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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 1996
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 1-11871 11-3312952
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
150 East 58th Street, Suite 3400
New York, New York 10155
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 308-5800
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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
October 1, 1996
Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
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Acquisition of Advanced Sciences, Inc.
On September 27, 1996, Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Commodore"), completed the acquisition of 236,300 shares of common
stock, no par value (the "Sciences Common Stock"), of Advanced Sciences, Inc., a
New Mexico corporation ("Sciences"), representing all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of Sciences, by merger of Commodore's
wholly-owned subsidiary, CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., a New Mexico corporation
("CXI-ASI"), with and into Sciences (the "Sciences Acquisition"). Sciences,
together with its subsidiaries, provides a full range of environmental and
technical services, including identification, investigation, remediation and
management of hazardous and mixed waste sites, to government agencies, including
the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy, and private companies in the United
States and abroad. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
September 11, 1996 (the "Sciences Merger Agreement"), among Commodore, CXI-ASI,
Sciences, and the holders of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of Sciences, to wit, Sabino Olivas, as Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust
for the Benefit of the Children of Ed L. Romero and Tanna Romero, Sabino Olivas
as Trustee of the Sarah Terese Sneddon Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas as
Trustee of the Andrea Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas as Trustee
of the Camila Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas as Trustee of the
Nicolas Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas as Trustee of the Edward
Adam Romero Irrevocable Trust, Ed L. Romero, individually, Tanna Romero,
individually, Ed L. and Tanna Romero, as Trustees of the Ed and Tanna Romero
Revocable Trust, Donald T. Morgan and Betty D. Morgan (collectively, the
"Sciences Shareholders"), the Sciences Shareholders received in consideration
for each of their shares of Sciences Common Stock the right to receive
1.904358865 newly-issued shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of
Commodore (the "Commodore Common Stock") upon surrender of certificates formerly
representing shares of Sciences Common Stock, so that when all outstanding
shares of Sciences Common Stock are surrendered, an aggregate of 450,000 shares
of Commodore Common Stock (the "Sciences Merger Consideration") will be issued
to Sciences Shareholders in consideration therefor. The Sciences Merger
Consideration will represent approximately 2.1% of the issued and outstanding
shares of Commodore Common Stock after giving effect to the Sciences Acquisition
(but without giving effect to the ASE Acquisition described below). The Sciences
Merger Consideration was determined as a result of arm's-length negotiation
among the parties to the Sciences Merger Agreement.
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Acquisition of A.S. Environmental, Inc.
On September 27, 1996, Commodore also completed the acquisition of
1,000 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "ASE Common Stock"),
of A.S. Environmental, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ASE"), representing all of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of ASE, by merger of
Commodore's wholly-owned subsidiary, CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., a Delaware
corporation ("CXI-ASE"), with and into ASE (the "ASE Acquisition" and, together
with the Sciences Acquisition, the "Acquisitions"). ASE, a newly-formed entity
with no history of operations, had an option to purchase all of the outstanding
capital stock of Sciences and was acquired by Commodore for the purpose of
enabling Commodore to effect the Sciences Merger. Pursuant to an Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of September 11, 1996 (the "ASE Merger Agreement"),
among Commodore, CXI-ASE, ASE, and the holders of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of ASE, to wit, First Financial Alliance
Partners, Inc., Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., Tom J. Fatjo III and Alan B. Harp
(collectively, the "ASE Shareholders"), the ASE Shareholders received in
consideration for each of their shares of ASE Common Stock the right to receive
450 newly-issued shares of Commodore Common Stock upon surrender of certificates
formerly representing shares of ASE Common Stock, so that when all outstanding
shares of ASE Common Stock are surrendered, an aggregate of 450,000 shares of
Commodore Common Stock (the "ASE Merger Consideration") will be issued to ASE
Shareholders in consideration therefor. The ASE Merger Consideration will
represent approximately 2.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of Commodore
Common Stock after giving effect to the ASE Acquisition (but without giving
effect to the Sciences Acquisition described above). The ASE Merger
Consideration was determined as a result of arm's-length negotiation among the
parties to the ASE Merger Agreement.
In connection with the Acquisitions, Commodore entered into a
registration rights agreement with each of the Sciences Shareholders and ASE
Shareholders, pursuant to which such shareholders were granted "piggyback"
registration rights for a period of two years, commencing on the closing date of
the Acquisitions, and are entitled to include their respective shares of
Commodore Common Stock in a future underwritten public offering of Commodore's
equity securities pursuant to a registration statement filed by Commodore under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (other than a registration statement on
Form S-4 or Form S-8), subject to a managing underwriter's right to limit or
preclude any such participation that it believes would materially adversely
affect the offering being registered.
Certain Effects of the Acquisitions
By virtue of acquiring all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Sciences and ASE, each of such companies became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Commodore. In addition, as a result of the Acquisitions, the Board of Directors
of Commodore was enlarged and Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., the former President of ASE,
and Ed L. Romero, the former President of Sciences, were or had previously been
elected to serve as directors of Commodore.
The Acquisitions will be accounted for under the purchase method of
accounting.
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Item 5. Other Events.
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Commodore entered into an employment agreement, effective October 1,
1996 (the "Employment Agreement"), with Thomas E. Noel for a term expiring on
December 31, 1998. Pursuant to the Employment Agreement, Mr. Noel has agreed to
devote substantially all of his business and professional time and efforts to
the business of Commodore as its President and Chief Executive Officer. The
Employment Agreement provides that Mr. Noel shall receive a fixed base salary at
an annual rate of $250,000 for services rendered in such positions, and that Mr.
Noel may be entitled to receive, at the sole discretion of the Board of
Directors of Commodore or a committee thereof, bonuses and/or stock options
based on the achievement (in whole or in part) by Commodore of its business
plan.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
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Advanced Sciences, Inc.
In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements of
Advanced Sciences, Inc. shall be provided not later than 60 days after the date
hereof.
A.S. Environmental, Inc.
In accordance with Item 7(a)(4), the financial statements of
A.S. Environmental, Inc. shall be provided not later than 60 days after the date
hereof.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
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In accordance with Item 7(b)(2), the pro forma financial
information shall be provided not later than 60 days after the date hereof.
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(c) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No. Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September
11, 1996, among Commodore, CXI-ASI, Sciences, and the
Sciences Shareholders.
2.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September
11, 1996, among Commodore, CXI-ASE, ASE, and the ASE
Shareholders.
10.1 Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 27,
1996, among Commodore, CXI-ASI, Sciences, and the
Sciences Shareholders.
10.2 Registration Rights Agreement, dated September 27,
1996, among Commodore, CXI-ASE, ASE, and the ASE
Shareholders.
10.3 Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1996,
between Commodore and Thomas E. Noel.
28.1 Press Release issued on September 11, 1996 announcing
Sciences Merger Agreement.
28.2 Press Release issued on September 11, 1996 announcing
Employment Agreement with Thomas E. Noel.
28.3 Press Release issued on September 30, 1996 announcing
the closing of the Acquisitions.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: October 1, 1996. By: /s/ Andrew P. Oddi
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Andrew P. Oddi
Chief Financial Officer
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and between
Advanced Sciences, Inc.
Sabino Olivas III, as Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust
for the Benefit of the Children of Ed L. Romero and Tanna Romero,
Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the Sarah Terese Sneddon
Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Andrea Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas III as
Trustee of the Camila Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust,
Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the Nicolas Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust,
Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the Edward Adam Romero Irrevocable Trust,
Ed L. Romero, individually,
Tanna Romero, individually,
Ed L. and Tanna Romero, as Trustees of the Ed and
Tanna Romero Revocable Trust,
Donald T. Morgan and Betty D. Morgan
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Commodore Applied Technology, Inc.
and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.......................................... 2
1.1 Merger.................................................... 2
1.2 Conversion of Stock.............................. 3
1.3 Exchange......................................... 3
2. CLOSING................................................................. 3
2.1 Closing................................................... 3
2.2 Deliveries at Closing..................................... 3
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS............. 3
3.1 Organization, Standing and Qualification.................. 4
3.2 Capitalization............................................ 4
3.3 Corporate Documents....................................... 4
3.4 Ownership and Merger...................................... 4
3.5 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments................. 4
3.6 No Violations; Consents................................... 5
3.7 Financial Statements...................................... 5
3.8 Conduct of Business; No Adverse Changes................... 6
3.9 Absence of Other Events................................... 7
3.10 Undisclosed Liabilities................................... 8
3.11 Title to Assets........................................... 8
3.12 Buildings and Structures.................................. 8
3.13 Real Property............................................. 9
3.14 Litigation................................................ 9
3.15 Material Agreements....................................... 9
3.16 Accounts Receivable.......................................10
3.17 Environmental Matters.................................... 10
3.18 Governmental Authorizations and Regulations.............. 11
3.19 Compliance with Laws..................................... 11
3.20 Patents and Trademarks................................... 11
3.21 Labor Relations.......................................... 12
3.22 Taxes, Tax Returns and Audits............................ 12
3.23 Tax Liability............................................ 13
3.24 Brokers.................................................. 13
3.25 Equipment and Machinery.................................. 13
3.26 Employee Benefits Plans.................................. 14
3.27 Insurance................................................ 16
3.28 Bank Accounts, Offices and Employees..................... 16
3.29 Certain Transactions..................................... 16
3.30 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act............................ 16
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3.31 Accounting Practices......................................17
3.32 Disclosure................................................17
3.33 Trust Authority...........................................17
3.34 Closing...................................................17
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMMODORE AND CXI-ASI
ACQUISITION CORP...................................................17
4.1 Corporate Organization, Standing..........................17
4.2 Authorization of Agreement................................17
4.3 Brokers...................................................18
4.4 Authorization for Commodore Common Stock..................18
4.5 SEC Documents.............................................18
4.6 Tax Representations.......................................19
5. COVENANTS OF THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS..................................19
5.1 Access to Information and Corporate Records...............19
5.2 Corporate Matters.........................................20
5.3 Conduct of Business.......................................20
5.4 Business Organization.........................................21
6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING - COMMODORE AND CXI-ASI ACQUISITION CORP..........21
6.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sciences
Shareholders.............................................21
6.2 Covenants of the Sciences Shareholders and Sciences.......21
6.3 Good Standing.............................................22
6.4 Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory..................22
6.5 Opinion of Sciences Shareholders' Counsel.................22
6.6 Access to Corporate Records, etc..........................22
6.7 No Adverse Change.........................................22
6.8 Absence of Litigation.....................................23
6.9 Corporate Resolutions.....................................23
6.10 Inter Sese Release........................................23
6.11 Romero Employment.........................................23
6.12 Format Financial Statements...............................23
6.13 Conditions to Sciences Merger Agreement...................23
6.14 Escrow Agreement..........................................23
6.15 Consent...................................................23
6.16 Resignations..............................................23
6.17 Financing.................................................24
6.18 Revisions.................................................24
6.19 Commodore's and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.'s Merger
Consideration............................................24
6.20 B.H. Capital Limited.....................................24
6.21 Coast Business Credit Waiver..............................24
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7. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING - THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS. .................... 24
7.1 Representations and Warranties of Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp............................ 24
7.2 Covenants of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp...... 25
7.3 Corporate Resolutions.................................... 25
7.4 Romero Employment........................................ 25
7.5 Non-Taxable Event........................................ 25
7.6 Release of Personal Guaranties........................... 25
7.7 Opinion of Counsel....................................... 25
7.8 AMEX Listing............................................. 25
7.9 Material Adverse Effect.................................. 25
7.10 Registration Rights Agreement............................ 25
7.11 Sciences Merger Consideration............................ 25
8. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING........................................... 25
8.1 Termination.............................................. 25
8.2 Effect on Obligations.................................... 26
9. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................. 26
9.1 Commodore's Reliance..................................... 26
9.2 The Sciences Shareholders' Reliance...................... 27
10. INDEMNIFICATION....................................................... 27
10.1 Obligation of the Sciences Shareholders to Indemnify..... 27
10.2 Obligation of Commodore to Indemnify..................... 28
10.3 Procedure................................................ 28
10.4 Adjustment of Liability.................................. 29
10.5 Limitation on Indemnification............................ 29
10.6 Payment.................................................. 30
10.7 Sole and Exclusive Remedy................................ 30
11. MISCELLANEOUS......................................................... 31
11.1 Notices.................................................. 31
11.2 Entire Agreement......................................... 31
11.3 Amendments............................................... 32
11.4 Waivers; Remedies........................................ 32
11.5 Execution and Delivery................................... 32
11.6 Exhibits and Schedules................................... 32
11.7 Drafting................................................. 32
11.8 Recitals................................................. 32
11.9 Attorney and Professional Fees........................... 32
11.10 Captions................................................. 32
11.11 Controlling Law.......................................... 33
11.12 Implementing Agreement................................... 33
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11.13 Schedules................................................ 33
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES..................................................... 33
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is dated as of September 11, 1996 by
and between (i) Advanced Sciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of New Mexico ("Sciences"); (ii) the holders of all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Sciences, to-wit,
Sabino Olivas III, as Trustee of the Irrevocable Trust for the Benefit of the
Children of Ed L. Romero and Tanna Romero, Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Sarah Terese Sneddon Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Andrea Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Camila LopezGuerra Irrevocable Trust, Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Nicolas Lopez-Guerra Irrevocable Trust, and Sabino Olivas III as Trustee of the
Edward Adam Romero Irrevocable Trust, Ed L. Romero, individually, Tanna Romero,
individually, Ed L. and Tanna Romero, as Trustees of the Ed and Tanna Romero
Revocable Trust, Donald T. Morgan and Betty D. Morgan (collectively the
"Sciences Shareholders" and individually a "Sciences Shareholder"), (iii)
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware ("Commodore"), and (iv) CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of New Mexico
("CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, A.S. Environmental, Inc. ("ASE"), pursuant to a Letter of
Intent dated June 20, 1996 (the "Sciences Letter of Intent"), has an agreement
with the Sciences Shareholders to acquire all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of Sciences; and
WHEREAS, Commodore, pursuant to a Letter of Intent dated July 12, 1996,
has an agreement with the Shareholders of ASE (the "ASE Shareholders") to
acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of ASE and
Sciences (the "ASE Letter of Intent"); and
WHEREAS, the ASE Shareholders own all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of ASE and the Sciences Shareholders own all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Sciences; and
WHEREAS, Commodore, Sciences, the Sciences Shareholders, ASE and the
ASE Shareholders have agreed that, contrary to the terms of the Sciences Letter
of Intent and the ASE Letter of Intent, ASE will not acquire the capital stock
of Sciences; rather, Commodore will acquire directly the capital stock of each
of Sciences and ASE in separate but simultaneous and contingent transactions;
and
WHEREAS, Commodore owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.; and
WHEREAS, Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., Inc. have entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with ASE and the ASE Shareholders, dated
the date of this Agreement, whereby CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. will be merged
with and into ASE (the "ASE Merger Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in the ASE Merger Agreement, Commodore, CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.,
Sciences and the Sciences Shareholders have agreed that CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp. will be merged with and into Sciences in a merger which is intended to
qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E) of the Internal
Revenue code of 1986, as amended;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and of the mutual
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, and
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions contained herein, the
parties, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
A. THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.
0.1 Merger
A. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into Sciences (the
"Merger") in accordance with the New Mexico Business Corporation Law ("NMBCL").
Sciences shall be the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). The
Surviving Corporation shall continue its corporate existence under, be organized
under and be governed by the NMBCL and shall possess all the rights and assets
of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and Sciences and be subject to all of the
liabilities and obligations of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and Sciences in
accordance with the provisions of the NMBCL.
B. The Merger shall be effective when a properly executed
Certificate of Merger (together with any other documents required to effectuate
the Merger) shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
New Mexico in accordance with the provisions of the NMBCL, which filing shall be
made as soon as practical after the Closing (defined below), and the Secretary
of State of the State of New Mexico shall have issued its Certificate of Merger
in accordance with the provisions of the NMBCL (the "Effective Time"). The
Merger shall have the effects set forth in the NMBCL.
C. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp., as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall
be the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
until thereafter amended.
D. The directors and officers of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of
the Surviving Corporation and will hold office from the Effective Time until
their respective successors are duly elected or appointed.
0.2 Conversion of Stock.
A. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of the Sciences Shareholders, each of the 225,000
outstanding shares of Common Stock of Sciences which are owned by the Sciences
Shareholders as shown on Schedule 1.2A and
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which are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into the right to receive, upon surrender of the certificate formerly
representing such shares pursuant to Section 1.3, 2 shares of Commodore Common
Stock (the "Sciences Merger Consideration") so that when all outstanding shares
of the Common Stock of Sciences is surrendered, a total of 450,000 shares of
Common Stock of Commodore will be issued in consideration therefore.
B. Each share of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one
share of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation.
0.3 Exchange. At the Closing, the Sciences Shareholders shall surrender
to Commodore the certificates formerly representing all of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock of Sciences. As of and after the Effective Time, the
Sciences Shareholders shall not have any rights as holders of the Common Stock
of the Surviving Corporation other than to receive the Merger Consideration.
CLOSING.
0.4 Closing. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6 and 7, the closing
("Closing") of the Merger shall take place on or before September 30, 1996, such
place and time as the parties may mutually agree in writing. The date on which
the Closing occurs is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
0.5 Deliveries at Closing. In addition to the exchange of stock
described in Section 1.3, the parties shall deliver an executed copy of the Plan
of Merger in the form of that attached hereto as Schedule 2.2 and the documents
and other items required pursuant to Sections 6 and 7.
1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS.
As an inducement to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. to enter
into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, each
Sciences Shareholder, jointly and severally, represents and warrants to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. that:
1.1 Organization, Standing and Qualification. Sciences and each of
Sciences' Subsidiaries (defined below) is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of New Mexico or, in the case of
Advanced Sciences Integrated Mexico, S.A. de C.V., is duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of Mexico and in the case of
Advanced Sciences Integradas, S.A., is duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of Argentina; they have the corporate power and
lawful authority to own, lease and operate their assets, properties,
subsidiaries and business and to carry on their business, all as now conducted.
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1.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of Sciences consists
of 250,000 shares of common stock, no par value, of which 225,000 shares are
issued. All of such issued shares have been duly authorized and validly issued
and are fully paid and non-assessable and none of them were issued in violation
of any preemptive or other right. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.2 attached
hereto, Sciences is not a party to or bound by any contract, agreement or
arrangement to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire any capital stock or any other security of Sciences or any
other security exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any capital
stock or any other security of Sciences, and, except for this Agreement, there
is no outstanding option, warrant or other right to subscribe for or purchase,
or contract, agreement or arrangement with respect to, any capital stock or any
other security of Sciences or other security exercisable or convertible into any
capital stock or any other security of Sciences.
1.3 Corporate Documents. The copies of the Articles of Incorporation
(or equivalent in any foreign jurisdiction) of Sciences and each of its
Subsidiaries and all amendments thereto to date, certified by the Secretary of
State (or equivalent in any foreign jurisdiction) under which it is incorporated
and the By-Laws (or equivalent in any foreign jurisdiction) of Sciences and of
each of its Subsidiaries, as amended to date, certified by the Secretary (or
equivalent in any foreign jurisdiction) of Sciences and each Subsidiary, which
have been or will be delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. are
complete and correct, and the minute books (or equivalent in any foreign
jurisdiction) of Sciences and its Subsidiaries, which the Sciences Shareholders
will make available to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and their counsel
prior to the Closing Date, correctly reflect all corporate actions taken at the
meetings reported therein and correctly record all resolutions.
1.4 Ownership and Merger. The Sciences Shareholders own the Sciences
Common Stock beneficially and of record, free and clear of all liens of any
nature. The Sciences Shareholders have the full right and power to consummate
the Merger without obtaining the consent of any other person or governmental
authority except for the consent of Sciences' lender, Nations Bank. The Merger
is not subject to registration under applicable federal and state securities
laws.
1.5 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.5 attached hereto, Sciences does not own, directly or indirectly, any
shares of capital stock of any corporation or any equity investment in any
partnership, association or other business organization. With respect to each
corporation ("Subsidiary" or collectively "Subsidiaries") that is an issuer of
any shares of capital stock owned beneficially or of record by Sciences,
Schedule 3.5 sets forth a true and complete list of (A) its name and
jurisdiction of incorporation, (B) the jurisdictions in which it is duly
qualified or licensed to do business as a foreign corporation, (C) its
authorized capital stock, (D) the number of shares of each class thereof
outstanding, (E) the number of shares of each such class and percentage of
outstanding voting stock owned by Sciences or any of its Subsidiaries, and (F)
the names of any other persons holding any security issued by any Subsidiary.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, no capital stock or any other security
(including any debt security) of any Subsidiary is held by any person other than
Sciences or a Subsidiary. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do
business and is in good standing in each of the respective jurisdictions listed
in Schedule 3.5. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, no Subsidiary is required
to be qualified or licensed to do business in a foreign
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corporation in any other jurisdiction. All outstanding shares of capital stock
of each Subsidiary owned by Sciences or a Subsidiary have been duly authorized
and validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable, subject to no lien,
claim, charge, restriction, equity or encumbrance of any kind whatsoever and are
freely transferrable and none of such shares was issued in violation of any
preemptive or other right. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.5, neither Sciences
nor any Subsidiary is a party to or bound by any contract, agreement or
arrangement to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire any capital stock or any other security of any Subsidiary or
any other security exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any
capital stock or any other security of any Subsidiary, and there is no
outstanding option, warrant or other right to subscribe for or to purchase,
capital stock or any other security of any Subsidiary or any other security
exercisable or convertible into any capital stock or any other security of any
Subsidiary.
1.6 No Violations; Consents. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.6
attached hereto or any other schedule to this Agreement, the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or
accelerate or permit the acceleration of the performance required by the terms
of, any applicable law, rule or regulation of any governmental body, the
Articles of Incorporation or By-Laws of Sciences, or any lease, bond, mortgage,
note, loan agreement, credit agreement or facility, indenture or any other
material agreement to which any Sciences Shareholder or Sciences or its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which they may be bound, or of any order, judgment
or decree applicable to it or them, or result in the creation of any claim,
lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of any Sciences
Shareholder or Sciences or its Subsidiaries, or upon any of the Sciences Common
Stock, or terminate or result in the termination of any such agreement, or in
any material way affect or violate the terms or conditions of, or result in the
cancellation, modification, revocation, or suspension of, any of the licenses,
franchises, approvals, certificates, permits or authorization held by Sciences
or any of its Subsidiaries. Schedule 3.6 also sets forth the name of any third
party from whom any Sciences Shareholder or Sciences or any of its Subsidiaries
must obtain consent in order for any Sciences Shareholder to validly and
lawfully perform his, her or its obligations hereunder.
1.7 Financial Statements.
A. The Sciences Shareholders have furnished (or in the case of
(ii) below will furnish) to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. true and
correct copies of the following financial statements:
(i) Audited consolidated balance sheets and related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings and consolidated
statements of changes in financial position of Sciences for the fiscal years
ended September 30, 1989 through 1995.
(ii) Reviewed consolidated balance sheets and related
consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings and consolidated
statements of changes in financial position of Sciences for the period ending
June 30, 1996.
(iii) Unaudited, internal financial projections for
the period June through September 30, 1996.
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B. Except for the projections referred to in (iii) above, the
above described financial statements including the notes thereto: (i) are (or
will be) in accordance with the books and records of Sciences and its
Subsidiaries; (ii) present (or will present) fairly the financial condition of
Sciences and its Subsidiaries as of the dates of such financial statements and
their respective results of operation for the respective periods then ended; and
(iii) except as indicated in the notes to such financial statements, have been
(or will be) prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied with prior periods, with no material difference
between such statements and the financial records maintained.
C. The Sciences Shareholders will furnish to Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. on or before the Closing Date, a true and correct copy
of a projection for the period July 1, 1996 through September 30, 1996, prepared
by the office of Sciences' Chief Financial Officer (the "Forecast"). To the best
of the Sciences Shareholders' knowledge, (i) the Forecast was prepared in good
faith by employees of Sciences and (ii) the assumptions used in preparing the
Forecast were reasonable in light of the circumstances known at the time it was
prepared.
1.8 Conduct of Business; No Adverse Changes. Since September 30, 1995,
except as set forth in Schedule 3.8:
A. The respective businesses of Sciences and its Subsidiaries
have been conducted only in the ordinary course;
B. There has been no change in the condition (financial or
otherwise) of the assets, liabilities, business, operations, prospects, or
affairs of Sciences or any Subsidiary other than changes in the ordinary course
of business, none of which either singly, or in the aggregate, has been
materially adverse; and
C. There has been no damage, destruction or loss, or other
occurrence or development (whether or not insured against) which either singly,
or in the aggregate, materially adversely affect the properties or assets, or
the business, operations or affairs of Sciences or any Subsidiary.
1.9 Absence of Other Events. Since September 30, 1995, and except as
set forth on Schedule 3.9 attached hereto or elsewhere in this Agreement,
neither Sciences nor any Subsidiary has, except as contemplated by or expressed
in this Agreement:
A. Created or incurred any material liability (absolute or
contingent) except for (i) unsecured current liabilities incurred for other than
money borrowed and (ii) liabilities under contracts entered into in the ordinary
course of business;
B. Loaned any money or otherwise pledged the credit of
Sciences or any Subsidiary, or mortgaged, pledged or subjected to any lien or
otherwise encumbered any of its assets, tangible or intangible;
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C. Made any expenditures or capital additions or improvements
that, with respect to a particular project, exceed Ten Thousand Dollars
($10,000) or exceed Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in the aggregate;
D. Sold or otherwise disposed of, or contracted to sell or
dispose of, any of its assets, tangible or intangible, at a cost for any asset
in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or, for all assets not listed on
Schedule 3.9, in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in the aggregate;
or canceled any debts or claims in an amount for any debt or claim in excess of
Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) or, for all debts and claims not listed on
Schedule 3.9, in excess of Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) in the aggregate,
except, in each case, in the ordinary course of business;
E. Declared or paid any dividends or made any other
distribution on or in respect of, or directly or indirectly purchased, retired,
redeemed or otherwise acquired any shares of, its capital stock;
F. Suffered any labor disputes or organizational activity by
its employees;
G. Made or become a party to any contract or commitment yet to
be performed which in any one case involved an amount in excess of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25,000) or a term in excess of ninety (90) days;
H. Issued or sold any shares of its capital stock or rights,
options or warrants to purchase its capital stock, or any securities convertible
into its capital stock;
I. Paid or agreed to pay, conditionally or otherwise, any
bonus, extra compensation, pension or severance pay to any director, officer or
employee, whether under any existing pension or other plan or otherwise or
increased the compensation, including salaries, fees, commissions, bonuses,
profit sharing, incentive, pension, retirement or other similar payments paid at
September 30, 1995, to any of its directors, officers or employees;
J. Become bound by or entered into any contract, commitment or
transaction other than in the ordinary course of business; or
K. Entered into any contract or agreement to do or perform any
of the foregoing activities.
1.10 Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.10
attached hereto, neither Sciences nor any Subsidiary has incurred or suffered
any debt, liability or other obligation of a material nature, whether accrued,
absolute, contingent or otherwise, and whether due or to become due, which is
not reflected or reserved against in Sciences Financial Statements, except for
debts, liabilities or other obligations incurred in the ordinary course of
business since September 30, 1995 which are usual and normal in amount both
individually and in the aggregate.
1.11 Title to Assets. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.11 attached
hereto, Sciences and its Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all
their respective assets and properties,
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including the assets and properties reflected in Sciences Financial Statements
for the period ending September 30, 1995 whether real, personal or mixed and
whether tangible or intangible, free and clear of restrictions on, or conditions
to, transfer or assignment, and of mortgages, liens, pledges, charges,
encumbrances, security interests, equities, claims, easements, rights of way,
covenants, conditions and restrictions except:
A. As otherwise expressly indicated in the 1995 Sciences
Financial Statements; and
B. The lien of current taxes not yet due and payable.
There are no outstanding rights or options in any third party to acquire any of
such assets or properties or any interest therein.
1.12 Buildings and Structures. All of the buildings and structures
leased by Sciences or its Subsidiaries or used or employed by them in their
business, are in a satisfactory operating condition as required for the proper
operation and use thereof in the ordinary course of business free from any known
defects except (A) such defects as require routine maintenance and (B) such
defects as do not substantially interfere with the continued use thereof in the
conduct of the business conducted in connection therewith and conform in all
material respects to all applicable ordinances, regulations and other laws
relating thereto and the use thereof.
1.13 Real Property.
A. Since the inception of Sciences and each of its
subsidiaries, neither Sciences nor any of its subsidiaries has owned or operated
any real property except for commercial office space described in Schedule 3.13.
B. Sciences owns no real property. Schedule 3.13 sets forth
all real property leased to Sciences or its Subsidiaries and specifying the
general location of each property, the names of the lessor and the lessee, the
term of lease and the rent payable thereunder. The Sciences Shareholders have
made available to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. a copy of each lease
by which Sciences or such Subsidiary acquired leased the real property described
in Schedule 3.13. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, neither the Sciences
Shareholders, Sciences nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice from
any governmental agency, board, bureau, body, department or authority of any
United States or foreign jurisdiction with respect to the use or occupancy of
any of the real property described in Schedule 3.13. Each lease pursuant to
which Sciences or any Subsidiary leases any real property is in full force and
effect and is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms. There is not,
under any such lease, any default of which the Sciences Shareholders have
knowledge by Sciences or any Subsidiary or any event of which the Sciences
Shareholders have knowledge that with notices or lapse of time or both would
constitute such a default by Sciences or any Subsidiary. Each property used in
the business of Sciences or any Subsidiary is reflected in the 1995 Sciences
Financial Statements as referred to in Section 3.7 in the manner and to the
extent required by generally accepted accounting principles.
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1.14 Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.14, Sciences is not
a party to, or to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, threatened with,
any litigation or judicial, administrative or arbitration proceedings, or any
unasserted claims reasonably possible of assertion.
1.15 Material Agreements. Schedule 3.15 sets forth all of the material
agreements, contracts, licenses, commitments or binding arrangements, express or
implied (collectively, "Material Agreements") to which Sciences or any of its
subsidiaries are a party, including, without limitation: (A) agreements with any
current or former shareholder, director, officer or employee; (B) agreements
with any consultant or advisor; (C) agreements with any labor union or
association representing any employee; (D) Benefit Plans (as hereinafter
defined); (E) continuing agreements for the purchase or acquisition of
materials, supplies, equipment, or services; sales agency, distributorship
marketing or management agreements; (F) agreements for the sale of any of its
assets, properties or business other than in the ordinary course of business or
for the grant to any person of any preferential rights to purchase any of its
assets, properties or business; (G) joint venture agreements; (H) voting trust
agreements or agreements of shareholders relating to Sciences or its assets,
properties or business or by which Sciences is bound; (I) financing agreements;
(J) loan, credit facility and factoring agreements; (K) construction agreements;
(L) indemnity and bond agreements; (M) engineering and consulting contracts; (N)
non-compete agreements; (O) agreements not terminable by Sciences or the
Subsidiary without penalty, within ninety (90) days; or (P) any other material
agreement whether or not made in the ordinary course of business. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.15, all of the Material Agreements are in full force and
effect and Sciences has paid in full or accrued all amounts due thereunder and
has satisfied in full or provided for all of its liabilities and obligations
thereunder, and is not in default under any of them, nor to the knowledge of the
Sciences Shareholders is any other party to any Material Agreement in default
thereunder.
1.16 Accounts Receivable. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16, all
notes and accounts receivable shown on Sciences Financial Statements of the
Sciences Shareholders or thereafter acquired by it have been collected or are,
to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, current and collectible in
accordance with their terms, subject to returns and allowances in the ordinary
course of business at the aggregate recorded amounts thereof and are subject to
no counterclaims or set-offs or challenges after audit by and customer or
client. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.16, the reserve for doubtful accounts
appearing on Sciences Financial Statements is (or in Sciences Financial
Statements to be provided will be) consistent with the past practices of
Sciences and is (or will be) a sufficient reserve in light of the past practices
of Sciences and its Subsidiaries.
1.17 Environmental Matters.
A. Without in any way limiting the generality of paragraph
3.14, Schedule 3.17 attached hereto sets forth a list of those proceedings
against Sciences or any Subsidiary pending before any federal or state court or
administrative agency relating to pollution or protection of the environment,
the disposition of which may result in liability against Sciences for an amount
in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) for penalties, fines, damages,
contribution or monetary relief; the making of a capital expenditure in excess
of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000); or the impairment of the utility or value of
the properties and assets of
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Sciences for the purpose for which such properties and assets are presently
being used and operated, and Sciences has not received written notice of any
threatened proceedings of such nature which has not been disclosed in Schedule
3.17. Except as to matters described in Schedule 3.17, Sciences is in compliance
with all applicable federal, state and local environmental laws, and all
environmental regulations, permit provisions or ordinances with respect to its
operations and there is no basis for a claim that Sciences is in violation
and/or breach of any such law or regulation including without limitation the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, the
Resource Conservation Recovery Act, the Federal Solid Waste Disposal Act, the
Federal Toxic Substance Control Act, the Federal Surface Mining Control and
Reclamation Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
Liability Act, or the counterparts of such statutes enacted by states and local
governments for jurisdictions in which Sciences owns or operates its businesses,
properties, or under any regulations promulgated thereunder ("Environmental
Laws"), in each case as such Environmental Laws were amended and in effect from
time to time on or prior to the Closing Date. It is further understood and
agreed that the Sciences Shareholders have furnished or will furnish to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. prior to Closing, copies of all position
statements, documents, reports or correspondence with any federal, state or
local governmental department, agency, commission or any other branch or arm of
government or any non-government third party (other than privileged
communications to legal counsel) concerning or related to the operation of the
business, plant or facilities of Sciences in regard to compliance with such
Environmental Laws.
B. Without in any way intending to limit the foregoing,
Sciences and its Subsidiaries have complied with each, and is not in violation
of, any federal, state or local law, regulation, permit provision or ordinance,
relating to the generation, storage, transportation, treatment or disposal of
solid wastes and hazardous wastes; Sciences and its Subsidiaries have obtained
and adhered to all necessary permits and other approvals necessary to treat,
store, dispose and otherwise handle hazardous wastes and have reported, to the
extent required by federal, state and local law, all past and present sites
owned, operated and used by Sciences and any subsidiary where hazardous wastes
have been treated, stored or disposed; except as set forth in Schedule 3.17,
there are no on-site, or off-site locations to which Sciences or any Subsidiary
have transported hazardous wastes or arranged for the transportation of
hazardous wastes, which site is the subject of federal, state or local
enforcement actions or other investigations which may lead to claims against
Sciences or any Subsidiary, or Commodore or CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. for
clean-up costs, remedial work, damages to natural resources, or for personal
injury claims, including, but not limited to, claims under the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C.A.
Section 9601 et seq.
1.18 Governmental Authorizations and Regulations. Schedule 3.18 lists
all licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations held by
Advanced Sciences which are necessary to operate and to conduct its businesses.
Such licenses, franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations are
valid, and Sciences has not received any notice that any governmental authority
intends to cancel, terminate or not renew any such license, franchise, permit or
other governmental authorization.
1.19 Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.17 or
3.19, there does not exist any basis for any claim of default under or violation
of any federal, state, local or
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foreign statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, permit, judgment, order or
decree that would have a materially adverse impact upon Sciences or any
subsidiary and their respective properties, assets, operation and/or businesses.
1.20 Patents and Trademarks. Set forth in Schedule 3.20 is a complete
list of all patents, patent applications, trademarks or trademark applications
owned by Sciences or any Subsidiary or licensed to Sciences or any subsidiary.
Sciences and its Subsidiaries own, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances
all right, title and interest in and to and possesses adequate license or other
rights to use all patents, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, inventions,
formulae, methods and processes presently utilized by it in the conduct of its
businesses generally, and the same are valid and in good standing and are
adequate and sufficient to permit Sciences and its Subsidiaries to conduct their
businesses as now operated, and no other rights of any kind enumerated are
utilized or required by Sciences or any Subsidiary in its operations. The
Sciences Shareholders have no knowledge of the invalidity or conflict of any of
the same with the asserted rights of others. No claim is pending nor, to the
knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders are threatened or has been made within
the past five (5) years, to the effect that, nor does Sciences or any Subsidiary
have any knowledge that, operation by Sciences or any Subsidiary of their
businesses or the manufacture or sale of any of its products or services or any
formulae, method or process, part or material it employs, infringes in any way
upon any rights of the type enumerated above owned by others. No claims are
pending nor, to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders are threatened or
have been made within the past five (5) years for interference, opposition,
re-examination or cancellation of the patents described on Schedule 3.20 hereto.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement will not alter or impair the rights
in or the validity to the intellectual property described on Schedule 3.20
hereto. To the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, intellectual property
described on Schedule 3.20 does not infringe on or misapply any intellectual
property agreements pertaining to such intellectual property. To the knowledge
of the Sciences Shareholders, no other party has been infringing on or
misapplying the intellectual property described on Schedule 3.20 hereto.
1.21 Labor Relations. Schedule 3.21 attached hereto lists all
collective bargaining agreements to which either Sciences or any Subsidiary is a
party, copies of which have previously been delivered by to Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.. As used in this Section 3.21, "collective bargaining
agreements" includes written basic agreements between a labor organization and
either Sciences or any Subsidiary, including all material amendments thereto.
Except as described in Section 3.21, (A) neither Sciences nor any Subsidiary is
a party to any collective bargaining agreement; (B) neither Sciences nor any
Subsidiary has been notified by written charge, complaint, citation or claim
that it is in violation of applicable federal, state or local laws concerning
the safety and health of employees, discrimination in employment or employment
practices, the payment of wages, hours of work or terms and conditions of
employment, or the commission of unfair labor practices which violations
individually or in the aggregate would have a substantial likelihood of
materially adversely affecting the business of Sciences or its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole; (C) there is no labor strike, or other work stoppage of
employees of Sciences or its Subsidiaries currently in effect and to the best
knowledge of Sciences or any Subsidiary none threatened except as may occur at
the expiration of existing collective bargaining agreements; (D) there is no
slowdown which has a substantial likelihood of materially adversely affecting
the business of Sciences and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (E) to the
knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, no question concerning representation
(as
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such term is used in the context of proceedings before the National Labor
Relations Board) exists respecting the employees of Sciences or any Subsidiary;
(F) no grievances nor any arbitration proceeding arising out of or under any
collective bargaining agreement of Sciences or its Subsidiaries is pending nor,
to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, threatened; (G) neither Sciences
nor its Subsidiaries have in the past three years experienced a work stoppage by
their employees which work stoppage caused a significant interruption of normal
operations.
1.22 Taxes, Tax Returns and Audits. The Sciences Shareholders have
timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all federal, state and local tax
returns (including, without limitation, payroll tax returns) as to the
operations of Sciences or any Subsidiary which are required by law to be filed
and all such tax returns are complete and accurate in all material respects in
accordance with all legal requirements applicable thereto insofar as they relate
to the operations of Sciences or any Subsidiary. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.22 attached hereto, the Sciences Shareholders have paid (or caused to be paid)
all taxes which have become due pursuant to said tax returns, or pursuant to any
assessment. True and correct copies of the Federal income tax returns and state
and local income tax returns filed by Sciences for its fiscal years ending
September 30, 1990 through 1995, have been delivered to Buyer. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.22 attached hereto, there are no present disputes, claims or
threatened claims for taxes of any nature payable by Sciences or any Subsidiary.
Except as forth in Schedule 3.22 attached hereto, there are no outstanding
agreements or waivers extending the statutory period of limitation applicable to
any tax return (whether federal, state or local) for or including Sciences for
any period.
1.23 Tax Liability. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.22, the amount
recorded on Sciences' Financial Statements for Sciences and its Subsidiaries as
a current liability for taxes is sufficient for the payment of all unpaid
federal, state and local taxes (including, without limitation, payroll taxes)
payable by Sciences and all interest and penalties in respect thereof, accrued
or applicable (whether or not now asserted or determined) for the period ended
September 30, 1996 and all years and periods prior thereto.
1.24 Brokers. No finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary has
acted for or on behalf of Sciences or any Subsidiary in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no finder, broker, agent
or similar intermediary is entitled to any finder's, broker's or similar fee or
other commission in connection therewith based on any agreement, arrangement or
understanding with the Sciences Shareholders or any action taken by Sciences or
any Subsidiary or the Sciences Shareholders.
1.25 Equipment and Machinery. Schedule 3.25 sets forth a true and
complete list of all equipment and machinery owned by Sciences on the date
thereof showing the acquired cost, depreciation life and depreciated book value
of each such piece of equipment or machinery. Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp. acknowledge that all equipment and machinery owned by Sciences is "used",
"where is, as is". Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. further acknowledge
that except for the warranty of title set forth in this Agreement, the Sciences
Shareholders have not made and do not make any warranty or representation,
direct or indirect, express or implied, of any kind whatsoever with respect to
the equipment and machinery, including but not limited to: (A) their fitness,
suitability, design or condition; (B) their merchantability or their fitness for
any particular purpose; (C) the quality, durability, size
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or capacity of the equipment and machinery or the materials or workmanship
therein; (D) any latent defects therein; (E) any patent infringement; and (F)
their compliance with any requirements of any law, rule, specification or
contract pertaining thereto. Sciences has not received any notice that any
equipment or machinery is in violation of any existing law or any occupational,
health, safety or other ordinance, code or regulation or is in need of
substantial repair to operate except as set forth in Schedule 3.25.
1.26 Employee Benefits Plans.
A. Schedule 3.26 attached hereto contains an accurate and
complete list of, and sets forth the amount of employer contributions paid (or
payable in respect to pension plans) for employees or terminated employees of
Sciences and any Subsidiary for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995
pursuant to each bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation, severance
or termination pay agreement, hospitalization or other medical, stock purchase,
stock option, pension, life or other insurance, S.U.B. agreements, profit
sharing or retirement plan or arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan
or arrangement, maintained or contributed to by Sciences and any Subsidiary for
the benefit of any employee or terminated employee of Sciences and its
Subsidiaries for which Sciences or its Subsidiaries will be responsible in whole
or in part after the Closing Date (the "Plans" or, if singular, "Plan"). The
Sciences Shareholders have heretofore made available to Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. true and correct copies of all Internal Revenue Service Forms
5500, including Schedule B and plan audit, actuarial evaluations and relevant
actuarial studies for the past five (5) year relevant to such Plans. Neither
Sciences nor its Subsidiaries have any formal plan or commitment, whether
legally binding or not, to create any additional Plan or arrangement or modify
or change any existing Plan, which would affect any employee or terminated
employee of Sciences or its Subsidiaries except as accurately and completely
described in Schedule 3.26. Neither Sciences nor its Subsidiaries have made any
modifications or changes to any existing Plan since September 30, 1995, other
than as described on Schedule 3.26. The 1995 Sciences Financial Statements
substantially reflect in the aggregate an accrual of all amounts of employer
contributions accrued but unpaid under the Plans as of September 30, 1995.
B. Schedule 3.26 sets forth a true and complete list of each
of the Plans which is an "employee pension benefit plan", as such term is
defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder ("ERISA") (such
plans are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "ERISA Plans").
C. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.26:
(i) none of the ERISA Plans is a "multiemployer plan"
as that term is defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA;
(ii) to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders,
neither Sciences nor any Subsidiary, nor any of the ERISA Plans, nor any trust
created thereunder, nor any trustee or administrator thereof has engaged in a
transaction in connection with which Advanced Sciences or its Subsidiaries, any
of the ERISA Plans, any such trust, or any trustee or administrator thereof, or
any party dealing with the ERISA Plans or any such trust, could be
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subject to either a civil penalty assessed pursuant to Section 502(i) of ERISA,
or a tax imposed by Section 4975 of the Code;
(iii) the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has
not instituted proceedings to terminate any of the ERISA Plans;
(iv) Schedule 3.26 sets forth a list of all notices
of reportable events (within the meaning of Section 4043(b) of ERISA) filed with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (which reflects all reportable events
occurring since the effective date of ERISA) and a list of all of the Plans to
which Title IV of ERISA applies which have terminated or have otherwise ceased
benefit accrual since September 1, 1974, and which have not received a "Notice
of Sufficiency" from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, with a
description of the actions, if any, taken by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation with respect thereto;
(v) to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, no
event has occurred, and there exists no condition or set of circumstances as of
the date of this Agreement, which presents a material risk as of such date of
the termination of any of the ERISA Plans (other than the terminations reflected
in the aforementioned lists) which could result in any material liability on the
part of Sciences or its Subsidiaries, to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, and the occurrence of the reportable events and terminations
reflected in such lists will not materially and adversely affect the business,
prospects, operations, properties or the condition (financial or otherwise) of
Sciences or its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;
(vi) full payment has been made, or will be made in
accordance with Section 404(a)(6) of the Code, of all amounts which Sciences or
its Subsidiaries are required to pay under the terms of each of the ERISA Plans
as a contribution to the ERISA Plans as of the last day of the most recent
fiscal year of each of the ERISA Plans ended prior to the date of this
Agreement, and none of the ERISA Plans nor any trust established thereunder has
incurred any "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 302 of
ERISA and Section 412 of the Code), whether or not waived, as of the last day of
the most recent fiscal year of each of the ERISA Plans ended prior to the date
of this Agreement;
(vii) the current value of all accrued benefits under
each of the ERISA Plans which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, did not, as of
December 31, 1984 and will not, as of December 31, 1985, exceed the then current
value of the assets of such plan allocable to such accrued benefits, based upon
actuarial assumptions utilized for such Plan;
(viii) to the knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders,
each of the Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in
accordance with applicable laws, including but not limited to ERISA;
(ix) each of the ERISA Plans which is intended to be
"qualified" within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has been determined
by the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified, and to the knowledge of the
Sciences Shareholders, nothing has occurred which would adversely affect the
qualified status of any of such ERISA Plans;
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(x) with respect to those ERISA Plans which are
"multiemployer plans," covering employees of Sciences or its Subsidiaries which
are immediately prior to the date hereof members of its controlled group of
corporations (as defined under the Code) (A) neither Sciences any of its
Subsidiaries have since December 31, 1984, made or suffered a "complete
withdrawal" or a "partial withdrawal," as such terms are respectively defined in
Sections 4203 and 4205 of ERISA, nor to the knowledge of the Sciences
Shareholders has any event occurred which presents a material risk as of such
date as a "partial withdrawal" under Section 4205(a)(1) of ERISA; (B) the
aggregate withdrawal liability of Sciences and its Subsidiaries under all ERISA
Plans which are multiemployer plans, computed as if a "complete withdrawal" by
Sciences or its Subsidiary had occurred under each such plan as of the date
hereof, would not exceed $50,000 and (C) neither Sciences nor its Subsidiaries
have received notice to the effect that any such plan is either in
reorganization (as defined in Section 4241 of ERISA) or insolvent (as defined in
Section 4245 of ERISA); and
(xi) there are no material pending or, to the
knowledge of the Sciences Shareholders, threatened claims by or on behalf of any
Plans, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any such Plan, or otherwise
involving any such Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).
1.27 Insurance. Schedule 3.27 identifies all policies or binders of
fire, liability, workmen's compensation, vehicular or other insurance held by or
on behalf of Sciences. Such policies and binders are in full force and effect.
Sciences is not in default with respect to any provision contained in any such
policy or binder and has not failed to give any notice or present any claim
under any such policy or binder in due and timely fashion. Other than claims
which are described in Schedule 3.27, there are no outstanding unpaid claims
under any such policy or binder. Sciences has not received any notice of
cancellation or non-renewal of any such policy or binder and there is no grounds
for reduction of coverage provided thereby.
1.28 Bank Accounts, Offices and Employees. Schedule 3.28 attached
hereto contains: (A) a list of all banks (with account numbers) in which
Sciences or any Subsidiary has an account or safe deposit box and the names of
all persons authorized to draw thereon or have access thereto; (B) the names of
all incumbent directors or officers of Sciences or any Subsidiary; (C) the names
and locations of all employees, together with, for salaried employees only, each
of their current salaries; and (D) the names of all persons holding powers of
attorney from Sciences and a summary statement of the terms thereof.
1.29 Certain Transactions. Except for the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement and as set forth in Section 3.29, there is no transaction, and no
transaction is now proposed, to which Sciences or its Subsidiaries was or is to
be a party and in which any director or officer of Sciences or its Subsidiaries
or any person owning of record or beneficially more than 10% of the outstanding
capital stock of any class of Sciences or its Subsidiaries or any associate (as
defined in 17 C.F.R. ss. 240.14(a)-1a) of any such person had or has a direct or
indirect material interest.
1.30 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Neither Sciences nor any of its
Subsidiaries nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person
associated with or acting on behalf of Sciences or any Subsidiary has used any
corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift,
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entertainment or other expense relating to political activity or made any direct
or indirect unlawful payment to any United States or foreign government official
or employee from corporate funds or violated or is in violation of any provision
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or paid or made any
bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback, or other unlawful payment.
1.31 Accounting Practices. Sciences and each Subsidiary makes and keeps
accurate books and records reflecting its assets and maintains internal
accounting controls that provide reasonable assurance that (A) transactions are
executed with management's authorization, (B) transactions are recorded as
necessary to permit preparation of Sciences's financial statements and to
maintain accountability for the assets of Sciences and each subsidiary permitted
only in accordance with management authorization, and (C) the accounting methods
used for purposes of financial accounting and reporting by Sciences and each
subsidiary for all periods up to and including the taxable period in which the
Closing Date occurs, have been and will be in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles consistently applied.
1.32 Disclosure. No representation, warranty or covenant by the
Sciences Shareholders in this Agreement nor any Schedule, statement, list or
certificate furnished or to be furnished to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp. pursuant thereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
contained therein not misleading.
1.33 Trust Authority. Each Trustee of a Trust which is a Sciences
Shareholder has the full power and authority, under New Mexico law and the
applicable Trust Agreement, to make, execute and deliver this Agreement and to
bind the Trust to the terms of this Agreement and all schedules, or exhibits
annexed hereto or delivered to consummate the Closing.
1.34 Closing. At Closing, all of the representations and warranties
contained herein will be true and accurate.
2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMMODORE AND CXI-ASI ACQUISITION CORP.
Each of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., as applicable,
represents and warrants to the Sciences Shareholders as follows:
2.1 Corporate Organization, Standing. Commodore is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
New Mexico and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
2.2 Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
and, subject to the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereto and the fulfillment
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and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof do not and will not after
the giving or notice, or the lapse of time, or otherwise: (A) violate any
provisions of any judicial or administrative order, award, judgment or decree
applicable to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., or (B) conflict with any
of the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., or (C) conflict with, result in a breach of or
constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. is a party or by which it is bound.
2.3 Brokers. No finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary has acted
for or on behalf of Buyer in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, and no finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary is
entitled to any finder's, broker's or similar fee or other commission in
connection therewith based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. or any action taken by Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
2.4 Authorization for Commodore Common Stock. Except as set forth in
Section 7.8, Commodore has taken all necessary action to permit it to issue the
number of shares of Commodore Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. The shares of Commodore Common Stock issued pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will not be in violation of preemptive rights. The Commodore
Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement will, when issued, be listed on
the AMEX.
2.5 SEC Documents. The Prospectus dated June 28, 1996 and related
documents filed by Commodore with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies
of which have been delivered to the Sciences Shareholders (the "SEC Documents"),
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The consolidated financial statements of Commodore included in the
SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present
the consolidated financial position of Commodore and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (except in the case of
interim period financial information, for normal year-end adjustments).
2.6 Tax Representations. Commodore, in order to assist Sciences in
achieving a tax- free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, hereby
represents to and covenants with the Sciences Shareholders that:
A. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to cause
Science, after the Merger, to issue any additional shares of Sciences' stock
that would result in Commodore not being in control of Sciences within the
meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code;
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B. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to
liquidate Sciences, to merge Sciences into another corporation, to cause
Sciences to sell or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, except for
dispositions made in the ordinary course of business, or to sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the stock acquired from Sciences Shareholders in the
transaction, except for transfers described in Section 368(a)(2)(C) of the Code;
C. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to
reacquire any of the Commodore Common Stock issued in connection with the
Merger;
D. The liabilities of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. assumed by
Sciences pursuant to the Merger and the liabilities to which the transferred
assets of CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. are subject were incurred by CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. in the ordinary course of its business;
E. Following the Merger, Commodore presently plans and intends
to cause Sciences to continue its historic business or use a significant portion
of its historic business assets in a business; and
F. In all reports, returns, statements and other filings with
tax authorities, Commodore will and will cause Sciences to report the Merger as
a reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the Code and will not take any
position inconsistent with such treatment.
G. The Shares of Commodore Common Stock to be issued to the
Sciences Shareholders in connection with the Merger will be voting common stock.
G. COVENANTS OF THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS.
The Sciences Shareholders covenant and agree with Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. that they will perform, or will cause Sciences and its
Subsidiaries to perform, the following covenants between the date hereof and the
Closing Date (which covenants shall survive the Closing);
2.7 Access to Information and Corporate Records. The Sciences
Shareholders shall cause Sciences and its Subsidiaries to provide Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., and their counsel, accountants and other
representatives full access during normal business hours to all of the
properties, books, accounts, records, contracts and documents of and relating to
Sciences. The Sciences Shareholders shall cause Sciences and its Subsidiaries to
furnish to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and their counsel,
accountants and representatives all documents and other information concerning
the business, finances and properties of Sciences and each Subsidiary which
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. may reasonably request from time to time
and hereby authorizes and directs the accountants and auditors of Sciences and
each Subsidiary to make available to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and
their representatives all financial information concerning Sciences and each
Subsidiary which is in its possession, including their work papers. Nothing
contained in this Section 5.1 shall in any way affect the survival of the
representations and warranties of the Sciences Shareholders as is hereinafter
provided.
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2.8 Corporate Matters. The Sciences Shareholders shall not permit
Sciences or any ubsidiary to:
A. Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws;
B. Issue any additional shares of its capital stock;
C. Issue or create any warrants, obligations, subscriptions,
options, convertible securities or other commitments for the issuance of
transfer of shares of its capital stock;
D. Enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization or
recapitalization or reclassification or its stock other than as necessary to
perform this Agreement;
E. Declare or pay any dividend on or make any distribution in
respect of its capital stock;
F. Directly or indirectly purchase, redeem, or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock; or
G. Agree to do any of the foregoing acts.
2.9 Conduct of Business. Between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date, except as otherwise permitted by the prior written consent of
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., which will not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, the Sciences Shareholders agree that:
A. Sciences and its Subsidiaries will conduct their respective
business and operations only in the ordinary course, will maintain all of their
properties and assets in a manner consistent with prior practice and will
perform all material obligations under all agreements binding upon them;
B. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will become a
party to any agreement which, if it existed on the date hereof, would be
required to be listed in Schedule 3.15 hereto;
C. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will do any of
the acts listed in Section 3.9 hereof;
D. Sciences and its Subsidiaries will continue to effect the
policies of insurance referred to in Section 3.27 hereof;
E. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will enter
into any compromise or settlement of any litigation, proceeding or governmental
investigation relating to it or its properties or business and involving a
payment of commitment by it exceeding, in the aggregate, $10,000;
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F. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will borrow
any money or incur or guarantee any debt for borrowed money except in the
ordinary course of business;
G. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will lend any
money or otherwise pledge the credit of either Advanced Sciences or its
Subsidiaries except in the ordinary course of business; and
H. Neither Sciences nor any of its Subsidiaries will knowingly
fail in any material respect to comply with any laws, ordinances, regulations or
governmental restrictions applicable to either Sciences or any of its
Subsidiaries.
2.10 Business Organization. The Sciences Shareholders shall cause
Sciences and its Subsidiaries to use their best efforts, without making any
commitments on behalf of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., to preserve
its respective business organization intact, to keep available to Sciences and
its Subsidiaries the services of their present officers and employees and to
preserve and maintain its present relationships with suppliers, customers,
lessors and others having business relationships with them.
3. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING - COMMODORE AND CXI-ASI ACQUISITION CORP.
3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Sciences Shareholders. The
representations and warranties (whether or not so captioned) of the Sciences
Shareholders made in this Agreement or in any schedule, document or certificate
delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. pursuant hereto shall be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been
made on and as of the Closing Date.
3.2 Covenants of the Sciences Shareholders and Sciences. The Sciences
Shareholders, Sciences and each of its Subsidiaries shall each have fully
performed and complied with all material covenants, terms and agreements
(whether or not so captioned) to be performed and complied with by them or it on
or before the Closing Date.
3.3 Good Standing. The Sciences Shareholders shall have delivered to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. a good standing certificate (or the
equivalent in any foreign country) as to Sciences and each of its Subsidiaries
issued by the Secretary of State (or the equivalent in any foreign
jurisdiction), of any jurisdiction under which they are organized, dated as of a
date within thirty (30) days of the Closing Date.
3.4 Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory. All proceedings taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all instruments and
documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. and their counsel.
3.5 Opinion of Sciences Shareholders' Counsel. Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. shall have received an opinion of counsel for the Sciences
Shareholders dated the Closing Date in form acceptable to Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp.
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3.6 Access to Corporate Records, etc. Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp. and their counsel, auditors and other representatives shall have had
subject to free access to the corporate and financial records, title deeds and
other documents of Sciences and each of its Subsidiaries, and to the working
papers of the auditors of Sciences and each of its Subsidiaries used in the
preparation of the Financial Statements and the Forecast described in Section
3.7, or any other financial statements or forecasts, and shall have obtained
such information and assistance from the officers, directors and employees of
Sciences, and its Subsidiaries and from their auditors in connection with its
investigations as Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. or their counsel,
auditors or other representatives shall have reasonably requested.
3.7 No Adverse Change. No material adverse change shall have occurred
in the assets, liabilities, business, operations, properties, prospects or
condition (financial or otherwise) of Sciences and its Subsidiaries including,
but not limited to, the following:
A. Any material change on the financial statements of Sciences
between May 31, 1996 and the Closing.
B. Any material loss of customers;
C. Any material loss of key employees; and
D. Any material loss of other personnel including engineers
and research personnel.
3.8 Absence of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding arising out of
or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have
been instituted or threatened against Sciences or any of its Subsidiaries or
shall have become reasonably possible of assertion against Sciences or its
Subsidiaries before or by any court, administrative agency or body or
governmental authority or any arbitration panel which in the sole discretion of
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. renders it inadvisable to proceed with
the consummation of transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.9 Corporate Resolutions. The Sciences Shareholders shall have
delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. fully executed resolutions
of the Sciences Shareholders and directors of Sciences, in proper form under the
laws of their respective jurisdictions, authorizing the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the closing, and all things reasonably incident thereto.
3.10 Inter Sese Release. Sciences, each of the Sciences Shareholders,
ASE and each of the ASE Shareholders, shall have made, executed and delivered to
each other a mutual release of all their respective claims, demands, suits,
causes of actions, damages and losses whatsoever, including those arising under
the Sciences Letter of Intent or any preceding or subsequent oral or written
agreements.
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3.11 Romero Employment. Ed L. Romero shall have entered into an
employment agreement with Sciences and/or Commodore substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 6.11.
3.12 Format Financial Statements. At or before Closing, Sciences shall
have prepared and delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. audited
financial statements for the three-year period ended September 30, 1995, in a
form and substance which conforms to Securities and Exchange Commission
Regulation S-X.
3.13 Conditions to ASE Merger Agreement. Each of the conditions to the
ASE Merger Agreement shall have occurred prior to or on the Closing Date.
3.14 Escrow Agreement. Each of the Sciences Shareholders, the ASE
Shareholders and Commodore shall have entered into an Escrow Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.14.
3.15 Consent. Any person or governmental authority whose consent is
necessary to consummate the merger, including, without limitation, the consent
of Nations Bank, shall have been obtained in a form and substance satisfactory
to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. prior to or on the Closing Date.
3.16 Resignations. The Sciences Shareholders shall have delivered to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. the written resignation of all of the
officers and members of the Board of Directors of Sciences and each of its
Subsidiaries except with respect to those whose continuing services Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. has expressly agreed prior to Closing.
3.17 Financing. Nations Bank, or another lender acceptable to Commodore
and CXIASI Acquisition Corp. shall have entered into credit facility and loan
agreement with Sciences for accounts receivables financing and amortization of
both short and long term debt which, in form and substance, are acceptable to
Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
3.18 Revisions. Any Schedule to this Merger Agreement revised or
supplemented by the Sciences Shareholders between the date hereof and Closing
pursuant to Section 11.13 hereof shall not reflect or indicate any material
adverse change in the assets, liabilities, business operations, properties,
prospects or conditions, (financial or otherwise) of Sciences or any of its
Subsidiaries.
3.19 Commodore's and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.'s Merger Consideration.
The Sciences Shareholders shall have delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. certificates representing all 236,300 shares of outstanding
Sciences Common Stock.
6.20 B.H. Capital Limited. At or before Closing, the Sciences
Shareholders shall have delivered to Commodore a statement from B.H. Capital
Limited, in form and substance satisfactory to Commodore acknowledging that: (i)
the Corporate Finance Consulting Agreement dated January 26, 1996 between
Sciences and B.H. Capital Limited ("BHCL") has been terminated; (ii) other than
fees for accrued and unpaid hourly billing and expenses, which do not
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and will not exceed $10,000, BHCL is not owed will not claim to be owed any fees
for hourly billing or expenses or, unless ASI's and Commodore's Board of
Directors, in their sole discretion, approve a credit facility with Coast
Business Credit substantially in the form as the Coast Business Credit proposal
dated August 28, 1996, fees for originating, finding, brokering or otherwise
procuring any type of financing or credit for Sciences.
6.21 Coast Business Credit Waiver. At or before Closing, the Sciences
Shareholders shall have delivered to Commodore a statement from Coast Business
Credit, in a form and substance satisfactory to Commodore, acknowledging that
Sciences has no contractual obligations with Coast Business Credit.
3.20 CONDITIONS OF CLOSING - THE SCIENCES SHAREHOLDERS.
3.21 Representations and Warranties of Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp.. The representations and warranties (whether or not so
captioned) of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. made in this Agreement or
made by Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. in any document or certificate
delivered to the Sciences Shareholders pursuant hereto shall be true and correct
in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the Closing Date.
3.22 Covenants of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.. Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. shall have fully performed and complied with all
material covenants, terms and agreements (whether or not so captioned) to be
performed and complied with by them or it on or before the Closing Date.
3.23 Corporate Resolutions. Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.
shall have delivered to the Sciences Shareholders fully executed resolutions of
its shareholders and its directors, in proper form under the laws of its
jurisdiction, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
Closing, and all things reasonably incident thereto.
3.24 Romero Employment. Ed L. Romero shall here entered into an
employment agreement with Sciences and/or Commodore substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 6.11.
3.25 Non-Taxable Event. The Merger shall, in the opinion of the
Sciences Shareholders, qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section
368(a)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
3.26 Release of Personal Guaranties. Any personal guaranties of any
individual Sciences Shareholder with respect to credit extended to Sciences or
any Subsidiary shall be or shall have been released at or immediately before
Closing.
3.27 Opinion of Counsel. The Sciences Shareholder shall have received
an opinion of counsel to Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. in form
acceptable to the Sciences Shareholders.
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3.28 AMEX Listing. The Commodore Common Stock issued pursuant to this
Agreement shall have been listed on the AMEX subject to official notice of
issuance.
3.29 Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed by the SEC Documents,
there shall not have been any material adverse change in the business, assets,
financial condition or prospects of Commodore and its subsidiaries, taken as a
whole.
3.30 Registration Rights Agreement. The Sciences Shareholders and
Commodore shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement substantially
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.10.
3.31 Sciences Merger Consideration. Commodore shall have delivered to
the Sciences Shareholders certificates representing the Sciences Merger
Consideration in the amounts and to the individual Sciences Shareholders
described on Schedule 7.11 attached hereto.
(i) TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING.
3.32 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to
the Closing:
A. By the mutual written consent of the parties hereto; or
B. By any of the parties hereto in writing if the Merger shall
not have been consummated on or before September 30, 1996, unless the failure to
consummate the Merger is the result of a default by the party (with Commodore
and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. collectively being deemed a party and the Sciences
Shareholders being deemed a party) seeking to terminate this Agreement; or
C. By Commodore in writing if the Sciences Shareholders shall
have breached this Agreement in any material respect; or
D. By the Sciences Shareholders in writing if Commodore or
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. shall have breached this Agreement in any material
respect; or
E. By any of the parties hereto in writing if any court of
competent jurisdiction or any governmental entity shall have issued an order,
decree or ruling enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting the
consummation of the Merger or shall have authorized the filing or taking of any
action seeking to enjoin, restrain or otherwise prohibit the consummation of the
Merger.
3.33 Effect on Obligations. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Article 8 shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder;
provided, however, that termination pursuant to clauses (C) or (D) of Section
8.1 shall not relieve any breaching party from any liability to the other
parties hereto.
3.34 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
3.35 Commodore's Reliance.
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A. The parties agree that, notwithstanding any right of
Commodore to fully investigate the affairs of Sciences or any Subsidiary, or
matters relating to this Agreement, and notwithstanding any knowledge of facts
determined or determinable by Commodore pursuant to such investigation or right
of investigation, Commodore has the right to rely fully upon the representations
and warranties of the Sciences Shareholders, Sciences and any of its
Subsidiaries, and on the accuracy of any document, certificate or schedule
annexed hereto or delivered to Commodore pursuant hereto. Except as otherwise
hereinafter set forth, all such representations and warranties of the Sciences
Shareholders, Sciences and any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective agents,
servants, employees or representatives contained in this Agreement or in any
document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered pursuant hereto,
shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing
hereunder for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date.
B. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary:
(i) the representations and warranties (whether or
not so captioned) made by Sciences Shareholders in Section 3.2 hereof, shall
survive in perpetuity.
(ii) the representations and warranties (whether or
not so captioned) made by the Sciences Shareholders in Section 3.22 and 3.23
shall survive until expiration (including any extensions or waivers thereof) of
the applicable Internal Revenue Code, and any corresponding state or foreign tax
laws, statute of limitations for failure to properly report income and expenses
and to file income or other tax returns for the fiscal years ending 1992, 1993,
1994, and 1995.
(iii) the Sciences Shareholders' liability arising
under any representation or warranty contained herein (whether or not so
captioned) which representation or warranty is alleged or proven to be
fraudulently made shall survive for a period of time coincidental with any
applicable federal or state statute of limitation for claims based on
intentional misrepresentation, fraud, securities fraud or similar federal or
state law in connection with this Agreement.
3.36 The Sciences Shareholders' Reliance.
A. The parties agree that, notwithstanding any right of the Sciences
Shareholders to fully investigate the affairs of Commodore and CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp., and notwithstanding any knowledge of facts determined or
determinable by the Sciences Shareholders pursuant to such investigation or
right of investigation, the Sciences Shareholders have the right to rely fully
upon the representations and warranties of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition
Corp. and their agents, servants, employees and representatives, and on the
accuracy of any document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered to
the Sciences Shareholders pursuant hereto. All such representations and
warranties of Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., their agents, servants,
employees and representatives, contained in this Agreement or in any document,
certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered pursuant hereto, shall
survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing hereunder
for a period of 18 months from the Closing Date.
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B. Commodore's liability arising under any representation or warranty
contained herein (whether or not so captioned) which representation or warranty
is alleged or proven to be fraudulently made shall survive for a period of time
coincidental with any applicable federal or state statute of limitation for
claims based on intentional misrepresentation, fraud, securities fraud or
similar federal or state law in connection with this Agreement.
INDEMNIFICATION.
3.37 Obligation of the Sciences Shareholders to Indemnify. Subject to
limitations set forth in Section 10.5 and provided that Commodore is not in
default of its obligations under this Agreement, the Sciences Shareholders shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless Commodore, Sciences and their successors and
assigns, from and against any and all losses, liabilities, damages or
deficiencies (including interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees, but
not including the use by Sciences of its net operating loss carry forward or its
deferred tax asset to offset income resulting from any IRS tax audit) arising
out of or due to any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants
or undertakings of the Sciences Shareholders contained in this Agreement
(whether or not so captioned) or in any document, certificate or schedule
annexed hereto or delivered to Commodore pursuant to this Agreement.
3.38 Obligation of Commodore to Indemnify. Subject to limitations set
forth in Section 10.5 and provided that the Sciences Shareholders are not in
default of their obligations under this Agreement, Commodore shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless the Sciences Shareholders from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, damages or deficiencies (including interest, penalties and
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or due to a breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings of Commodore or CXI-ASI
Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement (whether or not so captioned) or
in any document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered to the
Sciences Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement.
3.39 Procedure. All claims for indemnification of payment under this
Article 10 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
A. An indemnitee shall promptly give the indemnitor notice of
any matter which an indemnitee has determined has given or is likely to give
rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, stating the amount of
the loss, if known, and method of computation thereof, all with reasonable
particularity, and stating with particularity the nature of such matter. Failure
to provide prompt notice shall not affect the right of the indemnitee to
indemnification except to the extent such failure shall have resulted in
liability to the indemnitor that could have been actually avoided had such
notice been provided within such required time period; provided that no notice
of claim shall be enforceable hereunder if it is not received by the indemnitor
prior to the expiration of the survival period set forth in Article 9 hereof.
B. The obligations and liabilities of an indemnitor under this
Article 10 with respect to losses arising from claims of any third party that
are subject to the indemnification provided for in this Article 10 ("Third Party
Claims") shall be governed by and contingent upon the following additional terms
and conditions: if an indemnitee shall receive notice of any third party claim,
the indemnitee shall give the indemnitor prompt notice of such third party claim
and
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the indemnitor may, at its option, assume and control the defense of such third
party claim at the indemnitor's expense and through counsel of the indemnitor's
choice reasonably acceptable to indemnitee. In the event the indemnitor assumes
the defense against any such third party claim as provided above, the indemnitee
shall have the right to participate at its own expense in the defense of such
asserted liability, shall cooperate with the indemnitor in such defense and will
attempt to make available on a reasonable basis to the indemnitor all witnesses,
pertinent records, materials and information in its possession or under its
control relating thereto as is easonably r defense against any such third party
claim, the indemnitor shall cooperate with the indemnitee (and be entitled to
participate at is own cost) in such defense and attempt to make available to it
on a reasonable basis all such witnesses, records, materials and information in
its possession or under its control relating thereto as is reasonably required
by the indemnitee. The indemnitor understands that if such third party claim
results in an obligation to indemnify hereunder, damages shall include all
reasonable costs and expenses of such defense. Except for the settlement of a
third party claim that involves payment of money only and for which the
indemnitee is totally indemnified by the indemnitor, no third party claim may be
settled without the written consent of the indemnitee, which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld.
C. If the indemnitor shall object to a claim for indemnity
hereunder, a written notice of such objection setting forth in reasonable detail
the basis for such objection shall be promptly provided to the indemnitee (which
notice of objection as to any third party claim may in effect be a "reservation
of rights" notice neither admitting nor denying an obligation to indemnify
hereunder). The parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute arising from the
indemnitor's objection to a claim for indemnity within 30 days of the
indemnitor's receipt of such claim, provided that if such dispute cannot be so
resolved, the party seeking indemnification may take any action available at law
or in equity to resolve such claim and such dispute. If the claim objected to
shall thereafter be determined to have been a valid claim, damages shall include
interest at the prime rate as quoted from time to time by CitiBank of New York
(the "Prime Rate") from the date the claim is first made by the indemnitee until
fully paid.
D. No claims for indemnification may be made by any of the
parties if this Agreement terminates prior to Closing; provided, however, this
provision shall not prohibit a party from taking action for any breach of this
Agreement.
3.40 Adjustment of Liability. The amount which an indemnitee shall be
entitled to receive from an indemnitor with respect to a loss under this Article
10 shall be net of any insurance recovery by the indemnitee on account of such
loss from an unaffiliated party and the indemnitor shall be subrogated to the
rights of the indemnitee with respect to any such loss.
3.41 Limitation on Indemnification.
A. There shall be no indemnification recoverable against the
Sciences Shareholders under Section 10.1 or against Commodore under Section 10.2
for any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (whether or not so captioned)
until the damages suffered by Commodore or Sciences, or by the Sciences
Shareholders, as the case may be, as a result thereof shall exceed $100,000 in
the aggregated (the "retained liability") and then only for damages in excess of
such amount, provided that for indemnification recoverable under Section
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9.1(B)(i) and (iii), there shall be no retained liability threshold first
barring recovery by Commodore and Sciences.
B. Pursuant to Section 10.1 of the ASE Merger Agreement, the
ASE Shareholders have agreed, severally and not jointly as against the Sciences
Shareholders, to indemnify Commodore for one-half of any damages resulting from
any breach by Sciences of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.7-3.23, 3.25-3.31 and 3.34 (as Section 3.34 applies to the foregoing
sections) of this Agreement (the "Operations Representations"), and subject to
the maximum indemnity set forth in paragraph C below, the Sciences Shareholders
shall be liable to Commodore only for the remaining one-half of any damages
resulting from a breach by Sciences of any of the Operations Representations.
C. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the maximum amount of damages that Commodore may recover against the Sciences
Shareholders or the Sciences Shareholders may recover against Commodore on
account of indemnification for all misrepresentations and breaches of warranties
pursuant to Section 10.1 or 10.2, as the case may be, shall be one-half of the
value of the Sciences Merger Consideration based on the average of the high and
low prices of Commodore Common Stock on the AMEX on the day prior to the Closing
Date.
3.42 Payment.
A. Payment of any amounts due pursuant to this Article 10
shall be made within 30 days after notice is sent by the indemnitee or as
determined upon resolution of a dispute pursuant to Section 10.3(C) hereof.
B. With respect to amounts due from the Sciences Shareholders
to Commodore pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, such indemnification claim may be
paid in shares of Commodore Common Stock or cash, at the option of the Sciences
Shareholder. If the Sciences Shareholder elects to make such payment in shares
of Commodore Common Stock (pursuant to the Escrow Agreement referred to in
Section 6.14 or otherwise), the value of such shares for the purpose of
determining the number of shares to be delivered to Commodore shall be the
greater of (i) the average of the high and low prices of Commodore Common Stock
on the AMEX on the Closing Date and (ii) the average of the high and low prices
of Commodore Common Stock on the AMEX on the date that Commodore delivers the
notice of its indemnity claim to the Sciences Shareholders.
3.43 Sole and Exclusive Remedy. The indemnification provisions of this
Article 10 are the sole and exclusive remedy of any party to this Agreement for
a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or for any
matters relating to assets or otherwise related to the transactions contemplated
hereby, except in each case with respect to any claim based on fraud in the
inducement or a similar theory (including, without limitation, claims based on
Rule 10b-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), and provided
that nothing in this Agreement shall preclude the Sciences Shareholders from
seeking any remedy otherwise available to the Sciences Shareholders as a
shareholder of Commodore. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this
Section 10.7, in no event shall the terms of
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Section 10.1B of the ASE Merger Agreement (several indemnification for
Operations Representations) be construed to include an agreement by the ASE
Shareholders to indemnify Commodore in respect of any claim by Commodore of
fraud in the inducement or any similar theory against Sciences or the Sciences
Shareholders.
MISCELLANEOUS.
3.44 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to be duly given if delivered personally or sent by telefax or by
registered or certified mail (notices sent by telefax or mailed shall be deemed
to have been given on the date received), as follows (or to such other address
as any party shall designate by notice in writing to the others in accordance
herewith:
(i) To Advanced Sciences, Inc.:
(Before Closing)
Advanced Sciences, Inc.
6739 Academy Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-3345
(After Closing)
Advanced Sciences, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
34th Floor
New York, New York 10155
(ii) To the Sciences Shareholders:
Ed L. Romero
c/o Advanced Sciences, Inc.
Sciences Shareholder Representative
6739 Academy Road NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109-3345
(iii) To Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp.:
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
34th Floor
New York, New York 10155
3.45 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and
Schedules) contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
Merger and related transactions and supersedes all prior arrangements or
understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto.
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3.46 Amendments. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be amended
or modified in whole or in part at any time, to the extent authorized by
applicable law, by an agreement in writing, authorized and executed in the same
manner as this Agreement by the parties hereto.
3.47 Waivers; Remedies. No delay on the part of any party in exercising
any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power of privilege
hereunder, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. Except as set forth
in Section 10.7, the rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party may otherwise have at
law or in equity. The rights and remedies of any party arising out of or
otherwise in respect of any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement shall in no way be
limited by the fact that the act, omission, occurrence or breach is based may
also be the subject matter of any other representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement (or in any other agreement between the
parties delivered in connection with the Merger) as to which there is no
inaccuracy or breach.
3.48 Execution and Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart
shall be deemed effective upon receipt by the other party of telefaxed signature
page to this Agreement, provided that such party shall nonetheless transmit its
original executed signature page to the other party.
3.49 Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules and other
documents attached to or delivered herewith are hereby incorporated and made a
part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
3.50 Drafting. No presumption shall operate in favor of or against any
party in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement as a consequence
of a party's responsibility for drafting this Agreement.
3.51 Recitals. The recital clauses of this Agreement are incorporated
herein to the body as though set forth at length.
3.52 Attorney and Professional Fees. Each party will pay his/her own
attorney or professional fees in connection with this Agreement or discussions
leading to this Agreement.
3.53 Captions. The captions of Sections hereof are for convenience only
and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the
provisions of this Agreement.
3.54 Controlling Law. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement
shall be governed and construed by the internal, substantive laws of the State
of New Mexico (without regard to that state's choice of law rules or doctrines)
and, if applicable, the substantive law (statutory, administrative or common
law) of the United States (without regard to its choice of law, rules or
doctrines).
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3.55 Implementing Agreement. Subject to the other terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall take all action required of
him, her or it to fulfill his, her or its obligations under this Agreement and
shall otherwise use his, her or its best efforts to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement,
each of the parties hereto agrees that he, she or it will not take any action
which has the effect of preventing or impairing his, her or its performance of
his, her or its obligations under this Agreement.
3.56 Schedules. The Sciences Shareholders may revise or supplement the
schedules at any time at or prior to the Closing to reflect information that
came into existence or becomes known to the ASE Shareholders after the date
hereof and that would have been required to be disclosed on one or more
schedules if such information were in existence and known on the date hereof.
The information contained in such revisions and supplements, if any, to the
extent they are materially adverse, shall not limit the ability of Commodore and
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. from concluding that their closing conditions have not
been satisfied; but in the event Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. elect
to close, the schedules, as so revised or supplemented, shall from and after the
Closing replace and supersede the earlier schedules for all purposes hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the parties have
duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
By:/s/ Paul E. Hanneson
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Paul E. Hanneson, President
CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., Inc.
By:/s/ Paul E. Hanneson
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Paul E. Hanneson, President
Advanced Sciences, Inc.
By:/s/ Ed L. Romero
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Ed L. Romero, Chief Executive Officer
The Sciences Shareholders:
(1) The Ed L. and Tanna Romero Revocable
Trust
By: /s/ Ed L. Romero
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Ed. L. Romero, Trustee
By:/s/ Tanna Romero
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Tanna Romero, Trustee
(2)/s/ Ed L. Romero
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Ed L. Romero
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(3)/s/ Tanna Romero
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Tanna Romero
(4)/s/ Donald T. Morgan
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Donald T. Morgan
(5)/s/ Betty D. Morgan
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Betty D. Morgan
(6)The Irrevocable Trust for the Benefit of
the Children of Ed L. and Tanna Romero
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
(7) Sarah Teres Sneddon Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
(8) Andrea Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
(9) Camila Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
(10) Nicolas Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
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(11) Edward Adam Romero Irrevocable Trust
By: /s/ Sabino Olivas III
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Sabino Olivas III, Trustee
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit 6.11 Romero Employment Agreement
Exhibit 6.14 Escrow Agreement
Exhibit 7.10 Registration Rights Agreement
Schedule 1.2 Outstanding Shares
Schedule 2.2 Plan of Merger
Schedule 3.2 Agreements for Stock
Schedule 3.5 Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments of Sciences
Schedule 3.6 Consents
Schedule 3.8 Adverse Changes
Schedule 3.9 Events Since Financial Statement Date
Schedule 3.10 Undisclosed Liabilities
Schedule 3.11 Title to Assets
Schedule 3.13 Real Property
Schedule 3.14 Litigation
Schedule 3.15 Material Agreements
Schedule 3.16 Accounts Receivable
Schedule 3.17 Environmental Matters
Schedule 3.18 Licenses and Permits
Schedule 3.19 Compliance with Laws
Schedule 3.20 Patents and Trademarks
Schedule 3.21 Collective Bargaining Agreements
Schedule 3.22 Taxes
Schedule 3.25 Equipment and Machinery
Schedule 3.26 Employee Benefits Plans
Schedule 3.27 Insurance Policies
Schedule 3.28 Bank Accounts
Schedule 3.29 Affiliate Transactions
Schedule 7.11 Sciences Shareholders' Ownership
Required by the indemnitor. In the event the indemnitor does not elect to
conduct the
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Exhibit 2.2
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and between
A.S. Environmental, Inc.
First Financial Alliance Partners, Inc.
Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
Tom J. Fatjo, III
and
Alan B. Harp
a
n
d
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.......................................... 2
1.1 Merger.................................................... 2
1.2 Conversion of Stock....................................... 3
1.3 Exchange.................................................. 3
2. CLOSING................................................................. 3
2.1 Closing................................................... 3
2.2 Deliveries at Closing..................................... 3
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS.................. 3
3.1 Organization, Standing and Qualification.................. 3
3.2 Capitalization............................................ 4
3.3 Corporate Documents....................................... 4
3.4 Ownership and Merger...................................... 4
3.5 No Violations; Consents................................... 4
3.6 No Operations, Etc........................................ 5
3.7 Litigation................................................ 5
3.8 Brokers................................................... 5
3.9 Disclosure................................................ 5
3.10 Government Authorizations and Regulations................. 5
3.11 Closing................................................... 5
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMMODORE AND
CXI-ASE ACQUISITION CORP. ............................................ 6
4.1 Corporate Organization, Standing.......................... 6
4.2 Authorization of Agreement................................ 6
4.3 Brokers................................................... 6
4.4 Authorization for Commodore Common Stock.................. 6
4.5 SEC Documents............................................. 6
4.6 Tax Representations....................................... 7
5. COVENANTS OF THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS....................................... 8
5.1 Access to Information and Corporate Records............... 8
5.2 Corporate Matters......................................... 8
5.3 Conduct of Business....................................... 8
5.4 Business Organization..................................... 9
6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING - COMMODORE AND CXI-ASE ACQUISITION
CORP. ................................................................ 9
6.1 Representations and Warranties of the ASE Shareholders.... 9
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6.2 Covenants of the ASE Shareholders and ASE............... 9
6.3 Good Standing........................................... 10
6.4 Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory................ 10
6.5 Opinion of the ASE Shareholders' Counsel................ 10
6.6 Access to Corporate Records, etc........................ 10
6.7 No Adverse Change....................................... 10
6.8 Absence of Litigation................................... 10
6.9 Corporate Resolutions................................... 10
6.10 Inter Sese Release...................................... 10
6.11 Conditions to Sciences Merger Agreement................. 11
6.12 Escrow Agreement........................................ 11
6.13 Consents................................................ 11
6.14 Resignations............................................ 11
6.15 Commodore's and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.'s
Merger Consideration................................... 11
7. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING - THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS.......................... 11
7.1 Representations and Warranties of Commodore
and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp............................ 11
7.2 Covenants of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp..... 11
7.3 Corporate Resolutions................................... 11
7.4 Non-Taxable Event....................................... 12
7.5 Opinion of Counsel...................................... 12
7.6 AMEX Listing............................................ 12
7.7 Material Adverse Effect................................. 12
7.8 Registration Rights Agreement........................... 12
7.9 ASE Merger Consideration................................ 12
8. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING.......................................... 12
8.1 Termination............................................. 12
8.2 Effect on Obligations................................... 13
9. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES............................ 13
9.1 Commodore's Reliance.................................... 13
9.2 The ASE Shareholders' Reliance.......................... 13
10. INDEMNIFICATION...................................................... 14
10.1 Obligation of the ASE Shareholders to Indemnify......... 14
10.2 Obligation of Commodore to Indemnify.................... 14
10.3 Procedure............................................... 15
10.4 Adjustment of Liability................................. 16
10.5 Limitation on Indemnification........................... 16
10.6 Payment................................................. 16
10.7 Sole and Exclusive Remedy............................... 15
11. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................ 17
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11.1 Notices................................................. 17
11.2 Entire Agreement........................................ 18
11.3 Amendments.............................................. 19
11.4 Waivers; Remedies....................................... 19
11.5 Execution and Delivery.................................. 19
11.6 Exhibits and Schedules.................................. 19
11.7 Drafting................................................ 19
11.8 Recitals................................................ 19
11.9 Attorney and Professional Fees.......................... 19
11.10 Captions................................................ 19
11.11 Controlling Law......................................... 19
11.12 Implementing Agreement.................................. 19
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER is dated as of September 11, 1996 by
and between (i) A.S. Environmental, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware ("ASE"); (ii) the holders of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of ASE: First Financial Alliance
Partners, Inc., Tom J. Fatjo, Jr., Tom J. Fatjo, III and Alan B. Harp (the "ASE
Shareholders"), (iii) Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc., a corporation
organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware ("Commodore"),
and (iv) CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware ("CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, ASE, pursuant to a Letter of Intent dated June 20, 1996 (the
"Sciences Letter of Intent"), has an agreement with the shareholders (the
"Sciences Shareholders") of Advanced Sciences, Inc. ("Sciences") to acquire all
of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Sciences; and
WHEREAS, Commodore, pursuant to a Letter of Intent dated July 12, 1996,
has an agreement with the ASE Shareholders to acquire all of the issued and
outstanding shares of capital stock of ASE and Sciences (the "ASE Letter of
Intent"); and
WHEREAS, the ASE Shareholders own all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of ASE and the Sciences Shareholders own all of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Sciences; and
WHEREAS, Commodore, Sciences, the Sciences Shareholders, ASE and the
ASE Shareholders have agreed that, contrary to the terms of the Sciences Letter
of Intent and the ASE Letter of Intent, ASE will not acquire the capital stock
of Sciences; rather, Commodore will acquire directly the capital stock of each
of Sciences and ASE in separate but simultaneous and contingent transactions;
and
WHEREAS, Commodore owns all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.; and
WHEREAS, Commodore and CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. have entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger with Sciences, the Sciences Shareholders, dated the
date of this Agreement, whereby CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp. will be merged with
and into Sciences (the "Sciences Merger Agreement"); and
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WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement and in the Sciences Merger Agreement, Commodore, CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp., ASE and the ASE Shareholders have agreed that CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
will be merged with and into ASE in a merger intended to qualify as a tax-free
reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E);
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the recitals and of the mutual
covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, and
subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions contained herein, the
parties, each intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:
1. THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.
1.1 Merger
A. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. shall be merged with and into ASE
(the "Merger") in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law
("DGCL"). ASE shall be the surviving corporation (the "Surviving
Corporation"). The Surviving Corporation shall continue its corporate
existence under, be organized under and be governed by the DGCL and
shall possess all the rights and assets of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
and ASE and be subject to all of the liabilities and obligations of
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and ASE in accordance with the provisions of
the DGCL.
B. The Merger shall be effective when a properly executed
Certificate of Merger (together with any other documents required to
effectuate the Merger) shall have been filed with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware in accordance with the provisions of the
DGCL, which filing shall be made as soon as practical after the
Closing, and the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware shall have
issued its Certificate of Merger in accordance with the provisions of
the DGCL (the "Effective Time"). The Merger shall have the effects set
forth in the DGCL.
C. The Certificate of Incorporation and the Bylaws of CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp., as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended.
D. The directors and officers of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors and
officers of the Surviving Corporation and will hold office from the
Effective Time until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed.
1.2 Conversion of Stock.
A. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without
any action on the part of the ASE Shareholders, each of the 1,000
shares of Common Stock of ASE
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which are owned by the ASE Shareholders as shown on Schedule 1.2A and
which are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into the right to receive, upon surrender of the certificate
formerly representing such shares pursuant to Section 1.3, 450 shares
of Commodore Common Stock (the "ASE Merger Consideration") so that when
all outstanding shares of ASE is surrendered, a total of 450,000 shares
of Common Stock of Commodore will be issued in consideration therefore.
B. Each share of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into one share of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation.
1.3 Exchange. At the Closing, the ASE Shareholders shall surrender to
Commodore the certificates formerly representing all of the issued and
outstanding Common Stock of ASE. As of and after the Effective Time, the ASE
Shareholders shall not have any rights as holders of the Common Stock of the
Surviving Corporation other than to receive the ASE Merger Consideration.
2. CLOSING.
2.1 Closing. Subject to the provisions of Sections 6 and 7, the closing
("Closing") of the Merger shall take place on or before September 30, 1996, at
such place and time as the parties may mutually agree in writing. The date on
which the Closing occurs is sometimes hereinafter referred to as the "Closing
Date."
2.2 Deliveries at Closing. In addition to the exchange of stock
described in Section 1.3, the parties shall deliver an executed copy of the Plan
of Merger in the form of that attached hereto as Schedule 2.2 and the documents
and other items required pursuant to Sections 6 and 7.
3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS.
As an inducement to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. to enter
into this Agreement and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, the ASE
Shareholders, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. that:
3.1 Organization, Standing and Qualification. ASE is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware; it
has the corporate power and lawful authority to own, lease and operate its
assets, properties, subsidiaries and business and to carry on its business, all
as now conducted.
3.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of ASE consists of
10,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of which 1,000 shares
are issued. All of such issued
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shares have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
non-assessable and none of them were issued in violation of any preemptive or
other right. ASE is not a party to or bound by any contract, agreement or
arrangement to issue, sell or otherwise dispose of or redeem, purchase or
otherwise acquire any capital stock or any other security of ASE or any other
security exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into any capital stock
or any other security of ASE, and, except for this Agreement, there is no
outstanding option, warrant or other right to subscribe for or purchase, or
contract, agreement or arrangement with respect to, any capital stock or any
other security of ASE or other security exercisable or convertible into any
capital stock or any other security of ASE.
3.3 Corporate Documents. The copies of the Certificate of Incorporation
of ASE and all amendments thereto to date, certified by the Secretary of State
of Delaware, and the By-Laws of ASE as amended to date, certified by the
Secretary of ASE, which have been or will be delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp., are complete and correct, and the minute books of ASE, which
the ASE Shareholders will make available to Commodore and CXI- ASE Acquisition
Corp. and their counsel prior to the Closing Date, correctly reflect all
corporate actions taken at the meetings reported therein and correctly record
all resolutions.
3.4 Ownership and Merger. The ASE Shareholders own the ASE Common Stock
beneficially and of record, free and clear of all liens of any nature. The ASE
Shareholders have the full right and power to consummate the Merger without
obtaining the consent of any other person or governmental authority. The Merger
is not subject to registration under applicable federal and state securities
laws.
3.5 No Violations; Consents. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
violate any provision of, or result in the breach of or accelerate or permit the
acceleration of the performance required by the terms of, any applicable law,
rule or regulation of any governmental body, the Certificate of Incorporation or
By-Laws of ASE, or any lease, bond, mortgage, note, loan agreement, credit
agreement or facility, indenture or any other material agreement to which any
ASE Shareholder or ASE is a party or by which they may be bound, or of any
order, judgment or decree applicable to it or them, or result in the creation of
any claim, lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the
ASE Shareholders or ASE, or terminate or result in the termination of any such
agreement, or in any way affect or violate the terms or conditions of, or result
in the cancellation, modification, revocation, or suspension of, any of the
licenses, franchises, approvals, certificates, permits or authorization held by
ASE. No consent is required from any third party in order for any ASE
Shareholder to validly and lawfully perform his or its obligations hereunder.
3.6 No Operations, Etc. Since incorporation, ASE has conducted no
operations or business of any type whatsoever, except the negotiation and
execution of the Sciences Letter of Intent, the ASE Letter of Intent and this
Agreement. Except for the Sciences Letter of Intent, and the ASE Letter of
Intent, ASE: has no assets, has no equity investment in any entity and is not a
party to any loan or any other agreement of any type whatsoever, whether verbal
or
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written. ASE has no and since incorporation has never had any equipment,
liabilities, (contingent or otherwise), employees, employee benefits plans or
insurance agreements. ASE has established a bank account to which the ASE
Shareholders contributed $1,000, the balance of which will be withdrawn
immediately prior to the Effective Time; however, all costs and expenses
associated with the negotiation and execution of the Sciences Letter of Intent,
the ASE Letter of Intent and this Agreement have been and shall be borne by the
ASE Shareholders individually. ASE has not assigned or otherwise transferred its
rights under the Sciences Letter of Intent except pursuant to the ASE Letter of
Intent and this Agreement.
3.7 Litigation. ASE is not a party to, or to the knowledge of the ASE
Shareholders, threatened with, any litigation or judicial, administrative or
arbitration proceedings, or any unasserted claims reasonably possible of
assertion.
3.8 Brokers. No finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary has acted
for or on behalf of ASE in connection with this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby, and no finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary is
entitled to any finder's, broker's or similar fee or other commission in
connection therewith based on any agreement, arrangement or understanding with
the ASE Shareholders or any action taken by ASE or the ASE Shareholders.
3.9 Disclosure. No representation, warranty or covenant by the ASE
Shareholders in this Agreement nor any Schedule, statement, list or certificate
furnished or to be furnished to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. pursuant
thereto, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omit to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
3.10 Governmental Authorizations and Regulations. No licenses,
franchises, permits and other governmental authorizations are necessary to
operate and to conduct its businesses.
3.11 Closing. At Closing, all of the representations and warranties
contained herein will be true and accurate.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMMODORE
AND CXI-ASE ACQUISITION CORP.
Each of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., as applicable,
represents and warrants to the ASE Shareholders as follows:
4.1 Corporate Organization, Standing. It is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware.
4.2 Authorization of Agreement. This Agreement has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
and, subject to the due
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authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp..
The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment and compliance with the
terms and conditions hereof do not and will not after the giving or notice, or
the lapse of time, or otherwise: (A) violate any provisions of any judicial or
administrative order, award, judgment or decree applicable to Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., or (B) conflict with any of the provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp., or (C) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default under
any agreement or instrument to which Commodore or CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. is a
party or by which it is bound.
4.3 Brokers. No finder, broker, agent or similar intermediary has acted
for or on behalf of Commodore or CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. in connection with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and no finder, broker,
agent or similar intermediary is entitled to any finder's, broker's or similar
fee or other commission in connection therewith based on any agreement,
arrangement or understanding with Commodore or CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. or any
action taken by Commodore or CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp..
4.4 Authorization for Commodore Common Stock. Except as set forth in
Section 7.6, Commodore has taken all necessary action to permit it to issue the
number of shares of Commodore Common Stock required to be issued pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement. The shares of Commodore Common Stock issued pursuant to
the terms of this Agreement will, when issued, be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and will not be in violation of preemptive rights. The Commodore
Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement will, when issued, be listed on
the AMEX.
4.5 SEC Documents. The Prospectus dated June 28, 1996 and related
documents filed by Commodore with the Securities and Exchange Commission, copies
of which have been delivered to the ASE Shareholders (the "SEC Documents"),
complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder applicable to such SEC Documents, and none of the SEC Documents
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The consolidated financial statements of Commodore included in the
SEC Documents comply as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the
Commission with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis during the periods
involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present
the consolidated financial position of Commodore and its consolidated
subsidiaries as of the dates thereof and the consolidated results of their
operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (except in the case of
interim period financial information, for normal year-end adjustments).
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4.6 Tax Representations. Commodore, in order to assist ASE in achieving
a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, hereby represents to
and covenants with the ASE Shareholders that:
A. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to cause
ASE, after the Merger, to issue any additional shares of ASE's stock
that would result in Commodore not being in control of ASE within the
meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code;
B. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to
liquidate ASE, to merge ASE into another corporation, to cause ASE to
sell or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, except for dispositions
made in the ordinary course of business, or to sell or otherwise
dispose of any of the target acquired from the ASE Shareholders in the
transaction, except for transfers described in Section 368(a)(2)(C) of
the Code;
C. Commodore has no present plan or present intention to
reacquire any of the Commodore Common Stock issued in connection with
the Merger;
D. The liabilities of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. assumed by ASE
pursuant to the Merger and the liabilities to which the transferred
assets of CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. are subject were incurred by
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. in the ordinary course of its business;
E. Following the Merger, Commodore presently plans and intends
to cause ASE to continue its historic business or use a significant
portion of its historic business assets in a business; and
F. In all reports, returns, statements and other filings with
tax authorities, Commodore will and will cause ASE to report the Merger
as a reorganization described in Section 368(a) of the Code and will
not take any position inconsistent with such treatment.
5. COVENANTS OF THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS.
The ASE Shareholders covenant and agree with Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp. that they will perform, or will cause ASE to perform, the
following covenants between the date hereof and the Closing Date (which
covenants shall survive the Closing);
5.1 Access to Information and Corporate Records. The ASE Shareholders
shall cause ASE to provide Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and their
counsel, accountants and other representatives full access during normal
business hours to all of the properties, books, accounts, records, contracts and
documents of and relating to ASE. The ASE Shareholders shall cause ASE to
furnish to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and their counsel,
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accountants and other representatives all documents and other information
concerning the business, finances and properties of ASE which Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. may reasonably request from time to time and hereby
authorizes and directs the accountants and auditors of ASE to make available to
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and their representatives all financial
information concerning ASE which is in its possession, including their work
papers. Nothing contained in this Section 5.1 shall in any way affect the
survival of the representations and warranties of the ASE Shareholders as is
hereinafter provided.
5.2 Corporate Matters. The ASE Shareholders shall not permit ASE to:
A. Amend its Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws;
B. Issue any additional shares of its capital stock;
C. Issue or create any warrants, obligations, subscriptions,
options, convertible securities or other commitments for the issuance
of transfer of shares of its capital stock;
D. Enter into any merger, consolidation, reorganization or
recapitalization or reclassification or its stock other than as
necessary to perform this Agreement;
E. Declare or pay any dividend on or make any distribution in
respect of its capital stock;
F. Directly or indirectly purchase, redeem, or otherwise
acquire any shares of its capital stock; or
G. Agree to do any of the foregoing acts.
5.3 Conduct of Business. Between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date, except as otherwise permitted by the prior written consent of
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., which will not be unreasonably withheld
or delayed, the ASE Shareholders agree that:
A. ASE will conduct its respective business and operations
only in the ordinary course, will maintain all of its properties and
assets in a manner consistent with prior practice and will perform all
material obligations under all agreements binding upon it;
B. ASE will not become a party to any agreement;
C. ASE will not enter into any compromise or settlement of any
litigation, proceeding or governmental investigation relating to it or
its properties or business and involving a payment of commitment by it
exceeding, in the aggregate, $10,000;
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D. ASE will not borrow any money or incur or guarantee any
debt for borrowed money except in the ordinary course of business;
E. ASE will not lend any money or otherwise pledge the credit
of ASE except in the ordinary course of business; and
F. ASE will not knowingly fail in any material respect to
comply with any laws, ordinances, regulations or governmental
restrictions applicable to ASE.
5.4 Business Organization. The ASE Shareholders shall cause ASE to use
its best efforts, without making any commitments to Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp., to preserve its respective business organization intact, to
keep available to ASE the services of its present officers and members of the
Board of Directors and to preserve and maintain its present relationships with
suppliers, customers, lessors and others having business relationships with it.
6. CONDITIONS TO CLOSING - COMMODORE AND CXI-ASE
ACQUISITION CORP.
6.1 Representations and Warranties of the ASE Shareholders. The
representations and warranties (whether or not so captioned) of the ASE
Shareholders made in this Agreement or in any schedule, document or certificate
delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. pursuant hereto shall be
true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the
same force and effect as though such representations and warranties had been
made on and as of the Closing Date.
6.2 Covenants of the ASE Shareholders and ASE. The ASE Shareholders and
ASE shall each have fully performed and complied with all material covenants,
terms and agreements (whether or not so captioned) to be performed and complied
with by them on or before the Closing Date.
6.3 Good Standing. The ASE Shareholders shall have delivered to
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. a good standing certificate as to ASE
issued by the Secretary of State of Delaware, dated as of a date within ten (10)
days of the Closing Date.
6.4 Proceedings and Instruments Satisfactory. All proceedings taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all instruments and
documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and their counsel.
6.5 Opinion of the ASE Shareholders' Counsel. Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp. shall have received an opinion of counsel for the ASE
Shareholders dated the Closing Date and in form acceptable to Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp..
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6.6 Access to Corporate Records, etc. Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp. and their counsel, auditors and other representatives shall have had free
access to the corporate and financial records, title deeds and other documents
of ASE and shall have obtained such information and assistance from the officers
and directors of ASE in connection with its investigations as Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. or their counsel or other representatives shall have
reasonably requested.
6.7 No Adverse Change. No material adverse change shall have occurred
in the assets, liabilities, business, operations, properties, prospects or
condition (financial or otherwise) of ASE.
6.8 Absence of Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding arising out of
or related to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have
been instituted or threatened against any party hereto or shall have become
reasonably possible of assertion against any party hereto before or by any
court, administrative agency or body or governmental authority or any
arbitration panel which in the sole discretion of Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp. renders it inadvisable to proceed with the consummation of
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.9 Corporate Resolutions. The ASE Shareholders shall have delivered to
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. fully executed resolutions of the ASE
Shareholders and directors of ASE, in proper form under the laws of Delaware,
authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the closing, and all
things reasonably incident thereto.
6.10 Inter Sese Release. Sciences, each of the Sciences Shareholders,
ASE and the ASE Shareholders, shall have made, executed and delivered to each
other a mutual release of all their respective claims, demands, suits, causes of
actions, damages and losses whatsoever, including those arising under the
Sciences Letter of Intent, or any preceding or subsequent oral or written
agreements.
6.11 Conditions to Sciences Merger Agreement. Each of the conditions to
the Sciences Merger Agreement shall have occurred prior to or on the Closing
Date.
6.12 Escrow Agreement. Each of the ASE Shareholders, the Sciences
Shareholders and Commodore shall have entered into an Escrow Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 6.12.
6.13 Consents. Any person or governmental authority whose consent is
necessary to consummate the merger shall have been obtained in a form and
substance satisfactory to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. prior to or on
the Closing Date.
6.14 Resignations. The ASE Shareholders shall have delivered to
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. the written resignation of all of the
officers and members of the Board of Directors of ASE and each of its
Subsidiaries except with respect to those whose
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continuing services Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. has expressly
agreed prior to Closing.
6.15 Commodore's and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.'s Merger Consideration.
The ASE Shareholders shall have delivered to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp. certificates representing all 1,000 shares of outstanding ASE Common
Stock.
7. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING - THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS.
7.1 Representations and Warranties of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp.. The representations and warranties (whether or not so captioned) of
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. made in this Agreement or made by
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. in any document or certificate delivered
to the ASE Shareholders pursuant hereto shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect
as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Closing Date.
7.2 Covenants of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.. Commodore and
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. shall have fully performed and complied with all
material covenants, terms and agreements (whether or not so captioned) to be
performed and complied with by them on or before the Closing Date.
7.3 Corporate Resolutions. Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp.
shall have delivered to the ASE Shareholders fully executed resolutions of their
respective shareholders and directors, in proper form under the laws of
Delaware, authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Closing,
and all things reasonably incident thereto.
7.4 Non-Taxable Event. The Merger shall, in the opinion of the ASE
Shareholders, qualify as a tax-free reorganization under Section 368(a)(2)(E) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
7.5 Opinion of Counsel. The ASE Shareholders shall have received an
opinion of counsel to Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. in form acceptable
to the ASE Shareholders.
7.6 AMEX Listing. The Commodore Common Stock issued pursuant to this
Agreement shall have been listed on the AMEX subject to official notice of
issuance.
7.7 Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the SEC Documents,
since June 28, 1996, there shall not have been any material adverse change in
the business, assets, financial condition or prospects of Commodore and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
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7.8 Registration Rights Agreement. The ASE Shareholders and Commodore
shall have entered into a Registration Rights Agreement substantially in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit 7.8.
7.9 ASE Merger Consideration. Commodore shall have delivered to the ASE
Shareholders certificates representing the ASE Merger Consideration in the
amounts and to the individual ASE Shareholders described on Schedule 7.9
attached hereto.
8. TERMINATION PRIOR TO CLOSING.
8.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to
the Closing:
A. By the mutual written consent of the parties hereto; or
B. By any of the parties hereto in writing if the Merger shall
not have been consummated on or before September 30, 1996, unless the
failure to consummate the Merger is the result of a default by the
party (with Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. collectively being
deemed a party and the ASE Shareholders being deemed a party) seeking
to terminate this Agreement; or
C. By Commodore in writing if the ASE Shareholders shall have
breached this Agreement in any material respect; or
D. By the ASE Shareholders in writing if Commodore or Newco I
shall have breached this Agreement in any material respect; or
E. By any of the parties hereto in writing if any court of
competent jurisdiction or any governmental entity shall have issued an
order, decree or ruling enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting
the consummation of the Merger or shall have authorized the filing or
taking of any action seeking to enjoin, restrain or otherwise prohibit
the consummation of the Merger.
8.2 Effect on Obligations. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to
this Article 8 shall terminate all obligations of the parties hereunder;
provided, however, that termination pursuant to clauses (C) or (D) of Section
8.1 shall not relieve any breaching party from any liability to the other
parties hereto.
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9. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
9.1 Commodore's Reliance.
A. The parties agree that, notwithstanding any right of
Commodore to fully investigate the affairs of ASE, and notwithstanding any
knowledge of facts determined or determinable by Commodore pursuant to such
investigation or right of investigation, Commodore has the right to rely fully
upon the representations and warranties of the ASE Shareholders and ASE, and on
the accuracy of any document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or
delivered to Commodore pursuant hereto. Except as hereinafter set forth, all
such representations and warranties of the ASE Shareholders and ASE contained in
this Agreement or in any document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or
delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the Closing hereunder for a period of 18 months from the Closing
Date.
B. The ASE Shareholders' liability arising under any
representation or warranty contained herein (whether or not so captioned) which
representation or warranty is alleged or proven to be fraudulently made shall
survive for a period of time coincidental with any applicable federal or state
statute of limitation for claims based on intentional misrepresentation, fraud,
securities fraud or similar federal or state law in connection with this
Agreement.
9.2 The ASE Shareholders' Reliance.
A. The parties agree that, notwithstanding any right of the
ASE Shareholders fully to investigate the affairs of Commodore and CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp., and notwithstanding any knowledge of facts determined or
determinable by the ASE Shareholders pursuant to such investigation or right of
investigation, the ASE Shareholders have the right to rely fully upon the
representations and warranties of Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and
their agents, servants, employees and representatives and on the accuracy of any
document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered to the ASE
Shareholders pursuant hereto. All such representations and warranties of
Commodore and CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp. and their agents, servants, employees
and representatives, contained in this Agreement or in any document, certificate
or schedule annexed hereto or delivered pursuant hereto, shall survive the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing hereunder for a period
of 18 months from the Closing Date.
B. Commodore's liability arising under any representation or
warranty contained herein (whether or not so captioned) which representation or
warranty is alleged or proven to be fraudulently made shall survive for a period
of time coincidental with any applicable federal or state statute of limitation
for claims based on intentional misrepresentation, fraud, securities fraud or
similar federal or state law in connection with this Agreement.
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10. INDEMNIFICATION.
10.1 Obligation of the ASE Shareholders to Indemnify.
A. Subject to limitations set forth in Section 10.5 and
provided that Commodore is not in default of its obligations under this
Agreement, the ASE Shareholders shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
Commodore, ASE, and their successors and assigns, from and against any and all
losses, liabilities, damages or deficiencies (including interest, penalties and
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or due to any breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings of the ASE Shareholders
contained in this Agreement or in any document, certificate or schedule annexed
hereto or delivered to Commodore pursuant to this Agreement.
B. In addition to the indemnity provided in paragraph A above,
subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.5 and provided that Commodore
is not in default of its obligations under this Agreement, the ASE Shareholders,
severally and not jointly as against the Sciences Shareholders, shall indemnify
and hold harmless Commodore, Sciences and their successors and assigns, from and
against one-half of any and all losses, liabilities, damages or deficiencies
(including interest, penalties and reasonable attorneys' fees, but not including
the use by Sciences of its net operating loss carry forward or its deferred tax
asset to offset income resulting from any IRS tax audit) arising out or due to
any breach of any of the representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings
of the Sciences Shareholders contained in Sections 3.7- 3.23, 3.25-3.31 and 3.34
(as Section 3.34 applies to the foregoing sections) of the Sciences Merger
Agreement (the "Operations Representations") or in any document, certificate or
schedule annexed to the Sciences Merger Agreement or delivered to Commodore
pursuant to the Operations Representations. Without in any way limiting the
foregoing, the ASE Shareholders shall not be liable for any damages arising out
of or due to any breach of representations, warranties, covenants or
undertakings in Sections 3.1-3.6, 3.24, 3.32 and 3.33 of the Sciences Merger
Agreement.
10.2 Obligation of Commodore to Indemnify. Subject to limitations set
forth in Section 10.5 and provided that the ASE Shareholders are not in default
of their obligations under this Agreement, Commodore shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless the ASE Shareholders from and against any and all losses,
liabilities, damages or deficiencies (including interest, penalties and
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or due to a breach of any of the
representations, warranties, covenants or undertakings of Commodore or CXI-ASE
Acquisition Corp. contained in this Agreement (whether or not so captioned) or
in any document, certificate or schedule annexed hereto or delivered to the ASE
Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement.
10.3 Procedure. All claims for indemnification of payment under this
Article 10 shall be asserted and resolved as follows:
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A. An indemnitee shall promptly give the indemnitor notice of
any matter which an indemnitee has determined has given or is likely to
give rise to a right of indemnification under this Agreement, stating
the amount of the loss, if known, and method of computation thereof,
all with reasonable particularity, and stating with particularity the
nature of such matter. Failure to provide prompt notice shall not
affect the right of the indemnitee to indemnification except to the
extent such failure shall have resulted in liability to the indemnitor
that could have been actually avoided had such notice been provided
within such required time period; provided that no notice of claim
shall be enforceable hereunder if it is not received by the indemnitor
prior to the expiration of the survival period set forth in Article 9
hereof.
B. The obligations and liabilities of an indemnitor under this
Article 10 with respect to losses arising from claims of any third
party that are subject to the indemnification provided for in this
Article 10 ("Third Party Claims") shall be governed by and contingent
upon the following additional terms and conditions: if an indemnitee
shall receive notice of any third party claim, the indemnitee shall
give the indemnitor prompt notice of such third party claim and the
indemnitor may, at its option, assume and control the defense of such
third party claim at the indemnitor's expense and through counsel of
the indemnitor's choice reasonably acceptable to indemnitee. In the
event the indemnitor assumes the defense against any such third party
claim as provided above, the indemnitee shall have the right to
participate at its own expense in the defense of such asserted
liability, shall cooperate with the indemnitor in such defense and will
attempt to make available on a reasonable basis to the indemnitor all
witnesses, pertinent records, materials and information in its
possession or under its control relating thereto as is reasonably
required by the indemnitor. In the event the indemnitor does not elect
to conduct the defense against any such third party claim, the
indemnitor shall cooperate with the indemnitee (and be entitled to
participate at is own cost) in such defense and attempt to make
available to it on a reasonable basis all such witnesses, records,
materials and information in its possession or under its control
relating thereto as is reasonably required by the indemnitee. The
indemnitor understands that if such third party claim results in an
obligation to indemnify hereunder, damages shall include all reasonable
costs and expenses of such defense. Except for the settlement of a
third party claim that involves payment of money only and for which the
indemnitee is totally indemnified by the indemnitor, no third party
claim may be settled without the written consent of the indemnitee,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
C. If the indemnitor shall object to a claim for indemnity
hereunder, a written notice of such objection setting forth in
reasonable detail the basis for such objection shall be promptly
provided to the indemnitee (which notice of objection as to any third
party claim may in effect be a "reservation of rights" notice neither
admitting nor denying an obligation to indemnify hereunder). The
parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute arising from the
indemnitor's objection to a claim for indemnity within 30 days of the
indemnitor's receipt of such claim, provided that if such dispute
cannot be so resolved, the party seeking indemnification may take any
action available at law or in
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equity to resolve such claim and such dispute. If the claim objected to
shall thereafter be determined to have been a valid claim, damages
shall include interest at the prime rate as quoted from time to time by
CitiBank of New York (the "Prime Rate") from the date the claim is
first made by the indemnitee until fully paid.
D. No claims for indemnification may be made by any of the
parties if this Agreement terminates prior to Closing; provided,
however, this provision shall not prohibit a party from taking action
for any breach of this Agreement.
10.4 Adjustment of Liability. The amount which an indemnitee shall be
entitled to receive from an indemnitor with respect to a loss under this Article
10 shall be net of any insurance recovery by the indemnitee on account of such
loss from an unaffiliated party and the indemnitor shall be subrogated to the
rights of the indemnitee with respect to any such loss.
10.5 Limitation on Indemnification. There shall be no indemnification
recoverable against the ASE Shareholders under Section 10.1 or against Commodore
under Section 10.2 for any misrepresentation or breach of warranty (whether or
not so captioned) until the damages suffered by Commodore or the ASE
Shareholders, as the case may be, as a result thereof shall exceed $100,000 in
the aggregate and then only for damages in excess of such amount. The maximum
amount of damages that Commodore may recover against the ASE Shareholders or the
ASE Shareholders may recover against Commodore on account of indemnification for
all misrepresentations and breaches of warranties pursuant to Section 10.1 or
10.2, as the case may be, shall be the value of one-half of the ASE Merger
Consideration based on the average of the high and low prices of Commodore
Common Stock on the AMEX on the day prior to the Closing Date.
10.6 Payment.
A. Payment of any amounts due pursuant to this Article 10
shall be made within 30 days after notice is sent by the indemnitee or
as determined upon resolution of a dispute pursuant to Section 10.3(C)
hereof.
B. With respect to amounts due from the ASE Shareholders to
Commodore pursuant to Section 10.1 hereof, such indemnification claim
may be paid in shares of Commodore Common Stock or cash, at the option
of the ASE Shareholder. If the ASE Shareholder elects to make such
payment in shares of Commodore Common Stock (pursuant to the Escrow
Agreement referred to in Section 6.12 or otherwise), the value of such
shares for the purpose of determining the number of shares to be
delivered to Commodore shall be the greater of (i) the average of the
high and low prices of Commodore Common Stock on the AMEX on the
Closing Date and (ii) the average of the high and low prices of
Commodore Common Stock on the AMEX on the date that Commodore delivers
the notice of its indemnity claim to the ASE Shareholders.
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10.7 Sole and Exclusive Remedy. The indemnification provisions of this
Article 10 are the sole and exclusive remedy of any party to this Agreement for
a breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein or in the
Sciences Merger Agreement or for any matters relating to assets or otherwise
related to the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, except in each case
with respect to any claim based on fraud in the inducement or a similar theory
(including, without limitation, claims based on Rule 10b-5 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), and provided that nothing in this Agreement
shall preclude the ASE Shareholders from seeking any remedy otherwise available
to the ASE Shareholders as a shareholder of Commodore. Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 10.7, in no event shall the terms of
Section 10.1B (several indemnification for Operations Representations) be
construed to include an agreement by the ASE Shareholders to indemnify Commodore
in respect of any claim by Commodore of fraud in the inducement or any similar
theory against Sciences or the Sciences Shareholders.
11. MISCELLANEOUS.
11.1 Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to be duly given if delivered personally or sent by telefax or by
registered or certified mail (notices sent by telefax or mailed shall be deemed
to have been given on the date received), as follows (or to such other address
as any party shall designate by notice in writing to the others in accordance
herewith:
A. To the ASE Shareholders:
Tom J. Fatjo, III (representative of all ASE Shareholders)
314 N. Post Oak Lane
Houston, TX 77024
With a copy to:
Jeff C. Dodd, Esquire
MAYOR, DAY, CALDWELL & KEETON
1900 Nations Bank Center
Houston, TX 77002
B. To A.S. Environmental, Inc. (Before Closing):
A.S. Environmental, Inc.
314 N. Post Oak Lane
Houston, TX 77024
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To A.S. Environmental (After Closing)
A.S. Environmental, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
34th Floor
New York, New York 10155
C. To Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. or CXI-ASE Acquisition
Corp.:
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
34th Floor
New York, New York 10155
11.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits and
Schedules) contains the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the
Merger and related transactions and supersedes all prior arrangements or
understandings, written or oral, with respect thereto.
11.3 Amendments. Any term or condition of this Agreement may be amended
or modified in whole or in part at any time, to the extent authorized by
applicable law, by an agreement in writing, authorized and executed in the same
manner as this Agreement by the parties hereto.
11.4 Waivers; Remedies. No delay on the part of any party in exercising
any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor
shall any waiver on the part of any party of any right, power of privilege
hereunder, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or
privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder. Except as set forth
in Section 10.7, the rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative and are
not exclusive of any rights or remedies which any party may otherwise have at
law or in equity. The rights and remedies of any party arising out of or
otherwise in respect of any inaccuracy in or breach of any representation,
warranty, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement shall in no way be
limited by the fact that the act, omission, occurrence or breach is based may
also be the subject matter of any other representation, warranty, covenant or
agreement contained in this Agreement (or in any other agreement between the
parties delivered in connection with the Merger) as to which there is no
inaccuracy or breach.
11.5 Execution and Delivery. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall
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constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of a counterpart shall be
deemed effective upon receipt by the other party of telefaxed signature page to
this Agreement, provided that such party shall nonetheless transmit its original
executed signature page to the other party.
11.6 Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits and Schedules and other
documents attached to or delivered herewith are hereby incorporated and made a
part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein.
11.7 Drafting. No presumption shall operate in favor of or against any
party in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement as a consequence
of a party's responsibility for drafting this Agreement.
11.8 Recitals. The recital clauses of this Agreement are incorporated
herein to the body as though set forth at length.
11.9 Attorney and Professional Fees. Each party will pay his/her own
attorney or professional fees in connection with this Agreement discussions
leading to this Agreement.
11.10 Captions. The captions of Sections hereof are for convenience
only and shall not control or affect the meaning or construction of any of the
provisions of this Agreement.
11.11 Controlling Law. The parties hereto agree that this Agreement
shall be governed and construed by the internal, substantive laws of the State
of Delaware (without regard to that state's choice of law rules or doctrines)
and, if applicable, the substantive law (statutory, administrative or common
law) of the United States (without regard to its choice of law, rules or
doctrines).
11.12 Implementing Agreement. Subject to the other terms and conditions
of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall take all action required of
him or it to fulfill his or its obligations under this Agreement and shall
otherwise use his or its best efforts to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement,
each of the parties hereto agrees that he or it will not take any action which
has the effect of preventing or impairing his or its performance of his or its
obligations under this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the parties have
duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
By:/s/ Paul E. Hanneson
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Paul E. Hanneson, President
CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., Inc.
By:/s/ Paul E. Hanneson
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Paul E. Hanneson, President
A.S. Environmental, Inc.
By: /s/
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THE ASE SHAREHOLDERS:
(1)/s/ First Financial Alliance Partners
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First Financial Alliance Partners, Inc.
(2)/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
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Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
(3)/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, III
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Tom J. Fatjo, III
(4)/s/ Alan B. Harp
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Alan B. Harp
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Schedule 1.2A ASE Shareholders' Common Stock Ownership
Schedule 2.2 Plan of Merger
Schedule 7.9 ASE Merger Consideration
Exhibit 6.12 Escrow Agreement
Exhibit 7.8 Registration Rights Agreement
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EXHIBIT 7.10 ASI
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED: SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
With reference to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated September 11, 1996 by and among (i) Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
("CXI"); (ii) CXI-ASI Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of New Mexico and a wholly owned subsidiary of CXI
("Acquisition"); Advanced Sciences, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of New Mexico ("Sciences"); and (iv) the owners of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Sciences listed on the
signature pages hereto (the "Sciences Shareholders"), whereby the Sciences
Shareholders and Commodore have agreed that Acquisition will be merged with and
into Sciences, pursuant to which merger the Sciences Shareholders will surrender
the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of Sciences in exchange for
shares of the Common Stock of CXI to be issued to the Sciences Shareholders, and
in order to induce the Sciences Shareholders to enter into the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. (a) If, at any time on or after September 27, 1996 CXI
proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on a registration statement on Form
S-1, Form S-2 or Form S-3 (or an equivalent general registration form then in
effect) (the "Registration Statement") for purposes of a sale by CXI of such
equity securities for its own account, on each such occasion CXI shall give
prompt written notice of its intention to do so to each of the Sciences
Shareholders (collectively, the "Stockholders" and individually, a
"Stockholder") who holds of record shares of the Common Stock of CXI issued
pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Registrable Securities").
Upon the written request of any such Stockholder, given within fifteen (15) days
following the receipt of any such written notice (which request shall specify
the Registrable Securities intended to be disposed of by such Stockholder and
the intended method of distribution thereof), CXI will use its best efforts to
include in such registration statement any or all of the Registrable Securities
identified by the Stockholder requesting such registration in such notice to the
extent necessary to permit the sale or other disposition of the shares
constituting Registrable Securities to be so registered. Any Stockholder shall
have the right to withdraw a request to include Registrable Securities in any
registration statement filed pursuant to this Section 1(a) by giving written
notice to CXI of its election to withdraw such request at least five (5) days
prior to the proposed filing date of such registration statement. As to any
particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such
securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such
securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with such registration
statement, or (ii) as to the Stockholders, such securities may be sold under
Rule 144 (or any successor provision) under the Securities Act, (iii) such
securities shall have been
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otherwise transferred and new certificates for them not bearing a legend
restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by CXI, or (iv) such
securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
(b) If the managing underwriter for any offering of
Registrable Securities effected pursuant to Section 1(a) of this Agreement shall
advise CXI and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the
inclusion in any registration effected pursuant to this Agreement of some or all
of the Registrable Securities sought to be registered creates a substantial risk
that the proceeds or the price per unit CXI or such Stockholders will derive
from such offering will be reduced or that the number of securities to be
registered (including those sought to be registered at the instance of CXI as
well as those sought to be registered by Stockholders holding Registrable
Securities) is too large a number to be reasonably sold, CXI will include in
such registration to the extent which CXI is so advised they can be sold in such
offering (the "Maximum Number"), either (i) the number of securities sought to
be registered by each seller (which term shall include CXI and each Stockholder
holding Registrable Securities) pro rata among such sellers in proportion to the
number of securities sought to be registered by all such sellers or, at the
option of CXI, (ii) (A) first, securities to be registered at the instance of
CXI, and (B) second, if the number of securities to be registered under clause
(A) is less than the Maximum Number, securities to be registered by all other
sellers pro rata as aforesaid.
2. Until a Registration Statement has become effective under
the Securities Act with respect to any Registrable Securities, each certificate
representing such Registrable Securities, and all certificates and instruments
issued in transfer thereof, shall be endorsed with the following restrictive
legend:
"THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND NEITHER SUCH SHARES NOR
ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR
PLEDGED, EXCEPT IF REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE BLUE SKY
OR SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE."
At such time as any Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities
pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 1(a), CXI shall, upon the
request of any Stockholder with respect to such securities, issue to such
Stockholder a replacement certificate without such legend in exchange for any
such legended certificate.
3. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall furnish to such Stockholder, at CXI's expense,
such number of copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment and
supplement thereto, preliminary prospectus,
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final prospectus and such other documents as such Stockholder may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the public offering of the Registrable
Securities.
4. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall promptly, at CXI's expense, use its reasonable
efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under such state securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Stockholders participating in such registration may
reasonably request, except that CXI shall not for any purpose be required to
execute a general consent to service of process or to qualify to do business as
a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified.
5. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall notify such Stockholder, promptly after it shall
receive notice thereof, of the date and time when the Registration Statement and
each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a supplement to
any prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement has been filed.
6. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall advise such Stockholder, promptly after it shall
receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by
the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for the purpose and promptly use its
best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its
withdrawal if such stop order should be issued.
7. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI agrees to bear all Commission registration and filing
fees, printing and mailing expenses, NASD filing fees and expenses incurred by
any person or entity in connection therewith, fees and disbursements of counsel
and accountants for CXI and any underwriters, brokers and dealers and all
expenses and fees incident to an application for listing the shares of CXI
Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange, and (b) the Stockholders agree to
bear, pro rata (or as they may otherwise agree), all fees and disbursements of
counsel for Stockholders and any discounts, commissions and fees of any
underwriters, brokers and dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities
sold in connection with such registration.
8. (a) CXI hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Stockholder from and against, and agrees to reimburse such Stockholder with
respect to, any and all claims, actions (actual or threatened), demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses to which such Stockholder may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions,
demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
the Registration Statement, any prospectus contained therein, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, or are caused by the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that CXI shall not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, action, demand, loss,
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damage, liability, cost or expense is caused by an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with
information furnished in writing by such Stockholder for use in the preparation
thereof.
(b) Each Stockholder hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless CXI, its officers, directors, legal counsel and accountants and
each person or entity who controls CXI within the meaning of the Securities Act,
from and against, and agrees to reimburse CXI, its officers, directors, legal
counsel, accountants and controlling persons or entities with respect to any and
all claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses to
which CXI, its officers, directors, legal counsel, accountants or such
controlling persons or entities may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
prospectus contained or any amendment or supplement thereto, or are caused by
the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was so made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing by such Stockholder for use in
the preparation thereof.
(c) If any claim shall be asserted against any person
or entity (an "Indemnified Person") for which such person or entity intends to
seek indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a) or (b) from the other party or
parties hereto (the "Indemnifying Person"), as the case may be, such Indemnified
Person shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying Person of the nature
of such claim, but the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Person of its obligations under this Section 8 unless it has or
they have been prejudiced substantially thereby. The Indemnifying Person shall
have the right to conduct, at it or their expense, through counsel of its or
their own choosing, which counsel is approved by the Indemnified Person (which
approval may not be unreasonably withheld), the defense of any such claim, and
may compromise or settle such claims with the prior consent of the Indemnified
Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, that (i) if
the Indemnifying Person does not elect to conduct the defense of any such claim,
the Indemnified Person may undertake to conduct the defense of such claim and
the Indemnifying Person shall be responsible for the fees and disbursements of
the Indemnified Person's legal counsel in connection with such defense and (ii)
if the person or entity which is not conducting the defense desires to join in
such defense, it may elect to do so at its own cost by retaining legal counsel
acceptable to the person or entity conducting the defense (which acceptance
shall not be unreasonably withheld).
9. The rights and privileges of this Registration Rights
Agreement may inure to the benefit of other Stockholders of the Company in
addition to the Stockholders who have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement; provided, that CXI's obligations to any one or more such Stockholders
shall be subject to their execution of an addendum or joinder agreement
substantially similar in form and content to this Agreement.
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10. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED (BOTH AS TO VALIDITY AND
PERFORMANCE) AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY
WITHIN SUCH JURISDICTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by
or on behalf of each party hereto on the date set forth above.
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Paul E. Hannesson
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Name: Paul E. Hanneson
Title: President
STOCKHOLDERS:
(1) Ed L. and Tanna Romero Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Ed L. Romero
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Ed L. Romero, Trustee
By:/s/ Tanna Romero
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Tanna Romero, Trustee
(2)/s/ Ed L. Romero
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Ed L. Romero, individually
(3)/s/ Tanna Romero
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Tanna Romero, individually
(4)/s/ Donald T. Morgan
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Donald T. Morgan
(5)/s/ Betty D. Morgan
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Betty D. Morgan
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(6) The Irrevocable Trust for the Benefit of
the Children of Ed L. and Tanna Romero
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
(7) Sarah Theres Sneddon Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
(8) Andrea Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
(9) Camila Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
(10) Nicolas Lopez Guerra Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
(11) Edward Adam Romero Irrevocable Trust
By:/s/ Sabino Olivas, III
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Sabino Olivas, III, Trustee
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Exhibit 10.2
EXHIBIT 7.8 ASE
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
DATED: SEPTEMBER 27, 1996
With reference to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger
dated September 11, 1996 by and among (i) Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware
("CXI"); (ii) CXI-ASE Acquisition Corp., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of Delaware and a wholly owned subsidiary of CXI ("Acquisition");
A.S. Environmental, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
Delaware ("ASE"); and (iv) the owners of all of the issued and outstanding
shares of capital stock of ASE listed on the signature pages hereto (the "ASE
Shareholders"), whereby the ASE Shareholders and Commodore have agreed that
Acquisition will be merged with and into ASE, pursuant to which merger the ASE
Shareholders will surrender the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of
ASE in exchange for shares of the Common Stock of CXI to be issued to the ASE
Shareholders, and in order to induce the ASE Shareholders to enter into the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, and for other valuable consideration, the receipt
and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
1. (a) If, at any time on or after September 27, 1996 CXI
proposes to register any of its equity securities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on a registration statement on Form
S-1, Form S-2 or Form S-3 (or an equivalent general registration form then in
effect) (the "Registration Statement") for purposes of a sale by CXI of such
equity securities for its own account, on each such occasion CXI shall give
prompt written notice of its intention to do so to each of the ASE Shareholders
(collectively, the "Stockholders" and individually, a "Stockholder") who holds
of record shares of the Common Stock of CXI issued pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger (the "Registrable Securities"). Upon the written request of any
such Stockholder, given within fifteen (15) days following the receipt of any
such written notice (which request shall specify the Registrable Securities
intended to be disposed of by such Stockholder and the intended method of
distribution thereof), CXI will use its best efforts to include in such
registration statement any or all of the Registrable Securities identified by
the Stockholder requesting such registration in such notice to the extent
necessary to permit the sale or other disposition of the shares constituting
Registrable Securities to be so registered. Any Stockholder shall have the right
to withdraw a request to include Registrable Securities in any registration
statement filed pursuant to this Section 1(a) by giving written notice to CXI of
its election to withdraw such request at least five (5) days prior to the
proposed filing date of such registration statement. As to any particular
Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be Registrable Securities
when (i) a registration statement with respect to the sale of such securities
shall have become effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall
have been disposed of in accordance with such registration statement, or (ii) as
to the Stockholders, such securities may be sold under Rule 144 (or any
successor provision) under the Securities Act, (iii) such securities shall have
been otherwise transferred and new certificates for them not bearing a legend
restricting further transfer shall have been delivered by CXI, or (iv) such
securities shall have ceased to be outstanding.
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(b) If the managing underwriter for any offering of
Registrable Securities effected pursuant to Section 1(a) of this Agreement shall
advise CXI and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the
inclusion in any registration effected pursuant to this Agreement of some or all
of the Registrable Securities sought to be registered creates a substantial risk
that the proceeds or the price per unit CXI or such Stockholders will derive
from such offering will be reduced or that the number of securities to be
registered (including those sought to be registered at the instance of CXI as
well as those sought to be registered by Stockholders holding Registrable
Securities) is too large a number to be reasonably sold, CXI will include in
such registration to the extent which CXI is so advised they can be sold in such
offering (the "Maximum Number"), either (i) the number of securities sought to
be registered by each seller (which term shall include CXI and each Stockholder
holding Registrable Securities) pro rata among such sellers in proportion to the
number of securities sought to be registered by all such sellers or, at the
option of CXI, (ii) (A) first, securities to be registered at the instance of
CXI, and (B) second, if the number of securities to be registered under clause
(A) is less than the Maximum Number, securities to be registered by all other
sellers pro rata as aforesaid.
2. Until a Registration Statement has become effective under
the Securities Act with respect to any Registrable Securities, each certificate
representing such Registrable Securities, and all certificates and instruments
issued in transfer thereof, shall be endorsed with the following restrictive
legend:
"THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND
HAVE BEEN TAKEN FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO THE DISTRIBUTION THEREOF, AND NEITHER SUCH SHARES NOR
ANY INTEREST THEREIN MAY BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR
PLEDGED, EXCEPT IF REGISTERED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE BLUE SKY
OR SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY EXEMPTIONS FROM SUCH REGISTRATION OR
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ARE AVAILABLE."
At such time as any Registrable Securities cease to be Registrable Securities
pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) of Section 1(a), CXI shall, upon the
request of any Stockholder with respect to such securities, issue to such
Stockholder a replacement certificate without such legend in exchange for any
such legended certificate.
3. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall furnish to such Stockholder, at CXI's expense,
such number of copies of the Registration Statement and each amendment and
supplement thereto, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus and such other
documents as such Stockholder may reasonably request in order to facilitate the
public offering of the Registrable Securities.
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4. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall promptly, at CXI's expense, use its reasonable
efforts to register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement under such state securities or blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions as the Stockholders participating in such registration may
reasonably request, except that CXI shall not for any purpose be required to
execute a general consent to service of process or to qualify to do business as
a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction where it is not so qualified.
5. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall notify such Stockholder, promptly after it shall
receive notice thereof, of the date and time when the Registration Statement and
each post-effective amendment thereto has become effective or a supplement to
any prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement has been filed.
6. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI shall advise such Stockholder, promptly after it shall
receive notice or obtain knowledge thereof, of the issuance of any stop order by
the Commission suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the
initiation or threatening of any proceeding for the purpose and promptly use its
best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or to obtain its
withdrawal if such stop order should be issued.
7. If any of a Stockholder's Registrable Securities are
registered hereunder, CXI agrees to bear all Commission registration and filing
fees, printing and mailing expenses, NASD filing fees and expenses incurred by
any person or entity in connection therewith, fees and disbursements of counsel
and accountants for CXI and any underwriters, brokers and dealers and all
expenses and fees incident to an application for listing the shares of CXI
Common Stock on the American Stock Exchange, and (b) the Stockholders agree to
bear, pro rata (or as they may otherwise agree), all fees and disbursements of
counsel for Stockholders and any discounts, commissions and fees of any
underwriters, brokers and dealers with respect to the Registrable Securities
sold in connection with such registration.
8. (a) CXI hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each
Stockholder from and against, and agrees to reimburse such Stockholder with
respect to, any and all claims, actions (actual or threatened), demands, losses,
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses to which such Stockholder may become
subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions,
demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in
the Registration Statement, any prospectus contained therein, or any amendment
or supplement thereto, or are caused by the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading; provided, however, that CXI shall not be
liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, action, demand, loss,
damage, liability, cost or expense is caused by an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with
information furnished in writing by such Stockholder for use in the preparation
thereof.
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(b) Each Stockholder hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless CXI, its officers, directors, legal counsel and accountants and
each person or entity who controls CXI within the meaning of the Securities Act,
from and against, and agrees to reimburse CXI, its officers, directors, legal
counsel, accountants and controlling persons or entities with respect to any and
all claims, actions, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses to
which CXI, its officers, directors, legal counsel, accountants or such
controlling persons or entities may become subject under the Securities Act or
otherwise, insofar as such claims, actions, demands, losses, damages,
liabilities, costs or expenses are caused by any untrue or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any
prospectus contained or any amendment or supplement thereto, or are caused by
the omission or the alleged omission to state therein a material required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement or omission or alleged omission was so made in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished in writing by such Stockholder for use in
the preparation thereof.
(c) If any claim shall be asserted against any person
or entity (an "Indemnified Person") for which such person or entity intends to
seek indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a) or (b) from the other party or
parties hereto (the "Indemnifying Person"), as the case may be, such Indemnified
Person shall give prompt written notice to the Indemnifying Person of the nature
of such claim, but the failure to give such notice shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Person of its obligations under this Section 8 unless it has or
they have been prejudiced substantially thereby. The Indemnifying Person shall
have the right to conduct, at it or their expense, through counsel of its or
their own choosing, which counsel is approved by the Indemnified Person (which
approval may not be unreasonably withheld), the defense of any such claim, and
may compromise or settle such claims with the prior consent of the Indemnified
Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, that (i) if
the Indemnifying Person does not elect to conduct the defense of any such claim,
the Indemnified Person may undertake to conduct the defense of such claim and
the Indemnifying Person shall be responsible for the fees and disbursements of
the Indemnified Person's legal counsel in connection with such defense and (ii)
if the person or entity which is not conducting the defense desires to join in
such defense, it may elect to do so at its own cost by retaining legal counsel
acceptable to the person or entity conducting the defense (which acceptance
shall not be unreasonably withheld).
9. The rights and privileges of this Registration Rights
Agreement may inure to the benefit of other Stockholders of the Company in
addition to the Stockholders who have executed this Registration Rights
Agreement; provided, that CXI's obligations to any one or more such Stockholders
shall be subject to their execution of an addendum or joinder agreement
substantially similar in form and content to this Agreement.
10. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED (BOTH AS TO
VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE) AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE APPLICABLE TO
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AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED WHOLLY WITHIN SUCH JURISDICTION.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by
or on behalf of each party hereto on the date set forth above.
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Paul E. Hannesson
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Name: Paul E. Hanneson
Title: President
STOCKHOLDERS:
(1) First Financial Alliance Partners, Inc.
By:/s/ (authorised signatory)
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Title:
(2)/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
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Tom J. Fatjo, Jr.
(3)/s/ Tom J. Fatjo, III
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Tom J. Fatjo, III
(4)/s/ Alan B. Harp
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Alan B. Harp
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Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"), made and entered into
as of the 1st day of October 1996, by and between COMMODORE APPLIED
TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation having offices at 150 East 58th
Street, Suite 3400, New York, New York 10155 (the "Company"), and THOMAS E.
NOEL, an individual residing at 1903 Kirby Drive, Houston, Texas 77019 (the
"Employee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Employee has substantial knowledge and experience
relating to the management and operation of technology-driven developmental
businesses, and the Company desires to obtain, subject to Part A, Section 4
hereof, the full-time services of the Employee to serve in an executive capacity
with the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Employee is ready, willing and able to serve as
an executive officer of the Company, all upon the terms and subject to the
conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
Part A. Employment.
1. Duties. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Company shall employ the Employee and the Employee shall render
services to the Company in the capacities and with the titles of President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In addition, the Employee shall serve in
such capacity and have such title with such of the
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Company's subsidiaries as may be requested from time to time by the Company,
without requirement of any additional compensation to the Employee.
2. Full-Time Employment. Throughout the period of his
employment hereunder, the Employee shall devote his full and entire professional
and business time, attention, knowledge and skills to faithfully, diligently and
to the best of his abilities perform his duties hereunder. It is expected that
the Employee will render his services primarily from the Company's Houston,
Texas office (as and when located), provided that the Employee will engage in
such travelling as may be reasonably required in connection with the performance
of his duties hereunder.
3. Director. The Company will cause the Employee to be elected
a member of the Company's Board of Directors, for so long as the Employee
remains the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer.
4. Interim Transitional Period. For an interim transitional
period through the earlier of December 31, 1996 or the closing date of the
merger between TransAmerican Waste Industries Inc. ("TWI") and Waste Industries
Inc. (the "TWI Merger"), the Employee may continue to serve as the President and
Chief Operating Officer of TWI. During such interim transitional period, the
Employee shall spend at least 50% of his professional and business time in the
performance of his responsibilities hereunder. It is expressly understood and
agreed that the performance of such limited services by the Employee on behalf
of TWI shall not be deemed to be in breach of Part A, Section 2 or Part D,
Section 4 of this Agreement. The Employee may serve on the board of directors of
the surviving corporation resulting from the TWI Merger, if so nominated.
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Part B. Term of Employment; Termination of Agreement.
1. Term. Subject to prior termination in accordance with the
provisions hereof, the term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof
and shall continue through and including December 31, 1999 (the "Term").
2. Termination For Cause. Anything contained in Section 1 of
this Part B to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated at
the option of the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board") for "Cause"
(as hereinafter defined), effective upon the giving of written notice of
termination to the Employee. As used herein, the term "Cause" shall mean and be
limited to:
(a) any act committed by the Employee against the
Company, or any of its subsidiaries or divisions, constituting: (i) fraud, (ii)
misappropriation of corporate opportunity, breach of fiduciary duty or
non-disclosure of a conflict of interest, (iii) self-dealing, (iv) embezzlement
of funds, (v) felony conviction for conduct involving moral turpitude or other
criminal conduct, or (vi) the disregard by the Employee of the reasonable
directions of the Board; or
(b) the breach or default by the Employee in the
performance of any material provision of this Agreement (including but not
limited to Part D below); or
(c) alcoholism or any other form of addiction which
impairs the Employee's ability to perform his duties hereunder.
3. Death or Disability. Anything contained in Section 1 of
this Part B to the contrary notwithstanding, this Agreement may be terminated by
the Company: (i) upon the death of the Employee, or (ii) on thirty (30) days'
prior written notice to the Employee, in the
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event that the Employee shall be physically or mentally disabled or impaired so
as to prevent him from continuing the normal and proper performance of his
duties and responsibilities hereunder for a period of three (3) consecutive
months. The initial determination as to whether the Employee is disabled or
impaired shall be made by the physician regularly treating the condition causing
the disability. The Company shall have the right to require the Employee to be
examined by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine in the State in which
the Employee has his primary residence to determine such physician's opinion as
to the Employee's disability. If such physician's opinion differs from that of
the physician treating the Employee, or a physician thereafter retained by the
Employee, they shall forthwith select a third physician so licensed whose
opinion, after examination and review of available information, shall be
conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto. All costs of the physician
regularly treating or thereafter retained by the Employee shall be paid by the
Employee. All costs of the physician retained by the Company shall be paid by
the Company. If a third physician is required, then the costs of that physician
shall be paid by the Company.
4. No Further Obligations. Upon any termination of this
Agreement by the Company for "Cause" pursuant to Section 2 of this Part B, or by
reason of the Employee's death or disability pursuant to Section 3 of this Part
B, neither the Company nor any subsidiary or division thereof shall be liable
for or be required to pay to the Employee any further remuneration, compensation
or other benefits hereunder.
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Part C. Compensation; Expenses.
1. Base Salary. As compensation for his services during the
Term, the Company shall pay or cause to be paid to the Employee a fixed base
salary at the annual rate of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand ($250,000) Dollars.
2. Stock Options. In consideration of the Employee's entering
into this Agreement with the Company, the Company is, as of the date hereof,
granting to the Employee a stock option (the "Stock Option") to purchase an
aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the
Company (the "Common Stock"), at an exercise price per share equal to the
closing sale price of the Common Stock as reported on the American Stock
Exchange on September 30, 1996. Provided that the Employee is in the full-time
employ of the Company on each date of exercise, such Stock Option will be
exercisable as to twenty percent (20%) of such shares commencing on October 1,
1996 (the "Initial Vesting Date") and as to an additional twenty percent (20%)
of such shares commencing on each of the four successive anniversaries of the
Initial Vesting Date. The other terms and conditions of the Stock Option shall
be as set forth in the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan and in a separate Stock
Option Agreement between the Company and the Employee.
3. Bonuses and Additional Options. The Employee may from time
to time be awarded bonuses under the Company's Executive Bonus Plan, or
otherwise, and/or additional stock options to purchase Common Stock of the
Company based on the achievement (in whole or in part) by the Company of its
business plan. Any and all such bonuses and/or additional stock options
(together, the "Bonuses") shall be in the sole and absolute discretion of the
Board or a committee thereof.
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4. Benefits. In addition to the foregoing Base Salary, Stock
Option and Bonuses, the Employee shall, throughout the period of his employment
hereunder, be eligible to participate in any and all group health, group life
and/or other benefit plans generally made available by the Company to its
employees, provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to require the
Company to maintain or continue any particular plan or policy.
5. Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to up to four (4)
weeks of vacation per year, to be taken at such times as shall be mutually
agreeable to the Company and the Employee, and so as not to unduly interfere
with the business of the Company. The Employee may carry over, to the next
annual period hereunder, up to two (2) weeks of unused vacation time as at the
end of each year of the term of this Agreement.
6. Expenses. In addition to the remuneration set forth above,
throughout the period of the Employee's employment hereunder, the Company shall
also reimburse the Employee or cause the Employee to be reimbursed, upon
presentment by the Employee to the Company of appropriate receipts and vouchers
therefor, for any reasonable business expenses incurred by the Employee in
connection with the performance of his duties and responsibilities hereunder;
provided, however, that in order to be reimbursable hereunder, any such expense
must be deductible (in whole or in part) by the Company for federal income tax
purposes.
Part D. Confidentiality; Non-Competition. As a material inducement to
cause the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Employee hereby covenants
and agrees that:
1. Confidential Information; Personal Relationships. The
Employee shall, at all times during and subsequent to the Term, keep secret and
retain in strictest confidence all confidential matters of the Company, and the
"know-how", trade secrets, technical processes,
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inventions, equipment specifications, equipment designs, plans, drawings,
research projects, confidential client lists, details of client, subcontractor
or consultant contracts, pricing policies, operational methods, marketing plans
and strategies, project development, acquisition and bidding techniques and
plans, business acquisition plans, and new personnel acquisition plans of the
Company and its subsidiaries and divisions (whether now known or hereafter
learned by the Employee), except to the extent that (i) such information is
generally available to the public without restriction, (ii) the Employee obtains
confidentiality agreements with respect to such confidential information, (iii)
the Employee is requested by the Board of Directors of the Company or a
Committee thereof, or by the Chairman of the Company, to disclose such
confidential information, (iv) such information is provided to a customer of the
Company pursuant to a request received from such customer in the ordinary course
of business, or (v) the Employee is under compulsion of either a court order or
a governmental agency's or authority's inquiry, order or request to so disclose
such information.
2. Property of the Company.
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, all lists, records
and other non-personal documents or papers (and all copies thereof) relating to
the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries or divisions, including such items
stored in computer memories, on microfiche or by any other means, made or
compiled by or on behalf of the Employee, or made available to the Employee, are
and shall be the property of the Company, and shall be delivered to the Company
on the date of termination of the Employee's employment with the Company, or
sooner upon request of the Company at any time or from time to time.
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(b) All inventions, including any procedures, formulas,
methods, processes, uses, apparatuses, patterns, designs, plans, drawings,
devices or configurations of any kind, any and all improvements to them which
are developed, discovered, made or produced, and all trade secrets and
information used by the Company and/or its subsidiaries and divisions
(including, without limitation, any such matters created or developed by the
Employee during the term of this Agreement), shall be the exclusive property of
the Company or the subject subsidiary, and shall be delivered to the Company or
the subject subsidiary (without the Employee retaining any copies, components or
records thereof) on the date of termination of the Employee's employment with
the Company; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
grant to the Company any property rights in any inventions or other intellectual
property which may at any time be developed by the Employee which is wholly
unrelated to any business then engaged in or under development by the Company.
3. Employees of the Company. The Employee shall not, at any
time (whether during the term of this Agreement or at any time thereafter),
directly or indirectly, for or on behalf of any business enterprise other than
the Company and/or its subsidiaries and affiliates, solicit any employee of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries to leave his or her employment with the
Company or such subsidiary, or encourage any such employee to leave such
employment, without the prior written approval of the Company in each instance.
4. Non-Competition. For so long as the Employee shall be
receiving any compensation or remuneration under this Agreement, and for a
further period of one (1) year thereafter, the Employee shall not, directly or
indirectly, whether individually or as an employee, stockholder (other than the
passive ownership of up to 5% of the capital stock of a
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publicly traded corporation), partner, joint venturer, agent or other
representative of any other person, firm or corporation, engage or have any
interest in any business (other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates) which, in any country in which the Company or any of its
subsidiaries or divisions does or solicits business during the Term, is engaged
in or derives any revenues from performing any functionally equivalent services
or marketing any functionally equivalent products as those services provided and
products marketed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or divisions during
the Term.
5. Severability of Covenants. The Employee acknowledges and
agrees that the provisions of this Part D are (a) made in consideration of the
premises and undertakings of the Company set forth herein, (b) made for good,
valuable and adequate consideration received and to be received by the Employee,
and (c) reasonable and necessary, in terms of the time, geographic scope and
nature of the restrictions, for the protection of the Company and the business
and good will thereof. It is intended that the provisions of this Part D be
fully severable, and in the event that any of the foregoing restrictions, or any
portion of the foregoing restrictions, shall be deemed contrary to law, invalid
or unenforceable in any respect by any court or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction, then such restrictions shall be deemed to be amended, modified and
reduced in scope and effect, as to duration and/or geographic area, only to that
extent necessary to render same valid and enforceable (and in such reduced form,
such provisions shall then be enforceable), and any other of the foregoing
restrictions shall be unaffected and shall remain in full force and effect.
6. Equitable Remedies. The parties hereby acknowledge that,
in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the Employee of the
provisions of this Part D, the
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Company will suffer irreparable harm and will not have an adequate remedy at
law. Accordingly, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the
Company may seek and obtain appropriate equitable relief to restrain or enjoin
such breach or threatened breach and/or to compel compliance herewith.
Part E. Miscellaneous.
1. Binding Effect. All of the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Employee, the
Company and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, personal
representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
2. Notices. Except as may otherwise be provided herein, any
notice, request, demand or other communication required or permitted under this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when
delivered personally or when mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested,
addressed to a party at the address of such party first set forth above, or at
such other address as such party may hereafter have designated by notice. Copies
of all notices hereunder shall simultaneously be sent by first class post-paid
mail to Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, Citicorp Center,
153 East 53rd Street, New York, New York 10022, Attn: Stephen A. Weiss, Esq.
3. Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any of the terms or
conditions hereof may be waived, amended or modified except by means of a
written instrument duly executed by the party to be charged therewith.
4. Captions. The captions and paragraph headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only, and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Agreement or any of the provisions
hereof.
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5. Governing Law. This Agreement, and all matters or disputes
relating to the validity, construction, performance or enforcement hereof, shall
be governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of New York, without
giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number
of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original hereof, but all
of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
7. Arbitration. Except for any court action or proceeding to
obtain equitable relief in respect of the provisions of Part D above, any
dispute involving the interpretation or application of this Agreement shall be
resolved by final and binding arbitration before an arbitrator designated by,
and mutually acceptable to, the Company and the Employee. In the event that the
parties cannot agree to the appointment of a mutually acceptable arbitrator, the
subject dispute shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration before one or
more arbitrators designated by the American Arbitration Association in New York,
New York, unless mutually agreed to otherwise. The award of any of such
arbitrator(s) may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
8. Assignment.
(a) This Agreement is intended for the sole and
exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns, and
no other person or entity shall have any right to rely on this Agreement or to
claim or derive any benefit herefrom absent the express written consent of the
party to be charged with such reliance or benefit.
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(b) The Employee may not assign or otherwise transfer
any of his obligations or duties hereunder to any other person, firm or
corporation, it being understood and agreed that this Agreement is intended to
be for the personal services of the Employee only and of no other person.
(c) The Company shall have the right, at any time and
from time to time, to cause any payments required hereunder to be made by any
subsidiary of the Company. Furthermore, the Company may assign this Agreement to
any successor-in-interest who may acquire, whether by direct purchase, sale of
securities, merger or consolidation, the assets, business or properties of the
Company; provided that no such assignment shall relieve the Company of its
duties and obligations to the Employee hereunder, without the prior written
consent of the Employee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this
Agreement on and as of the date first set forth above.
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By:/s/ Paul E. Hannesson
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Paul E. Hannesson
President and Chief Executive Officer
/s/ Thomas E. Noel
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Thomas E. Noel
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Exhibit 28.1
COMMODORE
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
Suite 3400
New York, New York 10155-3499
(212) 308-5800
(212) 753-0731 Fax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ACQUIRES ADVANCED SCIENCES, INC.
New York, NY, September 11, 1996 -- Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:
CXI, CXIW) ("Commodore") today announced that it has contractually agreed to the
purchase of Advanced Sciences, Inc. ("ASI"), a privately-owned environmental
engineering and consulting services company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in
exchange for 900,000 shares of Commodore Common Stock, representing
approximately 4% of Commodore's outstanding shares. In American Stock Exchange
trading on September 10, 1996, shares of Commodore Common Stock closed at $9.25
per share, which would value the transaction today at approximately $8,325,000.
ASI specializes in the identification, investigation, remediation and management
of hazardous and mixed waste sites for industry and government, with
approximately 160 employees and offices in Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Los Alamos,
NM; Arlington, VA; Oak Ridge, TN; Denver, CO; Idaho Falls, ID; Richland, WA and
Mexico City, Mexico. ASI presently has a contractual backlog , including funded
and unfunded work orders primarily with the U.S. Departments of Defense and
Energy, of approximately $125 million. Commodore expects that based on ASI
estimates, revenues will exceed $25 million in 1996.
Ed L. Romero has retained his position as ASI's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, while joining Commodore Applied Technologies' Board of Directors. Mr.
Romero, who founded ASI in 1983, is a prominent member of many veterans groups
and Hispanic business organizations. He is President of the Hispanic Culture
Foundation and also a member of the board of the Democratic National Committee's
Finance Committee.
Paul E. Hannesson, Commodore's President and Chief Executive Officer, said, "We
are confident that today's acquisition of ASI, with its experienced management
and strong reputation in the environmental services business, will play an
important role in the development of Commodore Applied Technologies as an
industry leader. We remain dedicated to identifying and pursuing complementary
acquisition opportunities that will advance Commodore's efforts to commercially
introduce our innovative technologies, including the patented and permitted SET
process."
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
September 11, 1996
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ASI's Romero said, "ASI has been aggressively pursuing technological solutions
to many of the hazardous and mixed waste problems. Not only does Commodore bring
answers to those issues, it brings an excellent management team that we at ASI
are proud to join."
Commodore successfully completed its initial public offering of common stock and
redeemable warrants on June 28, 1996, raising gross proceeds of $35 million. The
Company is 72% owned by Commodore Environmental Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: COES).
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. is commercializing its proprietary
technologies, including its SET process, which was awarded the U.S. EPA's first
portable, nonthermal, nationwide permit for PCB destruction. The SET process
also destroys chemical warfare agents and concentrates certain radioactive
wastes for more effective disposal.
CONTACT:
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
Melissa C. Berkowitz - Shareholders
John Peterson - Media
(212) 308-5800
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Exhaibit 28.2
COMMODORE
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
Suite 3400
New York, New York 10155-3499
(212) 308-5800
(212) 753-0731 Fax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THOMAS E. NOEL NAMED COMMODORE APPLIED
TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PRESIDENT AND CEO
Hannesson named Chairman
New York, New York, September 11, 1996 -- Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
(AMEX: CXI, CXIW), an environmental technology services company, today announced
that Thomas E. Noel has been named its President and Chief Executive Officer,
effective October 1, 1996, replacing Paul E. Hannesson who will become the
Company's Chairman of the Board. As Chairman, Mr. Hannesson succeeds Bentley J.
Blum, the Company's majority shareholder who will remain a member of the Board.
Mr. Noel, 58, has held numerous executive positions in the hazardous,
non-hazardous and low-level nuclear waste industries. He is currently President
of TransAmerican Waste Industries, Inc., a nonhazardous waste disposal company
where he will continue to serve in his present capacity until TransAmerican's
pending merger is completed. He previously served two years as President of
Ecova Corporation, an Amoco subsidiary in the environmental services business.
From 1984 to 1992, he was at Chemical Waste Management, Inc., where he served as
Senior Vice President of operations, managing that company's core business with
more than 6,000 employees and $1.5 billion in annual revenues.
After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., he served
14 years in the Army, including two years as an aide to General Creighton
Abrams, Commander of all U.S. Forces in Vietnam and Army Chief of Staff. Mr.
Noel was a presidential appointee as Assistant Secretary of the Department of
Energy, responsible for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a $20 billion
federal program created following the Arab oil boycott in the early 1970's.
Mr. Hannesson, President of Commodore Applied Technologies, said, "Commodore is
fortunate to have attracted Mr. Noel, an outstanding leader with proven
managerial experience and a superb vision of our industry. We are confident that
Mr. Noel will build Commodore into a major industrial services company."
Commodore Applied Technologies successfully completed an initial public offering
of common stock on June 28, 1996, raising gross proceeds of $35 million. The
company is 72% owned by Commodore Environmental Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: COES).
Commodore Applied Technologies is commercializing its innovative technologies,
including its proprietary solvated electron technology (SET) process, which
earlier this year was awarded the U.S. EPA's first-ever portable, non-thermal,
nationwide permit for the destruction of PCBs. The SET process also destroys
chemical warfare agents and concentrates certain radioactive wastes for more
effective disposal.
CONTACT:
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
Melissa C. Berkowitz - Shareholders
John Peterson - Media
(212) 308-5800
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Exhibit 28.3
COMMODORE
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
150 East 58th Street
Suite 3400
New York, New York 10155-3499
(212) 308-5800
(212) 753-0731 Fax
FOR IMMEDIATE R ELEASE
COMMODORE APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMPLETES
ACQUISITION OF ADVANCED SCIENCES, INC.
Noel, Romero Join Board of Directors
New York, NY, September 30, 1996 -- Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:
CXI, CXIW) ("Commodore") today announced that it has completed its previously
announced acquisition of Advanced Sciences, Inc. ("ASI"), a privately-owned
environmental engineering and consulting services company based in Albuquerque,
New Mexico in exchange for 900,000 shares of Commodore Common Stock, which as of
the close of trading on Friday, September 27, 1996 would value the transaction
at approximately $6,300,000.
ASI specializes in the identification, investigation, remediation and management
of hazardous and mixed waste sites for industry and government, with
approximately 160 employees and offices in Albuquerque, Carlsbad and Los Alamos,
NM; Arlington, VA; Oak Ridge, TN; Denver, CO; Idaho Falls, ID; Richland, WA; and
Mexico City, Mexico. Commodore anticipates revenues in excess of $25 million
from ASI in 1996.
Additionally, the Company announced that Thomas E. Noel has been elected to
serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of Commodore Applied Technologies
beginning October 1, 1996, replacing Paul E. Hannesson who is now the Company's
Chairman of the Board. In a related matter, Ed L. Romero will continue as ASI's
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mssrs. Noel and Romero have each joined
the Company's Board, bringing the total number of directors to nine.
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Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. News Release
September 30, 1996
Mr. Noel, 58, has held numerous executive positions in the hazardous,
non-hazardous and low-level nuclear waste industries, most recently serving as
President of TransAmerican Waste Industries, Inc., a non-hazardous waste
disposal company. From 1984 to 1992, he was Senior Vice President of operations
at Chemical Waste Management, Inc., where he managed that company's core
business with more than 6,000 employees and $1.5 billion in annual revenues. Mr.
Noel was also a presidential appointee as Assistant Secretary of the Department
of Energy, responsible for the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a $20 billion
federal program created following the Arab oil boycott in the early 1970's.
Mr. Hannesson commented, "We are pleased to have completed this important
acquisition. ASI's broad customer base and significant contract backlog provides
Commodore with a well-established vehicle for our introduction of the SET
technology to both the government and commercial markets. We are confident that
the addition of Tom Noel, who brings exceptional experience and background in
the environmental services business, will enable us to position Commodore
Applied Technologies as a global leader in the industrial services industry
through both internal growth and complementary acquisition."
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc. is commercializing its proprietary
technologies, including its SET process, which was awarded the U.S. EPA's first
portable, non- thermal, nationwide permit for PCB destruction. The SET process
also destroys chemical warfare agents and concentrates certain radioactive
wastes for more effective disposal. Commodore successfully completed its initial
public offering of common stock and redeemable warrants on June 28, 1996,
raising gross proceeds of $35 million. The Company is 72% owned by Commodore
Environmental Services, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:COES).
CONTACT:
Commodore Applied Technologies, Inc.
Melissa C. Berkowitz - Shareholders
John Peterson - Media
(212) 308-5800
