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Title: STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 3/16/2006
Industry: Insurance (Accident and Health)     Sector: Financial

STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT, Parties: healthextras  inc. , hcem corp. , aps benefits corporation , charles davidson , phyllis shehab
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Exhibit 10.12


STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

By and Among

HEALTHEXTRAS, INC.

HCEM CORP.

APS BENEFITS CORPORATION

and

THE SHAREHOLDERS IDENTIFIED HEREIN

December 6, 2005

 



STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

THIS STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of this sixth day of December, 2005, is entered into by and among HEALTHEXTRAS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), HCEM Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), APS Benefits Corporation, a Maryland close corporation (“Buyer”), and Charles Davidson, Jay Ver Hulst and Phyllis Shehab, each of whom have agreed to become individual shareholders of Buyer (collectively the “Shareholders”).

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Merger Sub, a subsidiary of the Parent, and Managed Care of America, Inc. are parties to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) of even date herewith, pursuant to which the Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with and into Managed Care of America, Inc., with Managed Care of America, Inc. as the surviving corporation (the “Company”); and

WHEREAS, the Shareholders collectively will be the owners of one million shares of the common stock of Buyer (the “Owner Shares”) and the ownership of the common stock of Buyer is as set forth on Exhibit A hereto; and

WHEREAS, each Shareholder is an executive officer of the Company prior to the Merger; and

WHEREAS, the Buyer wishes to purchase from the Company, and the Company wishes to sell to the Buyer, 1,000,000 shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of common stock of the Company (“Company Common Stock”), representing 20% of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and subject to the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, the parties agree as follows:

 

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1.

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Merger Agreement, and the following capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, have the meanings set forth below:

“Affiliate” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, trust or other entity or association which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, a party.

“Claims” means either (1) any action or proceeding, judicial or administrative (including arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms), instituted (including by federal, state or local governmental units) against a party to this Agreement, or (2) any claim for indemnification brought by a party to this Agreement as the context requires.

“GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, as in effect from time to time.

“Loss” or “Losses” means any loss, liability, deficiency, damage, expense or cost (including reasonable attorney’s fees) incurred by a party as a result of, or with respect to, any breach or inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, or breach of or noncompliance with respect to any covenant or agreement (i) in this Agreement or (ii) subject to an aggregate limitation of $1,000,000, in the Merger Agreement, as the case may be, but excluding any special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages except as awarded by a court in claims instituted by a third party.

“Material Adverse Effect” means any circumstance, event, occurrence, change or effect that, as applicable, materially and adversely affects the business, operations, properties, condition (financial or otherwise), assets (tangible or intangible), liabilities (including contingent liabilities) or results of operations of the Company taken as a whole or materially and adversely affects any of the properties, assets or liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of the Buyer.

“Net Operating Income” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1.

“Parent’s Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of Parent’s executive officers (determined in accordance with rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act), after due inquiry.

“Shareholder’ Knowledge” means the actual knowledge of the Shareholders after due inquiry.

 

2.

THE TRANSACTION; STOCK PURCHASE AND CLOSING

2.1 Purchase of the Shares . The Parent hereby agrees to cause the Company to sell to the Buyer, and the Buyer hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, the Purchased Shares for

 

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the “Per Share Purchase Price” as set forth in Section 2.4, in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement.

2.2 The Closing . The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Washington, D.C. time) at the offices of Muldoon Murphy & Aguggia LLP, 5101 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. on the “Closing Date” (the “Closing Date”) established by the Merger Agreement.

2.3 The Effective Time . Subject to the consummation of the Closing, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the transfer of economic risks, shall be deemed effective immediately after the “Effective Time” pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

2.4 Per Share Purchase Price . The purchase price per share (the “Per Share Purchase Price”) for the Purchased Shares purchased by Buyer will be $1.00 per share, and will aggregate $1,000,000 for all of the Purchased Shares.

2.5 Intentionally Omitted.

2.6 Security For Certain Obligations of Buyer . At the Closing, the Buyer agrees to execute and deliver to the Parent a Pledge and Security Agreement, (the “Pledge Agreement”) in the form of Exhibit B hereto, pursuant to which such Buyer will pledge the Purchased Shares acquired by the Buyer to the Parent (or its subsidiary designee), as security for (i) any Losses of the Parent and the Company as a result of breaches of the representations and warranties and agreements made by the Buyer or the Shareholders under this Agreement; and (ii) subject to an aggregate limitation of $1,000,000, any Losses of the Parent and the Company as a result of breaches of the representations and warranties and agreements made by Managed Care of America, Inc. under the Merger Agreement.

 

3.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE BUYER AND THE SHAREHOLDERS

As an inducement to the Parent and the Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, the Buyer and the Shareholders represent and warrant, jointly and severally, to each of the Parent and the Merger Sub that:

3.1 Each of the Shareholders has the full legal power and authority to execute and deliver, this Agreement and all other agreements and documents necessary to consummate the contemplated transactions. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Shareholders and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Shareholders, enforceable in accordance with its terms (subject as to enforcement of remedies to the discretion of courts in awarding equitable relief and to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally). Any other agreement contemplated to be entered into by the Shareholders in connection with this transaction, when duly executed and delivered by the Shareholders and the other parties thereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Shareholders, enforceable in accordance with their terms (subject to enforcement of remedies in the discretion of courts in

 

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awarding equitable relief and to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally).

3.2 No Breach . Except as set forth in Schedule 3.1 hereto, the execution and delivery by the Buyer and each of the Shareholders of this Agreement and related agreements contemplated by this Agreement and the compliance by the Shareholders with their respective terms and the performance by the Shareholders of any obligation hereunder or thereunder will not (a) result in the breach or violation (i) of any provision of law, or (ii) of any provision of any agreement, indenture, mortgage, lease or other obligation or instrument, any judgment, or any order or decree of any court or other agency of government, or cause any acceleration of an obligation thereunder, to which any of the Shareholders or any their respective properties or assets is bound, or (b) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or (c) result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, restriction, claim or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, or any of the Shareholders, in each case, except for instances that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

3.3 Consents and Approvals . None of the Shareholders is required to obtain any approval, consent, qualification, order or authorization, or to submit any notice, report or other filing with (i) any governmental authority in connection with the execution or delivery by the Shareholders of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (ii) any person whose consent is required in order for there not to be a Material Adverse Effect.

3.4 Litigation and Investigations . There is no: (i) action, suit, claim, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Shareholders’ Knowledge, threatened against or affecting any Shareholder by any private party or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentally, domestic or foreign and, to the Shareholders’ Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances providing a reasonable basis for such; (ii) governmental or professional inquiry pending or, to the Shareholders’ Knowledge, threatened, against or directly or indirectly affecting any Shareholder and to Shareholders’ Knowledge there are not existing facts or circumstances which are likely to provide a basis for any such claims; in each of case (i) and (ii) relating to the execution and performance by the Shareholders of this Agreement.

3.5 Investment Representation . The Buyer is acquiring the Purchased Shares for its own account, to hold for investment, and with no present intention of dividing its participation with others or reselling or otherwise participating, directly or indirectly, in a distribution of the Purchased Shares, and it will not make any sale, transfer, or other disposition of the Purchased Shares in violation of any state securities laws or in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Buyer agrees that there will be placed on the certificates representing the Purchased Shares, or any substitutions for them, legends stating in substance:

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE

 

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“SECURITIES ACT”) OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT; (ii) PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF RULE 144 UNDER SAID ACT; OR (iii) PURSUANT TO AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION OR COMPLIANCE IS NOT REQUIRED.

THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG HEALTHEXTRAS, INC., HCEM CORP., APS BENEFITS CORPORATION AND THE HOLDER HEREOF DATED DECEMBER 6, 2005, AND MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, COLLATERALIZED, DIVIDENDED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT. COPIES OF THE STOCK PURCHASE AND STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT WILL BE FURNISHED BY HCEM CORP. TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AND WITHOUT CHARGE.

3.6 Accredited Investor . Each of the Shareholders is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act. Each of the Shareholders (i) has such knowledge and experience in financial and business affairs so that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks involved in purchasing the securities of the Company to be received by it pursuant to this Agreement (ii) is able to bear the economic risks involved in purchasing such securities, (iii) has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the Company concerning the Company and the terms of such securities and to obtain any additional information in connection therewith. Each of the Shareholders acknowledges and agrees that no representation has been made nor shall be deemed made by the Company as to the value of these securities.

3.7 Buyer Capital . Prior to the Closing, the Shareholders will purchase in the aggregate an additional 1,000,000 shares of Buyer Common Stock for total consideration of $1,000,000.

3.8 Buyer and Shareholders’ Acknowledgement . Buyer and Shareholders acknowledge and agree that Company and Parent have made the Purchased Shares available to Buyer as an inducement to the Shareholders to have a financial interest in the continued success of the Company and its subsidiary, EBRx, Inc. (“EBRx”), and to induce the Shareholders to promote the long term success of the Company and EBRx, as well as to provide an incentive to the Shareholders to assist Parent and Company in additional acquisitions. Any services rendered by a Shareholder to the Company or Parent will be compensated pursuant to a separate employment agreement or arrangement negotiated between the parties.

 

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4.

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB

As an inducement to the Buyer and the Shareholders to enter into this Agreement, the Parent and the Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Buyer and the Shareholders that:

4.1 Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power . Each of the Parent and the Merger Sub is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

4.2 Validity . Each of the Parent and the Merger Sub has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the other transactions contemplated to be consummated by it by this Agreement, and, with respect to the Company, to cause the Company as the surviving corporation in the Merger to issue the Purchased Shares pursuant to this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub, have been validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and this Agreement has been validly executed and delivered by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub, and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the Parent and the Merger Sub, enforceable against each of the Parent and the Merger Sub in accordance with its terms (subject as to enforcement of remedies to the discretion of courts in awarding equitable relief and to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium and similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally).

4.3 No Breach . The execution and delivery by each of Parent and the Merger Sub of this Agreement and related agreements contemplated by this Agreement, and the performance by each of the Parent and the Merger Sub of any obligation hereunder or thereunder will not result in the breach or violation of the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of each of the Parent and the Merger Sub, or any provision of law, or of any provision of any agreement, indenture, mortgage, lease or other obligation or instrument, any judgment, or any order or decree of any court or other agency of government, or cause any acceleration of any obligations thereunder, to which each of the Parent and the Merger Sub or any of their properties or assets are bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, restriction, claim or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the properties or assets of the Parent or the Merger Sub, in each case, except for instances that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.4 Governmental Authorities; Consents . Neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub is required to obtain any approval, consent, qualification, order or authorization, or to submit any notice, report or other filing with any governmental authority in connection with the execution or delivery by it of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than as required in order to comply with the Securities Laws of any State.

4.5 Litigation and Investigations . There is no: (i) action, suit, claim, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting the Parent or

 

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the Merger Sub by any private party or any federal, state, municipal or other governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign and, to the Parent’s Knowledge, there are no facts or circumstances providing a reasonable basis for such; (ii) governmental or professional inquiry pending or, to the Parent’s Knowledge, threatened, against or directly or indirectly affecting the Parent or the Merger Sub and to the Parent’s Knowledge there are not existing facts or circumstances which are likely to provide a basis for any such claims; in each of case (i) and (ii) relating to the execution and performance by the Parent or the Merger Sub of this Agreement.

4.6 Purchased Shares . The Purchased Shares to be issued to the Buyer, when issued pursuant to this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Upon consummation of the Merger, the authorized capital stock of the Company will consist of ten million (10,000,000) shares of Company Common Stock and one million (1,000,000) shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Prior to the Closing, (i) 4,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock will be issued and outstanding, all of which will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and (ii) the Company has issued no options, warrants or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock and no shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for future issuance pursuant to outstanding options, warrants or other rights to acquire Company Common Stock. The Parent represents and warrants that subsequent to the Merger and prior to the Closing it shall cause the Company not to issue any additional shares of capital stock of the Company or any options, warrants or other rights to acquire capital stock of the Company without the prior written consent of the Shareholders.

4.7 Parent and Merger Sub Acknowledgement . Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that Merger Sub and Parent have made the Company Shares available to Buyer as an inducement to the Shareholders to have a financial interest in the continued success of EBRx, and to induce the Shareholders to promote the long term success of EBRx as well as to provide an incentive to the Shareholders to assist Parent and Company in additional acquisitions. Any services rendered by a Shareholder to the Company or Parent will be compensated pursuant to a separate employment agreement or contract negotiated between the parties.

4.8 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents . (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by each of Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub will not, (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals, authorizations and permits described in Section 4.4 have been obtained and all filings and notifications described in Section 4.4 have been made, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or by which any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub is bound or affected, or (iii) require any consent or approval under, result in any breach of, any loss of any benefit under or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a lien or other encumbrance on any property or asset of Parent or Merger Sub pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation, except, with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii) of this Section 4.8, for any such conflicts, violations,

 

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breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not prevent or materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.9 Financing . Parent has, or shall have, sufficient funds to pay or cause the Merger Sub to pay the aggregate Per Share Repurchase Price in connection with the Parent Right or Shareholder Right described in Section 9 and 10 and consummate the purchase of the Owner Shares.

 

5.

CONDITIONS TO THE CLOSING

5.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligations . The respective obligations of each party to effect the Closing shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) Merger Agreement . Consummation of the Merger Agreement.

(b) Approvals and Consents . The parties shall have obtained the approvals, consents or waivers of any Governmental Entity or other person whose consent or approval shall be required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(c) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality . No party hereto shall be subject to any order, decree or injunction of a court or agency of competent jurisdiction that enjoins or prohibits the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and no governmental authority shall have instituted any proceeding for the purpose of enjoining or prohibiting the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No statute, rule or regulation shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental authority which prohibits or makes illegal consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(d) Buyer’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Buyer shall be as set forth in Exhibits C and D, respectively.

5.2 Conditions to the Obligations of the Buyer . The obligations of the Buyer to effect the Closing shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Buyer:

(a) Parent’s and Merger Sub’s Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of the Parent and the Merger Sub contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (except for inaccuracies that are de minimis) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date.

(b) Performance of Parent’s and Company’s Obligations . Parent and the Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

(c) Parent’s Certificate . Buyer shall have received a certificate signed by Parent to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.2(a) and (b) have been satisfied

 

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(d) Opinion of Counsel for the Company . The Company shall have delivered at the Closing an opinion from counsel for the Company dated as of the Closing Date in the form of Exhibit E to this Agreement.

(e) No Litigation . No action or proceeding before a court or any other governmental agency or body shall have been instituted and be pending to restrain or prohibit any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to seek monetary damages as a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(f) Supporting Documents . The Company shall have delivered at the closing the supporting documents listed in Section 6.4.

5.3 Conditions to the Obligations of Parent and Company . The obligations of Parent and the Company to effect the Closing shall be further subject to the satisfaction of the following additional conditions, any one or more of which may be waived by the Parent or the Company:

(a) Buyer’s Representations and Warranties . Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer and the Shareholders contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (except for inaccuracies that are de minimis) as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made at and as of the Closing Date.

(b) Performance of Buyer’s Obligations . Buyer shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date.

(c) Buyer’s Certificate . Parent or the Company shall have received a certificate signed by the Buyer and each of the Shareholders to the effect that the conditions set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and (b) have been satisfied.

(d) Supporting Documents . Buyer shall have delivered at the Closing the supporting documents, if any, required by Section 7.4.

 

6.

DELIVERIES BY THE COMPANY

At the Closing, the Parent will cause the Company to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Buyer the following:

6.1 Stock Certificate and Stock Powers . Certificate(s) representing the Purchased Shares, registered in the name of the Buyer.

6.2 Opinion of Counsel for the Company . An opinion from counsel for the Company as required by Section 5.2(d).

6.3 Parent’s Certificate . A certificate signed by Parent as required by Section 5.2(c).

 

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6.4 Supporting Documents . The following additional documents:

 

 

6.4.1

Reserved.

 

 

6.4.2

Certificate of the Secretary of the Company attesting to the incumbency of the Company’s officers, and the continuing validity of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company;

 

 

6.4.3

Such additional supporting documents and other information with respect to the operations and affairs of the Company as the Buyer or their counsel reasonably may request.

 

7.

DELIVERIES BY THE BUYER

At the Closing, the Buyer will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Parent and the Company, as the surviving corporation in the Merger, the following:

7.1 Payment of the Purchase Price . A promissory note in the principal amount of the Purchase Price payable to the Company and due in immediately available funds within five (5) business days after receipt by the Shareholders of the proceeds of their directly held shares of Managed Care of America, Inc., pursuant to the Merger, provided such shares are submitted to the Company within ten (10) business days after receipt by the Shareholders of the Letter of Transmittal pursuant to the Merger Agreement, otherwise within 20 business days after the receipt of that Letter of Transmittal.

7.2 Pledge and Security Agreement . The duly executed Pledge and Security Agreement from the Buyer in favor of the Parent (or its permitted designee) in the form of Exhibit B.

7.3 Buyer’s Certificate . A certificate signed by the Buyer as required by Section 5.3(c).

7.4 Supporting Documents . The following additional documents:

 

 

7.4.4 

Certificate of the Secretary of State of the State of Maryland as to the legal existence and good standing of the Buyer in the State of Maryland;

 

 

7.4.5 

Certificate of the Secretary of the Buyer attesting to the incumbency of the Buyer’s officers, and the continuing validity of the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Buyer;

 

 

7.4.6 

Such additional supporting documents and other information with respect to the operations and affairs of the Buyer as the Parent or Company or their counsel reasonably may request.

 

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7.5 For the purpose of Sections 6 and 7, appropriate adjustment shall be made to the number of Purchased Shares and/or the Per Share Purchase Price to prevent dilution or enlargement as a result of any stock dividend or split, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, reorganization, combination, or exchange of shares or other similar corporate change.

 

8.

TERMINATION

8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated, and the transactions contemplated hereby abandoned, at any time prior to the Closing Date:

(a) by the mutual written consent of the Parent and the Buyer; or

(b) by either Parent or the Buyer, if either (i) any approval, consent or waiver of a governmental authority or other person required to permit consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall have been denied or (ii) any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final, unappealable order enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; or

(c) by either Parent or the Buyer, in the event that the Closing has not occurred by December 31, 2005, unless the failure to so consummate by such time is due to the breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement by the party seeking to terminate; or

(d) by either Parent or Buyer (provided that the party seeking termination is not then in material breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein), in the event of a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of the other party set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the other party shall have become untrue, and such breach or untrue representation or warranty has not been or cannot be cured within 30 days following written notice to the party committing such breach or making such untrue representation or warranty.

8.2 Effect of Termination . In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Parent or the Buyer as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and there shall be no liability on the part of any party hereto or their respective officers and directors, except that (i) Sections 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3 and 14 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of any provision of this Agreement.

 

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9.

PARENT RIGHT

9.1 Parent Right . (a) The Parent (or at its election, the Company or EBRx) shall have the right to purchase for cash from each of the Shareholders any or all of the Owner Shares purchased by giving one or more notices of purchase (a “Purchase Notice”) to the Shareholders at any time during the period beginning after twelve full calendar months and ending after fifteen full calendar months after the Effective Time.

(b) The purchase price per share (the “Per Share Repurchase Price”) for the Owner Shares purchased by the Parent (or at its election, the Company or EBRx so long as the Company or EBRx, as the case may be, has adequate funds available to complete the purchase) from the Shareholders pursuant to this Section 9 (and Section 10 as adjusted by Section 10.1(b), as applicable) would be that amount calculated as follows:

 

 

(i)

if the Annualized Net Operating Income of EBRx for the six or twelve-month period, as the case may be, ended on the later of December 31, 2006 or the month most recently ended prior to thirty days before the date of a Purchase Notice (or a “Repurchase Notice” defined in Section 10.1) (the “Purchase Date Net Operating Income”) is less than $4,400,000, then the Per Share Repurchase Price would be $10.00 minus $0.50 for each full $200,000 by which the Purchase Date Net Operating Income is less than $4,400,000;

 

 

(ii)

if the Purchase Date Net Operating Income is at least $4,400,000 and not more than $4,600,000, then the Per Share Repurchase Price would be $10.00;

 

 

(iii)

if the Purchase Date Net Operating Income is greater than


 
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