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Exhibit 2.7
EXECUTION
VERSION
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
by and
among
INFUSION SOLUTIONS,
INC.,
a New Hampshire
corporation,
THE PERSONS SET FORTH ON
SCHEDULE A HERETO
and
CRITICAL HOMECARE
SOLUTIONS, INC.,
a Delaware
corporation
Dated as of March 14,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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Article I
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Definitions |
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1.1
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Definitions |
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Article II
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Purchase
and Sale |
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2.1
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Purchase
and Sale |
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2.2
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Excluded
Liabilities |
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2.3
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Excluded
Assets |
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2.4
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Lien
Termination |
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Article III
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Purchase
Price |
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3.1
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Purchase
Price |
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9 |
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3.2
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Purchase
Price Adjustment |
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Article IV
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Representations and Warranties of the Company and
Sellers |
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4.1
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Organization and Qualification |
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4.2
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Corporate
Power |
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4.3
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Authorization; Binding Obligations |
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13 |
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4.4
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Subsidiaries |
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13 |
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4.5
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Conflict
with Other Instruments; Existing Defaults |
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13 |
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4.6
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Governmental and Other Third Party Consents |
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13 |
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4.7
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Capitalization; Title to Stock |
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4.8
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Financial
Statements |
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4.9
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Existing
Indebtedness and Liens; Investments |
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4.10
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Contracts |
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4.11
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Accounts
Receivable |
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4.12
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Labor
Relations; Employees |
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4.13
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA |
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4.14
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Taxes |
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21 |
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4.15
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Litigation |
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4.16
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Transactions with Affiliates |
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4.17
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Federal
Health Care Programs and Third Party Payor
Participation |
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4.18
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Health
Care Regulatory Litigation |
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26 |
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4.19
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Medicare,
Medicaid; Company's Legal and Billing Compliance |
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(continued)
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4.20
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Licenses
and Permits |
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29 |
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4.21
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Personal
Property |
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29 |
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4.22
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Real
Property |
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30 |
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4.23
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Environmental Matters |
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30 |
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4.24
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Intellectual Property |
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4.25
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Nature of
Business |
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33 |
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4.26
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Powers of
Attorney |
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33 |
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4.27
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Insurance |
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33 |
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4.28
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Business
Relationships |
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4.29
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Personal
Property Leases |
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4.30
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Solvency |
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4.31
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Inventories |
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4.32
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Depository and Other Accounts |
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4.33
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Books and
Records |
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4.34
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Brokers;
Certain Expenses |
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4.35
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Compliance with Laws |
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4.36
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Interim
Changes |
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4.37
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No
Omissions or Misstatements |
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Article V
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Representations and Warranties of Sellers |
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5.1
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Ownership
of Capital Stock |
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36 |
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5.2
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Authorization of Transaction |
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37 |
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5.3
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Brokers’ Fees |
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37 |
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5.4
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No
Conflict or Violation |
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5.5
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Consents
and Approvals |
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5.6
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Litigation |
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Article VI
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Representations and Warranties of Buyer |
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6.1
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Organization |
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6.2
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Authorization |
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6.3
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Due
Execution and Delivery; Binding Obligations |
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6.4
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No
Violation |
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6.5
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[Intentionally Left Blank.] |
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6.6
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Brokers;
Certain Expenses |
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6.7
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Conflict
with Other Instruments; Existing Defaults |
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6.8
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Governmental and Other Third Party Consents |
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6.9
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Litigation |
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6.10
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No
Omissions or Misstatements |
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6.11
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Tax
Status |
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Article VII
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Covenants
of the Parties |
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7.1
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Conduct
of Business |
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7.2
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Access to
Information |
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7.3
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Efforts
to Consummate Transaction |
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7.4
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No
Solicitation |
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7.5
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Tax
Matters |
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7.6
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Certain
Taxes |
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7.7
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Noncompete |
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7.8
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Supplementation and Amendment of Schedules |
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Article VIII
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Closing
Conditions |
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8.1
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Obligation of Buyer to Close |
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8.2
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Obligation of Sellers to Close |
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Article IX
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Indemnification |
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9.1
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Indemnification |
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9.2
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Limitations of Indemnity |
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9.3
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Indemnification Procedures - Third Party Claims |
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9.4
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Indemnification Procedures - Other Claims, Indemnification
Generally |
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9.5
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Exclusive
Remedy |
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Article X
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Miscellaneous |
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10.1
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Termination |
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10.2
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Publicity |
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10.3
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Expenses |
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10.4
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Entire
Agreement; Amendments and Waivers |
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10.5
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Notices |
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10.6
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Waivers
and Amendments |
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10.7
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Governing
Law |
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10.8
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Consent
to Jurisdiction and Venue |
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10.9
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Waiver of
Trial by Jury |
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10.10
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Counterparts |
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10.11
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Invalidity |
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10.12
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Sellers’ Representative |
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10.13
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Negotiated Agreement |
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10.14
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Assignment |
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10.15
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Severability |
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10.16
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Further
Assurances |
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10.17
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Release |
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Note: The registrant has omitted the
following schedules, exhibits and similar attachments to this
agreement pursuant to Item 602(b)(2) of Regulation S-K and
agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule,
exhibit or similar attachment to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit A
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[Intentionally Left Blank] |
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Exhibit B
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Form of
Escrow Agreement |
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Exhibit C
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Form of
Severance and Consulting Agreement |
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Exhibit D
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Form of
Sellers' Counsel Opinion |
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Exhibit E
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Form of
Estoppel |
SCHEDULES
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Schedule A
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Sellers;
Stock |
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Schedule B
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Operating
Leases |
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Schedule 2.1
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Excluded
Liabilities |
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Schedule 3.2(b)
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Calculation
of Assumed Current Liabilities |
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Schedule 4.5
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Conflicts |
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Schedule 4.6
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Governmental
and Other Third Party Consents |
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Schedule 4.7
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Capitalization; Title to Stock |
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Schedule 4.9(a)
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Existing
Indebtedness and Liens; Investments |
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Schedule 4.9(b)
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Liability
for Taxes; Long Term Commitments |
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Schedule 4.10(a)
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Material
Contracts |
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Schedule 4.10(b)
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Enforceability of Material Contracts |
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Schedule 4.12(a)
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Labor
Matters |
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Schedule 4.12(b)
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Employees |
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Schedule 4.12(c)
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Employment
Agreements and Contracts |
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Schedule 4.13
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Employee
Benefit Plans; ERISA |
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Schedule 4.14(a)
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Filed Tax
Returns |
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Schedule 4.14(c)
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Tax
Returns |
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Schedule 4.14(f)
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Tax Basis
Information |
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Schedule 4.14(g)
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Unpaid
Taxes |
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Schedule 4.14(k)
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Company
Subchapter S Subsidiary |
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Schedule 4.15
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Litigation |
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Schedule 4.16
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Transactions
with Affiliates |
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Schedule 4.16(b)
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Voting
Agreements |
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Schedule 4.17(a)
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Federal
Health Care Programs; Program Agreements |
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Schedule 4.17(b)
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Default
Under Program Agreements & Third Party Payor
Contracts |
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Schedule 4.18(b)
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Outstanding
Medicaid, Medicare Claims |
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Schedule 4.19(e)
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Accreditations |
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Schedule 4.19(f)
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Reimbursement Approvals |
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Schedule 4.19(g)
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Surveys,
Audits and Investigations |
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Schedule 4.20(a)
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Licenses and
Permits |
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Schedule 4.21
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Personal
Property |
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Schedule 4.22
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Real
Property |
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Schedule 4.23
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Environmental Matters |
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Schedule 4.24
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Company
Intellectual Property |
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Schedule 4.27
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List of
Insurance Policies |
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Schedule 4.28
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Business
Relationships |
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Schedule 4.29
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Personal
Property Leases |
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Schedule 4.32
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Depository
and Other Accounts |
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Schedule 4.34
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Brokers;
Certain Expenses |
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Schedule 4.35
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Compliance
with Laws |
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Schedule 4.36
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Interim
Changes |
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Schedule 5.4
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Conflicts
and/or Violations |
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Schedule 5.5
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Consents and
Approvals |
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Schedule 6.6
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Buyer's
Brokers |
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Schedule 6.8
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Buyer's
Consent |
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of March 14, 2007 by and among INFUSION SOLUTIONS,
INC., a New Hampshire corporation (the “ Company
”), each of the Persons set forth on Schedule A hereto
(“ Sellers ”), and CRITICAL HOMECARE SOLUTIONS,
INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer
”).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Company is
engaged in the business of delivering home infusion pharmacy
services (the “ Business ”) in the State of New
Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts;
WHEREAS, Sellers own all of
the issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company as set
forth on Schedule A (collectively, the “ Stock
”); and
WHEREAS, each of Sellers
desires to sell to Buyer all of the Stock owned by such Seller, and
Buyer desires to purchase the Stock from Sellers, subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained in
this Agreement and of other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as
follows:
Article I
Definitions
1.1 Definitions . For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
respective meanings set forth below:
“ Accreditations
” shall mean collectively all accreditations, approvals or
other rights issued by any health care accrediting agency including
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations,
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, National Quality Forum
and Community Health Accreditation Program.
“ Affiliate
” of any specified Person means (i) any other Person
directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct
or indirect common control with such specified Person and
(ii) any five percent stockholder of such Person. For purposes
of this definition, “control” when used with respect to
any specified Person, means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, by Contract or otherwise, and
the terms “controlling” and “controlled”
have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
“ Agreement
” means this Agreement and includes all of the schedules and
exhibits annexed hereto.
“ Assumed Current
Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1.
“ Assumed
Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b)(vi).
“ Assumed
Liabilities Shortfall ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(vii).
“ Assumed
Liabilities Surplus ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(vii).
“ Bankruptcy
Laws ” means the United States Bankruptcy Code (Title 11,
United States Code) and any state or federal laws pertaining to
insolvency, as the same may be amended from time to
time.
“ Benefit Plan
” or “ Benefit Plans ” have the meaning
set forth in Section 4.13(q).
“ Business
” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
“ Business Day
” means any weekday, except for any weekday on which banks
are to close in New Hampshire.
“ Buyer Indemnified
Parties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.1(a).
“ Closing
” means the closing of the purchase and sale of the Stock
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the date on which
the Closing occurs, all of the incidents of economic ownership
attributable to the Company shall be deemed transferred to Buyer on
the Effective Date, and all prorations and allocations required by
this Agreement shall be determined as of the Effective
Date.
“ Closing Date
” means the date hereof, on which date the conditions set
forth herein shall be satisfied.
“ COBRA ”
means the healthcare continuation requirements of Part 6 of
Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA and Code §
4980B.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time.
“ Common Stock
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.7(a).
“ Company
” has the meaning set forth in the introduction to this
Agreement.
“ Company
Accreditation ” or “ Company Accreditations
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(e).
“ Company
Intellectual Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.24(a).
“ Company
Properties ” has the meaning set forth in Section
4.22(a).
“ Company
Reimbursement Approval ” or “ Company
Reimbursement Approvals ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(f).
“ Competing
Transaction ” means any business combination or
recapitalization involving the Company or any acquisition or
purchase of all or a significant portion of the assets of, or any
equity interest in, the Company or any other similar transaction
with respect to the Company involving any Person or entity other
than Buyer or its Affiliates.
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“ Contract
” means any contract, lease, license, purchase order, sales
order, obligation or other agreement or binding commitment, whether
or not in written form.
“ Court Order
” means any judgment, decree, injunction, order or ruling of
any Governmental Authority or authority that is binding on any
Person or its property under applicable Law.
“ Deductible
” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.2.
“ Disputed
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(v).
“ Dulany ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(n).
“ Effective Date
” means the open of business on the first day of the month in
which the Closing Date occurs.
“ Employee Plans
” means Benefit Plans and all employee benefit plans (as
defined in § 3(3) of ERISA) to which the Company or its
ERISA Affiliates is a party or by which the Company or its ERISA
Affiliates are bound, with respect to which payments or
contributions are required to be made by the Company or its ERISA
Affiliates, or in respect of which the Company or its ERISA
Affiliates may otherwise have any liability.
“ Environmental
Laws ” means any foreign, federal, state or local
statute, regulation, ordinance, rule of common law, order or other
legal requirement relating to the protection of human health and
safety, the environment or natural resources, including the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq .), the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. App.
§ 1801 et seq .), the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq
.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et
seq .), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401
et seq .) the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
§ 2601 et seq .), the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. § 136 et
seq .), and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29
U.S.C. § 651 et seq .), as each has been or
may be amended and the regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto.
“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended from time to time.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” means each persons which, pursuant to ERISA
§ 4001(b), is required to be treated as a single employer
with the Company pursuant to Code § 414(b), (c),
(m) or (o).
“ Escrow
Agreement ” means the Escrow Agreement substantially in
the form of Exhibit B hereto.
“ Escrow Fund
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“ Excess Cash
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a).
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“ Excluded
Assets ” means the following assets of the Company as of
the Closing Date which shall be distributed to Sellers as of the
Closing Date: cash and cash equivalents.
“ Excluded
Liabilities ” means those liabilities or obligations set
forth in Schedule 2.1 .
“ Federal Privacy
Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(i).
“ Federal Security
Regulations ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(i).
“ Final Assumed
Current Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(vii).
“ GAAP ”
means generally accepted accounting principles in effect in the
United States, consistently applied, as in effect on the date of
this Agreement.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any (a) nation, state,
commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district
or other jurisdiction of any nature, or any political subdivision
thereof, (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or
other government, or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental
authority of any nature (including any governmental division,
department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official,
organization, body or other entity and any court, arbitrator or
other tribunal). ³
“ Hazardous
Material ” means any substance, material, liquid or waste
that is regulated, classified, or otherwise characterized under or
pursuant to any Environmental Law as “hazardous,”
“toxic,” “pollutant,”
“contaminant,” “radioactive,” or words of
similar meaning or effect, including, without limitation, petroleum
and its by-products, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon,
mold, and urea formaldehyde insulation.
“ Health Care
Audits ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(g).
“ Health Care
Surveys ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(g).
“ HIPAA ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.19(i).
“ HIPAA
Requirements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19(i).
“ Historical
Financials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.8(a).
“ Indemnification
Acknowledgment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a)(ii).
“ Indemnitee
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a).
“ Indemnitor
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a).
“ Independent
Accounting Firm ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(iv).
“ Initial Draft
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b)(i).
“ Investments
” mean, as applied to any Person, (i) any direct or
indirect acquisition by
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such Person of capital stock, other
securities or other interests of, or investments in, any other
Person, or all or any substantial part of the business or assets of
any other Person, and (ii) any direct or indirect loan, gift,
advance (other than trade accounts receivables for goods or
services from customers incurred in the ordinary course of business
(including such receivables evidenced by a promissory note)) or
capital contribution by such Person to any other Person.
“ Knowledge
” and “ Knowledge of the Company ” means,
the actual knowledge or awareness of each Seller and any other
officer or director of the Company, and the knowledge or awareness
that each such Person would have obtained in the course of
conducting a reasonable review of Company documents and records
available to that individual regarding the accuracy of any
representation or warranty contained in this Agreement.
“ Latest Balance
Sheet ” means the unaudited balance sheet of the Company
as of the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2006 included
in the Historical Financials and prepared in accordance with GAAP
in material respects, but excluding any notes.
“ Latest Interim
Financials ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.1(j).
“ Laws ”
means any statute, law, ordinance, regulation, order or rule of any
governmental authority, including those covering environmental,
energy, safety, health, transportation, bribery, record keeping,
zoning, antidiscrimination, antitrust, wage and hour, and price and
wage control matters, as well as any applicable principle of common
law.
“ Liabilities
Target ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(a).
“ Licenses and
Permits ” means all foreign, local, state and federal
licenses, permits, registrations, certificates, Contracts,
consents, accreditations and approvals necessary for the operation
of the Business.
“ Lien ”
means any lien (statutory or other), pledge, mortgage, deed of
trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, priority, security
interest, or other charge or encumbrance or other preferential
arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the
interest of a lessor under a capitalized lease having substantially
the same economic effect), any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing
or existence of any financing statement or other similar form of
notice under the laws of any jurisdiction or any security agreement
authorizing any Person to file such a financing statement, whether
arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise.
“ Losses ”
means any and all damages, costs, liabilities, losses, judgments,
settlements, awards, penalties, fines, expenses or other costs,
including reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert fees and costs
of investigation, enforcement and collection suffered or incurred
by an Indemnified Party.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means a material adverse effect on the assets,
operations, personnel, condition (financial or otherwise) or
prospects of the Company.
“ Most Recent Fiscal
Month End ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.8(a)(ii).
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“ Noncompete
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.7(a).
“ Notice of
Claim ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.3(a)(i).
“ Party ”
and “ Parties ” means, individually and
collectively, the Company, Sellers and Buyer.
“ Permitted
Liens ” means (i) liens for Taxes, fees, levies,
duties or other governmental charges of any kind which are not yet
delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings which suspend the collection thereof and for which
appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
(ii) liens for mechanics, materialmen, laborers, employees,
suppliers or similar liens arising by operation of law for sums
which are not yet delinquent or which are being contested in good
faith by appropriate proceedings or with respect to which
arrangements for payment or release have been made and for which
appropriate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;
and (iii) Liens arising under purchase money security interest
contracts and operating leases with third parties entered into in
the ordinary course of business set forth on Schedule B
hereto, the payments under which leases are current and are not
past due.
“ Person ”
means any individual, partnership, limited liability company,
limited liability partnership, corporation, association, joint
stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or
governmental entity (or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof).
“ Pre-Closing
Insurance Policies ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 9.2(b).
“ Pre-Effective Tax
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(b).
“ Pro Rata Share
” means the pro rata share of each of Sellers based on their
relative ownership of the Company as set forth on Schedule A
hereto.
“ Program
Agreements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.17(a).
“ Programs
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.17(a).
“ Purchase Price
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
“ Reimbursement
Approvals ” shall mean any and all certifications,
provider or supplier numbers, provider or supplier agreements
(including Medicare Provider Agreements and Medicaid Provider
Agreements), participation agreements, Accreditations and/or any
other agreements with or approvals by Medicare, Medicaid, CHAMPUS,
CHAMPVA, TRICARE, Veteran’s Administration and any other
Governmental Authority, or quasi-public agency, Blue Cross, Blue
Shield, any and all managed care plans and organizations, including
Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans,
health maintenance organizations and preferred provider
organizations, private commercial insurance companies, employee
assistance programs and/or any other governmental or third party
arrangements, plans or programs for payment or reimbursement in
connection with health care services, products or
supplies.
“ Release
” means any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping,
injection, deposit,
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disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching
into the indoor or outdoor environment, and includes any migration
of any Hazardous Material from or onto the properties owned or
leased by the Company.
“ Released
Claims ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.17.
“ Released
Parties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.17.
“ Releasors
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.17.
“ Remedial
Action ” means all actions to (i) clean up, remove,
treat or in any other way address any Hazardous Material,
(ii) prevent the Release of any Hazardous Material so it does
not endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or
the indoor or outdoor environment, (iii) perform pre-remedial
studies and investigations or post-remedial monitoring and care or
(iv) to otherwise correct a condition of noncompliance with
Environmental Laws.
“ Representative
” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.12.
“
Representative’s Report ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.2(b)(iii).
“ Second Draft
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii).
“ Section 409A
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.13(q).
“ Severance and
Consulting Agreement ” means the Severance and Consulting
Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto.
“ Solvent
” means, with respect to any Person, that at the time of
determination: (i) the present fair saleable value of the
assets (i.e., the price a buyer is willing to pay for such asset in
an arms-length transaction) of such Person will exceed the amount
that will be required to pay the probable liability on the existing
debts (whether matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated,
absolute, fixed or contingent) of such Person as they become
absolute and matured; (ii) the sum of the debts (whether
matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, absolute, fixed
or contingent) of such Person will not exceed all of the property
of such Person at a fair valuation; and (iii) such Person does
not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or
liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts
and liabilities as they mature. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, the amount of contingent obligations outstanding at any
time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the
facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the
amount that are reasonably expected to become an actual or matured
liability.
“ Stock ”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this
Agreement.
“ Straddle
Period ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(c).
“ Subsidiary
” and “ Subsidiaries ” means, with respect
to any Person, any other Person of which more than 50% of the total
voting power of capital stock entitled to vote (without regard to
the occurrence of any contingency) in the election of directors (or
other Persons performing similar functions) are at the time
directly or indirectly owned by such specified Person.
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“ Tax ”
means any federal, state, local or foreign income, gross receipts,
license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation,
premium, windfall profits, capital gain, intangible, environmental
(including taxes under Section 59A of the Code or otherwise),
custom duties, capital stock, profits, franchise, employee’s
income withholding, foreign withholding, social security (or its
equivalent), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, value added, registration,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax of any kind,
including any interest, penalties or additions to tax in respect of
the foregoing, whether disputed or not, and any obligation to
indemnify, assume or succeed to the liability of any other Person
in respect of the foregoing, but excluding any tax of any kind,
including any interest, penalties or additions to tax in respect of
the foregoing arising from an election made pursuant to
Section 338(h)(10) of the Code; and the term “ Tax
Liability ” shall mean any liability (whether known or
unknown, whether absolute or contingent, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due) with respect to
Taxes.
“ Tax
Determination ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.5(f).
“ Tax Return
” means any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or
information return or statement relating to Taxes, including any
schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereof.
“ Third Party
Claim ” means a claim or demand made by any Person, other
than Buyer, Sellers or the Company, against an Indemnified
Party.
“ Third Party
Intellectual Property Rights ” has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.23(b).
“ Third Party Payor
Contracts ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.17(b).
“ Third Party
Payors ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.17(b).
“ Transaction
Documents ” means this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement,
the Severance and Consulting Agreement and any document or
instrument which shall be executed and delivered at the Closing by
the Company or Sellers, as the case may be.
“ Transactions with
Affiliates ” means those transactions described in
Section 4.16.
“ WARN ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(b).
“ Withheld
Amount ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2(b)(i).
Article II Purchase and
Sale
2.1 Purchase and Sale
. Subject to the terms hereof, Sellers agree to sell, transfer,
assign, convey and deliver to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase
from Sellers, all of the Stock, free and clear of all
Liens.
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2.2 Excluded
Liabilities . Notwithstanding the purchase of the Stock by
Buyer, Buyer and Sellers acknowledge and agree that it is the
intent of the Parties that Sellers shall be responsible for all
Excluded Liabilities and Sellers agree to fully and timely pay all
Excluded Liabilities.
2.3 Excluded Assets .
Buyer, the Company and Sellers acknowledge and agree that the
Excluded Assets shall be paid to or distributed by the Company to
Sellers on the Closing Date.
2.4 Lien Termination .
On or prior to the Closing Date, all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens) on the Company’s assets shall have been
terminated.
Article III Purchase
Price
3.1 Purchase Price
.
(a) Subject to the adjustment
pursuant to Section 3.2, the purchase price for the Stock
shall be an aggregate of $8,150,000 (the “ Purchase
Price ”), to be paid as follows: (i) $7,050,000
payable in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds,
less the amount required to pay off certain indebtedness of the
Company as set forth below, if any, (ii) $650,000 (the “
Escrow Fund ”) payable to the Escrow Agent pursuant to
the Escrow Agreement; and (iii) $450,000 through the
assumption of $450,000 of the Company’s ordinary course
current liabilities, which assumed liabilities shall exclude any
liabilities related to interest-bearing or long-term debt, capital
lease obligations, ERISA-related obligations, Tax obligations or
any other liabilities not set forth on Schedule 3.2(b)
hereto (the “ Assumed Current Liabilities ”),
and any other current liabilities (as determined in accordance with
GAAP) as of the Effective Date shall be subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 3.2. The amount payable pursuant to
Section 3.1(a) shall be reduced by the amount necessary (which
amounts shall be paid directly by Buyer) to repay all outstanding
indebtedness for borrowed money and capital lease obligations of
the Company on the Closing Date, including any unpaid interest,
fees, prepayment penalties and expenses thereon, and remove all
Liens (other than Permitted Liens) in respect of any property or
assets of the Company (other than any Excluded Assets). The
Purchase Price (less the Escrow Fund and other deductions pursuant
to this Section 3.1) shall be paid to Sellers as set forth on
Schedule A hereto.
(b) For federal income tax
purposes, any payment made pursuant to this Agreement and after the
Closing Date to Sellers with respect to their Shares shall be
treated as deferred Purchase Price and shall be subject to
imputation of interest under Section 483 or Section 1274
of the Code and therefore treated as an installment sale by
Sellers.
3.2 Purchase Price
Adjustment .
(a) As of the Effective Date,
the Purchase Price shall be (i) increased or decreased, as the
case may be, on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount by which
the Assumed Current Liabilities is greater or less than $450,000
(the “ Liabilities Target ”), and
(ii) shall be increased by the amount by which the amount of
cash and cash equivalents of the Company on the Effective Date
exceeds the amount of cash and cash equivalents of the Company
distributed to Sellers (other than as compensation paid to Dulany
pursuant to the Severance and Consulting Agreement) during the
period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the Closing
Date (the “ Excess Cash ”).
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(b) The Purchase Price shall
be subject to adjustment, if any, as specified in this
Section 3.2(b).
(i) At least two Business
Days prior to the Closing Date (or such shorter time as Sellers and
Buyer may agree), the Representative shall deliver to Buyer a
statement of Assumed Current Liabilities as of the Effective Date
and the amount of Excess Cash (if any) as of the Closing Date (the
“ Initial Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash
Closing Statement ”) prepared by Sellers. The Initial
Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement shall
be prepared in conformity with the definition of Assumed Current
Liabilities and in accordance with the calculations set forth on
Schedule 3.2(b) . If the aggregate amount of the Assumed
Current Liabilities as shown on the Initial Draft Assumed
Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement is greater than
$450,000, the amount of such excess shall be withheld by Buyer from
the Purchase Price pending final determination of the Assumed
Current Liabilities pursuant to this Section 3.2(b) (the
“ Withheld Amount ”). If the aggregate amount of
the Assumed Current Liabilities as shown on the Initial Draft
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement is less than
$450,000, the aggregate amount of such difference plus the amount
of Excess Cash (if any), as the case may be shall be payable by
Buyer upon the final determination of the Final Assumed Current
Liabilities and amount of Excess Cash pursuant to this
Section 3.2(b) and may be deposited by Buyer into escrow
pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(v).
(ii) As soon as practicable
following the Closing, Buyer shall prepare a statement of Assumed
Current Liabilities as of the Effective Date and amount of Excess
Cash as of the Closing Date (the “ Second Draft Assumed
Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement ”) or shall
notify Sellers in writing that Buyer agrees with the calculation of
Assumed Current Liabilities and Excess Cash as set forth in the
Initial Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing
Statement. The Second Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash
Closing Statement shall be prepared in conformity with the
definition of Assumed Current Liabilities and in accordance with
the calculations set forth on Schedule 3.2(b) . Buyer shall
deliver the Second Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash
Closing Statement to the Representative not later than 60 calendar
days following the Closing Date.
(iii) Within 30 calendar days
after receipt of the Second Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess
Cash Closing Statement from Buyer, the Representative shall provide
to Buyer a report indicating its objections to the Second Draft
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement or a
statement that Sellers agree with the calculation of Assumed
Current Liabilities and Excess Cash as set forth in the Second
Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement. Any
such objections shall be set forth in reasonable detail in a report
(the “ Representative’s Report ”) that
shall indicate the grounds upon which the Representative disputes
that the Second Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing
Statement has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of
this Agreement. Buyer shall provide to the Representative
reasonable access (at such time as reasonably agreed to between
Buyer and the Representative), during normal business hours, to the
books and records of the Company and to the Company’s
personnel and accountants in connection with the
Representative’s preparation of the Representative’s
Report, provided that the Representative shall not interfere with
the Business in the exercise of such right.
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(iv) Within 30 calendar days
after the receipt by Buyer of the Representative’s Report,
the Representative and Buyer shall endeavor in good faith to agree
on any matters in dispute.
(v) If (A) Buyer and the
Representative are unable to agree on any matters in dispute within
30 calendar days after receipt by Buyer of the
Representative’s Report, (B) Buyer fails to deliver the
Second Draft Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement
within the 60 calendar period set forth in Section 3.2(b)(ii),
or (C) Representative fails to deliver the
Representative’s Report within the 30 calendar period set
forth in Section 3.2(b)(iii), then in any such event, either
party may submit for resolution the matters in dispute to the
office of Ernst & Young located in Boston, Massachusetts
or such other location or other independent accounting firm of
national reputation as may be mutually acceptable to Buyer and the
Representative (the “ Independent Accounting Firm
”), which Independent Accounting Firm shall, within 30
calendar days after such submission, determine and issue a written
report to the Representative and Buyer regarding, such disputed
items, which written report shall be final and binding upon the
Parties. In addition, upon the earlier to occur of the submission
of any matters in dispute to the Independent Accounting Firm or 120
days following the Closing Date, if a claimed amount is owing from
Buyer to Sellers and if requested by the Representative, Buyer
shall deposit with the Escrow Agent within five Business Days after
such request is made, an amount equal to the amount in dispute (the
“ Disputed Amount ”) The Representative and
Buyer shall cooperate with each other and each other’s
representatives to enable the Independent Accounting Firm to render
a written report as promptly as possible. The fees and expenses of
the Independent Accounting Firm shall be borne equally by Buyer, on
the one hand, and Sellers (collectively), on the other hand, with
one Party reimbursing the other for such portion of fees and
expenses, if necessary, following such determination. In acting
under this Agreement, the Independent Accounting Firm shall be
entitled to the privileges and immunities of
arbitrators.
(vi) The statement of Assumed
Current Liabilities and Excess Cash incorporating the resolution of
matters in dispute with respect to Assumed Current Liabilities and
Excess Cash (or, (A) the Initial Draft Assumed Liabilities and
Excess Cash Closing Statement if Buyer notifies the Representative
that Buyer agrees with the calculation of Assumed Current
Liabilities as set forth in the Initial Draft Assumed Liabilities
and Excess Cash Closing Statement pursuant to
Section 3.2(b)(ii), or (B) the Second Draft Assumed
Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement if the Representative
notifies Buyer that the Representative agrees with the calculation
of Assumed Current Liabilities as set forth in the Second Draft
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement pursuant to
Section 3.2(b)(iii)) is referred to as the “ Assumed
Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement .” The
Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing Statement shall have
the legal effect of an arbitral award and shall be final, binding
and conclusive on the Parties.
(vii) If the Assumed Current
Liabilities calculated by reference to the Assumed Liabilities and
Excess Cash Closing Statement (the “ Final Assumed Current
Liabilities ”) are less than the Liabilities Target (or,
if applicable, less than the Liabilities Target plus the Withheld
Amount) or there is Excess Cash as set forth in the Assumed
Liabilities and
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Excess Cash Closing Statement, the
Purchase Price shall be increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis by
an amount equal to such shortfall and the amount of such Excess
Cash (the “ Assumed Liabilities Shortfall ”). In
such event, Buyer shall pay to Sellers (first, by authorizing
release of the Disputed Amount, if applicable, with the remainder,
if any, of the Disputed Amount payable to Buyer) the amount of the
Assumed Liabilities Shortfall and the amount of Excess Cash. If the
Final Assumed Current Liabilities are greater than the Liabilities
Target (or, if applicable, greater than the Liabilities Target plus
the Withheld Amount), the Purchase Price shall be decreased on a
dollar-for-dollar basis by an amount equal to such surplus (the
“ Assumed Liabilities Surplus ”). In such event,
Sellers shall pay to Buyer the amount of the Assumed Liabilities
Surplus less any amount withheld by Buyer pursuant to
Section 3.2(b)(i).
(viii) Any payment of Assumed
Liabilities Surplus to be made by Sellers pursuant to
Section 3.2(b)(vii) shall be paid by Sellers to Buyer in cash
within ten calendar days after the date of receipt by Buyer and the
Representative of the Assumed Liabilities and Excess Cash Closing
Statement as finally established pursuant to this Section 3.2.
Any payment of Assumed Liabilities Shortfall or of Excess Cash to
be made by Buyer pursuant to Section 3.2(b)(vii), shall be
paid in cash by Buyer (or, if there is any Disputed Amount in
escrow, by authorization of the release of such funds, to the
extent applicable) within ten calendar days after the date of
receipt by Buyer and the Representative of the Assumed Liabilities
and Excess Cash Closing Statement as finally established pursuant
to this Section 3.2. If applicable, all payments shall be made
to Sellers on a pro rata basis in accordance with Schedule A
.
Article IV Representations
and Warranties of the Company and Sellers
As a material inducement to
Buyer to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated herein, the Company and Sellers hereby,
jointly and severally, make the following representations and
warranties to Buyer, subject to qualification by the disclosure
schedules. The Company has also delivered to Buyer (or has caused
the delivery to Buyer of) disclosure schedules arranged in numbered
parts corresponding to the section numbers in this Agreement of the
following representations and warranties. Any items listed or
described on the disclosure schedules hereto shall be listed or
described under a caption that specifically identifies the
Section(s) of this Agreement to which the item relates, provided,
that, if any section of the disclosure schedule discloses an item
or information in such a way as to make its relevance to the
disclosure required on another section of the disclosure schedule
readily apparent, then the applicable item or information will be
deemed to have been disclosed in that other section of the
disclosure schedule, notwithstanding the omission of a
cross-reference in or to that other schedule.
4.1 Organization and
Qualification . The Company is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state
of incorporation or organization. The Company has all requisite
power and authority, and all material Licenses and Permits,
necessary to own and/or lease and operate its properties and assets
and to carry on its business as now conducted, and is duly
qualified or licensed to do business in each jurisdiction in which
the character of the properties or assets owned, leased or operated
by it or the nature of the activities conducted makes such
qualification or licensing necessary.
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4.2 Corporate Power .
The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to
execute, deliver, carry out and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and each other agreement to which it is a
party.
4.3 Authorization; Binding
Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Company
is a party, the sale of the Stock by Sellers and the consummation
of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have
been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of the
Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and, at the Closing, each of the other Transaction
Documents to which the Company is a party will be duly executed and
delivered by the Company. This Agreement is, and at the Closing
each of the other Transaction Documents to which the Company is a
party will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or
conveyance or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’
rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability, and except as rights of indemnity or contribution
may be limited by federal or state securities laws or the public
policy underlying such laws.
4.4 Subsidiaries . The
Company has no Subsidiaries. The Company does not own, directly or
indirectly, any capital stock of any other Person.
4.5 Conflict with Other
Instruments; Existing Defaults .
(a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.5 , the execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement and each other agreement, the sale
and delivery of the Stock by Sellers and the consummation of the
other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will
not violate, or cause a default under, or give rise to a right of
termination under, (i) the organizational documents of the
Company, (ii) any Contract to which the Company is a party, or
(iii) to the Knowledge of the Company, any applicable
Laws.
(b) The Company is not
(i) in default, breach or violation of its organizational
documents, as in effect as of the date hereof, as applicable, or
(ii) in default, breach or violation of (A) any Contract
required to be disclosed on Schedule 4.10(a) to which it is
a party or by which it or its assets is or may be bound, or
(B) to the Knowledge of the Company, any applicable Laws.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, there does not
exist any ‘default’ or ‘event of default’
(in each case as defined in any such agreement) or any default
under any other credit or financing agreement to which the Company
is a party or by which any of its properties or assets are
bound.
(c) Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.5 , there are no contractual restrictions or
limitations which prohibit the sale by any Seller of the Stock to
be sold hereunder, prohibit or restrict any merger, sale of assets
or other event which could cause a change in control of the
Company, or otherwise prohibit any other financings by the Company,
including any public or private debt or equity
financings.
4.6 Governmental and Other
Third Party Consents . Except as provided on Schedule
4.6 , none of the Company or Sellers is required to obtain any
consent from, or is required to
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make any declaration or filing with, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person in connection with the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other
agreement, including the sale of the Stock to Buyer, or for the
purpose of maintaining in full force and effect any Licenses and
Permits. Except as provided on Schedule 4.6 , all consents
required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document will at the Closing be in full force and effect. The time
within which any administrative or judicial appeal,
reconsideration, rehearing or other review of any such consent of
any Governmental Authority may be taken or instituted has lapsed,
and to the Knowledge of the Company, no such appeal,
reconsideration or rehearing or other review has been taken or
instituted.
4.7 Capitalization; Title
to Stock .
(a) The Company’s
authorized capital stock consists of 1,000 shares of common stock,
no par value per share (“ Common Stock ”), of
which 200 shares are designated as Class A voting common Stock
and 800 shares are designated as Class B non-voting common stock.
The issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock are owned as set
forth on Schedule A . All of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of the Company are validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and were not issued in violation of any preemptive
rights or Contract binding upon the Company. Except as set forth on
Schedule A or Schedule 4.7 , there are no outstanding
(i) shares of capital stock or other voting securities of the
Company, (ii) securities convertible into or exchangeable for
shares of capital stock or voting securities of the Company,
(iii) options, warrants or other rights to acquire from the
Company or obligations of the Company to issue any capital stock,
voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for capital stock or voting securities of the Company, or
(iv) equity equivalent interests in the ownership or earnings
of the Company or stock appreciation, phantom stock, right of first
refusal, commitment or other similar rights. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.7 , there are no voting trusts, proxies or other
agreements or understandings with respect to the voting,
registration or transfer of ownership of the Company’s
capital stock, and the Company is not subject to any obligations
(contingent or otherwise) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire or retire any shares of its capital stock. Except as set
forth in Schedule A , all dividends or distributions on
securities of the Company that have been declared or authorized
prior to the date of this Agreement have been paid in full or
accrued for in the Historical Financials.
(b) The Common Stock has been
duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable. Immediately following the Closing, Buyer will own
directly 100% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the
Company.
4.8 Financial
Statements .
(a) The Company has delivered
to Buyer copies of the following (the financial statements referred
to in clauses (i) and (ii) below being collectively
referred to as the “ Historical Financials
”):
(i) reviewed balance sheet of
the Company as of December 31, 2005, December 31,
2004, and December 31, 2003, and reviewed statements of income
and retained earnings and statement of cash flows for each of the
three years then ended, reviewed by William Steele &
Associates, P.C., the accounting firm of the Company;
and
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(ii) unaudited, management
prepared financial statements of the Company consisting of a
balance sheet as of December 31, 2006 (the “ Most
Recent Fiscal Month End ”), and a statement of operations
for the twelve-month period then ended.
The Historical Financials
(including, in each case, the related schedules and notes, if any)
in material respects fairly present the financial position of the
Company as of the respective dates of such balance sheets and the
results of operations of the Company for the respective periods
covered by such statements of income and changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows, as the case may be. The
Company is not aware of any inconsistency with GAAP which would
cause the Historical Financials of Company to not present fairly,
on a consistent basis the financial conditions and the results of
operation of Company as at such dates and for the periods then
ended.
(b) To the Knowledge of the
Company, the Company does not have any material liability (whether
known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether absolute
or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, whether liquidated or
unliquidated, and whether due or to become due, including any
liability for Taxes), except for (i) liabilities set forth on
the Latest Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto),
(ii) liabilities that have arisen after the Most Recent Fiscal
Month End in the ordinary course of business, and (iii) any
additional liabilities that are disclosed in the disclosure
schedules.
(c) None of the Company nor
any of its officers, directors or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
any of their respective Affiliates (i) is contemplating the
filing of a petition under the Bankruptcy Laws with respect to the
Company, or the liquidation of all or any major portion of its or
their assets or properties, or (ii) is aware of any Person
contemplating the filing of any petition against the Company under
the Bankruptcy Laws. The Company is not contemplating materially
changing its Business, as such Business is being conducted on the
date hereof.
4.9 Existing Indebtedness
and Liens; Investments .
(a) Schedule 4.9(a)
sets forth a true, correct and complete list, and describes, as of
the date or dates indicated therein, as applicable: (i) all
indebtedness for borrowed money and capital lease obligations of
the Company, showing, as to each indebtedness, the payee thereof,
the total amount outstanding (by principal, interest and other
amounts, if applicable) and the maturity date; (ii) all Liens
(other than Permitted Liens) in respect of any property or assets
of the Company, showing, as to each Lien, the name of the grantor
and secured party, the indebtedness secured thereby, the name of
the debtor (if different from the grantor) and the assets or other
property covered by such Lien; (iii) all Permitted Liens;
(iv) all Investments of the Company; (v) all UCC
financing statements on file, naming the Company as a debtor,
showing, as to each financing statement, the basis for the filing;
and (vi) a trade payables aging schedule for the
Company.
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(b) Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.9(b) , the Company does not have on the date
hereof, or will not have on the Closing Date, (i) liabilities
for Taxes other than as accrued for on the Latest Balance Sheet or
incurred in the ordinary course after the date of the Latest
Balance Sheet, or (ii) forward or long-term commitments
outside the Company’s ordinary course of business or
inconsistent with the Company’s historical
practices.
4.10 Contracts
.
(a) Schedule 4.10(a)
sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all Contracts,
commitments, licenses, agreements, obligations or binding
arrangements, whether oral or written, to which the Company is a
party or to which any of its assets or properties is
bound:
(i) under which the Company
is indemnified for or against any liability, or under which the
Company is obligated to indemnify any Person for an existing
claim;
(ii) under which the Company
leases personal property from or to third parties under capitalized
leases per annum or under operating leases, in each case involving
payments by the Company in excess of $15,000 per annum;
(iii) for the purchase or
sale of products or other personal property or for the furnishing
or receipt of services in which the Company has agreed to purchase
a minimum quantity of goods or services or has agreed to purchase
goods or services exclusively from any Person, in each case
involving payments by or to the Company in excess of $15,000 per
annum (in addition, the Company has delivered to Buyer copies of
all Contracts which call for performance over a period of more than
one year, which Contracts are not separately listed on Schedule
4.10(a));
(iv)(A) granting
representation, marketing or distribution rights or
(B) relating to Company Intellectual Property (including
license, development or similar agreements);
(v) under which the Company
has created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed (or may create, incur,
assume or guarantee) indebtedness for borrowed money;
(vi) establishing or
maintaining any partnership, joint venture or strategic
alliance;
(vii) under which there is or
may be imposed a security interest or other Lien, other than a
Permitted Lien, on any of its assets, whether tangible or
intangible (other than security interests or Liens granted in favor
of Buyer);
(viii) concerning any
confidentiality or non-solicitation obligations entered into
outside the ordinary course of business;
(ix) under which the Company
is restricted from carrying on its business or any part thereof, or
from competing in any line of business or with any
Person;
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(x) with officers, directors,
employees or consultants of the Company, in each case involving
payments by the Company in excess of $5,000 per annum;
(xi) involving any Affiliates
of the Company;
(xii) any other Contract
under which the consequences of an existing default or pending
termination had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a
Material Adverse Effect;
(xiii) under which the
Company will (A) receive aggregate payments from customers,
(B) make aggregate payments to vendors or other suppliers or
(C) make or receive aggregate payments to or from any other
Persons, in each case in excess of $25,000 per annum;
and
(xiv) not entered into in the
ordinary course of business and not otherwise disclosed on
Schedule 4.10(a) in response to any of the foregoing
clauses.
The Company has delivered to
Buyer true, correct and complete copies of each Contract in
existence as of the date hereof.
(b) Except as disclosed on
Schedule 4.10(b) , (i) each Contract existing as of the
date hereof is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the
Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or
conveyance or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’
rights generally or by equitable principles relating to
enforceability, and (ii) to the Knowledge of the Company, each
Contract existing as of the date hereof is a legal, valid and
binding obligation of the other parties thereto, enforceable
against the other parties in accordance with its terms (except as
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent transfer or conveyance or
similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights
generally or by equitable principles relating to enforceability)
and is in full force and effect. The Company is and, to the
Knowledge of the Company each other party to each Contract existing
as of the date hereof are, in compliance in all material respects
with the terms thereof, and to the Knowledge of the Company, no
material default or event of default by the Company or any other
party thereto exists thereunder.
4.11 Accounts
Receivable . All accounts receivable of the Company
(a) are legal, valid and binding obligations of the Persons
shown in the accounting records of the Company as the obligor with
respect thereto (and if any such accounts receivable is not legal,
valid and binding obligations of such Persons, the appropriate
Company has established reserves therefor, which reserves are
appropriate in accordance with GAAP in material respects),
(b) arose out of bona fide sales actually made or services
actually performed on or prior to such date in the ordinary course
of business, and (c) are not subject to discount, rebate,
off-set, return privilege (other than return privileges granted in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice) or
claim (other than as reflected in the reserves taken in recording
the accounts receivable on the books of the Company, which reserves
are appropriate in accordance with GAAP in material
respects).
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4.12 Labor Relations;
Employees .
(a) Labor Matters .
The Company is not a party to any labor contract, collective
bargaining agreement, Contract, letter of understanding, or any
other arrangement, formal or informal, with any labor union or
organization which obligates the Company to compensate the
Company’s employees at prevailing rates or union scale, nor
are any of its employees represented by any labor union or
organization. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened labor dispute, work stoppage, unfair labor
practice complaint, strike, administrative or court proceeding or
order between the Company and any present or former employee(s) of
the Company. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.12(a) , there
is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened suit,
action, investigation or claim between the Company and any present
or former employee(s) of the Company. To the Knowledge of the
Company, there has not been any labor union organizing activity at
any location of the Company, or elsewhere, with respect to the
Company’s employees within the last three years. To the
Knowledge of the Company, the Company has complied in all respects
with immigration and naturalization laws in connection with the
employment of its work force. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.12(a) , no person or party (including, without limitation,
any Governmental Authority) has asserted, or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, has threatened to assert, any claim or any action or
proceeding, against the Company (or to the Knowledge of the Company
has asserted or threatened to assert any claim or any action or
proceeding against any officer, director, employee, agent or
shareholders of the Company) relating to the Company’s
employees or former employees and arising out of any statute,
ordinance or regulation relating to wages, collective bargaining,
discrimination in employment or employment practices or
occupational safety and health standards (including, without
limitation, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended, the Occupational Safety and Health
Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the
Americans with Disabilities Act or the Family and Medical Leave
Act).
(b) Schedule 4.12(b)
hereto sets forth: (i) a complete list of all of the
Company’s employees, and rates of pay, (ii) a
description of any and all fringe benefits and personnel policies,
(iii) the employment dates and job titles of each such person,
(iv) categorization of each such person as a full-time or
part-time employee of the Company, and (v) whether any such
person has an employment agreement. For purposes of this Section,
“part-time employee” means an employee who is employed
for an average of fewer than 20 hours per week or who has been
employed for fewer than six of the 12 months preceding the date on
which notice is required pursuant to the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (“ WARN ”), 29
U.S.C. Section 2102, et seq . Except as set
forth on Schedule 4.12(b) , the Company has no employment
agreements with its employees and all such employees are employed
on an at “at will” basis. Schedule 4.12(b) sets
forth all ex-employees of the Company utilizing or eligible to
utilize COBRA (health insurance). All Persons with whom the Company
has engaged as independent contractors are properly classified as
independent contractors for Tax purposes.
(c) Schedule 4.12(c)
sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all written
employment agreements, independent contractor or consulting
agreements and sales representative agreements, change of control
agreements and employee-related non-competition and
non-solicitation agreements to which the Company is a party and
which are in effect. The
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Company has previously delivered to
Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all such agreements,
including all amendments thereto. Neither the Company nor, to the
Knowledge of the Company, any other Person that is a party to any
such agreement, is in breach of, or in default with respect to, any
of its material obligations thereunder, nor, to the Knowledge of
the Company, does there exist any facts or circumstances which give
rise to any breach or default thereunder which has had, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.13 Employee Benefit
Plans; ERISA . For purposes of this Section 4.13, the term
‘Company’ shall include any ERISA Affiliate of the
Company.
(a) Schedule 4.13
contains an accurate and complete list of all Employee Plans,
accurate and complete copies of which have been delivered to
Buyer.
(b) The Company has not
maintained or contributed to a “defined benefit plan”
(within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) at any time,
nor has the Company had any actual or potential liability with
respect to any defined benefit plan at any time.
(c) The Company has not
maintained or had any actual or potential liability with respect to
any Employee Plan maintained outside of the United
States.
(d) The Company is not a
member of (i) a controlled group of corporations (as defined
in Section 414(b) of the Code), (ii) a group of trades or
businesses under common control (as defined in Section 414(c)
of the Code), (iii) an affiliated service group (as defined
under Section 414(m) of the Code) or (iv) any entity
required to be aggregated with Sellers under Section 414(o) of
the Code.
(e) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13 , the Company has never maintained any
Employee Plan (other than an Employee Plan which is intended to be
“qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a)
of the Code) which provides benefits with respect to employees or
former employees following their termination of service with the
Company (other than as required pursuant to Section 601 of
ERISA or pursuant to COBRA). To the Knowledge of the Company, each
Employee Plan that is subject to the requirements of
Section 601 of ERISA has been operated in accordance
therewith.
(f) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13 , no individual will accrue or receive
additional benefits, credit for service or accelerated rights to
payments of benefits as a direct result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) To the Company’s
Knowledge, no liability, claim, investigation, audit, action or
litigation has been incurred, made, commenced or threatened by or
against any Employee Plan or the Company with respect to any
Employee Plan (other than for benefits payable in the ordinary
course).
(h) To the Knowledge of the
Company, no Employee Plan-related trust owns any securities in
violation of Section 407 of ERISA.
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(i) No Employee Plan that is
a “welfare plan” (within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA) provides any benefit to retired or
former employees of the Company, other than as required by
COBRA.
(j) Each Employee Plan that
is a group health plan is subject to COBRA and the requirements of
COBRA have been met with respect to each such Employee
Plan.
(k) The Company has no
liability or, to the Knowledge of the Company, potential liability
(including, but not limited to, actual or potential withdrawal
liability) with respect to (i) any multiemployer plan within
the meaning of Section 3(37) or 4001(a)(3) of ERISA or
(ii) any Employee Plan of the type described in Sections 4063
and 4064 of ERISA or in Section 413(c) of the Code (and the
regulations promulgated thereunder).
(l) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.13 , full payment has been made of all amounts
which the Company was required under the terms of each Employee
Plan to have paid as contributions to such Employee Plan on or
prior to the date hereof (excluding any amounts not yet due), and
no Employee Plan which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title
I of ERISA has incurred any “accumulated funding
deficiency” (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA
or Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived.
(m) To the Knowledge of the
Company, each Employee Plan and all related trusts, insurance
contracts and funds (as applicable) have been maintained, funded,
operated and administered in compliance in all respects in
accordance with its terms and with all applicable laws and
regulations, including, but not limited to, ERISA and the
Code.
(n) Each Employee Plan that
is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code,
and each trust forming a part thereof, has received a favorable
determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service as to the
qualification under the Code of such Employee Plan and the
Tax-exempt status of such related trust, and no event has occurred,
and no condition exists, since the date of such determination
letter that has adversely affected, or would be reasonably expected
to adversely affect, the qualification of such Employee Plan or the
Tax-exempt status of such related trust.
(o) To the Knowledge of the
Company, neither the Company nor any other “disqualified
person” or “party in interest” (as defined in
Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code and Section 3(14) of
ERISA, respectively) has engaged in any transaction in connection
with any Employee Plan that could reasonably be expected to result
in the imposition of a penalty pursuant to Section 502(i) of
ERISA, damages pursuant to Section 409 of ERISA or a Tax
pursuant to Section 4975(a) of the Code.
(p) With, respect to each
Employee Plan, the Company has delivered or caused to be delivered
to Buyer and its counsel true and complete copies of the following
documents, as applicable to each respective Employee Plan:
(i) all Employee Plan documents, with all amendments thereto;
(ii) the current summary plan description, with any applicable
summaries of material modifications thereto, as well as any other
material employee communications; (iii) all current trust
agreements and/or other documents establishing the Employee
Plan’s funding arrangements; (iv) the most recent IRS
determination letter and, if a
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request for such a letter has been filed
and is currently pending with the IRS, a copy of such filing;
(v) the three most recently prepared IRS Forms 5500;
(vi) the most recently prepared financial statements; and
(vii) all material related contracts, including, without
limitation, insurance contracts, service provider agreements and
investment management and investment advisory
agreements.
(q) All profit sharing,
bonus, stock option, stock purchase, stock bonus, restricted stock,
stock appreciation right, phantom stock or other equity-based
compensation arrangement, vacation pay, holiday pay, tuition
reimbursement, scholarship, severance, dependent care assistance,
excess benefit, bonus, incentive compensation, salary continuation,
supplemental retirement, deferred compensation, employee loan or
loan guarantee program, split dollar, cafeteria plan, and other
compensation arrangements and other material agreement,
arrangement, plan, policy, practice or program related to
employment, compensation or employee benefits whether written or
unwritten, funded or unfunded, formal or informal, and whether or
not subject to ERISA that are maintained or contributed to by the
Company (collectively, “ Benefit Plans ” or,
individually, “ Benefit Plan ”) have been
disclosed to Buyer. All of such Benefit Plans that are pursuant to
written agreements are set forth on Schedule 4.13 . To the
Knowledge of the Company, each Benefit Plan that is a
‘nonqualified deferred compensation plan’ (as defined
in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) has been operated since
January 1, 2005 in good faith compliance with
Section 409A of the Code and Internal Revenue Service Notice
2005-1 (collectively “ Section 409A ”). To the
Knowledge of the Company, no Benefit Plan that is a
‘nonqualified deferred compensation plan’ has been
materially modified within the meaning of Section 409A. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred that would be
treated under Section 409A as a transfer of property for
purposes of Section 83 of the Code. To the Knowledge of the
Company, no equity-based compensation arrangement or award granted
under any Benefit Plan is considered ‘deferred
compensation’ within the meaning of
Section 409A.
4.14 Taxes
.
(a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.14(a) , the Company has filed all Tax Returns
that they were required to file under applicable laws and
regulations. All such Tax Returns were correct and complete in all
material respects and were prepared in substantial compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations. All Taxes due and owing by the
Company (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) have been paid.
The Company is not currently the beneficiary of any extension of
time within which to file any Tax Return. No claim has been made
since January 1, 2000 by an authority in a jurisdiction where
the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be
subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no Liens for
Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the
assets of the Company.
(b) The Company has withheld
and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and paid in
connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee,
independent contractor, creditor, stockholder, or other third
party.
(c) No Seller or director or
officer (or employee responsible for Tax matters) of the Company
expects any authority to assess any additional Taxes for any period
for which
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Tax Returns have been filed. No foreign,
federal, state, or local tax audits or administrative or judicial
Tax proceedings are pending or being conducted with respect to the
Company. The Company has not received from any foreign, federal,
state, or local taxing authority (including jurisdictions where the
Company has not filed Tax Returns) any (i) notice indicating
an intent to open an audit or other review, (ii) request for
information related to Tax matters, or (iii) notice of
deficiency or proposed adjustment for any amount of Tax proposed,
asserted, or assessed by any taxing authority against the Company.
Schedule 4.14(c) set forth a list of all federal, state,
local, and foreign income Tax Returns filed with respect to the
Company for taxable periods ended on or after December 31,
2003, indicates whether those Tax Returns that have been audited,
and indicates whether the Company has received notice that any of
those Tax Returns are currently the subject of an audit. Sellers
have delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal
income Tax Returns, examination reports, and statements of
deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company filed or
received since December 31, 2002.
(d) The Company has not
waived any statute of limitations in respect of Taxes or agreed to
any extension of time with respect to a Tax assessment or
deficiency.
(e) To the Knowledge of the
Company after consultation with its accountants, the Company is not
a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has
resulted or could result, separately or in the aggregate, in the
payment of (i) any “excess parachute payment”
within the meaning of Code § 280G (or any corresponding
provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) and (ii) any
amount that will not be fully deductible as a result of Code
§ 162(m) (or any corresponding provision of state, local
or foreign Tax law). The Company has not been a United States real
property holding corporation within the meaning of Code
§ 897(c)(2) during the applicable period specified in
Code § 897(c)(1)(A)(ii). To the Knowledge of the Company
after consultation with its certified public accountants, the
Company has disclosed on its federal income Tax Returns all
positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial
understatement of federal income Tax within the meaning of Code
§ 6662. The Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax
allocation or sharing agreement. The Company (A) has not been
a member of an Affiliated Group filing a consolidated federal
income Tax Return and (B) has no Liability for the Taxes of
any Person (other than the Company) under Reg. § 1.1502-6
(or any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law), as a
transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise.
(f) Schedule 4.14(f)
sets forth the following information with respect to the Company as
of the most recent practicable date: (A) the Tax basis of the
Company in its assets, including depreciation schedules related to
such Tax basis; (B) the amount of any net operating loss, net
capital loss, unused investment or other credit, unused foreign
tax, or excess charitable contribution allocable to the Company;
and (C) the amount of any deferred gain or loss allocable to
the Company arising out of any intercompany transaction.
(g) Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.14(g) , the unpaid Taxes of the Company
(A) did not, as of the date of the Latest Balance Sheet,
exceed the reserve for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for
deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between
book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the Latest Balance
Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) and (B) do not exceed
that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the
Effective Date in accordance with the past custom and practice of
the Company in filing their
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Tax Returns. Since the date of the
Latest Balance Sheet, the Company has not incurred any liability
for Taxes arising from extraordinary gains or losses, as that term
is used in GAAP, outside the ordinary course of business consistent
with past custom and practice.
(h) To the Knowledge of the
Company after consultation with its accountants, the Company will
not 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 Effective Date as a result of
any: (i) change in method of accounting for a taxable period
ending on or prior to the Effective Date; (ii) “closing
agreement” as described in Code § 7121 (or any
corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign
income Tax law) executed on or prior to the Effective Date;
(iii) intercompany transaction or excess loss account
described in Treasury Regulations under Code § 1502 (or
any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign
income Tax law); (iv) installment sale or open transaction
disposition made on or prior to the Effective Date; or
(v) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Effective
Date.
(i) The Company has not
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.
(j) The Company (and any
predecessor of the Company) has been a validly electing S
corporation within the meaning of Code § 1361 and
§ 1362 at all times since January 1, 1996 and the
Company will be an S corporation up to and including the Closing
Date.
(k) Schedule 4.14(k)
identifies each Company Subsidiary that is a “qualified
subchapter S subsidiary” within the meaning of Code
§ 1361(b)(3)(B). Each Company Subsidiary so identified
has been a qualified subchapter S subsidiary at all times
since the date shown on such schedule up to and including the
Closing Date.
(l) Neither the Company nor
any qualified subchapter S subsidiary of the Company has, in the
past 10 years, (A) acquired assets from another corporation in
a transaction in which the Company’s Tax basis for the
acquired assets was determined, in whole or in part, by reference
to the Tax basis of the acquired assets (or any other property) in
the hands of the transferor, or (B) acquired the stock of any
corporation that is a qualified subchapter S
subsidiary.
(m) The Company has not
engaged in or otherwise participated in any reportable transaction
or “listed transaction” as defined in Code
§ 6707.
4.15 Litigation .
Schedule 4.15 sets forth a true, complete and correct list
of all actions, suits, arbitration proceedings, or to the Knowledge
of the Company, investigations, inquiries or other proceedings,
whether governmental or non-governmental, before any Governmental
Authority for any period since December 31, 2002 that existed
(regardless of whether settled), or that is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against, relating to or
affecting the Company, or any officer, director or to the Knowledge
of the Company, employee thereof in his or her capacity as such, or
any of its or their respective assets, properties or businesses,
and which involve a monetary claim or claims in excess of $5,000 or
injunctive or other equitable relief. Schedule 4.15 sets
forth, as to each matter identified therein, the names of the
parties
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thereto, the forum for such matter, a
summary of the details of the matter, the settlement or other
disposition of the matter (including the monetary value of such
settlement or other disposition) or, if such matter is still
pending, a statement to that effect. Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.15 :
(a) There is not in effect
any order, judgment, decree, injunction or ruling of any
Governmental Authority against, relating to or affecting the
Company, or any officer, director or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, employee thereof in his or her capacity as such,
enjoining, barring, suspending, prohibiting or otherwise limiting
the same from conducting or engaging in any aspect of the business
of the Company, or requiring the Company or any such officer,
director or employee to take certain action with respect to any
aspect of its or their business;
(b) The Company is not in
default under any order, judgment, decree, injunction or ruling of
any Governmental Authority respecting the Company, and the Company
is not subject to or a party to any order, judgment, decree or
ruling arising out of any action, suit or proceeding under any
applicable Laws respecting antitrust, monopoly, restraint of trade,
unfair competition or similar matters; and
(c) There is no action, suit,
arbitration or other proceeding, or to the Knowledge of the Company
investigation or inquiry pending or, to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, before any Governmental Authority which
questions the validity of this Agreement or any other Transaction
Document, or any actions taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or
thereto, or which could, individually or in the aggregate, have a
Material Adverse Effect.
4.16 Transactions with
Affiliates .
(a) Except as set forth on
Schedule 4.16 , there is no indebtedness owing by the
Company to any of its Affiliates or by any Affiliate of the Company
to the Company.
(b) Other than as
contemplated in this Agreement, immediately following the Closing
Date:
(i) the Company will not be
indebted, directly or indirectly, to any of its own officers,
directors, stockholders or employees, or the officers, directors,
managers, members, partners, stockholders or employees of its
Affiliates, or to any members of the immediate families of such
officers, directors, managers, members, partners, stockholders or
employees except for, in the case of officers, directors or
employees, compensation payable in the ordinary course of business
and reasonable travel expenses accrued in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices;
(ii) no officer, director,
stockholder or employee of the Company, and no members of their
immediate families, will (A) be indebted to the Company in any
amount whatsoever or (B) to the Knowledge of the Company, and
except as may be permitted by Section 7.7(a) of this
Agreement, have any direct or indirect ownership interests
exceeding five percent in any Person which competes, directly or
indirectly, with the Company; and
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