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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): August 18, 1995
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MARIETTA CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 0-14699 16-1074992
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(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
37 Huntington Street, Cortland, New York 13045
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (607) 753-6746
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
(a) On August 27, 1995, Marietta Corporation (the "Registrant") announced
that it had signed a Merger Agreement (the "Agreement") with a corporation
controlled by Barry W. Florescue ("Florescue"), the beneficial owner of
approximately 8.7% of the Registrant's outstanding common stock. Under the
terms of the Agreement, all of the Registrant's outstanding common stock (other
than shares beneficially owned by Florescue) will be acquired for $10.25 per
share in cash. The closing of the transaction is subject to several conditions,
including: Florescue obtaining the financing necessary to complete the
transaction; approval of the transaction by holders of at least 66 2/3% of the
Registrant's shares; and Registrant having met certain specified levels of
current assets. There can be no assurance that the conditions will be
satisfied.
Reference is made to a copy of the Agreement attached as Exhibit 2.1
to this Form 8-K.
In addition, Florescue has the right to terminate the Agreement if the
slate of directors nominated by the Registrant's Board of Directors at the
Registrant's Annual Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled for August 31, 1995, is
not elected.
Florescue has provided the Registrant with commitment letters from
Foothill Capital Corporation and Siena Capital Partners, L.P. to provide $35.5
million of financing necessary to complete the transaction. Such commitment
letters are subject, among other things, to satisfactory completion by the
lenders of their due diligence, approval by the credit committees of such
lenders (including whether to require participants for up to $10 million of such
financing) and execution of definitive agreements. Pursuant to such commitment
letters, an additional equity investment by Florescue of approximately $4.5
million is required, and this equity investment has been guaranteed by Florescue
Family Corporation, an affiliate of Florescue. Reference is made to copies of
the commitment letters attached as Exhibits 2.2 and 2.3 to this Form 8-K.
In addition, if the Agreement is terminated for certain specified
reasons the Registrant has agreed to pay to Florescue certain fees. A fee of
$1,250,000 is payable if the Agreement is terminated because the Board of
Directors fails to recommend the Merger to shareholders, the Board recommends to
shareholders an offer which it believes is more favorable to shareholders than
the Merger, or the Registrant fails to obtain a favorable opinion as to the
fairness of the $10.25 per share price to be received by shareholders in the
Merger. A fee of $600,000 is payable if the Agreement is terminated because the
Registrant breaches certain of its representations in the Agreement, the
Registrant does not meet certain specified levels of current assets, holders of
more than 10% of the Registrant's outstanding shares exercise their appraisal
rights under New York law, or shareholders of the Registrant fail to approve the
Merger. A fee of $250,000 is payable in certain other limited circumstances.
No fees are payable
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if the Agreement is terminated because the directors nominated by the Board are
not elected at the Annual Meeting.
A special meeting of shareholders of the Registrant will be called in
order to present the transaction to shareholders. The Agreement provides that
it may be terminated by either party if the transaction is not completed by
December 31, 1995.
In a separate agreement relating to Mr. Florescue's joining the Board
of Directors of the Registrant, Florescue and his affiliates agreed not to
increase their ownership of the Registrant's shares above 14.99% or to commence
a tender offer, proxy contest or other similar action, unless consented to by
the Board of Directors of the Registrant. Such agreement has a term of two
years, subject to earlier termination in certain cases. Reference is made to a
copy of the letter agreement attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Form 8-K.
(b) On August 18, 1995 the Registrant announced that it had consented to a
final judgment and order in settlement of a Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC") investigation. The Complaint was filed in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of New York by the SEC (Civil Action No. 95-CV-
1154) against the Registrant, John S. Nadolski and Thomas J. Blair, former
officers and directors of the Registrant. In the settlement, the Registrant
agreed, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, to the entry of an order
enjoining the Registrant from violating certain provisions of the Federal
securities laws. No monetary damages were paid by the Registrant in connection
with such settlement.
The complaint by the SEC related to previously reported misstatements
in the Registrant's quarterly and annual financial statements during the
Registrant's 1989 and 1990 fiscal years and in a Registration Statement filed by
Registrant in 1989 with respect to the sale of 1,400,000 shares of its common
stock. The misstatements in the Registrant's financial statements resulted in,
among other things, overstatements of Registrant's fixed assets, revenue, income
and expenses.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MARIETTA CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
By: /s/ Stephen D. Tannen
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Name: Stephen D. Tannen
Title: Chairman of the Board
Date: August 29, 1995
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 26, 1995, by and __
among BFMA Holding Corporation, BFMA Acquisition Corpora-
tion and the Registrant
2.2 Letter, dated August 25, 1995, by and between Foothill __
Capital Corporation and BFMA Holding Corporation
2.3 Letter, dated August 26, 1995, by and between Siena Capital __
Partners, L.P. and BFMA Holding Corporation
10.1 Letter agreement, dated August 25, 1995, by and among Barry __
W. Florescue, Florescue Family Corporation and the Registrant
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EXHIBIT 2.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of August 26, 1995,
by and among
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION,
BFMA ACQUISITION CORPORATION
and
MARIETTA CORPORATION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions ........................................................... - 1 -
1.1 Defined Terms .................................................... - 1 -
1.2 Use of Defined Terms ............................................. - 8 -
1.3 Accounting Terms ................................................. - 8 -
1.4 Sections, Exhibits and Schedules.................................. - 8 -
1.5 Miscellaneous Terms .............................................. - 8 -
2. Special Meeting; Annual Meeting ....................................... - 8 -
2.1 Special Meeting .................................................. - 8 -
2.2 Proxy Statement .................................................. - 9 -
2.3 Company Action - 11 -
3. Merger ................................................................ - 11 -
3.1 Merger ........................................................... - 11 -
3.2 Effect of the Merger ............................................. - 11 -
3.3 Effective Time ................................................... - 11 -
3.4 Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation - 12 -
3.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation............... - 12 -
3.6 Conversion of Shares ............................................. - 12 -
3.7 Dissenting Shares ................................................ - 13 -
3.8 Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights....................... - 13 -
3.9 Stock Purchase Plan .............................................. - 14 -
3.10 Repayment of Promissory Notes..................................... - 14 -
3.11 Exchange of Certificates ......................................... - 14 -
3.12 The Closing ...................................................... - 16 -
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company ......................... - 17 -
4.1 Organization and Qualification ................................... - 17 -
4.2 Capitalization ................................................... - 17 -
4.3 Authority Relative to this Agreement ............................. - 18 -
4.4 Compliance ....................................................... - 18 -
4.5 Consents ........................................................ - 18 -
4.6 Commission Filings .............................................. - 19 -
4.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities .............................. - 20 -
4.8 Absence of Specified Changes ..................................... - 20 -
4.9 Taxes ............................................................ - 21 -
4.10 Insurance ....................................................... - 23 -
4.11 Contracts ....................................................... - 24 -
4.12 Real Property ................................................... - 25 -
4.13 Tangible Property ............................................... - 27 -
4.14 Environmental Matters ........................................... - 27 -
4.15 Intangible and Other Property ................................... - 29 -
4.16 Employee Benefit Plans .......................................... - 29 -
4.17 Labor Matters ................................................... - 31 -
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4.18 Customers and Suppliers ......................................... - 32 -
4.19 Inventory ....................................................... - 32 -
4.20 Accounts Receivable ............................................. - 32 -
4.21 Compliance With Laws ............................................ - 32 -
4.22 Licenses and Permits ............................................ - 33 -
4.23 Legal Proceedings ............................................... - 33 -
4.24 No Brokers ...................................................... - 34 -
4.25 Disclosure ...................................................... - 34 -
4.26 Books and Records ............................................... - 34 -
5. Representations and Warranties of the Parent and Newco ................ - 34 -
5.1 Organization and Qualification ................................... - 34 -
5.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement ............................. - 35 -
5.3 Compliance ....................................................... - 35 -
5.4 Consents ......................................................... - 35 -
5.5 Financing ........................................................ - 35 -
5.6 Legal Proceedings ................................................ - 36 -
5.7 No Brokers ....................................................... - 36 -
5.8 Disclosure ....................................................... - 36 -
6. Covenants and Other Agreements ................................... - 36 -
6.1 Conduct of Business .............................................. - 36 -
6.2 No Shop; Non-Disclosure .......................................... - 38 -
6.3 Employment Agreements ............................................ - 39 -
6.4 Parent's Access to Information ................................... - 39 -
6.5 Consents ......................................................... - 39 -
6.6 Notification of Certain Matters................................... - 39 -
6.7 Action of Shareholders of the Company; Voting and Disposition of
the Shares .................................................... - 40 -
6.8 Financial Statements ............................................. - 40 -
6.9 Indemnification of Directors and Officers ........................ - 40 -
6.10 Additional Agreements ........................................... - 41 -
7. Conditions Precedent to the Parent's Obligations ...................... - 42 -
7.1 Accuracy of the Company's Representations and Warranties.......... - 42 -
7.2 Performance by the Company ....................................... - 42 -
7.3 Deliveries By the Companies at Closing ........................... - 42 -
7.4 Consents ......................................................... - 43 -
7.5 Changes in the Business .......................................... - 43 -
7.6 Dissenting Shares ................................................ - 43 -
7.7 Shareholder Approval ............................................. - 44 -
7.8 Simultaneous Closing ............................................. - 44 -
7.9 Opinion of the Company's Counsel.................................. - 44 -
7.10 Absence of Litigation ........................................... - 44 -
7.11 Proceedings and Documents ....................................... - 44 -
7.12 Current Assets; Inventory ....................................... - 44 -
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8. Conditions Precedent to the Company's Obligations ..................... - 45 -
8.1 Accuracy of the Parent's Representations and Warranties........... - 45 -
8.2 Performance by the Parent ........................................ - 45 -
8.3 Deliveries by the Parent at Closing .............................. - 45 -
8.4 Consents ......................................................... - 46 -
8.5 Opinion of the Parent's Counsel................................... - 46 -
8.6 Fairness Opinion ................................................. - 46 -
8.7 Absence of Litigation ............................................ - 46 -
8.8 Simultaneous Closing ............................................. - 46 -
8.9 Shareholder Approval ............................................. - 46 -
8.10 Proceedings and Documents ....................................... - 46 -
9. Termination ........................................................... - 47 -
9.1 Termination ...................................................... - 47 -
9.2 Effect of Termination ............................................ - 48 -
9.3 Termination Payments and Expenses ................................ - 48 -
10. Survival of Representations and Warranties ....................... - 49 -
11. Miscellaneous .................................................... - 50 -
11.1 Headings ........................................................ - 50 -
11.2 Notices ......................................................... - 50 -
11.3 Successors and Assigns .......................................... - 51 -
11.4 Governing Law ................................................... - 51 -
11.5 Entire Agreement ................................................ - 51 -
11.6 Counterparts .................................................... - 51 -
11.7 Severability .................................................... - 51 -
11.8 No Prejudice .................................................... - 52 -
11.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries .................................... - 52 -
11.10 Amendment and Modification ..................................... - 52 -
11.11 Waiver ......................................................... - 52 -
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Schedules
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Schedule 4.1 - Organization and Qualification.
Schedule 4.2 - Capitalization.
Schedule 4.4 - Compliance.
Schedule 4.5 - Consents; Transferability.
Schedule 4.7 - Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities.
Schedule 4.8 - Absence of Specified Changes.
Schedule 4.9 - Taxes.
Schedule 4.10 - Insurance.
Schedule 4.11 - Contracts.
Schedule 4.12 - Real Property.
Schedule 4.13 - Tangible Property.
Schedule 4.14 - Environmental Matters.
Schedule 4.15 - Intangible and Other Property.
Schedule 4.16 - Employee Benefit Plans.
Schedule 4.17 - Labor Matters.
Schedule 4.18 - Customers and Suppliers.
Schedule 4.22 - Licenses and Permits.
Schedule 4.23 - Legal Proceedings.
Schedule 5.3 - Compliance.
Schedule 5.4 - Consents.
Schedule 5.7 - No Brokers.
Schedule 6.1 - Conduct of Business.
Schedule 6.3(b) - Individual Employment Agreements.
Exhibits
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Exhibit A Form of Certificate of Merger
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER ("Agreement") is made and entered into as
of August 26, 1995, by and among BFMA Holding Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Parent"), BFMA Acquisition Corporation, a New York corporation
and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Parent ("Newco"), and Marietta Corporation,
a New York corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of the Parent, Newco and the
Company desire to effect, and have approved on the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, a business combination of the Company and Parent
in which Newco will merge with and into the Company (such merger being referred
to herein as the "Merger"), pursuant to which among other things, the holders of
the then outstanding shares of the common stock, $.01 par value (the "Shares"),
of the Company, and the holders of the then outstanding stock options of the
Company exercisable or convertible into Shares, will receive a price of $10.25
per Share, on a fully-diluted basis (and, in the case of options, $10.25 per
Share into which such options are convertible or exercisable, less any exercise
price or other payments payable by the holders thereof to the Company), in cash
without interest (the "Per Share Price");
WHEREAS, the respective Boards of Directors of the Parent, Newco and the
Company have duly approved the Merger and the Company's Board of Directors has
resolved to recommend its acceptance by the Company's shareholders.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual
agreements and covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the
parties hereto, each intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
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1.1 Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms shall have the
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following meanings:
Action: Defined in Section 6.9.
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Affiliate: With respect to any Person, any director or executive
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officer of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and any member of the
immediate family of any such director or officer and any other Person who or
which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with such Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
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Affiliate Contracts: Defined in Section 4.17.
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Agreement: This Agreement and Plan of Merger, including the Exhibits
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and Schedules annexed hereto.
Assets: All Intangible and Other Property, Tangible Property and Real
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Property.
BCL: The New York Business Corporation Law, as amended.
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Benefit Plans: Defined in Section 4.16.
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best knowledge or knowledge: When modifying a representation and
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warranty made by a Person under this Agreement as to the existence or non-
existence of any fact or situation described therein, that the appropriate
Responsible Official of such Person has actual knowledge or has made reasonable
inquiry in determining the existence or non-existence of such fact or situation
as of the date such representation and warranty is made or deemed made except in
any representation or warranty wherein knowledge is stated to be without due
inquiry.
Business Day: Any day of the year on which banks are not required or
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authorized to be closed in the State of New York.
CERCLA: The Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and
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Liability Act, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Certificates: Defined in Section 3.11.
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Change-in-Control: A Change-in-Control shall be deemed to have
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occurred if a proxy contest for the election of directors of the Company results
in the persons constituting the Company Board immediately prior to the
initiation of such proxy contest ceasing to constitute a majority of the Company
Board upon the conclusion of such proxy contest.
Closing: Defined in Section 3.12.
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Closing Date: Defined in Section 3.12.
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Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules
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and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Commission Filings: Defined in Section 4.6.
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Company: Defined in the prologue to this Agreement.
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Company Board: The Board of Directors of the Company.
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Company's Counsel: The law firm of Rubin Baum Levin Constant &
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Friedman.
Company Group Member: The Company, its subsidiaries and its
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predecessors and (i) each Person that is or was at any time within the preceding
five (5) Benefit Plan years a member of the same controlled group of
corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the Company,
its subsidiaries or its predecessors, (ii) each trade or business, whether or
not incorporated, that is or was at any time within the preceding five (5)
Benefit Plan years under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of
the Code) with the Company, its subsidiaries or its predecessors, and (iii)
each trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that is or was at any time
within the preceding five (5) Benefit Plan years a member of the same affiliated
service group (within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code) as the
Company, its subsidiaries or its predecessors.
Consents: All governmental and third party consents, permits,
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approvals, orders, authorizations, qualifications, and waivers necessary for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that
thereafter may be necessary for the Surviving Corporation or its subsidiaries to
continue to have the same interest as the interest of the Company and its
Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time in any Contract, License
and Permit or other license, permit, approval, order, authorization,
qualification or waiver.
Constituent Corporations: Defined in Section 3.1.
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Contract: Any contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, bond,
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indenture, lease, license, note, franchise, certificate, option, warrant, right,
instrument or other similar document or agreement, whether written or oral.
Dissenting Shares: Defined in Section 3.7.
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Dollars or "$": The legal currency of the United States of America.
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Effective Time: Defined in Section 3.3.
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Environmental Claim: With respect to any Person, any written notice,
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claim or demand by any other Person alleging or asserting such Person's
liability for investigatory costs, cleanup costs, Governmental Authority
response costs, damages to natural resources or other property, personal
injuries, fines or penalties arising out of, based on or resulting from (a) the
presence, or release into the environment, of any
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Hazardous Material at any location, whether or not owned by such Person, or (b)
circumstances forming the basis of any violation, or alleged violation, of any
Environmental Law. The term "Environmental Claim" shall include any claim by
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any Governmental Authority for enforcement, cleanup, removal, response, remedial
or other actions or damages pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law, and
any claim by any third party seeking damages, contribution, indemnification,
cost recovery, compensation or injunctive relief resulting from the presence of
hazardous materials or arising from alleged injury or threat of injury to
health, safety or the environment.
Environmental Laws: Any Laws relating to the regulation or protection
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of human health, safety or the environment or to emissions, discharges, releases
or threatened releases of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals or industrial,
toxic or hazardous substances or wastes into the environment (including ambient
air, soil, surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata), or
otherwise relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment,
storage, disposal, transport or handling of pollutants, contaminants, chemicals
or industrial, toxic or hazardous substances or wastes.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
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the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Fairness Opinion: Defined in Section 8.6.
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Exchange Agent: Defined in Section 3.11.
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Financing: Defined in Section 5.5.
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GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the
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opinions and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, applied
on a consistent basis and consistent with past practices.
Governmental Authority: Any United States or foreign governmental
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authority, including all agencies, bureaus, commissions, authorities or bodies
of the federal government or any state, county, municipal or local government,
including any court, judge, justice or magistrate.
Hazardous Materials: Any pollutants, hazardous or toxic materials,
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substances or wastes, including: petroleum and petroleum products and
derivatives; asbestos; radon; polychlorinated bi-phenyls; urea-formaldehyde foam
insulation; explosives; radioactive materials; laboratory wastes and medical
wastes; and any
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chemicals, materials or substances designated or regulated as hazardous or as
toxic substances, materials, or wastes, or otherwise regulated, under any
Environmental Law.
Indemnified Party: Defined in Section 6.9.
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Indemnified Parties: Defined in Section 6.9.
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Insurance: Defined in Section 4.10.
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Intangible and Other Property: All Contracts, certificates of
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deposit, bank accounts, securities, partnership or other ownership interests,
rights to receive money or property by assignment, future interests, claims and
rights against third parties, accounts receivable, notes receivable,
Intellectual Property, Software, prepaid expenses, acquisition costs and other
intangible property of any nature owned, leased, licensed, used or held for use,
directly or indirectly, by, on behalf of or for the account of a Person.
Intellectual Property: All patents, trademarks, trademark rights,
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trade names, product designations, service marks, copyrights, and applications
for any of the foregoing, used, licensed, leased or owned, directly or
indirectly, by, on behalf of or for the account of a Person.
Judgment: Any judgment, writ, order, injunction, determination, award
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or decree of or by any Governmental Authority.
Law: Any statute, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order or other
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law enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by any Governmental Authority.
Licenses and Permits: All licenses, permits, certificates, approvals,
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franchises, registrations, accreditations or authorizations (i) required by Law
or (ii) issued to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by a Governmental
Authority and used in their respective businesses, as currently conducted.
Lien: Any security agreement, financing statement (whether or not
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filed), security or other like interest, conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, lease or consignment or bailment given for security
purposes, lien, mortgage, deed of trust, indenture, pledge, constructive or
other trust or attachment.
Material Adverse Effect: An adverse change in the financial condition,
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business or results of operations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
the Parent or Newco, as the case may be, which is material to the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Parent and Newco, taken as a whole, as
the case may be.
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Merger: Defined in the prologue of this Agreement.
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Nadolski Note: Defined in Section 3.10.
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Newco: Defined in the prologue of this Agreement.
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NPL: The National Priorities List under CERCLA.
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Option: Defined in Section 3.8.
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Option Plans: Defined in Section 3.8.
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Other Filings: Defined in Section 2.2.
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Parent: Defined in the prologue of this Agreement.
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Parent's Counsel: The law firm of Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman &
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Goodman, LLP.
Payment Event: Defined in Section 9.3(b).
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Permitted Liens: Includes liens arising by operation of law in favor
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of materialmen, mechanics, warehousemen, carriers, lessors or other similar
persons incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business which secure
its obligations to such person, liens (excluding environmental liens) securing
taxes, assessments or governmental charges or levies not yet due, liens
(excluding environmental liens) securing taxes, assessments or government
charges or levies that are being contested in good faith and as to which
adequate reserves (determined in accordance with GAAP) have been provided, and
liens incurred or pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business
in connection with workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, old-age
pensions and other social security benefits; provided, however, that the Company
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is not in default with respect to any payment obligation with respect thereto;
provided further, however, that all such liens individually or in the aggregate
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have no reasonable likelihood of having a Material Adverse Effect.
Per Share Price: Defined in the prologue of this Agreement.
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Person: Any individual, trustee, corporation, general or limited
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partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, joint stock company, bank, firm, Governmental Authority, trust,
association, organization or unincorporated entity of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
Proxy Statement: Defined in Section 2.2.
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Real Property: All realty, fixtures, easements, rights-of-way and
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other interests (excluding Tangible Property) in real property, buildings,
improvements and construction-in-progress.
Responsible Official: With respect to any particular representation
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or warranty of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the corporate officer of
the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company who, because of his management and
supervisory positions, is informed of the business and affairs of the Company or
such Subsidiary and, as a result, is suited to make such representation and
warranty of the Company set forth in this Agreement.
Returns: All returns, declarations and reports filed with a taxing
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authority and all information returns and statements of any kind or nature
whatsoever filed with a taxing authority.
Rights: Defined in Section 3.6.
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SARs: Defined in Section 3.8.
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Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules
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and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Seibert Note: Defined in Section 3.10.
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Shares: Defined in the prologue of this Agreement.
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Software: All electronic data processing systems, information
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systems, computer software programs, program specifications, designs, charts,
procedures, input data, routines, data bases, report layouts, formats, record
file layouts, written manifestations (in both source code and object code form),
diagrams, functional specifications, narrative descriptions and flow charts, and
other related material, used, licensed, leased or owned, directly or indirectly,
by, on behalf of or for the account of a Person.
Special Meeting: Defined in Section 2.1.
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Stock Purchase Plan: Defined in Section 3.9.
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Subsidiary: With respect to any Person, any corporation, association
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or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the issued
and outstanding stock or equivalent thereof having ordinary voting power is
owned or controlled by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries or by such
Person and one or more Subsidiaries or which a Person otherwise has the power to
control the management thereof.
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Superior Offer: Defined in Section 6.2.
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Surviving Corporation: Defined in Section 3.1.
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Tangible Property: All cash, furnishings, machinery, equipment,
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computer systems (hardware only), supplies, inventories, vehicles, books and
records and other tangible property and facilities of any kind or nature
whatsoever.
Taxes: All foreign, federal, state, county, local, municipal and
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other taxes, levies, impositions, deductions, charges and withholdings,
including income, employment, property, ad valorem, sales and use taxes, and
shall include any interest, penalties or additions thereto.
Termination Agreements: Defined in Section 4.17.
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Walsh Note: Defined in Section 3.10.
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1.2 Use of Defined Terms. Any defined term used in the plural shall refer
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to all members of the relevant class, and any defined term used in the singular
shall refer to any one or more of the members of the relevant class. The use of
any gender shall be applicable to all genders.
1.3 Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not otherwise defined in this
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Agreement shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data required
to be submitted by this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP,
except as expressly permitted by this Agreement.
1.4 Sections, Exhibits and Schedules. References in this Agreement to
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Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of and
to this Agreement. The Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement are hereby
incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth herein.
1.5 Miscellaneous Terms. The term "or" shall not be exclusive. The terms
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"herein," "hereof," "hereto," "hereunder" and other terms similar to such terms
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to the specific article,
section, paragraph or clause where such terms may appear. The term "including"
shall mean "including, but not limited to."
2. Special Meeting; Annual Meeting.
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2.1 Special Meeting. In order to consummate the Merger, the Company,
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acting through the Company Board, in accordance with applicable Law, at the
earliest practicable date, shall duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a
special meeting of shareholders of the Company (the "Special Meeting") for the
purpose of considering,
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adopting and approving this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.2 Proxy Statement.
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(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, at the
earliest practicable date after the date hereof, the Company shall prepare and,
subject to the review and, with respect to information relating to the Parent,
Newco, their respective Affiliates or the operation of the Company after the
Effective Time, approval of the Parent (which review and approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), file with the Commission the Proxy Statement
of the Company for the Special Meeting. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to have the Proxy
Statement cleared for mailing by the Commission. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, promptly after the Commission has approved the
Proxy Statement for distribution to the shareholders of the Company, the Company
will mail the Proxy Statement to the shareholders of the Company entitled to
receive it, and will otherwise comply in all material respects with all
applicable legal requirements in connection with the vote of shareholders at the
Special Meeting. The term "Proxy Statement" as used herein shall mean the proxy
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statement of the Company for the Special Meeting at the time it is initially
mailed, and all amendments or supplements thereto, if any, similarly filed and
mailed. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Proxy
Statement shall contain the recommendation of the Company Board in favor of this
Agreement and the Merger and the recommendation that the shareholders of the
Company vote for the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Merger.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company shall use all
reasonable efforts to solicit proxies in connection with the vote of
shareholders with respect to the Merger and the Company shall solicit such
proxies in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Merger.
(b) The Parent and Newco shall, and shall cause their respective
Affiliates to, promptly furnish all information, and take such other actions, as
may reasonably be requested by the Company in connection with the actions
contemplated by this Section 2.2. The Proxy Statement, on the date filed with
the Commission and on the date first published, sent or given to the Company's
shareholders, shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state any 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; provided, however, that the Company makes no
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representation or warranty as to any information supplied by the Parent or
Newco, or their respective Affiliates, for inclusion in the Proxy Statement or,
with respect to information relating to the Parent, Newco, their respective
Affiliates or the operation of the Company after the Effective Time, approved by
the Parent for inclusion in the Proxy Statement; provided further, however, that
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Parent and Newco make no representation or warranty as to any
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information not supplied or approved by them for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement. The Parent and Newco represent and warrant that the information to
be supplied or approved by them for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any 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 Company (and the Parent and Newco, with respect to information
supplied by them for use in the Proxy Statement) agrees promptly, and Parent and
Newco shall cause their respective Affiliates, to correct the Proxy Statement if
and to the extent that it shall have become false or misleading in any material
respect and the Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Proxy
Statement as so corrected to be filed with the Commission and mailed to the
Company's shareholders to the extent required by applicable federal securities
Laws.
(c) As soon as practicable after the date hereof, the Company shall
promptly and properly prepare and file any other filings of the Company required
under the Exchange Act or any other federal or state securities Laws relating to
the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby (the "Other Filings"),
subject to review and, with respect to information relating to the Parent,
Newco, their respective Affiliates or the operation of the Company after the
Effective Time, approval of the Parent (which review and approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed). The Other Filings, on the date filed, shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
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; provided, however, that the Company makes no representation or
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warranty as to any information supplied by the Parent or Newco, or their
respective Affiliates, for inclusion in the Other Filings or, with respect to
information relating to the Parent, Newco, their respective Affiliates or the
operation of the Company after the Effective Time, approved by the Parent for
inclusion in the Other Filings; provided further, however, that Parent and Newco
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make no representation or warranty as to any information not supplied or
approved by them for inclusion in the Other Filings. The Parent and Newco
represent and warrant that the information to be supplied by them for inclusion
in the Other Filings shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state any 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 Company (and the Parent or Newco, or their
respective Affiliates, with respect to information supplied by them for use in
the Other Filings) agrees promptly, and Parent and Newco shall cause their
respective Affiliates, to correct the Other Filings if and to the extent that
any of them shall have become false or misleading in any material respect.
(d) The Company shall notify the Parent promptly of the receipt by the
Company of any comments of the Commission and of any request by the Commission
for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or by the Commission or any
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other Governmental Authority with respect to any Other Filing or for additional
information and will supply the Parent with copies of all correspondence between
the Company and its representatives, on the one hand, and the Commission or the
members of its staff or any other appropriate Governmental Authority, on the
other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement and any Other Filings. The
Company shall use all reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish the information
required to be included in the Proxy Statement and any Other Filings. After the
review and, with respect to information relating to the Parent, Newco, their
respective Affiliates or the operation of the Company after the Effective Time,
approval of the Parent (which review and approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed), the Company shall use all reasonable efforts to respond
promptly to any comments made by the Commission or any other Governmental
Authority with respect to the Proxy Statement and any Other Filing and any
preliminary version thereof and cause the Proxy Statement and related form of
proxy to be mailed to its shareholders at the earliest practicable date after
clearance of the Proxy Statement by the Commission; provided, however, that the
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Company shall not be required to cause the Proxy Statement and the related form
of proxy to be mailed until such time as all of the conditions to closing
relating to the Financing, other than the completion of definitive documents,
have been satisfied.
2.3 Company Action. The Company represents that the Company Board has
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duly adopted and approved the execution of this Agreement, including the Merger,
and resolved to recommend the adoption and approval of the Merger by the
Company's shareholders.
3. Merger.
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3.1 Merger. At the Effective Time and subject to the terms and conditions
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of this Agreement and the provisions of the BCL, the separate existence of Newco
shall thereupon cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving
corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). Newco and the Company are sometimes
hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Constituent Corporations."
3.2 Effect of the Merger. The separate corporate existence of the
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Company, as the Surviving Corporation, with all its purposes, objects, rights,
privileges, powers, certificates and franchises, shall continue unimpaired by
the Merger. The Surviving Corporation shall succeed to all the Assets of the
Constituent Corporations and to all debts, choses in action and other interests
due or belonging to the Constituent Corporations and shall be subject to, and
responsible for, all the debts, liabilities, obligations and duties of the
Constituent Corporations with the effect set forth in Section 906 of the BCL.
3.3 Effective Time. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
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Merger shall be consummated as promptly as practicable after the satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions of this Agreement by duly filing an appropriate
Certificate of Merger in
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such form as is required by, and executed in accordance with, the relevant
provision of the BCL. The Merger shall be effective at such time as the
Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of
New York in accordance with the BCL or at such later time as is specified in the
Certificate of Merger (the "Effective Time").
3.4 Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Surviving Corporation.
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(a) At the Effective Time and without any further action on the part
of the Company or Newco, the Articles of Incorporation of Newco, as in effect at
the Effective Time, shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation.
(b) At the Effective Time and without further action on the part of
the Company or Newco, the By-laws of Newco, as in effect at the Effective Time,
shall be the By-laws of the Surviving Corporation.
3.5 Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation. At the Effective
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Time, the directors of Newco immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
the directors of the Surviving Corporation, each of such directors to hold
office, subject to the applicable provisions of the Articles of Incorporation
and By-laws of the Surviving Corporation, until the next annual shareholders'
meeting of the Surviving Corporation and until their successors shall be duly
elected or appointed and shall duly qualified. At the Effective Time, the
officers of the Surviving Corporation shall consist of the Persons designated in
writing by the Parent prior to the Closing who shall hold the positions
designated by the Parent, which officers shall be the officers of the Surviving
Corporation until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and
qualified.
3.6 Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time and by virtue of the
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Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof:
(a) Each Share together with the associated right to purchase shares
of Series A Participating Preferred Stock (each a "Right"), pursuant to the
Rights Agreement, dated as of September 11, 1989 by and between the Company and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent, issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than Shares and
Rights owned by Parent and Shares to be cancelled pursuant to subparagraph (b)
below, Dissenting Shares and Shares as outlined in Section 3.10 hereof) shall be
converted into the right to receive the Per Share Price.
(b) Each Share (together with the associated Right) held in the
treasury of the Company and each Share (together with the associated Right)
owned by the Company, or by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company,
shall be cancelled and retired without payment of any consideration therefor.
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(c) Each share of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Newco
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common
stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
3.7 Dissenting Shares.
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(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.6 or any other
provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Shares that are issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and are held by shareholders
who have not voted such Shares in favor of the approval and adoption of this
Agreement and who shall have properly demanded appraisal of such Shares in
accordance with the BCL (the "Dissenting Shares") shall not be converted into
the right to receive the Per Share Price at or after the Effective Time, unless
and until the holder of such Dissenting Shares shall have failed to perfect or
shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right to appraisal and payment
under the BCL. If a holder of Dissenting Shares shall have so failed to perfect
or shall have effectively withdrawn or lost such right to appraisal and payment,
then, as of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event, whichever last
occurs, such holder's Dissenting Shares shall be converted into and represent
solely the right to receive the Per Share Price, without any interest thereon,
as provided in Section 3.6 hereof.
(b) The Company shall give the Parent (i) prompt notice of any written
demands for appraisal, withdrawals of demands for appraisal and any other
instruments served pursuant to Section 910 (or any successor or replacement) of
the BCL which are received by the Company, and (ii) the opportunity to direct
all negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for appraisal under the
BCL. The Company will not voluntarily make any payment with respect to any
demands for appraisal and will not, except with the prior written consent of the
Parent, settle or offer to settle any such demands.
3.8 Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
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(a) As a result of the Merger, each option ("Option") which has been
granted under the Company's 1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan or 1986 Stock
Option Plan (together, the "Option Plans") and which is outstanding at the
Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable, will be deemed converted into,
and the holder of each such Option will be entitled to receive from the Exchange
Agent upon surrender of the Option for cancellation, an amount of cash equal to
the product of the following:
(i) the positive difference, if any, between the Per Share Price
and the exercise price of each such Option; times
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(ii) the number of Shares covered by such Option.
(b) As a result of the Merger, each Stock Appreciation Right ("SAR")
which is outstanding at the Effective Time, whether or not then exercisable,
will be deemed converted into, and the holder of each such SAR will be entitled
to receive from the Exchange Agent upon surrender of such SAR for cancellation,
an amount of cash, which in no event shall be more than $630,000, equal to the
product of the following:
(i) the positive difference, if any, between the Per Share Price
and $7.00; times
(ii) the number of SARs.
3.9 Stock Purchase Plan. As a result of the Merger, the Company's 1986
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Stock Purchase Plan") and the current
offering period thereunder (the "Offering Period") which commenced on April 1,
1995 and is scheduled to terminate on March 31, 1996 (the "Scheduled Termination
Date"), shall terminate, and each then participant in the Offering Period shall
be entitled to receive from the Exchange Agent, at the Effective Time, an amount
of cash equal to the difference between (a) the product of the following:
(i) the Per Share Price, times
(ii) the number of Shares which would have been issued to such
participant had such participant continued participation in the Offering Period
through the Scheduled Termination Date; and
(b) the amount remaining to be deducted from the participant's
compensation subsequent to the Effective Time in accordance with the provisions
of the Stock Purchase Plan had such participant continued participating in the
Offering Period through the Scheduled Termination Date.
3.10 Repayment of Promissory Notes. As a result of the Merger and the
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transactions contemplated thereby, the promissory notes issued to the Company by
each of John Nadolski in the amount of $364,500 (the "Nadolski Note"), Chester
F. Seibert, Sr. in the amount of $121,500 (the "Seibert Note") and Thomas D.
Walsh in the amount of $121,500 (the "Walsh Note") each become immediately due
and payable.
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3.11 Exchange of Certificates.
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(a) Prior to the Effective Time, the Parent shall designate a bank or
trust company located in the United States with assets in excess of $500,000,000
and reasonably satisfactory to the Company (the "Exchange Agent") to act as
exchange agent in effecting the exchange, for the Per Share Price multiplied by
the number of Shares formerly represented thereby, of certificates (the
"Certificates") that, prior to the Effective Time, represented Shares entitled
to payment pursuant to Section 3.6. Upon the surrender of each Certificate and
a properly executed letter of transmittal and any other required documents and
the issuance and delivery by the Exchange Agent of the Per Share Price in
exchange therefor, such Certificate shall forthwith be cancelled. Until so
surrendered and exchanged, each such Certificate (other than Certificates
representing Shares held by the Parent or the Company or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of the Parent or the Company, Dissenting Shares and Shares governed
by the provisions of Section 3.10) shall represent solely the right to receive
the total Per Share Price multiplied by the number of Shares represented by such
Certificate. Upon the surrender and exchange of such an outstanding
Certificate, the holder shall receive the total Per Share Price without any
interest thereon. If any cash is to be paid to a name other than the name in
which the Certificate representing Shares surrendered in exchange therefor is
registered, it shall be a condition to such payment or exchange that the Person
requesting such payment or exchange shall pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer
or other Taxes required by reason of the payment of such cash to a name other
than that of the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or such
Person shall establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such Tax
has been paid or is not applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the
Exchange Agent nor any party hereto shall be liable to a holder of Shares for
the Per Share Price delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable
abandoned property, escheat and similar Laws. In the event any Certificate
shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of
that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and the posting by such Person of a bond in such amount as the Parent
may reasonably require as an indemnity against any claim that may be made
against the Parent or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such
Certificate, the Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to issue, in exchange for
such Certificate, the Per Share Price payable in respect thereof pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) Simultaneously with the Closing, the Exchange Agent shall be
provided with an amount in cash (which amount shall not be more than the amount
of cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated financial statements of the
Company on such date, less amounts held by the Company or any Subsidiary in
escrow or in trust for Persons (including, without limitation, sales, accrued
payroll, use and withholding Taxes)) designated by the Parent in writing prior
to the Closing to allow for cash payments pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof (which
amount shall also take into account the Company's cash needs in the short term),
which cash shall be deposited
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with the Exchange Agent in trust for the benefit of holders of the Shares and
shall not be used for any purpose except as set forth in this Agreement.
Simultaneously with the Closing, the Parent shall, or shall cause Newco to,
provide the Exchange Agent with sufficient cash (after taking into account the
cash to be provided by the Company pursuant to the prior sentence) to pay in
full the balance of cash payments pursuant to Sections 3.6, 3.8 and 3.9 hereof,
which cash shall be deposited with the Exchange Agent in trust for the benefit
of holders of the Shares, the Options and the SARs and shall not be used for any
purpose except as set forth in this Agreement.
(c) Promptly following the date which is twelve (12) months after the
Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall return to the Surviving Corporation all
cash in its possession relating to the transactions described in this Agreement,
and the Exchange Agent's duties shall terminate. Thereafter, each holder of a
Certificate formerly representing a Share may surrender such Certificate to the
Surviving Corporation and (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat and
similar Laws) receive in exchange therefor the Per Share Price, without any
interest thereon, but shall have no greater rights against the Surviving
Corporation than may be accorded to general creditors of the Surviving
Corporation under applicable Law. If any Certificates representing Shares
entitled to payment pursuant to Section 3.6 shall not have been surrendered for
such payment prior to the third anniversary of the Effective Time (or prior to
such earlier date on which any payment in respect thereof would otherwise
escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority) the
consideration payable in respect of such Shares shall, to the extent permitted
by applicable Law, become the property of the Surviving Corporation, free and
clear of all claims or interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
(d) Promptly after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail
to each record holder of Certificates that immediately prior to the Effective
Time represented Shares a form of letter of transmittal and instruction in form
and substance reasonably acceptable to the Parent and the Company, for use in
surrendering such Certificates and receiving the Per Share Price therefor.
(e) At and after the Effective Time, holders of Certificates shall
cease to have any rights as shareholders of the Company except for the right to
surrender such Certificates in exchange for the Per Share Price or to perfect
their right to receive payment for their Shares pursuant to the BCL and Section
3.6 hereof, and there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of the
Company or the Surviving Corporation of any Shares that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Merger. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates are
presented to the Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent, they shall be
cancelled and exchanged for the Per Share Price, as provided in Section 3.6
hereof, subject to applicable Law and the provisions of this Agreement in the
case of Dissenting Shares.
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3.12 The Closing. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
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the closing (the "Closing") of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereunder (except for the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary
of State of the State of New York, which shall take place at the offices of the
Secretary of State of the State of New York) shall take place at the offices of
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP, 919 Third Avenue, New York, New York,
at 10:00 a.m., local time, on the date which is three (3) Business Days after
the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby or at such other time and place as the Company and the
Parent shall mutually agree in writing (the day on which the Closing takes place
is referred to herein as the "Closing Date").
4. Representations and Warranties of the Company.
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The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Parent and Newco as
follows:
4.1 Organization and Qualification. Each of the Company and its
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Subsidiaries is a corporation duly incorporated, organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, and the
Company and the Subsidiaries have the requisite corporate power to own their
respective properties and carry on their respective businesses as now being
conducted. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly qualified as a
foreign corporation to do business, and is in good standing, in each other
jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned or held under lease or
the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except to the
extent that such failures to so qualify are not reasonably likely, individually
or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. An accurate, correct
and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all of the Subsidiaries of the
Company, the percentage owned by the Company and their jurisdictions of
incorporation is set forth in Schedule 4.1 annexed hereto. Other than the
Subsidiaries and Persons set forth in Schedule 4.1 annexed hereto and Persons
whose stock, bonds or other equity rights are held by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries as an investment of cash, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries controls, directly or indirectly, or has any direct or indirect
equity participation in, any Person.
4.2 Capitalization. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
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of (a) 10,000,000 Shares and (b) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$.01 per share, none of which is outstanding. As of the date hereof, (i)
3,596,049 Shares were issued and outstanding, (ii) 90,000 Shares subject to SARs
were issued and outstanding, (iii) 76,218 Shares subject to options to purchase
Shares under the Option Plans were issued and outstanding and (iv) 6,886 Shares
subject to rights under the Stock Purchase Plan (a correct and complete list of
such options, including their respective exercise prices, is set forth in
Schedule 4.2 annexed hereto). Except as set forth in Schedule 4.2 annexed
hereto and reflected in the prior sentence, there
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are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements or commitments obligating
the Company to issue any shares of its capital stock or securities convertible
into its capital stock. On the Closing Date, no more than 3,686,158 Shares,
calculated on a fully-diluted basis, will be issued and outstanding. All Shares
outstanding on the date hereof are, and all Shares subject to issuance upon
exercise or vesting of any options or restricted stock rights, upon issuance on
the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are
issuable, will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable
and free of preemptive rights. All the outstanding capital stock of each of the
Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable
and is owned by the Company, free and clear of any Lien. There are no existing
options, warrants or other rights, agreements or commitments of any character
relating to the issued or unissued capital stock or other securities of any
Subsidiary.
4.3 Authority Relative to this Agreement. The Company has all requisite
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corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform all of
its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company (except
for the need to obtain the affirmative vote of the Company's shareholders for
the transactions contemplated hereby). This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by the Company and assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Parent and Newco, this Agreement constitutes the valid and
binding agreement of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms except
as may be limited by bankruptcy, moratorium and insolvency Laws and other Laws
affecting the rights of creditors' generally and except as may be limited by the
availability of equitable remedies.
4.4 Compliance. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
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the Company, nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Company with any of the provisions
hereof will (i) violate, conflict with, or result in a breach of any provision
of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) under, or result in the termination of, or
accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination or
acceleration under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the Assets
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of (x) the charter or By-laws of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or (y) any Contracts to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or to which any of them or any of their respective
Assets is subject; or (ii) violate any Judgment applicable to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets, except for, in the case
of each of clauses (i)(y) and (ii) above, such violations, conflicts, breaches,
defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of Liens (A) which are set
forth in Schedule 4.4 annexed hereto (or which arise between the date hereof and
the Closing) and (B)
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which are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate (together with
the items set forth in Schedule 4.4 annexed hereto), to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
4.5 Consents; Transferability.
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(a) Other than (i) in connection with or in compliance with the
Exchange Act, (ii) as set forth in Schedule 4.5 annexed hereto or (iii) in
connection with obtaining the adoption by and approval of the Company's
shareholders for the transactions contemplated hereby, no notice to, filing
with, or Consent of, any Person is necessary for the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for such Consents
which, if not obtained, are not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Prior to the Closing, the Company
shall have given all notices, made all filings and obtained all Consents set
forth in Schedule 4.5 annexed hereto.
(b) Subject to obtaining the Consents set forth in Schedule 4.5
annexed hereto, the interest of the Company in all claims, Contracts, licenses,
leases and commitments and all of the other Assets in which the Company has an
interest shall not, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, including the Merger, be terminated or defaulted in any manner
whatsoever by said consummation except for such terminations or defaults which
are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and such claims, Contracts, licenses, leases, commitments and
Assets shall be the property of the Surviving Corporation immediately
thereafter, and the Surviving Corporation shall have all of the right, title and
interest which the Company had available to it prior to the consummation of the
Merger in and to such claims, Contracts, licenses, leases, commitments and
Assets except where the failure to obtain such right, title and interest are not
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The interest of the Company in all claims, Contracts, licenses, leases,
commitments and its Assets is sufficient to allow the Surviving Corporation to
operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently
conducted.
(c) Schedule 4.5 annexed hereto sets forth all material Contracts
(other than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business)
which terminate or become renewable at any time prior to December 31, 1995 and,
except as set forth in Schedule 4.5 annexed hereto, to the best knowledge of the
Company, there are no facts or circumstances in existence which are reasonably
likely to prevent the Company from renewing each such renewable Contract (other
than purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business).
4.6 Commission Filings. The Company has filed all required forms, reports
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and other documents with the Commission since October 1, 1993 (collectively, the
"Commission Filings"), each of which has complied in all material respects with
all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act. The
Company
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has heretofore made available to the Parent all of the Commission Filings. As
of their respective dates, the Commission Filings (including all exhibits and
schedules thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein) did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of the
Company and its Subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in such
Commission Filings have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of the unaudited statements, as
permitted by Form 10-Q), complied as of their respective dates in all material
respects with applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and
regulations of the Commission with respect thereto, and fairly present the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated income and retained earnings and sources and
applications of funds for the periods then ended (subject, in the case of any
unaudited interim financial statements, to the absence of footnotes required by
GAAP and normal year-end adjustments).
4.7 Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth in Schedule
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4.7 annexed hereto or in the Commission Filings made since October 1, 1994
(including the financial statements and the notes thereto contained therein), as
of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any
indebtedness, duties, responsibilities, liabilities, claims or obligations of
any nature, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether as
principal, agent, partner, co-venturer, guarantor or in any capacity whatsoever,
related to or arising from the operation of its businesses or other ownership,
possession or use of its respective Assets, other than (i) indebtedness, duties,
responsibilities, liabilities, claims or obligations which were incurred by the
Company in the ordinary course of business or (ii) indebtedness, duties,
responsibilities, liabilities, claims or obligations which would not require
separate disclosure in the Company's Form 10-K.
4.8 Absence of Specified Changes. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8
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annexed hereto or disclosed in the Commission Filings, from October 1, 1994
(except as otherwise noted below) to the date hereof, there has not been with
respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries any:
(a) sales not in the ordinary course of business, which sales have a
value individually in excess of $50,000 or in excess of $100,000 in the
aggregate;
(b) material damage, destruction or loss, whether or not insured, (i)
affecting its business, as currently conducted or as proposed by the Company to
be conducted, or (ii) to its Assets;
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(c) failure to maintain in full force and effect substantially the
same level and types of Insurance coverage as in effect on October 1, 1994 for
destruction, damage to, or loss of any of its Assets;
(d) change in accounting principles, methods or practices or
investment practices, including such changes as were necessary to conform with
GAAP;
(e) change in payment and processing practices or policies regarding
intercompany transactions;
(f) write-ups of the valuation of any Assets on its books or records;
(g) declaration, setting aside, or payment of a dividend or other
distribution in respect of its capital stock, or any direct or indirect
redemption, purchase or other acquisition of any shares of its capital stock;
(h) issuance or sale of any shares of its capital stock or of any
other equity security or of any security convertible into or exchangeable for
its equity securities, except for the issuance of (i) options to purchase 5,000
Shares under the Company's Option Plans (exclusive of 90,000 Shares cancelled
subsequent to October 1, 1994), (ii) 12,077 Shares pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Plan and (iii) 90,000 SARs;
(i) amendment to its Articles of Incorporation or By-laws or
equivalent organizational documents;
(j) increase or commitment to increase the salary or other
compensation payable, or to pay any bonus, to (i) any of its employees, agents
or independent contractors who earn in excess of $100,000 per annum, other than
in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) any of its officers or directors who
earn in excess of $100,000 per annum, whether or not in the ordinary course of
business, except to the extent provided in such person's current Contract listed
on Schedule 4.17;
(k) execution of additional termination, severance or similar
agreements with its officers or directors, other than those listed on Schedule
4.17;
(l) increase, reduction, draw-down or reversal of its reserves (other
than in accordance with GAAP; or
(m) agreement or understanding legally obligating it to take any of
the actions described above in this Section 4.8.
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4.9 Taxes.
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(a) All Tax Returns for all periods ending on or before the Closing
Date that are or were required to be filed by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries on or before the Closing Date have been or shall be filed on a
timely basis (after taking into account all extensions which may be available)
in accordance with the Laws of the applicable Governmental Authority. All such
Tax Returns that have been filed were, when filed, and continue to be, true,
correct and complete in all material respects.
(b) Schedule 4.9 annexed hereto lists all United States federal,
state, local and foreign Tax Returns that have been filed from October 1, 1987
through the date hereof by the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. Schedule
4.9 annexed hereto describes all adjustments to Tax Returns filed by, or on
behalf of, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries for all taxable periods from
October 1, 1987 through the date hereof that have been proposed by any
representative of any Governmental Authority, and the resulting Taxes, if any,
proposed to be assessed. Prior to the Closing, the Company will provide to the
Parent an accurate, correct and complete list of (i) all federal, state, local
and foreign Tax Returns that have been filed from the date hereof through the
Closing Date by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (ii) all adjustments
to Tax Returns filed by, or on behalf of, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
for all taxable periods from October 1, 1987 through the Closing Date not set
forth in Schedule 4.9 annexed hereto that have been proposed by any
representative of any Governmental Authority, and the resulting Taxes, if any,
proposed to be assessed. All Taxes proposed to be assessed (plus interest,
penalties and additions to Tax that were or are proposed to be assessed thereon,
if any) as a result of any examinations have been paid, reserved against,
settled, or, as set forth in Schedule 4.9 annexed hereto, are being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9
annexed hereto, there are no outstanding waivers or extensions of any statute of
limitations relating to the assessment or collection of Taxes for which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries may be liable and no Governmental Authority
has requested such a waiver or extension.
(c) Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has paid, will pay prior
to the Closing Date or will make provision for the payment of all Taxes that
have or may become due for all periods ending on or before the Closing Date,
including all Taxes reflected on the Tax Returns referred to in this Section
4.9, or in any assessment, proposed assessment or notice, either formal or
informal, received by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except such Taxes,
if any, as are set forth in Schedule 4.9 annexed hereto that are being contested
in good faith and as to which adequate reserves (determined in accordance with
GAAP) have been provided. The charges, accruals and reserves with respect to
Taxes on the consolidated books and records of the Company (determined in
accordance with GAAP) are adequate for Taxes of the Company and its
Subsidiaries. All Taxes that the Company or any of its
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Subsidiaries is or was required by law to withhold or collect have been duly
withheld or collected and, to the extent required, have been paid to the
appropriate Governmental Authorities. There are no Liens with respect to Taxes
upon any of the Assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (except for
Permitted Liens).
(d) No consent under Section 341(f)(2) of the Code has been filed with
respect to any Assets held or acquired or to be acquired by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries.
(e) None of the Assets owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
are Assets that the Parent, the Surviving Corporation, the Company or its
Subsidiaries is or shall be required to treat as being owned by another Person
pursuant to the provisions of Section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1954, as amended and in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax
Reform Act of 1986, or is "tax-exempt use property" within the meaning of
Section 168(h)(1) of the Code.
(f) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is currently or
ever was included in a consolidated or combined Tax Return for federal or state
Tax purposes, other than a Tax Return in which only the Company or its
Subsidiaries were included. There are no existing and since October 1, 1987
there have not been any Tax sharing agreements or other Contracts providing for
the payment or allocation of Taxes to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party.
(g) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9 annexed hereto, none of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has agreed to or been required to make
any adjustment pursuant to Section 481(a) of the Code, (ii) has knowledge that
the Internal Revenue Service has proposed any such adjustment or change in
accounting method with respect to it, or (iii) has an application pending with a
Governmental Authority requesting permission for any change in accounting
method.
(h) Except as set forth in Schedule 4.9, there is no Contract or
arrangement of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries covering any Person that,
individually or collectively with all other Contracts or arrangements, as a
consequence of this transaction could give rise to the payment of any amount
that would not be deductible as an excess parachute payment by the Parent, the
Surviving Corporation, the Company or its Subsidiaries by reason of Section 280G
of the Code.
4.10 Insurance. Schedule 4.10 annexed hereto sets forth, as of the date
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hereof, an accurate, correct and complete list of all binders or policies of
fire, liability, product liability, directors' and officers' liability, workers
compensation, vehicular, unemployment and other insurance, self insurance
programs and fidelity bonds (collectively, "Insurance") maintained by the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall
provide to the Parent an accurate, correct and
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complete list of all Insurance policies or binders entered into by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries from the date hereof through the Closing Date. All
Insurance has been issued under valid and enforceable policies or binders for
the benefit of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and all such policies or
binders are in full force and effect and none of the premiums therefor are past
due. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms
of all such policies and binders in all material respects. All Insurance is of
such types and in such amounts and for such risks, casualties and contingencies
as is reasonable based upon the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
currently conducted. As of the date hereof, there are no pending or asserted
claims outstanding against any Insurance carrier as to which any insurer has
denied liability, and there are no pending or asserted claims outstanding under
any Insurance policy or binder that have been disallowed or improperly filed.
The Company shall promptly notify the Parent if, from the date hereof through
the Closing Date, (i) any insurer has denied liability of any pending or
asserted claim outstanding against any Insurance carrier or (ii) any pending or
asserted claim outstanding under any Insurance policy or binder is disallowed or
improperly filed.
4.11 Contracts. (a) Schedule 4.11 annexed hereto sets forth an accurate,
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correct and complete list of the following Contracts, in effect at any time from
October 1, 1994 through the date hereof, to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or was a party, by which any of them are bound or pursuant to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or was an obligor or a
beneficiary:
(i) Any material Contracts with respect to Real Property (which
restrains the ability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to use such Real
Property), Intangible and Other Property, all Affiliate Contracts (whether or
not material), Termination Agreements (whether or not material), Benefit Plans
(whether or not material), and labor matters;
(ii) Any Contract for capital expenditures or services by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries which involves consideration payable by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 in any fiscal year;
(iii) Any Contract evidencing any indebtedness for borrowed money in
excess of $50,000 or obligation for the deferred purchase price of Assets in
excess of $100,000 (excluding normal trade payables) or guaranteeing any
indebtedness, obligation or liability in excess of $100,000;
(iv) Any material Contract wherein the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has agreed to a non-competition provision;
(v) Any material joint venture, partnership, cooperative arrangement
or any other material Contract involving a sharing of profits;
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(vi) Any material Contract with any Governmental Authority other than
for sale of merchandise in the ordinary course of business;
(vii) Any power of attorney, proxy or similar instrument granted by
or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and
(viii) Any other Contract related to the business of the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted, which provides for a period of
performance which extends beyond twelve (12) months from the date hereof or is
not cancelable upon ninety (90) days' notice.
Accurate, correct and complete copies of each such written Contract and written
summaries of each such oral Contract have been delivered by the Company to the
Parent or made available to the Parent at the Company's offices. Prior to the
Closing, the Company will provide to the Parent an accurate, correct and
complete list, and make available to the Parent at the Company's offices
accurate, correct and complete copies, of all written Contracts and written
summaries of each oral Contract entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from the date hereof through the Closing Date of a type that is
described in this Section 4.11(a).
(b) Each Contract listed or referred to on Schedule 4.11 to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or was a party, by which any of them is
bound or pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or was an
obligor or a beneficiary is in full force and effect, except as is not
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with all
commitments and obligations on its part to be performed or observed under each
such Contract, except for such noncompliance which is not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the
knowledge of the Company without due inquiry, each party to each such Contract
other than the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with all commitments
and obligations on its part to be performed or observed thereunder, except for
such noncompliance which is not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule
4.11 annexed hereto, none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has received
any notice of a default under any such Contract and no event or condition has
happened or presently exists which constitutes a default or, after notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any such Contract,
except for such notices and defaults which are not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate (together with the items set forth in Schedule
4.11 annexed hereto), to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in
Schedule 4.11 annexed hereto, the Merger will not be considered an assignment of
any of the Contracts.
4.12 Real Property. (a) Schedule 4.12 annexed hereto and the Commission
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Filings set forth, as of the date hereof, a correct and complete list of all
Real Property
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owned, leased or subleased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The
Company or its Subsidiaries are the sole and exclusive legal and equitable
owners of all right, title and interest in, and have good, marketable and
insurable title to, all of the Real Property set forth on Schedule 4.12 annexed
hereto as being owned by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, free and clear
of all Liens, except as set forth on Schedule 4.12, the Commission Filings and
Permitted Liens. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12 annexed hereto, and
except for changes occurring between the date hereof and the Closing Date which
are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect, all Real Property owned, leased or subleased by the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries is in condition and repair adequate for its current use,
is suitable for the purposes for which it is presently being used and is
adequate to meet all present requirements of the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, as currently conducted. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.12
annexed hereto, and except for changes occurring between the date hereof and the
Closing Date which are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company or its Subsidiaries have been in
peaceable possession of the premises covered by each Real Property lease or
sublease since the commencement of the original term of such lease or sublease.
(b) Except for Real Property leases and subleases which expire by
their terms between the date hereof and the Closing Date which are not
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect, each of the Real Property leases and subleases (and leases underlying
such subleases) is in full force and effect and contains no terms other than the
terms contained in the copies heretofore delivered to the Parent or made
available to the Parent at the Company's offices. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has complied with all commitments and obligations on its part to be
performed or observed under each Real Property lease or sublease, except for
such noncompliance which is not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company
without due inquiry, each party to each Real Property lease or sublease other
than the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with all commitments and
obligations on its part to be performed or observed thereunder, except for such
noncompliance which is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect. To the knowledge of the Company, none of the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of a default, offset
or counterclaim under any Real Property lease or sublease (or lease underlying
such sublease) and, to the knowledge of the Company, no event or condition has
happened or presently exists which constitutes a default or, after notice or
lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any Real Property lease
or sublease (or lease underlying such sublease), except for such notices,
defaults, offsets or counterclaims which are not reasonably likely, individually
or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no Lien upon
any leasehold interest of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under any Real
Property lease or sublease, to the best knowledge of the Company. Except as set
forth in Schedule 4.12 annexed hereto, the Merger will not
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be considered an assignment of any of the Real Property leases (requiring the
consent or approval by another Person) and subleases and shall not constitute a
default under any of the Real Property leases or subleases.
(c) Except for changes occurring between the date hereof and the
Closing Date which are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the best knowledge of the Company, there
are no pending or threatened actions or proceedings (including condemnation and
foreclosure) which could adversely affect the Real Property or any of the Real
Property leases or subleases against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and,
to the best knowledge of the Company, there are no such actions or proceedings
against other parties. There are no violations of any Law affecting the Real
Property leased or subleased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which are
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) Except for changes occurring between the date hereof and the
Closing Date which are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company without due
inquiry, there are no defaults by the landlords under any of the Real Property
leases or subleases and such landlords have performed all of their obligations
thereunder to the extent that such performance was to be completed heretofore.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any obligation of any
landlord or any right under any of the Real Property leases or subleases, except
as set forth in any written agreement disclosed to the Parent together with the
leases and subleases.
4.13 Tangible Property. (a) The Company or its Subsidiaries have good and
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marketable title to all of the Tangible Property owned by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens, except for Commission Filings and
Permitted Liens. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.13 annexed hereto, all
Tangible Property in use by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in good
operating condition and repair (reasonable wear and tear excepted), is suitable
for the purposes for which it is presently being used and is adequate to meet
all present requirements of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
currently conducted.
(b) Each of the Tangible Property leases is in full force and effect,
except as the same is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has
complied with all commitments and obligations on its part to be performed or
observed under each Tangible Property lease or sublease, except for such
noncompliance which is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate,
to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has received any notice of a default, offset or counterclaim under
any Tangible Property lease, and no event or condition has happened or presently
exists which constitutes a default or, after notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default under any Tangible Property lease, except
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for such notices, defaults, offsets or counterclaims which are not reasonably
likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.14 Environmental Matters. (a) Except for Environmental Claims which
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would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect or
as otherwise disclosed in the Commission Filings or on Schedule 4.14, no
Judgment has been issued since January 1, 1987, no Environmental Claim has been
filed since January 1, 1987 and no penalty has been assessed, and the Company is
not aware of any investigation or review which has occurred or is pending or
threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, by any Governmental
Authority with respect to (i) any alleged failure by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to have any License and Permit required under applicable
Environmental Laws, (ii) any Environmental Laws or (iii) any generation,
treatment, storage, recycling, transportation, discharge, disposal or release of
any Hazardous Materials generated by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
and, furthermore, to the best knowledge of the Company, there are no facts or
circumstances in existence which could form the basis for any such Judgment,
Environmental Claim or penalty.
(b) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owns, operates or
leases a treatment, storage or disposal facility requiring a permit under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, or under any other
comparable state or local Law; and, without limiting the foregoing, except as
are not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect, (i) no polychlorinated bi-phenyl is or has been brought, (ii) no
asbestos or asbestos-containing material is or has been brought, (iii) no
underground storage tanks or surface impoundments for hazardous materials,
active or abandoned, have been installed or operated by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries and (iv) no Hazardous Material has been released in a quantity
reportable under, or in violation of, any Environmental Law or otherwise
released, in the cases of clauses (i) through (iv), at, on or under any site or
facility now owned, operated or leased or to the knowledge of the Company
without due inquiry previously owned, operated or leased by the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries.
(c) None of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has transported or
arranged for the transportation of any Hazardous Material to any location that
is (i) listed on the NPL, (ii) listed for possible inclusion on the NPL or any
similar state or local list by the Environmental Protection Agency or similar
state or local Governmental Authority or (iii) the subject of enforcement
actions by any Governmental Authority that may lead to Environmental Claims
against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) No Hazardous Material generated by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has been recycled, treated, stored, disposed of or released by the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries at any location in violation of any
applicable Environmental Law.
(e) No notification of a release of Hazardous Materials has been
registered or filed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and no site or facility now owned, operated or leased or to the knowledge of the
Company without due inquiry previously owned, operated or leased by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries is listed or proposed for listing on the NPL or any
similar list of sites requiring investigation or clean-up.
(f) No Liens have arisen under or pursuant to any Environmental Law on
any site or facility now owned, operated or leased or to the knowledge of the
Company without due inquiry previously owned, operated or leased by the Company
or any of the Subsidiaries, and no Governmental Authority action has been taken
or is in process that could subject any such site or facility to such Liens, and
none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would be required to place any
notice or restriction relating to the presence of Hazardous Materials at any
site or facility owned by it in any deed to the Real Property on which such site
or facility is located.
(g) All environmental investigations, studies, audits, tests, reviews
or other analyses conducted by, or that are in the possession of, the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries relating to any site or facility now or previously
owned, operated or leased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have been
delivered to the Parent or made available to the Parent at the Company's
offices.
4.15 Intangible and Other Property. (a) Schedule 4.15 annexed hereto sets
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forth an accurate, correct and complete list, as of the date hereof, of all
material Intellectual Property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Unless specifically noted in Schedule 4.15 annexed hereto, the Company and its
Subsidiaries owns, is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all material
Intangible and Other Property used in the business of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, as presently conducted by the Company, except for such Intangible
and Other Property the loss of the use of which is not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate (together with the items set forth in Schedule
4.15 annexed hereto), to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Unless specifically noted in Schedule 4.15 annexed hereto, (i)
to the knowledge of the Company, without due inquiry the use of the Intangible
and Other Property by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not infringe
upon or otherwise violate the rights of any third party in or to such Intangible
and Other Property and (ii) since October 1, 1993 no claim has been asserted by
any Person against the Company or its Subsidiaries that the use of any item of
Intangible and Other Property infringes or violates the rights of such Persons,
except for such infringements, violations or claims which are not reasonably
likely, individually or in the aggregate (together with the items set forth in
Schedule 4.15 annexed hereto),
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to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Merger will not be considered an
assignment of any of the Intangible or Other Property.
4.16 Employee Benefit Plans.
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(a) Benefit Plans. Schedule 4.16 annexed hereto sets forth a correct
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and complete list (including the name of the plan, the employee class covered
thereunder, the annual contribution by the Company and, in the case of profit-
sharing plans, the payments made by the Company to such plan during the last
five (5) fiscal years) of all "employee benefit plans" (as defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA), bonus, profit sharing, deferred compensation, incentive or other
compensation plans or arrangements, and other employee fringe benefit plans,
whether funded or unfunded, qualified or unqualified, maintained or contributed
to by any of the Company Group Members in the current year or, to the extent
there may be any liability, in the prior five (5) Benefit Plan years for the
benefit of any of their respective directors, officers or employees or other
Persons (all the foregoing are collectively referred to herein as the "Benefit
Plans"). All Benefit Plans, related trust Contracts or annuity Contracts (or
any other funding instrument) are in full force and effect. Except as set forth
in Schedule 4.16 annexed hereto, no Benefit Plan which had previously been in
effect has been terminated.
(b) Funding. All contributions to, and payments from, the Benefit
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Plans that may have been required to be made in accordance with the Benefit
Plans have been made in a timely manner during the prior five (5) Benefit Plan
years. All such contributions to the Benefit Plans for any period ending before
the Closing that are not yet required to be made shall be properly accrued. No
Benefit Plan is a "defined benefit plan" within the meaning of Section 3(35) of
ERISA.
(c) Compliance With the Code and ERISA. All necessary governmental
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approvals for the Benefit Plans have been obtained. Each of the Company Group
Members and each Benefit Plan (and any related trust agreement or annuity
Contract or any other funding instrument) complies currently, and has complied
in the past, both as to form and operation, with the provisions of all Laws
applicable to Benefit Plans, except for such noncompliance which could not,
individually or in the aggregate, in the sole good faith opinion of the Parent,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Administration. Each Benefit Plan has been administered in
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compliance, in all material respects, with the requirements of the Code and
ERISA. All reports, Returns and similar documents with respect to the Benefit
Plans required to be filed since the commencement of the Benefit Plans with any
Government Authority or distributed to any Benefit Plan participant have been
duly and timely filed or distributed (after taking into account all extensions
and deferral rights), except for such failure to file or distribute which could
not individually or in the aggregate, in the
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sole good faith opinion of the Parent, have a Material Adverse Effect. There
are no investigations by any Governmental Authority, termination proceedings or
other claims (except claims for benefits payable in the normal operation of the
Benefit Plans), suits or proceedings against or involving any Benefit Plan or
asserting any rights or claims to benefits under any Benefit Plan pending or, to
the best knowledge of the Company, threatened that could give rise to any
liability in any material respect to any of the Company Group Members, or the
directors, officers or employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a
trustee, administrator or other fiduciary of any trusts created under any
Benefit Plan.
(e) Prohibited Transactions. No "prohibited transaction" (as defined
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in Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) has ever occurred which
involves the Assets of any Benefit Plan and which could subject to a material
extent any of the Company Group Members, or any of the directors, officers or
employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or a trustee, administrator
or other fiduciary of any trusts created under any Benefit Plan, to the tax or
penalty on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the Code or the
sanctions imposed under Title I of ERISA. Neither the Company Group Members
nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, the directors, officers or employees
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a trustee, administrator or other
fiduciary of any Benefit Plan, nor any agent of any of the foregoing, has ever
engaged in any transaction or acted or failed to act in a manner which could
subject any of the Company Group Members, their businesses, the Surviving
Corporation or the Parent to any liability for breach of fiduciary duty under
ERISA or any other applicable Law, except for such liability which could not,
individually or in the aggregate, in the sole good faith opinion of the Parent,
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Multiemployer Plans. None of the Benefit Plans is, and none of
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the Company Group Members has ever been a party to, a "multiemployer pension
plan" as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA.
(g) Medical or Death Benefits. No Benefit Plan, including any welfare
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plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA), maintained by any Company Group
Member provides medical or death benefits with respect to current or former
employees beyond their termination of employment (other than coverage mandated
by Law). Each such welfare plan to which Section 601-609 of ERISA and Section
4980B of the Code apply has been administered in compliance in all material
respects, with such sections.
(h) Compensation. Except for stock option agreements and as set forth
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in Schedule 4.17 annexed hereto, no Contract entitles any individual to
severance or termination pay or accelerates the time of payment and vesting, or
increases the amount of compensation due, or benefits payable under any Benefit
Plan with respect to, any Person.
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4.17 Labor Matters.
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(a) Affiliate Contracts. Schedule 4.17 annexed hereto sets forth, as
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of the date hereof, a correct and complete list (including the name of the
parties, term and rate of compensation) of all Contracts (other than stock
option agreements) between the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any
executive officer and director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or
Affiliates of any of the foregoing (collectively, "Affiliate Contracts"). Prior
to the Closing, the Company will provide to the Parent a correct and complete
list of all Affiliate Contracts entered into by the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries from the date hereof through the Closing Date.
(b) Termination Agreements; Compensation. Schedule 4.17 annexed
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hereto sets forth a correct and complete list of all termination, severance, or
similar agreements with the Company's officers or directors (the "Termination
Agreements") in effect as of the date hereof to which the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is or may be bound or affected and under which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries have any remaining obligations. Schedule 4.17 annexed
hereto sets forth a correct and complete list of the fifteen (15) most highly
compensated employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including
bonuses, commissions and deferred compensation) for each of the Company's 1993
and 1994 fiscal years.
(c) Labor Contracts; Disputes. There are no controversies pending
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or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened involving the employees of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and, except as set forth on Schedule 4.17
annexed hereto, there are no collective bargaining or other union Contracts to
which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries may be bound. None of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries has suffered or sustained any work stoppage and, to the best
knowledge of the Company, no such work stoppage is threatened. To the best
knowledge of the Company, no union organizing, election or other activities
involving any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are in
progress or threatened.
4.18 Customers and Suppliers. Schedule 4.18 annexed hereto sets forth an
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accurate, correct and complete list of the twenty (20) largest customers (in
terms of gross revenues) of the Company and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated
basis, for fiscal years 1993, 1994 and 1995 (year-to-date) and the ten (10)
largest suppliers (in terms of purchases) to the Company and its Subsidiaries,
on a consolidated basis, for fiscal years 1992, 1993 and 1994.
4.19 Inventory. All inventory of the Company and its Subsidiaries was
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acquired or manufactured in the ordinary course of business and is usable and
saleable in the ordinary course of such business or is otherwise recorded on the
books and records of the Company in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its
Subsidiaries have good and valid title to the inventory, free and clear of all
Liens.
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4.20 Accounts Receivable. All accounts receivable of the Company and its
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Subsidiaries reflected on the balance sheet as at the date set forth in the most
recent Commission Filings and all accounts receivable of the Company and its
Subsidiaries arising subsequent to the date thereof have arisen in the ordinary
course of business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the best
knowledge of the Company, are subject to no defenses, offsets or counterclaims,
other than reserves reflected on the balance sheet as at the most recent
Commission Filings.
4.21 Compliance With Laws. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
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complies with all Laws applicable to such Company or Subsidiary, its business
and its Assets, except for such noncompliance which is not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the
date hereof, there are no unsatisfied Judgments applicable to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries, their respective businesses and their respective Assets
(and having any current or future effect on the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries). The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all
Judgments applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, their respective
businesses and their respective Assets, except for such noncompliance which is
not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
4.22 Licenses and Permits. Schedule 4.22 annexed hereto contains an
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accurate, correct and complete list of all Licenses and Permits which are
material to the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently
conducted by the Company. All such Licenses and Permits are valid and in full
force and effect and there are no pending or, to the best knowledge of the
Company, threatened proceedings which could result in the termination,
revocation, limitation or impairment of any of such Licenses and Permits, except
for such terminations, revocations, limitations or impairments which are not
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. The Licenses and Permits are sufficient to enable the Company and its
Subsidiaries to own and conduct their business, as currently conducted by the
Company.
4.23 Legal Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, complaint,
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charge, Tax or other audit, investigation or arbitration or other method of
settling disputes or disagreements by or before any Governmental Authority
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against or
affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective Assets,
except as summarized in Schedule 4.23 annexed hereto or in the Commission
Filings, and except as the same is not reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as summarized on Schedule
4.23 or disclosed in the Commission Filings, on the Closing Date, there will be
no action, suit, proceeding, complaint, charge, Tax or other audit,
investigation or arbitration or other method of settling disputes or
disagreements by or before any Governmental Authority pending or, to the best
knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company or any of
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its Subsidiaries or their respective Assets, except as the same is not
reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is, and at the Closing Date there will be, no action, suit,
proceeding, complaint, charge, Tax or other audit, investigation or arbitration
or other method of settling disputes or disagreements by or before any
Governmental Authority which questions the validity of this Agreement or any
action taken or to be taken by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the Company, its
Subsidiaries nor any of the Assets of the Company or its Subsidiaries are
subject to any Judgment which restricts the ability of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries to consummate the Merger or, except as summarized in Schedule 4.23
annexed hereto, to operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as
currently conducted.
4.24 No Brokers. Except as set forth in the Commission Filings, neither
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the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has entered into any Contract,
arrangement or understanding with any Person or incurred any liability which
could result in the obligation of any Person to pay any finder's fees, brokerage
or agent's commissions or other like payments in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.25 Disclosure. No representation, warranty or statement made by the
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Company in this Agreement, the Exhibits and the Schedules, or in any other
material furnished or to be furnished by the Company to the Parent or its
representatives, financing sources, attorneys and accountants, pursuant to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, contains or shall contain any
untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or shall omit to state a material
fact required to be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements
contained herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
4.26 Books and Records. The books of account and other financial records
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of the Company and its Subsidiaries are accurate, correct and complete in all
material respects. The minute books of each of the Company and its Subsidiaries
contain accurate, correct and complete records of the respective charters (as
amended or restated) and By-laws (as amended or restated) and accurately reflect
all corporate action of the shareholders and the Board of Directors of such
Company or Subsidiary.
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5. Representations and Warranties of the Parent and Newco.
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The Parent and Newco hereby represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
5.1 Organization and Qualification. The Parent is a corporation duly
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incorporated, organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
the State of Delaware, and Newco is a corporation duly incorporated, organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of New York.
Each of the Parent and Newco has the requisite corporate power to own its
properties and carry on its business as now being conducted. Each of the Parent
and Newco is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business, and is in
good standing, in each other jurisdiction where the character of its properties
owned or held under lease or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except to the extent that any such failure so to
qualify is not reasonably likely, individually or in the aggregate, to have a
material adverse effect on the business, Assets, operations or financial
condition of the Parent or Newco.
5.2 Authority Relative to this Agreement. Each of the Parent and Newco
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has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and
to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of
the Parent and Newco. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
the Parent and Newco and assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
the Company, this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the
Parent and Newco enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be
limited by bankruptcy, moratorium and insolvency Laws and other Laws affecting
the rights of creditors' generally and except as may be limited by the
availability of equitable remedies.
5.3 Compliance. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by
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the Parent or Newco, nor the consummation by the Parent or Newco of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Parent and Newco with
any of the provisions hereof will (i) violate, conflict with, or result in a
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or result in
the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a
right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the creation of any
Lien upon any of the Assets of the Parent or Newco under, any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of (x) the charter or By-laws of the Parent or Newco,
or (y) any Contracts to which the Parent or Newco is a party or to which the
Parent or Newco or their respective Assets may be subject; or (ii) violate any
Judgment applicable to the Parent or Newco or their respective Assets, except
for, in the case of each of clauses (i)(y) and (ii) above, such violations,
conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations, accelerations or creations of Liens
which are set
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forth on Schedule 5.3 annexed hereto and which are not reasonably likely,
individually or in the aggregate (together with the items set forth in Schedule
5.3 annexed hereto), to have a Material Adverse Effect on the business, Assets,
operations or financial condition of the Parent or Newco.
5.4 Consents. Other than (i) in connection with or in compliance with the
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Exchange Act and (ii) as set forth on Schedule 5.4 annexed hereto, no notice to,
filing with, or Consent of, any Person is necessary for the consummation by the
Parent or Newco of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Prior to
the Closing, the Parent or Newco shall have given all notices, made all filings
and obtained all Consents set forth on Schedule 5.4 annexed hereto.
5.5 Financing. The Parent has delivered to the Company the commitment
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letters annexed hereto relating to the financing (the "Financing") needed to
consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement. Parent represents
that it has sufficient funds to finance the equity portion of the Financing, as
outlined in the commitment letters. In addition, Florescue Family Corporation
has delivered a letter guarantying the availability of the equity portion of the
Financing. The debt portion of the Financing, the equity portion of the
Financing and the anticipated net working capital of the Company is sufficient
to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Agreement.
5.6 Legal Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding, complaint,
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charge, Tax or other audit, investigation or arbitration or other method of
settling disputes or disagreements by or before any Governmental Authority
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Parent and Newco, threatened against or
affecting the Parent, Newco or their respective Assets. There is, and at the
Closing Date there will be, no action, suit, proceeding, complaint, charge, Tax
or other audit, investigation or arbitration or other method of settling
disputes or disagreements by or before any Governmental Authority which
questions the validity of this Agreement or any action taken or to be taken by
the Parent or Newco in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
Neither the Parent, Newco nor any of their respective Assets are subject to any
Judgment or other agreement which restricts the ability of the Parent or Newco
from consummating the Merger or purchasing the Shares.
5.7 No Brokers. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.7 annexed hereto,
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neither the Parent nor Newco has entered into any Contract, arrangement or
understanding with any Person which could result in the obligation of any Person
to pay any finder's fees, brokerage or agent's commissions or other like
payments in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.8 Disclosure. No representation, warranty or statement made by the
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Parent in this Agreement, the Exhibits and the Schedules, or in any other
material furnished or to be furnished by the Parent to the Company or its
representatives, attorneys and
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accountants pursuant to or, in connection with this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby, contains or shall contain any untrue statement
of a material fact, or omits or shall omit to state a material fact required to
be stated herein or therein or necessary to make the statements contained herein
or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.
6. Covenants and Other Agreements.
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The parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
6.1 Conduct of Business. (a) The Company shall, and the Company shall
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cause each of the Subsidiaries to, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by
this Agreement or as specifically consented to in writing by the Parent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), from and after the date
of this Agreement until the Closing Date, use all reasonable efforts to preserve
its present business organization intact, keep available the services of its
present employees, preserve its present relationships with Persons having
business dealings with such Company or Subsidiary, operate its business in the
ordinary and regular course consistent with its prior practices (including the
payment of trade payables and the collection of accounts receivables), maintain
its books and records in accordance with good business practice, on a basis
consistent with prior practice and in accordance with GAAP, and maintain all
Insurance, certificates and Licenses and Permits necessary for the conduct of
its business, as currently conducted and as proposed by the Company to be
conducted; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.1 shall require the
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Company or any of its Subsidiaries to make any payment or incur any obligation
which (i) is not in the ordinary course of business or (ii) is inconsistent with
its existing policies and practices or this Agreement.
(b) During the period from and after the date of this Agreement until
the Closing Date, except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement
or set forth in Schedule 6.1 annexed hereto or as otherwise consented to by the
Parent in writing, the Company shall not, and the Company shall cause each of
the Subsidiaries not to: (i) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other
distribution in respect of its capital stock or redeem, purchase or acquire any
shares of its capital stock (other than cashless exercises of stock options by
employees or directors); (ii) issue any of its capital stock, stock options or
rights requiring it to sell or issue any of its capital stock or securities,
except for the issuance of Shares upon exercise of outstanding options or stock
purchase rights under the Option Plans and the Stock Purchase Plan; (iii) amend
its charter or By-laws; (iv) make any capital expenditure or capital commitment,
other than those expenditures or commitments made between July 1, 1995 and the
Closing Date which do not exceed $2,500,000 in the aggregate; (v) make any
change in its business, as currently conducted or as proposed by the Company to
be conducted other than in the ordinary course of business; (vi) dispose of any
material rights with respect to any Intellectual Property or Intangible and
Other
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Property, other than in the ordinary course of business; (vii) change its
accounting principles, methods or practices, investment practices, payment and
processing practices or policies regarding intercompany transactions, except for
such changes as are necessary to conform with GAAP and are disclosed to the
Parent prior to such change; (viii) hire, or renew any existing Contract with,
any Person as an officer or director; (ix) hire, or renew any existing Contract
with, any Person as a consultant, independent contractor or non-officer
employee, if such Person would receive pro-rated annual compensation (including
salary, fringe benefits and bonuses) in excess of $100,000; (x) incur any
obligation (not part of normal, continuing operations, such as payroll and
Taxes, or in the operation of the Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary
course of business or the performance of Contracts disclosed in any Schedule
annexed hereto) in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate; (xi) increase, reduce,
draw-down or reverse any of its reserves, other than in accordance with GAAP;
(xii) settle any litigations or dispute with Messrs. Rowe or Nadolski; (xiii)
enter into any other transaction that would be required to be set forth in
Schedule 4.8 annexed hereto if such transaction occurred between October 1, 1994
and the date hereof; or (xiv) agree or commit orally or in writing to do any of
the foregoing.
6.2 No Shop; Non-Disclosure. (a) Until the Closing or the termination of
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this Agreement as provided in Section 9.1, except as mutually agreed in writing
by the parties hereto, the Company shall not, and the Company shall use all
reasonable efforts to cause its officers, employees, representatives or agents
(including Goldman, Sachs & Co.) not to, directly or indirectly solicit,
encourage, initiate, discuss with others or induce the making of any inquiries
or proposals for the acquisition of any of the capital stock, Assets (other than
in the ordinary course of business) or business of, or the merger with, or any
similar transaction concerning, the Company, or furnish information to, or
engage in negotiations relating to the foregoing or otherwise cooperate in any
way with, or accept any proposal relating to the foregoing from, any Person or
group other than the Parent and its officers, employees, representatives and
agents, provided, however, that the Company Board may furnish or cause to be
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furnished such information to, and may participate in such discussions or
negotiations with, Persons who have made a bona fide proposal if the Company
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Board believes, in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors,
that such bona fide proposal is for a transaction more favorable to the
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Company's shareholders than the transactions contemplated hereby and, in the
opinion of outside counsel to the Company Board, the Company Board's fiduciary
duty under applicable Law requires it to furnish or cause to be furnished such
information and/or participate in such discussions or negotiations (a "Superior
Offer"). The Company shall promptly communicate in writing to the Parent the
principal substance of any discussion and the terms of any proposal received or
the fact that the Company has received inquiry with respect to, or will
participate in discussions or negotiations in respect of, any such transactions
on the same date that the Company knows that such discussions will take place,
and, on the same date or promptly thereafter, the Company shall
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promptly communicate to the Parent the existence of any such discussions or
negotiations.
(b) No party (or its representatives, agents, counsel or accountants)
hereto shall disclose to any third party, other than potential lenders, any
confidential or proprietary information about the business, Assets or operations
of the Company or its Subsidiaries or the transaction contemplated hereby,
except as may be required in connection with a Superior Offer. The parties
hereto agree that the remedy at law for any breach of the requirements of this
subsection will be inadequate and that any breach would cause such immediate and
permanent damage as would be impossible to ascertain, and, therefore, the
parties hereto agree and consent that in the event of any breach of this
subsection, in addition to any and all other legal and equitable remedies
available for such breach, including a recovery of damages, the non-breaching
parties shall be entitled to obtain preliminary or permanent injunctive relief
without the necessity of proving actual damage by reason of such breach and, to
the extent permissible under applicable Law, a temporary restraining order may
be granted immediately on commencement of such action.
6.3 Employment Agreements. (a) From the date hereof until the Closing or
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earlier termination of this Agreement, neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries shall adopt, enter into or amend, or extend by action or inaction,
any Benefit Plan (other than in the ordinary course of business or as required
by law), whether or not such Benefit Plans were previously approved by the
Company Board.
(b) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to honor (without
modification) the Termination Agreements and individual benefit arrangements
listed on Schedule 6.3(b), all as in effect at the Effective Time, and agrees
(i) to pay, at the Effective Time, all amounts then owing under such agreements
and arrangements as a result of the triggering of "change of control" and other
provisions; or (ii) if, subsequent to the Effective Time but prior to the
expiration or renewal of any such agreement or arrangement with an executive
officer, such executive officer is terminated (other than for cause) or is not
employed in a position substantially equivalent to his position at the Effective
Time at a location within 25 miles of the location where he performed such
duties at the Effective Time, such executive officer shall be entitled to
receive all amounts then payable under such agreement as if the "change of
control" occasioned by the Merger and the subsequent termination or change in
position or location occurred simultaneously.
6.4 Parent's Access to Information. From and after the date hereof, the
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Parent, its outside financing sources and investors, and their respective
counsel, accountants, representatives and agents, shall have full access, upon
reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to the Company and the
financial, legal, accounting and other representatives of the Company with
knowledge of the business and the Assets of the Company and, upon reasonable
notice, shall be furnished all
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relevant documents, records and other information concerning the business,
finances and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries that the Parent, its
outside financing sources, investors and their respective counsel, accountants,
representatives and agents, may reasonably request. The Parent agrees not to
contact any employees, personnel, suppliers or customers of the Company or its
Subsidiaries without the prior approval of the Company (which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
6.5 Consents. The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to give any
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notices, make any filings, and obtain any Consents set forth on Schedule 4.5
annexed hereto. The Parent and Newco shall use all reasonable efforts to give
notices, make any filings and obtain any Consents set forth on Schedule 5.4
annexed hereto.
6.6 Notification of Certain Matters. Each of the parties hereto agrees to
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give prompt notice to the other parties hereto of (i) the occurrence, or failure
to occur, of any event which occurrence or failure to occur is reasonably likely
to cause any representation or warranty of such party contained in this
Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at any time from the date hereof to the
Closing Date, (ii) any failure on its part to comply with or satisfy any
covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
hereunder and (iii) any breach of any representation or warranty of such party
hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of or the failure to deliver any
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notice pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall not limit or otherwise affect the
remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
6.7 Action of Shareholders of the Company; Voting and Disposition of the
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Shares. The Company shall take all action necessary, in accordance with the BCL
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and its Articles of Incorporation and By-laws, to convene the Special Meeting as
promptly as practicable to consider and vote upon the Merger. At the Special
Meeting, each of the Parent and Newco shall vote, or cause to be voted, all of
the Shares then owned by it, if any, in favor of the Merger.
6.8 Financial Statements. From and after the date hereof until the
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Closing, as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar month (but no
later than thirty (30) days after the end of such calendar month), the Company
shall deliver to the Parent an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the
Company and its Subsidiaries at the last day of such calendar month, an
unaudited consolidated statement of income of the Company and its Subsidiaries
for such calendar month and an unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for such calendar month. All such unaudited
financial statements shall be (x) in accordance with the books of account,
records and past practices of the Company and its Subsidiaries for interim
financial statements; (y) fair presentations of the material liabilities and
obligations, financial condition, accruals for incentive or bonus payments,
reserves for incurred but unreported claims and results of operations of the
Company and its Subsidiaries as of the dates and for the periods indicated; and
(z)
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prepared in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that such financial
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statements need not contain all of the footnotes required by GAAP, and may be
condensed and subject to year-end and quarter-end adjustments.
6.9 Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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(a) From and after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the
Surviving Corporation to, and the Surviving Corporation agrees to, indemnify,
defend and hold harmless in accordance with the Certificate of Incorporation and
By-laws of the Company, and subject to the limitations of the BCL, each present
and past officer, director, employee, representative or agent (other than
Nadolski and Blair), of the Company (or any subsidiary or division thereof),
including, without limitation, each person controlling any of the foregoing
persons (individually, an "Indemnified Party" and collectively, the "Indemnified
Parties"), against all losses, claims, damages, liabilities, costs or expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in
settlement in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or
investigation arising out of or pertaining to acts or omissions, or alleged acts
or omissions, by them in their capacities as such, whether commenced, asserted
or claimed before or after the Effective Time. In the event of any such claim,
action, suit, proceeding or investigation (an "Action"), (i) the Surviving
Corporation shall advance the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel selected
by the Indemnified Party, which counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to
Parent, in advance of the final disposition of any such action; provided,
however, that prior to advancement of fees and expenses, the Indemnified Party
shall provide an undertaking in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Surviving Corporation, and (ii) the Surviving Corporation will cooperate in
the defense of any such matter; provided, however, that the Surviving
Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement effected without its written
consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) and
provided, further, that the Surviving Corporation shall not be obligated
pursuant to this Section to pay the fees and disbursements of more than one
counsel for all Indemnified Parties in any single Action except to the extent
that, in the opinion of counsel for the Indemnified Parties, to do so would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between or among
such parties.
(b) For a period of six years after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall not amend the provisions of its Certificate of Incorporation
and By-laws providing for exculpation of director and officer liability and
indemnification, except as required by applicable law.
(c) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, and the Surviving
Corporation agrees to, maintain in effect for the Indemnified Parties for not
less than three years the current policies of directors' and officers' liability
insurance and fiduciary liability insurance maintained by the Company and the
Company's subsidiaries with respect to matters occurring at or prior to the
Effective Time;
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provided, that Parent may substitute therefor policies of substantially the same
coverage containing terms and conditions which are no less advantageous, in any
material respect, to the Indemnified Parties.
(d) Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, and the Surviving
Corporation agrees to, pay all expenses, including attorneys' fees, that may be
incurred by any Indemnified Parties in enforcing the indemnity and other
obligations provided for in this Section 6.9.
(e) The rights of each Indemnified Party hereunder shall be in
addition to any other rights such Indemnified Party has under the Certificate of
Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, under the BCL or otherwise. This
Section 6.9 is intended to benefit each of the Indemnified Parties and shall be
binding on all successors and assigns of Newco, the Company and the Surviving
Corporation.
6.10 Additional Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions herein
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provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary proper or advisable to consummate and make effective as
promptly as practicable the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and to
cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing.
7. Conditions Precedent to the Parent's Obligations.
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The obligations of the Parent and Newco are subject to the satisfaction, at
or before the Closing, of the conditions set forth below.
7.1 Accuracy of the Company's Representations and Warranties. The
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representations and warranties of the Company set forth herein are true and
correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and as of the Closing
Date. Any matter which would otherwise constitute a failure to comply with or
conform to a representation or warranty by the Company hereunder shall not be
deemed to be such a failure if the Parent has consented to the same in writing.
7.2 Performance by the Company. The Company shall have performed,
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satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements, and conditions required
to be performed by it.
7.3 Deliveries By the Companies at Closing. At the Closing, the Company
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shall have delivered to the Parent (or, in the case of clauses (h) and (i)
below, have made available to the Parent at the offices of the Company or its
Subsidiaries) all of the following:
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(a) a certificate of the Company, executed by the President and the
Chief Financial Officer of the Company, to the effect that each of the
conditions specified in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 7.5, 7.7 and 7.10 has been
satisfied;
(b) evidence of the filing with the office of the Secretary of State
of the State of New York of the Certificate of Merger, pursuant to Section 904
of the BCL, with respect to the Merger of Newco with and into the Company, in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A;
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(c) resolutions duly adopted by the Company Board authorizing the
transactions which are the subject of this Agreement, certified by the Secretary
of the Company;
(d) certificates issued by appropriate Governmental Authorities
evidencing, as of a recent date, the good standing and franchise tax status of
the Company and each of its Subsidiaries in the jurisdiction in which such
Company or Subsidiary is incorporated and in those jurisdictions in which such
Company or Subsidiary is qualified to do business and, as of the most recent
practicable date, telegrams, if available, issued by the appropriate
Governmental Authorities with respect to the good standing and franchise tax
status of such Company or Subsidiary in the jurisdiction in which such Company
or Subsidiary is incorporated;
(e) a copy of the Articles of Incorporation or other applicable
charter instruments and all amendments thereto of the Company and each of its
Subsidiaries, certified by the appropriate Governmental Authorities;
(f) certificates executed by the Secretary of the Company to the
effect that there have been no amendments to the charter documents referred to
in Section 7.3(e) hereof since the date of this Agreement;
(g) the original books of account, minute books, minutes and other
records of all meetings of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, and the
stock books and stock transfer ledgers of each of the Subsidiaries of the
Company;
(h) the corporate seal of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries and
such other documents, records, and other items as shall be necessary for the
operation of the businesses of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries;
(i) a statement upon which the Parent and the Exchange Agent shall
rely in tendering the Per Share Price pursuant to Section 3.6 and which (i)
shall provide the name of each shareholder of record of Shares and the number of
Shares held by such shareholder and (ii) shall be issued by the Company's
transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
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7.4 Consents. The Company shall have obtained and delivered to the Parent
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all Consents set forth in Schedule 4.5 annexed hereto, except where the failure
to obtain such Consents would not be reasonably likely, individually or in the
aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.5 Changes in the Business. From and after the date hereof, there shall
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have occurred or be threatened no event relative to the Assets or business of
the Company and its Subsidiaries which is reasonably likely, individually or in
the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.
7.6 Dissenting Shares. The number of Dissenting Shares (if any) with
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respect to which the holders thereof shall have properly demanded appraisal in
accordance with the BCL before the taking of a vote on the Merger at the Special
Meeting or any adjournment thereof, the holders of which shall not have
withdrawn such demand as of the Closing Date, shall not exceed ten percent (10%)
of the issued and outstanding Shares entitled to vote thereon.
7.7 Shareholder Approval. This Agreement and the transactions
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contemplated hereby shall have been adopted and approved by the holders of
sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Shares.
7.8 Simultaneous Closing. Simultaneously with the Closing, the Parent
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shall have closed the Financing.
7.9 Opinion of the Company's Counsel. The Parent shall have received the
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favorable opinion, dated the date of the Closing, of the Company's Counsel,
reasonably acceptable in substance and form to the Parent.
7.10 Absence of Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened
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before any Governmental Authority any action, suit or proceeding which, if
adversely determined, would (i) make the purchase by the Parent of the Shares
illegal, (ii) require the divestiture by the Parent of all or a material portion
of the business or Assets of the Surviving Corporation or any of its
Subsidiaries as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) impose
limitations which adversely affect to a significant extent the ability of the
Surviving Corporation to exercise full rights of ownership of the Assets or
business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted by the
Company, as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, (iv) prevent the
consummation of the Merger or (v) cause the Merger to be rescinded following
consummation of the Merger, and no Judgment with respect to any of the foregoing
shall be in effect.
7.11 Proceedings and Documents. All legal and corporate proceedings in
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connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Parent and the Parent's Counsel,
and the
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Parent shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other
copies of such documents and proceedings in connection with such transactions as
the Parent reasonably requests.
7.12 Current Assets; Inventory. Parent shall have received from the
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Company an audited balance sheet dated as of September 30, 1995, certified by
the Company's Accounting Officer and Deloitte & Touche, showing that the Company
has (i) at least $27,750,000 in net current assets (consisting of total current
assets plus restricted cash and marketable securities plus common stock notes
receivable, less current liabilities (other than the current portion of long-
term debt)) less an amount, not to exceed $100,000, equal to the out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in connection with the completion of a physical inventory and
(ii) inventory recorded on the books and records of the Company in accordance
with GAAP of not more than $14,150,000. In connection with the audit, a
physical inventory shall be taken.
7.13 Officer's Certificate. Parent shall have received from the Company's
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Chief Accounting Officer a certificate stating that there has been (i) no change
in the Company's balance sheet which is reasonably likely to individually, or in
the aggregate with all other such changes, have a Material Adverse Effect, since
September 30, 1995, and (ii) no change in the inventory since September 30, 1995
other than changes in the ordinary course of business.
8. Conditions Precedent to the Company's Obligations.
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The obligations of the Company are subject to the satisfaction, at or
before the Closing, of the conditions set forth below. The benefit of these
conditions is for the Company only and may be waived by the Company in writing
at any time in its sole discretion.
8.1 Accuracy of the Parent's Representations and Warranties. The
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representations and warranties of the Parent and Newco set forth herein are true
and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and the Closing Date.
8.2 Performance by the Parent. The Parent and Newco shall have performed,
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satisfied and complied with all covenants, agreements and conditions required to
be performed by each of them.
8.3 Deliveries by the Parent at Closing. At the Closing, the Parent shall
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deliver to the Company the following:
(a) a certificate of each of the Parent and Newco executed by the
President, Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of each of the
Parent and Newco to the effect that each of the conditions specified in Sections
8.1, 8.2, 8.4 and 8.7 has been satisfied;
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(b) evidence of the filing with the Office of the Secretary of State
of the State of New York of the Certificate of Merger, pursuant to Section 904
of the BCL, with respect to the Merger of Newco with and into the Company, in
the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A;
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(c) resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of each of the
Parent and Newco authorizing the transactions contemplated hereby, certified by
the Secretary of each of the Parent and Newco;
(d) certificates issued by appropriate Governmental Authorities
evidencing, as of the most recent practicable date, the good standing and
franchise tax status of Newco in its state of incorporation and, as of a date
not more than two Business Days prior thereto, telegrams, if available, issued
by the appropriate Governmental Authorities with respect to the good standing
and franchise tax status of Newco in its state of incorporation;
(e) copies of the Articles of Incorporation or other applicable
charter instruments and all amendments thereto of Newco, certified by the
applicable Governmental Authorities;
(f) certificates executed by the Secretary of Newco to the effect that
there have been no amendments to the charter documents referred to in Section
8.3(e) hereof since the date of the certifications referred to in such
subsection; and
(g) copies of the By-laws or comparable documents, including all
amendments thereto, of Newco, certified by the Secretary of Newco.
8.4 Consents. The Parent and Newco shall have obtained and delivered to
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the Company all Consents set forth in Schedule 5.4 annexed hereto.
8.5 Opinion of the Parent's Counsel. The Seller shall have received the
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favorable opinion, dated the date of the Closing, of Parent's Counsel,
reasonably acceptable in substance and form to the Company.
8.6 Fairness Opinion. The Company shall have received from Goldman, Sachs
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& Co. a favorable opinion (the "Fairness Opinion") as to the fairness of the
consideration to be received by the shareholders (other than Parent and its
Affiliates) in the Merger.
8.7 Absence of Litigation. There shall not be pending or threatened
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before any Governmental Authority any action, suit or proceeding which, if
adversely determined, would (i) make the purchase by the Parent of the Shares
illegal, (ii) prevent the consummation of the Merger, or (iii) cause the Merger
to be rescinded
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following consummation of the Merger, and no Judgment with respect to any of the
foregoing shall be in effect.
8.8 Simultaneous Closing. Simultaneously with the Closing, the Parent
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shall have closed the Financing and deposited the proceeds with the Exchange
Agent in accordance with Section 3.11(b).
8.9 Shareholder Approval. This Agreement and the transactions
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contemplated hereby shall have been adopted and approved by holders of sixty-six
and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the Shares.
8.10 Proceedings and Documents. All legal and corporate proceedings in
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connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in form
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and the Company's Counsel,
and the Company shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified
or other copies of such documents and proceedings in connection with such
transactions as the Company reasonably requests.
9. Termination.
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9.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned
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at any time before the Effective Time, whether before or after adoption by the
shareholders of the Company or the Parent:
(a) By mutual consent of the Parent and the Company.
(b) By the Parent giving written notice to Company if, without fault on the
part of the Parent or its Affiliates, the Closing does not occur prior to
November 30, 1995, unless the Proxy Statement has not been mailed prior to
November 10, 1995 in which case such date shall be extended to a date 20 days
after the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement but not later than December 31,
1995.
(c) By the Parent or the Company, if any Governmental Authority shall have
enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Judgment which has
the effect of prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) By the Parent, if without fault on the part of the Parent or its
Affiliates, any of the conditions to the Parent's obligations contained in
Section 7 of this Agreement required to have been met (i) are not met within 5
days of adoption and approval by the shareholders of the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) at any time prior to the time in
clause (i) hereof become incapable of being met, and such failure has not been
waived by the Parent or cured by the Company.
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(e) By the Parent or the Company, if prior to the Closing (i) the Company
Board votes to recommend to the shareholders of the Company a Superior Offer
rather than recommending shareholder adoption and approval of the Merger, (ii)
the Company Board fails to recommend the Merger to the shareholders of the
Company in the Proxy Statement or (iii) the shareholders of the Company fail to
adopt and approve the Merger at the Special Meeting.
(f) By the Company giving written notice to Parent if, without fault on the
part of the Company or its officers or Affiliates, the Closing does not occur
prior to November 30, 1995, unless the Proxy Statement has not been mailed prior
to November 10, 1995 in which case such date shall be extended to a date 20 days
after the date of mailing of the Proxy Statement but not later than December 31,
1995.
(g) By the Company, if without fault on the part of the Company or its
Affiliates, any of the conditions to the Company's obligations contained in
Section 8 of this Agreement required to have been met (i) are not met within 5
days of adoption and approval by the shareholders of the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) at any time prior to the time in
clause (i) hereof become incapable of being met, and such breach or failure has
not been waived by the Company or cured by the Parent.
(h) By the Company, if it does not obtain from Goldman, Sachs & Co. the
Fairness Opinion.
(i) By the Parent, if a Change-in-Control shall have occurred.
9.2 Effect of Termination. Upon the termination of this Agreement, this
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Agreement shall forthwith become null and void, other than the agreements set
forth in this Section 9.2 and Sections 2.2 (to the extent that such Section
relates to the parties' respective responsibilities for the Proxy Statement and
the Other Filings), 2.4, 6.2(b), 9.3 and 11 hereof. In the event of termination
of this Agreement under any of the circumstances that constitute a Payment Event
(as defined below), the sole and exclusive right of the Parent and its
Affiliates shall be as provided in Section 9.3(a). In the event that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not occur for any reason or if
the Agreement is terminated for any reason, except as otherwise set forth in
this Section 9.2, the parties will have no remedies against, and will have no
liability to, each other or their respective officers, directors, shareholders,
partners, representatives or Affiliates.
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9.3 Termination Payments and Expenses.
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(a) Promptly after the occurrence of a Payment Event, the Company
shall pay immediately to an account designated by the Parent, in immediately
available funds, a cancellation fee as provided in this Section 9.3.
(b) A "Payment Event" shall mean the termination of this Agreement as
a result of any of the following:
(i) any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any Law or Judgment which has the effect of
prohibiting consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby as a result of
an action or inaction by the Company not directly related to the Parent, Newco
or their respective Affiliates;
(ii) the Financing is not closed solely as a result of the Rowe
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litigation;
(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Sections
4.8(g)-(l) or 4.21 shall not be true and correct as of the Closing Date;
(iv) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.6, 4.7
(with respect to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 1,
1995) or 4.8(d) shall not be true and correct as of the Closing Date;
(v) any of the conditions to the Parent's obligations contained in
Sections 7.6 or 7.12 of this Agreement not being met or becoming incapable of
being met, and such failure has not been waived by the Parent or cannot be cured
by the Company;
(vi) the shareholders of the Company fail to adopt and approve
the Merger at the Special Meeting;
(vii) the Company Board votes to recommend to the shareholders of the
Company a Superior Offer rather than recommending shareholder adoption and
approval of the Merger, or the Company Board fails to recommend the Merger to
the shareholders of the Company in the Proxy Statement; or
(viii) the Company does not obtain from Goldman, Sachs & Co. the
Fairness Opinion;
(c) If the Agreement is terminated as a result of (i) Sections
9.3(b)(i) through (b)(iii) the Company shall pay immediately to an account
designated by the Parent in immediately available funds an amount equal to
$250,000, (ii) Sections
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9.3(b)(iv) through (b)(vi) the Company shall pay immediately to an account
designated by the Parent in immediately available funds an amount equal to
$600,000, and (iii) Sections 9.3(b)(vii) or (b)(viii) the Company shall pay
immediately to an account designated by the Parent in immediately available
funds an amount equal to $1,250,000.
(d) The Company acknowledges that the agreements contained in this
Section 9.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and that, without these agreements, the Parent and Newco would not
enter into this Agreement. The Company's obligations under this Section 9.3
shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
10. Survival of Representations and Warranties.
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The representations, warranties and covenants (other than the covenants set
forth in Sections 6.3(b) and 6.9) contained in this Agreement shall not survive
beyond the earlier of (i) termination of this Agreement or (ii) the Effective
Time. This Section 10 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties
hereto which by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.
11. Miscellaneous.
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The parties will consult with each other and will mutually agree upon any
press releases or public announcements pertaining to the Merger and shall not
issue any such press releases or make any such public announcements prior to
such consultation and agreement, except as may be required by applicable law or
by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities
exchange, or association, in which case the party proposing to issue such press
release or make such public announcement shall use its reasonable efforts to
consult in good faith with the other party before issuing any such press
releases or making any such public announcements.
11.1 Headings. Section headings contained in this Agreement are included
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for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of any provisions
of this Agreement.
11.2 Notices. Any notice, demand, request, waiver, or other communication
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under this Agreement shall be in writing (including facsimile or similar
writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) on the date of service
if personally served, (ii) on the third day after mailing if mailed to the party
to whom notice is to be given, by first class mail, registered, return receipt
requested, postage prepaid or (iii) on the date sent if sent by facsimile, to
the parties at the following addresses or facsimile numbers with a copy sent by
mail as aforesaid on the same date (or at such other address or facsimile number
for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
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If to the Company, to:
Marietta Corporation
37 Huntington Street
Cortland, New York 13045
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
Fax No.: (607) 756-0657
with a copy to:
Rubin Baum Levin Constant & Friedman
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 29th Floor
New York, New York 10112
Attention: Barry A. Adelman, Esq.
Fax No.: (212) 698-7825
If to the Parent or Newco, to:
BFMA Holding Corporation
701 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 204
Delray Beach, Florida 33483
Attention: Barry W. Florescue
Fax No.: (407) 278-3578
with a copy to:
Shereff, Friedman, Hoffman & Goodman, LLP
919 Third Avenue
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Charles I. Weissman, Esq.
Fax No.: (212) 758-9526
11.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
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inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns. None of the parties hereto shall assign any rights or delegate any
duties hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company and the
Parent, and any assignment made without such consent shall be void and
constitute a default hereunder.
11.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with,
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and governed by, the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving
effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. Any legal action, suit or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be instituted in any
state or federal court located within the County of New York, State of New York,
and each party hereto agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or
otherwise, in any such
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action, suit or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of such court in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the
action, suit or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject
matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. Each party hereto
further irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of any such court in any such
action, suit or proceeding.
11.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including the Exhibits and the
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Schedules sets forth the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with
respect to their subject matter and supersedes any and all prior understandings,
negotiations or agreements among the parties hereto, both written and oral, with
respect to such subject matter (except any and all prior agreements relating to
the protection of confidential information of the Company and its Subsidiaries).
11.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each
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of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute
a single agreement.
11.7 Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions
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contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any respect, in whole or in part, the validity of the
remaining provisions shall not be affected and the remaining portion of any
provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall in no way be
affected, prejudiced or disturbed thereby.
11.8 No Prejudice. This Agreement has been jointly prepared and
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negotiated by the parties hereto and the terms hereof shall not be construed in
favor of or against any party on account of its participation in such
preparation.
11.9 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not confer any
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rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns.
11.10 Amendment and Modification. This Agreement, including the Schedules
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hereto, may be amended or modified only by written agreement executed by all
parties hereto; provided, however, that after adoption and approval of this
Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, no amendment shall be made which
changes the consideration payable in the Merger or adversely affects the rights
of the Company's shareholders hereunder without the approval of such
shareholders.
11.11 Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, each of the parties
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hereto may (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or
other acts of any other party hereto, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the
representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered
pursuant hereto, or (iii) waive compliance with any of the covenants, agreements
or conditions contained herein.
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Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver
shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed by the party
granting such waiver. Such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance
with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a
waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or future failure.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of
the date set forth above.
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
By:/s/ Barry W. Florescue
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Barry W. Florescue, President
BFMA ACQUISITION CORPORATION
By:/s/ Barry W. Florescue
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Barry W. Florescue, President
MARIETTA CORPORATION
By:/s/ Stephen D. Tannen
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Stephen D. Tannen, President
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EXHIBIT 2.2
August 25, 1995
Mr. Barry Florescue
President
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
701 S.E. Sixth Ave
Delrey Beach, FL 33483
Re: Acquisition Financing
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Dear Barry:
In accordance with our recent discussions, Foothill Capital
Corporation ("Lender") is pleased to issue this financing commitment to BFMA
Acquisition Corporation and, as appropriate, affiliates (collectively
"Borrower") including Marietta Corporation upon the completion of the
contemplated acquisitions by Borrower of all of the common stock (including all
related stock options and warrants) of Marietta Corporation.
In connection with your request for this commitment, we have reviewed
various publicly available information relating to Marietta Corporation
including the most recent Annual Report on Form 10K and 10Q filings. We have
also renewed financial projections and the draft version of the memorandum
required by Dabney/Resnick. Finally, we have had various discussions with
yourself, your counsel and Rick Bloom of Dabney/Resnick in order that we might
better put into context the information we have been provided. This information
formed the basis for our own internal analysis, and, together with the other
information supplied, was reviewed and approved by our credit committee.
Our financing commitment, as reviewed and approved by our credit
committee, and subject to the satisfactory completion of each of the conditions
contained herein, the financing, would be as follows:
1. Maximum Amount: $30,000,000.
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a. Accounts Receivable Line of Credit (the "Line"): Lender
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would extend credit to Borrower up to the lesser of (i) $17,000,000, or (ii) up
to 85% of accounts receivable net of ineligible accounts and reserves as
customarily defined by Lender. The credit extended against accounts receivable
would be limited to an amount equal to Borrower's cash collections for the
immediately preceding forty five day period.
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BFMA Holding Corporation
August 25, 1995
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b. Inventory Subline: Lender would extend credit to
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Borrower under the Line up to the lesser of (i) $8,500,000, and (ii) up to 50%
of the lower of cost or market value of eligible inventory, and (iii) the amount
of credit availability created by clause a. above. Eligible Inventory would be
as customarily defined by Lender and would exclude slow moving goods or obsolete
items, restrictive or custom items, work-in-process, packaging and shipping
materials, bill and hold goods, returned or defective goods, "seconds,"
Inventory acquired on consignment, and such other inventory or reserves as
Lender shall deem appropriate.
c. Letter of Credit Facility: Under the Line, Borrower
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would be entitled to request that Lender issue letters of credit for the account
of Borrower ("L/Cs") or issue guarantees ("L/C Guarantees") of payment with
respect to letters of credit issued by one or more issuing banks in an aggregate
undrawn amount not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000). The aggregate
undrawn amount of outstanding L/Cs and L/C Guarantees would be reserved against
the credit availability created under clauses (a) and (b) above. All L/Cs and
L/C Guarantees would be in form and substance acceptable to Lender in its sole
discretion.
d. Term Loan: Lender would provide Borrower with a term
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loan (the "Term Loan") in the amount of up to thirteen million dollars
($13,000,000) based upon acceptable results of appraisals of the fixed assets.
The Term Loan would mature sixty months after the Closing Date (the "Term Loan
Maturity Date"). The Term Loan would be repaid in 59 installments of principal
in the amount of $220,000 each, such installments to be due and payable on the
first day of each month commencing on the first day of the first month following
the Closing Date, and continuing until and including the Term Loan Maturity Date
on which date the unpaid balance of the Term Loan would be paid in full. The
outstanding principal balance and all accrued and unpaid interest under the Term
Loan would be due and payable upon the termination of the Line, whether by its
terms, by prepayment, by acceleration, or otherwise.
2. Interest Rate:
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The rate of interest charged with respect to all obligations (other than the
Term Loan) would be one and three quarters percentage points (1.75%) above the
reference rate or prime rate publicly announced by major banks selected by
Lender. The rate of interest charged with respect to the Term Loan would be two
and three quarters percentage points above the reference rate or prime rate
publicly announced by major
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banks selected by Lender. Borrower would be charged a letter of credit fee of
two and one quarter percent (2.25%) per annum times the undrawn or unreimbursed
amount of L/Cs and/or L/C Guarantees. If L/C Guarantees are used to induce a
commercial bank to issue letters of credit, Borrower also would be responsible
for all related bank charges for the underlying letter of credit. Interest and
letter of credit fees would be calculated on the basis of a three hundred sixty
(360) day year and actual days elapsed and would be payable monthly in arrears.
In no event would the rate of interest charged be less than eight percent (8.0%)
per annum nor would the minimum monthly interest and letter of credit payment
made by Borrower with respect to the Line and the Term Loan and the L/Cs and L/C
Guarantees be less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
3. Collection:
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Borrower and Lender would establish one or more lock boxes and depositary
accounts at financial institutions acceptable to Lender. Borrower would direct
customers to remit all payments to the lock boxes and would be required
immediately to remit any payments received by it to the lock boxes. All
collections received in such lock boxes would be subject to a three business day
clearance charge. The Terms and conditions of the agreements relative to such
lock boxes and depositary accounts would need to be acceptable to Lender and
would need to provide Lender with dominion and control over any funds deposited
into such deposit accounts.
4. Fees and Expenses:
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a. Commitment Fee: On the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay
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to Lender a fee (the "Commitment Fee") in an amount of three hundred thousand
dollars. The Commitment Fee shall be fully earned and non-refundable upon
removal of the conditions set forth in Section 10(f), (i), (k), (l), (m), & (n);
b. Annual Fee: Borrower would be obligated to pay Lender a
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fee (the "Annual Fee") on the Closing Date and on each anniversary of the
Closing Date in an amount equal to one-half percent (0.50%) of the Maximum
Amount. The Annual Fee would be fully-earned and non-refundable on the Closing
Date and each anniversary of the Closing Date;
c. Unused Line Fee: Borrower would be obligated to pay
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Lender a fee (the "Unused Line Fee") in an amount equal to one-half percent
(0.50%) per annum
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times the unused portion of the Line. The Unused Line Fee would be due and
payable monthly in arrears;
d. Servicing Fee: Borrower would be obligated to pay to
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Lender a fee (the "Servicing Fee") of five thousand dollars ($5,000) per month
for each month during the term of the financing arrangements. The Servicing Fee
would be due and payable monthly in arrears; and
5. Foothill Expenses: Borrower would agree to reimburse
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Lender for all of Lender's out-of-pocket costs and expenses relating to this
financing transaction, including, but not limited to, search fees, title search
and insurance fees, filing and recording fees, attorneys fees and expenses
(including the fees and expenses of local counsel to Lender), and examination
and appraisal fees (collectively, "Foothill Expenses").
5. Loan Maturity and Prepayment:
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The loan would mature in five years. Borrower would have the right to prepay
the Term Loan, in whole or in part, at any time, without penalty or premium.
Termination of the Line, prior to maturity, would result in an early termination
premium equal to the greater of total interest accrued with respect to the Line
to Lender by Borrower during the prior six month period and fifteen thousand
dollars ($15,000) times the number of months remaining until maturity.
6. Purpose:
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The purpose of this financing would be to provide for the transactions
contemplated and for the general corporate purposes of Borrower.
7. Financial Examination and Appraisal Fees:
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Borrower would be obligated to pay to Lender a fee of $650 per day per examiner
and $1,000 per day per appraiser for financial analyses and examinations and
collateral appraisals, plus out-of-pocket expenses for each such analysis,
examination, and appraisal performed by Lender or its agents, and Borrower would
be obligated to pay Lender an annual legal loan document review charge of
$5,000.
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8. Collateral:
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As collateral for all of Borrower's present and future obligations to Lender,
including those arising under the Line, the L/Cs and L/C Guarantees, and the
Term Loan, Lender would be granted a first priority, perfected lien or security
interest in and to Borrower's now owned or hereafter acquired accounts, chattel
paper, contract rights, documents, equipment, fixtures, general intangibles
(including, without limitation, all copyrights, deposit accounts, licensing
agreements, patents, trademarks, and trade names), instruments, inventory, real
property, securities (including the stock of subsidiaries but not including the
stock of BFMA Acquisition Corporation), and the proceeds of all of the
foregoing, wherever located. The foregoing is collectively referred to as the
"Collateral."
9. Financial Covenants:
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Borrower would be required to maintain minimum levels of tangible net worth and
working capital, a maximum indebtedness to tangible net worth ratio, a minimum
current ratio, and a limitation on annual capital expenditures. The levels for
each of the foregoing would be based upon Borrower's historic and projected
operating performance.
10. Conditions Precedent:
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The following would be conditions precedent to Lender's obligation to extend
credit to Borrower:
a. Borrower, including each of the entities composing Borrower,
would need to be a corporation in good standing in the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and qualified to do business in any other jurisdiction where such
qualification is necessary or appropriate to its business;
b. The Line and the Term Loan would need to be made pursuant to,
and subject to, the terms of loan agreements, notes, and other financing
documents (the "Loan Documents") executed and delivered by Borrower on or prior
to the Closing Date. The Loan Documents would contain such representations,
warranties, and covenants (affirmative and negative) as are customary, in
Lender's experience, for a transaction of this type.
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c. Borrower would need to have executed and/or delivered, or
caused to be delivered, to Lender prior to the Closing Date, such security
agreements, financing statements, fixture filings, deeds of trust, mortgages,
and chattel mortgages, title insurance policies and endorsements, lock box and
depositary account agreements, copies of leases, landlord waivers, bailee
agreements, and other agreements affecting the Collateral, insurance
certificates and endorsements, and other documentation relative to the liens and
security interest in the Collateral as Lender may reasonably request (the
"Security Documents"). Each of the Loan Documents and the Security Documents
(the "Documents") would be governed by the law of the State of California
(except to the extent that real property is located in another jurisdiction in
which case the real property Security Document would be governed by the laws of
such jurisdiction) and would need to be in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to Lender and its counsel;
d. The financing statements, fixture filings, deeds of trust,
mortgages, and other Documents related to perfection of Lender's interests in
the Collateral would need to have been filed or recorded in all appropriate
jurisdictions and, with respect to financing statements, Lender would need to
have received searches reflecting its filings of record;
e. Lender would need to have received ALTA Lender's Policies
of Title Insurance, or a commitment therefor, from a title company satisfactory
to Lender, in an amount satisfactory to Lender, insuring its first priority lien
upon each parcel of real property composing the Collateral. Such policies would
need to contain such endorsements as would be required by Lender, would contain
only those exceptions acceptable to Lender, and would need to be in form
reasonably satisfactory to Lender;
f. A phase-1 environmental report and real estate survey would
need to have been completed on each of the parcels of real property composing
the Collateral. The environmental consultants retained for the environmental
reports, the scope of the reports, and the results of the reports would need to
be acceptable to Lender and its counsel, in their sole discretion;
g. No material adverse change would have occurred in Borrower's
condition or any material adverse change in the value of the Collateral;
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August 25, 1995
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h. Lender would need to have received such opinions of Borrower's
counsel and such advice of Lender's local counsel as Lender would reasonably
require, which opinions and/or advice would need to be in form and substance
satisfactory to Lender and its counsel. Such opinions of Borrower's counsel
would include, but not be limited to, opinions as to Borrower's corporate
existence, Borrower's power and authority to enter into the Documents, the
validity, binding effect, and enforceability of each of the Documents, and the
perfection of Lender's liens and security interests in the Collateral;
i. Lender's review of supply contracts into customers, the
results of which are satisfactory to Lender;
j. Payment of all accrued and unpaid Foothill Expenses;
k. Completion of a field survey by Lender's examiners, the
results of which are acceptable to Lender;
l. Receipt of acceptable appraisals by independent third
party appraisal firms and on-site inspection by Lender's appraisal department,
the results of which are acceptable to Lender;
m. Lender's senior credit committee's review and approval,
including the approval of Norwest Corporation (with whom Lender agreed to
merge), for any committed amount in excess of $20,000,000, or, in the
alternative, Lender would need to have received binding commitments to
participate in the Line and Term Loan, for all committed amounts in excess of
$20,000,000, from participants, and on terms and conditions, acceptable to
Lender;
n. Lender's receipt of reference checks regarding Borrower's
senior management, the results of which are satisfactory to Lender;
o. Lender's review of the post-closing capital structure of
Borrower, the results of which are satisfactory to Lender.
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11. Brokers' Fees:
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Any brokerage commission or finder's fees payable in connection with the
financing arrangement (including any investment banking fee payable to
Dabney/Resnick) outlined herein would be payable by Borrower and not by Lender.
Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Lender harmless from and against
any claim of any broker or finder arising out of the financing arrangement
outlined herein.
12. Closing Date:
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If the financing arrangement contemplated by this letter is not consummated on
or before December 31, 1995, then, without any requirement of notice or other
formality, no party hereto would have any obligation to pursue the financing
arrangement outlined in this letter; provided, however, that prior thereto
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Borrower and Lender agree to use their respective reasonable best efforts to
cause the financing to be consummated on or before such date. The date on which
the first advance (or L/C or L/C Guarantee) is made under the Line would be
deemed the "Closing Date."
13. Complete Agreement; No Oral Modifications.
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This commitment letter embodies the entire agreement between the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior proposals,
negotiations, or agreements whether written or oral, relating to the subject
matter hereof including any letter of intent. This letter may not be modified,
amended, supplemented, or otherwise changed, except by a document in writing
signed by the parties hereto.
14. GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER.
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THIS LETTER SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE
VALIDITY OF THIS LETTER, AND THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO RELATING TO CLAIMS OR CAUSES OF
ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION HEREWITH SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. BORROWER
AND LENDER HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM,
DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, OR PROCEEDING ARISING UNDER OR
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Page 9
RESPECT TO THIS LETTER, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED OR INCIDENTAL TO THE DEALINGS OF
THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO THIS LETTER, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY, IN EACH CASE WHETHER NOW OR HEREAFTER ARISING, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER
SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE. BORROWER AND LENDER HEREBY AGREE THAT
ANY SUCH CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE DECIDED
BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY AND THAT ANY PARTY HERETO MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL
COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE
CONSENT OF THE OTHER PARTY HERETO TO WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY.
15. Expense Deposit:
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In connection with the requested financing, Borrower understands that it will be
necessary for Lender to make certain financial, legal, and collateral
investigations and determinations. Within 10 days of this date and prior to the
commencement of further due diligence, Borrower shall pay to Lender the sum of
$50,000 as a deposit against the Foothill Expenses that may be incurred by
Lender. This Expense Deposit will be applied to Foothill Expenses as and when
they are incurred. If Lender concludes for any reason, that it will not make
the financing outlined herein available to Borrower, it will return the unused
balance of the Expense Deposit. As an illustration, the amount to be deducted
from the Expense Deposit may include costs and expenses incurred by auditors and
appraisers and in verifying Borrower's records, Lender's legal expenses in
connection with advice concerning the subject financing or with the preparation
of the Documents, and any filing and search fees. If, on the other hand, Lender
continues to be prepared to extend the credit described herein to Borrower and
Borrower declines for any reason, to accept such financial accommodations from
Lender, Lender shall be entitled to retain the full amount of the Expense
Deposit, irrespective of the amount of the Foothill Expenses incurred. Lender's
retention of the balance of the Expense Deposit results from its reasonable
endeavor to estimate the added administrative costs incurred and the amount of
damage sustained by Lender as a result of Borrower's decision to decline to
accept the financing. If the financing is funded, the Expense Deposit will be
returned to Borrower after deducting all Foothill Expenses actually incurred by
Lender. Lender shall not be obligated to segregate the Expense Deposit from its
other funds and Borrower is not entitled to receive interest on any portion of
the Expense Deposit.
16. Confidentiality, Exclusivity:
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This letter is being provided exclusively for the benefit of Borrower for such
uses as it may deem appropriate including disclosure to various third parties
and/or regulatory filings. Nothing in this letter or its use or disclosure to
any third party shall create any contractual
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August 25, 1995
Page 10
relationship or privity between Lender and any third party.
We are very enthusiastic about the opportunity to finance the acquisition
and subsequent operations of Marietta Corporation and believe that we can
proceed very quickly to the signing of the Documents and subsequent closing of
the financing. If you wish to proceed on the basis outlined above, please
execute this letter in the space provided below and return it to the undersigned
no later than 5:00 p.m., California time, on or before August 27, 1995. If you
fail to pay the Expense Deposit in a timely manner consistent with Section 15,
this letter shall expire automatically without any further act. This letter is
being provided to Borrower on a confidential basis and is not for the benefit
of, nor should it be relied upon by, any third party.
Very truly yours.
FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION,
By /s/ Craig Forrest Noell
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Title: V.P.
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The foregoing terms and conditions are hereby accepted and agreed to as of
August 27, 1995.
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
By /s/ Barry Florescue
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Title: President
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EXHIBIT 2.3
August 26, 1995
Barry Florescue
BFMA Holding Corporation
701 S.E. 6th Avenue
Delray Beach, FL 33483
Gentlemen:
Based on our discussions and the information you have provided to us to
date, Siena Capital Partners, L.P. ("Siena") is pleased to present the following
financing commitment (the "Commitment Letter") for a bridge facility (the
"Bridge Facility") to BFMA Holding Corporation ("BFMAHC") and BFMA Acquisition
Corporation, a newly formed subsidiary of BFMAHC (collectively, the "Company")
for the purposes of acquiring Marietta Corporation, a New York corporation
("Marietta"). The Bridge Facility under which Siena shall provide up to
$5,500,000 of financing will be based upon the terms outlined below and is
subject to satisfaction of the following conditions. In connection with our
review, Siena has reviewed the public filings of Marietta and financial and
other documents provided by BFMAHC.
1. Transaction. The Company has entered into an agreement to acquire all
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the outstanding shares of common stock (including all related stock options and
warrants) of Marietta for up to $10.25 per share. The Company will also be
responsible for refinancing all the debt of Marietta and will assume all other
assets and liabilities of Marietta at the closing of the transaction (the
"Transaction"). The Company has the necessary equity (the "Equity") and
presently has a commitment letter regarding a Revolving Line of Credit and Term
Loan (the "Senior Debt"). The Bridge Facility will be used to provide the
balance of the financing required to complete the Transaction.
2. Purpose. The proceeds of the Bridge Facility in combination with the
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Equity and the Senior Debt are for the specific purpose of (i) providing the
necessary capital to purchase Marietta shares in connection with the merger, the
consummation of which will be deemed the Closing Date; (ii) refinancing all the
debt of Marietta; and (iii) paying the fees and expenses related to the
Transaction. The Bridge Facility is not intended to provide the Company or
Marietta with long-term permanent financing.
3. Sources and Uses of Funds at Closing. Siena's commitment for
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$5,500,000 is based upon the following sources and uses of the Transaction:
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SOURCES USES
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Cash, Revolver and Term Facility... $34,913,000 Purchase Marietta shares*......... $37,284,000
Bridge Facility.................... 5,500,000 Refinance Marietta debt........... 7,129,000
Equity ............................ 7,500,000 Fees and expenses................. 3,500,000
Total ........................... $47,913,000 Total........................... $47,913,000
</TABLE>
* Assumes 3.6 million shares at $10.25 per share and approximately 80 thousand
stock options and 90 thousand stock appreciation rights with an average exercise
price of $7.40 for those options and SARs which are in the money.
4. Permanent Financing. An affiliate of the Company, Florescue Family
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Corporation, ("Florescue") has entered into an engagement letter (the
"Engagement Letter") with Dabney Resnick, Inc. ("DR"), which provides that DR
will act as exclusive financial advisor and placement agent to Florescue and the
Company in connection with the Company's acquisition of Marietta and the
refinancing of the Bridge Facility (the "Permanent Financing").
DR, acting in the best interests of the Company, will use its reasonable
good faith efforts to arrange Permanent Financing at customary and reasonable
market terms. As necessary, the Company will make available sufficient equity
participation in the Company, to the lenders of and investors in the Permanent
Financing to allow DR to place the securities in a timely manner. Nothing
contained herein shall constitute a commitment by DR or Siena to purchase any
securities in the Permanent Financing.
5. Term. The Bridge Facility shall terminate and all then unpaid
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balances will be due six months after the Closing Date (the "Maturity Date").
Prior to the Maturity Date, the Company shall have the right to repay at any
time without premium or penalty the principal of the Bridge Facility in full or
in integrals of $250,000. The Bridge Facility shall be redeemed out of the
first proceeds received from any financing consummated subsequent to the Closing
Date and prior to the Maturity Date. Such prepayment or any refinancing will
also include all accrued interest, fees or any other amounts due and payable
under the Bridge Facility and the Engagement Letter.
6. Security. The Bridge Facility shall be secured by a first priority
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lien on all the shares of common stock of Marietta acquired by the Company (the
"Priority Collateral"). Siena will release all the above security upon
completion of the Permanent Financing.
7. Interest. The Bridge Facility shall bear interest at a rate of 18.0%
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per annum. Interest and days outstanding shall be calculated on a 30/360 basis
and shall be payable monthly in arrears, with the first interest payment due 30
Days subsequent to the Closing Date. If the Bridge
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Facility has not been paid in full by the Maturity Date then any outstanding
balances will bear interest at a rate per annum of 20.0%.
8. Commitment Fee. A non-refundable fee (the "Commitment Fee") shall be
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payable to Siena upon the execution of this Commitment Letter in the amounts and
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Fee Agreement
dated as of the date hereof, between the Company and Siena.
9. Takedown Fee. A non-refundable fee of $220,000 shall be payable to
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Siena on the Closing Date (the "Takedown Fee"). If, for any reason, Siena or
the Company should choose not to fund the entire amount available under the
Bridge Facility, the Takedown Fee will be reduced by a prorated amount. It is
agreed that the Takedown Fee shall be paid from the proceeds of the Bridge
Facility.
10. Expenses. In addition to the Commitment Fee and the Takedown Fee, the
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Company shall be responsible for all expenses associated with the Transaction.
Upon request by Siena, the Company agrees to reimburse Siena and DR for all out-
of-pocket expenses (including without limitation all reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) incurred by Siena or DR in connection with the Transaction.
Such reimbursement to occur no later than 30 days following the submission of
expenses to the Company by Siena or DR.
11. Warrants. Upon closing the Transaction, the Company shall issue to
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Siena warrants (the "Siena Warrants") which when exercised will represent 3.0%
of the common stock of Marietta on a fully-diluted basis (including, without
limitation, the common stock underlying warrants issued to DR and the warrants
expected to be issued to the lenders of and investors in the Permanent
Financing). The Siena Warrants will contain certain standard and customary anti-
dilution provisions. The Siena Warrants will entitle the holders to purchase
shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and will contain a "cashless"
exercise provision. The Siena Warrants will be exercisable for a term of five
years and will be entitled to standard piggyback registration rights.
12. Conditions Precedent to Funding. Siena's obligation to enter into the
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Bridge Facility and provide the Company with cash proceeds is subject to
satisfaction of all the following conditions in a manner acceptable to Siena and
its counsel:
(a) Approval and consummation of the merger.
(b) The Sources of Funds are substantially similar to those outlined
above in Section 3 and are satisfactory to Siena, in the sole discretion of
Siena.
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(c) Siena's security interests, as outlined above, shall be perfected
and all financing statements or other documents relating to such collateral
shall have been filed or recorded as appropriate. There shall be no other
security interests in the Priority Collateral.
(d) All statutory, judicial, regulatory and governmental approvals and
consents, if any, required with respect to the Transaction and the secured
Bridge Facility contemplated by this letter shall have been obtained, and such
approvals and consents shall be on terms acceptable to Siena. All necessary
notifications, registrations and filings shall have been made in compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations.
(e) No material adverse change, as determined by Siena or DR, in the
sole discretion of Siena or DR, in the condition or operations (financial or
otherwise) of Marietta shall have occurred since the date of the Commitment
Letter.
(f) No default or event of default shall exist or will exist upon
completion of the Transaction under any financing documents between the Company
and any other party to the Transaction.
(g) All costs, fees, expenses and other compensation payable to Siena
contemplated in this letter shall have been paid to the extent then due.
(h) Documentation satisfactory to Siena, in the sole discretion of
Siena, shall be completed prior to the Closing Date.
(i) Approval by Siena's Executive Loan Committee of the definitive
terms of the Bridge Facility.
13. Indemnification. The Company hereby agrees to (a) indemnify and
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hold harmless Siena and DR, each of their affiliates and each director, officer,
employee and agent of each such entity (each an "Indemnified Person") from and
against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses that arise
out of, result from or relate to this letter or the Transaction, and (b)
reimburse each Indemnified Person for all legal or other expenses incurred in
connection with investigating, defending or participating in the defenses of any
such matter (whether or not such Indemnified Person is a party to any action or
proceeding out of which any such expense arises).
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We look forward to working with you to complete this transaction.
Sincerely,
SIENA CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: CHARLEVILLE CAPITAL, L.P.
its General Partner
By: ANEIS ADVISORS, INC.
its General Partner
By: /s/ Jeffrey Serota
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Jeffrey Serota
Vice President
Agreed to and accepted this 26th day of August, 1995
BFMA HOLDING CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barry Florescue
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Barry Florescue
President
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EXHIBIT 10.1
MARIETTA CORPORATION
37 Huntington Street
Cortland, New York 13045
August 25, 1995
Barry W. Florescue
701 Southeast 6th Avenue
Delray Beach, Florida 33483
Florescue Family Corporation
701 Southeast 6th Avenue
Delray Beach, Florida 33483
Attention: Barry Florescue
Gentlemen:
In consideration of the agreements of Marietta Corporation (the
"Company") set forth herein, each of Barry W. Florescue ("BF") and Florescue
Family Corporation ("FFC"; BF and FFC are hereinafter referred to collectively
as "Florescue") hereby agrees, on behalf of itself and each of its affiliates
(as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) that
for a period of two years from the date of this letter agreement (the
"Termination Date"), neither Florescue nor its affiliates will, subject to the
next succeeding paragraph, (i) acquire, or in conjunction with any other person
acquire, by purchase or otherwise, beneficial or record ownership of more than
14.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01
per share, of the Company (the "Common Stock"), (ii) without the prior written
consent of the Board of Directors of the Company propose to the Company or any
other person any transaction between Florescue, or any of its affiliates, on the
one hand, and the Company or its security holders, or involving any of its
securities or security holders, on the other hand, whether by merger, tender
offer or otherwise, (iii) acquire, or assist, advise or encourage any other
person in acquiring, directly or indirectly, control of the Company, whether by
solicitation of proxies or otherwise, or any of the Company's securities,
businesses or assets, (iv) directly or indirectly, or through any other person,
solicit proxies with respect to the Common Stock or any other securities of the
Company entitled to vote, or become a "participant" in any "election contest"
relating to the election of directors of the Company (as such terms are used in
Rule 14a-11 of
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Barry W. Florescue
Florescue Family Corporation
August 25, 1995
Page 2
Regulation A under the Exchange Act) other than as a nominee of the Board of
Directors of the Company on behalf of the slate nominated by the Board of
Directors of the Company, (v) request or demand the call, or participate with or
in any way assist any other person in requesting or demanding the call of a
special or annual meeting of shareholders; or (vi) take any other action, alone
or in concert with any other person, the effect of which would be similar to or
accomplishes the same purpose as any of the foregoing. The term "person" as
used in this letter agreement shall be broadly interpreted to include the media
and any corporation, partnership, group, individual or other entity.
The provisions contained in the preceding paragraph shall be of no
further force or effect, if at any time prior to the Termination Date (other
than in connection with the process now being conducted by Goldman, Sachs & Co.
pursuant to which offers to purchase the Company are being solicited), the
Company (i) solicits or assists any other person to acquire beneficial or record
ownership of more than 14.99% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock,
(ii) solicits or assists any other person to acquire, directly or indirectly,
(x) control of the Company, whether by solicitation of proxies or otherwise, or
(y) all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company, or (iii)
takes any other action, alone or in concert with any other person, the effect of
which would be to accomplish the same purposes as any of the foregoing.
It is understood and agreed that no failure or delay by the Company in
exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or
further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege
hereunder or under applicable law.
It is further understood and agreed that money damages would not be a
sufficient remedy for any breach of this letter agreement by Florescue and that
the Company shall be entitled to equitable relief, including an injunction and
specific performance, as a remedy in addition to all other available remedies at
law or in equity for any such breach. In the event of litigation relating to
this letter agreement, if a court of competent jurisdiction determines by a
final, nonappealable order that either party has breached this letter agreement,
then such party shall be liable and pay to the other party the reasonable legal
fees that the other party has incurred in connection with such litigation,
including any appeal therefrom.
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Barry W. Florescue
Florescue Family Corporation
August 25, 1995
Page 3
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and there shall
be substituted for the provision at issue a valid and enforceable provision as
similar as possible to the provision at issue.
The Company agrees that, so long as Florescue continues to
beneficially own at least 75% of the shares of the Company he now beneficially
owns, the Company will use its best efforts to cause the nominating committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company to nominate two designees of Florescue for
election as director at any meeting of shareholders intended to be called for
the purpose of electing directors and to be held prior to the Termination Date.
In the event that (i) the nominees of the Board of Directors of the Company are
not elected to such Board at the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, or (ii)
the Board of Directors shall fail to nominate two designees of Florescue for
election as director at any meeting of shareholders called for the purpose of
electing directors and held prior to the Termination Date, or if such designees
so nominated shall not be elected as directors at any such meeting, then, in
either such case and notwithstanding any other provision of this letter
agreement, this letter agreement shall immediately terminate and be of no
further force or effect.
Two individuals designated by Florescue have been nominated for
election as directors at the 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for
August 31, 1995. Florescue agrees that at the 1995 Annual Meeting it will, and
will cause each of its Affiliates to, vote all shares of Common Stock
beneficially owned by such Persons for the slate of directors nominated by the
Company's Board of Directors.
This letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to conflicts of laws
principles, and shall be binding upon Florescue, and its successors and assigns.
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Barry W. Florescue
Florescue Family Corporation
August 25, 1995
Page 4
Please confirm your acceptance of, and agreement with, the foregoing
by signing and returning one copy of this letter to the Company.
Very truly yours,
MARIETTA CORPORATION
By: /s/ Stephen D. Tannen
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Title: President
Accepted and agreed to as of this
25th day of August, 1995
FLORESCUE FAMILY CORPORATION
By: /s/ Barry W. Florescue
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Barry W. Florescue
Title: President
By: /s/ Barry W. Florescue
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Barry W. Florescue
