STOCK PURCHASE AND
RECAPITALIZATION AGREEMENT
This Agreement this 31st day of March, 2009 by
and among One Up Acquisition, Inc. , a Georgia corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (" Buyer "); Remark
Enterprises, Inc. , a Nevada corporation (" Parent ");
and One Up Innovations, Inc. a Georgia corporation (the "
Company ") and Louis S. Friedman, majority shareholder of
the Company (“ Seller ”).
RECITALS
A. The
respective Boards of Directors of each of the Company, Buyer and
Parent, and Seller, has approved and declared advisable the merger
of the Company with and into Buyer (the " Merger ") and
approved the Merger upon the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, whereby each issued and outstanding
share of the common stock of the Company (a " Company Common
Share " or, collectively, the " Company Common Shares
"), will be converted into 4.3845546753968 shares of common stock,
$0.0001 par value, of Parent (" Parent Common Stock ")
which, after giving effect to the Merger, shall equal, in the
aggregate, 90% of the total issued and outstanding common stock of
Parent. Each Series A Preferred Share of the Company (a
“ Company Preferred Share ” or, collectively,
the “ Company Preferred Shares ”) will be
converted into 4.3 shares of preferred stock of Parent with the
provisions, rights and designations set forth
herein. The Company Common Shares and the Company
Preferred shares are referred to herein, collectively, as the
“ Company Shares ”.
B. The
respective Boards of Directors of the Company, Buyer and Parent
have determined that the Merger is in furtherance of and consistent
with their respective long-term business strategies and is fair to
and in the best interests of their respective
stockholders.
C. It
is intended that, for federal income tax purposes, the Merger shall
qualify as a reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder (the " Code
");
D. For
financial accounting purposes, it is intended that the Merger will
be accounted for as a " purchase ";
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises, and of the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER; CLOSING;
EFFECT OF MERGER
SECTION 1.1 The Merger . Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in
accordance with the laws of the state of Georgia (" Georgia
Law ") at the Effective Time, the Buyer shall be merged with
and into the Company and the separate corporate existence of the
Buyer shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the
surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred
to as the " Surviving Corporation "), and the separate
corporate existence of the Company with all its rights, privileges,
immunities, powers and franchises shall continue unaffected by the
merger, except as set forth herein. The Merger shall
have the effects specified in the Georgia Law.
SECTION 1.2 Closing . Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger and the
consummation of the other transactions contemplated hereby (the "
Closing ") shall take place at the offices of Cohen &
Czarnik LLP 17 State Street, 39 th Floor, New York 10004 not later than June 20,
2009 and at such other date, time and place as the parties hereto
shall agree.
SECTION 1.3 Effective Time . On the date of
Closing, the Company and Buyer will cause a Certificate of Merger
(the " Georgia Certificate of Merger ") to be executed,
acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
Georgia. The Merger shall become effective at the time when the
Georgia Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Georgia, or, as otherwise agreed by the
Company and Buyer (the " Effective Time ").
SECTION 1.4 Certificate of Incorporation
. The certificate of incorporation of the Company as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the "
Certificate of Incorporation "), until duly amended as
provided therein or by applicable law.
SECTION 1.5 By-Laws . The by-laws of the
Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (the " By-Laws "),
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable
law.
SECTION 1.6 Directors . The director of the
Company shall, from and after the Effective Time, be Louis S.
Friedman until his successor have been duly elected or appointed
and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal
in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and the
By-Laws. As of the Effective Time, the authorized number of
directors comprising the Board of Directors of Parent shall consist
of not less than 3 and not more than 5 individuals. The
following individuals shall be elected to the Board Directors of
Parent at the Effective Time: (i) Louis S. Friedman (Chairman of
the Board); (ii) Don Cohen; and (iii) Ronald P. Scott.
SECTION 1.7 Officers . The officer of the
Company shall, from and after the Effective Time, be Louis S.
Friedman (Chief Executive Officer and President), Ronald P. Scott,
(Chief Financial Officer and Secretary), and Leslie Vogelman
(Treasurer), until their successors have been duly elected or
appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation
or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
the By-Laws. As of the Effective Time, the officers of
Parent shall be appointed as follows: (i) Louis S. Friedman (CEO,
President), Ronald P. Scott (Chief Financial Officer and Secretary)
and Leslie Vogelman (Treasurer).
SECTION 1.8 Effect on Capital Stock . At
the Effective Time, as a result of the Merger and without any
action on the part of the holder of any capital stock of
Buyer:
(a)
Merger Consideration .
(i) Each
Company Common Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into, and become exchangeable
for 4.3845546753968 validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Parent Common Stock (the " Parent Common Shares
").
(ii) Each
Company Preferred Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time shall be converted into and become exchangeable
for one (1) share of preferred stock of stock of Parent (“
Parent Preferred Stock ”) with characteristics, rights
and designations substantially identical to the Company Preferred
Shares except that each holder of record of Parent Preferred Stock
shall be entitled to vote at all meetings of common stockholders
and shall have ten (10) votes per share of Parent Preferred
Stock.
(iii) The
Parent Common Shares and the Parent Preferred Shares, collectively,
are referred to herein as the “ Parent Merger Stock
”, and the conversion of the Company Shares into Parent
Merger Stock is referred to as the " Merger Purchase
Price ");
(b) At
the Effective Time, all Company Shares shall be canceled and the
Company shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a "
Certificate ") formerly representing:
(i)
any Company Common Shares shall thereafter represent only the right
to receive the shares of Parent Common Stock into which such
Company Common Shares have been converted; and
(ii) any
Company Preferred Shares shall thereafter represent only the right
to receive the shares of Parent Preferred Stock into
which such Company Preferred Shares have been converted.
SECTION 1.9 Exchange of
Certificates for Shares.
(a)
Exchange . At Closing, Parent shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to each respective owner of Company Shares
and in each of their respective names certificates representing
Parent Merger Stock into which the Company Shares that such
shareholders owns are to be converted as set forth on Schedule
1 attached hereto.
(b)
Fractional Shares . No certificates or scrip
representing fractional shares of Parent Common Stock or Parent
Preferred Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of
Certificates pursuant to this Article I; no dividend or other
distribution by Parent and no stock split, combination or
reclassification shall relate to any such fractional share; and no
such fractional share shall entitle the record or beneficial owner
thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Parent.
In lieu of any such factional share, each holder of Company Shares
who would otherwise have been entitled thereto upon the surrender
of Certificate(s) for exchange pursuant to this Article I will be
paid an additional share of Parent Common Stock or Parent Preferred
Stock.
(c)
Adjustments of Conversion Number . In the event
that Parent changes the number of shares of Parent Common Stock or
Parent Preferred Stock , issued and outstanding prior to the
Effective Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split
(including a reverse split), dividend or distribution,
recapitalization, merger (other than the Merger, Stock Purchase or
the cancellation of options previously granted by the Company),
subdivision, or other similar transaction with a dilutive effect,
or if a record date with respect to any of the foregoing shall
occur prior to the Effective Time, the conversion number shall be
equitably adjusted.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY AND SELLER
Each of the Company and Seller represents,
warrants and covenants to Buyer and Parent as follows and
acknowledges that Buyer and Parent are relying upon such
representations and warranties in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions (as hereinafter defined):
SECTION 2.1 Capitalization . The
outstanding and issued capital stock of the Company consists of
10,263,300 shares of common stock and 1,000,000 shares of Series A
Preferred Shares. Schedule 1 sets forth the
name of each record and beneficial shareholder of the Company (each
a " Shareholder " and collectively the " Shareholders
") and the number of Company Shares held by each such
person. Foam Labs, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the
“ Subsidiary ”), is wholly owned by the Company
and is its only subsidiary. The Company and Subsidiary
does not and, at the Closing, the Company and Subsidiary will not,
have outstanding any capital stock or other securities or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire securities of the Company or
the Subsidiary, or any convertible or exchangeable securities and,
other than Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, no person has or, at
Closing will have, any right to purchase or otherwise acquire any
securities of the Company or the Subsidiary. There are,
and at Closing there will be, no outstanding obligations of the
Company or the Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any securities of the Company or the
Subsidiary. All of the Company Shares are, and at
Closing will be, duly authorized, duly and validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable, and none were issued in violation of any
preemptive rights, rights of first refusal or any other contractual
or legal restrictions of any kind except as set forth on
Schedule 2.1 .
SECTION 2.2 Title to the Shares . Seller is
the beneficial owner and holds good and valid title to its Company
Shares free and clear of any Lien. Upon consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions and the satisfaction of the
conditions to Closing set forth herein, Buyer will own all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, free
and clear of any Lien. At the Closing, Seller and each
Shareholder of the Company will deliver the Company Shares to Buyer
free and clear of any Lien, other than restrictions imposed by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the " Securities Act
") and applicable securities Laws including the laws of the
State of Georgia.
SECTION 2.3 Authority Relative to this Agreement
. At the Closing, the Company will have full power,
capacity and authority to execute and deliver each Transaction
Document to which it is or, at Closing, will be, a party and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the "
Contemplated Transactions "). The execution,
delivery and performance by the Company and Seller of each
Transaction Document and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions to which the Company and/or Seller are, or at Closing,
will be, a party will have been duly and validly authorized by the
Company and Seller and no other acts by or on behalf of the Company
or Seller will be necessary or required to authorize the execution,
delivery and performance by each of the Company and Seller of each
Transaction Document and the consummation of the Contemplated
Transactions to which it, he or she, is or, at Closing, will be, a
party. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which the Company or Seller is a party have been duly
and validly executed and delivered by the Company or Seller,
respectively, and (assuming the valid execution and delivery
thereof by the other parties thereto) will constitute the legal,
valid and binding agreements of the Company and Seller,
respectively, enforceable against the Company and Seller in
accordance with their respective terms, except as such obligations
and their enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy
and other similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors'
rights generally and except that the availability of equitable
remedies is subject to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought (whether at law or in
equity).
SECTION 2.4 No Conflicts; Consents . The
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of each
Transaction Document to which it is a party and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions to which the Company is a party, upon
approval of the Shareholders will not: (i) violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or memorandum of
association of the Company; (ii) require the Company to obtain
any consent, approval or action of or waiver from, or make any
filing with, or give any notice to, any Governmental Body or any
other person, except as set forth on Schedule 2.4 (the
" Company Required Consents "); (iii) violate, conflict with
or result in a breach or default under (with or without the giving
of notice or the passage of time or both), or permit the suspension
or termination of, any material Contract (including any Real
Property Lease) to which the Company is a party or by which it or
any of its assets is bound or subject, or to the best of
Company’s knowledge and information result in the creation of
any Lien upon any of the Company Shares or upon any of the Assets
of the Company; (iv) violate any Order, any Law, of any
Governmental Body against, or binding upon, the Company or upon any
of their respective assets or the Business; or (v) violate or
result in the revocation or suspension of any Permit.
SECTION 2.5 Corporate Existence and Power
. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Georgia, and has all requisite powers, authority and all Permits
required to own and/or operate its Assets and to carry on the
Business as now conducted, including all qualifications under any
statute in effect in any state or foreign jurisdiction in which the
Company operates its Business. The Company is duly
qualified to do business and is in good standing in each state of
the United States and in each other jurisdiction where the
character of the property owned or leased by it or the nature of
its activities makes such qualification necessary.
SECTION 2.6 Charter Documents and Corporate Records
. The Company has heretofore delivered to Parent true
and complete copies of the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and
minute books, or comparable instruments, of the Company as in
effect on the date hereof. The stock transfer books of
the Company have been made available to Parent for its inspection
and are true and complete in all respects.
SECTION 2.7 Financial Statements .
(a)
Schedule 2.7A sets forth true, complete and correct
copies of: (i) the Company's audited financial statements as
of and for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and June 30, 2007
(the "Annual Statements"); (ii) the Company's and the
Subsidiary’s financial statements as of and for the six
months ended December 31, 2008 (the " Interim Statements ");
and (iii) all management letters, management representation
letters and attorney response letters issued in connection with the
Annual Statements and the Interim Statements. Each of the Annual
Statements and the Interim Statements present fairly and accurately
in all material respects the financial position of the Company and
the Subsidiary as of its date, and the earnings, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flows thereof for the periods then
ended in accordance with GAAP, consistently
applied. Each balance sheet contained therein or
delivered pursuant hereto fully sets forth all consolidated Assets
and Liabilities of the Company existing as of its date which, under
GAAP, should be set forth therein, and each statement of earnings
contained therein or delivered pursuant hereto sets forth the items
of income and expense of the Company which should be set forth
therein in accordance with GAAP. The audit of the Annual
Statements has been completed and delivered by an independent
auditing firm registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board.
(b) All
financial, business and accounting books, ledgers, accounts and
official and other records relating to the Company have been
properly and accurately kept and completed, and the Company has no
knowledge, notice belief or information there are any material
inaccuracies or discrepancies contained or reflected
therein.
SECTION 2.8 Liabilities . The Company has not incurred
any Liabilities since December 31, 2008(the " Latest Balance
Sheet Date ") except (i) current Liabilities for trade or
business obligations incurred in connection with the purchase of
goods or services in the ordinary course of the Business and
consistent with past practice, and (ii) Liabilities reflected
on any balance sheet referred to in Section 2.7(a).
SECTION 2.9 Company Receivables . Except to
the extent of the amount of the allowance for doubtful accounts
reflected in the Annual Statements and the Interim Statements, all
the Receivables of the Company reflected therein, and all
Receivables that have arisen since the Latest Balance Sheet Date
(except Receivables that have been collected since such date), are
valid and enforceable Claims subject to no known defenses, offsets,
returns, allowances or credits of any kind, and constitute bona
fide Receivables collectible in the ordinary course of the Business
except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or
similar laws or principles of equity affecting the enforcement of
creditors rights generally.
SECTION 2.10 Absence of Certain Changes
. a) Since July 1, 2008, the Company has conducted
the Business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice,
except as disclosed on Schedule 2.10 hereof, and there has
not been:
(i) Any
material adverse change in the Condition of the
Business;
(ii) Any
material damage, destruction or other casualty loss (whether or not
covered by insurance), condemnation or other taking affecting the
Business or the Assets of the Company;
(iii) Any
change in any method of accounting or accounting practice by the
Company;
(iv) Except
for normal increases granted in the ordinary course of business,
any increase in the compensation, commission, bonus or other direct
or indirect remuneration paid, payable or to become payable to any
officer, stockholder, director, consultant, agent or employee of
the Company, or any alteration in the benefits payable or provided
to any thereof;
(v) Any
material adverse change in the relationship of the Company with its
employees, customers, suppliers or vendors;
(vi) Except
for any changes made in the ordinary course of Business, any
material change in any of the Company's business policies,
including advertising, marketing, selling, pricing, purchasing,
personnel, returns or budget policies;
(vii) Any
agreement or arrangement whether written or oral to do any of the
foregoing.
(viii) The
Company has no Liability that is past due and which, individually
or in the aggregate, exceeds $25,000, except as shown on the Annual
Statements or the Interim Statements.
SECTION 2.11 Leased Real Property
. b) The Company has no fee interest, purchase
options or rights of first refusal in any real property and the
Company has no leasehold or other interest in any real property,
except as set forth on Schedule 2.11 (the " Leased
Real Property "), and all leases including all amendments,
modifications, extensions, renewals and/or supplements thereto
(collectively, " Real Property Leases ") are described on
Schedule 2.11 .
SECTION 2.12 Personal Property; Assets . The
Company has good and valid title to (or valid leasehold interest
in) all of its personal property and Assets, free and clear of all
Liens, except the Permitted Liens and as indicated on
Schedule 2.12 . The machinery, equipment,
computer software and other tangible personal property constituting
part of the Assets and all other Assets (whether owned or leased)
are in good condition and repair (subject to normal wear and tear)
and are reasonably sufficient and adequate in quantity and quality
for the operation of the Business as previously and presently
conducted. Schedule 2.12 contains a list
and description of all tangible personal property owned or leased
by the Company with a book value (before depreciation) of $25,000
or more. The Assets constitute all of the assets, which
are necessary to operate the Business of the Company as currently
conducted.
SECTION 2.13 Contracts . i)
Schedule 2.13 sets forth an accurate and complete list
of all Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which it or
its Assets are bound or subject that: (i) cannot be canceled upon
30 days' notice without the payment or penalty of less than One
Thousand Dollars ($1,000); or (ii) involve aggregate annual future
payments by or to any person of more than Five Thousand Dollars
($5,000). True and complete copies of all written Contracts
(including all amendments thereto and waivers in respect thereof)
and summaries of the material provisions of all oral Contracts so
listed have been made available to Buyer.
(b) All
Contracts to which the Company is a party are valid, subsisting, in
full force and effect and binding upon the Company and the other
parties thereto, in accordance with their terms, except that no
representation or warranty is given as to the enforceability of any
oral Contracts. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.13, the Company is not in default (or alleged default) under
any such Contract.
SECTION 2.14 Patents and Intellectual Property Rights
. ii) Schedule 2.14 sets forth a list of
each patent, trademark, trade name, service mark, brand mark, brand
name, and registered copyright as well as all registrations thereof
and pending applications therefor, and each license or other
contract relating thereto (collectively, the " Intellectual
Property ") owned or used in connection with the Business by
the Company and indicates, with respect to each item of Company's
Intellectual Property that is licensed by the Company, the name of
the licensor thereof and, with respect to oral Contracts, the terms
of such license relating thereto. The use of the
foregoing by the Company does not conflict with, infringe upon,
violate or interfere with or constitute an appropriation of any
right, title, interest or goodwill, including, without limitation,
any intellectual property right, patent, trademark, trade name,
service mark, brand name, computer program, database, industrial
design, trade secret, copyright or any pending application thereto
of any other person and there have been no claims made and the
Company has not received any notice or otherwise know that any of
the foregoing is invalid or conflicts with the asserted rights of
other Persons or have not been used or enforced or have been failed
to be used or enforced in a manner that would result in the
abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of the Intellectual
Property, except as set forth on Schedule 2.14A .
(b) The
Company owns or has rights to use all Intellectual Property,
know-how, formulae and other proprietary and trade rights necessary
to conduct the Business as it is now conducted. The
Company has not forfeited or otherwise relinquished any such
Intellectual Property, know-how, formulae or other proprietary
right used in the conduct of the Business as now
conducted.
(c) To
the extent used in the conduct of the Business by the Company, each
of the licenses or other contracts relating to the Company's
Intellectual Property (collectively, the " Intellectual Property
Licenses ") is in full force and effect and is valid and
enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and
subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity
(regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law
or in equity), and there is no notice or claim of default under any
Intellectual Property License either by the Company or, to the
Company's knowledge, by any other party thereto, and to the
Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred that with the
lapse of time or the giving of notice or both would constitute a
default by the Company thereunder.
SECTION 2.15 Claims and Proceedings . There are no
outstanding Orders of any Governmental Body against or involving
the Company, its Assets, the Business, or the Company Shares. There
are no actions, suits, claims or counterclaims, examinations,
Company Required Consents or legal, administrative, governmental or
arbitral proceedings or investigations (collectively, "
Claims ") (whether or not the defense thereof or Liabilities
in respect thereof are covered by insurance), pending or, to the
best of the Company's knowledge, threatened on the date hereof,
against or involving the Company, its Assets, the Business or the
Company Shares.
SECTION 2.16 Taxes . iii) Except as
set forth in Schedule 2.16 :
(i) The
Company has timely filed or, if not yet due but due before Closing,
will timely file all Tax Returns required to be filed by it for all
taxable periods ending on or before the date of Closing and all
such Tax Returns are or, if not yet filed, will be, upon filing,
true, correct and complete in all material respects;
(ii) the
Company has paid, or if payment is not yet due but due before
Closing, will promptly pay when due to each appropriate Tax
Authority, all Taxes of the Company shown as due on the Tax Returns
required to be filed by it for all taxable periods ending on or
before the date of Closing;
(iii) the
accruals for Taxes currently payable as well as for deferred Taxes
shown on the financial statements of the Company as of the date of
the Annual Statements, the Interim Statements or the date of any
financial statements delivered hereunder: (A) adequately
provide for all contingent Tax Liabilities of the Company as of the
date thereof; and (B) accurately reflect, as of the date
thereof, all unpaid Taxes of the Company whether or not disputed,
in each case as required to be reflected thereon in order for such
statements to be in accordance with GAAP;
(iv) no
extension of time has been requested or granted for the Company to
file any Tax Return that has not yet been filed or to pay any Tax
that has not yet been paid and the Company has not granted a power
of attorney that remains outstanding with regard to any Tax
matter;
(v) the
Company has not received notice of a determination by a Tax
Authority that Taxes are currently owed by the Company (such
determination to be referred to as a " Tax Deficiency ")
and, to the Company's knowledge, no Tax Deficiency is proposed or
threatened;
(vi) all
Tax Deficiencies have been paid or finally settled and all amounts
determined by settlement to be owed have been paid;
(vii) there
are no Tax Liens on or pending against the Company or any of the
Assets, other than those which constitute Permitted
Liens;
(viii)
there are no presently outstanding waivers or extensions or
requests for a waiver or extension of the time within which a Tax
Deficiency may be asserted or assessed;
(ix) no
issue has been raised in any examination, investigation, Company
Required Consents, suit, action, claim or proceeding relating to
Taxes (a " Tax Company Required Consents ") which, by
application of similar principles to any past, present or future
period, would result in a Tax Deficiency for such
period;
(x) there
are no pending or threatened Tax audits of the Company;
(xi) the
Company has no deferred intercompany gains or losses that have not
been fully taken into income for income Tax purposes;
(xii) there
are no transfer or other taxes (other than income taxes) imposed by
any state on the Company by virtue of the Contemplated
Transactions; and
(xiii) no
claim has been made by any Tax Authority that the Company is
subject to Tax in a jurisdiction in which the Company is not then
paying Tax of the type asserted.
Each reference to a provision of the Code in
this Section 2.16 shall be treated for state and local Tax
purposes as a reference to analogous or similar provisions of state
and local law.
(b) To
the Company’s knowledge, the Company has collected and
remitted to the appropriate Tax Authority all sales and use or
similar Taxes required to be collected on or prior to the date of
Closing and has been furnished properly completed exemption
certificates for all exempt transactions and has no information
otherwise or notice of any claim by any government or jurisdiction
with regards thereto. The Company has maintained and has
in its possession all records, supporting documents and exemption
certificates required by applicable sales and use Tax statutes and
regulations to be retained in connection with the collection and
remittance of sales and use Taxes for all periods up to and
including the date of Closing. With respect to sales
made by the Company prior to the date of Closing for which sales
and use Taxes are not yet due as of the date of Closing, all
applicable sales and use Taxes payable with respect to such sales
will have been collected or billed by the Company and will be
included in the Assets of the Company as of the date of
Closing.
SECTION 2.17 Compliance with Laws . The
Company is not in violation of any order, judgment, injunction,
award, citation, decree, consent decree or writ (collectively, "
Orders ") and to the best of the Company’s knowledge,
belief and information, any Laws of any Governmental
Bodies affecting the Company, the Company Shares or the
Business.
SECTION 2.18 Permits . The Company has
obtained all licenses, permits, certificates, certificates of
occupancy, orders, authorizations and approvals (collectively, "
Permits "), and has made all required registrations and
filings with all Governmental Bodies, that are necessary to the
ownership of the Assets, the use and occupancy of the Leased Real
Property, as presently used and operated, and the conduct of the
Business or otherwise required to be obtained by the
Company. All Permits required to be obtained or
maintained by the Company are listed on Schedule 2.18
and are in full force and effect; no violations are or have been
recorded, nor have any notices or violations thereof been received,
in respect of any Permit; and no proceeding is pending or
threatened to revoke or limit any Permit; and the consummation of
the Contemplated Transactions will not (or with the giving of
notice or the passage of time or both will not) cause any Permit to
be revoked or limited.
SECTION 2.19 Environmental Matters . To the best of the
Company’s knowledge, belief and information, the
Company is, and at all times has been, in full compliance with, and
has not been and is not in violation of or liable under, any
Environmental Law.
SECTION 2.20 Finders Fees . Except as set
forth on Schedule 2.20 , there is no investment banker,
broker, finder or other intermediary which has been retained by or
is authorized to act on behalf of the Company who might be entitled
to any fee or commission from the Company in connection with the
consummation of the Contemplated Transactions.
SECTION 2.21 Disclosure . Neither this
Agreement, the Schedules hereto, nor any reviewed or unaudited
financial statements, documents or certificates furnished or to be
furnished to Buyer or Parent by or on behalf of the Company or
Seller pursuant to this Agreement contains or will contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omits or will omit to state
a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained
herein or therein not misleading. Except for general
current economic conditions effecting the entire economy or the
Company’s entire industry and not specific to the Business,
there are no events, transactions or other facts known by the
Company, which, either individually or in the aggregate, may give
rise to circumstances or conditions which would have a material
adverse effect on the general affairs or Condition of the
Business.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER AND PARENT
Buyer and Parent jointly and severally
represent, warrant and covenant to the Company as follows and
acknowledge that the Company and Seller are relying upon such
representations and warranties in connection with the Contemplated
Transactions:
SECTION 3.1 Authority Relative to this Agreement
. Buyer and Parent have full power and authority to
execute and deliver each Transaction Document to which they are or,
at Closing, will be, a party and to consummate the Contemplated
Transactions. Following the approval of the boards of
directors of Parent and Buyer and the shareholders of the Buyer
with respect to the Contemplated Transactions, the execution,
delivery and performance by Buyer and Parent of each Transaction
Document and the consummation of the Contemplated Transactions to
which they are or, at Closing, will be, a party have been duly and
validly authorized and approved by Buyer and Parent and no other
acts by or on behalf of Buyer or Parent are necessary or required
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by Buyer and
Parent of each Transaction Document and the consummation of the
Contemplated Transactions to which they are or, at Closing, will be
a party. This Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents to which Buyer and Parent are a party have been, duly and
validly executed and delivered by Buyer and Parent and (assuming
the valid execution and delivery thereof by the other parties
thereto) constitutes, or will, at the Closing, constitute, as the
case may be, the legal, valid and binding agreements of Buyer and
Parent enforceable against each of them in accordance with their
respective terms, except as such obligations and their
enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy and other
similar Laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and except that the availability of equitable remedies is
subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought (whether at law or in equity).
SECTION 3.2 No Conflicts; Consents . The
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer and Parent of each
Transaction Document to which they are a party and the consummation
of the Contemplated Transactions to which Buyer and Parent are a
party does not and will not: (i) violate any provision of the
certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Buyer or Parent, as the
case may be; (ii) require Buyer or Parent to obtain any
consent, approval or action of or waiver from, or make any filing
with, or give any notice to, any Governmental Body or any other
person, except as set forth on Schedule 3.2 (the "
Buyer Required Consents "); (iii) except as set forth
in Schedule 3.2, violate, conflict with or result in the
breach or default under (with or without the giving of notice or
the passage of time), or permit the suspension or termination of,
any material Contract to which Buyer or Parent
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