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by the Company which should be set forth in an amendment to the S-4 or a supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Company shall promptly inform Purchaser.

 

4.10            Records and Books of Account .  The records and books of account of the Company reflect all material items of income and expense and all material assets, liabilities and accruals, have been, and to the Closing Date will be, regularly kept and maintained in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis with preceding years.

 

4.11            Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities .  Except as and to the extent  disclosed in Schedule 4.11 and the Loan, there are no liabilities or obligations of the Company of any kind whatsoever exceeding $5,000,  individually or in the aggregate, whether accrued, fixed, absolute, contingent, determined or determinable, and including without limitation (i) liabilities to former, retired or active employees of the Company under any pension, health and welfare benefit plan, vacation plan or other plan of the Company, (ii) liabilities to a parent company or subsidiary, (iii) contingent liabilities in the nature of an endorsement, guarantee, indemnity or warranty, and there is no condition, situation or circumstance existing or which has existed that could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of the Company which is of a nature that would be required to be disclosed on its Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities and contingent liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, none of which is materially adverse to the Company.

 

 

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4.12            T ax es .

 

(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, “Tax” or “Taxes” refers to:  (i) any and all federal, state, local and foreign taxes, assessments and other governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities relating to taxes, including taxes based upon or measured by gross receipts, income, profits, sales, use and occupation, and value added, ad valorem, transfer, franchise, withholding, payroll, recapture, employment, excise and property taxes and escheatment payments, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity; (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or ceasing to be a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group for any period (including, without limitation, any liability under Treas. Reg. Section 1.1502-6 or any comparable provision of foreign, state or local law); and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other person or as a result of any obligations under any agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts and including any liability for taxes of a predecessor entity.

 

(b)           (i)           The Company has timely filed all federal, state, local and foreign returns, estimates, information statements and reports (“Tax Returns”) relating to Taxes required to be filed by the Company with any Tax authority effective through the Closing Date.  All such Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  The Company has paid all Taxes shown to be due on such Returns.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.12 hereto, the Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extensions of time within which to file any Returns. The Seller and the Company have furnished and made available to the Purchaser complete and accurate copies of all income and other Tax Returns and any amendments thereto filed by the Company in the last three (3) years.

 

(ii)          The Company, as of the Closing Date, will have withheld and accrued or paid to the proper authority all Taxes required to have been withheld and accrued or paid, except for immaterial amounts where such would not have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(iii)           The Company has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax nor is there any Tax deficiency outstanding or assessed against the Company.  The Company

 

 

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(iv)         has not executed any unexpired waiver of any statute of limitations on or extending the period for the assessment or collection of any Tax.

 

(v)          There is no dispute, claim, or proposed adjustment concerning any Tax liability of the Company either (A) claimed or raised by any Tax authority in writing or (B)  based upon personal contact with any agent of such Tax authority, and there is no claim for assessment, deficiency, or collection of Taxes, or proposed assessment, deficiency or collection from the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority against the Company which has not been satisfied.  The Company is not a party to nor has it been notified in writing that it is the subject of any pending, proposed, or threatened action, investigation, proceeding, audit, claim or assessment by or before the Internal Revenue Service or any other governmental authority, nor does the Company have any reason to believe that any such notice will be received in the future. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, neither the Internal Revenue Service nor any state or local taxation authority has ever audited any income tax return of the Company.  The Company has not filed any requests for rulings with the Internal Revenue Service.  Except as provided to the Company’s accountants, no power of attorney has been granted by the Company or its affiliates with respect to any matter relating to Taxes of the Company.  There are no Tax liens of any kind upon any property or assets of the Company, except for inchoate liens for Taxes not yet due and payable.

 

(vi)         Except for immaterial amounts which would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has no liability for any unpaid Taxes which has not been paid or accrued for or reserved on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP, whether asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise.

 

(vii)       There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party as of the date of this Agreement, including but not limited to the provisions of this Agreement, covering any employee or former employee of the Company that, individually or collectively, would reasonably be expected to give rise to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G, 404 or 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). There is no contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound to compensate any individual for excise taxes paid pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code.

 

(viii)        The Company has not filed any consent agreement under Section 341(f) of the Code or agreed to have Section 341(f)(2) of the Code apply to any disposition of a subsection (f) asset (as defined in Section 341(f)(4) of the Code) owned by the Company.

 

(ix)          The Company is not a party to, nor has any obligation under, any tax-sharing, tax indemnity or tax allocation agreement or arrangement.

 

(x)           None of the Company’s assets are tax exempt use property within the meaning of Section 168(h) of the Code.

 

 

 

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4.13            Account s Receivable .  The accounts receivable are, and will be, actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business representing valid and binding obligations of others for the total dollar amount shown thereon, and as of the date of the Agreement are not subject to any recoupments, set-offs, or counterclaims. To the best of Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth on Schedule 4.13, all such accounts receivable are, and will be, collectible in amounts not less than the amounts (net of reserves) carried on the books of the Company and will be paid in accordance with their terms.  Except as listed on Schedule 4.13 hereto, all such accounts receivable are and will be actual bona fide receivables from transactions in the ordinary course of business.

 

4.14            Inventory .  The inventories of the Company are listed on Schedule 4.14 attached hereto.  The Company will maintain the inventory in the normal and ordinary course of business from the date hereof through the Closing Date.

 

4.15.          Machinery and Equipment .  Except for items disposed of in the ordinary course of business, all machinery, tools, furniture, fixtures, equipment, vehicles, leasehold improvements and all other tangible personal property (hereinafter “Fixed Assets”) of the Company currently being used in the conduct of its business, together with any machinery or equipment that is leased or operated by the Company, are in fully serviceable working condition and repair.  Said Fixed Assets shall be maintained in such condition from the date hereof through the Closing Date.  Except as described on Schedule 4.15 hereto, all Fixed Assets owned, used or held by the Company are situated at its business premises and are currently used in its Business.  Schedule 4.15 describes all Fixed Assets owned by or an interest in which is claimed by any other person (whether a customer, supplier or other person) for which the Company is responsible (copies of all agreements relating thereto being attached to said Schedule 4.15), and all such property is in the Company’s actual possession and is in such condition that upon the return of such property in its present condition to its owner, the Company will not be liable in any amount to such owner.  There are no outstanding requirements or recommendations by any insurance company that has issued a policy covering either (i) such Fixed Assets or (ii) any liabilities of the Company relating to operation of the Business, or by any board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any Fixed Assets or any changes in the operations of the Business, any equipment or machinery used therein, or any procedures relating to such operations, equipment or machinery.  All material Fixed Assets of the Company are set forth on Schedule 4.15 hereto.

 

4.16            Real Property Matters .  The real property owned by the Company is listed on Schedule 4.16.  Other than those items listed on Schedule 4.16 the Company does not own any real property as of the date hereof and has not owned any real property during the three years preceding the date hereof.

 

4.17            Leases .  All leases of real and personal property of the Company are described in Schedule 4.17, are in full force and effect and, to Seller’s knowledge, constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the respective parties thereto enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditor’s rights, and have not been assigned or encumbered by Company or the Seller.  The Company has performed in all material respects the obligations required to be performed by it under all such leases to date and it is not in default in any material respect under any of said leases, except as set forth in Schedule 4.17, nor has it made any leasehold improvements required to be removed at the termination of any lease, except signs.  To Seller’s knowledge, no other party to any such lease is in material default thereunder.  Except as noted on Schedule 4.17, none of the leases listed thereon require the consent of a third party in connection with the transfer of the Shares.

 

 

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4.18            Patents , Software , Trademarks, Etc.   The Company owns, or possesses adequate licenses or other rights to use, all patents, software, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights and trade secrets, if any, necessary to conduct its business as now operated by it.  The patents, software, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade names and trade secrets, if any, registered in the name of or owned or used by or licensed to the Company and applications for any thereof (hereinafter the “Intangibles”) are described or referenced in Schedule 4.18.  Seller hereby specifically acknowledge that all right, title and interest in and to all patents and software listed on Schedule 4.18 as patents owned by the Company are owned by the Company or the Company has a right to use same and that the ownership of such patents and software will be transferred as part of the Company to Purchaser as part of the transaction contemplated hereby.  No officer, director, shareholder or employee of the Company or the Seller or any relative or spouse of any such person owns any patents or patent applications or any inventions, software, secret formulae or processes, trade secrets or other similar rights, nor is any of them a party to any license agreement, used by or useful to the Company or related to its business except as listed in Schedule 4.18.  All of said Intangibles are valid and in good standing to the best of Seller’s knowledge, and are free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges, restrictions and encumbrances of any kind whatsoever, and have not been licensed to any third party except as described in Schedule 4.18.  The Company has not been charged with, nor to Seller’s knowledge has it infringed or is it threatened to be charged with infringement of, any patent, proprietary rights or trade secrets of others in the conduct of its business, and, to the date hereof, neither the Seller nor the Company has received any notice of conflict with or violation of the asserted rights in intangibles or trade secrets of others.  The Company is not now manufacturing any goods under a present permit, franchise or license, except as set forth in said Schedule 4.18.  The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not alter or impair any rights of the Company in any such Intangibles or in any such permit, franchise or license, except as described in Schedule 4.18.  The Intangibles and the Company’s tooling, manufacturing and engineering drawings, process sheets, specifications, bills of material and other like information and data are in such form and of such quality and will be maintained in such a manner that the Company can, following the Closing, design, produce, manufacture, assemble and sell the products and provide the services heretofore provided by it so that such products and services meet applicable specifications and conform with the standards of quality and cost of production standards heretofore met by it.  To Seller’s knowledge, the Company has the sole and exclusive right to use its corporate and trade names in the jurisdictions where it transacts business.

 

4.19            Insurance Policies .  There is set forth in Schedule 4.19 a list and brief description of all insurance policies on the date hereof held by the Company or on which it pays premiums, including, without limitation, life insurance and title insurance policies, which description includes the premiums payable by it thereunder.  Schedule 4.19 also sets forth, in the case of any life insurance policy held by the Company, the name of the insured under such policy, the cash surrender value thereof and any loans thereunder.  All such insurance premiums in respect of such coverage have been, and to the Closing Date will be, paid in full, if due and owing.  All claims, if any, made against the Company which are covered by such policies have been, or are being, settled or defended by the insurance companies that have issued such policies.  Up to the Closing Date, such insurance coverage will be maintained in full force and effect and will not be cancelled, modified or changed without the express written consent of the Purchaser, except to the extent the maturity dates of any such insurance policies expire prior to the Closing Date or where such cancellation would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  No such policy has been, or to the Closing Date will be, cancelled by the issuer thereof, and, to the knowledge of the Sellers and the Company, between the date hereof and the Closing Date, there shall be no increase in the premiums with respect to any such insurance policy caused by any action or omission of the Sellers or of the Company, except where the foregoing would not have a Material Adverse Effect.  Upon the Closing Date, all life insurance policies maintained by the Company shall be assigned to each respective Seller.

 

 

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4.20            Banking and Personnel Lists .  The Sellers and the Company will deliver to the Purchaser prior to the Closing Date the following accurate lists and summary descriptions relating to the Company:

 

(i)           The name of each bank in which the Company has an account or safe deposit box and the names of all persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto.

 

(ii)           The names, current annual salary rates and total compensation for the preceding fiscal year of all of the present directors and officers of the Company, and any other employees whose current base accrual salary or annualized hourly rate equivalent is $20,000 or more, together with a summary of the bonuses, percentage compensation and other like benefits, if any, paid or payable to such persons for the last full fiscal year completed, together with a schedule of changes since that date, if any.

 

(iii)           A schedule of workers’ compensation payments of the Company over the past five full fiscal years and the fiscal year to date, a schedule of claims by employees of the Company against the workers’ compensation fund for any reason over such period, identification of all compensation and medical benefits paid to date on each such claim and the estimated amount of compensation and medical benefits to be paid in the future on each such claim.

 

(iv)           The name of all pensioned employees of the Company whose pensions are unfunded and are not paid or payable pursuant to any formalized pension arrangements, their agent and annual unfunded pension rates.

 

4.21   Lists of Contracts, Etc.   There is included in Schedule 4.21 a list of the following items (whether written or oral) relating to the Company and/or the Seller, which list identifies and fairly summarizes each item (collectively, “Contracts”):

 

(ii)           All joint venture contracts of the Company or the Seller  or affiliates relating to the business of the Company;

 

 

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(iii)           All contracts of the Company relating to (a) obligations for borrowed money, (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) obligations under capital leases, (e) debt of others secured by a lien on any asset of the Company, and (f) debts of others guaranteed by the Company;

 

(iv)           All agreements of the Company relating to the supply of raw materials for and the distribution of the products of its business, including without limitation all sales agreements, manufacturer’s representative agreements and distribution agreements of whatever magnitude and nature, and any commitments therefore;

 

(v)           All contracts that individually provide for aggregate future payments to or from the Company of $5,000 or more, to the extent not included in (i) through (iii) above;

 

(vi)           All contracts of the Company that have a term exceeding one year and that may not be cancelled without any liability, penalty or premium, to the extent not included in (i) through (v) above;

 

(vii)           A complete list of all outstanding powers of attorney granted by the Company; and

 

(viii)          All other contracts of the Company or the Seller material to the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the business of the Company taken as a whole to the extent not included above.

 

Except as set forth in Schedule 4.21, (i) all contracts, agreements and commitments of the Company set forth in Schedule 4.21 are valid, binding and in full force and effect, and (ii) neither the Company nor, to the best of Seller’s knowledge, any other party to any such contract, agreement, or commitment has materially breached any provision thereof or is in default thereunder.  True and complete copies of the contracts, leases, licenses and other documents referred to in Schedule 4.21 will be delivered to the Purchaser, certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Company as true, correct and complete copies, not later than one business day before the Closing Date.

 

There are no pending disputes with customers or vendors of the Company regarding quality or return of goods involving amounts in dispute with any one customer or vendor, whether for related or unrelated claims, in excess of $5,000 except as described on Schedule 4.21 hereto, all of which will be resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of Purchaser prior to the Closing Date.  To the best knowledge of Seller and the Company, there has not been any event, happening, threat or fact that would lead them to believe that any of said customers or vendors will terminate or materially alter their business relationship with the Company after completion of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

 

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4.22            Compliance With the Law .  The Company is not in violation of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign law, regulation or order or any other, decree or requirement of any governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or authority or court or other tribunal (including, but not limited to, any law, regulation order or requirement relating to securities, properties, business, pro


 
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