STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the " Agreement "), is made and entered
into as of the 6th day of March, 2009, by and among MOBILE VIDEO
DEVELOPMENT, INC. , a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware (the “ Buyer
”), PAX CLEAN ENERGY, INC., a corporation organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “
Company ”).
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, the
Company plans to designate a class of stock to be designated as
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “
Company Shares ”); and
WHEREAS, Buyer
desires to acquire the Company, and the Company wishes to be
acquired by the Buyer, in each case in accordance with and subject
to the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, this
transaction is motivated, in part, by the ability of the
post-closing public vehicle to privately place approximately
$2,000,000 in new equity capital in a transaction which takes place
as soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing and the
proceeds of which the Company intends to use to execute its
business plan; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into
this Agreement pursuant to which, in consideration for shares of
capital stock of the Buyer (the “ Buyer’s Shares
”), Buyer will purchase from the Company one share of the
Company Shares for each share of the Buyer’s
Shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises
and the mutual promises, representations, warranties and covenants
hereinafter set forth, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Definitions . The following words shall
have the respective meanings given to them in this Article
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“Action” has the meaning set forth in Section
3.7.
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Affiliate ” means with respect to any Person, any
other Person which is controlling, controlled by, or under common
control with, directly or indirectly, the Person referred to, and,
if the Person referred to is a natural Person, any member of such
Person’s immediate family. The term “
control ” (including, with correlative meaning, 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.
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Agreement ” means this Agreement as executed on the
date hereof and as amended or supplemented in accordance with the
terms hereof, including all Schedules and Exhibits attached hereto,
as well as other documents to be furnished by the Parties as
provided herein, which other documents shall be collectively
referred to as the “ Related Documents
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Business ” means any and all business activities in
which the Company is engaged, as such business is conducted by the
Company on the date hereof and as of the Effective Time.
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Buyer ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to
this Agreement.
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Buyer’s Counsel Legal Opinion ” means the legal
opinion letter of counsel to Buyer, David Altshuler, Esq., in favor
of the Company in such form as the Company shall reasonably
require.
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Buyer’s Shares ” means 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Buyer’s common stock, par value $0.0001
per share, to be delivered to the Company by Buyer
hereunder.
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Closing ” means the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, as provided for in Section
2.3.
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Closing Date ” means the date on which the Closing
occurs in accordance with this Agreement.
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Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended from time to time.
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Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to
this Agreement.
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Company’s Counsel Legal Opinion ” means the
legal opinion letter of counsel to the Company, Gersten Savage LLP,
in favor of Buyer and its counsel in such form as Buyer may
reasonably require.
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Company Shares ” means the shares of the
Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, with supermajority voting rights and such other
rights and preferences as are specified in the Certificate of
Designation, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A
, to be sold by the Company to Buyer hereunder.
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Confidential Information ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.1(b).
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Contract ” means any written or oral contract,
agreement, arrangement, understanding, lease, indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, evidence of indebtedness, commitment or instrument,
open purchase order or offer, to which the Company is a party or by
which it or any of its assets is bound.
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Effective Time ” means the effective time of the
Closing, which shall be deemed to be as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time
on the Closing Date.
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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended.
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Escrow Agent ” means Gersten Savage LLP.
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Financial Statements ” means (a) the unaudited balance
sheets of the Company as of October 31, 2008 and (b) the related
unaudited quarterly statements of earnings, stockholders’
equity, changes in financial position and cash flows for the
respective periods then ended, together, as to all the foregoing,
with any notes or schedules thereto.
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GAAP ” means the accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States, including as set forth in the
opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and
statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards
Board, applied consistently throughout the periods
involved.
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Government ” means the United States of America, any
other nation or state, any federal, bilateral or multilateral
governmental authority, state, any possession, territory, local,
county, district, city or other governmental unit or subdivision,
and any branch, entity, agency, or judicial body of any of the
foregoing.
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Income Taxes ” means any Tax imposed upon or measured
by net income or gross income (excluding any Tax based solely on
gross receipts) including any interest, penalty, or additions
thereto, whether disputed or not.
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Indemnified Person ” means a person entitled to
indemnification pursuant to Article 8 of this Agreement.
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Indemnifying Party ” means the party required to
indemnify and hold harmless such Indemnified Person.
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IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue
Service.
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Knowledge ” means, with respect to any Person, such
Person’s actual knowledge of facts or other information,
after having made (a) due inquiry of any other Person who is
primarily responsible for, and/or the primary custodian of records
pertaining to, the subject matter as to which such Person’s
knowledge is being asserted, and (b) due investigation
of all files and records in the possession or control of such
Person and pertaining to the subject matter as to which such
Knowledge is being asserted. The words
“know,” “knowing” and “known”
shall be construed accordingly.
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Law ” means any statute, law, ordinance, decree,
order, injunction, rule, directive, or regulation of any Government
or quasi-governmental authority, and includes rules and regulations
of any regulatory or self-regulatory authority compliance with
which is required by any such statute, law, ordinance, decree,
order, injunction, rule, directive, or regulation.
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Liabilities ” or “Liability” means all
debts, adverse claims, liabilities and/or obligations, direct,
indirect, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated,
whether accrued, vested or otherwise, and whether or not reflected
or required to be reflected on the financial statements of a
Person.
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Lien ” means any lien, security interest, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust, pledge, charge, adverse claim, easement,
restriction or other encumbrance, including, without limitation,
any liens arising in respect of any Tax.
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Losses ” means any damages, losses, charges,
liabilities, claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings,
payments, judgments, settlements, assessments, deficiencies, taxes,
interest, penalties, and costs and expenses, including removal
costs, remediation costs, closure costs, fines, penalties and
expenses of investigation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and
costs, and reasonable out-of-pocket disbursements.
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Material Adverse Effect ” means any material adverse
effect on (a) the Business, properties, assets, liabilities,
profits, operations, results of operations or condition (financial
or otherwise) of the Company, or (b) the validity or enforceability
of this Agreement and/or any or all of the Related Documents, or
the authority or ability of the Company to perform its obligations
pursuant to this Agreement, but shall not be deemed to include (i)
any adverse changes resulting from general economic, regulatory or
political conditions, (ii) circumstances that affect the industries
in which the Company operates generally unless expressly directed
at or disproportionately affecting the Company, or (iii) any other
event or occurrence which would customarily be considered to be
force majeure in contracts of this type.
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Material Adverse Event ” means the occurrence of any
event, fact or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate,
is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company
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Material Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.10(a).
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Order ” means an order, writ, injunction, or decree of
any court or Government.
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Ordinary Course ” means, with respect to the Business
of the Company, only the ordinary course of commercial operations
customarily engaged in by the Company consistent with industry
norms and the Company’s prior practices, and specifically
does not include (a) any activity (i) involving the purchase or
sale of the Company or of any product line or business unit of the
Company, (ii) involving modification or adoption of any Plan, or
(iii) which requires approval by the board of directors or
shareholders of the Company, or (b) the incurrence of any material
Liability for any tort or any breach or violation of or default
under any Contract or Law.
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Party ” or “ Parties ” means any
one or more of the parties to this Agreement, as the context may
require.
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Permitted Liens ” means, collectively, (a) Liens for
Taxes, fees, levies, duties or other governmental charges of any
kind which are not yet delinquent or are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) Liens for landlords, common
carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, laborers,
employees, suppliers, vendors in the ordinary course of business or
similar liens arising by operation of law for amounts which are
owed, but not yet delinquent, (c) purchase money security interests
relating to the acquisition of goods in the Ordinary Course equal
to, or less than, Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) per individual
acquisition, (d) in the case of real property, any matters,
restrictions, covenants, conditions, limitations, rights, rights of
way, encumbrances, encroachments, reservations, easements,
agreements and other matters of record, such state of facts of
which an accurate survey of the property would reveal, and (e)
Liens arising from or related to immaterial indebtedness or capital
leases of the Company or its Subsidiaries equal to, or less than,
Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) in each case.
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Person ” shall be construed broadly and shall include
an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization or a Government entity (or
any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof).
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Plan ” means any agreement, arrangement, plan, or
policy, whether or not written, that involves (a) any pension,
retirement, profit sharing, savings, deferred compensation, bonus,
stock option, stock purchase, phantom stock, health, welfare, or
incentive plan; or (b) welfare or “fringe” benefits,
including without limitation vacation, holiday, severance,
disability, medical, hospitalization, dental, life and other
insurance, tuition, company car, club dues, sick leave, maternity,
paternity or family leave, or other benefits; or (c) any
employment, consulting, engagement, or retainer
agreement.
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Sponsor ” means any employer who is participating (or
who has participated) in any Plan.
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Tax ” or “Taxes ”
means all taxes, charges, fees, levies, or other like assessments,
including without limitation, all federal, possession, state, city,
county and foreign (or governmental unit, agency, or political
subdivision of any of the foregoing) income, profits, employment
(including Social Security, unemployment insurance and employee
income tax withholding), franchise, gross receipts, sales, use,
transfer, stamp, occupation, property, capital, severance, premium,
windfall profits, customs, duties, ad valorem, value added and
excise taxes; pension guaranty and other similar premiums; and any
other Government charges of the same or similar nature; including
any interest, penalty or addition thereto, whether disputed or not
and including any obligations to indemnify or otherwise assume or
succeed to the Tax Liability of any other Person. Any
one of the foregoing Taxes shall be referred to sometimes as a
“ Tax .”
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“ Tax
Returns ” means all reports, estimates, declarations,
claims for refund, information statements and returns relating to
or required by Law to be filed by the Company in connection with
any Taxes, and all information returns (e.g., Form W-2, Form 1099)
and reports relating to Taxes and Taxes payable by, pursuant to, or
in connection with, any Plans, including any amendment or
supplement thereof. Any one of the foregoing Tax Returns
shall be referred to sometimes as a “ Tax Return
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Interpretation and Accounting
Terms .
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Whenever in
this Agreement the terms “include,”
“includes,” “including,” and derivative or
similar words, are used, they shall be construed to be followed by
the phrase “without limitation.”
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Whenever in
this Agreement the term “agreement” is used, it shall
be deemed to refer to binding agreements, commitments, leases,
contracts, contract rights, licenses and sublicense agreements,
quotations, purchase orders, customer orders, work orders and other
executory rights.
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Wherever in
this Agreement a statute or other piece of legislation is
referenced, such reference shall be deemed to include any and all
amendments thereto, as well as any successor legislation which may
be adopted subsequent to the date of this Agreement, and covering
the same subject matter or the referenced statute or
legislation.
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Whenever in
this Agreement the term “party to” is used in regard to
an agreement, it shall be construed as meaning “party to or
bound by.”
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Wherever in
this Agreement reference is made to a Schedule “hereof”
or “attached hereto” the contents of such Schedule
shall be deemed to be incorporated into this Agreement by
reference, as an integral part of this Agreement.
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The headings of
the Articles, Sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are
inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute
a part hereof.
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Each reference
in this Agreement to an Article, Paragraph, Section, Schedule or
Exhibit, unless otherwise indicated, shall mean an Article,
Paragraph or Section of this Agreement or a Schedule or Exhibit
attached to this Agreement, respectively.
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Whenever in
this Agreement the terms “hereof,”
“herein,” “hereby,” or derivative or
similar words are used, such terms refer to this entire
Agreement.
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All references
herein to “days” in this Agreement are to consecutive
calendar days unless Business Days are specified.
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The language in
all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed as a
whole according to its fair meaning, strictly neither for nor
against any Party hereto, and without implying a presumption that
the terms thereof shall be more strictly construed against one
Party by reason of the rule of construction that a document is to
be construed more strictly against the Person who itself or through
its counsel prepared the same, it being agreed that representatives
of both Parties have participated in the preparation
hereof.
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Whenever in
this Agreement the singular is used, it shall include the plural if
the context so requires, and whenever the masculine gender is used
in this Agreement, it shall be construed as if the masculine,
feminine or neuter gender, respectively, has been used where the
context so dictates, with the rest of the sentence being construed
as if the grammatical and terminological changes thereby rendered
necessary have been made.
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1.3
Accounting Terms . All accounting terms
used herein which are not expressly defined in this Agreement shall
have the respective meanings given to them in accordance with
GAAP.
ARTICLE 2
COVENANTS AND
UNDERTAKINGS
2.1
Purchase and Sale of Shares . Subject to the terms
and conditions hereinafter set forth, at Closing, the Company shall
sell and deliver to Buyer such number of Company Shares as is equal
to the number of Buyer’s Shares, which Company Shares shall
be free and clear of all encumbrances. Such sale and delivery shall
be evidenced by a share certificate reasonably satisfactory in form
and substance to Buyer and its counsel.
2.2
Consideration for Sale of Company Shares
. In consideration for the Company Shares, the
obligations of the Company and the other rights of Buyer hereunder,
Buyer covenants to the Company that, as consideration for the
Company Shares, it shall contribute all of the Buyer’s Shares
to the Company. The Buyer’s Shares, when
transferred to the Company as set forth herein, shall be free and
clear of all encumbrances
2.3
The Closing . The Closing shall take place
within five (5) Business days after all of the conditions to
Closing required hereunder herein shall have been fully complied
with or waived, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time on the Closing Date, at
the offices of Gersten Savage LLP, 600 Lexington Avenue, New York,
NY 10022, or at such other time or place as the Parties may
mutually agree in writing; provided, however , that in no
event shall the Closing take place after May 15, 2009, assuming no
review by the SEC of the Company’s Preliminary 14C; or July
15, 2009, in the event that the SEC notifies the Company of its
intention to do a limited or full review of the Preliminary
14C. At Closing, the Company shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to Buyer the documents identified in Article 6 hereof
and Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company the
documents identified in Article 7 hereof.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY
The Company
hereby represents and warrants to Buyer, as of the date of this
Agreement and as of the Closing, that the statements contained in
this Article 3, are true and correct except for events,
transactions or occurrences expressly contemplated or required by
this Agreement.
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Corporate
Existence and Power .
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The Company is
a corporation validly existing and in good standing under the laws
of the State of Delaware. The Company has made available
to Buyer true, complete and correct copies of its Articles of
Incorporation and Bylaws, as currently in effect.
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The Company has
all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and use
its assets and to transact the Business, and holds all
authorizations, franchises, licenses and permits required therefor
and all such authorizations, franchises, licenses and permits are
valid and subsisting. The Company is in good standing in
each of the jurisdiction(s) where it is duly licensed or qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation and in any other
jurisdiction where such license or qualification is required, and
is in good standing in each such jurisdiction, except for
jurisdictions where the failure to be so licensed or qualified
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material
Adverse Effect.
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The Company has
the corporate power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver
this Agreement, to perform the Company’s obligations
hereunder and in each Exhibit hereto, as applicable, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
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Valid and
Enforceable Agreement; Authorization;
Non-contravention .
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This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms. All action on the part of the Company and its
officers , directors and shareholders, necessary for the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Related Documents and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby has been taken.
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The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not require any independent
corporate action on the part of the Company.
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Except as may
be disclosed on Schedule 3.2(c) , the Company is not a party
to, subject to or bound by any Contract, Law or Order which does or
would (i) conflict with or be breached or violated or its
obligations thereunder accelerated or increased (whether or not
with notice or lapse of time or both) by the execution, delivery or
performance by the Company of this Agreement, (ii) prevent the
carrying out of the transactions contemplated
hereby. Except as described in Article 7 hereof, no
permit, consent, waiver, approval or authorization of, or
declaration to or filing or registration with, any Government or
third party is required in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by the Company, or the
consummation the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby,
except for any such permits, consents, waivers, approvals,
authorizations, declarations, filings or registrations the failure
of which to obtain would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as disclosed on Schedule 3.2(c) ,
the transactions contemplated hereby will not result in the
creation of any Lien against the Company or any of its properties
or assets, nor in the cancellation or modification of any license,
agreement or arrangement to which the Company is a party, except
for any such cancellations or modifications which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, produce a Material Adverse
Effect.
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Capitalization and Ownership
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The authorized
capital stock of the Company, and the names, addresses and holdings
of the record holders thereof are set forth in Schedule
3.3(a) attached hereto. All of the Company Shares were duly
authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and
non-assessable without restriction on the right of transfer thereof
(other than restrictions on transfer solely pursuant to applicable
state and federal securities laws). Except for
Buyer’s rights pursuant to this Agreement, or as otherwise
set forth on Schedule 3.3(a) , (i) there are no authorized
or outstanding (A) securities of the Company other than the Company
Shares, or (B) warrants, preemptive rights, other rights, or
options with respect to any securities of the Company, and (ii) the
Company is not subject to any obligation to issue, sell, deliver,
redeem, exchange, convert, repurchase, substitute or otherwise
transfer, acquire or retire the Company Shares or any other
securities of the Company.
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The Company
does not have any subsidiaries. Except as may be set
forth on Schedule 3.3(b) , the Company does not directly or
indirectly own or have any capital stock or other equity interest
in any other Person (including, without limitation, any
contractual, joint venture, profit sharing or other similar
quasi-equity arrangement), and there are no Contracts to effect any
of the foregoing to which the Company is a party.
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3.4
Events Subsequent to October 31, 2008
. Since October 31, 2008, except as set forth on
Schedule 3.4 attached hereto, there has been no:
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Material
Adverse Event or change in the business or condition (financial or
otherwise), operations or results of operations of the Company, or
to the Company’s Knowledge, current prospects, other than
changes in the Ordinary Course (which changes have not,
individually or in the aggregate, had a Material Adverse
Effect);
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damage,
destruction or loss, whether covered by insurance or not, affecting
the tangible assets of the Company which individually exceeds
$2,500 or in the aggregate exceeds $10,000;
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declaration,
setting aside, or payment of any dividend or any distribution (in
cash or in kind) with respect to any securities of the
Company;
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sale or direct
or indirect redemption, purchase or other acquisition of securities
of the Company;
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increase in or
commitment to increase compensation, benefits, or other
remuneration to or for the benefit of any employee, shareholder,
director, officer, or agent of the Company, or any benefits granted
under any Plan with or for the benefit of any such employee,
director, officer, or agent, except for increases in salary, wages
or benefits in the Ordinary Course which individually exceeds
$2,500 or in the aggregate exceeds $10,000;
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accrual or
arrangement, whether direct or indirect, for, or payment of,
bonuses or special compensation of any kind, or any severance or
termination pay, to any present or former officer, director, or
employee of the Company, other than in the Ordinary Course and
provided that any such accrual or arrangement does not individually
exceed $2,500 or in the aggregate exceed $10,000;
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material
transaction entered into or carried out by the Company in
connection with the Business other than in the Ordinary
Course;
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borrowing or
incurrence of any indebtedness (including letters of credit and
foreign exchange contracts), contingent or otherwise, by or on
behalf of the Company or any endorsement, assumption, or guarantee
of payment or performance of any such indebtedness or any
Liabilities of any other Person by or on behalf of the Company
other than in the Ordinary Course and provided that any such
borrowing or incurrence of indebtedness does not individually
exceed $2,500 or in the aggregate exceed $10,000;
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change made by
the Company with respect to its Tax or financial accounting, or the
making of any Tax election;
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grant of any
Lien (other than a Permitted Liens) with respect to the assets,
properties or rights of the Company;
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issuance by the
Company of any security, including without limitation any option,
warrant or right to receive any security;
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change in the
authorized capital or outstanding securities of the
Company;
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payment of any
obligation or liability (absolute or contingent) by the Company,
other than current liabilities reflected in or shown on the
Financial Statements and current liabilities incurred in the
Ordinary Course;
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change in any
accounting methods or practices by the Company (including, without
limitation, any change in depreciation or amortization methods,
policies, or rates);
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entry into, or
amendment, modification, or termination of, any Material
Contracts;
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waiver or
release of any right or claim of the Company or cancellation of any
debts or claims, except in the Ordinary Course and provided that
any such waiver or release does not individually exceed $2,500 or
in the aggregate exceed $10,000;
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capital
expenditure by the Company individually exceeding $2,500 or in the
aggregate exceeding $10,000; and
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any agreement
by, or Board resolution authorizing, the Company to do any of the
foregoing items.
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Undisclosed Liabilities
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To the
Company’s Knowledge, it does not have any Liabilities,
except:
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those
Liabilities identified on the Financial Statements and as may be
reflected on Schedule 3.5(a) attached hereto; or
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as incurred in
the Ordinary Course since the date of the most recent Financial
Statements (none of which has had or may reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company).
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To the
Company’s Knowledge, except as disclosed herein, there is no
currently existing condition or circumstance which would reasonably
be expected to result in such a Liability which would have a
Material Adverse Effect.
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3.6
No Breach of Law or Governing Document
. The Company is not (i) in default under or in breach
or violation of any Law, or of any provision of its Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws, or (ii) the provisions of any Government
regulation, permit, franchise, or license, which breach or
violation of such regulation, permit, franchise, or license would
have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. The
Company has not received any notice alleging any such default,
breach or violation. Neither the execution of this
Agreement nor any Related Document, nor the Closing, does or will
constitute or result in any such default, breach or
violation. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company
is not the subject or target of any threatened reviews, actions,
inquiries, investigations, or regulatory action by the US
Securities and Exchange Commission or any other regulatory agency
having jurisdiction over the Company, its assets and/or securities
issued by the Company.
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Except as maybe
set forth in Schedule 3.7 , there is no suit, claim,
litigation, proceeding (administrative, regulatory, judicial, or in
arbitration, mediation or alternative dispute resolution),
Government or grand jury investigation, or other action (any of the
foregoing, an “Action”), pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened, anticipated or contemplated,
against the Company, involving the Business, or involving any of
the Company’s properties, assets, rights or capital stock, or
any of its directors, officers, agents, or other personnel in their
capacity as such, including without limitation any Action
challenging, enjoining, or preventing this Agreement, or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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The Company is
not currently and, to the Company’s Knowledge, has not been,
subject to any Order other than Orders of general
applicability.
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3.8
Owned and Leased Real Property .
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There are no
interests in real property owned by the Company.
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The Company
does not lease any real property.
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3.9
Licenses and
Permits . The Company possesses all licenses,
permits and other authorizations and Governmental approvals
required for the conduct of the Business in the manner in which it
is currently being conducted. Each such license or
permit is valid and in full force and effect and is not subject to
any pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened or
contemplated administrative or judicial proceeding to revoke,
cancel or declare such license or permit invalid in any respect,
except where such action would not have a Material Adverse Effect
on the Business. Upon Closing, the Company will have all
right and authority to conduct its activities pursuant to such
licenses and permits. The Company is in compliance in
all respects with such licenses and permits except where such non
compliance would have a Material Adverse Effect. No such
license or permit has been, or to the Company’s Knowledge is
threatened to be, revoked, canceled, suspended or materially
adversely modified. Neither the execution of this
Agreement nor the Closing does or will constitute or result in a
material default under or violation of any such license or
permit.
3.10
Filing of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes
. The Company has timely filed all Tax Returns required
to be filed by it. To the Company’s Knowledge,
each such Tax Return has been prepared in compliance with all
applicable laws and regulations, and all such Tax Returns are true,
accurate and complete in all respects. All Taxes that
have become due and payable by the Company have been timely paid,
and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company is not and will
not be liable for any additional Taxes in respect of any Taxable
period or any portion thereof ending on or before December 31, 2008
in an amount that exceeds the corresponding reserve therefor
separately identified in Schedule 3.10, if any, as reflected in the
Financial Statement dated as of October 31, 2008, and any Taxes of
the Company arising after such date and at or before the Closing
have been or will be incurred in the ordinary course of the
Company’s business. The Company has delivered to
the Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all Tax Returns
filed by or with respect to it with respect to Taxable periods
ended before January 1, 2008, and has delivered or made available
to the Buyer all relevant documents and information with respect
thereto, including without limitation work papers, records,
examination reports, and statements of deficiencies proposed,
assessed against or agreed to by the Company. No claim
has ever been made by a Governmental agency in a jurisdiction where
the Company does not pay tax or file tax returns that the Company
is or may be subject to taxes assessed by such
jurisdiction.
3.11
Contracts and Commitments . The only
material contract to which the company is a party is the Business
and Management Services Agreement between Hammond Management
Corporation and the Company dated as of February 7, 2007 (the
“ Hammond Management Agreement ”), which
agreement shall terminate on Closing. The Company
further represents and warrants that, as of the Effective Time, the
Company shall not be indebted to Hammond Management Corporation or
its executives or employees for the payment of compensation, fees,
or other form of consideration for any services rendered to the
Company pursuant to such agreement.
3.12
Validity of Contracts . The Material
Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Company and, to the Company’s Knowledge, the other parties
thereto, in accordance with its terms and conditions, subject to
the qualification that the enforceability thereof may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and except that the availability
of equitable remedies, including specific performance, is subject
to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding for the
enforcement thereof may be brought, and further subject to any
other legal defenses to enforcement that may be available to the
Company or the Company’s Affiliates, as applicable, or any of
them. The Company is not, to the extent it would create
a current or future Liability of Buyer and/or the Company, the
Company has not been, and to the Company’s Knowledge, no
other party to a Material Contract is, in material breach or
violation of or default under the Material Contract, and no event
has occurred that, through the passage of time or the giving of
notice, or both, would constitute, and neither the execution of
this Agreement nor the Closing hereunder do or will constitute or
result in, such a breach, violation or default on the part of any
party thereto, cause the acceleration of any Liability of the
Company or any other party thereto, or the creation of a Lien upon
any assets of the Company or the Shares, or require any consent
thereunder. The Company has provided or made available
to Buyer a true, complete and accurate copy of the Material
Contract.
3.13
Labor Matters . The Company is not a party
to or bound by any collective barg
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