EX-2.1 2 b63782inexv2w1.htm EX-2.1 AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER exv2w1
Exhibit 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
GLOBEPAN RESOURCES, INC
INS ACQUISITION, INC.
and
INTELLECT NEUROSCIENCES, INC.
January 25, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS | | | 1 | |
Section 1.1 Definitions | | | 1 | |
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ARTICLE II THE MERGER | | | 6 | |
Section 2.1 Merger | | | 6 | |
Section 2.2 Effective Time | | | 6 | |
Section 2.3 Certificate of Incorporation; | | | 7 | |
Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger | | | 7 | |
Section 2.5 Closing | | | 8 | |
Section 2.6 Tax-Free Merger | | | 8 | |
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ARTICLE III MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES | | | 8 | |
Section 3.1 Manner and Basis of Converting and Exchanging Capital Stock | | | 8 | |
Section 3.2 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates | | | 9 | |
Section 3.3 Options, Warrants | | | 11 | |
Section 3.4 Parent Common Stock | | | 11 | |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | | | 11 | |
Section 4.1 Organization | | | 11 | |
Section 4.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement | | | 12 | |
Section 4.3 Capitalization | | | 12 | |
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations | | | 12 | |
Section 4.5 Financial Statements | | | 13 | |
Section 4.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities | | | 13 | |
Section 4.7 Litigation | | | 13 | |
Section 4.8 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws | | | 13 | |
Section 4.9 Brokers and Finders Fees | | | 14 | |
Section 4.10 Contracts | | | 14 | |
Section 4.11 Tax Returns and Audits | | | 14 | |
Section 4.12 Patents and Other Intangible Assets | | | 15 | |
Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA | | | 15 | |
Section 4.14 Title to Property and Encumbrances | | | 16 | |
Section 4.15 Condition of Properties | | | 16 | |
Section 4.16 Insurance Coverage | | | 16 | |
Section 4.17 Environmental Matters | | | 16 | |
Section 4.18 Disclosure | | | 17 | |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP | | | 18 | |
Section 5.1 Organization | | | 18 | |
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Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement | | | 18 | |
Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations | | | 19 | |
Section 5.4 Litigation | | | 19 | |
Section 5.5 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws | | | 19 | |
Section 5.6 Brokers and Finders Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership | | | 19 | |
Section 5.7 Capitalization of Parent | | | 19 | |
Section 5.8 Acquisition Corp. | | | 20 | |
Section 5.9 Validity of Shares | | | 20 | |
Section 5.10 SEC Reporting and Compliance | | | 20 | |
Section 5.11 Financial Statements | | | 21 | |
Section 5.12 No General Solicitation | | | 21 | |
Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities | | | 21 | |
Section 5.14 Changes | | | 22 | |
Section 5.15 Tax Returns and Audits | | | 22 | |
Section 5.16 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA | | | 23 | |
Section 5.17 Interested Party Transactions | | | 24 | |
Section 5.18 Questionable Payments | | | 24 | |
Section 5.19 Obligations to or by Stockholders | | | 24 | |
Section 5.20 Schedule of Assets and Contracts | | | 24 | |
Section 5.21 Environmental Matters | | | 25 | |
Section 5.22 Employees | | | 26 | |
Section 5.23 Title to Property and Encumbrances | | | 26 | |
Section 5.24 Condition of Properties | | | 26 | |
Section 5.25 Insurance Coverage | | | 26 | |
Section 5.26 Disclosure | | | 26 | |
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ARTICLE VI CONDUCT OF BUSINESSES PENDING THE MERGER | | | 26 | |
Section 6.1 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger | | | 26 | |
Section 6.2 Conduct of Business by Parent and Acquisition Corp. | | | 27 | |
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS | | | 28 | |
Section 7.1 Access and Information | | | 28 | |
Section 7.2 Additional Agreements | | | 29 | |
Section 7.3 Publicity | | | 29 | |
Section 7.4 Appointment of Directors | | | 29 | |
Section 7.5 Conversion | | | 29 | |
Section 7.6 Sale and Assumption Agreement | | | 30 | |
Section 7.7 Indemnification Agreement | | | 30 | |
Section 7.8 Name Changes | | | 30 | |
Section 7.9 Stockholder Consent | | | 30 | |
Section 7.10 Parent Stockholder Consent | | | 31 | |
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ARTICLE VIII CONDITIONS OF PARTIES OBLIGATIONS | | | 32 | |
Section 8.1 Company Obligations | | | 32 | |
Section 8.2 Parent and Acquisition Corp. Obligations | | | 33 | |
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ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION AND RELATED MATTERS | | | 35 | |
Section 9.1 Indemnification by Parent | | | 35 | |
Section 9.2 Survival | | | 35 | |
Section 9.3 Time Limitations | | | 35 | |
Section 9.4 Limitation on Liability | | | 35 | |
Section 9.5 Notice of Claims | | | 36 | |
Section 9.6 Payment of Damages | | | 36 | |
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ARTICLE X TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING | | | 36 | |
Section 10.1 Termination of Agreement | | | 36 | |
Section 10.2 Termination of Obligations | | | 37 | |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS | | | 37 | |
Section 11.1 Amendments | | | 37 | |
Section 11.2 Notices | | | 38 | |
Section 11.3 Entire Agreement | | | 39 | |
Section 11.4 Expenses | | | 39 | |
Section 11.5 Severability | | | 39 | |
Section 11.6 Successors and Assigns; Assignment | | | 39 | |
Section 11.7 No Third Party Beneficiaries | | | 40 | |
Section 11.8 Counterparts; Delivery by Facsimile | | | 40 | |
Section 11.9 Waiver | | | 40 | |
Section 11.10 No Constructive Waivers | | | 40 | |
Section 11.11 Further Assurances | | | 40 | |
Section 11.12 Recitals | | | 40 | |
Section 11.13 Headings | | | 41 | |
Section 11.14 Governing Law | | | 41 | |
Section 11.15 Dispute Resolution | | | 41 | |
Section 11.16 Interpretation | | | 41 | |
LIST OF EXHIBITS
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Exhibit | | Description |
Exhibit A | | Certificate of Incorporation of Surviving Corporation |
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Exhibit B | | By-laws of Surviving Corporation |
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Exhibit C | | Directors of Parent Pre-Effective Time and Post-Effective Time |
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Exhibit D | | Convertible Notes |
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Exhibit E | | List of Parent Stockholders |
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Exhibit F | | Plan of Conversion |
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Exhibit | | Description |
Exhibit G | | Certificate of Incorporation of Parent |
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Exhibit H | | Bylaws of Parent |
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Exhibit I | | Spin-Out Agreement |
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Exhibit J | | 2006 Equity Incentive Plan |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is entered into as of January 25, 2007 by and among GLOBEPAN RESOURCES, INC, a Delaware corporation (Parent), INS ACQUISITION, INC., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Acquisition Corp.), and INTELLECT NEUROSCIENCES, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Company is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimers Disease and other major disorders of the central nervous system;
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of each of Parent, Acquisition Corp. and the Company have approved, and deem it advisable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders to consummate, the acquisition of the Company by Parent, which acquisition is to be effected by the merger of Acquisition Corp. with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving entity (the Merger), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that the Merger shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), by reason of Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Code; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:
2006 Equity Incentive Plan shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.10 hereof.
Acquisition Corp. shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 6.2 hereof.
Action shall mean any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation or order.
Affiliate shall mean, with respect to any Person, any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with, such Person. For the purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meaning, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of management and policies of such Person through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement shall mean this Agreement and Plan of Merger, including the exhibits attached hereto or referred to herein, as the same may be amended or modified from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof.
Balance Sheet shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5 hereof.
Balance Sheet Date shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.5 hereof.
By-laws shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(b) hereof.
Certificate of Incorporation shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3(a) hereof.
Closing shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5 hereof.
Closing Date shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.5 hereof.
Code shall have the meaning given to such term in the third recital to this Agreement.
Commission shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
Company Capital Stock shall mean, collectively, the Company Common Stock and the Company Preferred Stock.
Company Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.
Company Material Adverse Effect shall mean any change, effect or circumstance that is materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic, regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance disproportionately affects the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Company Preferred Stock shall mean, collectively, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company.
Company Stock Options shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.3(a) hereof.
Contract shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.4 hereof.
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Consents shall mean any permits, filings, notices, licenses, consents, authorizations, accreditation, waivers, approvals and the like of, to, with or by any Person.
Conversion shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.5 hereof.
Convertible Notes shall mean the issued and outstanding Convertible Promissory Notes of the Company, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,980,000.
DGCL shall mean the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.
Dissenting Shares shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.2(d) hereof.
Effective Time shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.2 hereof.
Employee Benefit Plans shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 4.13 hereof.
Environmental Law shall mean the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. §§ 11001 et seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 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 comparable state statutes dealing with the registration, labeling and use of pesticides and herbicides; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.; the Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act), 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.; the Safe Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 300f et seq.; and the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq., as any of the above referenced statutes have been amended as of the date hereof, all rules, regulations and policies promulgated pursuant to any of the above referenced statutes, and any other foreign, federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or policy governing environmental matters, as the same have been amended as of the date hereof.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations issued thereunder.
Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States consistently applied.
Hazardous Material means any substance or material meeting any one or more of the following criteria: (a) it is or contains a substance designated as or meeting the characteristics of a hazardous waste, hazardous substance, hazardous material, pollutant, chemical substance or mixture, contaminant or toxic substance under any Environmental Law; (b) its presence at some quantity requires investigation, notification or remediation under any Environmental Law; (c) it contains, without limiting the foregoing, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, petroleum hydrocarbons, petroleum derived substances or waste, pesticides, herbicides, crude oil or any fraction thereof, nuclear fuel, natural gas or synthetic gas; or (d) mold.
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Incentive Plans shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 3.3(d) hereof.
Indebtedness shall mean any obligation of the Company that under GAAP is required to be shown on the Balance Sheet of the Company as a Liability. Any obligation secured by a Lien on, or payable out of the proceeds of production from, property of the Company shall be deemed to be Indebtedness even though such obligation is not assumed by the Company.
Indebtedness for Borrowed Money shall mean (a) all Indebtedness in respect of money borrowed including, without limitation, Indebtedness which represents the unpaid amount of the purchase price of any property and is incurred in lieu of borrowing money or using available funds to pay such amounts and not constituting an account payable or expense accrual incurred or assumed in the ordinary course of business of the Company, (b) all Indebtedness evidenced by a promissory note, bond or similar written obligation to pay money, or (c) all such Indebtedness guaranteed by the Company or for which the Company is otherwise contingently liable.
Information Statement shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 7.7 hereof.
Intellectual Property shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.12(b) hereof.
Investment Company Act shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Letter of Transmittal shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 3.2 hereof.
Liability shall mean any and all liability, debt, obligation, deficiency, Tax, penalty, fine, claim, cause of action or other loss, cost or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due and regardless of when asserted.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, pledge, security interest, encumbrance, lien or charge of any kind, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof and the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code of any jurisdiction and including any lien or charge arising by statute or other law.
Merger shall have the meaning given to such term in the second recital to this Agreement.
NGCL shall mean the General Corporation Law of Nevada, as amended.
Parent shall have the meaning given to such term in the preamble to this Agreement.
Parent Balance Sheet shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.13 hereof.
Parent Balance Sheet Date shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 5.13 hereof.
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Parent Common Stock shall mean the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent.
Parent Employee Benefit Plans shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.16 hereof.
Parent Financial Statements shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.11 hereof.
Parent Material Adverse Effect means any change, effect or circumstance that is materially adverse or is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, assets, liabilities, condition (financial or otherwise) or operations of Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any such change, effect or circumstance relating to general economic, regulatory or political conditions, except to the extent such change, effect or circumstance disproportionately affects Parent and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Parent Preferred Stock shall mean the preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent.
Parent SEC Documents shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.10(b) hereof.
Permitted Liens shall mean (a) Liens for taxes and assessments or governmental charges or levies not at the time due or in respect of which the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (b) Liens in respect of pledges or deposits under workmens compensation laws or similar legislation, carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, laborers and materialmens and similar Liens, if the obligations secured by such Liens are not then delinquent or are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; and (c) Liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Company that were not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money or the obtaining of advances or credits and which do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of its property or materially impair the use made thereof by the Company in its business.
Parent Stockholder Consent shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.10 hereof.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity or organization, including any government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder.
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Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall mean the Companys Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock shall mean the Companys Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share.
Spin-Out Agreement shall have the meaning given to it in Section 7.6 hereof.
Stockholder shall mean any record holder of Company Capital Stock.
Surviving Corporation shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2.1 hereof.
Tax or Taxes shall mean (a) any and all taxes, assessments, customs, duties, levies, fees, tariffs, imposts, deficiencies and other governmental charges of any kind whatsoever (including, but not limited to, taxes on or with respect to net or gross income, franchise, profits, gross receipts, capital, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, real property transfer, transfer gains, transfer taxes, inventory, capital stock, license, payroll, employment, social security, unemployment, severance, occupation, real or personal property, estimated taxes, rent, excise, occupancy, recordation, bulk transfer, intangibles, alternative minimum, doing business, withholding and stamp), together with any interest thereon, penalties, fines, damages costs, fees, additions to tax or additional amounts with respect thereto, imposed by the United States (federal, state or local) or other applicable jurisdiction; (b) any liability for the payment of any amounts described in clause (a) as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary or similar group or as a result of transferor or successor liability, including, without limitation, by reason of Code Section 1.1502-6; and (c) any liability for the payments of any amounts as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person with respect to the payment of any amounts of the type described in either clauses (a) or (b).
Tax Return shall include all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns (including Form 1099 and partnership returns filed on Form 1065)) required to be supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
Tax Sharing Agreements shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4.15 hereof.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER
Section 2.1 Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into the Company in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL. Following the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Acquisition Corp. shall cease, and the Company shall continue as the corporation surviving the Merger (sometimes hereinafter referred to as the Surviving Corporation).
Section 2.2 Effective Time. The Parent, the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall cause a certificate of merger to be filed on the Closing Date (or on such other date as the
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Company and Parent may agree in writing) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided in Section 251 of the DGCL, and shall make all other filings or recordings required by the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the certificate of merger is duly filed in accordance with Section 251 of the DGCL with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or such later time as specified in the certificate of merger, and such time is hereinafter referred to as the Effective Time.
Section 2.3 Certificate of Incorporation; By-laws; Directors and Officers.
(a) The certificate of incorporation of Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A hereto, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation (the Certificate of Incorporation) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended as provide therein or in accordance with applicable law.
(b) The by-laws of Acquisition Corp. as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit B hereto, shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (the By-laws) from and after the Effective Time until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or in accordance with applicable law.
(c) One or more of the directors of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation and shall hold office from the Effective Time until their respective successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws.
(d) Upon the filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as contemplated by Section 2.2 hereof, the officers and directors of the Parent designated on Exhibit C hereto shall resign, to be replaced by the officers and directors designated on Exhibit C hereto, who shall immediately take such offices. The appointment of new directors in accordance with the terms of this Section 2.3(d) shall be accomplished through the filling of vacancies in the Board of Directors of the Parent in compliance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the by-laws of the Parent and without the vote (by written consent or otherwise) of the shareholders of the Parent.
Section 2.4 Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have the effects set forth in Section 259 of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise provided herein, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Acquisition Corp. shall become the debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation. The Company acknowledges that, from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall have the absolute and unqualified right to deal with the
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assets and business of the Surviving Corporation as its own property without limitation on the disposition or use of such assets or the conduct of such business.
Section 2.5 Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Merger (the Closing), shall take place: (a) at the offices of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP, Seven Times Square, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m. local time on the date on which all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in Article VIII hereof shall be fulfilled or waived in accordance with this Agreement (other than conditions that can be satisfied only at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions at the Closing); or (b) at such other place, time and date as the Company and Parent may agree in writing (the Closing Date).
Section 2.6 Tax-Free Merger. The parties hereto intend that the Merger will be treated as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368 of the Code.
ARTICLE III
MERGER CONSIDERATION; CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SECURITIES
Section 3.1 Manner and Basis of Converting and Exchanging Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp. or the holders of any outstanding shares of capital stock or other securities of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp.:
(a) Acquisition Corp. Stock. Each share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Acquisition Corp. issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of capital stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation, such that Parent shall be the holder of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Surviving Corporation following the Merger.
(b) Company Common Stock. Except as provided in Section 3.1(f), Section 3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged for the right to receive one (1) share of Parent Common Stock.
(c) Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Except as provided in Section 3.1(f), Section 3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged for the right to receive fifty seven and fourteen hundredths (57.14) shares of Parent Common Stock.
(d) Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. Except as provided in Section 3.1(f), Section 3.1(g) and Section 3.2(d) hereof, each share of Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be exchanged for the right to receive one (1) share of Parent Common Stock.
(e) Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes shall become convertible, in accordance with their terms, into shares of Parent Common Stock. Exhibit D hereto sets forth
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the number of shares of Parent Common Stock into which each Convertible Note issued and outstanding on the date hereof shall become convertible at the Effective Time.
(f) Treasury Stock. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, each share of Company Capital Stock held in the treasury of the Company and each share of Company Capital Stock, if any, owned by Parent or any direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled in the Merger and shall not be converted or exchanged into the right to receive any shares of capital stock or other securities of Parent.
(g) No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued in, or as a result of, the Merger. Any fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that a holder of record of Company Capital Stock would otherwise be entitled to receive as a result of the Merger shall be aggregated. If a fractional share of Parent Common Stock results from such aggregation, the number of shares required to be issued to such record holder shall be rounded up to the nearest whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock.
Section 3.2 Surrender and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Letter of Transmittal. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall mail, or cause to be mailed, to each record holder of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock that was converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof (i) a letter of transmittal (Letter of Transmittal) for delivery of such certificate(s) to Parent and (ii) instruction for use in effecting the surrender of certificate(s), in each case in form and substance mutually agreeable to the Company and Parent. Delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Parent Common Stock shall pass, only upon delivery to the Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock (or an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnification or surety bond) and a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, as described in Section 3.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent shall not be required to mail, or cause to be mailed, a Letter of Transmittal to any record holder of certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock if such holder has previously agreed or consented to the exchange of certificates that are held in custody by the Company for the benefit of such holder.
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Exchange Procedures. Parent shall issue to each former record holder of Company Capital Stock, upon delivery to Parent (or a duly authorized agent of Parent) of (i) certificate(s) formerly representing ownership of Company Capital Stock endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers (or an affidavit of lost certificate and indemnification in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent stating that, among other things, the former record holder has lost his or her certificate(s) or that such certificate(s) have been destroyed) and (ii) a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, a certificate or certificates registered in the name of such former record holder representing the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that such former record holder is entitled to receive in accordance with
Section 3.1 hereof. Subject to
Section 3.2(d) hereof, until the certificate(s) (or affidavit) is delivered together with the Letter of
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Transmittal in the manner contemplated by this Section 3.2(b), each certificate (or affidavit) previously representing ownership of Company Capital Stock shall be deemed at and after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive Parent Common Stock and the former record holders thereof shall cease to have any other rights with respect to his or her Company Capital Stock.
(c) Termination of Exchange Process. Any Parent Common Stock that remains unclaimed by a former record holder of Company Capital Stock at the first anniversary of the Effective Time may be deemed abandoned property subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws in the State in which the former record holder resides. None of the Company, Parent, Acquisition Corp. or the Surviving Corporation shall be liable to any person in respect of any Parent Company Stock delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.
(d) Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, shares of Company Capital Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Stockholder who has not voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and who has demanded appraisal for such shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL (Dissenting Shares) shall not be entitled to vote for any purpose or receive dividends, shall not be converted into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and shall only be entitled to receive such consideration as shall be determined pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL; provided, however, that if, after the Effective Time, such Stockholder fails to perfect or withdraws or loses his or her right to appraisal or otherwise fails to establish the right to be paid the value of such Stockholders shares of Company Capital Stock under the DGCL, such shares of Company Capital Stock shall be treated as if they had converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof, and such shares of Company Capital Stock shall no longer be Dissenting Shares. All negotiations with respect to payment for Dissenting Shares shall be handled jointly by Parent and the Company prior to the Closing and exclusively by Parent thereafter. In the event that one percent (1%) or more of the outstanding shares of the Company are Dissenting Shares, the Company has the sole discretion to terminate this Agreement, which shall forthwith become void and of no further force and effect and the parties hereto shall be released from any and all obligations hereunder; provided, however, that nothing herein shall relieve any party hereto from liability for the breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement.
(e) Stock Transfer Books. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company will be closed and there will be no further registration of transfers of shares of Company Capital Stock thereafter on the records of the Company. If, after the Effective Time, certificates formerly representing Company Capital Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation, these certificates shall be canceled and exchanged for the number of shares of Parent Common Stock to which the former record holder may be entitled pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
(f)
Further Rights in Company Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon exchange of shares of Company Capital Stock in accordance with the terms hereof
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shall be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Capital Stock.
Section 3.3 Options, Warrants. The Company has issued and outstanding warrants and options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (collectively, the Company Stock Options). At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp., or the holders of any outstanding Company Stock Options, each Company Stock Option shall, in accordance with its terms, thereafter be deemed to constitute an option or warrant, as the case may be, to acquire, on the terms and conditions as were applicable under such Company Stock Option, the same number of shares of Parent Common Stock as the holder of such Company Stock Option would have been entitled to receive pursuant to the Merger had such holder exercised or converted, as the case may be, such Company Stock Option in full immediately prior to the Effective Time (not taking into account whether such Company Stock Option was in fact exercisable or convertible at such time), and the exercise or conversion price thereof shall be proportionately adjusted. As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to each holder of a Company Stock Option an option or warrant, as the case may be, in Parent, having substantially identical terms as the original Company Stock Option.
Section 3.4 Parent Common Stock. Parent shall reserve a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock to complete the conversion and exchange of Company Capital Stock into Parent Common Stock contemplated by Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof, and the issuance of any Parent Common Stock underlying options and warrants to acquire Parent Common Stock in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof. Parent covenants and agrees that immediately following the Conversion and immediately prior to the Effective Time there will be 20,545,780 shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding, and that no other common or preferred stock or equity securities of the Parent, or any options, warrants, rights or other agreements or instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into common or preferred stock or equity securities of the Parent, shall be issued or outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
Section 4.1 Organization. The Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (or its equivalent) under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) has all licenses, permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) has all requisite corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently proposed to be conducted, except where such failure would not have, or be reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company is duly qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or use of its assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so duly
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qualified, authorized and in good standing would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has one subsidiary, Intellect Neurosciences (Israel), Ltd., an Israeli company.
Section 4.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement. The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and no other action (except the approval of the requisite Stockholders solely with respect to consummation of the Merger) on the part of the Company or any of its Stockholders or subsidiaries is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by Parent and Acquisition Corp.) is a valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 4.3 Capitalization. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 15,000,000 shares of Company Preferred Stock. Of the 15,000,000 authorized shares of Company Preferred Stock, 2,225 shares are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 7,164,445 shares are designated as Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof, there are 21,353,500 shares of Company Common Stock, 2,225 shares of Company Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and 4,593,091 of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. As of the date hereof, shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into 128,857 shares of Company Common Stock in the aggregate and shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible into 4,593,091 shares of Company Common Stock in the aggregate. As of the date hereof, the Company has Convertible Notes issued and outstanding in the aggregate principal amount of $1,980,000, which are convertible into 1,155,973 shares of Company Common Stock as of the date hereof. All the outstanding shares of Company Capital Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. As of the date hereof, there are issued and outstanding Company Stock Options to purchase 6,973,974 shares of Company Common Stock, which Company Stock Options are comprised of 1,207,501 options and 5,766,473 warrants.
Section 4.4 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for (a) approval of the Merger by the requisite Stockholders and (b) filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws; (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in the creation of any encumbrance upon any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any material note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, franchise, permit, lease, contract, agreement or other instrument (collectively, Contract) to which the Company or any its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties may be bound; (iii) require
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any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iv) violate any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.5 Financial Statements. The Company has delivered or made available as of the date hereof or shall, prior to the Closing Date, deliver or make available to Parent the balance sheets of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 (the Balance Sheet Date) and the related consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 and the nine month period ended September 30, 2006. The foregoing financial statements (including any notes thereto) (i) have been prepared based upon the books and records of the Company, (ii) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as otherwise noted therein), and (iii) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as at their respective dates and for the periods then ended. To the knowledge of the Company, since the Balance Sheet Date, no fact or condition exists that has not been disclosed to Parent that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.6 No Undisclosed Liabilities. As of the date hereof, except (a) for Liabilities reflected on the face of the balance sheet for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 (the Balance Sheet) and (b) Liabilities of the same type, magnitude and scope as those reflected on the Balance Sheet which have arisen since the Balance Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business, and which would not, in the aggregate, result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company does not have any Liability.
Section 4.7 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, involving the Company or its subsidiaries or affecting any of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to the Companys or any subsidiarys business by or before any governmental entity or by any third party that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries have received written notice that any such Action is threatened. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in default under any judgment, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to its business, which default could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws. The Company is not in default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of (i) its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or (ii) to the Companys knowledge, any law applicable to the Company or its property and assets, and the Company has not received written notice of any violation of or Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).
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Section 4.9 Brokers and Finders Fees. To the knowledge of the Company, no Person has, or as a result of the transactions contemplated or described herein will have, any right or valid claim against the Company for any commission, fee or other compensation as a finder or broker, or in any similar capacity.
Section 4.10 Contracts.
(a) The Company is not in violation or breach of any material contract, except such violations that, in the aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. There does not exist any event or condition that, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute an event of default or breach under any material Contract on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto or would permit the modification, cancellation or termination of any material Contract or result in the creation of any lien upon, or any person acquiring any right to acquire, any assets of the Company, other than any events or conditions that, in the aggregate would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company has not received in writing any claim or threat that the Company has breached any of the terms and conditions of any material Contract, other than any material Contracts the breach of which, in the aggregate, would not result in, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The consent of, or the delivery of notice to or filing with, any party to a material Contract is not required for the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated under the Agreement.. The Company has made available to Parent and Acquisition Corp. true and complete copies of all Contracts and other documents requested by Parent or Acquisition Corp.
Section 4.11 Tax Returns and Audits. All required federal, state and local Tax Returns of the Company have been accurately prepared and duly and timely filed, and all federal, state and local Taxes required to be paid with respect to the periods covered by such returns have been paid. The Company is not and has not been delinquent in the payment of any Tax. The Company has not had a Tax deficiency proposed or assessed against it and has not executed a waiver of any statute of limitations on the assessment or collection of any Tax. None of the Companys federal income Tax Returns nor any state or local income or franchise Tax Returns has been audited by governmental authorities. The reserves for Taxes reflected on the Balance Sheet are and will be sufficient for the payment of all unpaid Taxes payable by the Company as of the Balance Sheet Date. Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has made adequate provisions on its books of account for all Taxes with respect to its business, properties and operations for such period. The Company has withheld or collected from each payment made to each of its employees the amount of all Taxes (including, but not limited to, federal, state and local income taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act taxes and Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes) required to be withheld or collected therefrom, and has paid the same to the proper Tax receiving officers or authorized depositaries. There are no federal, state, local or foreign audits, actions, suits, proceedings, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns of the Company now pending, and the Company has not received any notice of any proposed audits, investigations, claims or administrative proceedings relating to Taxes or any Tax Returns. The Company is not obligated to make a payment, nor is it a party
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to any agreement that under certain circumstances could obligate it to make a payment, that would not be deductible under Section 280G of the Code. The Company has not agreed nor is required to make any adjustments under Section 481(a) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local and foreign law) by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise for any Tax period for which the applicable statute of limitations has not yet expired. The Company is not a party to, is not bound by and does not have any obligation under, any Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnification agreement or similar contract or arrangement, whether written or unwritten (collectively, Tax Sharing Agreements), nor does it have any potential liability or obligation to any Person as a result of, or pursuant to, any Tax Sharing Agreements.
Section 4.12 Patents and Other Intangible Assets.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company (i) owns or has the right to use, pursuant to a valid license, sublicense, agreement, or permission, free and clear of all Liens, all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses and rights with respect to the foregoing used in or necessary for the conduct of its business as now conducted or proposed to be conducted without infringing upon or otherwise acting adversely to the right or claimed right of any Person under or with respect to any of the foregoing.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company owns and has the right to use all trade secrets, if any, including know-how, negative know-how, formulas, patterns, programs, devices, methods, techniques, inventions, designs, processes, computer programs and technical data and all information that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known or known by competitors (collectively, Intellectual Property) required for or incident to the development, operation and sale of all products and services sold by the Company, free and clear of any right, Lien or claim of others. All Intellectual Property can and will be transferred by the Company to the Surviving Corporation as a result of the Merger and without the consent of any Person other than the Company.
Section 4.13 Employee Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) All employee benefit plans (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the ERISA) of the Company and other employee benefit or fringe benefit arrangements, practices, contracts, policies or programs of every type, other than programs merely involving the regular payment of wages, commissions, or bonuses established, maintained or contributed to by the Company, whether written or unwritten and whether or not funded, are in material compliance with the applicable requirements of ERISA, the Code and any other applicable state, federal or foreign law.
(b) There are no pending claims or lawsuits that have been asserted or instituted against any Employee Benefit Plan, the assets of any of the trusts or funds under the Employee Benefit Plans, the plan sponsor or the plan administrator of any of the Employee Benefit Plans or against any fiduciary of an Employee Benefit Plan with respect to the operation of such plan, nor does the Company have any knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to form the basis of any such claim or lawsuit.
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(c) There is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened investigation, or pending or possible enforcement action by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service or any other government agency with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan and the Company has no knowledge of any incident, transaction, occurrence or circumstance which might reasonably be expected to trigger such an investigation or enforcement action.
(d) No actual or, to the knowledge of the Company, contingent Liability exists with respect to the funding of any Employee Benefit Plan or for any other expense or obligation of any Employee Benefit Plan, except as disclosed on the Balance Sheet, and no contingent Liability exists under ERISA with respect to any multi-employer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.
(e) No events have occurred or are reasonably expected to occur with respect to any Employee Benefit Plan that would cause a material change in the costs of providing benefits under such Employee Benefit Plan or would cause a material change in the cost of providing such Employee Benefit Plan.
Section 4.14 Title to Property and Encumbrances. The Company has good and valid title to all properties and assets used in the conduct of its business (except for property held under valid and subsisting leases which are in full force and effect and which are not in default) free of all Liens except Permitted Liens and such ordinary and customary imperfections of title, restrictions and encumbrances as do not in the aggregate constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15 Condition of Properties. All facilities, machinery, equipment, fixtures and other properties owned, leased or used by the Company are in operating condition, subject to ordinary wear and tear, and are adequate and sufficient for the Companys existing business.
Section 4.16 Insurance Coverage. There is in full force and effect one or more policies of insurance issued by insurers of recognized responsibility insuring the Company and its properties, products and business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary for corporations of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and similarly situated. The Company has not been refused any insurance coverage sought or applied for, and the Company has no reason to believe that it will be unable to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when the same shall expire upon terms at least as favorable to those currently in effect, other than possible increases in premiums that do not result from any act or omission of the Company. No suit, proceeding or action or, to the knowledge of the Company, threat of suit, proceeding or action has been asserted or made against the Company due to alleged bodily injury, disease, medical condition, death or property damage arising out of the function or malfunction of a product, procedure or service designed, manufactured, sold or distributed by the Company.
Section 4.17 Environmental Matters.
(a) To the knowledge of the Company, the Company has never generated, used, handled, treated, released, stored or disposed of any Hazardous Materials on any real
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property on which it now has or previously had any leasehold or ownership interest, except in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws.
(b) To the knowledge of the Company, the historical and present operations of the business of the Company are in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, except where any non-compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) There are no material pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, demands, claims, information requests or notices of noncompliance or violation against or to the Company relating to any Environmental Law; and, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no conditions or occurrences on any of the real property used by the Company in connection with its business that would reasonably be expected to lead to any such demands, claims or notices against or to the Company, except such as have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(d) To the knowledge of the Company, (i) the Company has not, sent or disposed of, otherwise had taken or transported, arranged for the taking or disposal of (on behalf of itself, a customer or any other party) or in any other manner participated or been involved in the taking of or disposal or release of a Hazardous Material to or at a site that is contaminated by any Hazardous Material or that, pursuant to any Environmental Law, (A) has been placed on the National Priorities List, the CERCLIS list, or any similar state or federal list, or (B) is subject to or the source of a claim, an administrative order or other request to take removal, remedial, corrective or any other response action, as defined in any Environmental Law, or to pay for the costs of any such action at the site; (ii) the Company is not involved in (and has no basis to reasonably expect to be involved in) any suit or proceeding and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) any written notice, request for information or other communication from any governmental authority or other third party with respect to a release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or a violation or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, and has not received (and has no basis to reasonably expect to receive) written notice of any claims from any Person relating to property damage, natural resource damage or to personal injuries from exposure to any Hazardous Material; and (iii) the Company has timely filed every report required to be filed, acquired all necessary certificates, approvals and permits, and generated and maintained all required data, documentation and records under all Environmental Laws, in all such instances except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.18 Disclosure. There is no fact relating to the Company that the Company has not disclosed to Parent in writing that has had or is currently having a Company Material Adverse Effect. No representation or warranty by the Company herein and no information disclosed in the exhibits hereto by the Company contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading.
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ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND ACQUISITION CORP.
Parent and Acquisition Corp. hereby represent and warrant to the Company as follows:
Section 5.1 Organization. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its State of incorporation or organization, (ii) has all licenses, permits, authorizations and other Consents necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and (iii) has all requisite corporate or other applicable power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted and presently proposed to be conducted, in each case except where such failures would not have, or be reasonably likely to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. is duly qualified or authorized to conduct business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) as a foreign corporation or other entity in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or use of its assets or nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or authorization necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified, authorized and in good standing would not have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.2 Authorization; Validity of Agreement. Each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance by each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. of this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed pursuant to this Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, have been duly authorized by the Board of Directors of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp. and the stockholder of Acquisition Corp., and no other action on the part of either of Parent or Acquisition Corp. is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and all other agreements and instruments to be executed pursuant to this Agreement and the consummation by either of Parent or Acquisition Corp. of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Parent and Acquisition Corp. and (assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company) is a valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Acquisition Corp., enforceable against each of them in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally and by general principles of equity.
Section 5.3 Consents and Approvals; No Violations. Except for filing of the certificate of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by either of Parent and Acquisition Corp. nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of Parent or Acquisition Corp.; (ii) violate, conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, require the consent of or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties of Parent or Acquisition Corp. under any Contract to which Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their properties may be bound; (iii) require any Consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, or declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental entity by or with respect to Parent or any subsidiary of
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Parent, or (iv) violate any order, written, judgment, injunction, decree, law, statute, rule or regulation applicable to any of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any of their respective properties or assets; except, in the cases of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv), any such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults or encumbrances, or any failure to receive any such Consent, approval or authorization, or to make any such notice, declaration, filing or registration as will not result in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.4 Litigation. There is no Action pending or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened, involving Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent or affecting the officers, directors or employees of Parent or Acquisition Corp. or any subsidiary of Parent with respect to Parents, Acquisition Corp.s, or any of Parents subsidiaries, businesses by or before any governmental entity or by any third party and none of Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any subsidiary of Parent has received written notice that any such Action is threatened. None of Parent, Acquisition Corp. nor any subsidiary of Parent is in default under any judgment, order or decree of any governmental entity applicable to its business which could reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.5 No Default; Compliance with Applicable Laws. Neither Parent nor any of Parents subsidiaries is in default or violation of any material term, condition or provision of (i) their respective certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar organizational documents or (ii) any law applicable to Parent or any of Parents subsidiaries or its property and assets and neither Parent nor any of Parents subsidiaries has received written notice of any violation of or Liability under any of the foregoing (whether material or not).
Section 5.6 Brokers and Finders Fees; Broker/Dealer Ownership. No person(s), firm, corporation or other entity is entitled by reason of any act or omission of Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any brokers or finders fees, commission or other similar compensation, nor, with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or with respect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will any such person have any right or valid claim against the Company, Parent or Acquisition Corp. to any such payment.
Section 5.7 Capitalization of Parent. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 100,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of Parent Preferred Stock. As of the date hereof (i.e., having given effect to the Conversion) and immediately prior to the Effective Time, there are 20,545,780 shares of Parent Common Stock and no shares of Parent Preferred Stock issued and outstanding. Other than as provided in Article III and Section 7.9 of this Agreement in connection with securities to be issued or to become issuable in connection with or as a result of the Merger, Parent has no outstanding options, warrants, rights or commitments to issue shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp., and there are no outstanding securities convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. There is no voting trust, agreement or arrangement among any of the beneficial holders of Parent Common Stock affecting the nomination or election of directors or the exercise of the voting rights of Parent Common Stock. There are no registration rights or similar rights applicable to any shares of Parent Common Stock or any capital stock or other securities of Parent or Acquisition Corp. All outstanding shares of the capital stock of Parent are validly issued and outstanding, fully paid
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and nonassessable, and none of such shares have been issued in violation of the preemptive rights of any person. All of the shares of Parent Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time have been issued in compliance with the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws and (i) pursuant to effective registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or (ii) in reliance on valid exemptions from registration or qualification thereunder. Set forth in Exhibit E attached hereto is a list of all record holders of Parent Common Stock as of the date hereof and immediately prior to the Effective Time, which list is complete and correct and accurately reflects the share holdings of the Parent as of the date hereof.
Section 5.8 Acquisition Corp. Acquisition Corp. is a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent that was formed on January 24, 2007 specifically for the purpose of the Merger and that has not conducted any business or acquired any property, and will not conduct any business or acquire any property prior to the Closing Date, except in preparation for and otherwise in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent owns all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Acquisition Corp. free and clear of all Liens, and Acquisition Corp. has no outstanding options, warrants or rights to purchase capital stock or other securities of Acquisition Corp., other than the capital stock of Acquisition Corp. owned by Parent. Except for Acquisition Corp., Parent has no subsidiaries. Acquisition Corp. has no subsidiaries.
Section 5.9 Validity of Shares. The shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in accordance with Article III hereof, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms hereof, shall be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Section 5.10 SEC Reporting and Compliance.
(a) Parent filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 under the Securities Act which became effective on July 10, 2006. Since that date, other than the Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 filed by Parent with the Commission on November 15, 2006, which Form was required to be filed with the Commission on or before November 14, 2006, Parent has timely filed with the Commission all registration statements, proxy statements, information statements and reports required to be filed by Parent pursuant to the Exchange Act. Parent has not filed with the Commission a certificate on Form 15 pursuant to the Exchange Act.
(b) Parent has delivered to the Company true and complete copies of the registration statements, information statements and other reports (collectively, the
Parent SEC Documents) filed by the Parent with the Commission. None of the Parent SEC Documents, as of their respective dates, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not misleading. Each of the Parent SEC Documents complied, and each Parent SEC Document to be filed with the Commission prior to the Effective Date shall comply, in all material respects, with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange, as the case may be. Each of the financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes), contained in the Parent SEC Documents, including any Parent SEC Documents filed after the date of this Agreement until the
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Closing, complied, as of its respective filing date, in all material respects with all applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the Commission with respect thereto.
(c) Parent has not filed, and nothing has occurred with respect to which Parent would be required to file, any report on Form 8-K since December 31, 2005. Prior to and until the Closing, Parent will provide to the Company copies of any and all amendments or supplements to the Parent SEC Documents filed with the Commission since December 31, 2005 and all subsequent registration statements and reports filed by Parent subsequent to the filing of the Parent SEC Documents with the Commission and any and all subsequent information statements, proxy statements, reports or notices filed by the Parent with the Commission or delivered to the stockholders of Parent.
(d) Parent is not an investment company within the meaning of Section 3 of the Investment Company Act.
(e) The Parent Common Stock is not listed on any exchange or traded or quoted on any Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board or quotation services and there are no market makers publishing bid and/or ask price(s) for shares of the Parents capital stock.
(f) Between the date hereof and the Closing Date, Parent shall continue to satisfy any applicable filing requirements of the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, as the case may be, and all other requirements of applicable securities laws.
(g) To the knowledge of Parent, Parent has complied with the Securities Act, Exchange Act and all other applicable federal and state securities laws.
Section 5.11 Financial Statements. The balance sheets, and statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows (including any notes thereto) contained in the Parent SEC Documents (the Parent Financial Statements) (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, (ii) are in accordance with the books and records of the Parent, and (iii) present fairly in all material respects the financial condition of the Parent at the dates therein specified and the results of its operations and changes in financial position for the periods therein specified.
Section 5.12 No General Solicitation. In issuing Parent Common Stock in the Merger hereunder, neither Parent nor anyone acting on its behalf has offered to sell Parent Common Stock by any form of general solicitation or advertising.
Section 5.13 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Parent nor Acquisition Corp. has any Liability at or prior to the Closing, except (a) as disclosed in the Parent SEC Documents or as contemplated by the Spin-Out Agreement, (b) to the extent set forth on or reserved against in the balance sheet of Parent as of September 30, 2006 (the Parent Balance Sheet) or the notes to the Parent Financial Statements, (c) current Liabilities incurred and obligations under agreements entered into in the usual and ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, since September 30, 2006 (the Parent Balance Sheet Date), none of which, individually or in the aggregate, constitutes a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (d) by the
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outstanding, (ii) adopt a certificate of incorporation in the form in which it is attached hereto as Exhibit G, and (iii) adopt by-laws in the form in which they are attached hereto as Exhibit H.
(a) So long as the Board of Directors of the Company shall not have withdrawn, modified or changed its recommendation in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.8(b) hereof, the Company, acting through its Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with the DGCL and its certificate of incorporation and by-laws, take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders as required by the DGCL and otherwise. The Company shall notify each Stockholder, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed Company stockholders meeting in accordance with the DGCL and the certificate of incorporation and by-laws. Such meeting notice shall state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider the Merger and shall contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Company shall not be required to take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by the Stockholders if the Companys Board of Directors and the requisite Stockholders otherwise take all actions reasonably necessary to approve this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Company to the extent permitted by the DGCL.
declaring advisable any other offer or proposal is necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law (which declinations, withdrawal, modification or change shall not constitute a breach by the Company of this Agreement). The Company shall provide written notice to Parent promptly upon the Company taking any action referred to in the foregoing proviso.
(c) Pursuant to Section 251(d) of the DGCL, at any time before the certificate of merger is filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, including any time after the Merger is authorized by the Stockholders, the Merger may be abandoned and this Agreement may be terminated in accordance with the terms hereof, without further action by the Stockholders.
(a) So long as the Board of Directors of the Parent shall not have withdrawn, modified or changed its recommendation in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.9(b) hereof, the Parent, acting through its Board of Directors, shall, in accordance with the NGCL or DGCL (as applicable) and its certificate of incorporation and by-laws then in effect, take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption by the Parents stockholders as required by the NGCL or the DGCL (as applicable) and otherwise of (A) the Conversion and (B) the Spin-Out Agreement and, effective upon the Effective Time, (X) the Name Changes and (Y) the adoption of a 2006 Equity Incentive Plan substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan) providing for a grant of up to 12,000,000 shares of Parent Common Stock to key employees, officers, directors, consultants, advisors and others (the actions referenced in (A) and (B), and (X) and (Y), collectively referred to herein as the Parent Stockholder Actions). The Parent shall notify each of its stockholders, whether or not entitled to vote, of the proposed Parent stockholders meeting in accordance with the NGCL or the DGCL (as applicable) and its certificate of incorporation and by-laws then in effect. Such meeting notice shall state that the purpose of the meeting is to consider the Parent Stockholder Actions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board of Directors of the Parent shall not be required to take all actions reasonably necessary to establish a record date for, duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a stockholders meeting for the purpose of obtaining the requisite approval and adoption of the Parent Stockholder Actions by the stockholders of the Parent, if the Parents Board of Directors and the requisite stockholders of the Parent otherwise take all actions reasonably necessary to approve the Parent Stockholder Actions by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of the Parent to the extent permitted by the NGCL or DGCL (as applicable).
Stockholder Actions or recommending and declaring advisable any other offer or proposal is necessary to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. The Parent shall provide written notice to Company promptly upon the Parent taking any action referred to in the foregoing proviso.
(1) Copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of the Company, certified by the Secretary of the Company, authorizing and approving the Merger and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all other documents and instruments to be delivered pursuant hereto and thereto.
(2) A certificate of incumbency executed by the Secretary of the Company certifying the names, titles and signatures of the officers authorized to execute any documents referred to in this Agreement and further certifying that the certificate of