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Title: STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Date: 9/7/2007
Industry: Software and Programming     Sector: Technology

STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, Parties: incentra solutions  inc. , sales strategies  inc
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EXHIBIT 10.1



STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

THE SHAREHOLDER OF

SALES STRATEGIES, INC.

AND

INCENTRA SOLUTIONS, INC.

Dated as of August 31, 2007


 

      TABLE OF CONTENTS      
 
          Page  
 
RECITALS         8  
 
ARTICLE I          
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES     8  
 
  Section 1.1.     Purchase and Sale of Shares     8  
  Section 1.2.     Consideration     8  
  Section 1.3     Excluded Assets and Liabilities     15  
  Section 1.4     Closing     15  
           
  ARTICLE II          
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARANTIES OF THE COMPANY     15  
 
  Section 2.1     Organization, Standing and Corporate Power     15  
  Section 2.2     Subsidiaries     16  
  Section 2.3     Capital Structure     16  
  Section 2.4     Authority; Noncontravention     17  
  Section 2.5     Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities     18  
  Section 2.6     Material Contracts     20  
  Section 2.7     Permits; Compliance with Applicable Laws     20  
  Section 2.8     Absence of Litigation     21  
  Section 2.9     Tax Matters     21  
  Section 2.10     Employee Benefit Plans     23  
  Section 2.11     Labor Matters     26  
  Section 2.12     Environmental Matters     27  
  Section 2.13     Intellectual Property     29  
  Section 2.14     Insurance Matters     31  
  Section 2.15     Transactions with Affiliates     31  
  Section 2.16     Brokers     31  
  Section 2.17     Real Property     32  
  Section 2.18     Tangible Personal Property     32  
  Section 2.19     Powers of Attorney     33  
  Section 2.20     Offers     33  
  Section 2.21     Warranties     33  
  Section 2.22     Investment Company     33  
  Section 2.23     Books and Records     33  
  Section 2.24     Status of Shares Being Transferred     33  
  Section 2.25     Investment in Purchaser Common Stock     33  
  Section 2.26     Hubcity Media and Denali     34  
  Section 2.27     Disclosure     35  

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ARTICLE III          
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER     35  
 
  Section 3.1     Organization; Standing and Corporate Power     36  
  Section 3.2     Capital Structure     36  
  Section 3.3     Authority; Noncontravention     37  
  Section 3.4     Purchaser Documents     37  
  Section 3.5     Voting Requirements     38  
  Section 3.6     Brokers     38  
  Section 3.7     Board and Other Approval     38  
  Section 3.8     Books and Records     39  
  Section 3.9     Sarbanes Oxley Act Compliance     39  
  Section 3.10     Additional Representations     39  
  Section 3.11     Litigation     40  
  Section 3.12     Compliance     40  
  Section 3.13     Contracts with Third Parties     40  
  Section 3.14     Disclosure     40  
 
ARTICLE IV          
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS     40  
 
  Section 4.1     Conduct of Business by the Company     40  
  Section 4.2     Advice of Changes     42  
  Section 4.3     No Solicitation by the Company     42  
  Section 4.4     Conduct of Business by Purchaser     43  
  Section 4.5     Transition     43  
 
ARTICLE V          
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS     43  
 
  Section 5.1     Access to Information; Confidentiality     43  
  Section 5.2     Commercially Reasonable Efforts     44  
  Section 5.3     Fees and Expenses     44  
  Section 5.4     Public Announcements     44  
  Section 5.5     Regulation D     45  
  Section 5.6     Shareholder Covenant Not to Compete     45  
  Section 5.7     Company Tax Returns.     45  
  Section 5.8     Transfer of Excluded Assets and Liabilities     46  
 
 
ARTICLE VI          
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT     46  
 
  Section 6.1     Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to      
      Effect the Purchase     46  
  Section 6.2     Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser     47  

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  Section 6.3     Conditions to Obligations of the Shareholder     48  
  Section 6.4     Frustration of Closing Conditions     49  
 
ARTICLE VII          
INDEMNIFICATION; ARBITRATION     50  
 
  Section 7.1     Indemnification     50  
  Section 7.2     Claims and Procedure     52  
  Section 7.3     Arbitration     53  
 
ARTICLE VIII          
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER     54  
 
  Section 8.1     Termination     54  
  Section 8.2     Effect of Termination     54  
  Section 8.3     Amendment     55  
  Section 8.4     Extension; Waiver     55  
 
ARTICLE IX          
GENERAL PROVISIONS     55  
 
  Section 9.1     Survival of Representations, Warranties and      
      Agreements     55  
  Section 9.2     Notices     55  
  Section 9.3     Definitions     56  
  Section 9.4     Interpretation     57  
  Section 9.5     Counterparts     57  
  Section 9.6     Entire Agreement; no Third-Party Beneficiaries     57  
  Section 9.7     Governing Law     58  
  Section 9.8     Assignment     58  
  Section 9.9     Consent to Jurisdiction     58  
  Section 9.10     Headings     58  
  Section 9.11     Severability     58  
  Section 9.12     Enforcement     58  

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit A – Form of Unsecured Promissory Note

Exhibit B – Form of Escrow Agreement

Exhibit C – Excluded Assets and Liabilities

Exhibit D – Form of Employment Agreement

Exhibit E – Form of Registration Rights Agreements

Exhibit F – Form of Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Company and Shareholder

Exhibit G – Form of Legal Opinion of Counsel to the Purchaser

SCHEDULES

Company Disclosure Schedule

Purchaser Disclosure Schedule

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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS

DEFINED TERMS     SECTION  
DEFINED      
 
Adjusted Closing Net Working Capital     Section 1.2(c)(iv)  
affiliate     Section 9.3(a)  
Agreement     Preamble  
Bonus Earn Out Payment     Section 1.2(c)(iv)  
Closing     Section 1.3  
Closing Date     Section 1.3  
Closing Payment     Section 1.2(a)  
Closing Statement     Section 1.2(c)(i)  
Closing Net Working Capital     Section 1.2(c)(i)  
Code     Section 2.9(e)  
Company     Preamble  
Company Acquisition Proposal     Section 4.3(a)  
Company Certificate of Incorporation     Section 2.2(b)  
Company Common Stock     Section 2.3(a)  
Company Disclosure Schedule     Article II  
Company Financial Statements     Section 2.5(a)  
Company IP Agreements     Section 2.13(g)  
Company Material Contracts     Section 2.6(b)  
Company Permitted Lien     Section 2.18  
Competing Business     Section 5.9  
Dispute     Section 7.3  
Earn Out Payment     Section 1.1  
EBITDA     Section 1.2(b)  
Employee Plans     Section 2.10(a)  
Employment Agreements     Section 6.2(h)  
encumbrance     Section 9.3(c)  
Environmental Laws     Section 2.12(d)(i)  
Environmental Permits     Section 2.12(d)(ii)  
ERISA     Section 2.10(a)  
ERISA Affiliate     Section 2.10(a)  
Escrow Agreement     Section 1.2(b)  
Escrow Deposit     Section 1.2(b)  
Escrow Account     Section 1.2(b)  
Escrow Termination Date     Section 1.2(d)  
Excluded Assets     Section 1.3  
Fiduciary     Section 2.10(e)  
GAAP     Section 2.5(a)  
Government Entities     Section 2.4(c)  
Governmental Entity     Section 2.4(c)  
Hazardous Substances     Section 2.12(d)(iii)  

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indemnified party     Section 7.2(a)  
indemnifying party     Section 7.2(a)  
Initial Consideration     Section 1.1  
Intellectual Property     Section 2.13(a)  
IRS     Section 2.10(g)  
knowledge     Section 9.3(d)  
Liens     Section 2.4(d)  
material adverse change     Section 9.3(e)  
material adverse effect     Section 9.3(e)  
Measurement Period     Section 1.2(a)(i)  
Measurement Period Earn Out Payment     Section 1.2(d)(i)  
Multi-Employer Plans     Section 2.10(d)  
Net Working Capital     Section 1.2(c)  
Net Working Capital Deficit     Section 1.2(c)(iii)  
Other Company Documents     Section 2.7(c)  
Over 90 Collections     Section 1.2(c)(iv)  
person     Section 9.3(f)  
Purchase     Preamble  
Purchaser     Preamble  
Purchaser Common Stock     Section 3.2(a)  
Purchaser Employee Stock Options     Section 3.2(a)  
Purchaser Indemnified Parties     Section 7.1(a)  
Purchaser Losses     Section 7.1(a)  
Purchaser SEC Documents     Section 3.4(a)  
Purchaser Preferred Stock     Section 3.2(a)  
Purchaser Stock Plans     Section 3.2(a)  
Permits     Section 2.7(a)  
Release     Section 2.12(d)(iv)  
Registration Rights Agreement     Section 6.2(i)  
Requisite Regulatory Approvals     Section 6.1(b)  
Restraints     Section 6.1(c)  
Sarbanes Oxley Act     Section 3.9  
SEC     Section 3.4(a)  
Securities Act     Section 2.25(a)  
Seller Indemnified Parties     Section 7.1(b)  
Seller Losses     Section 7.1(b)  
Shareholder     Preamble  
Shares     Recitals  
Software     Section 2.13(a)  
subsidiary     Section 9.3(g)  
Tangible Personal Property     Section 2.18  
Tax     Section 2.9(i)(i)  
Taxes     Section 2.9(i)(i)  
Tax Return     Section 2.9(i)(ii)  
Third Party Rights     Section 2.13(d)  
working capital     Section 6.2(e)  

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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT

      STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of August 31, 2007, by and between INCENTRA SOLUTIONS, INC. , a Nevada corporation ("Purchaser") and THOMAS G. KUNIGONIS, Jr. ("Shareholder"), the sole shareholder of SALES STRATEGIES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Company").

RECITALS

      WHEREAS, Shareholder owns all of the outstanding shares of capital stock (the "Shares") of the Company;

      WHEREAS, Shareholder intends to sell and Purchaser intends to purchase the Shares (the “Purchase”);

      NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound do hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE SHARES

      SECTION 1.1. Purchase and Sale of the Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Shareholder agrees to sell, convey, assign and transfer, and Purchaser agrees to purchase, the Shares, free and clear of all encumbrances (as defined in Section 9.3(b) hereof) for the initial consideration of Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($4,750,000.00) in cash, an unsecured promissory note in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00), and One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in shares of Purchaser's unregistered and restricted common stock. Purchaser shall pay Shareholder additional consideration pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.2(d), if, and only if, the conditions of such Section 1.2(d) are satisfied and only to the extent satisfied. At the Closing (as defined in Section 1.3) Shareholder will transfer to Purchaser the Shares listed after his name in Section 2.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, which together will constitute all of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Company.

      SECTION 1.2. Consideration .

      (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, in consideration of the sale, conveyance, assignment and transfer of the Shares to Purchaser at the Closing, Purchaser agrees to:

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           (1) Pay to Shareholder Four Million Two Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($ 4,275,000.00) by wire transfer of immediately available funds at the Closing;

           (2) As of the Closing Date, issue to Shareholder One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in shares of Purchaser's unregistered common stock, with the number of shares to be issued determined by dividing One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) by the average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock, as reported on Bloomberg L.P. on the Principal Market, for the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on and including August 31, 2007; and

           (3) As of the Closing Date issue to Shareholder an unsecured promissory note in the amount of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000.00) and in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.

      (b) Prior to or simultaneously with the Closing, Shareholder and Purchaser shall enter into an escrow agreement (the "Escrow Agreement") with an escrow agent selected by Purchaser and reasonably acceptable to Shareholder (the "Escrow Agent") substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto. Pursuant to the terms of the Escrow Agreement, Purchaser shall deposit Four Hundred Seventy Five Thousand Dollars ($475,000.00) (the "Escrow Deposit") into an interest bearing escrow account, which account is to be managed by the Escrow Agent (the "Escrow Account"). Any Escrow Deposit, any interest thereon, and any other property in the Escrow Account are referred to as the "Escrow Fund". The Escrow Fund shall be available to satisfy any NWC Deficit as defined in Section 1.2(c)(iii) below. In connection with such deposit of the Escrow Deposit with the Escrow Agent and as of the Closing Date, Shareholder will be deemed to have received and deposited with the Escrow Agent his interest in the Escrow Fund without any act of Shareholder. Distributions from the Escrow Account shall be governed by the terms and conditions of the Escrow Agreement and the terms hereof. The adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the transaction contemplated herein by Shareholder shall constitute approval of the Escrow Agreement and all of the arrangements relating thereto, including, without limitation, the placement of the Escrow Deposit in escrow.

      (c) (i) As promptly as practicable, but no later than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, Purchaser shall, at its own cost, cause to be prepared and delivered to the Shareholder a closing statement (the "Closing Statement”) presenting the Net Working Capital (defined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") as current assets minus current liabilities) as of the end of business on the Closing Date ("Closing Net Working Capital"). Accounts receivable included within Net Working Capital for this purpose shall be valued at face value if the age of the receivable is ninety (90) days or less and at zero (0) if the age of the receivable is ninety (90) days or more. Shareholder shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the Closing Statement to dispute the calculation of Net Working Capital by Purchaser. Purchaser shall

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cooperate with Shareholder by providing any additional documentation supporting the Closing Statement as soon as practicable following Shareholder’s request for same. In the event Shareholder and Purchaser are not able to agree within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the statement by the Shareholder on such calculation, it shall be submitted to a mutually agreed upon independent public accounting firm for final resolution in accordance with the guidelines as provided herein.

 

      (ii) The independent accounting firm selected by Purchaser and Shareholder will be a firm with offices in more than one location, and which has no prior relationship with either the Seller or the Purchaser and its affiliates. Each party may present financial information to the accounting firm for review within ten (10) days of selection of the firm provided that all such information is simultaneously provided to the other party. No such firm will be engaged that does not undertake to provide its final determination within thirty (30) days of submission of all materials to be reviewed. The decision of the selected accounting firm will be presented in a written report to include the basis for all adjustments made to the Closing Statement. The fees of the accounting firm will be paid one-half by the Purchaser and one-half by the Shareholder.

      (iii) In the event Closing Net Working Capital is less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), the shortfall shall be referred to herein as the "NWC Deficit".

      (iv) Ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, the Closing Net Working Capital shall be increased by the amount of accounts receivable which were aged over ninety (90) days as of the Closing Date and collected between the Closing Date and the ninetieth (90th) day after the Closing Date (the "Over 90 Collections"). If after these adjustments, a NWC Deficit exists, the Purchase Price shall be reduced by the amount of such NWC Deficit. In the event Closing Net Working Capital, as adjusted for the Over 90 Collections, exceeds One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00), the Purchase Price shall be increased by the amount of such excess, and such excess shall be paid to Shareholder from Incentra directly, outside of the Escrow Account, as additional consideration. In addition, Purchaser shall transfer over to Shareholder all of the rights, title and interest of Purchaser and the Company to any and all accounts receivable which were aged over ninety (90) days as of the Closing Date and which have not been collected by the ninetieth (90 th ) day after the Closing Date. Shareholder shall have the right to take any and all actions it may deem appropriate to collect such accounts receivable, Shareholder shall be entitled to retain, as additional Purchase Price, the proceeds of such accounts receivable, and Shareholder shall assume all liabilities associated with such accounts receivable.

      (v) As soon as reasonably practicable (which shall in any case be within fifteen (15) days after the parties have agreed upon the Closing Statement, or, in the event the parties can not come to agreement, after the

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issuance of a written report as provided for under subparagraph (ii) hereof), the Parties shall execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent joint instructions as contemplated in Section 4 of the Escrow Agreement instructing the Escrow Agent to liquidate the Escrow Fund and deliver to Shareholder all funds in the Escrow account, in the event there is no NWC Deficit or to Purchaser, in the amount of any NWC Deficit not otherwise paid to Purchaser, with any funds then remaining in the Escrow Fund paid over to Shareholder.

      (d) Subject to the conditions set forth below, Purchaser will pay Shareholder additional consideration to be computed as follows:

      (i) For each of the first three twelve (12) calendar month periods beginning on the first day of the month after Closing (each, a “Measurement Period”), in the event Company's EBITDA is in excess of One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) for an individual Measurement Period, Purchaser will pay Shareholder additional consideration (a "Measurement Period Earn Out Payment") of Two Dollars ($2.00) for each One Dollar ($1.00) that the EBITDA exceeds One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00) for such Measurement Period, up to a maximum Measurement Period Earn Out Payment of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) for any individual Measurement Period. Any Measurement Period Earn Out Payment due shall be payable within ninety (90) days after the end of the Measurement Period for which it is being paid and shall be paid one-third (1/3) in cash and two-thirds (2/3) in unregistered Purchaser Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 1.2(d)(i), the number of shares of unregistered Purchaser Common Stock to be issued shall be determined by dividing two-thirds (2/3) of the total Measurement Period Earn Out Payment by the per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock. The per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock shall be the average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock, as reported on Bloomberg L.P. on the Principal Market, for the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the last day of the applicable Measurement Period.

      (ii) In the event that Company EBITDA for any individual Measurement Period is less than One Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,500,000.00), there shall be no Measurement Period Earn Out Payment for that Measurement Period .

      (iii) In the event Company EBITDA for any individual Measurement Period is less than Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000.00) and the Company’s aggregate EBITDA for the three Measurement Periods is greater than Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00), an adjustment to the earn-out consideration will be calculated whereby Purchaser shall pay Shareholder an amount equal to the difference between (i) the actual aggregate EBIDTA over the three Measurement Periods, up to a maximum of Six Million

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Dollars ($6,000,000.00), less Four Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($4,500,000.00), times two and (ii) the actual Measurement Period Earn Out Payments made by Purchaser to Shareholder pursuant to Sections 1.2(d)(i) and 1.2(d)(ii) above (the “Adjusting Earn Out Payment”). Any payment pursuant to this Section 1.2(d)(iii) shall be made within ninety (90) days of the end of the final Measurement Period and shall be paid one-third (1/3) in cash and two-thirds (2/3) in unregistered Purchaser Common Stock. The number of shares of unregistered Purchaser Common Stock to be issued shall be determined by dividing two-thirds (2/3) of the Adjusting Earn Out Payment by the per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock. The per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock shall be the average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock, as reported on Bloomberg L.P. on the Principal Market, for the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the last day of the third Measurement Period.

      (iv) In addition, Purchaser shall pay Shareholder further additional consideration (the "Bonus Earn Out Payment") equal to fifty percent (50%) of the amount by which the Company’s aggregate EBITDA over the three (3) Measurement Periods exceeds, in the aggregate, Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00) . The Bonus Earn Out Payment due shall be payable within ninety (90) days after the end of the final Measurement Period and shall be paid one-third (1/3) in cash and two-thirds (2/3) in unregistered Purchaser Common Stock. The number of shares of unregistered Purchaser Common Stock to be issued shall be determined by dividing two-thirds (2/3) of the Bonus Earn Out Payment by the per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock. The per share fair market value of Purchaser's unregistered Common Stock shall be the average closing price of Purchaser Common Stock, as reported on Bloomberg L.P. on the Principal Market, for the five (5) consecutive trading days ending on the last day of the third Measurement Periods.

      (v) For purposes of this Agreement, EBITDA shall be defined as the net income of the Company, as determined by generally accepted accounting principles, plus interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and subject to the other restrictions or limitations on allocation of expenses as provided in this Agreement. The parties agree that no headquarters or overhead expenses, expenses related to the grant to Company employees of options to purchase shares of Purchaser Common Stock, or costs of Purchaser or its affiliates or subsidiaries or other charges of or from Purchaser will be allocated or charged to Company for purposes of determining EBITDA under this Agreement, except that direct costs of Purchaser, its affiliates or subsidiaries related to the provision of services resold by the Company shall be allocated to the Company (at agreed upon rates consistent with Purchaser’s other regions) for purposes of determining EBITDA hereunder. The parties agree that any outside or indirect costs or expenses not directly associated with the sale of new products or services shall not be permitted to be included as an expense in arriving at this EBITDA computation and that no

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new “line items” reflecting costs or expenses shall be permitted to be included as an expense in arriving at this EBITDA, unless previously approved by Shareholder or his designated staff at the Company. The parties further agree that until the conclusion of the three Measurement Periods, no employees of Company may be terminated by Purchaser (other than for violation of Purchaser’s employment policies and procedures) or reassigned to other duties with Purchaser or its other affiliates other than Company without Shareholder’s consent. In the event of a merger, consolidation or other combination of the Company with another entity, the EBITDA calculation, for purposes of this Agreement, shall be made in a manner that as nearly as is reasonably possible reflects the EBITDA of the Company as it would have been but for such merger, consolidation or combination. Nothing in this Section 1.2(b)(iv) shall, however, be construed to prevent any such merger, consolidation or combination or the introduction of new goods and/or services to the line of goods and services provided by the Company. An accountant of Shareholder’s choosing shall be permitted to review and approve the computation of EBITDA following each of the Measurement Periods in question, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.

      (vi) In the event Shareholder resigns his or her employment with the Company without Good Reason (as defined in his employment agreement) during any Measurement Period, he shall receive a percentage of his pro rata share of the Measurement Period Earn Out Payment for the Measurement Period during which he left equal to the percentage of such Measurement Period he was employed by Company during such Measurement Period, and shall forfeit and not be entitled to receive any Measurement Period Earn Out Payment for any future Measurement Period. In the event Shareholder is terminated by the Company For Cause (as defined in his employment agreement), he shall forfeit and not be entitled to receive any Measurement Period Earn Out Payment for the Measurement Period in which such termination For Cause occurred or for any future Measurement Period thereafter.

      (vii) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event (A) Parent or the Company undergoes a Change of Control (as defined below) without the prior written consent of the Shareholder, (B) Shareholder resigns his employment with the Company with Good Reason (as defined in his Employment Agreement), or (C) Shareholder's employment with the Company is terminated by the Company other than For Cause (as defined in his Employment Agreement), Parent shall pay the Shareholder the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000), less the amount of any Measurement Period Earn Out Payments already paid to the Shareholder (such difference, the “Accelerated Earn Out Payment”). The Accelerated Earn Out Payment shall be payable within ninety (90) days after the occurrence of the Change of Control (unless the prior consent of the Shareholder was obtained), resignation for Good Reason, or termination other than For Cause, and shall be paid one-third (1/3) in cash and two-thirds (2/3) in unregistered Parent Common Stock, with the total number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Subsection 1.2(d)(viii)

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determined by dividing two-thirds (2/3) of the total Accelerated Earn Out Payment by the Fair Market Value of Parent Common Stock (as defined in Section 1.2(d)(iv)) at the time of the Change of Control, resignation for Good Reason, or termination other than For Cause. For the purposes of this Agreement, a “Change of Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events: (A) a dissolution or liquidation of Parent or Company; (B) a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of Parent’s or Company's assets; (C) a merger or consolidation involving Parent or Company in which stockholders of Parent or Company, respectively, immediately prior to such transaction do not own a majority of the voting power of Parent or Company or its successor immediately after such transaction; or (D) a sale or other transfer of capital stock of Parent or Company in one or a series of related transactions whereby an individual or “group” (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which did not previously have direct or indirect “control” (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of Parent or Company acquires such control.

      (viii) Shareholder shall have the right to assign his right to all or a portion of any Measurement Period Earn Out Payment, Adjusting Earn Out Payment or Bonus Earn Out Payment to one or more of the employees of the Company, provided that, and only if, such assignees provide Parent with those representations contained in Section 2.26 below.

      (ix) Purchaser shall, within forty-five (45) days of the end of each Measurement Period, provide Shareholder with Purchaser’s calculation of the EBITDA for that Measurement Period (the “EBITDA Report”). Shareholder shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of each EBITDA Report to dispute the calculation of the EBITDA for that Measurement Period by Purchaser. Purchaser shall cooperate with Shareholder by providing any additional documentation supporting the EBITDA Report as soon as practicable following Shareholder’s request for same. In the event Shareholder and Purchaser are not able to agree within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the EBITDA Report by the Shareholder on such calculation, it shall be submitted to a mutually agreed upon independent public accounting firm for final resolution in accordance with the guidelines as provided herein. The independent accounting firm selected by Purchaser and Shareholder will be a firm with offices in more than one location, and which has no prior relationship with either the Shareholder or the Purchaser and its affiliates. Each party may present financial information to the accounting firm for review within ten (10) days of selection of the firm provided that all such information is simultaneously provided to the other party. No such firm will be engaged that does not undertake to provide its final determination within thirty (30) days of submission of all materials to be reviewed. The decision of the selected accounting firm will be presented in a written report to include the basis for all adjustments made to the EBITDA Report. The fees of the accounting firm will be paid one-half by the Purchaser and one-half by the Shareholder.

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      (e) On or immediately prior to the Closing Date, Shareholder shall cause the Company to pay out to shareholder, as a distribution, such amount of the Company’s cash on hand as will not exceed the amount which will leave Net Working Capital of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) in Company.

      SECTION 1.3 Excluded Assets and Liabilities . It is hereby expressly acknowledged and agreed that those assets and liabilities listed on Exhibit C (the "Excluded Assets and Liabilities"), attached hereto and made a part hereof, shall not be transferred at the Closing, that such assets shall be transferred to and retained to Shareholder, and that Shareholder shall be solely responsible for the payment of such liabilities.

      SECTION 1.4 Closing . Subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver of the conditions to consummation of the Purchase contained in Article VI hereof, the closing of the Purchase (the "Closing") shall take place at 10:00 a.m., Denver time, on a date specified by the parties (the "Closing Date"), which date shall not be later than the third business day following satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver of the conditions to consummation of the Purchase contained in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver of those conditions), unless another time or date is agreed to by the parties hereto; provided that in all events, the Closing Date shall not be later than July August 31, 2007. The Closing will be held at the offices of Purchaser, located at 1140 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO 80302 or at such other location as is agreed to by the parties hereto.

ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

      Except as set forth on the Disclosure Schedule delivered by the Company to Purchaser prior to the execution of this Agreement which hereby is incorporated by reference in and constitutes an integral part of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Schedule ”), Shareholder hereby represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows:

      SECTION 2.1 Organization, Standing and Corporate Power .

      (a) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or organization and has the requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as presently being conducted. Except as set forth on Section 2.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to conduct business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for those jurisdictions where the failure to be

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so qualified or licensed or to be in good standing individually or in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

      (b) The Company has delivered or made available to Purchaser prior to the execution of this Agreement complete and correct copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and each of its subsidiaries, each as in effect at the date of this Agreement.

      SECTION 2.2. Subsidiaries . Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the names and jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of all the subsidiaries of the Company, whether consolidated or unconsolidated. The outstanding securities of the subsidiaries of Company are set forth in Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedules and all outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each such subsidiary: (i) have been duly authorized, validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) are owned directly or indirectly by Company, free and clear of all Liens. Except as set forth above or in Section 2.2 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock of or other equity or voting interests in any person.

      SECTION 2.3 . Capital Structure . As of the date hereof:

      (a) (i) The only class of capital stock authorized by the Company is common stock ("Company Common Stock"); (ii) 2,500 shares of Company Common Stock are authorized and 100 shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding, all held by Shareholder in the amounts set forth next to his name in Section 2.3(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule; and (iii) no shares of Company Common Stock are held by the Company in its treasury and no shares of Company Common Stock are held by subsidiaries of the Company.

      (b) Except as set forth on Section 2.3(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “ Company Certificate of Incorporation ”) or any agreement to which the Company is a party or by which the Company may be bound.

      (c) Except as set forth in Section 2.3(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, there are outstanding (i) no shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the Company, (ii) no securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company, and (iii) no options or other rights to acquire from the Company, and no obligation of the Company to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock of the Company.

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      SECTION 2.4. Authority; Noncontravention .

      (a) Shareholder has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed and delivered by Shareholder in connection herewith and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. All acts and proceedings required to be taken by or on the part of Shareholder to authorize Shareholder to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other agreements to be executed and delivered by Shareholder in connection herewith and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly taken. This Agreement constitutes a valid and binding agreement, and the other agreements to be executed and delivered by Shareholder in connection herewith when so executed and delivered will constitute valid and binding agreements, of Shareholder, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency or other similar laws or equitable principles affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights generally.

      (b) Except as set forth in Section 2.4(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the execution and delivery of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, conflict with or result in a violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any material obligation under (i) any provision of the Company Certificate of Incorporation or by-laws, (ii) any material loan or credit agreement, note, mortgage, indenture, lease or other material agreement or (iii) material instrument, permit, license, judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or its properties or assets.

      (c) The execution, delivery and performance by the Shareholder of this Agreement and the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares by Shareholder require no consent, approval, order or authorization of, action by or in respect of, or registration or filing with, any governmental body, court, agency, official or authority (each, a “ Governmental Entity ”, collectively “ Government Entities ”).

      (d) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares will not result in the creation of any pledges, claims, liens, charges, encumbrances, adverse claims, mortgages and security interests of any kind or nature whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens ”) upon any asset of the Company.

      (e) Except as set forth in Section 2.4(e) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no consent, approval, waiver or other action by any person (other than the Governmental Entities referred to in (c) above) under any Company Material Contract is required or necessary for, or made necessary by reason of, the execution, delivery and

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performance of this Agreement by the Shareholder or the consummation of the purchase and sale of the Shares.

      SECTION 2.5. Financial Statements; Undisclosed Liabilities .

           (a) The Company has furnished to the Purchaser true, correct and complete copies of a balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of stockholder’s equity and the footnotes thereto for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005, and December 31, 2006 reviewed by the Company’s independent accountants, and a Company prepared balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flow and stockholder’s equity for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 (collectively, the “Company Financial Statements”). Except as set forth in Section 2.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States and fairly present in all material respects the financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof; provided, however, that the Company prepared financial statements for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 are subject to normal year-end adjustments (which will not be material individually or in the aggregate) and lack footnotes and other presentation items.

           (b) Except for liabilities (i) set forth in Section 2.5 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (ii) reflected in the Company Financial Statements or described in any notes thereto (or for which neither accrual nor footnote disclosure is required pursuant to GAAP), or (iii) incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice or in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any material liabilities or obligations of any nature. The Company is not in default in respect of any terms or conditions of any indebtedness.

           (c) Other than changes in the usual and ordinary conduct of business since December 31, 2006, there have been, and at the Closing Date there will be, no material, adverse changes in the financial condition of the Company. Specifically, but, not by way of limitation, since its balance sheet of December 31, 2006 the Company has not, and prior to the Closing Date will not have:

           (i) Issued or sold any stock, bond, or other Company securities;

           (ii) Except for current liabilities incurred and obligations under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business and except as set forth in Section 2.5(c)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, incurred any obligation or liability, whether absolute or contingent (in excess of $50,000 individually or in the aggregate);

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           (iii) Except for current liabilities shown on the balance sheet and current liabilities incurred since that date in the ordinary course of business and except as set forth in Section 2.5(c)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, discharged or satisfied any lien or encumbrance, or paid any obligation or liability, absolute or contingent nor has it delayed or postponed the payment of accounts payable and other Liabilities outside the ordinary course of business ;

           (iv) Mortgaged, pledged or subjected to lien or any other encumbrance, any of its assets, tangible or intangible;

           (v) Except in the ordinary course of business, sold or transferred any of its tangible assets or canceled any debts or claims, except any excluded assets, or canceled debts or claims as listed in Section 2.5(c)(v) of the Company Disclosure Schedule;

           (vi) Sold, assigned, or transferred any patents, formulas, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, or other intangible assets;

           (vii) Suffered any extraordinary losses, been subjected to any strikes or other labor disturbances, or waived any rights of any substantial value; or

           (viii) Except for transactions contemplated by this Agreement, entered into any transaction other than in the ordinary course of business; including, but not limited to, any loan to or other transaction with any of its owners, directors, officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business.

           (d) Subject to any changes that may have occurred in the ordinary and usual course of business, the assets of the Company at the Closing Date will be substantially those owned by it and shown on the Company Financial Statements.

           (e) All accounts receivable of the Company and the Subsidiaries reflected on the Company Financial Statements are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are, to the best of Shareholder’s knowledge, current and collectible (within 90 days after the date on which they first become due and payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts on the Company Financial Statements. All accounts receivable reflected in the financial or accounting records of the Company and the Subsidiaries that have arisen since the date of the Company Financial Statements are valid receivables subject to no setoffs or counterclaims and are, to the best of Shareholder's knowledge, current and collectible (within 90 days after the date on which they first become due and payable), net of the applicable reserve for bad debts on the Company Financial Statements.

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           (f) Section 2.5(f) of the Company Disclosure schedule describes each account maintained by or for the benefit of the Company or any Subsidiary at any bank or other financial institution.

           ( g ) All inventory of the Company and the Subsidiaries whether or not reflected on the Company Financial Statements, consists of a quality and quantity usable and saleable in the ordinary course of business, except for obsolete items and items of below-standard quality, all of which have been written-off or written-down to net realizable value on the Company Financial Statements. All inventories not written-off have been priced at the lower of net realizable value on a first -in, first-out basis. The quantity of each type of inventory, whether raw materials, or work-in-process or finished goods, are not excessive in the present circumstances of the Company and the Subsidiaries.

      SECTION 2.6. Material Contracts.

           (a) Each Company Material Contract is valid and binding on and enforceable against the Company (or, to the extent a subsidiary is a party, such subsidiary) and each other party thereto and is in full force and effect. Except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in breach or default under any Company Material Contract nor has caused an event, committed any act or failed to commit any act which would create a breach or default under any Company Material Contract. Except as set forth in Section 2.6 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Shareholder has no knowledge of, regardless of whether or not notice has been received, any violation or default under (nor does there exist any condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result in such a violation or default under) any Company Material Contract by any other party thereto. Prior to the date hereof, the Shareholder has made available to Purchaser true and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts.

           (b) As used in this Agreement, “ Company Material Contracts ” shall mean any contract, license agreement, commitment, lease, or restriction of any kind to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the Company’s or any of its subsidiaries’ assets are subject which involve payments to or from the Company of at least $50,000.

      SECTION 2.7. Permits; Compliance with Applicable Laws .

           (a) The Company and its subsidiaries own and/or possess all material permits, licenses, variances, authorizations, exemptions, orders, registrations and approvals of all Governmental Entities which are required for the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “ Permits ”) as presently conducted. The

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Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the terms of the Permits. All the Permits are in full force and effect and no suspension, modification or revocation of any of them is pending or threatened nor do grounds exist for any such action.

           (b) Except as set forth in Section 2.7(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company and its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, Permits, rules, writs, judgments, orders, decrees and arbitration awards of each Governmental Entity applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries . , except where such noncompliance individually or in the aggregate would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

           (c) Except for filings with respect to Taxes, which are the subject of Section 2.9 and not covered by this Section 2.7(c) and except as set forth in Section 2.7(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the Company and each of its subsidiaries has timely filed all regulatory reports, schedules, forms, registrations and other documents, together with any amendments required to be made with respect thereto, that they were required to file with each Governmental Entity (the “ Other Company Documents ”), and have timely paid all fees and assessments, if any, due and payable in connection therewith, except where the failure to make such payments and filings individually or in the aggregate would not have a material adverse effect on the Company.

      SECTION 2.8. Absence of Litigation . Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and current summary description of each pending and, to Shareholder's knowledge, threatened litigation, action, suit, case, proceeding, investigation or arbitration. Except as set forth in Section 2.8 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no action, inquiry, demand, charge, requirement or investigation by any Governmental Entity and no litigation, action, suit, case, proceeding, investigation or arbitration by any person or Governmental Entity, in each case with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or Permits, is pending or, to the knowledge of Shareholder, threatened.

      SECTION 2.9. Tax Matters.

           (a) Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company and its subsidiaries has (i) filed with the appropriate Governmental Entities all United States federal and state income and other material Tax Returns required to be filed by it (giving effect to all extensions) and such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects; (ii) paid in full all United States federal income and other material Taxes required to have been paid by it; and (iii) made adequate provision for all accrued Taxes not yet due. The accruals and provisions for

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Taxes reflected in the Company Financial Statements are adequate for all Taxes accrued or accruable through the date of such statements.

           (b) Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the date of this Agreement, no Federal, state, local or foreign audits or other administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently pending with regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received a written notice of any material pending or proposed claims, audits or proceedings with respect to Taxes.

           (c) Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no deficiency or proposed adjustment which has not been settled or otherwise resolved for any amount of Tax has been proposed, asserted, or assessed in writing by any Governmental Entity against, or with respect to, the Company or any of its subsidiaries. There is no action, suit or audit now in progress, pending or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened against or with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to any material Tax.

           (d) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has been included in any “consolidated,” “unitary” or “combined” Tax Return (other than Tax Returns which include only the Company) provided for under the laws of the United States, any foreign jurisdiction or any state or locality with respect to Taxes for any taxable year.

           (e) No election under Section 341(f) of the Internal Revenue Code as from time to time amended (the "Code") has been made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

           (f) No claim has been made in writing by any Governmental Entities in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its subsidiaries does not file Tax Returns that the Company is, or may be, subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

           (g) Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Company and its subsidiaries has made available to Purchaser correct and complete copies of (i) all of its material Tax Returns filed within the past three (3) years, (ii) all audit reports, letter rulings, technical advice memoranda and similar documents issued by a Governmental Entity within the past three (3) years relating to the Federal, state, local or foreign Taxes due from or with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and (iii) any closing letters or agreements entered into by the Company with any Governmental Entities within the past three (3) years with respect to Taxes.

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           (h) Except as set forth in Section 2.9 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of deficiency or assessment from any Governmental Entity for any amount of Tax that has not been fully settled or satisfied, and to the knowledge of the Shareholder, no such deficiency or assessment is proposed.

          (i) For purposes of this Agreement:

(i) “ Tax ” or “ Taxes ” shall mean all federal, state, county, local, foreign and other taxes of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation, income, profits, premium, excise, sales, use, occupancy, gross receipts, franchise, ad valorem, severance, capital levy, production, transfer, license, stamp, environmental, withholding, employment, unemployment compensation, payroll related and property taxes, import duties and other governmental charges and assessments), whether or not measured in whole or in part by net income, and including deficiencies, interest, additions to tax or interest, and penalties with respect thereto, and including expenses associated with contesting any proposed adjustment related to any of the foregoing.

(ii) “ Tax Return ” shall mean any return, information report or filing with respect to Taxes, including any schedules attached thereto and including any amendments thereof.

      SECTION 2.10 Employee Benefit Plans .

            (a) Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a true and complete list of all pension, stock option, stock purchase, benefit, welfare, profit-sharing, retirement, disability, vacation, severance, hospitalization, insurance, incentive, deferred compensation and other similar fringe or employee benefit plans, funds, programs or arrangements, whether written or oral, in each of the foregoing cases which (i) covers, is maintained for the benefit of, or relates to any or all current or former employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries and any other entity (“ ERISA Affiliate ”) related to the Company under Section 414(b), (c), (m) and (o) of the Code and (ii) is not a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”) or Section 414 of the Code (the “ Employee Plans ”). Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule identifies and includes but is not limited to, each of the Employee Plans that is subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. Neither the Company, any of its subsidiaries nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has any commitment or formal plan, whether or not legally binding, to create any additional employee benefit plan or modify or change any existing Employee Plan

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other than as may be required by the express terms of such Employee Plan or applicable law.

           (b) With respect to each Employee Plan that has been qualified or is intended to be qualified under the Code or that is an “Employee Benefit Plan” within the meaning of Section 3.3 of ERISA, such Employee Plan has been duly approved and adopted by all necessary and appropriate action of the Board of Directors of the Company (or a duly constituted committee thereof).

           (c) Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, with respect to the Employee Plans, all required contributions for all periods ending before the Closing Date have been or will be paid in full by the Closing Date. Subject only to normal retrospective adjustments in the ordinary course, all required insurance premiums have been or will be paid in full with regard to such Employee Plans for policy years or other applicable policy periods ending on or before the Closing Date by the Closing Date. As of the date hereof, none of the Employee Plans has unfunded benefit liabilities, as defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA.

           (d) The Company has no “multi-employer plans,” as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or Section 414 (“ Multi-Employer Plans ”), and never has had any such plans.

           (e) With respect to each Employee Plan (i) no prohibited transactions as defined in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code have occurred or are expected to occur as a result of the Purchase or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) no action, suit, grievance, arbitration or other type of litigation, or claim with respect to the assets of any Employee Plan (other than routine claims for benefits made in the ordinary course of plan administration for which plan administrative review procedures have not been exhausted) is pending or, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, threatened or imminent against the Company, any ERISA Affiliate or any fiduciary, as such term is defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA (“Fiduciary”), including, but not limited to, any action, suit, grievance, arbitration or other type of litigation, or claim regarding conduct that allegedly interferes with the attainment of rights under any Employee Plan. To the knowledge of the Shareholder, neither the Company, nor its directors, officers, employees nor any Fiduciary has any liability for failure to comply with ERISA or the Code for any action or failure to act in connection with the administration or investment of such plan. None of the Employee Plans is subject to any pending investigations or to the knowledge of the Shareholder threatened investigations from any Governmental Agencies who enforce applicable laws under ERISA and the Code.

           (f) Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, each of the Employee Plans is, and has been, operated in accordance with its terms and each of the Employee Plans, and administration thereof, is, and has been, in all

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material respects in compliance with the requirements of any and all applicable statutes, orders or governmental rules or regulations currently in effect, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the Code. Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, all required reports and descriptions of the Employee Plans (including but not limited to Form 5500 Annual Reports, Form 1024 Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 501(a), Summary Annual Reports and Summary Plan Descriptions) have been timely filed and distributed as required by ERISA and the Code. Any notices required by ERISA or the Code or any other state or federal law or any ruling or regulation of any state or federal administrative agency with respect to the Employee Plans, including but not limited to any notices required by Section 4980B of the Code, have been appropriately given.

           (g) The Internal Revenue Service (the “ IRS ”) has issued a favorable determination letter or opinion letter with respect to each Employee Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code that has not been revoked and, to the knowledge of the Shareholder, no circumstances exist that could adversely affect the qualified status of any such plan and the exemption under Section 501(a) of the Code of the trust maintained thereunder. Each Employee Plan intended to satisfy the requirements of Section 125, 501(c)(9) or 501(c)(17) of the Code has satisfied such requirements in all material respects.

           (h) With respect to each Employee Plan to which the Company or any ERISA Affiliate made, or was required to make, contributions on behalf of any employee during the five-year period ending on the last day of the most recent plan year end prior to the Closing Date, (i) no liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA has been incurred by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate that has not been satisfied in full, and (ii) to the knowledge of Shareholder, no condition exists that presents a material risk to the Company or any ERISA Affiliate of incurring any such liability and (iii) the present value of accrued benefits under such plan, based upon the actuarial assumptions used for funding purposes in the most recent actuarial report prepared by such plan’s actuary with respect to such plan did not exceed, as of its latest valuation date, the then current value of the assets of such plan allocable to such accrued benefits. No Employee Plan or any trust established thereunder has incurred any “accumulated funding deficiency” (as defined in Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal year.

           (i) Except as set forth in Section 2.10 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, no Employee Plan provides medical, surgical, hospitalization, death or similar benefits (whether or not insured) for employees for periods extending beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated by Section 4980B of the Code, Section 601 of ERISA or other applicable law, (ii) death benefits under any “pension plan,” (iii) benefits the full cost of which is borne by the employee (or his beneficiary) or (iv) Employee Plans that can be amended or terminated by the Company without consent. The Company does not have any current or projected liability

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with respect to post-employment or post-retirement welfare benefits for retired, former, or current employees of the Company.

           (j) No material amounts payable under the Employee Plans will fail to be deductible for Federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 162(m) of the Code.

           (k) To the extent that the Company is deemed to be a fiduciary with respect to any Plan that is subject to ERISA, the Company (i) during the past five years has complied with the requirements of ERISA and the Code in the performance of its duties and responsibilities with respect to such employee benefit plan and (ii) has not knowingly caused any of the trusts for which it serves as an investment manager, as defined in Section 3(38) of ERISA, to enter into any transaction that would constitute a “prohibited transaction” under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, with respect to any such trusts, except for transactions that are the subject of a statutory or administrative exemption.

           (l) No person will be entitled to a “gross up” or other similar payment in respect of excise taxes under Section 4999 of the Code with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

           (m) None of the Employee Plans have been completely or partially terminated and none has been the subject of a “reportable event” as that term is defined in Section 4043 of ERISA. No amendment has been adopted which would require the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to provide security pursuant to Section 307 of ERISA or Section 401(a)(29) of the Code.

      Section 2.11 Labor Matters .

            (a) With respect to employees of the Company or its subsidiaries: (i) to the knowledge of Shareholder, no senior executive or key employee has any plans to terminate employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) there is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company pending or, to the knowledge of Shareholder, threatened before the National Labor Relations Board or any other comparable Governmental Entity; (iii) there is no demand for recognition made by any labor organization or petition for election filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other comparable Governmental Entity; (iv) no grievance or any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under collective bargaining agreements is pending and, to the knowledge of Shareholder, no claims therefor have been threatened other than grievances or arbitrations incurred in the ordinary course of business; (v) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not give rise to termination of any existing collective bargaining agreement or permit any labor organization to commence or initiate any negotiations in respect of

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wages, hours, benefits, severance or working conditions under any such existing collective bargaining agreements; and (vi) there is no litigation, arbitration proceeding, governmental investigation, administrative charge, citation or action of any kind pending or, to the knowledge of Shareholder, proposed or threatened against the Company relating to employment, employment practices, terms and conditions of employment or wages, benefits, severance and hours.

           (b) Section 2.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule lists the name, title, date of employment and current annual salary of each current salaried employee whose annual salary exceeds $100,000. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not, except as disclosed in Section 2.11(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule , (i) result in any payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, tax gross-up, bonus or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former director, employee or independent contractor of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, from the Company or any


 
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