STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK EXCHANGE AGREEMENT, made
and entered into as of [August 19], 2008, by and among Integrated
Freight Systems, Inc., a Florida corporation, (“IFSI”),
Monte W. Smith and Mary Catherine Smith (“Mr. & Mrs.
Smith”) the sole stockholders of Smith Systems
Transportation, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, (“SSTI”),
and SSTI for the purpose of its representations, warranties and
deliverables set forth herein.
W I T N E S S E T H
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WHEREAS, IFSI is planning (a) to
acquire one or more trucking companies and (b) to file a
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933
(“1933 Act) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“1934 Act”), for the purpose of becoming a
“reporting company” and developing a public trading
market for its common stock; and
WHEREAS, SSTI is a trucking company
with its headquarters office located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska;
and
WHEREAS, IFSI desires to acquire
SSTI as a going concern by the means of an exchange of shares of
IFSI’s common stock for all of SSTI’s issued and
outstanding equity securities (“SSTI’s
Securities”) and thereafter to operate SSTI as a wholly owned
subsidiary; and
WHEREAS, Mr. & Mrs. Smith desire
to exchange all of SSTI’s Securities that he owns for shares
of IFSI’s common stock and for SSTI to be acquired by IFSI,
as contemplated by this Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the premises herein before set forth, in reliance hereon and the
mutual promises and respective representations and warranties of
the parties, one to another made herein, and the reliance of each
party upon the other(s) based hereon and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which the parties
respectively acknowledge, the parties agree, for purposes of
consummating the transaction(s) contemplated herein, as
follows:
ARTICLE I
PRELIMINARY
MATTERS
Section 1.01. Recitals . The
parties acknowledge the recitals herein above set forth in the
preamble are correct, and are, by this reference, incorporated
herein and are made a part of this Agreement.
Section 1.02. Exhibits and
Schedules . Exhibits (which are documents to be executed and
delivered at the Closing by the party identified therein or in the
provision requiring such delivery) and Schedules (which are
attachments setting forth information about a party identified
therein or in the provision requiring such attachment) referred to
herein and annexed hereto are, by this reference, incorporated
herein and made a part of this Agreement, as if set forth fully
herein.
Section 1.03. Use of words and
phrases . Natural persons may be identified by last name, with
such additional descriptors as may be desirable. The words
“herein,” “hereby,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein
before,” “hereinafter” and any other equivalent
words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
Article, Section or other subdivision hereof. The words, terms and
phrases defined herein and any pronoun used herein shall include
the singular, plural and all genders. The word “and”
shall be construed as a coordinating conjunction unless the context
clearly indicates that it should be construed as a copulative
conjunction.
Section 1.04. Accounting
terms . All accounting terms not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to them under generally accepted
accounting principles unless specifically referenced to regulatory
accounting principles.
Section 1.05. Calculation of time
lapse or passage; Action required on holidays . When a
provision of this Agreement requires or provides for the
calculation of the lapse or passage of a time period, such period
shall be calculated by treating the day on which the event which
starts the lapse or passage occurs as zero; provided, that this
provision shall not apply to any provision which specifies a
certain day for action or payment, e.g. the first day of each
calendar month. Unless otherwise provided, the term
“month” shall mean a period of thirty days and the term
“year” shall mean a period of 360 days, except that the
terms “calendar month” and “calendar year”
shall mean the actual calendar period indicated. If any day on
which action is required to be taken or payment is required to be
made under this Agreement is not a Business Day (Business Day being
a day on which national banks are open for business where the actor
or payor is located), then such action or payment shall be taken or
made on the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 1.06. Use of titles,
headings and captions . The titles, headings and captions of
articles, sections, paragraphs and other subdivisions contained
herein are for the purpose of convenience only and are not intended
to define or limit the contents of said articles, sections,
paragraphs and other subdivisions.
ARTICLE II
TERMS OF THE
TRANSACTION S
Section
2.01.
Stock exchange transaction . In accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, on the Closing Date, IFSI shall issue to Mr. &
Mrs. Smith shares of its common stock and Mr. & Mrs. Smith
shall deliver to IFSI all of SSTI’s Securities.
Section 2.02. Consideration .
In exchange for SSTI’s Securities, IFSI shall deliver, at
closing, 375,000 shares of its common stock to each of Mr. Smith
and Mrs. Smith;
Section 2.03. Additional
consideration based on performance . One year after the
Closing, IFSI shall pay the sum of $125,000 to each of Mr. Smith
and Mrs. Smith; provided, that the amount of such payment shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of
SSTI’s gross revenues for the twelve month period ended on
the last day of the month preceding the closing date and the twelve
month period ending twelve months thereafter, subject in each case
to normally occurring and extraordinary accounting adjustments, as
made at the fiscal year end in which the respective twelve month
period end.
Section 2.04. Federal income tax
treatment . At or before the Closing Date, the parties shall
agree on the value of each of the SSTI’s assets for federal
income tax purposes and for GAAP purposes.
Section 2.05. Transaction
costs. Each party shall
pay all costs and expenses which it incurs in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; except, IFSI
shall pay all fees and reimbursable expenses which Mr. & Mrs.
Smith may be obligated to pay (a) Chapman Associates and (b)
Cordovano and Honeck LLP.
Section 2.06. Press releases
. No party will issue a press release regarding the subject matter
of this Agreement and the transaction contemplated hereby, either
before or after closing, without the prior approval thereof by the
other party and its counsel.
ARTICLE III
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CLOSING OF THE
TRANSACTION
Section 3.01. Location, date and
time of the Closing . The Closing of the transaction
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place on ____________,
2008, at 2:00 p.m. ("Closing Date”). The Closing shall take
place at a location agreed to by the parties. The acts and
deliveries which occur on the Closing Date for the purpose of
consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the event itself is referred to herein as the
“Closing”.
Section
3.02. Mr. & Mrs. Smith’s and
SSTI’s deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing, Mr.
& Mrs. Smith and SSTI will deliver to IFSI:
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(a)
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Certificate of good standing in SSTI’s
state of incorporation and all states in which it is required to
qualify to do business;
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(b)
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Certificates representing all of SSTI’s
Securities;
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(c)
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Officers’ and Secretary’s and
Certificates of SSTI in the form set forth in Exhibits
“A” and “B”, respectively;
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(d)
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A resignation from any member of SSTI’s
board of directors and officers, other than Mr. & Mrs.
Smith;
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(e)
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Action by SSTI’s board of directors
electing Paul A. Henley as a director of SSTI.
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(f)
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A document reflecting the mutual amendment of
Mr. Smith’s employment agreement with SSTI to reflect terms
of employment negotiated pursuant to this Agreement.
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(g)
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A non-competition and confidentiality agreement
executed by Mr. Smith in favor of IFSI
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(h)
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The original of SSTI’s corporate minute
book and related documents.
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Section 3.03. IFSI’s and
Mr. Henley’s deliveries at the Closing . At the Closing,
IFSI will deliver to Mr. & Mrs. Smith
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(a)
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two certificates each representing 375,000
shares of IFSI’s common stock, as provided in Section 2.02,
registered in the name of Mr. Smith and of Mrs. Smith,
respectively, provided the social security number of each is
delivered to IFSI not less than five business days prior to the
Closing; and
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(b)
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Action by IFSI’s board of directors
electing Mr. Smith as a director of IFSI;
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(c)
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Officers’ and Secretary’s
Certificates of IFSI in the form set forth in Exhibits
“A” and “B”, respectively; and
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Section 3.04. Closing Memorandum
and receipts . As evidence that all parties deem the Closing to
have been completed and the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to have been consummated, the parties jointly will
execute and deliver a Closing Memorandum, in the form of Exhibit
“C” , acknowledging such completion and
consummation.
Section 3.06. Waiver of
conditions . Notwithstanding Section 12.03, any condition to
the Closing which is to the benefit of any party and which is not
satisfied prior to or at the Closing, excluding nevertheless any
provision of this Agreement which by its terms is to be performed
in the future, will be deemed to be waived by the benefited party
or otherwise satisfied and waived by virtue of that party executing
the Closing Memorandum, except to the extent any such unsatisfied
or unperformed condition is expressly preserved by listing it in
the Closing Memorandum for satisfaction or performance after the
Closing.
Section 3.07. Further
assurances. At any time
and from time to time after the Closing, at the reasonable request
of any party and without further consideration, any other
party(ies) shall execute and deliver such other instruments and
documents reasonably desirable or necessary to complete and confirm
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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Section 3.08. Conditions
precedent to IFSI’s obligation to Close . All obligations
of IFSI hereunder are subject, at the option of IFSI, to the
fulfillment of each of the following conditions at or prior to the
Closing, and SSTI shall exert commercially reasonable efforts to
cause each such conditions to be so fulfilled:
(a) All representations and
warranties of SSTI and of Mr. & Mrs. Smith contained herein and
in any document delivered pursuant hereto shall be true and correct
in all material respects when made and shall be deemed to have been
made again and given at and as of the date of the Closing of the
transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and shall then be true
and correct in all material respects, except for changes in the
ordinary course of business after the date hereof in conformity
with the representations, covenants and agreements contained
herein.
(b) All covenants, agreements and
obligations required by the terms of this Agreement to be performed
by SSTI and by Mr. & Mrs. Smith at or before the Closing shall
have been duly and properly performed in all material respects to
IFSI’s reasonable satisfaction.
(c) Since the date of this Agreement
there shall not have occurred any Material Adverse Effect. The term
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any material
adverse change in SSTI or its operating or financial condition,
prospects (financial or otherwise), business, properties or assets
of SSTI.
(d) All documents required to be
delivered to IFSI at or prior to the Closing shall have been so
delivered.
(e) The transaction contemplated by
this Agreement shall have been approved in writing by SSTI’s
board of directors.
(f) SSTI shall have not suffered or
incurred a material damage, destruction or loss not fully covered
by insurance and which has a materially adverse affect on its
business and operations.
(g) IFSI shall have received a
certificate of good standing for SSTI and each subsidiary issued by
the secretary of state of its state of organization and of each
state in which it and its subsidiary is qualified or required to be
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation.
[2007 (?) Fiscal Year End
3/31]
(i) IFSI shall have received
unaudited financial statements of SSTI for the fiscal years ended
March 31, 2007 and 2008 and unaudited financial statements for each
of the interim quarterly periods ended subsequent thereto, which
interim quarterly period shall not show any materially adverse
results of operation when compared to 2008, the financial condition
and performance of SSTI disclosed in such financial statements
being to the reasonable satisfaction of IFSI in relation to
unaudited financial statements delivered prior to execution and
delivery of this Agreement.
Section 3.09. Conditions
precedent to the SSTI obligation to Close . All obligations of
SSTI at the Closing are subject, at the option of SSTI, to the
fulfillment of each of the following conditions at or prior to the
Closing, and IFSI shall exert commercially reasonable efforts to
cause each such conditions to be so fulfilled.
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(a) All representations and
warranties of IFSI contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all material respects
when made and as of the Closing.
(b) All covenants, agreements and
obligations required by the terms of this Agreement to be performed
by IFSI at or before the Closing shall have been duly and properly
performed in all material respects to SSTI and Mr. & Mrs.
Smith’s reasonable satisfaction.
(c) All documents required to be
delivered to SSTI at or prior to the Closing shall have been so
delivered.
(d) The transaction contemplated by
this Agreement shall have been approved in writing by IFSI’s
board of directors.
(f) SSTI shall have received a
certificate of good standing for IFSI issued by the secretary of
state of its state of organization and of each state in which it is
qualified or required to be qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation.
(g) SSTI shall have received audited
financial statements of IFSI for the period of inception to the end
of the calendar month preceding the Closing.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE PARTIES
Section 4.01. Representations and
warranties of SSTI and Mr. & Mrs. Smith . Each of SSTI (as
used in the following representations and warranties with respect
to status or condition, “SSTI” includes every
subsidiary of SSTI, all of which are identified in Schedule 1) and
Mr. & Mrs. Smith represent and warrant, jointly and severally,
to IFSI, as follows:
[This includes 60% of SST Financial
L.L.C.]
(a) SSTI is a duly organized and an
existing entity in good standing under the laws of its state of
incorporation and has full corporate power to execute, deliver and
perform this Agreement.
(b) SSTI is qualified to do business
and in good standing in each state and jurisdiction in which the
nature of its activities and ownership of property require it to be
qualified as a foreign corporation.
(c) All licenses required for the
conduct of SSTI’s businesses in intra and interstate commerce
are in full force and effect, all such licenses being transferable
in the event the transactions contemplated pursuant to this
Agreement are deemed to be a transfer under applicable statutes and
regulations; and, there is no proceeding of any nature pending or,
to the best knowledge of SSTI and Smith, threatened which if
determined adversely to SSTI would result in a revocation,
cancellation of or material limitation or restriction on SSTI and
the conduct of its or any subsidiary’s business as it is
presently conducted.
(d) This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered by SSTI and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of SSTI enforceable against
it, in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of, relating
to or affecting stockholders and creditors rights generally and to
general equitable principles.
(e) To the best knowledge of SSTI
and Smith, the execution of this Agreement and consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby does not conflict with and will
not result in any adverse consequences to or material breach of any
agreement (financing or otherwise), mortgage, instrument, judgment,
decree, law or governmental regulation, license, permit or
authorization by SSTI or in the loss, forfeiture or waiver of any
rights, license, authorization or franchise owned by SSTI, from
which SSTI benefits or which is desirable in the conduct of
SSTI’s business.
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(f) To the best knowledge of SSTI
and Smith, except for such actions as may have been taken, no
further action by or before any governmental body or authority of
the United States of America or any state or subdivision thereof or
any self-regulatory body to which SSTI is subject is required in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
SSTI and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(g) The information SSTI has
delivered to IFSI relating to SSTI was, to the best knowledge of
SSTI and Smith, on the date reflected in each such item of
information accurate in all material respects and, to the best
knowledge of SSTI and Smith, such information at the date hereof
taken as a whole provides full and fair disclosure of all material
information relating to SSTI and does not, to the best knowledge of
SSTI and Smith,omit to state any material fact necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading.
(h) SSTI has conducted its business
in the ordinary course for the last three years or since inception,
whichever is less.
(i) Neither SSTI nor any employee,
to SSTI best knowledge, has since inception given or agreed to give
any gift or similar benefit valued at more than $20 annually to any
customer, supplier, governmental employee or other person who is or
may be or have been in a position to help or hinder SSTI’s
business, or a gift or similar benefit in any amount or value which
might subject SSTI to damage or penalty in civil, criminal or
governmental litigation or proceedings.
(j) SSTI’s financial
statements delivered to IFSI have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and
maintained throughout the periods indicated, fairly present the
financial condition of SSTI in all material respects at the dates
and the results of operations for the periods indicated, contain
all normally recurring adjustments and do not omit to disclose any
contingent, undisclosed or hidden liabilities. SSTI’s
financial records are maintained in accordance with good business
practice.
(k)SSTI has good, marketable and
insurable title to all of its properties and assets, including
intangible assets, if any, which it owns or uses in its business or
purports to own, including, without limitation, those reflected in
its books and records and in the balance sheet, both tangible and
intangible None of the properties and assets are subject to any
mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, security interest, encumbrance,
restriction, lease, license, easement, liability or adverse claim
of any nature whatsoever, direct or indirect, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, except as expressly set forth in
the notes to SSTI’s financial statements as securing specific
liabilities or subject to specific capital leases and have arisen
only in the ordinary course of business. All of the properties and
assets owned, leased or used by SSTI are in good operating
condition and repair, are suitable for the purposes used, are
adequate and sufficient for SSTI’s current operations and are
directly related to SSTI’s business.
(l) All of the material contracts,
agreements, leases, licenses and commitments of SSTI (other than
those which have been fully performed), copies of all of which have
been delivered to IFSI, are valid and binding, enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms, in full force and effect
and there is not there under with respect to any party thereto any
existing default or event, which after the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or result in a
right to accelerate or loss of rights and none of such contracts,
agreements, leases, licenses and commitments is, either when
considered singly or in the aggregate with others, unduly
burdensome, onerous or materially adverse to SSTI’s business,
properties, assets, earnings or prospects, either before or after
the Closing, or which would result in any material loss to or
liability of SSTI.
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(m) There is no claim, legal action,
suit, arbitration, governmental investigation, or other legal or
administrative proceeding, nor any order, decree, judgment or
judgment in progress, pending or in effect or to SSTI’s
knowledge threatened, against or relating to SSTI, its directors,
officers or employees with respect to SSTI or its business or for
which SSTI may have an indemnity obligation, it properties, assets
or business or the transaction contemplated by this Agreement and
SSTI does not know or have any reason to be aware of any basis for
the same, including any basis for a claim of sexual harassment or
racial or age discrimination.
(n) All taxes, including without
limitation, income, property, special assessments, sales, use,
franchise, intangibles, employees’ income withholding and
social security taxes, including employer’s contribution,
other than those for which a return or deposit is not yet due and
have been disclosed to IFSI, imposed by the United States or any
state, municipality, subdivision, authority, which are due and
payable, and all interest and penalties thereon, unless disputed in
good faith in proper proceedings and reserved for or set aside,
have been paid in full and all tax returns required to be filed in
connection therewith have been accurately prepared and timely filed
and all deposits required by law to be made by SSTI with respect to
employees’ withholding and social security taxes have been
made. SSTI is not and has no reason to believe that it will be the
subject of an audit by any taxing authority. There is not now in
force any extension of time with respect to the date when tax
return was or is due to be filed, or any waiver or agreement by
SSTI for the extension of time for the assessment of any tax and
SSTI is not a “consenting corporation” within the
meaning of Section 341(f)(1) of the Tax Code.
(o) SSTI does not have any employee
benefit, pension or profit sharing plans subject to ERISA and no
such plans to which SSTI is obligated or required to make
contributions.
[Other than the 401K matching funds
for up to $.03 per mile for drivers participating in our 401K
Plan]
(p) None of SSTI’s employees
are represented by a collective bargaining agent or subject to a
collective bargaining agreement and SSTI considers its relations
with its employees as a whole to be good. SSTI has disclosed to
IFSI all employee salary, compensation and benefit agreements and
no employee, other than Smith, has a written employment
agreement.
(q) No person has guaranteed any
obligation of SSTI, and SSTI has not guaranteed the obligation of
any other person.
(r) SSTI and its management have no
reason to believe or expect and do not believe or expect that any
event or events will occur which will result in SSTI producing
results of operations which are materially different from
SSTI’s recent operations.
Section 4.02. IFSI’s
representations and warranties . IFSI represents and warrants
to IFSI that:
(a) IFSI is a duly incorporated and
existing corporation in good standing under the laws of its state
of incorporation and has full corporate power to execute and
deliver this Agreement.
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(b) This Agreement has been duly and
validly authorized, executed and delivered by IFSI and constitutes
the legal, valid and binding obligation of IFSI, enforceable
against IFSI in accordance with its terms subject, as to
enforceability, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other
laws of, relating to or affecting shareholders and creditors rights
generally and to general equitable principles.
(c) Except for such actions as may
have been taken, no further action by or before any governmental
body or authority of the United States of America or any state
thereof is required in connection with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement by IFSI and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(d) The information IFSI have
delivered to SSTI was on the date reflected in each such item of
information accurate in all material respects and such information
at the date hereof as a whole did not contain any untrue statement
of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading.
(e) The information and financial
statements IFSI has provided to Smith, on the date reflected in
each element of information and financial statements, are accurate
in all material respects and, to the knowledge of IFSI, such
information at the date hereof taken as a whole provides, to the
best knowledge of IFSI, full and fair disclosure of all material
information relating to SSTI and does not, to the knowledge of
IFSIomit to state any material fact necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading.
Section 4.03. Nature and survival
of representation and warranties; Remedies . All statements of
fact contained in this Agreement, any certificate delivered
pursuant to this Agreement, or any letter, document or other
instrument delivered by or on behalf of SSTI or of IFSI, and their
respective officers, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall
be deemed representations and warranties made by SSTI or by IFSI,
respectively, as the case may be, to each other under this
Agreement. For purposes of this Section 4.03 and Section 11.01
only, any party or other person seeking to enforce, or claiming the
benefit of, any representation and warranty under this Agreement is
called a Claimant, and any party or other person against whom a
right is claimed is called a Defendant. All representations and
warranties of the parties shall survive the Closing; provided,
however, that all representations and warranties shall terminate
and expire, and be without further force and effect whatever from
and after the one year from the date hereof, and neither IFSI, or
SSTI shall have any liability whatsoever on account of any
inaccurate representation or warranty or for any breach of
warranty, unless a Claimant shall, on or prior to the expiration of
such one year period, serve written notice on a Defendant, with a
copy to the Defendant’s counsel, setting forth in reasonable
detail the breach and any direct, incidental or consequential
damages (including amounts) the Claimant may have suffered as a
result of such breach.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES
Section 5.01. Conduct of business
prior to Closing .
(a) From the date hereof to the
Closing, SSTI will conduct its business and affairs only in the
ordinary course and consistent with its prior practice and shall
maintain, keep and preserve its assets and properties in good
condition and repair and maintain insurance thereon in accordance
with present practices, it will use its best efforts (i) to
preserve its business and organization intact, (ii) to keep
available to IFSI the services of SSTI’s present employees,
agents and independent contractors, (iii) to preserve for the
benefit of IFSI the goodwill of suppliers, customers, distributors,
landlords and others having business relations with it, and (iv) to
cooperate and use reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any
landlord or other party to any lease or contract with SSTI where
the consent of such landlord or other party may be required by
reason of the transactions contemplated hereby.
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(b) From the date hereof to the
Closing, SSTI shall not outside the ordinary course of business (i)
dispose of any material assets, (ii) engage in any extraordinary
transactions without IFSI’s prior approval, including but not
limited to, directly or indirectly, soliciting, entertaining,
encouraging inquiries or proposals or entering into negotiation or
agreement with any third party for sale of assets by SSTI, sale of
its equity securities or merger, consolidation or combination with
any company, (iii) grant any salary or compensation increase to any
employee, or (iv) make any commitment for capital expenditures,
other than as disclosed to IFSI and approved by it.
Section 5.02. Notice of changes
in information . Each party shall give the other party prompt
written notice of any change in any of the information contained in
their respective representations and warranties made in Article IV,
or elsewhere in this Agreement, or the exhibits and schedules
referred to herein or any written statements made or given in
connection herewith which occurs prior to the Closing.
Section 5.03. Notice of
extraordinary changes . SSTI shall advise IFSI with respect to
any of the following events outside of ordinary course of business
and which are materially adverse: (i) the entering into and
cancellation or breach of contracts, agreements, licenses,
commitments or other understandings or arrangements to which SSTI
is a party, (ii) any changes in purchasing, pricing or selling
policy, or, any changes in its sales, business or employee
relations in general, and (iii) the filing or commencement of any
litigation or governmental or agency proceedings against
SSTI.
Section 5.04. Action to preserve
SSTI’s business and assets . Notwithstanding anything
contained in this Agreement to the contrary, SSTI will not take or
fail to take any action that in SSTI’s reasonable business
judgment, is likely to give rise to a substantial penalty or a
claim for damages by any third party against SSTI, or is likely to
result in losses, or is otherwise likely to prejudice in any
material respect or unduly interfere with the conduct of its
business and operations in the ordinary course consistent with
prior practice, or is likely to result in a breach by SSTI of any
of its representations, warranties or covenants contained in this
Agreement (unless any such breach is first waived in writing by
IFSI).
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Section 5.05. Access to
information and documents . Upon reasonable notice and during
regular business hours, SSTI will give to IFSI, its attorneys,
accountants and other representatives full access to its personnel
(subject to reasonable approval as to the time thereof) and all
properties, documents, contracts, books and records and will
furnish copies of such documents (certified by officers, if so
requested) and with such information with respect to its business,
operations, affairs and prospects (financial and otherwise) as IFSI
may from time to time request, and the party to whom the
information is provided will not improperly disclose the same prior
to the Closing. SSTI will afford IFSI an opportunity to ask
questions and receive answers thereto in furtherance of its duly
diligent examination of SSTI. Any such furnishing of such
information or any investigation shall not affect that
party’s right to rely on the other p