THE SHAREHOLDERS OF D M E
CORPORATION
SIGNATORY HERETO
Dated as of January 28,
2009
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Section 1.1 Defined Terms
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Section 1.3 Schedules and
Exhibits
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ARTICLE II SALE OF SHARES
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Section 2.1 Sale of Shares
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Section 2.2 Consideration
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDERS
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Section 3.1 Ownership of Shares
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Section 3.2 Existence and Good
Standing
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Section 3.3 Authority and
Enforceability
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Section 3.4 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations
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Section 3.5 Capitalization
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Section 3.6 Subsidiaries and
Investments
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Section 3.7 Financial Statements
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Section 3.9 Tangible Personal
Property
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Section 3.10 Books and Records
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Section 3.11 Owned Real Property
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Section 3.12 Leased Real
Property
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Section 3.17 Intellectual
Property
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Section 3.18 Compliance with
Laws
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Section 3.19 Accounts Receivable; Accounts
Payable; Accrued Liabilities
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Section 3.21 Suppliers and
Customers
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Section 3.23 Employee Benefit
Plans
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Section 3.24 Environmental
Matters
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Section 3.25 Affiliate
Transactions
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Section 3.26 Bank Account; Powers of
Attorney
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Section 3.28 Absence of Changes
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Section 3.29 Brokers’ or
Finders’ Fees
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Section 3.30 Product Warranties
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Section 3.31 Export Control
Regulations
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Section 3.32 Full Disclosure
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
PURCHASER
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Section 4.1 Existence and Good
Standing
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Section 4.2 Authority and
Enforceability
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Section 4.3 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations
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Section 4.4 Brokers’ or
Finders’ Fees
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Section 4.5 Purchaser Shares, Promissory
Notes and Contingent Promissory Notes
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Section 4.6 Full Disclosure
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Section 5.1 Public Announcements
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Section 5.2 Investigation by the
Purchaser
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Section 5.3 Notifications, Consents and
Approvals
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Section 5.4 Conduct Pending
Closing
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Section 5.5 Notification of Certain
Matters
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Section 5.6 Access to Records and
Personnel
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Section 5.7 Further Assurances
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Section 5.8 No Negotiation
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Section 5.10 Warranty
Obligations
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Section 5.11 Confidentiality
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Section 5.12 Update of Schedules
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Section 5.13 Section 338(h)(10)
Election
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Section 5.14 Indebtedness
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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO PURCHASER’S
OBLIGATIONS
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Section 6.1 Representations and
Warranties
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Section 6.2 Agreements and
Covenants
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Section 6.3 Good Standing
Certificate
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Section 6.4 No Material Adverse
Change
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Section 6.5 No Litigation
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Section 6.6 Delivery of Shares
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Section 6.7 No Claim Regarding Share
Ownership or Proceeds
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Section 6.8 Consents and
Approvals
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Section 6.9 Statutes; Orders
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Section 6.11 Minute Book and Stock
Records
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Section 6.12 Pay-Off Letters
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Section 6.13 Satisfactory Due
Diligence
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Section 6.14 Resignations
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Section 6.15 Consulting
Agreements
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Section 6.16 Delivery of
Section 338(h)(10) Election Forms
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Section 6.17 Voting Agreement
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ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS’
OBLIGATIONS
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Section 7.1 Representations and
Warranties
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Section 7.2 Agreements and
Covenants
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Section 7.3 No Litigation
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Section 7.4 Consents and
Approvals
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Section 7.5 Statutes; Orders
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ARTICLE VIII SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS;
INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 8.1 Survival of
Representations
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Section 8.2 Indemnification
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Section 8.3 Indemnification
Procedure
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Section 8.4 Third Party Claims
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Section 8.5 Set-Offs Against the
Notes
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Section 9.1 Termination Events
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Section 9.2 Effect of
Termination
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Section 10.2 Governing Law
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Section 10.3 Table of Contents;
Captions
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Section 10.5 Assignment; Parties in
Interest
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Section 10.6 Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
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Section 10.7 Entire Agreement;
Amendments
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Section 10.8 Severability
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Section 10.9 Independence of Covenants and
Representations and Warranties
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Section 10.10 Third-Party
Beneficiaries
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Section 10.11 No Strict
Construction
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Section 10.12 Waiver of Jury
Trial
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Section 10.13 Shareholders’
Representative
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Schedule
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Description
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1.1(a)
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1.1(b)
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1.1(c)
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1.1(e)
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2.2
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Allocation of Closing Payment
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3.1
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3.4(b)
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Required Consents and Approvals
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3.5
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3.8
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3.9(a)
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Tangible Personal Property
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3.9(b)
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Liens on Tangible Personal Property
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3.11
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Formerly Owned Real Property
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3.12
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3.13(a)
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Contracts; Loss Contracts
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3.16
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3.17(b)
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3.17(c)
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Intellectual Property; Grants of
Licenses
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3.17(d)
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Third Party Intellectual Property
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3.20
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3.21
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3.22(a)
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3.22(b)
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3.23(a)
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3.24
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3.25
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3.26
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Bank Accounts; Powers of Attorney
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3.27
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3.28
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Absence of Certain Changes
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3.30(a)
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3.30(d)
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3.31(a)
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Import and Export Licenses
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3.31(b)
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Import and Export Disclosures
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3.31(c)
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Import and Export Violations
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5.13
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Exhibit
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Description
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Form of
Contingent Promissory Note
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THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement” ) dated as of
January 28, 2009 by and between ASTRONICS CORPORATION ,
a New York corporation ( “Purchaser” ),
D M E CORPORATION , a Florida corporation (the
“Company” ), and the shareholders of the
Company signatory hereto (such shareholders are sometimes
hereinafter referred to individually as a
“Shareholder” and, collectively as the
“Shareholders” ).
WHEREAS , the Shareholders own an aggregate of 26,693
shares of the common stock of the Company (the
“Shares” ), representing all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company;
WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the development,
design, manufacture and distribution of (i) weapons and
communications test systems, (ii) training and simulation
devices, (iii) aviation safety products and (iv) airport
lighting products, and offers complementary services to its
customers (the “Business" ); and
WHEREAS , the Shareholders desire to sell, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase, the Shares pursuant to this
Agreement; and
WHEREAS , it is the intention of the parties hereto
that, upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Purchaser shall own all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock and all equity and voting
interest in the Company.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED:
Section 1.1 Defined Terms.
When used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the respective meanings specified
below.
“Accounts Payable”
means all bona fide accounts
payable of the Company (exclusive of any accounts payable to
Affiliates of the Company, Accrued Liabilities and Indebtedness) as
of the Closing Date. Schedule 1.1(a) sets forth the
Accounts Payable as of the date hereof, which Schedule shall be
updated by the Company in accordance with Section 5.12
as of a date within two (2) Business Days prior to the
Closing.
“Accounts
Receivable” means all bona fide accounts receivable of the
Company (exclusive of any accounts receivable attributable to
Affiliates of the Company). Schedule 1.1(b) sets forth
the Accounts Receivable as of the date hereof, which Schedule shall
be updated by the Company in accordance with
Section 5.12 as of a date within two (2) Business
Days prior to the Closing.
“Accrued
Liabilities” means all accrued expenses of the Company
(exclusive of Accounts Payable and Indebtedness) of a type shown on
the Financial Statements. Schedule 1.1(c) sets forth
the Accrued Liabilities as of the date hereof, which Schedule shall
be updated by the Company in accordance with
Section 5.12 as of a date within two (2) Business
Days prior to the Closing.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person,
any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by,
or under common control with, such Person; provided that,
for the purposes of this definition, “control”
(including, with correlative meanings, the terms “controlled
by” and “under common control with”), as used
with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of such Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise and
provided , further , that an Affiliate of any Person
shall also include (i) any Person that directly or indirectly
owns more than five percent (5%) of any class of capital stock or
other equity interest of such Person, (ii) any officer,
director, trustee or beneficiary of such Person, (iii) any
spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of any Person described in
clauses (i) or (ii) above, and (iv) any trust for
the benefit of any Person described in clauses (i) through
(iii) above or for any spouse, issue or lineal descendant of
any Person described in clauses (i) through
(iii) above.
“Agreed Claims”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.3(c) .
“Agreement”
has the meaning assigned in the
Preamble.
“Authorized Stock”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 3.5 .
“Balance Sheet Date”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 3.7(a) .
“Books and Records”
means originals or true copies of
all operating data and records of the Company including, without
limitation, financial, accounting and bookkeeping books and
records, purchase and sale orders and invoices, sales and sales
promotional data, advertising materials, marketing analyses, past
and present price lists, past and present customer service files,
credit files, warranty files, batch and product serial number
records and files, written operating methods and procedures,
specifications, operating records and other information related to
the Company’s assets, properties and rights, reference
catalogues, insurance files, personnel records, records relating to
potential acquisitions and other records, on whatever media,
pertaining to the Company or its business or operations, or to
customers or suppliers of, or any other parties having contracts or
other business relationships with, the Company.
“Business”
has the meaning assigned in the
Recitals.
“Business Day”
means any day, other than a
Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banks are permitted or required
by law to be closed in the State of New York.
“Certificate”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.3(a) .
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“Closing”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.4 .
“Closing Date”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.4 .
“Closing Payment”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.2 .
“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Section references to the Code are to the Code as in
effect at the date of this Agreement.
“Company”
has the meaning assigned in the
Preambles.
“Confidential
Information” means any information (other than information
which is generally available to the public, other than as a result
of a breach by any Person with any confidentiality obligation to
the Company) concerning the organization, business or finances of
the Company or of any third party which the Company is currently
under an obligation to keep confidential or that is currently
maintained by the Company as confidential, including, without
limitation, confidential or secret processes, products, technology,
know-how, merchandising and advertising programs and plans,
suppliers, services, techniques, customers and plans with respect
to the Company.
“Contingent Promissory
Notes” has the
meaning assigned in Section 2.2 .
“Contracts”
means the agreements and
commitments, whether written or oral, which are currently in effect
and to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or its
assets or properties are bound, including, without limitation, all
contracts, agreements and commitments:
(i) which contain restrictions with respect
to payment of dividends or any other distribution in respect of the
capital stock or other equity interests of the Company;
(ii) relating to capital expenditures or
other purchases of material, supplies, equipment or other assets or
properties (other than purchase orders for inventory or supplies in
the ordinary course of business) in excess of $50,000 individually,
or $200,000 in the aggregate;
(iii) involving a loan (other than accounts
receivable from trade debtors in the ordinary course of business)
or advance to (other than travel and entertainment allowances to
the employees of the Company extended in the ordinary course of
business), or investment in, any Person or relating to the making
of any such loan, advance or investment;
(iv) involving Indebtedness;
(v) under which any Person (other than the
Company) has directly or indirectly guaranteed
Indebtedness;
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(vi) granting or evidencing a Lien on any
properties or assets of the Company;
(vii) providing for any management,
consulting, financial advisory or any other similar
service;
(viii) limiting the ability of the Company
to engage in any line of business or to compete with any
Person;
(ix) (including letters of intent)
involving the future disposition or acquisition of assets or
properties, or any merger, consolidation or similar business
combination transaction, whether or not enforceable;
(x) involving any joint venture,
partnership, strategic alliance, shareholders’ agreement,
co-marketing, co-promotion, co-packaging, joint development or
similar arrangements;
(xi) involving any resolution or settlement
of any actual or threatened litigation, arbitration, claim or other
dispute;
(xii) involving a confidentiality,
standstill or similar arrangement;
(xiii) involving leases or subleases of
personal property to which the Company is a party (as lessee or
lessor) and involving an annual base rental payment in excess of
$50,000;
(xiv) all Contracts involving the payment
or receipt by the Company of $200,000 or more which are not
cancelable by the Company without penalty on thirty
(30) days’ or less notice; and
(xv) all other Contracts that are material
to the business of the Company.
“Current Real
Property” means
the real property and improvements thereon leased by the Company
commonly known as (i) 12889 Ingenuity Drive, Orlando, Florida
32826, (ii) 6830 Northwest 16 th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309,
(iii) 603 Richard B. Russell Parkway, Suite C-1, Houston
County, Georgia, (iv) 1216 Dawson Road, Suite 107,
Albany, Georgia 31707, and (v) 1293 N. State Road 426, Unit
117, Oviedo, Florida 32765.
“Deductible Amount”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.2(d) .
“Effective Time”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.4 .
“Employee”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 3.22(a) .
“Employee Plans”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 3.23(a) .
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“Environmental Law”
means any Law, Order or other
requirement of law, including any principle of common law, relating
to the protection of human health or the environment, or to the
manufacture, use, transport, treatment, storage, disposal, release
or threatened release of petroleum products, asbestos, urea
formaldehyde insulation, polychlorinated biphenyls or any substance
listed, classified or regulated as hazardous or toxic, or any
similar term, under such Environmental Law.
“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder. Section references to ERISA are to ERISA as in effect
at the date of this Agreement.
“Financial
Statements” has
the meaning assigned in Section 3.7(a) .
“GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles
set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and statements and the pronouncements of the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, which are in effect from time to time,
consistently applied.
“Government
Contract” means
a Contract between the Company and a Governmental or Regulatory
Authority, or a prime contractor or subcontractor
thereof.
“Governmental or Regulatory
Authority” means any instrumentality, subdivision, court,
administrative agency, commission, official or other authority of
the United States or any other country or any state, province,
prefect, municipality, locality or other government or political
subdivision thereof, or any quasi-governmental or private body
exercising any regulatory, taxing, importing or other governmental
or quasi-governmental authority.
“Indebtedness”
means, without duplication,
(i) any obligations of the Company for borrowed money
(including all obligations for principal, interest, premiums,
penalties, fees, expenses and breakage costs) or indebtedness of
the Company issued or incurred in substitution or exchange for
obligations for borrowed money, (ii) any obligations of the
Company evidenced by any note, bond, debenture or other debt
security, (iii) any obligations of a Person other than the
Company secured by a Lien against (A) the Company’s
capital stock or (B) any right, title and interest in and to
the business, properties, assets and rights of any kind, whether
tangible or intangible, real or personal, and owned by the Company
or in which the Company has any interest, (iv) any obligations
of the Company under capital leases, (v) any obligations of
the Company which would become due and owing under any employment,
severance, bonus, commission, non-competition or similar agreement
upon the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (vi) any checks written on bank
accounts of the Company prior to the Closing Date which have not
cleared as of the Closing Date, and (vii) all obligations of
the types described in clauses (i) through (vi) above of
any Person other than the Company, the payment of which is
guaranteed, directly or indirectly, by the Company. Indebtedness
shall not, however, include (a) Accrued Liabilities, (b)
Accounts Payable, (c) the endorsement of negotiable
instruments for collection in the ordinary course of business, or
(d) indebtedness incurred with respect to tax distributions to
the Shareholders on income prior to the Closing Date in the amount
of $1,450,000, and (z) unliquidated progress payments received
under Government Contracts.
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“Indemnified Party”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.3(a) .
“Indemnifying Party”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.3(a) .
“Intellectual
Property” shall
mean all intellectual property used to conduct the Business
including, without limitation, (i) all inventions (whether
patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice),
all improvements thereto, and all patents, patent applications, and
patent disclosures, together with all reissuances, continuations,
continuations-in-part, revisions, extensions, and re-examinations
thereof, (ii) all trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
logos, trade names, and corporate names, together with all
translations, adaptations, derivations, and combinations thereof
and including all goodwill associated therewith, and all
applications, registrations, and renewals in connection therewith,
(iii) all copyrightable works, all copyrights, and all
applications, registrations and renewals in connection therewith,
(iv) all mask works and all applications, registrations, and
renewals in connection therewith, (v) all trade secrets and
confidential business information (including ideas, research and
development, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, technical data, designs,
drawings, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and
cost information, and business and marketing plans and proposals),
(vi) all computer software (including data and related
documentation and including software installed on hard disk drives)
other than off-the-shelf computer software subject to shrinkwrap or
clickwrap licenses and (vii) all copies and tangible
embodiments of any of the foregoing (in whatever form or
medium).
“Inventory”
means all raw material,
work-in-process and finished goods inventory of the Company.
Schedule 1.1(e) sets forth the Inventory as of the date
hereof, which Schedule shall be updated by the Company in
accordance with Section 5.12 as of a date within two
(2) Business Days prior to the Closing.
“Law” means any statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Leases”
means (i) the Agreement of
Lease, dated June 30, 1993, by and between Welwyn Management
Company (as assignee of Danis Properties Limited Partnership), as
landlord, and the Company, as tenant, as renewed, assigned and
amended, including by that certain First Amendment to Lease
Agreement dated May 25, 2007 by and between AR3, Ltd., LLLP,
as landlord and the Company, as tenant, with respect to the Current
Real Property at 12889 Ingenuity Drive, Orlando, Florida 32826,
(ii) the Lease Agreement commencing April 27, 2006
between Guaso, LLC, as landlord, and the Company, as tenant, with
respect to the Current Real Property at 6830 Northwest 16
th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309,
(iii) the Lease dated May 1, 2007 between Business Office
Parks of America, as landlord, and the Company, as tenant, with
respect to the Current Real Property at 603 Richard B. Russell
Parkway, Suite C-1, Houston County, Georgia, (iv) the
Lease dated July 29, 2008, between Trinity Investment Company,
as landlord, and the Company, as tenant, with respect to the
Current Real Property at 1216 Dawson Road, Suite 107, Albany,
Georgia 31707, and (v) the Lease, dated June 19, 2008,
between William F. Hayman, as landlord, and the Company, as tenant,
with respect to the Current Real Property located at 1293 N. State
Road 426, Unit 117, Oviedo, Florida 32765.
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“Liens” means liens, security interests, options, rights
of first refusal, claims, easements, mortgages, charges,
indentures, deeds of trust, rights of way, restrictions on the use
of real property, encroachments, licenses to third parties, leases
to third parties, security agreements, or any other encumbrances
and other restrictions or limitations on use of real or personal
property or irregularities in title thereto.
“Losses”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 8.2(a) .
“Material,” “Material Adverse
Change” or
“Material Adverse Effect” means,
(i) when used with respect to the Company or the Business, any
change or effect that is material and adverse to the Company or the
Business, or (ii) when used with respect to the Purchaser, any
materially adverse change in or effect on (including any material
delay) the ability of the Purchaser to perform its obligations
hereunder.
“Order” means any judgment, order, injunction, decree,
writ, permit or license of any Governmental or Regulatory Authority
or any arbitrator.
“Permits”
means all permits, licenses,
consents, franchises, approvals and other authorizations required
from any Governmental or Regulatory Authority or other Person in
connection with the operation of the Business and necessary to
conduct the Business as presently conducted.
“Person”
means and includes an individual, a
partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability
company, a limited liability partnership, a trust, an incorporated
organization and a Governmental or Regulatory Authority.
“Proceeding”
means any claim, demand, action,
suit, litigation, dispute, audit, inquiry, Order, writ, injunction,
judgment, assessment, decree, grievance, arbitral action,
investigation or other proceeding.
“Promissory Notes”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.2 .
“Purchaser”
has the meaning assigned in the
Preambles.
“Purchase Price”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.2 .
“Purchaser Shares”
has the meaning assigned in
Section 2.2 .
“Representative”
means any officer, director,
manager, principal, attorney, accountant, agent, employee or other
representative of any Person.
“Section 338(h)(10)
Election” has
the meaning assigned in Section 5.13 .
“Shareholders’
Representative” has the meaning assigned in
Section 10.13 .
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“Shares”
has the meaning assigned in the
Recitals.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person,
(i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class
or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to
elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective
of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such
corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the
happening of any contingency) is owned by such Person directly or
indirectly through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and
(ii) any partnership, limited liability company, association,
joint venture or other entity in which such Person, directly or
indirectly, through one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, has
more than a 50% equity interest or more than 50% of the voting
control.
“Tangible Personal
Property” means
all of the tangible personal property (other than Inventory) owned
or leased by the Company or in which the Company has any interest,
including, without limitation, production and processing equipment,
warehouse equipment, computer hardware, furniture and fixtures,
tooling, transportation equipment, leasehold improvements, supplies
and other tangible assets, together with any transferable
manufacturer or vendor warranties related thereto.
“Tax Return”
means any return, report,
information return or other document (including any related or
supporting information and, where applicable, profit and loss
accounts and balance sheets) with respect to Taxes.
“Taxes” means all taxes, assessments, charges, duties,
fees, levies or other governmental charges, including all U.S
. and non-U.S . federal, state, local and other
income, franchise, profits, capital gains, capital stock, transfer,
sales, use, occupation, property, excise, severance, windfall
profits, stamp, license, payroll, withholding and other taxes,
assessments, charges, duties, fees, levies or other governmental
charges of any kind whatsoever (whether payable directly or by
withholding and whether or not requiring the filing of a Tax
Return), all estimated taxes, deficiency assessments, additions to
tax, penalties and interest and shall include any liability for
such amounts as a result either of being a member of a combined,
consolidated, unitary or affiliated group or of a contractual
obligation to indemnify any Person or other entity.
“Transaction Costs”
means the fees, costs and expenses
of the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of its
counsel and financial advisers.
“Transaction
Documents” means this Agreement, the Promissory Notes, the
Contingent Promissory Notes, certificates representing the
Purchaser Shares and all other instruments and agreements to be
executed and delivered hereunder and thereunder.
“Warranty
Obligations” has the meaning assigned in
Section 5.10 .
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Section 1.2 Construction.
In this Agreement, unless the
context otherwise requires:
(a) any reference in this Agreement to
“writing” or comparable expressions includes a
reference to facsimile transmission or comparable means of
communication;
(b) words expressed in the singular number
shall include the plural and vice versa, words expressed in the
masculine shall include the feminine and neuter gender and vice
versa;
(c) references to Articles, Sections,
Schedules and Recitals are references to articles, sections,
schedules and recitals of this Agreement;
(d) reference to “day” or
“days” are to calendar days;
(e) this “Agreement” or any
other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to
this Agreement or, as the case may be, such other agreement or
document as the same may have been, or may from time to time be,
amended, varied, novated or supplemented; and
(f) “include,”
“includes,” and “including” are deemed to
be followed by “without limitation” whether or not they
are in fact followed by such words or words of similar
import.
Section 1.3 Schedules and
Exhibits. The
Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement are incorporated into and
form an integral part of this Agreement.
Section 1.4 Knowledge.
Where any representation or warranty
contained in this Agreement is expressly qualified by reference to
the knowledge of the Company, it means the knowledge of Luis Mola,
Brian Price, Diane Avidor and Ramon Rodriguez, after reasonable
inquiry as to the matters that are the subject of such
representations and warranties.
ARTICLE II
SALE OF SHARES
Section 2.1 Sale of Shares.
On the terms, and subject to the
conditions, set forth in this Agreement, the Shareholders agree to
sell, assign, transfer and deliver to the Purchaser on the Closing
Date, and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Shareholders on
the Closing Date, the Shares. The certificates or other
documentation representing the Shares held by each Shareholder
shall be delivered to the Purchaser at the Closing, duly endorsed
in blank, or accompanied by such other instruments of transfer as
are reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, in each case, with all
necessary transfer tax and other revenue stamps, acquired at the
Shareholders’ expense, affixed and canceled.
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Section 2.2 Consideration.
As the aggregate consideration for
the Shares, the Purchaser shall pay and deliver to the Shareholders
at the Closing (a) the sum of FORTY MILLION DOLLARS
($40,000,000) , (b) promissory notes of the Purchaser
payable to the Shareholders in the form of Exhibit A
hereto in the aggregate principal amount of FIVE MILLION DOLLARS
($5,000,000) (the “Promissory Note”
), (c) contingent promissory notes of the Purchaser payable to
the Shareholders in the form of Exhibit B hereto in the
aggregate principal amount of TWO MILLION DOLLARS
($2,000,000) (the “Contingent Promissory
Notes” ) plus (d) FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
(500,000) shares of the Purchaser’s common stock, $.01
par value per share (the “Purchaser
Shares” ), minus the sum of (x) the
aggregate amount of the Indebtedness and (y) the aggregate
amount of the unpaid Transaction Costs. At Closing the Purchaser
shall:
(a) pay an amount equal to FORTY MILLION
DOLLARS ($40,000,000) minus the sum of the aggregate amount of
the Indebtedness and the aggregate amount of the unpaid Transaction
Costs (the “Closing Payment” ) by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account identified to
the Purchaser by the Shareholders’ Representative at least
two (2) days prior to the Closing, allocated to the
Shareholders as set forth in Schedule 2.2 ;
(b) pay (i) the Indebtedness pursuant
to the pay-off letters as required by Section 6.12 and
(ii) the unpaid Transaction Costs;
(c) deliver the Promissory Notes and
Contingent Promissory Notes to the Shareholders; and
(d) Deliver certificates representing the
Purchaser Shares in the names and amounts as designated by the
Shareholders’ Representative.
The amounts described in clauses (a), (b),
(c) and (d) above, as adjusted pursuant to
Section 2.3 , are, collectively, the
“Purchase Price.” The Purchase Price
shall be allocated among the Shareholders in accordance with the
percentage ownership of each Shareholder in the Company.
Section 2.4 Closing.
The closing of the sale and purchase
of the Shares (the “Closing” ) shall take
place following the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions
set forth in Article VI and Article VII at
10:00 A.M. New York time on January 30, 2009 at such
place as the parties hereto shall agree (the “Closing
Date” ). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the effective
time of the Closing shall be deemed to have occurred at
12:01 a.m., New York time, on January 30, 2009 (the
“Effective Time” ), it being the intent
of the parties that the business of the Company on the Closing Date
shall be for the account of the Purchaser.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND THE
SHAREHOLDERS
The Company and the Shareholders, jointly and
severally, represent and warrant to the Purchaser as
follows:
Section 3.1 Ownership of
Shares.
(a) Each Shareholder is the lawful owner,
beneficially and of record of the shares of the Company’s
common stock set forth next to each Shareholder’s name on
Schedule 3.1 , free and clear of all Liens. The
Shareholders are, collectively, the lawful owners, beneficially and
of record, of all of the Shares, free and clear of all Liens. The
delivery to the Purchaser of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement
will transfer to the Purchaser good and valid title to all of the
issued and outstanding equity securities and voting interests of
the Company, free and clear of all Liens.
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(b) Each Shareholder (i) will acquire
the Purchaser Shares for its own account without any view to the
distribution thereof except in accordance with the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder and all applicable state securities or “blue
sky” laws and other non-U.S. securities laws and
(ii) acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser Shares may be
resold by such Shareholder only pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and all applicable state securities and “blue sky” laws
and other applicable non-U.S. securities laws or unless an
exemption from such registration is available.
Section 3.2 Existence and Good
Standing. The Company
(i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of the State of Florida, and
(ii) has all requisite power and authority to own its property
and to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company is not
and is not required to be qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation in any jurisdiction, except for such jurisdictions
where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 3.3 Authority and
Enforceability. Each
Shareholder has the legal capacity and all necessary power and
authority and has taken all action necessary to authorize, execute
and deliver the Transaction Documents, to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby, and to perform his, her or its
obligations under the Transaction Documents. No other action on the
part of the Shareholders is required to authorize the execution and
delivery of the Transaction Documents and to consummate the
transactions contemplated thereby. The Transaction Documents, when
delivered in accordance with the terms hereof and thereof, assuming
the due execution and delivery of this Agreement and each such
other document by the other parties hereto and thereto, shall have
been duly executed and delivered by each Shareholder and shall be
valid and binding obligations of each such Shareholder, enforceable
against him in accordance with their respective terms, except to
the extent that their enforceability may be subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
to general equitable principles.
Section 3.4 Consents and Approvals; No
Violations.
(a) The execution and delivery by each
Shareholder of the Transaction Documents will not, and the
consummation by each such Shareholder of the transactions
contemplated thereby will not result in a violation or breach of,
conflict with, constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination,
cancellation, payment or acceleration) under, or result in the
creation of any Lien on any of the properties or assets of the
Company under: (i) any provision of the organizational
documents of the Company; (ii) subject to obtaining and making
any of the approvals, consents, notices and filings referred to in
paragraph (b) below, any Law or Order applicable to such
Shareholder or the Company or by which any of their respective
properties or assets may be bound; or (iii) any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any Contract.
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(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.4(b) and except for the fact that the Shares
to be sold to the Purchaser hereunder have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or under any state
securities law and may not be resold or transferred by the
Purchaser except in compliance therewith, and no consent, approval
or action of, filing with or notice to any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority or other Person is necessary or required
(i) under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any
Law or Order applicable to any Shareholder or the Company or by
which any Shareholder or the Company or any of their respective
assets or properties may be bound, (ii) under any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of any Contract or (iii) for
the execution and delivery of the Transaction Documents by the
Shareholders or the performance by the Shareholders of their
obligations thereunder or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated thereby.
Section 3.5 Capitalization.
The authorized capitalization of
the Company consists of 100,000 shares of common stock, no par
value per share (the “Authorized Stock”
), of which only the Shares are issued and outstanding All of the
Shares have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid
and non-assessable and are not subject to, nor were they issued in
violation of, any preemptive rights. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.5 , no other equity securities of the
Company are authorized, issued, outstanding or reserved for
issuance. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5 , there
are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, rights,
subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements, obligations,
convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments
contingent or otherwise, relating to the Authorized Stock or other
equity or voting interest in the Company, pursuant to which the
Company is or may become obligated to issue, deliver or sell or
cause to be issued, delivered or sold, Authorized Stock or other
equity or voting interest in, the Company or any securities
convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire, any Authorized Stock of or other equity
or voting interest in, the Company. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.5 , there are no outstanding or authorized
stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation or similar
rights with respect to the Authorized Stock or other equity or
voting interest in the Company. The Company does not have any
authorized or outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other
Indebtedness, the holders of which have the right to vote (or
convertible into, exchangeable for, or evidencing the right to
subscribe for or acquire securities having the right to vote) with
the shareholders of the Company on any matter. There are no
agreements or commitments to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound to (i) repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any of its outstanding capital stock or other equity or
voting interest in the Company or any other Person or
(ii) vote or dispose of any of its outstanding capital stock
or other equity or voting interest in, the Company. There are no
irrevocable proxies and no voting agreements with respect to any of
the Company’s outstanding capital stock or other equity or
voting interest in the Company.
Section 3.6 Subsidiaries and
Investments. The
Company does not have any Subsidiaries. On the Closing Date, the
Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of,
or other equity, ownership, proprietary or voting interest in, any
Person.
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Section 3.7 Financial
Statements.
(a) The Company has furnished the Purchaser
with (i) the audited balance sheets of the Company as of
December 31, 2007 (the “Balance Sheet
Date” ) and December 31, 2006, the related
audited statements of income for the three (3) years ended
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, all audited by Ernst &
Young LLC, and (ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as at November 23, 2008 and the related unaudited statements
of income for the eleven (11) months then ended (the unaudited
balance sheet of the Company as at November 23, 2008, is
hereinafter referred to as the “Interim Balance
Sheet” ). The financial statements referred to above,
including the footnotes thereto (collectively, the
“Financial Statements” ) have been
prepared in accordance with GAAP, except, with respect to the
Interim Balance Sheet and the related unaudited statements of
income for the eleven (11) months ended November 23,
2008, for the absence of notes and normal year-end audit
adjustments.
(b) The Financial Statements fairly
present, in all material respects, (i) the financial condition
of the Company at the dates thereof and (ii) the results of
the Company’s operations and cash flows and the changes in
its financial condition for the periods presented.
Section 3.8 Liabilities.
The Company has no Material claims,
obligations, liabilities or Indebtedness, whether absolute,
accrued, contingent or otherwise, except for (i) claims,
obligations, liabilities or Indebtedness set forth in the Financial
Statements, or specifically disclosed in the footnotes thereto
(ii) the Accrued Liabilities, (iii) the Accounts Payable,
(iv) the Contracts, (v) liabilities and obligations incurred
between December 31, 2007 and the Closing Date in the ordinary
course of business of the Company (none of which results from,
arises out of or relates to any breach of contract, breach of
contractual warranty, tort, infringement or violation of law) and
(vi) liabilities set forth in Schedule 3.8
.
Section 3.9 Tangible Personal
Property.
(a) Schedule 3.9(a) sets forth
(i) a depreciation list of each item of Tangible Personal
Property owned by the Company having a book value in excess of
$5,000 and (ii) a list of each item of Tangible Personal
Property leased by the Company having an annual rental in excess of
$10,000. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.9(a) , there
is no Tangible Personal Property used in the operation of the
Business other than the Tangible Personal Property reflected in the
Balance Sheet or thereafter acquired, except for Tangible Personal
Property disposed of in the ordinary course of business, consistent
with past practice, since the Balance Sheet Date. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.9(a) , all of the Tangible Personal
Property is located at the Current Real Property and there is no
Tangible Personal Property used by the Company in the operation of
its business located at the Current Real Property which is not
owned or leased by the Company. The Tangible Personal Property,
taken as a whole, is in reasonable working order and adequate for
its intended use, ordinary wear and tear and normal repairs and
replacements excepted.
(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.9(b) , the Company has good title to or, in
the case of leased assets, a valid leasehold interest in, free and
clear of all Liens, all of the Tangible Personal Property. The
Company owns or has the exclusive right to use all of the Tangible
Personal Property and assets necessary for the conduct of the
Business as currently conducted.
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Section 3.10 Books and
Records. The Books
and Records, as previously made available to the Purchaser and its
Representatives, represent accurate records of all meetings of, and
material action taken by (including action taken by written
consent), the shareholders and directors of the Company in all
material respects. All of the records, systems, controls, data or
information of the Company, recorded, stored, maintained, operated
or otherwise wholly or partly dependent on or held by any means
(including all means of access thereto and therefrom) are under the
exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company.
Section 3.11 Owned Real
Property. The Company
does not presently own. Schedule 3.11 sets forth a list
of real property formerly owned by the Company.
Section 3.12 Leased Real
Property. The Leases
are the only leases, subleases or other agreements relating to the
use or occupancy of real property to which the Company is a party
or bound. The Company has a valid leasehold interests in the real
property described in the Leases, free and clear of any and all
Liens. Each Lease is in full force and effect; all rents and
additional rents due to date on the Leases have been paid; the
Company has been in peaceable possession since the commencement of
the original term of the Leases and is not in default thereunder;
no waiver, indulgence or postponement of the Company’s
obligations thereunder has been granted by the lessors; and ,
except as set forth on Schedule 3.4(b) , there exists
no default or event, occurrence, condition or act (including the
transfer of the Shares) which, with the giving of notice, the lapse
of time or the happening of any further event or condition, would
reasonably be expected to become a default under any Lease. Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.12 , the Company has not violated
and is not currently in violation of any of the terms or conditions
under any Lease in any material respect, and, to the knowledge of
the Company, all of the covenants to be performed by the lessor
under the Leases have been fully performed.
(a) Schedule 3.13 sets forth a
true and complete list of all Contracts. Each Contract is in full
force and effect and there exists no (i) default or event of
default by the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any
other party to any such Contract with respect to any material term
or provision of any such Contract or (ii) event, occurrence,
condition or act (including the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby) which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of
time or the happening of any other event or condition, would become
a default or event of default by the Company or, to the knowledge
of the Company, any other party thereto, with respect to any
material term or provision of any such Contract. Except as set
forth in Schedule 3.13 , the Company is not a party to any
Contract where the cost of completion of such Contract would be
reasonably expected to exceed the balance of monies to be paid by a
customer or other Person to the Company under such
Contract.
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13 , with respect to each Government
Contract, (i) neither the United States government nor any
prime contractor or subcontractor thereof or other Person has
notified the Company in writing that the Company has breached or
violated any Law, certification, representation, clause, provision
or requirement pertaining to any such Government Contract in any
material respect, (ii) the Company has not received any
written notice of termination for convenience, notice of
termination for default, cure notice or show cause notice
pertaining to any such Government Contract, (iii) as of the
date of this Agreement, other than in the ordinary course of
business, to the knowledge of the Company, no cost incurred by the
Company pertaining to any such Government Contract has been
questioned or challenged, is the subject of any audit or
investigation or has been disallowed by any Governmental or
Regulatory Authority and (iv) as of the date of this
Agreement, no payments due to the Company pertaining to any such
Government Contract has been withheld or set off, nor has any
written claim been made to withhold or set off money, and the
Company is entitled to all payments received to date with respect
thereto.
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(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13 , to the knowledge of the Company,
(i) neither the Company nor any director, officer, employee,
consultant or other Representative of the Company is, or since
January 1, 2004 has been, under administrative, civil or
criminal investigation, indictment or information by any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority or under any audit or
investigation by the Company with respect to any alleged act or
omission arising under or relating to any Government Contract,
offer or bid and (ii) the Company has made no voluntary
disclosure with respect to any alleged irregularity, mischarging,
misstatement or omission arising under or related to any Government
Contract, offer or bid that has led or would be reasonably likely
to lead, either before or after the Closing Date, to any of the
consequences set forth in clauses (i) or (ii) above or
any other damage, penalty assessment, recoupment or payment or
disallowance of cost.
(d) Neither the Company nor any director,
officer or employee of the Company has been suspended, debarred or,
to the knowledge of the Company, proposed for disbarment from
participation in the award of any Government Contract, offer or bid
with the United States government or any other Governmental or
Regulatory Authority (excluding for this purpose ineligibility to
bid on certain Government Contracts due to generally applicable
bidding requirements). To the knowledge of the Company, there
exists no facts or circumstances that would be reasonably likely to
result in the institution of suspension or debarment Proceedings or
the finding of non-responsibility or ineligibility on the part of
the Company or any of its directors, officers or
employees.
Section 3.14 Litigation.
There is no Proceeding pending by
(or to the knowledge of the Company, any investigation by) any
Governmental or Regulatory Authority or any other Person, or, to
the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against or affecting the
Company, or any of its assets or rights. The Company is not subject
to any Order.
Section 3.15 Taxes.
Since January 1,
1999:
(a) the Company has duly filed each Tax
Return required to be filed by it (taking into account extensions),
and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all
material respects;
(b) the Company has paid all Taxes required
to be paid by it (whether or not shown due on any Tax
Return);
(c) the Company has complied with all Laws
relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has, within
the manner prescribed by Law, withheld and paid over to the proper
tax authorities all amounts required to be withheld and paid over
by it;
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(d) no pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened audit, proceeding, examination or litigation or
similar claim has been commenced or is presently pending with
respect to any Taxes or Tax Return of the Company;
(e) no written claim has been made by any
tax authority in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file a
Tax Return that the Company is or may be subject to taxation in
that jurisdiction;
(f) no outstanding written agreements,
consents or waivers to extend the statutory period of limitations
applicable to the assessment of any Taxes or deficiencies against
the Company, and no power of attorney granted by the Company with
respect to any Taxes is currently in force;
(g) the Company is not a party to any
agreement providing for the allocation or sharing of any Taxes
imposed on or with respect to any Person, and the Company
(A) has not been a member of an affiliated group (or similar
state, local or foreign filing group) filing a consolidated U.S.
federal income Tax Return or (B) has any liability for the
Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulations
Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or
foreign Law), or as a transferee or successor;
(h) the federal income Tax Returns of the
Company have been examined by and settled with the Internal Revenue
Service (or the applicable statutes of limitation have lapsed) for
all years through December 31, 2005. All assessments for Taxes
due with respect to such completed and settled examinations or any
concluded litigation have been fully paid;
(i) no state or local income Tax Returns
were required to have been filed by the Company that were not
filed;
(j) the Company has not participated in a
“reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b);
(k) the Company has previously delivered or
made available to the Purchaser (A) complete and accurate
copies of all Tax Returns of the Company for the prior three
(3) tax years; (B) all audit reports, letter rulings,
technical advice memoranda and similar documents issued by any tax
authority relating to the United States Federal, state, local or
foreign Taxes due from or with respect to the Company and
(C) any closing agreements entered into by the Company with
any tax authority in each case existing on the date
hereof;
(l) the Company has made a valid S election
under Section 1362 of the Code and has made all such elections
required under analogous provisions of state and local law. All
such elections were effective for the tax year of the Company
beginning April 1, 1999 and remain in full force and effect
through the date hereof;
(m) the Company is not presently and has
not been, a United States real property holding corporation (as
defined in Section 897(c)(2) of the Code) during the
applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the
Code;
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(n) the Company has not been required to
include in income any adjustment pursuant to Section 481 of the
Code by reason of a voluntary change in accounting method initiated
by the Company, and the IRS has not initiated or proposed any such
adjustment or change in accounting method;
(o) the Company has not been a
“distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” in a distribution intended to qualify under
Section 355 of the Code within the past five years;
(p) the Company has disclosed on all
relevant Tax Returns any positions taken therein that could give
rise to a substantial understatement of Taxes within the meaning of
Section 6662 of the Code; and
(q) the Company is not a party to any
agreement that would require it to make any payment that would
constitute an “excess parachute payment” for purposes
of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code.
Section 3.16 Insurance.
Set forth in
Schedule 3.16 is a list and description of each
insurance policy that covers the Company (including
self-insurance), specifying as to each policy (i) the carrier,
(ii) policy number, (iii) coverage limits and
deductibles, (iv) expiration date, (v) annual premiums,
(vi) type of coverage provided, (vii) policy exclusions
and (viii) whether such policy is claims or occurrence based.
Such policies are in full force and effect, all premiums thereon
which are due have been paid, and the Company is otherwise in
compliance in all material respects with the terms and provisions
of such policies. The Company is not in default under any of the
insurance policies set forth in Schedule 3.16 (or
required to be set forth in Schedule 3.16 ) and there
exists no event, occurrence, condition or act (including the
transfer of the Shares) which, with the giving of notice, the lapse
of time or the happening of any other event or condition, would
reasonably be expected to become a default thereunder. The Company
has not received any notice of cancellation or non-renewal of any
such policy or arrangement nor has the termination of any such
policies or arrangements been threatened, and there exists no
event, occurrence, condition or act which, with the giving of
notice, the lapse of time or the happening of any other event or
condition, would reasonably be expected to entitle any insurer to
terminate or cancel any such policies. Schedule 3.16
also sets forth a list of all pending claims and the claims history
for the Company during the past five (5) years (including with
respect to insurance obtained during such period but not currently
maintained).
Section 3.17 Intellectual
Property.
(a) The Company owns, or has the right to
use, all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the
Business as currently conducted. No claim has been asserted or is
pending by any Person challenging or questioning the use of any
such Intellectual Property or the validity or effectiveness of any
such Intellectual Property, nor, to the knowledge of the Company,
does any valid basis for any such claim exist. The Company’s
operations and business do not infringe or misappropriate the
Intellectual Property rights of any Person. The Company has taken
reasonable steps to maintain and protect as confidential and
proprietary all of its trade secrets and other non-public
proprietary information.
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(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.17(b) , (i) the Company has not
interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or otherwise come
into conflict with any Intellectual Property rights of third
parties, and in the last five (5) years, the Company has not
received any charge, complaint, claim, demand or notice alleging
any such interference, infringement, misappropriation or violation
(including any claim that the Company must license or refrain from
using any intangible property rights of any third party) which has
not been resolved and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, no
third party has interfered with, infringed upon, misappropriated or
otherwise come into conflict with any of the Intellectual
Property.
(c) Schedule 3.17(c)
identifies (i) each patent or registration which has been
issued to the Company with respect to any of the Intellectual
Property, (ii) each pending patent application or application
for registration which the Company has made with respect to any of
the Intellectual Property and (iii) each license, sublicense
or other agreement which the Company has granted to any third party
with respect to any of the Intellectual Property. Schedule
3.17(c) also identifies each copyright, trademark, service
mark, trade name or unregistered mark used by the Company in
connection
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