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iii
THIS STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 5th day
of December, 2005, by and between Telkonet, Inc., a Utah
corporation (“Purchaser”) and Frank T. Matarazzo, an
individual and resident of the state of New Jersey
(“Seller”). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to such
terms in Section 1.1 hereof.
WHEREAS ,
Seller owns 125 shares of common stock without par value of
Microwave Satellite Technologies Inc. (the “Company”),
which represents all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
the Company; and
WHEREAS ,
Seller desires to sell, and Purchaser desires to purchase, 112
shares of $___ par value common stock of the Company (the
“Shares”), which represents 90% of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Company, on the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW ,
THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and
provisions set forth in this Agreement, Seller and Purchaser agree
as follows:
1.1
Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“Acquisition
Proposal” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3
hereof.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person
which, directly or indirectly, controls, is under common control
with, or is controlled by, such specified Person.
“Agreement”
means this Agreement and the Disclosure Schedules hereto, as this
Agreement may be amended from time to time.
“Articles
of Incorporation” means the Articles of Incorporation of the
Company, as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New
Jersey, as amended from time to time.
“Balance
Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8
hereof.
“Balance
Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8
hereof.
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“Business
Day” means a day other than Saturday, Sunday or any day on
which the principal commercial banks located in the State of New
Jersey are authorized or obligated to close under the laws of such
state.
“Bylaws”
means the Bylaws of the Company, as amended.
‘Business
Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(m)
hereof.
“Cash
Consideration” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“Closing”
means the consummation of the transactions contemplated
herein.
“Closing
Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1
hereof.
“Code”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
reference to a particular Code section shall be interpreted to
include any revision of or successor to that section.
“Company”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Company
409A Plans” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(h)
hereof.
“Company
Employee” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.7(a)
hereof.
“Confidentiality
Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5
hereof.
“Controlled
Group Liability” means any and all liabilities under
(i) Title IV of ERISA, (ii) Section 302 of ERISA,
(iii) Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code, (iv) the
continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of
ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code, (v) the portability
and nondiscrimination requirements of Section 701 et seq. of
ERISA and Section 9801 et seq. of the Code, and
(vi) Section 4975 of the Code.
“Copyrights”
means U.S. and foreign registered and unregistered copyrights
(including those in computer software and databases), rights of
publicity and all registrations and applications to register the
same.
“Encumbrances”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4 hereof.
“Environmental
Law” means all applicable federal, state, local or foreign
laws, rules and regulations, orders, decrees, judgments, permits,
filings and licenses and common law rulings relating to
(i) protection and cleanup of the environment and activities
or conditions related thereto, including those relating to the
generation, handling, disposal, transportation or release of
“hazardous substances” or controlled substances; and
(ii) the health or safety of employees in the workplace
environment with respect to hazardous substances or controlled
substances.
“ERISA”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.17(a)
hereof.
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“ERISA
Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, trade or
business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a
group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or
(o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that
includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member
of the same “controlled group” as the first entity,
trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of
ERISA.
“Financial
Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.8
hereof.
“Governmental
Entity” means any domestic, foreign or multinational federal,
state, provincial, regional, municipal or local governmental or
administrative authority, including any court, tribunal, agency,
bureau, committee, board, regulatory body, administration,
commission or instrumentality constituted or appointed by any such
authority.
“Indebtedness”
means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed money or for the
deferred purchase price of property or services (other than current
trade liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and
payable in accordance with customary practices or being disputed in
good faith), (b) any other indebtedness that is evidenced by a
note, bond, debenture or similar instrument and (c) all
guarantee obligations with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“Indemnified
Person” means the Person or Persons entitled to, or claiming
a right to, indemnification under Article VIII.
“Indemnifying
Person” shall mean the Person or Persons claimed by the
Indemnified Person to be obligated to provide indemnification under
Article VIII.
“Intellectual
Property” means Trademarks, Patents, Copyrights, Trade
Secrets and Licenses.
“Knowledge”
of the Seller means the actual knowledge of Frank T.
Matarazzo.
“Leases”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.11(b)
hereof.
“Licenses”
means all licenses and agreements pursuant to which the Company has
acquired rights in or to any Intellectual Property, or licenses and
agreements pursuant to which the Company has licensed or
transferred the right to use any of the foregoing.
“Lien”
means any lien, mortgage, pledge, security interest, lease,
restriction, conditional sale or other title retention agreement,
charge or encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntary or
involuntary.
“Losses”
has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2 hereof.
“Material
Adverse Effect” means any material adverse change in, or
material adverse effect on, the business, financial condition or
operations of a party and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
provided, however, that to the extent any adverse change or effect
is caused by or results from any of the following, it shall not be
deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining
whether or not there has been or would be, a “Material
Adverse Effect”: (a) factors or conditions affecting the
industries in which a party hereto participates, the
U.S.
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economy as a
whole, or foreign economies as a whole in any countries where a
party has material operations or the capital markets generally
(which changes in each case do not materially and
disproportionately affect such party), (b) an outbreak or
escalation of hostilities involving the U.S., the declaration by
the U.S. of a national emergency or war, or the occurrence of any
acts of terrorism, (c) the announcement or pendency of this
Agreement or the performance of this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby by the parties, or (d) changes in any
applicable law, ordinance, administrative or governmental rule or
regulation.
“Notices”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1 hereof.
“Patents”
means issued U.S. and foreign patents and pending patent
applications, patent disclosures, and any and all divisions,
continuations, continuationsinpart, reissues, reexaminations, and
extensions thereof, any counterparts claiming priority therefrom,
utility models, patents of importation/confirmation, certificates
of invention and similar statutory rights.
“Permits”
has the meaning set forth in Section 3.19 hereof.
“Permitted
Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.24
hereof.
“Person”
means any individual, corporation, proprietorship, firm,
partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust,
association, governmental authority or other entity.
“Plan”
means and includes all employee benefit plans, programs, policies,
practices, and other arrangements providing benefits to any
employee or former employee of the Company or beneficiary or
dependent thereof, whether or not written, sponsored or maintained
by the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to which the Company or any
ERISA Affiliate contributes or is obligated to contribute or under
which any current or former employee of the Company is entitled to
any compensation or benefits (whether or not contingent) as a
result of service to the Company or an ERISA Affiliate. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term
“Plans” includes all employee welfare benefit plans
within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA and all employee
pension benefit plans within the meaning of Section 3(2) of
ERISA, and all employee stock option or stock purchase plans, bonus
or incentive plans or programs, severance pay plans, policies,
practices or agreements, fringe benefits, and employment
agreements.
“Purchase
Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
“Purchase
Price Adjustment” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3 hereof.
“Purchaser”
means Telkonet, Inc.
“Purchaser
Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2
hereof.
“Purchaser
Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.2 hereof.
“Representatives”
has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 hereof.
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“Reserve
Stock Consideration” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.4 hereof.
“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“Seller”
means Frank T. Matarazzo.
“Shares”
has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Stock
Consideration” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other
organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which
(a) at least a majority of the securities or other interests
having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of
the board of directors or others performing similar functions with
respect to such corporation or other organization is directly or
indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more
of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its
Subsidiaries or (b) such Person or any other Subsidiary of
such Person is a general partner (excluding any such partnership
where such Person or any Subsidiary of such party does not have a
majority of the voting interest in such partnership).
“Subscriber”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).
“Tax”
means (i) any income, gross receipts, gains (including capital
gains), license, occupancy, payroll, employment, excise, financial
institutions, severance, stamp, occupation, fringe benefits, group,
goods and services, franking deficits, debits, premium, windfall or
excess profits, environmental (including Taxes under
Section 59A of the Code), customs duties, capital stock,
franchise, unincorporated business, profits, withholding,
information, social security (or similar), unemployment,
disability, workers’ compensation, land, real property,
personal property, unclaimed property, ad valorem, production,
sales, use, license, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or addon minimum, accumulated earnings, personal
holding company, estimated, or other tax, report or assessment of
any kind whatsoever imposed by any Governmental Entity, including
any interest, penalty, assessment, or addition thereto, whether
disputed or not; and (ii) any obligations under any agreements or
arrangements with respect to any Taxes described in clause
(i) above.
“Tax
Returns” means any return, declaration, report, claim for
refund, or information return or statement relating to Taxes,
including all schedules or attachments thereto.
“Trade
Secrets” means all categories of trade secrets as defined in
the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, including confidential research and
development, knowhow, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and
production processes and techniques, methods, schematics,
technology, technical data, designs, drawings, flowcharts, block
diagrams, specifications, customer and supplier lists, pricing and
cost information, and business and marketing plans and
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“Trademarks”
means U.S. and foreign registered and unregistered trademarks,
trade dress, service marks, logos and designs, trade names,
Internet domain names, corporate names and all registrations and
applications in connection therewith.
Purchase and Sale of
Shares
2.1 Purchase
and Sale of Shares . Upon the terms and conditions set forth in
this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell to Purchaser, and
Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, the Shares.
2.2 Purchase
Price . The purchase price for the Shares shall be the
aggregate of: (a) One Million Six Hundred Thousand (1,600,000)
unregistered (the “Stock Consideration”) shares of
$0.001 par value common stock of the Purchaser (the
“Purchaser Common Stock”); and (b) One Million
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,800,000.00) (the “Cash
Consideration,” together with the Stock Consideration, the
“Purchase Price”). The shares to be delivered and the
portion of the Cash Consideration to be paid by Purchaser to Seller
at the Closing shall be as set forth in Section 7.2.
2.3 Purchase
Price Adjustment .
(a) If,
at any time during the three (3) year period following the
Closing Date, the Company achieves three thousand three hundred
(3,300) Subscribers (such date being the “Adjustment
Date”), calculated in accordance with this Section 2.3,
Purchaser shall issue to Seller that number of unregistered, fully
paid and nonassessable shares of Purchaser’s common stock, if
any, necessary for the value of the Stock Consideration which is
still owned by Seller as of the Adjustment Date to be equal to
$4.50 per share (such shares of Purchaser Common Stock, if any, the
“Adjustment Stock Consideration”). Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller the Adjustment Stock Consideration, if any,
within fifteen (15) business days of the Adjustment Date. The
Adjustment Amount shall be the product of: (i) the average
price of Purchaser Common Stock as listed on the American Stock
Exchange (or such other exchange as the stock of Purchaser may then
be listed) for the thirty (30) days prior to the Adjustment Date
(the “Adjustment Average”); and (ii) the Stock
Consideration. The Adjustment Stock Consideration shall be the
number of shares of the Purchaser’s common stock resulting
from the quotient of: (i) Seven Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($7,200,000.00) minus the Adjustment Amount; divided by
(ii) the Adjustment Average. If the Purchaser achieves the
3,300 Subscribers and if as of the Adjustment Date, the Adjustment
Average exceeds $4.50 per share, there shall be no reduction in the
Reserve Stock Consideration and all shares of the Reserve Stock
Consideration shall be released to Seller as set forth in the
Escrow Agreement.
(b) For
purposes of this Section 2.3, a Subscriber shall be any of the
following:
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(i) any customer
of Company for video and data services who is existing as of the
date of Closing;
(ii) any customer
for video and data services who is not a Purchased Subscriber (as
defined below) and who is added by the Company following the
Closing;
(iii) any customer
of Company for video services, but not data services, who is not a
Purchased Subscriber, whether such customer was existing as of the
date of the Closing or added thereafter, shall be counted as 0.75
of a Subscriber (provided, that if such customer becomes a customer
of the Company for data services during the three (3) year
period following the Closing Date, then such customer shall be
counted as one Subscriber);
(iv) any Purchased
Subscriber for video and data services shall be counted as 0.50 of
a Subscriber; and
(v) any Purchased
Subscriber for video services, but not data services, shall be
counted as 0.375 of a Subscriber (provided, that if such customer
becomes a customer of the Company for data services during the
three (3) year period following the Closing Date, then such
customer shall be counted as 0.50 of a Subscriber).
(c) A
Purchased Subscriber is any Subscriber for which the Company
directly or indirectly pays or issues to any third party any form
of consideration other than the Company’s customary agreement
to provide the video and/or data services subscribed
for.
2.4 Reserve
. Purchaser shall withhold from the Purchase Price (a) One
Million Two Hundred Thousand (1,200,000) shares (the “Reserve
Stock Consideration”) of the Stock Consideration, which shall
be held in escrow pursuant to an Escrow Agreement in a form
substantially similar to the agreement set forth in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and made a part hereof (the “Escrow
Agreement”), and (b) Nine Hundred Thousand Dollars
($900,000.00) of the Cash Consideration, which shall be paid to
Seller on or before January 1, 2007.
Representations and Warranties of
the Seller
Except as set
forth in the Disclosure Schedule, Seller represents and warrants to
Purchaser that all of the statements contained in this
Article III are true and correct as of the date of this
Agreement (or, if made as of a specified date, as of such
date).
3.1
Organization and Qualification . The Company is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New Jersey, and is duly authorized
to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction
in which the ownership of its assets or conduct of its business
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
authorized and in good standing would not have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company. The Company has made available to Purchaser
prior to the execution of this Agreement complete and correct
copies of its Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.
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3.2
Authority . The Company has all requisite corporate power
and authority necessary to own and operate its properties and to
carry on its business as currently conducted, except where the
failure to have such power or authority would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. Seller has all requisite power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform his obligations under
this Agreement and the other documents, instruments and
certificates to be executed and delivered by Seller, pursuant to
this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance by Seller
of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary action on the part of the Company and Seller, as the sole
shareholder of the Company, and no other corporate proceedings on
the part of the Company are necessary to authorize this Agreement
or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.3
Enforceability . This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by the Seller, and, assuming due and valid authorization,
execution and delivery hereof by Purchaser, is a valid and binding
obligation of Seller, enforceable against him in accordance with
its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and to general
equity principles.
3.4 Title to
Shares . Seller has good and marketable title to the Shares,
free and clear of all restrictions, Liens, voting trusts,
stockholder agreements, proxies, agreements, arrangements and
encumbrances of any kind whatsoever (collectively,
“Encumbrances”). Upon the Closing, Seller shall
transfer good and marketable title to the Shares to Purchaser free
and clear of all Encumbrances.
3.5
Capitalization . As of the date hereof, the authorized
capital stock of the Company consists of 1000 shares of common
stock without par value of which 125 shares are issued and
outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Shares have been
duly authorized, are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable,
and are held of record and beneficially by stockholders in the
amounts and percentages set forth on Section 3.5 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The rights, preferences and privileges of the
Shares are as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation. There are
no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights,
subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or other
contracts or commitments that could require the Company to issue,
sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital
stock. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation,
phantom stock, profit participation, or similar rights with respect
to the Company. There are no voting trusts, proxies, stockholder
agreements or other agreements or understandings with respect to
the voting of the capital stock of the Company.
3.6
Subsidiaries . The Company has no Subsidiaries. The Company
does not own or hold the right to acquire any shares of stock or
any other security or interest, directly or indirectly, of or in
any Person.
3.7 Consents
and Approvals; No Violations . None of the execution, delivery
or performance of this Agreement by Seller, the consummation by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby or compliance by
Seller with any of the provisions hereof will (a) conflict
with or result in any breach of any provision of the Articles of
Incorporation or Bylaws of the Company, (b) require any filing
with, or permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any
Governmental Entity, (c) result in a violation or breach of,
or constitute (with or without due
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notice or lapse
of time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of
termination, cancellation or acceleration) under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture,
lease, license, contract, agreement or other instrument or
obligation to which the Company is a party or by which the Company
or any of its properties or assets may be bound, or
(d) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule
or regulation applicable to the Company or Seller or any of their
respective properties or assets.
3.8 Financial
Statements . The Company has made available to the Purchaser
reviewed financial statements as of April 30, 2004
(“2004 Financial Statements”), a draft financial
statement as of April 30, 2005 (“2005 Financial
Statements”), and a reviewed balance sheet (“Balance
Sheet”) as of October 31, 2005 (“Balance Sheet
Date”) (collectively, the “Financial
Statements”). The Financial Statements referred to in this
Section 3.8 present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial condition of the Company as of the respective dates and
the results of operations and cash flows for the respective periods
indicated and have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”)
applied on a consistent basis, except for the absence of required
footnotes, and subject to typical yearend auditing adjustments.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.8 of the Disclosure
Schedule, or as reflected in the Balance Sheet, as of the Balance
Sheet Date, the Company has incurred no material liabilities,
either accrued, contingent or otherwise, of a type required to be
recorded on a balance sheet or disclosed in the notes thereto under
GAAP, except for liabilities incurred after the Balance Sheet Date
in the ordinary course of business that, in the aggregate, will not
have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.9 Undisclosed
Liabilities . To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company does
not have any liabilities, obligations or commitments of any nature
(absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), except
(i) liabilities, obligations or commitments which are
appropriately reflected or reserved against in the Balance Sheet;
(ii) liabilities, obligations or commitments which have been
incurred in the ordinary course of business and consistent with
past practice since the Balance Sheet Date; (iii) liabilities,
obligations or commitments disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule or
that will not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and
(iv) express performance obligations under the contracts and
agreements of the Company.
3.10 Absence of
Certain Developments . Except as disclosed in the Balance
Sheet, the Disclosure Schedule or expressly required by this
Agreement, since the Balance Sheet Date:
(a) To
the Knowledge of Seller, no Material Adverse Effect on the Company
has occurred;
(b) The
business of the Company has been conducted only in the ordinary
course consistent with past practice;
(c) The
Company has not: (i) amended its Articles of Incorporation or
Bylaws, (ii) issued, sold, transferred, pledged, disposed of
or encumbered any shares of any class or series of its capital
stock, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or
options, warrants, calls, commitments or rights of any kind to
acquire, any shares of any class or series of its capital stock,
(iii) declared, set aside or paid any dividend or other
distribution payable in cash, stock or property with respect to any
shares of any class or series of its capital stock,
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(iv) split, combined or reclassified any
shares of any class or series of its stock, or (v) redeemed,
purchased or otherwise acquired directly or indirectly any shares
of any class or series of its capital stock, or any instrument or
security which consists of or includes a right to acquire such
shares;
(d) The
Company has not adopted a plan of complete or partial liquidation,
dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization
or other reorganization of the Company;
(e) The
Company has not changed in any material respect any of the
accounting methods used by it;
(f) The
Company has not incurred material loss of, or significant injury
to, any of its material assets whether as a result of any natural
disaster, labor trouble, accident, other casualty or
otherwise;
(g) The
Company has not mortgaged, pledged or subjected any of its material
assets to any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Liens);
(h) The
Company has not sold, exchanged, transferred or otherwise disposed
of any of its assets, except in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(i) The
Company has not cancelled any debts or claims;
(j) The
Company has not written down the value of any assets or written off
as uncollectible any accounts receivable, except in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice and none of which,
individually or in the aggregate, would have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company; and
(k) The
Company has not made any agreement to do any of the foregoing,
other than negotiations with Purchaser and its representatives
regarding the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.11
Properties; Leases . (a) The Balance Sheet reflects all
of the personal property used by the Company in its business or
otherwise held by the Company except for (i) property acquired
or disposed of in the ordinary course of the business of the
Company since the Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) personal
property not otherwise material to the business of the
Company.
(b) The
Company owns no real property. Section 3.11(b) of the Company
Disclosure Schedule sets forth all leases of real property held by
the Company (the “Leases”). The Company has made
available to Purchaser a true and correct copy of each such lease,
together with all amendments thereto. Each Lease is a valid,
binding and enforceable obligation of the Company, and to the
Knowledge of Seller, the other parties thereto, in accordance with
its terms and is in full force and effect, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of
general application affecting enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and to general equity principles. All necessary
third party consents, approvals, filings and registrations required
to be obtained by the Company with respect to such leases
in
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connection with
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement have been, or prior
to the Closing will be, made or obtained and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, there have been no threatened cancellations thereof, and
there are no outstanding disputes thereunder. The Company is not in
default in any material respect under any of the Leases and, as of
the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Seller, no other party is in
default in any material respect under any of the Leases. There has
not occurred any event which (whether with or without notice, lapse
of time or both or the happening or occurrence of any other event)
would constitute a default in any material respect on the part of
the Company, or, as of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of Seller,
a party other than the Company.
(a) Section 3.12
of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date
hereof, each of the following types of contracts and other
agreements, to which the Company is a party:
(i) any contract,
license, lease (including capital and operating leases) or other
agreement, or any other commitment of the Company that provides for
payment by or to the Company in excess of $10,000.00;
(ii) any
partnership or joint venture agreement;
(iii) any lease or
other occupancy or use agreement, oral or written, or any options,
rights of first refusal or security or other interests (other than
Permitted Encumbrances) in or relating to the Company’s
business or assets;
(iv) any
agreements giving any party the right to renegotiate or require a
reduction in price or refund of payments previously made in
connection with the business of the Company;
(v) any material
agreements that contain provisions requiring the Company to
indemnify any other party thereto;
(vi) any
collective bargaining or similar agreement;
(vii) any contract
or agreement with any bank, finance company or similar organization
for Indebtedness of the Company;
(viii) any
contract or agreement that materially restricts the Company from
engaging in any line of business anywhere in the world;
(ix) any agreement
with a Person with respect to employment for a period of
time;
(x) any agreement
granting any Person a Lien on any of the Company’s assets;
and
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(xi) any other
contract or agreement material to the Company or its business as
presently being conducted, which is not otherwise identified
pursuant to this Section 3.12(a) or otherwise in the Disclosure
Schedule.
(b) As
of the date hereof, (i) there is not and, to the Knowledge of
Seller, there has not been claimed or alleged by any Person with
respect to any contract to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound any existing default or event that, with notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or event of
default on the part of the Company or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
on the part of any other party thereto, except such defaults,
events of default and other events that would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, and (ii) no consent, approval,
authorization or waiver from, or notice to, any Governmental Entity
or other Person is required in order to maintain in full force and
effect any of the contracts listed in Section 3.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule, other than (A) such consents and waivers
that have been obtained and are in full force and effect and such
notices that have been duly given and (B) such consents,
approvals, authorizations, waivers or notices the failure of which
to have or give would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
3.13 Customers
and Suppliers . Since the Balance Sheet Date through the date
hereof, the Company has not received written notice of an intent to
terminate any contract set forth on Section 3.12 of the
Disclosure Schedule.
3.14
Intellectual Property .
(a)
Ownership . The Intellectual Property (other than
offtheshelf or shrinkwrap software) is set forth in
Section 3.14 of the Company Disclosure Schedule. The Company
is the sole owner or exclusive licensee of all Intellectual
Property purported to be owned or exclusively licensed by the
Company, except where the failure to be sole owner or exclusive
licensee would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
There are no claims or demands against the Company by any other
Person pertaining to any of such Intellectual Property, and no
proceedings have been instituted, or are pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened, which challenge the rights of the
Company in respect thereof. The Company has the right to use, and
to the Knowledge of Seller without infringing or misappropriating
the intellectual property rights of others, all Intellectual
Property and Trade Secrets owned by the Company required for or
incident to its products, services, or its business as presently
conducted. The Company has taken reasonable steps it believes to be
required in accordance with sound business practice to establish
and preserve its ownership of all material registered Copyright,
Patent, Trademark, Trade Secret and other proprietary rights with
respect to its products and technology, including, but not limited
to, work for hire agreements and intellectual property assignments
from all employees and contractors of the Company.
(b)
Validity . To the Knowledge of Seller, all Intellectual
Property is valid and enforceable, and no written notice has been
received by the Company alleging anything to the
contrary.
(c)
Confidentiality . To the Knowledge of Seller, or except as
would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, no Trade
Secret of the Company has been disclosed to any third party other
than pursuant to written nondisclosure agreements.
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(d)
No Third Party Infringers . To the Knowledge Seller, no
third party has infringed or misappropriated any Intellectual
Property, except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(e)
No Restrictions . Except as would not have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company, there are no settlements,
forbearances to sue, consents, judgments, orders or other
obligations, other than Licenses made in the ordinary course of
business, that do or may: (i) restrict the Company’s rights
to use any Intellectual Property; (ii) restrict the conduct of
the business of the Company in order to accommodate a third
party’s intellectual property; or (iii) permit third parties
to use any Intellectual Property.
(f)
Infringement by the Company . Except for customer contracts
in the ordinary course of business and confidentiality agreements
by employees with former employers, to the Knowledge of Seller,
none of the Company’s employees have any agreements or
arrangements with any Persons other than the Company related to
confidential information, Trade Secrets or inventions of such
Persons or restricting any such employees’ engagement in
business activities of the Company as presently conducted and
solely to the extent such confidential information, Trade Secrets
or inventions are material to the business of Company as presently
conducted. To the Knowledge of Seller, the activities of the
Company’s employees on behalf of the Company do not violate
any such agreements or arrangements known to the Company and
Seller.
3.15
Insurance . Section 3.15 of the Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a description of all insurance policies in effect as of
the date hereof, providing coverage with respect to the business or
assets of the Company. Each of such policies is valid and binding
and in full force and effect in all material respects, and all
premiums due thereunder have been paid when due, except for any
failures to pay any such premiums that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
All of the policies listed in Section 3.15 of the Disclosure
Schedule shall continue in full force and effect following the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.16 Employees;
Labor . The Company has made available to Purchaser an accurate
and complete list of titles or job descriptions and annual
compensation for the preceding fiscal year, of all employees of the
Company. There is no labor strike, slowdown, stoppage or lockout
actually pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened against
the Company. The Company is not a party to or bound by any
collective bargaining agreement with any labor organization
applicable to employees of the Company. To the Knowledge of Seller,
there is not pending any demand for recognition or any other
request or demand from a labor organization for representative
status with respect to Persons employed by the Company. No labor
union has been certified by the National Labor Relations Board as
bargaining agent for any of the employees of the Company. The
Company has not experienced any material work stoppage or other
material labor difficulty during the twoyear period ending on the
date hereof. There is no unfair labor practice charge or complaint
against the Company or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened
before the National Labor Relations Board.
3.17 Employee
Benefit Plans . (a) Following the Closing, the Company
will not maintain, participate in, have any obligation under or to
contribute to, on behalf of any current or former
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employee of the
Company (or their beneficiaries or dependents) (1) any
existing incentive, bonus, commission, deferred compensation,
retention, change in control, severance or termination pay plan,
agreement or arrangement, whether formal or informal and whether
legally binding or not; (2) any existing pension,
profitsharing, stock purchase, stock option, group life insurance,
hospitalization insurance, disability, retirement or any other
employee benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, whether formal or
informal and whether legally binding or not; (3) any existing
fringe or welfare benefit plan, agreement or arrangement, whether
formal or informal and whether legally binding or not; or
(4) any other existing “employee benefit plan” as
such term is defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
(“ERISA”).
(b) To
the Knowledge of Seller, the Company has not engaged in a
transaction in connection with which it could be subject either to
a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA or a
tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code.
(c) The
Company has not ever maintained or been obligated to contribute to
a Plan covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the
Code, and the Company has not incurred and could not be reasonably
expected to incur any direct or indirect liability under Title IV
of ERISA, contingent or otherwise.
(d) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereby will (either alone or in
conjunction with any other event, such as termination of employment
or other service) (i) result in or cause any payment (whether
of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of
indebtedness, vesting, distribution or increase in benefits with
respect to any Plan for any current or former director, officer,
employee or other service provider of the Company, (ii) give
rise to any obligation to fund any payment or benefit by the
Company, (iii) give rise to any limitation on the ability of
the Company to amend or terminate any Plan, or (iv) result in
any payment or benefit that will be characterized as an
“excess parachute payment,” within the meaning of
Section 280G of the Code under any Plan.
(e) Each
Plan maintained by the Company may be unilaterally amended or
terminated by the Company, without material liability or penalty,
subject to the rights of existing participants under the
Plans.
(f) The
Company has not participated in, maintained or contributed to or
been required to contribute to a “multiemployer plan,”
as such term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(g) There
are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims
(other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary course),
lawsuits or arbitrations which have been asserted or instituted
against the Plans, any fiduciaries of the Plans with respect to
their duties to the Plans or the assets of any of the trusts under
any of the Plans which could reasonably be expected to result in
any material liability of the Company. !
(h) The
Company does not have any Plan or any other agreement or
arrangement under which the Company has any liability under a
“nonqualified deferred
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compensation
plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and
the applicable Treasury guidance thereunder (the “Company
409A Plans”) which does not comply with the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code.
(i) The
Internal Revenue Service
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