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Exhibit
10.30
EXECUTION
VERSION
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and among
AIRPAX HOLDINGS,
INC.,
THE STOCKHOLDERS OF AIRPAX
HOLDINGS, INC.,
WILLIAM BLAIR CAPITAL
PARTNERS VII QP, L.P., as Stockholders’
Representative
and
SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES,
INC.
Dated as of June 8,
2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01
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Definitions |
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Section 1.02
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Cross-References to Other Defined Terms |
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| ARTICLE 2 PURCHASE AND SALE |
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Section 2.01
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Estimated
Common Purchase Price |
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Section 2.02
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Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock and Preferred Stock |
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Section 2.03
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The
Closing |
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Section 2.04
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Post-Closing Adjustment |
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Section 2.05
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Stockholders’ Representative |
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Section 2.06
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Japan
Pension Adjustment |
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ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE COMPANY
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Section 3.01
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Organization and Qualification |
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Section 3.02
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Subsidiaries; Securities Owned |
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Section 3.03
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Capitalization |
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Section 3.04
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Authority
of the Company |
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Section 3.05
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Compliance with Laws |
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Section 3.06
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Advisory
and Other Fees |
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Section 3.07
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Taxes |
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Section 3.08
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Litigation |
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Section 3.09
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Financial
Statements |
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Section 3.10
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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Section 3.11
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Real
Properties |
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Section 3.12
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Absence
of Material Adverse Effect |
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Section 3.13
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Absence
of Certain Changes |
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Section 3.14
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Tangible
Personal Property |
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Section 3.15
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Intellectual Property |
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Section 3.16
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Contracts |
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Section 3.17
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Insurance |
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Section 3.18
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Permits |
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Section 3.19
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Employee
Benefit Plans |
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Section 3.20
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Employees; Labor Matters |
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Section 3.21
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Environmental Matters |
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Section 3.22
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Employee
Relations |
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Section 3.23
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Officers
and Directors; Bank Accounts |
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Section 3.24
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Customers
and Suppliers |
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Section 3.25
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Product
Warranty |
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Section 3.26
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No Other
Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 4 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 4.01
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Organizational Authorization |
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Section 4.02
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Governmental Authorization |
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Section 4.03
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Noncontravention |
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Section 4.04
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Ownership
of Securities |
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Section 4.05
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No Other
Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE BUYER
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Section 5.01
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Existence
and Power |
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Section 5.02
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Organizational Authorization |
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Section 5.03
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Governmental Authorization |
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Section 5.04
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Noncontravention |
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Section 5.05
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Financing |
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Section 5.06
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Purchase
for Investment |
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Section 5.07
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Actions
and Proceedings |
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Section 5.08
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Finder’s Fees |
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Section 5.09
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Solvency |
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Section 5.10
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Acknowledgment by the Buyer |
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Section 5.11
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No
Reliance |
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Section 5.12
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No Other
Representations and Warranties |
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ARTICLE 6 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY AND
THE STOCKHOLDERS
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Section 6.01
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Conduct
of the Company and the Subsidiaries |
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Section 6.02
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Access |
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Section 6.03
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Subsequent Actions |
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Section 6.04
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Cooperation Relating to Financing |
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Section 6.05
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Exclusivity |
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Section 6.06
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Confidentiality |
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ARTICLE 7 COVENANTS OF THE
BUYER
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Section 7.01
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Confidentiality |
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Section 7.02
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Access |
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Section 7.03
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Notification |
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Section 7.04
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Director
and Officer Liability, Indemnification and Insurance |
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Section 7.05
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Employment and Benefit Arrangements |
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Section 7.06
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Regulatory Filings |
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Section 7.07
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Contact
with Employees, Customers and Suppliers |
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Section 7.08
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Financial
Assistance |
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ARTICLE 8 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES
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Section 8.01
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts; Further Assurances |
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Section 8.02
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Further
Cooperation |
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Section 8.03
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Public
Announcements |
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Section 8.04
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Tax
Matters |
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Section 8.05
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Disclosure Generally |
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Section 8.06
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[Intentionally Omitted.] |
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Section 8.07
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Stockholder Waiver; Termination of Certain
Agreements |
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ARTICLE 9 CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING
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Section 9.01
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Conditions to the Buyer’s Obligations |
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Section 9.02
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Conditions to the Stockholder’s Obligations |
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ARTICLE 10 TERMINATION
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Section 10.01
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Termination |
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Section 10.02
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Effect of
Termination |
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ARTICLE 11 ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS
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Section 11.01
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Survival
Period |
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Section 11.02
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Indemnification |
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Section 11.03
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Limitation of Recourse |
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Section 11.04
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Limited
Guaranty |
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ARTICLE 12 MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01
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Notices |
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Section 12.02
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Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.03
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Construction; Severability |
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Section 12.04
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Expenses |
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Section 12.05
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Successors and Assigns |
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Section 12.06
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Governing
Law |
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Section 12.07
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Jurisdiction |
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Section 12.08
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Waiver of
Jury Trial |
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Section 12.09
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Prevailing Party |
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Section 12.10
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Counterparts; Third Party Beneficiaries |
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Section 12.11
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Entire
Agreement |
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”) is made as of June 8,
2007, by and among Airpax Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the “ Company ”), the Persons identified as
“Stockholders” on the signature pages attached hereto
(collectively, the “ Stockholders ” and each a
“ Stockholder ”), William Blair Capital Partners
VII QP, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, as
Stockholders’ Representative (the “
Stockholders’ Representative ”) and Sensata
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “
Buyer ”). Unless otherwise provided, capitalized terms
used herein are defined in Article 1 below.
WHEREAS, the Stockholders
collectively own all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company, which as of the date hereof consists of 43,779 shares
of common stock, $0.01 par value (“ Common Stock
”) and 39,793 shares of Class A preferred stock, $0.01
par value (“ Preferred Stock ” and together with
the Common Stock, the “ Shares ”).
WHEREAS, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Buyer desires to
acquire from the Stockholders, and the Stockholders desire to sell
to the Buyer, all of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the
Closing.
WHEREAS, prior to the date
hereof, the Buyer and the Company’s senior management team
have come to an understanding regarding employment arrangements
following the Closing.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01
Definitions. The following terms, as used herein, have the
following meanings:
“ Acquisition
Date ” means May 14, 2004.
“ Affiliate
” means (except as otherwise specifically defined herein), as
to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such Person. As used in this definition, “control”
(including, with its correlative meanings, “controlled
by” and “under common control with”) means the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of securities or partnership or other
ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
“ Aggregate
Preferred Stock Purchase Price ” means the sum of the
Preferred Stock Per Share Prices for all shares of Preferred Stock
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing.
“ Allocation
Percentage ” means, with respect to each Stockholder, the
product of (i) the Per Share Portion and (ii) the number
of shares of Common Stock held by such Stockholder immediately
prior to the Closing.
“ Antitrust
Authorities ” means the Antitrust Division of the United
States Department of Justice, the United States Federal Trade
Commission or the antitrust or competition law authorities of any
other jurisdiction (whether United States, foreign or
multinational).
“ Cash ”
means cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.
“ Cash Amount
” means the bank balance of all Cash held by the Company or
any Subsidiary as of the close of business on the Closing Date,
before giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby. For
the avoidance of doubt, Cash Amount shall be calculated net of
issued but uncleared checks, wire transfers, and drafts and shall
include checks, wire transfers and drafts deposited or available
for deposit for the account of the Company and its
Subsidiaries.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any reference to any
particular Code section shall be interpreted to include any
revision of or successor to that section regardless of how numbered
or classified.
“ Company
Intellectual Property ” means the Company Scheduled
Intellectual Property and all other Intellectual Property owned by
the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ ED&D
Earnout ” means any obligations for the deferred purchase
price of property or services pursuant to that certain Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 8, 2005, by and among the
Company, ED&D Inc., a Florida corporation, and David E. Bateman
and the other stockholders named therein, as in effect immediately
prior to the Closing.
“ Employee Benefit
Plan ” means each retirement, welfare, severance,
incentive or bonus, deferred compensation, profit sharing, vacation
or paid-time-off, stock purchase, stock option or equity incentive
plan, program, agreement or arrangement, and any other employee
benefit plan, program or arrangement, other than
statutorily-mandated plans or programs, that is maintained or
contributed to by the Company or any of Subsidiary thereof or with
respect to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or
could reasonably expect to incur any liability.
“ GAAP ”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied.
“ Income Tax
” means any federal, state, local, or foreign Tax imposed on
(or measured in whole or in part by) income, and any franchise Tax
or similar Tax imposed in lieu thereof.
“ Indebtedness
” means, with respect to any Person at any date, without
duplication, all obligations of such Person (a) under
capitalized leases, (b) for borrowed money
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or in respect of loans or advances or
evidenced by bonds, monies, debentures, or similar instruments or
secured by a Lien on a Person’s assets, (c) for the
deferred and purchase price of property or services (excluding
current trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of
business), (d) for unpaid management and transaction fees owed
to any Stockholder or its Affiliates, (e) under employee
benefit arrangements, employment agreements, deferred compensation
or other similar arrangements which come due as a result of the
transactions contemplated hereby, including any change of control,
stay or transaction bonuses, provided that, for the avoidance of
doubt, obligations that are contingent upon both the consummation
of the transactions to occur at the Closing and the occurrence of
another event or action at the direction of the Buyer or solely
within the Buyer’s control after the Closing ( e.g. ,
continued employment or not being offered employment in the same or
a substantially similar job), shall be excluded for purposes of
this clause (e), (f) under any hedging, swap, or similar
arrangement, (g) guaranties of any of the foregoing, and
(h) all accrued interest, prepayment premiums or penalties and
fees on the foregoing which would be payable if such obligations
were paid in full as of such date. For the avoidance of doubt,
Indebtedness shall not include any (1) contingent and undrawn
obligations under letters of credit, performance bonds, bid bonds
or other sureties of any kind or nature issued by or on behalf of
the Company or any of the Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business in connection with any customer contracts, proposals or
otherwise, or (2) intercompany payables or loans of any kind
or nature.
“ Indebtedness
Payoff Amount ” means the amount required to repay all
outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and any Subsidiary as of
the Closing Date, before giving effect to the transactions
contemplated hereby. The foregoing shall be determined on a
consolidated basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries and in
accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise provided in the
definition of Indebtedness), consistent with the preparation of the
Audited Financial Statements, and shall exclude the effects of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the financing thereof.
“ Intellectual
Property ” means all of the following in any jurisdiction
throughout the world: (i) patents, patent applications and
patent disclosures; (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade
dress, trade names, corporate names, logos, slogans and Internet
domain names, together with all goodwill associated with each of
the foregoing; (iii) copyrights and copyrightable works;
(iv) registrations and applications for registrations of the
foregoing; (v) trade secrets, confidential information,
know-how and inventions; and (vi) other intellectual
property.
“ Knowledge
” (A) when used in the phrase “to the Knowledge of
the Company” or similar phrases means, and shall be limited
to, (i) the actual knowledge of the following individuals:
Dennis Karr, George Dappert, Steven McDonald, Brent Hollenbeck,
Wayne Bernauer, Richard Collevechio, Tito Espino and Don Pruitt,
and (ii) the actual knowledge, after due inquiry of
appropriate personnel, of Don Drapeau and Tomokazu Takahashi and
(B) when used in the phrase “to the Knowledge of a
Stockholder” or similar phrases means, and shall be limited
to, if such Stockholder is an individual, such Stockholder’s
actual knowledge and if such Stockholder is an entity, the actual
knowledge of its officer and directors.
“ Management
Notes ” means, collectively, all of the promissory notes
issued by certain Stockholders that are or were employees of the
Company or its Subsidiaries to the Company, which are outstanding
immediately prior to the Closing.
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“ Management Note
Payoff Amount ” means the aggregate amount required to
repay in full all principal, interest, penalties, fees, premiums
and other amounts under all of the outstanding Management Notes as
of the Closing Date.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect which has
occurred or would reasonably be expected to occur to the financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and the
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, that, for purposes of
this Agreement, a Material Adverse Effect shall not include the
effect of (a) changes to the industry or markets in which the
business of the Company and the Subsidiaries operates, (b) the
announcement or disclosure of the transactions contemplated herein,
(c) general economic, regulatory or political conditions or
changes, (d) military action or any act of terrorism,
(e) changes in law or GAAP after the date hereof,
(f) taking any action at the request of or with the prior
written approval of the Buyer, (g) a hurricane, earthquake or
other natural disaster, (h) the failure in and of itself of
the Company or any Subsidiary to meet or achieve the results set
forth in any internal projection (it being understood that any
facts, circumstances, events, changes, or effects giving rise to or
evidenced by such failure may be included to the extent not
specifically excluded by another clause of this proviso), or
(i) any matter set forth on Schedule 3.04 , 3.05
, 3.07 , 3.08 , 3.09(c) , 3.12 ,
3.20 , 3.21 , 3.22 , 3.24 or
3.25 attached hereto, except, with respect to such matters,
to the extent of adverse changes or developments occurring after
the date hereof, to the extent of facts, events or circumstances
that become known by the Buyer after the date hereof, or to the
extent operations, events or circumstances exacerbate any such
matters after the date hereof; and provided further that the
changes or effects described in clauses (a), (c), (d), (e) or
(g) shall be disregarded only if the effect or change is not
disproportionately adverse to the Company or its Subsidiaries
compared to other Persons operating in the industries in which the
Company or its Subsidiaries operate. The Buyer acknowledges that
there could be a disruption to the Company’s and the
Subsidiaries’ business as a result of the execution of this
Agreement, the announcement by the Buyer of its intention to
purchase the Company and the Subsidiaries or the announcement of
the Stockholders of their intention to sell the Company and the
Subsidiaries, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and the Buyer agrees that such disruptions do not and shall
not constitute a Material Adverse Effect.
“ Net Working
Capital ” means the excess (which may be a negative
number) of (a) the sum of the Company’s current assets
on a consolidated basis excluding (i) Cash, (ii) Income
Tax assets (including deferred tax assets) and (iii) the
Management Notes, over (b) the sum of the Company’s
current liabilities excluding (i) Income Tax liabilities
(including deferred tax liabilities) and (ii) Indebtedness.
The foregoing shall be determined on a consolidated basis for the
Company and its Subsidiaries and in accordance with GAAP (except as
otherwise provided in the immediately preceding sentence),
consistent with the preparation of the Audited Financial
Statements, and shall exclude the effects of the consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the financing
thereof, and the assets and liabilities of the Company or its
Subsidiaries in respect of the ED&D Earnout, the Siemens
Prepayments or the Japanese Pension Plan.
“ Net Working
Capital Amount ” means the Net Working Capital of the
Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date, before
giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby.
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“ Per Share
Portion ” means a fraction, the numerator of which is
one, and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Closing.
“ Permitted
Liens ” means any (i) Liens in respect of Taxes the
validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings or Liens in respect of Taxes not yet due and payable;
(ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s,
repairmen’s, statutorily imposed or other like Liens arising
or incurred in the ordinary course of business; (iii) Liens
arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts
and equipment leases with third parties that are contracts entered
into in connection with the Company or the Subsidiaries;
(iv) limitations on the rights of the Company under any
Contract or Real Property Lease that are expressly set forth in
such contract or lease; (v) survey exceptions, imperfections
of title, Liens or other title matters affecting any tangible asset
owned by the Company or the Subsidiaries that do not materially
impair the use or occupancy thereof; and (vi) with respect to
the Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property, zoning, building
codes and other land use Laws regulating the use or occupancy of
such Owned Real Property and Leased Real Property or the activities
conducted thereon that are imposed by any governmental authority
having jurisdiction over such Owned Real Property or Leased Real
Property that are not violated by the operations of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries.
“ Person ”
means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or other entity or organization,
including a government or political subdivision or any agency or
instrumentality thereof.
“ Preferred Stock
Per Share Price ” means, with respect to a share of
Preferred Stock, the Liquidation Value (as defined in the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended) of such
share plus all dividends on such share that are accrued and unpaid
as of immediately prior to the Closing in accordance with the
Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended.
“ Reference Balance
Sheet ” means the audited consolidated balance sheet of
the Company as of December 31, 2006 contained in the Audited
Financial Statements. References in this Agreement to the date of
the Reference Balance Sheet shall mean December 31,
2006.
“ Siemens
” means Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation.
“ Siemens
Agreement ” means that certain Intellectual Property,
Technology Transfer and Services Agreement between Siemens and
ED&D, Inc., dated September 1, 2004, as amended
July 8, 2005.
“ Siemens
Prepayments ” means, only up to an aggregate amount of
$877,000 as previously disclosed to the Buyer, any pre-payments
made by Siemens to the Company or its Subsidiaries pursuant to the
Siemens Agreement and any deferred revenue accrued by the Company
or its Subsidiaries related to such pre-payments. For the avoidance
of doubt, any pre-payments or deferred revenue under the Siemens
Agreement in excess of $877,000 or other pre-payments or deferred
revenue under the Siemens Agreement shall not be included as part
of the Siemens Prepayments and shall constitute
Indebtedness.
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Stockholders’ Representative Amount ” means that
amount determined by the Stockholders’ Representative in its
discretion to be sufficient to satisfy any potential fees, expenses
or liabilities of the Stockholders’ Representative or the
Stockholders, which amount shall be paid by the Buyer to the
Stockholders’ Representative in accordance with
Section 2.03(b)(v) . The determination of the
Stockholders’ Representative Amount shall not limit or affect
any of the rights of the Stockholders’ Representative
hereunder.
“ Subsidiary
” means any entity, the securities or other ownership
interests of which having ordinary voting power to elect a majority
of the board of directors, or other persons performing similar
functions, are directly or indirectly owned by the
Company.
“ Target Net Working
Capital Amount ” means $33,500,000.
“ Tax ”
means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security,
unemployment, disability, real property, ad valorem/personal
property, custom duties stamp, excise, occupation, sales, use,
transfer, capital gain, severance, windfall profits, license,
payroll, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other tax,
assessment, duty, fee, levy or other governmental charge (whether
payable directly or by withholding and whether or not requiring the
filing of a Tax Return), including any interest, penalty or
addition thereto and including any obligations to indemnify or
otherwise assume or succeed to the Tax liability of any other
Person.
“ Tax Returns
” means any return, report, claim for refund, declaration of
estimated Tax, information return or other document (including
elections, waivers, extensions, declarations, disclosures,
estimates, schedules or any related or supporting information)
filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or
other authority in connection with the determination, assessment or
collection of any Tax or the administration of any laws,
regulations or administrative requirements relating to any Tax,
including any schedule or attachment thereto or any amendment
thereof, and including any consolidated, combined or unitary
return.
Section 1.02
Cross-References to Other Defined Terms. Each term listed below
is defined in the Section of this Agreement listed opposite such
term:
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Section
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2006 Balance Sheet
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Section
2.04(a) |
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Actual Common Purchase Price
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Section
2.04(a) |
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Agreement
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Preface |
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Antitrust Laws
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Section
3.04(b)(ii) |
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Approvals
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Section
3.18 |
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Audited Financial Statements
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Section
3.09(a)(i) |
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Basket
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Section
11.02(a) |
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Breaching Stockholder
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Section
11.04(e) |
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Buyer
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Preface |
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Buyer Indemnified Parties
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Section
11.02(a) |
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Buyer’s Representatives
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Section
7.01 |
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Cap
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Section
11.02(a) |
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Closing
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Section
2.03(a) |
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Closing Date
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Section
2.03(a) |
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Common Stock
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Recitals |
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Company
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Preface |
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Company Scheduled Intellectual
Property
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Section
3.15(a) |
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Confidentiality Agreement
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Section
7.01 |
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Contracts
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Section
3.16 |
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Customer Conversation
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Section
7.07 |
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Draft Computation
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Section
2.04(a) |
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Environmental Requirements
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Section
3.21 |
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Environmental Survival Period
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Section
11.01 |
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ERISA
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Section
3.19(b) |
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ERISA Affiliate
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Section
3.19(d) |
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Estimated Cash Amount
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Section
2.01 |
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Estimated Common Purchase
Price
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Section
2.01 |
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Estimated Indebtedness Amount
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Section
2.01 |
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Estimated Management Note Payoff
Amount
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Section
2.01 |
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Estimated Net Working Capital
Amount
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Section
2.01 |
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Final Japanese Pension Amount
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Section
2.06 |
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Financial Statements
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Section
3.09(a)(ii) |
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Financing
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Section
5.05 |
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Firm
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Section
2.04 |
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Fundamental Representations
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Section
11.02(a) |
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Governmental Authority
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Section
3.05 |
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HSR Act
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Section
3.04(b) |
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Indemnifying Stockholder
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Section
11.04(e) |
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Indemnitee
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Section
11.02(d) |
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Indemnitors
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Section
11.02(d) |
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Insurance Policies
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Section
3.17 |
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Japanese Pension
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Section
2.06(a) |
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Japanese Pension Report
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Section
2.06(a) |
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K&E
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Section
2.03(a) |
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Latest Balance Sheet
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Section
3.09(a)(ii) |
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Laws
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Section
3.05 |
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Leased Real Property; Leased Real
Properties
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Section
3.11(b) |
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Liens
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Section
3.14 |
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Loss; Losses
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Section
11.02(a) |
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NAX
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Section
2.06(a) |
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Norwest
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Section
11.04(a) |
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Norwest Percentage
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Section
11.04(a) |
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Objection Notice
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Section
2.04 |
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Other Documents
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Section
3.04(a) |
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Owned Real Property
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Section
3.11(a) |
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Pension Arbitrator
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Section
2.06(a) |
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Pre-Closing Tax Periods
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Section
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Preferred Stock
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Recitals |
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Proposal
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Section
6.05 |
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Real Property Lease; Real Property
Leases
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Section
3.11(a) |
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Schedule; Schedules
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Article
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Shares
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Preface |
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Stockholder; Stockholders
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Preface |
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Stockholder Transaction
Expenses
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Section
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Stockholders’
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Preface |
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Survival Period
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Section
11.01 |
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Tax Benefit
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Section
11.02(e) |
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Third Party Claim
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Section
11.02(d) |
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Top Customers; Top Supplier
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Section
3.24 |
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Transaction Value
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Section
2.01 |
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Unaudited Financial
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Section
3.09(a)(ii) |
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WBCP
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Section
11.04(a) |
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WBCP Percentage
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Section
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ARTICLE 2
PURCHASE AND
SALE
Section 2.01
Estimated Common Purchase Price. On or before the third
(3 rd ) business day preceding the Closing Date,
the Company shall in good faith estimate, on a reasonable basis
using the Company’s then available financial information, the
Cash Amount (such estimate is referred to as the “
Estimated Cash Amount ”), the Indebtedness Payoff
Amount (such estimate is referred to as the “ Estimated
Indebtedness Amount ”), the Management Note Payoff Amount
(such estimate is referred to as the “ Estimated
Management Note Payoff Amount ”) and the Net Working
Capital Amount (such estimate is referred to as the “
Estimated Net Working Capital Amount ”). The “
Estimated Common Purchase Price ” means an amount
equal to (A) $276,000,000 (the “ Transaction
Value ”), (B) plus the Estimated Cash Amount,
(C) less the Estimated Indebtedness Payoff Amount,
(D) plus the Estimated Management Note Payoff Amount,
(E) plus the excess of the Estimated Net Working Capital
Amount over the Target Net Working Capital Amount or minus the
excess of the Target Net Working Capital Amount over the Estimated
Net Working Capital Amount, (F) less the Aggregate Preferred
Stock Purchase Price, (G) less the Stockholders’
Representative Amount, and (H) less $500,000 in respect of the
Siemens Prepayments. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, no assets or liabilities of the Company or its
Subsidiaries in respect of the ED&D Earnout, the Siemens
Prepayments or the Japanese Pension Plan shall be included in any
calculation of the Net Working Capital, the Indebtedness Payoff
Amount or the Cash Amount, or any estimate thereof and the
existence of any such obligations shall not be deemed to be a
breach of a representation or warranty (it being understood that
any obligations related to (x) the ED&D Earnout shall be
handled pursuant to and in accordance with the definition thereof
in Section 1.01 and Section 11.02 ,
(y) the Siemens Prepayments shall be handled pursuant to and
in accordance with the definition thereof in
Section 1.01 and clause (H) of the definitions of
Estimated Common Purchase Price and Actual Common Purchase Price
and (z) the Japanese Pension shall be handled pursuant to and
in accordance with Section 2.06 ).
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Section 2.02 Purchase
and Sale of Common Stock and Preferred Stock.
(a) Purchase and Sale of
Common Stock . As of the Closing, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Stockholder shall
sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer shall
purchase and acquire from each such Stockholder, all of the shares
of Common Stock held by such Stockholder. Subject to
Section 2.04(b) , the purchase price to be paid by the
Buyer to each Stockholder for the Common Stock held by such
Stockholder shall consist of a payment at the Closing, by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated
by such Stockholder, of an amount of cash equal to the excess of
(x) the Estimated Common Purchase Price, multiplied by such
Stockholder’s Allocation Percentage, over (y) the
aggregate amount (if any) of any Management Notes outstanding as of
the Closing Date issued by such Stockholder. In addition, each
Stockholder shall be entitled to receive from the
Stockholders’ Representative payment of an amount in cash
equal to the portion of the Stockholders’ Representative
Amount, if any, ultimately determined by the Stockholders’
Representative, in its sole discretion, as no longer needed to
satisfy certain obligations of the Stockholders’
Representative and/or the Stockholders, multiplied by such
Stockholder’s Allocation Percentage.
(b) Purchase and Sale of
Preferred Stock . As of the Closing, upon the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each Stockholder
shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to the Buyer, and the Buyer
shall purchase and acquire from each Stockholder, all of the shares
of Preferred Stock held by such Stockholder. The purchase price to
be paid by the Buyer to each Stockholder for the Preferred Stock
held by such Stockholder shall consist of a payment at the Closing,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account
designated by such Stockholder, of an amount of cash equal to the
sum of the Preferred Stock Per Share Price for all shares of
Preferred Stock held by such Stockholder.
Section 2.03 The
Closing.
(a) The closing of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Kirkland & Ellis LLP (“ K&E ”) in
Chicago, Illinois, at 10:00 a.m. on the third (3 rd
) business day following full satisfaction or due
waiver of all of the closing conditions set forth in
Article 9 hereof (other than those to be satisfied at
the Closing) or on such other date as is mutually agreeable to the
Buyer and the Stockholders’ Representative; provided that, if
necessary to complete the documentation and funding of the
Financing, the Buyer may defer the Closing until the earlier of
(i) thirty (30) days following the date of full
satisfaction or due waiver of all of the closing conditions set
forth in Section 9.01 hereof (other than those to be
satisfied at the Closing), and (ii) forty-five (45) days
after the date hereof, but in any event not later than the outside
date set forth in Section 10.01(e) ; provided further
that, in the event that (x) the time period in clause
(ii) above has expired and (y) Buyer has been and is
continuing in good faith to use its commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the Financing and such Financing is reasonably expected
to be obtained within five (5) days following such expiration,
then the Extended Closing Date shall be extended for an additional
five (5) days. If the Buyer defers the Closing in accordance
with this Section 2.03(a) , it shall give the Company
and the Stockholders’ Representative at least five
(5) business days advance notice of the date on which it
reasonably expects the Closing to occur. The date of the Closing is
referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
.”
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(b) Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the parties
hereto shall consummate the following transactions as of the
Closing:
(i) each Stockholder shall
deliver to the Buyer all of the stock certificates representing
Common Stock held by such Stockholder duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by duly executed stock powers or other form of
assignment and transfer;
(ii) each Stockholder shall
deliver to the Buyer all of the stock certificates representing
Preferred Stock held by such Stockholder duly endorsed for transfer
or accompanied by duly executed stock powers or other form of
assignment and transfer;
(iii) the Buyer shall deliver
to each Stockholder, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated by such Stockholder, cash in an
amount equal to the excess of (i) the Estimated Common
Purchase Price, multiplied by such Stockholder’s Allocation
Percentage, over (ii) the aggregate amount (if any) required
to pay in full as of the Closing Date any Management Notes
outstanding as of the Closing Date issued by such
Stockholder;
(iv) the Buyer shall deliver
to each Stockholder, by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the account designated by such Stockholder, cash in an
amount equal to the sum of the Preferred Stock Per Share Price for
all shares of Preferred Stock held by such Stockholder;
(v) the Buyer shall deliver
to the Stockholders’ Representative, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account designated by the
Stockholders’ Representative, cash in an amount equal to the
Stockholders’ Representative Amount;
(vi) the Buyer shall pay on
behalf of the Company and the Subsidiaries, or cause the Company to
repay, all Indebtedness of the Company and the Subsidiaries set
forth on Schedule 2.03(b)(vi) in accordance with the terms
thereof;
(vii) the Company shall
return each Management Note to each maker thereof, duly stamped and
noted as “cancelled and paid in full”;
(viii) the Company shall
deliver to the Buyer copies of the charter and bylaws of the
Company, certified by an officer of the Company;
(ix) the Company shall
deliver to the Buyer copies of resolutions of the Company’s
board of directors, certified by an officer of the Company,
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby;
(x) the Company shall deliver
to the Buyer a certificate of good standing with respect to the
Company issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware;
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(xi) the Company shall
deliver to the Buyer copies of signed resignations (to be effective
upon the Closing) from each director of the Company;
(xii) the Company shall
deliver to the Buyer an affidavit, under penalties of perjury,
stating that the Company is not and has not been a United States
real property holding corporation, dated as of the Closing Date,
and in the form and containing the substance required under
Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h); and
(xiii) the Buyer, the
Company, and the Stockholders shall make such other deliveries as
are required by and in accordance with Article 9
hereof.
Section 2.04
Post-Closing Adjustment.
(a) Post-Closing
Determination . Within 90 days after the Closing Date, the
Buyer shall prepare, and deliver to the Stockholders’
Representative, (i) the Buyer’s determinations of the
Cash Amount, the Indebtedness Payoff Amount, the Management Note
Payoff Amount and the Net Working Capital Amount, and (ii) the
Buyer’s calculation of the Actual Common Purchase Price
(collectively, the “ Draft Computation ”). The
Draft Computation shall be prepared and the Cash Amount, the
Indebtedness Payoff Amount, and the Net Working Capital Amount
shall be determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP
applied in a manner consistent with the accounting methods,
policies, principles, practices and procedures, with consistent
classifications, judgments and estimation methodology, as were used
in preparation of the audited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2006 (the “ 2006 Balance Sheet
”), and shall not include any changes in assets or
liabilities as a result of purchase or other similar accounting
adjustments arising from or resulting as a consequence of the
transactions contemplated hereby. The parties agree that the
purpose of preparing the Draft Computation and determining the Cash
Amount, the Indebtedness Payoff Amount, and the Net Working Capital
Amount and the related purchase price adjustment contemplated by
this Section 2.04 is to measure the amount of Cash and
Indebtedness and changes in Net Working Capital, and such processes
are not intended to permit the introduction of different judgments,
accounting methods, policies, principles, practices, procedures,
classifications or estimation methodologies for the purpose of
preparing the Draft Computation or determining Cash, Indebtedness
or Net Working Capital. The Buyer and its auditors will upon
request make available to the Stockholders’ Representative
and its auditors reasonable access to all records and work papers
used in preparing the Draft Computation, and to its employees and
advisors, provided that such access shall be upon reasonable notice
and at reasonable times so as not to interfere unduly with the
business of the Buyer, the Company, and their Subsidiaries. If the
Stockholders’ Representative disagrees with any aspect of the
Draft Computation, the Stockholders’ Representative may,
within 60 days after receipt of the Draft Computation, deliver a
notice (an “ Objection Notice ”) to the Buyer
setting forth the Stockholders’ Representative’s
determination of the Cash Amount, the Indebtedness Payoff Amount,
the Management Note Payoff Amount and/or the Net Working Capital
Amount and the Stockholders’ Representative’s
calculation of the Actual Common Purchase Price, and identifying
the specific items and amounts of disagreement. The
Stockholders’ Representative and its auditors will upon
request make available to the Buyer and its auditors reasonable
access to all records and work papers used in preparing the
Objection Notice, and to its employees and advisors, provided that
such access shall be upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times
so as
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not to interfere unduly with the
business of the Stockholders’ Representative. If the
Stockholders’ Representative does not deliver an Objection
Notice to the Buyer within 60 days after receipt of the Draft
Computation, then the parties hereto will be deemed to have agreed
to the Draft Computation and the components of such Draft
Computation shall be deemed to be finally determined as set forth
therein. The Buyer and the Stockholders’ Representative shall
use reasonable efforts to resolve any disagreements as to the Draft
Computation and the Objection Notice, but if they do not obtain a
final resolution within 60 days after the Buyer has received the
Objection Notice, the Buyer and the Stockholders’
Representative shall jointly retain BDO Seidman LLP (the “
Firm ”) to resolve any remaining disagreements. The
Buyer and the Stockholders’ Representative shall direct the
Firm to render a determination within 30 days after its retention
and the Buyer, the Stockholders’ Representative and their
respective agents shall cooperate with the Firm during its
engagement. The Firm may consider only those items and amounts in
the Draft Computation or Objection Notice which the Buyer and the
Stockholders’ Representative are unable to resolve. In
resolving any disputed item, the Firm may not assign a value to any
item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by
either party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed
by either party. The Firm’s determination shall be based
solely on written submissions by the Buyer and the
Stockholders’ Representative (i.e., not on independent
review) and on the definitions included herein. The determination
of the Firm shall be conclusive and binding upon the Buyer, the
Stockholders’ Representative and the Stockholders (absent
manifest error). Until the Firm makes its determination, the costs
and expenses of the Firm shall be borne equally by the Buyer, on
the one hand, and the Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf
of the Stockholders in accordance with their respective Allocation
Percentages), on the other hand; provided that , when
the Firm makes its determination, the costs and expenses (including
the costs and expenses previously advanced) of the Firm shall be
borne by Buyer, on the one hand, and the Stockholders’
Representative, on the other hand (on behalf of the Stockholders in
accordance with their respective Allocation Percentages), based on
the percentage which the portion of the contested amount not
awarded to each party bears to the amount actually contested by
such party. The Firm shall determine the allocation of costs based
on the foregoing sentence and bill the parties for its fees and
expenses accordingly. For example, if closing accounts receivable
is the only disputed item, and Buyer claims that closing accounts
receivable is $1,000 less than the amount determined by the
Stockholders’ Representative, and the Stockholders’
Representative and Buyer contest only $500 of the amount claimed by
Buyer, and if the Firm ultimately resolves the dispute by awarding
Buyer $300 of the $500 contested, then the costs and expenses of
the Firm will be allocated 60% (i.e., 300 ÷ 500) to the
Stockholders’ Representative and 40% (i.e., 200 ÷ 500)
to Buyer.
The “ Actual Common
Purchase Price ” means an amount equal to (A) the
Transaction Value, (B) plus the Cash Amount, (C) less the
Indebtedness Payoff Amount, (D) plus the Management Note
Payoff Amount, (E) plus the excess of the Net Working Capital
Amount over the Target Net Working Capital Amount or minus the
excess of the Target Net Working Capital Amount over the Net
Working Capital Amount, (F) less the Aggregate Preferred Stock
Purchase Price, (G) less the Stockholders’
Representative Amount, and (H) less $500,000 in respect of the
Siemens Prepayments.
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(b) Post-Closing
Adjustment .
(i) Payment by the
Buyer . If the Actual Common Purchase Price is greater than the
Estimated Common Purchase Price, within five (5) business days
after the final determination of the Actual Common Purchase Price
the Buyer shall pay to the Stockholders’ Representative (on
behalf of each Stockholder in accordance with their respective
Allocation Percentages), by wire transfer or delivery of other
immediately available funds, an amount equal to such difference
plus simple interest thereon from the Closing Date to the date of
payment at an interest rate equal to 8.25%.
(ii) Payment on behalf of
the Stockholders . If the Actual Common Purchase Price is less
than the Estimated Common Purchase Price, then within five
(5) business days after the final determination thereof, the
Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf of each Stockholder
in accordance with their respective Allocation Percentages) shall
pay to the Buyer, by wire transfer or delivery of other immediately
available funds, an amount equal to such difference plus simple
interest thereon from the Closing Date to the date of payment at an
interest rate equal to 8.25%.
(iii) Dispute . If,
pursuant to this Section 2.04 , there is a dispute as
to the final determination of the Actual Common Purchase Price, the
Buyer shall promptly pay to the Stockholders’ Representative
(on behalf of the Stockholders), on the one hand, and the
Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf of each Stockholder
in accordance with their respective Allocation Percentages) shall
pay to the Buyer, on the other hand, as appropriate, such amounts
as are not in dispute, together with interest thereon from the
Closing Date to the date of payment at an interest rate equal to
8.25%, pending final determination of such dispute pursuant to this
Section 2.04 .
Section 2.05
Stockholders’ Representative.
(a) Appointment . Each
Stockholder hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the
Stockholders’ Representative, as his, her or its agent and
attorney in fact with full power of substitution to act from and
after the date hereof and to do any and all things and execute any
and all documents which may be necessary, convenient or appropriate
to facilitate the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including but not limited to: (i) execution of
the documents and certificates pursuant to this Agreement;
(ii) receipt of payments under or pursuant to this Agreement
and disbursement thereof to the Stockholders and others, as
contemplated by this Agreement; (iii) receipt and forwarding
of notices and communications pursuant to this Agreement;
(iv) administration of the provisions of this Agreement;
(v) giving or agreeing to, on behalf of all or any of the
Stockholders, any and all consents, waivers, amendments or
modifications deemed by the Stockholders’ Representative, in
its sole and absolute discretion, to be necessary or appropriate
under this Agreement and the execution or delivery of any documents
that may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith;
(vi) amending this Agreement or any of the instruments to be
delivered to the Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(vii) taking actions the Stockholders’ Representative is
expressly authorized to take pursuant to the other provisions of
this Agreement; (viii) (A) dispute or refrain from
disputing, on behalf of each Stockholder relative to any amounts to
be received by such Stockholder under this Agreement or any
agreements contemplated hereby, any claim made by the Buyer under
this Agreement or other agreements contemplated hereby,
(B) negotiate and compromise, on behalf of each such
Stockholder, any dispute that may arise under, and
exercise
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or refrain from exercising any remedies
available under, this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated
hereby, and (C) execute, on behalf of each such Stockholder,
any settlement agreement, release or other document with respect to
such dispute or remedy; and (ix) engaging attorneys,
accountants, agents or consultants on behalf of the Stockholders in
connection with this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated
hereby and paying any fees related thereto; provided that any
amendment, modification, consent, waiver or other action taken with
respect to this Agreement by the Stockholders’ Representative
on behalf of all Stockholders pursuant to the authority granted
under this Section 2.05(a) shall treat all of the
Stockholders the same unless the Stockholders’ Representative
has obtained the written consent of a majority in interest of the
group of Stockholders that is disadvantaged as compared to the
other Stockholders by such amendment; provided further that any
consents, waivers, amendments, modifications or other actions by
the Stockholders’ Representative on behalf of all
Stockholders prior to the Closing pursuant to the authority granted
under this Section 2.05(a) shall require the prior
written consent of Dennis Karr or his successor, if any, pursuant
to Section 2.05(d) ; and provided still further, that
in connection with any claim or action of the Buyer after the
Closing relating to a breach or alleged breach by Norwest of
Norwest’s individual representations or warranties under
Article 4 or of Norwest’s individual covenants or
agreements hereunder, if the Buyer is seeking recourse only against
Norwest for such breach, Norwest (and not the Stockholders’
Representative) shall have the power and authority to act on its
own behalf in the defense of such claim.
(b) Authorization .
Notwithstanding Section 2.05(a) , in the event that the
Stockholders’ Representative, with the advice of counsel, is
of the opinion that it requires further authorization or advice
from the Stockholders on any matters concerning this Agreement, the
Stockholders’ Representative shall be entitled to seek such
further authorization from the Stockholders prior to acting on
their behalf. In such event, each Stockholder shall have a number
of votes equal to such Stockholder’s Allocation Percentage
and the authorization of a majority of such number of votes shall
be binding on all of the Stockholders and shall constitute the
authorization of the Stockholders. Nothing contained in this
Section 2.05(b) shall affect the right of Dennis Karr
to approve matters in accordance with the last clause of
Section 2.05(a) .
(c) Reliance . The
Buyer shall be fully protected in dealing with the
Stockholders’ Representative under this Agreement and may
rely upon the authority of the Stockholders’ Representative
to act as the agent of the Stockholders, and Buyer shall have no
liability whatsoever to the Stockholders for any action or omission
of Buyer taken in reliance on the authority of the
Stockholders’ Representative. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, any payment by the Buyer to the
Stockholders’ Representative to the extent authorized under
this Agreement shall be considered a payment by the Buyer to the
Stockholders, and any consent, waiver and amendment, modification
or other action of the Stockholders’ Representative under
this Agreement shall be considered the consent, waiver, amendment,
modification or other action of all Stockholders, as applicable.
The appointment of the Stockholders’ Representative is
coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable by any
Stockholder in any manner or for any reason. This power of attorney
shall not be affected by the death, illness, dissolution,
disability, incapacity or other inability to act of the principal
pursuant to any applicable law.
(d) Acts of the
Stockholders’ Representative . The Stockholders’
Representative may resign from its capacity as Stockholders’
Representative at any time by written notice delivered to the
Buyer. If there is a vacancy at any time in the position of
Stockholders’
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Representative for any reason, such
vacancy shall be filled promptly by a Stockholder vote in the
manner contemplated by Section 2.05(b) . In the event
that Dennis Karr ceases to be employed by the Company and its
Subsidiaries for any reason, the holders of a majority of the
shares of Common Stock held by the Stockholders that are
individuals shall be entitled to appoint a person to act as a
successor to Dennis Karr for purposes of the last clause of
Section 2.05(a) .
(e) No Liability . The
Stockholders’ Representative shall not be liable to the Buyer
or the Stockholders in its capacity as the Stockholders’
Representative for any liability of a Stockholder or for any error
of judgment, or any act done or step taken or omitted by it in good
faith or for any mistake in fact or law, or for anything which it
may do or refrain from doing in connection with this Agreement
except in the case of fraud, gross negligence or willful misconduct
by it. The Stockholders’ Representative may seek the advice
of reputable legal counsel in the event of any dispute or question
as to the construction of any of the provisions of this Agreement
or its duties hereunder, and it shall incur no liability in its
capacity as Stockholders’ Representative to the Buyer or the
Stockholders and shall be fully protected with respect to any
action taken, omitted or suffered by it in good faith in accordance
with the opinion of such counsel.
(f) Expenses . Any
expenses or liabilities incurred by the Stockholders’
Representative in connection with the performance of its duties
under this Agreement shall not be the personal obligation of the
Stockholders’ Representative but shall be payable by the
Stockholders based on each Stockholder’s Allocation
Percentage. The Stockholders’ Representative may from time to
time submit invoices to the Stockholders covering such expenses
and/or liabilities and, upon the request of any Stockholder, shall
provide such Stockholder with an accounting of all expenses paid.
In addition to any other rights or remedies, the
Stockholders’ Representative may offset any amounts owed by
the Stockholders to it against funds to be paid to the Stockholders
hereunder.
(g) Indemnification of the
Stockholders’ Representative . The Stockholders shall
indemnify and hold harmless and reimburse, pro-rata based on each
Stockholder’s Allocation Percentage, the Stockholders’
Representative from any and all amounts paid by the
Stockholders’ Representative (other than from amounts paid
from the Stockholders’ Representative Amount) on behalf of
the Stockholders under this Agreement (and, if payment is not made
within 30 days of being due, plus simple interest on any such
payment from the due date to the date of payment at a rate of
10% per annum) and any and all losses, liabilities and
expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel)
arising out of or in connection with the Stockholders’
Representative’s role as such, authority as set forth in or
execution and performance of (solely in its capacity as the
Stockholders’ Representative and not in its capacity as a
Stockholder) this Agreement, except for fraud, gross negligence or
willful misconduct by the Stockholders’
Representative.
(h) Withholding Rights
. Buyer, the Company, any Subsidiary and the Stockholders’
Representative shall be entitled to deduct and withhold (without
duplication) from any and all payments made under this Agreement to
a Stockholder that is or was an employee or other service provider
of the Company or its Subsidiaries such amounts as may be required
to be deducted and withheld under applicable laws. To the extent
such amounts are withheld and paid to the appropriate taxing
authority in accordance with applicable laws, such withheld amount
shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the Person to whom such amounts would have otherwise been
paid.
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(i) Payments by the
Stockholders’ Representative . To the extent that the
Stockholders’ Representative pays any amount to a Buyer
Indemnified Party owed by one or more Stockholders to a Buyer
Indemnified Party pursuant to this Agreement, as between such
Stockholder and the Buyer Indemnified Parties, such Stockholder
shall be relieved of his, her or its obligations in respect of the
amount so owed to the extent of such payment.
Section 2.06 Japan
Pension Adjustment
(a) As soon as practicable
after the date the Buyer receives the data required to calculate
the funded status of the stand-alone defined benefit pension plan
for Nihon Airpax Co. Ltd. (“ NAX ”) employees to
be spun off from the Sanken Electric Corporate Pension Fund as
described in the Airpax-Sanken Electric Redemption Agreement (the
“ Japanese Pension Plan ”) and, in any event,
prior to March 31, 2008 (it being agreed that, in the event
that such data has not been received by Buyer in sufficient time to
reasonably complete such calculations, Buyer shall prepare the
Japanese Pension Report based on information reasonably available
to it and that the lack of such data shall not prejudice Buyer),
the Buyer shall cause its actuaries to prepare and deliver to the
Stockholders’ Representative a report (the “
Japanese Pension Report ”) that determines the market
value of assets and projected benefit obligation, both determined
as of March 31, 2007, of the Japanese Pension Plan, reflecting
reasonable assumptions and methods in accordance with GAAP. The
difference between the assets and projected benefit obligation will
represent the amount of overfunding or underfunding of the Japanese
Pension Plan as of March 31, 2007 in United States dollars (at
an assumed exchange rate of 118 yen to one (1) US dollar) (the
“ Japanese Pension Amount ”). The Japanese
Pension Amount shall be a positive number if the Japanese Pension
Report shows an overfunding and shall be a negative number if such
report shows an underfunding. The Buyer will, upon reasonable
request from time to time by the Stockholders’
Representative, cause its actuaries to provide to the
Stockholders’ Representative or its actuaries such records
and work papers used by the Buyer’s actuaries in preparing
the Japanese Pension Report (or, if prior to the delivery to the
Stockholders’ Representative of the Japanese Pension Report,
the Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause
its actuaries to provide to the Stockholders’ Representative
or its actuaries such records and work papers as may reasonably be
expected to be used, and are readily available to the Buyer’s
actuaries, in preparing the Japanese Pension Report) as the
Stockholders’ Representative reasonably requests. If the
Stockholders’ Representative disagrees with any aspect of the
Japanese Pension Report, the Stockholders’ Representative
may, within 90 days after the date of its receipt of the Japanese
Pension Report, deliver a written notice (a “ Pension
Objection Notice ”) to the Buyer setting forth the
determination of the Japanese Pension Amount by the
Stockholders’ Representative. The Stockholders’
Representative will, upon request, provide and, if applicable,
cause its actuaries to provide to the Buyer or its actuaries such
records and work papers used in preparing the Pension Objection
Notice as Buyer reasonably requests. If the Stockholders’
Representative does not deliver a Pension Objection Notice to the
Buyer within 90 days after the date of its receipt of the Japanese
Pension Report, then the parties hereto will be deemed to have
agreed to the Japanese Pension Amount, and the components of such
Japanese Pension Amount shall be deemed to be finally determined as
set forth therein. The Buyer and the Stockholders’
Representative shall use reasonable efforts to resolve any
disagreements as to
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the Japanese Pension Amount and the
Pension Objection Notice, but if they do not obtain a final
resolution within 20 days after the Stockholders’
Representative sends the Pension Objection Notice, the Buyer and
the Stockholders’ Representative shall jointly select an
arbiter from an actuarial firm of national standing in Japan that
is not an actuary of either the Buyer or the Stockholders’
Representative (or their respective Affiliates). If the Buyer and
the Stockholders’ Representative are unable to select such an
arbiter within such time period, the American Arbitration
Association shall make such selection. Any person so selected shall
be referred to herein as the “ Pension Arbitrator
.” The Buyer and the Stockholders’ Representative shall
direct the Pension Arbitrator to render its determination of the
Japanese Pension Amount within 30 days after its retention, and the
Buyer, the Stockholders’ Representative and their respective
agents shall cooperate with the Pension Arbitrator during its
engagement. The determination of the Pension Arbitrator of the
Japanese Pension Amount shall be conclusive and binding upon the
Buyer, the Stockholders’ Representative and the Stockholders
(absent manifest error). The final report of the Pension Arbitrator
with respect to the Japanese Pension Amount is referred to herein
as the “ Arbitrated Japanese Pension Report .”
The final determination of the Pension Arbitrator of the Japanese
Pension Amount as set forth in the Arbitrated Japanese Pension
Report is referred to herein as the “ Arbitrated Japanese
Pension Amount .” The costs and expenses of the Pension
Arbitrator shall be borne equally by the Buyer, on the one hand,
and the Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf of the
Stockholders in accordance with their respective Allocation
Percentages), on the other hand; provided that any such costs and
expenses of the Stockholders’ Representative or the
Stockholders that are payable prior to the Closing shall instead be
paid by the Company.
(b) If the Japanese Pension
Amount or, if applicable, the Arbitrated Japanese Pension Amount,
is a positive number, the Buyer shall pay to the
Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf of each Stockholder
in accordance with their respective Allocation Percentages), by
wire transfer or delivery of other immediately available funds, an
amount equal to the lesser of (i) the Japanese Pension Amount
or Arbitrated Japanese Pension Amount, as applicable, and
(ii) $1,000,000. If the Japanese Pension Amount or, if
applicable, the Arbitrated Japanese Pension Amount, is a negative
number, the Stockholders’ Representative (on behalf of the
Stockholders in accordance with their respective Allocation
Percentages) shall pay to the Buyer, by wire transfer or delivery
of other immediately available funds, an amount equal to the lesser
of (i) the absolute value of the Japanese Pension Amount or
the Arbitrated Japanese Pension Amount, as applicable, and
(ii) $4,000,000.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company represents and
warrants to the Buyer, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
that each statement contained in this Article 3 is
correct and complete, except as set forth in the Schedules
accompanying this Agreement (each a “ Schedule ”
and, collectively, the “ Schedules ”).
Capitalized terms used in the Schedules and not otherwise defined
therein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in this
Agreement.
Section 3.01
Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and the
Subsidiaries is a corporation, limited liability company or other
entity duly organized, validly
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existing and, where applicable, in good
standing under the laws of its respective jurisdiction of
organization. Each of the Company and the Subsidiaries has full
corporate, limited liability company or other entity power and
authority to own or lease its respective properties and, except as
set forth on Schedule 3.01 , to conduct its respective
businesses in the manner and in the places where such properties
are owned or leased and where such businesses are currently
conducted, except where the failure to have such power and
authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The copies of the
Company’s and each Subsidiary’s articles of
incorporation and by-laws or other equivalent governing documents,
each as amended to date and each heretofore made available to the
Buyer and/or its agents, are complete and correct, and no
amendments thereto are pending. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.01 , the copies of the Company’s and each
Subsidiary’s minute books containing the records of meetings
of the shareholders, board of directors, the stock certificate
books, the stock record books and similar organizational records of
the Company and each Subsidiary, in the form made available to the
Buyer and/or its agents, and are complete and correct in all
material respects. The Company and each Subsidiary are duly
licensed and qualified to do business and in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the
operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification to
do business necessary, except where the failure to be so licensed
or qualified would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.02
Subsidiaries; Securities Owned. The Company has no, and since
the Acquisition Date, has not had any direct or indirect
Subsidiaries other than those listed on Schedule 3.02
hereto. Schedule 3.02 correctly sets forth the name of each
Subsidiary, the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation, and
the classification or type as designated by such Subsidiary’s
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.02 hereto, neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary owns, or holds the right to acquire, any securities,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other security or
interest in any other Person or Governmental Authority (other than
Cash and securities of other Subsidiaries of the
Company).
Section 3.03
Capitalization.
(a) The total authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 60,000 shares of Preferred
Stock, 39,793 of which are issued and outstanding as of the date
hereof and 60,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 43,779 shares
are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. All of the issued
and outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock are duly
and validly issued and outstanding, and are fully paid and
non-assessable. On the date hereof, all of the issued and
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock are owned of
record and beneficially by the Stockholders as set forth on
Schedule 3.03 hereto, free and clear of all pledges, liens,
encumbrances or other claims or charges, except pledges, liens,
encumbrances or other claims or charges that will be released at
the Closing. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.03 , there
are no authorized or outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants,
commitments, preemptive rights, subscription rights, exchange
rights, agreements, arrangements, commitments or obligations
(contingent or otherwise) of any kind for or relating to the
repurchase, acquisition, issuance, sale, registration or voting of,
or outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any
shares of capital stock of any class or other equity interests of
the Company.
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(b) To the extent applicable,
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock or other
ownership interest of each Subsidiary of the Company are duly and
validly issued and outstanding, and are fully paid (in compliance
with applicable Laws) and, to the extent applicable,
non-assessable. All of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock or other ownership interest of each Subsidiary of the Company
are directly or indirectly wholly-owned by the Company, free and
clear of all pledges, liens, encumbrances or other claims or
charges, except pledges, liens, encumbrances or other claims or
charges that will be released at the Closing. Except as set forth
on Schedule 3.03 hereof, there are no authorized or
outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, commitments,
preemptive rights, subscription rights, exchange rights,
agreements, arrangements, commitments or obligations (contingent or
otherwise) of any kind for or relating to the repurchase,
acquisition, issuance, sale, registration or voting of, or
outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any
shares of capital stock of any class or other equity interests of
any Subsidiary of the Company.
Section 3.04
Authority of the Company.
(a) The Company has full
right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each
agreement, document and instrument to be executed and delivered by
it pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Other Documents ”) and to carry out the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and each Other Document and the performance of the
Company’s obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Company, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the
Company and no stockholder votes are necessary to authorize the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each
Other Document. This Agreement and each Other Document constitute,
or will when executed and delivered constitute, valid and binding
obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in
equity).
(b) The execution, delivery
and performance by the Company of this Agreement and each Other
Document to which it is a party:
(i) do not and will not
violate any provision of the articles of incorporation or by-laws
or other equivalent governing document of the Company or any
Subsidiary;
(ii) do not and will not
violate any Laws of the United States, or any state or other
jurisdiction applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary, or
require the Company or any Subsidiary to obtain any approval,
consent or waiver of, or make any filing with, or provide notice
to, any Person (governmental or otherwise) that has not been
obtained or made, which violation would, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect, except for any actions required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR
Act ”), or other competition or anti-trust related legal
or regulatory requirements of foreign jurisdictions, commissions or
governing bodies (the “ Antitrust Laws ”);
and
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(iii) do not and will not
result in a breach of, constitute a default under, accelerate any
obligation under, or give rise to a right of termination,
acceleration, modification, cancellation of, or require any notice,
consent, authorization, approval or exemption under, any indenture,
loan or credit agreement, or any other agreement, contract,
understanding, commitment, instrument, mortgage, deed of trust,
lien, lease, permit, authorization, order, writ, judgment,
injunction, decree, determination or arbitration award, whether
written or oral, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party
or by which the property of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound
(or result in the imposition of any Liens upon any of their
assets), except where any of the foregoing would not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect and except as otherwise set forth on
Schedule 3.04 hereto.
Section 3.05
Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.05 hereto, the Company and each Subsidiary
is in compliance with all applicable laws, judgments, decrees,
injunctions, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules and regulations
(“ Laws ”) promulgated by any governmental,
regulatory or administrative body, agency or authority, any court
or judicial authority, any arbitral tribunal or any other public
authority, whether foreign, transnational, federal, state,
municipal or local (a “ Governmental Authority
”) which are necessary for the operation of the business of
the Company and the Subsidiaries as conducted, except where failure
to so comply would not, individually or in the aggregate, currently
have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the Acquisition Date, to the
Knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary
has received any notice or other communication from any
Governmental Authority regarding any actual, alleged, possible, or
potential violation of, or failure to comply materially with any
Law by the Company or its Subsidiaries.
Section 3.06 Advisory
and Other Fees. Neither the Company, nor any Subsidiary has
incurred nor shall any of them become liable for any advisory fee,
broker’s commission or finder’s fee relating to or in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
other than advisory fees payable to Lincoln International, L.L.C.,
which fees shall be paid by or on behalf of the Stockholders as
provided in Section 12.04 .
Section 3.07
Taxes. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.07
hereto:
(a) (i) Since the Acquisition
Date, all income Tax Returns of or with respect to the Company and
each Subsidiary required by Law to be filed have been timely filed
and all other material Tax Returns of or with respect to the
Company and each Subsidiary required by applicable federal,
foreign, state, local or other Law to be filed have been
filed;
(ii) The Company and each
Subsidiary have timely paid or caused to be paid as of the date
hereof all Taxes (whether or not shown as due on any Tax Returns
referred to in Section 3.07(a)(i) ), except to the
extent such Taxes are being contested in good faith by the Company
or any Subsidiary and are properly reserved for on the books or
records of the Company; and
(iii) Since the Acquisition
Date, there has not been any audit of any Tax Return filed by or
with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary for which
the
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applicable statute of
limitations has not expired, no audit of any such Tax Return of or
including the Company or any Subsidiary is in progress, and neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary has been notified by any taxing
authority that any audit is contemplated or pending. Since the
Acquisition Date, no written claim has been made by any
Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any
Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that the Company or any
Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that
jurisdiction.
(b) Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has any obligation
under, any agreement relating to allocating or sharing the payment
of, or liability for, Taxes or has any liability for Taxes of any
Person (other than members of the affiliated group, within the
meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code, filing consolidated
federal income tax returns of which the Company is the common
parent) under Treasury Regulation § 1.1502-6 (or a
similar provision of state, local or foreign law), as a transferee
or successor, by contract or otherwise.
(c) No closing agreement
pursuant to Section 7121 of the Code or any similar provision
of any state, local or foreign law has been entered into by or with
respect to the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has agreed to or is required to make any adjustment
for any period after the Closing Date pursuant to
Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of any change in any
accounting method, there is no application pending with any taxing
authority requesting permission for any such change in any
accounting method of the Company or any Subsidiary and the Internal
Revenue Service has not proposed in writing any such adjustment or
change in accounting method.
(d) Since the Acquisition
Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has waived any statute
of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to any extension of
time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency.
(e) Since the Acquisition
Date, the Company and each Subsidiary have withheld and paid over
to the relevant Governmental Entity all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with payments to employees,
independent contractors, creditors, stockholders or other third
parties.
(f) Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary will be required to include any item of income in,
or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any
taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date
as a result of any (i) intercompany transaction or any excess
loss account described in Treasury Regulations under Code §
1502 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or
foreign Tax law); (ii) installment sale or open transaction
disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; or
(iii) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing
Date.
(g) Neither the Company nor
any Subsidiary has distributed stock of another Person, or has had
its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was
purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Code
§ 355 or Code § 361.
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(h) Neither the execution and
delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereunder, either by themselves or in connection with
any other event, will entitle any employee, officer, or director of
the Company or any Subsidiaries to any payment of any material
amount that could individually or in combination with any other
such payment constitute an “excess parachute payment”
as defined in Code § 280G(b)(1) of the Code (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or foreign Tax
law).
Section 3.08
Litigation. Schedule 3.08 hereto sets forth each
material claim, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration,
condemnation, expropriation or other proceeding in eminent domain,
action, suit, investigation and other proceeding pending or, to the
Company’s Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any
Subsidiary or the operation, conduct, use or value of their
properties or facilities, at law or in equity, or before or by any
Governmental Authority.
Section 3.09
Financial Statements.
(a) The Company has delivered
to the Buyer the following financial statements, attached as
Schedule 3.09(a) hereto:
(i) audited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of December 31,
2004, December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 and
audited consolidated statements of operations, shareholder’s
equity, and cash flows for the fiscal year then ended
(collectively, the “ Audited Financial Statements
”); and
(ii) unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2007 (the “
Latest Balance Sheet ”) and the related statements of
operations and cash flows for the three (3) months then ended
(collectively, the “ Unaudited Financial Statements
” and, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the
“ Financial Statements ”).
(b) The Audited Financial
Statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied
consistently during the periods covered thereby, and present fairly
in all material respects the financial condition of the relevant
entities at the dates of said statements and the results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods covered thereby. The
Unaudited Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance
with GAAP applied consistently during the period covered thereby,
and present fairly in all material respects the financial condition
of the Company and the Subsidiaries at the date of such statements
and the results of their operations and cash flows for the period
covered thereby, except that they do not contain the materials and
disclosures to be found in notes to financial statements prepared
in accordance with GAAP nor do they reflect year-end adjustments,
none of which would be, individually or in the aggregate,
material.
(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.09(c) hereto, neither the Company nor any of the
Subsidiaries has any liabilities of any nature (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, direct, indirect, known, unknown, or
otherwise, whether due or to become due and regardless of when or
by whom asserted), except for (i) the liabilities reflected or
reserved against on the Latest Balance Sheet (including any notes
thereto); (ii) liabilities incurred in the ordinary course
of
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business since the date of the Latest
Balance Sheet (none of which is a liability for breach of contract,
breach of warranty, tort or infringement or a claim or lawsuit);
(iii) liabilities identified on the Schedules hereto; and (iv)
liabilities which, together with all liabilities
arising out of the same facts and circumstances, individually or in
the aggregate, would not exceed $2,000,000; provided that in the
event a subject matter is specifically addressed in any of the
representations or warranties in Sections 3.05 , 3.06
, 3.07 , 3.10 , 3.12 , 3.15 ,
3.19 , 3.20 , 3.21 or 3.25 , the Buyer
shall only be entitled to rely on such representations or
warranties and the representations and warranties in this
Section 3.09(c) shall not be deemed to cover or be made
with respect to such liabilities that are specifically addressed in
such other representations or warranties.
Section 3.10
Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.10 hereto and except to the extent reflected
in the Financial Statements, there is not in existence any, and
since the Acquisition Date, other than arrangements entered into in
the ordinary course of business with individuals relating to their
employment by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, there have
been no, material transactions, contracts, understandings or
agreements of any kind between the Company or any Subsidiary and
any Person (other than the Company or any Subsidiary) who is an
Affiliate of the Company or any Subsidiary, or officer, director or
shareholder or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any employee of
the Company or any Subsidiary, or any individual related by
marriage or adoption to any such individual or entity in which any
such individual owns a material interest.
Section 3.11 Real
Properties.
(a) The Company or the
Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to the real properties
set forth on Schedule 3.11(a) (the “ Owned Real
Property ”) free and clear of Liens, except for Permitted
Liens and except for matters that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(a) , the
Company or the Subsidiaries have not leased or otherwise granted to
any Person the right to use or occupy such Owned Real Property or
any portion thereof. No Owned Real Property is subject to any sales
contract, option, right of first refusal or similar agreement or
arrangement with any third party except as would not have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b)
Schedule 3.11(b) hereto sets forth each lease or other
agreement under which the Company or any Subsidiary leases or has
rights in any material real property (the “ Real Property
Leases ” and, each individually, a “ Real
Property Lease ”). True and complete copies of the Real
Property Leases (including all amendments, extensions, renewals,
guaranties and other agreements with respect thereto) have been
made available to the Buyer and/or its agents by the Company.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11(b) hereto,
(i) the Company and each Subsidiary have a valid and
subsisting leasehold interest in all the real property which is the
subject of each of the respective Real Property Leases set forth on
Schedule 3.11(b) hereto (individually, the “
Leased Real Property ” and, collectively, the “
Leased Real Properties ”); (ii) neither the
Company nor any Subsidiary has subleased, licensed or otherwise
granted any Person the right to use or occupy such Leased Real
Property or any portion thereof.
(c) No material permit,
license or certificate of occupancy pertaining to the leasing or
operation of any Owned Real Property or Leased Real Property, other
than those which are transferable with such property, is required
by any Governmental Authority.
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Section 3.12 Absence
of Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.12 hereto, since the date of the Reference
Balance Sheet, there has not been any Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.13 Absence
of Certain Changes. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13 hereto, as of the date hereof, the
Company and each Subsidiary have complied in all material respects
with the covenants and restrictions set forth in
Section 6.01 hereof to the same extent as if this
Agreement had been executed on, and had been in effect since, the
date of the Reference Balance Sheet.
Section 3.14 Tangible
Personal Property. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.14 hereto, (a) the Company and each
Subsidiary have good and marketable title to all of the items of
tangible personal property and assets used by them or reflected on
the Latest Balance Sheet, except for inventory or equipment sold or
disposed of subsequent to the date thereof in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practices, and (b) all such
tangible personal property is owned free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances, mortgages, pledges, options, licenses, rights of
first refusal, rights of first offer and security interests
(collectively, “ Liens ”), except for
(i) Liens identified on Schedule 3.14 hereto, and
(ii) Permitted Liens.
Section 3.15
Intellectual Property.
(a)
Schedule 3.15(a) hereto sets forth a complete and
accurate list of all: (i) patents and patent applications,
(ii) trademark and service mark registrations and applications
for registration thereof, and Internet domain name registrations,
(iii) registered copyrights and applications for registration
of copyrights, and (iv) to the Knowledge of the Company,
material software (including, without limitation, generic
descriptions of firmware, libraries, middleware, and applications)
that is embodied in any product or service of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, in each of the foregoing cases that are owned by
the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, “ Company
Scheduled Intellectual Property ”).
(b) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15(b) , the Company (directly or through a
Subsidiary) (i) owns and possesses all right, title and
interest in and to all Company Scheduled Intellectual Property,
free and clear of all Liens other than (1) Permitted Liens or
(2) any applicable licenses set forth on Schedule
3.16(i) , and (ii) owns and possesses all right, title and
interest in and to or possesses valid and enforceable licenses to
all (y) other Company Intellectual Property and (z) all
other Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries on or prior to Closing, in each
case (i) and (ii) free and clear of all Liens other than
(1) Permitted Liens or (2) any applicable licenses set
forth on Schedule 3.16(i) .
(c) Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.15(c) , (i) to the Knowledge of the
Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any
notice of infringement or misappropriation of or conflict with any
Intellectual Property of any third party (including, without
limitation, any written demands or written unsolicited offers to
license any Intellectual Property from any third party that
reference a third party patent and a Company product or service);
(ii) neither the conduct of its business nor any of the
products sold or services provided by the Company or any Subsidiary
in connection therewith infringes, misappropriates or
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otherwise conflicts with Intellectual
Property of any third party on or prior to Closing; (iii) to
the Knowledge of the Company, no third party has infringed,
misappropriated or otherwise conflicted with any Intellectual
Property owned by the Company; and (iv) no claims are pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing, against
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by any third party regarding
the use or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property, or
challenging or questioning the validity or enforceability of any
Company Intellectual Property, and to the Knowledge of the Company
there are no grounds for the same.
(d) (i) Since the Acquisition
Date and to the Knowledge of the Company,
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