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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 12, 1998
(Date of Report)
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
STATE OF DELAWARE 1-12738 33-0576371
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification Number)
incorporation)
701 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 200, Carlsbad, California 92009
Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 760-931-2400
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Item 2. ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.
Item 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On June 12, 1998, Onsite Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("Onsite"), executed an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Stock (the "Stock
Purchase Agreement") to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding stock of
Lighting Technology Services, Inc., a California corporation ("LTS"),
effective as of April 1, 1998.
In exchange for all of the LTS outstanding stock, Russell William
Royal ("Royal") and Keith Aldrich ("Aldrich"), the sole shareholders of LTS
(the "LTS Shareholders"), received an aggregate of Six Hundred Ninety
Thousand (690,000) shares of Onsite's Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000) in cash and two
promissory notes in the amount of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000)
each, payable by July 12, 1998. The LTS Shareholders may also receive a
one-time earn-out payment in 1999, payable in either stock or cash at
Onsite's sole discretion, to be based upon the actual earnings contribution
of LTS from April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999. As a result of the
purchase, LTS is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Onsite.
The LTS Shareholders now beneficially own approximately 4.3% of the
outstanding common stock of Onsite. The Class A Common Stock issued to the
LTS Shareholders is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Royal and Aldrich
have executed Employment Agreements with Onsite to provide exclusive
services to LTS until March 31, 2000. Royal will serve as the President
and Chief Operating Officer of LTS, and Aldrich will serve as the Vice
President and Responsible Managing Officer. Richard Sperberg, Onsite's
Chief Executive Officer, will serve as the Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of LTS.
Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, each of Royal and Aldrich
shall continue to be a director of LTS until March 31, 1999, or until he is
no longer employed by LTS, whichever is earlier. Richard Sperberg, Frank
Mazanec and Audrey Nelson Stubenberg, all Onsite officers, will also serve
on LTS' Board of Directors.
LTS is a Santa Ana, California, based lighting services company. It
will continue to pursue independent lighting services opportunities in
commercial, industrial and educational markets, while providing lighting
subcontractor services to energy services companies, including Onsite.
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Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
a. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED.
(1) Financial statements of LTS will be filed by amendment
within 60 days.
b. EXHIBITS.
2.3 Copy of the Stock Purchase Agreement
10.93 Copy of Royal Employment Agreement
10.94 Copy of Aldrich Employment Agreement
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: June 24, 1998
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
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Richard T. Sperberg
President
AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE OF STOCK
This AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE OF STOCK, dated as of April 1, 1998
(the "Agreement"), is made and entered into by and among ONSITE ENERGY
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation ("Onsite") and Russell William Royal
("Royal") and Keith Aldrich ("Aldrich"), the sole shareholders of LIGHTING
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC., a California corporation ("LTS"). Royal and
Aldrich, together, shall be referred to as the "LTS Shareholders."
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Onsite has approved and deems it
advisable and in the best interest of its stockholders to effect the
acquisition of LTS by Onsite through a stock purchase under the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the LTS Shareholders own an aggregate of 40,000 shares of Series
1 (Voting) Common Stock (the "LTS Shares"), representing all of the outstanding
capital stock of LTS.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants, and agreements set forth herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
I. PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE LTS SHARES
1.1 SALE AND TRANSFER OF LTS SHARES. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the LTS Shareholders will transfer and
convey the LTS Shares to Onsite, and Onsite will acquire the LTS Shares from
the LTS Shareholders, on the Closing Date (as defined in Section 1.5 below).
1.2 INITIAL CONSIDERATION. As initial consideration for the LTS
Shares, upon the Closing of this Agreement, Onsite shall issue to the LTS
Shareholders a total of 690,000 shares of Onsite's Class A Common Stock, $.001
par value (the "Onsite Shares"), pursuant to an exemption from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Rule 505 of Regulation D
thereunder, and $500,000 in cash (the "Cash Consideration").
1.3 EARN-OUT PAYMENT. Unless otherwise agreed to by the parties as a
result of the audit of the financial statements of LTS to be conducted pursuant
to Section 4.5(g) hereof, as additional consideration for the LTS Shares, if
the Net Income of LTS, as defined below, for the period from April 1, 1998 to
March 31, 1999, exceeds $278,414, Onsite shall either, in its sole
discretion,(a) pay to the LTS Shareholders, in equal proportion, a cash amount
equal to the Income Eligible for Earn-Out (as defined below), less $278,414,
multiplied by five (5) (the "Cash Amount"), or (b) issue to the LTS
Shareholders, in equal proportion, an aggregate number of shares of Onsite
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Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value, equal to the Cash Amount divided by the
average closing price of Onsite's Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20)
business days preceding March 31, 1999 (the "Earn-Out Shares").
(a) "Net Income" is defined as total operating revenues earned less
all operating expenses, including salaries and other compensation, and
excluding income taxes, interest paid to Onsite, Special Legal Expenses (as
defined in Section 1.3(h) below) and any charges for Onsite's administrative
costs on behalf of LTS (including the agreed charge of $1,750 per month),
unless otherwise agreed by the LTS Shareholders and Onsite, all in accordance
with GAAP, applied consistently with the audit to be conducted pursuant to
Section 4.5(g) hereof, and subject to the approval of auditors of Onsite. The
parties agree, however, that with respect to any warranty and/or bad debt
reserves applied to LTS's net revenues by Onsite's auditors, the LTS
Shareholders may receive additional Earn-Out Shares (or Cash Amount) as
follows:
(i) Bad Debt Reserve. Following the 12-month period ending
March 31, 2000, the parties shall review the collection of any bad debts for
which reserves had been created that reduced the Net Income of LTS for the 12-
month period ending March 31, 1999. If any such debt was actually collected,
the LTS Shareholders shall be entitled to the additional Earn-Out Payment
(subject to adjustment for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split
or similar transaction after March 31, 1999) that would have been paid if the
bad debt reserve had not included that collected debt, which shall be paid no
later than June 15, 2000.
(ii) Warranty Reserve. For any warranty reserve that reduced
the Net Income of LTS for the 12-month period ending March 31, 1999, the
parties shall review the actual expenses associated with warranty services
during each subsequent year for the duration of each warranty covered by such
reserve. If any such warranty expenses prove to be less than the amount
reserved for that warranty, the LTS Shareholders shall be entitled to the
additional Earn-Out Payment (subject to adjustment for any stock split, stock
dividend, reverse stock split or similar transaction after March 31, 1999) that
would have been paid if the warranty reserve had only reflected such actual
warranty expenses, which shall be paid no later than 75 days after the end of
each such year.
(b) "Income Eligible for Earn-Out" is defined as the Net Income of
LTS (as defined above), less any Gross Profit Margin attributed to "Onsite-
initiated Projects," as defined below, in excess of $460,000.
(c) "Gross Profit Margin" is defined as gross revenues less all
direct material, direct labor, direct sales tax and direct miscellaneous
expenses, unless otherwise agreed by the LTS Shareholders and Onsite.
(d) "Onsite-initiated Project" is defined as any project for which
Onsite has initially identified the customer and has taken primary
responsibility in securing an executed contract with the customer. Exhibit A
sets forth the present Onsite-initiated Projects, and is subject to periodic
updates by the parties.
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(e) Notwithstanding the calculation above, the maximum number of
Earn-Out Shares which may be issued is 3,310,000, subject to adjustment for any
stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split or similar transaction.
Similarly, the maximum Cash Amount shall not exceed the average closing price
of Onsite's Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20) business days preceding
March 31, 1999 multiplied by 3,310,000 (subject to similar adjustments).
(f) The payment of the Cash Amount or issuance of the Earn-Out
Shares pursuant to this Section 1.3 is a one-time incentive based on the income
and revenues of LTS for the period from April 1, 1998 to March 31, 1999 only.
(g) The payment of the Cash Amount or issuance of the Earn-Out
Shares, if any, shall be completed within 30 days of the completion of a review
or audit by Onsite's auditors, but not later than June 15, 1999.
(h) "Special Legal Expenses" is defined as any liabilities, costs
and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by LTS after March 31, 1998
as a result of or relating to the litigation referred to in Section 2.10 of the
Disclosure Schedule or in connection with the negotiation, review and
preparation of this Agreement and the exhibits hereto. Although the Special
Legal Expenses will not be deducted to determine Net Income, the LTS
Shareholders will be responsible to reimburse LTS for any Special Legal
Expenses paid by LTS as follows. With respect to any such Special Legal
Expenses paid by LTS before the earlier of June 15, 1999 or the date the Cash
Amount is paid or the Earn-Out Shares are issued (the "Payment Date"), the
total amount of such Special Legal Expenses paid by LTS (without interest
thereon) shall be deducted from the amount of the Cash Amount that would
otherwise apply for purposes of this Section 1.3. If the amount of the Cash
Amount is less than the total amount of such Special Legal Expenses, each LTS
Shareholder will pay to LTS on the Payment Date an amount equal to one-half
( 1/2 ) of the shortfall, by a cash payment and/or by surrendering shares of
Onsite Class A Common Stock valued at their average closing price for the
twenty (20) business days preceding that date. With respect to any Special
Legal Expenses paid by LTS after the Payment Date, each LTS Shareholder agrees
to reimburse LTS on demand for one-half ( 1/2 ) of the total amounts paid,
provided that LTS shall not agree to make any such payment without the written
consents of the LTS Shareholders, which consents shall not be unreasonably
refused. On the Payment Date, each LTS Shareholder shall grant to LTS, as
collateral security for such LTS Shareholder's obligations under the preceding
sentence, a security interest in a number of shares of Onsite Class A Common
Stock equal to one half ( 1/2 ) of: (a) the dollar amount of any reserve then
contained on Onsite's balance sheet with respect to any litigation referred to
in Section 2.10, (b) divided by the average closing price of the Onsite Class A
Common Stock for the twenty (20) business days preceding that date. Quarterly
thereafter (on the same date of each successive third calendar month), the
number of shares subject to such security interest shall be increased or
decreased, as appropriate, to equal one-half ( 1/2 ) of: (c) the dollar amount
of any reserve then contained on Onsite's balance sheet with respect to any
litigation referred to in Section 2.10, (d) divided by the average closing
price of the Onsite Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20) business days
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preceding that date. The LTS Shareholders agree to sign any financing
statements or other documentation reasonably requested by Onsite to evidence or
perfect such security interests.
1.4 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CLOSING. All obligations of the parties
under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment, prior to or at the Closing
Date, of all conditions herein set forth, including, but not limited to,
receipt by the appropriate party of all deliveries required by Section 1.6, and
fulfillment, prior to the Closing Date, of each of the following conditions:
(a) Onsite shall have received the first draw due to it under the
Performance Based Energy Savings Agreement with Unified School District #500 of
Wyandotte County, Kansas executed on March 31, 1998.
(b) LTS and Energy Pacific shall have executed an agreement (with a
value of approximately $2,582,000) for the implementation by LTS of, or for the
performance of work by LTS on, an energy efficiency savings project for the
Santa Ana Unified School District.
1.5 CLOSING. The closing of the stock purchase and sale contemplated by
this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at 3:00 p.m., California time,
on June 3, 1998 (the "Closing Date"), simultaneously at the offices of Bartel
Eng Linn & Schroder, 300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100, Sacramento, California,
Onsite Energy Corporation, 701 Palomar Airport Road, Suite 200, Carlsbad,
California, and Clay, Clayton & Jensen, 610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 700,
Newport Beach, California, unless another date or place is agreed to in writing
by the parties hereto.
1.6 DELIVERIES. The following deliveries shall be made on the Closing
Date:
(a) DELIVERIES BY ONSITE TO ROYAL: Onsite shall deliver to Royal
the following:
(i) Instructions to Onsite's transfer agent to issue stock
certificates representing 345,000 Onsite Shares as set forth in Section 1.2;
(ii) $250,000 as set forth in Section 1.2 in immediately
available funds by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions from
Royal or by certified or cashier's check or checks, payable to the order of
Royal, or by any other method acceptable to Royal and Onsite;
(iii) a certificate, executed by Onsite, certifying that all of
the representations and warranties set forth in Article III are true and
correct in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and that all of the
conditions of this Agreement applicable to the Closing Date have been satisfied
or waived.
(b) DELIVERIES BY ONSITE TO ALDRICH: Onsite shall deliver to
Aldrich the following:
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(i) Instructions to Onsite's transfer agent to issue stock
certificates representing 345,000 Onsite Shares as set forth in Section 1.2;
(ii) $250,000 as set forth in Section 1.2 in immediately
available funds by wire transfer in accordance with written instructions from
Aldrich or by certified or cashier's check or checks, payable to the order of
Aldrich, or by any other method acceptable to Aldrich and Onsite;
(iii) a certificate, executed by Onsite, certifying that all of
the representations and warranties set forth in Article III are true and
correct in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and that all of the
conditions of this Agreement applicable to the Closing Date have been satisfied
or waived.
(c) DELIVERIES BY ROYAL TO ONSITE: On the Closing Date, Royal
shall deliver to Onsite the following:
(i) the stock certificates for 20,000 LTS Shares,
representing all of his equity interest in LTS;
(ii) a certificate, executed by Royal, certifying that all of
the representations and warranties set forth in Article II are true and correct
in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and that all of the
conditions of this Agreement applicable to the Closing Date have been satisfied
or waived.
(iii) a copy of the executed Energy Pacific agreement required
by Section 1.4(b) above.
(d) DELIVERIES BY ALDRICH TO ONSITE: On the Closing Date, Aldrich
shall deliver to Onsite the following:
(i) the stock certificates for 20,000 LTS Shares,
representing all of his equity interest in LTS;
(ii) a certificate, executed by Aldrich, certifying that all
of the representations and warranties set forth in Article II are true and
correct in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, and that all of the
conditions of this Agreement applicable to the Closing Date have been satisfied
or waived.
II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE LTS SHAREHOLDERS
Except as otherwise provided, as of the date hereof, the LTS Shareholders
represent and warrant to Onsite as follows:
2.1 FULL KNOWLEDGE OF LTS BUSINESS. As the sole shareholders, officers
and directors of LTS, the LTS Shareholders are competent to make
representations and warranties concerning the corporate organization,
capitalization, authorization, financial affairs and other representations that
follow with respect to LTS.
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2.2 ORGANIZATION OF LTS.
(a) LTS is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, duly
qualified or licensed to do business and in good standing under the laws of
California and in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business
conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, and has all
requisite corporate or other power and authority and all necessary governmental
approvals to own, lease, and operate its properties and to carry on its
business as now being conducted, except where the failure to be so organized,
existing, and in good standing or to have such power, authority, and
governmental approvals would not have a material adverse effect on LTS. LTS has
no active or inactive subsidiaries.
(b) As used in this Agreement, any reference to any event, change,
or effect having a material adverse effect on or with respect to any entity (or
group of entities taken as a whole) means such event, change, or effect,
individually or in the aggregate with such other events, changes, or effects,
which is materially adverse to the financial condition, businesses, results of
operations, assets, liabilities, or properties of such entity (or, if used with
respect thereto, of such group of entities taken as a whole).
2.3 CAPITALIZATION OF LTS.
(a) The authorized capital stock of LTS consists of 40,000 shares
of LTS Series 1 (Voting) Common Stock and 20,000 shares of Series 2 (Non-
Voting) Common Stock. As of the date hereof, (i) 40,000 shares of LTS Series 1
(Voting) Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of LTS Series
2 (Non-Voting) Common Stock were issued and outstanding and (iii) no shares of
LTS Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to employee benefit plans
of LTS. All of the issued and outstanding shares of LTS Common Stock are
validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
(b) Except as disclosed in this Section 2.3, (i) there is no
outstanding right, subscription, warrant, call, option, or other agreement or
arrangement of any kind (collectively, "Rights") to purchase or otherwise to
receive from LTS any of the outstanding authorized but unissued or treasury
shares of the capital stock or any other security of LTS, (ii) there is no
outstanding security of any kind convertible into or exchangeable for such
capital stock, and (iii) there is no voting trust or other agreement or
understanding to which LTS or any of its shareholders is a party or is bound
with respect to the voting of the capital stock of LTS.
2.4 TITLE TO SHARES. The LTS Shareholders are the owners, beneficially
and of record, of all of the LTS Shares, which constitute all of the
outstanding shares of LTS, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security
agreements, equities, options, claims, charges and restrictions. The LTS
Shareholders have full power to transfer the LTS Shares to Onsite without
obtaining the consent or approval of any other person, except spousal consent
under California community property laws, or governmental authority.
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2.5 CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION; VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT; LTS ACTION. LTS has
full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver any agreements
relating to subject matter hereof (the "Ancillary Agreements") to which it is a
party.
2.6 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The LTS Shareholders have heretofore made
available to Onsite true and complete copies of all consolidated financial
statements prepared by or on behalf of LTS from January 1, 1996, to December
31, 1997. Such consolidated financial statements (collectively, the "LTS
Financial Statements") have been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the
books and records of LTS, and, in all material respects, comply with applicable
accounting requirements, have been prepared in accordance with United States
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis
during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto),
and fairly present the consolidated financial position and the consolidated
results of operations and cash flows of LTS, as of the dates thereof or for the
periods presented therein. Although the LTS Shareholders believe the
disclosures in such financial statements are accurate in all material respects,
the financial statements have only been "reviewed," not "audited" by an outside
Certified Public Accountant and certain year-end adjustments, information and
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. LTS maintains a system of internal
accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i)
transactions are executed in accordance with management's general or specific
authorization; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
accountability of assets; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in
accordance with management's general or specific authorization; and (iv) the
recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at
reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any
differences.
2.7 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except to the extent disclosed in
Section 2.7 of the Disclosure Schedule, attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
B1, since January 1, 1998, LTS has conducted its businesses and operations
consistent with past practice only in the ordinary and usual course and from
January 1, 1998 through the date of this Agreement, there has not occurred (i)
any events, changes, or effects (including the incurrence of any liabilities of
any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent, or otherwise) having, or which
would be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
material adverse effect on LTS; (ii) any declaration, setting aside, or payment
of any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock, or property)
with respect to the equity interests of LTS; or (iii) any change by LTS in
accounting principles or methods, except insofar as may be required by a change
in GAAP.
2.8 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except (a) as reflected on LTS's
balance sheet for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1997, (b) to the extent
disclosed in Section 2.8 of the Disclosure Schedule, and (c) for liabilities
and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business, consistent with
past practice and not in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate since January 1,
1998, LTS has not incurred any liabilities or obligations of any nature,
whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that have, or would be
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reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on LTS or would be
required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance sheet of
LTS (including the notes thereto) prepared in accordance with GAAP as applied
in preparing the balance sheet of LTS as of December 31, 1997.
2.9 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS; ERISA.
(a) Section 2.9 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list of each bonus, deferred compensation, incentive compensation,
stock purchase, stock option, severance, or termination pay, hospitalization,
or other medical, life, or other insurance, supplemental unemployment benefits,
profit-sharing, pension, or retirement plan, program, agreement, or
arrangement, and each other employee benefit plan, program, agreement or
arrangement, sponsored, maintained, or contributed to or required to be
contributed to by LTS or by any trade or business, whether or not incorporated
(an "ERISA Affiliate"), that together with LTS would be deemed a "single
employer" within the meaning of Section 401 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), for the benefit of any employee or
terminated employee of LTS or any ERISA Affiliate (the "Plans").
(b) With respect to each Plan, LTS has heretofore delivered to
Onsite true and complete copies of each of the following documents: (i) a copy
thereof; (ii) a copy of the most recent annual report; (iii) a copy of the most
recent Summary Plan Description required under ERISA with respect thereto; (iv)
if the Plan is funded through a trust or any third party funding vehicle, a
copy of the trust or other funding agreement and the latest financial
statements thereof; and (v) the most recent determination letter received from
the Internal Revenue Service with respect to each Plan intended to qualify
under Section 401 of the Code.
(c) LTS has not maintained, sponsored, or contributed to any plan
subject to Title IV of ERISA within the past six years.
(d) There are no pending, threatened, or, to the knowledge of the
LTS Shareholders, anticipated claims by or on behalf of any Plan, by any
employee or beneficiary covered under any such Plan, or otherwise involving any
such Plan (other than routine claims for benefits).
2.10 LITIGATION; COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Except to the extent disclosed in
Sections 2.10 and 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(a) There is no suit, claim, action, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the best knowledge of the LTS Shareholders, threatened against
or affecting, LTS; and
(b) LTS has complied in a timely manner and in all material
respects with all laws, statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances, and
judgments, decrees, orders, writs, and injunctions, of any court or
governmental entity relating to any of the property owned, leased, or used by
it, or applicable to its business, including, but not limited to, equal
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employment opportunity, discrimination, occupational safety and health,
environmental, interstate commerce, and antitrust laws.
2.11 NO DEFAULT. The business of LTS is not being conducted in default
or in violation of any term, condition, or provision of (i) its respective
Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws or similar organizational documents, (ii)
any LTS Agreement or (iii) any federal, state, local, or foreign law, statute,
regulation, rule, ordinance, judgment, decree, order, writ, injunction,
concession, grant, franchise, permit, or license or other governmental
authorization or approval applicable to LTS, excluding from the foregoing
clauses (ii) and (iii), defaults or violations that would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on LTS, or materially impair
the ability of the LTS Shareholders to sell the LTS Shares.
2.12 TAXES.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.12 of the Disclosure Schedule:
(i) LTS has (x) duly filed (or there has been filed on its
behalf) with the appropriate federal, state, local, and foreign Governmental
Entitles all Tax Returns (as hereinafter defined) required to be filed by it on
or prior to the date hereof, and such Tax Returns are true, correct, and
complete in all material respects, and (y) duly paid in full or made provision
in accordance with GAAP (or there has been paid or provision has been made on
its behalf) for the payment of all Taxes (as hereinafter defined) for all
periods ending on or before the Closing Date;
(ii) LTS has made provision for all Taxes payable (x) for any
periods that end before the Closing Date for which no Tax Returns have yet been
filed and (y) for all periods that begin before the Closing Date and end after
the Closing Date to the extent that such Taxes are attributable to a portion of
any such periods ending on the Closing Date;
(iii) There are no liens for Taxes upon any property or assets
of LTS, except for liens for Taxes not yet due;
(iv) LTS has not made any change in accounting methods,
received a ruling from any taxing authority, or signed an agreement likely to
have a material adverse effect on LTS;
(v) LTS has complied in all respects with all applicable laws,
rules, and regulations relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes
(including, without limitation, withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441
and 1442 of the Code or similar provisions under any foreign laws) and has,
within the time and the manner prescribed by law, withheld and paid over to the
proper federal, state, local, and foreign Governmental Entities all amounts
required to be so withheld and paid over under applicable laws;
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(vi) No deficiency for any taxes has been proposed, asserted,
or assessed against LTS which has not been resolved and paid in full;
(vii) No federal, state, local, or foreign auditors or other
administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently pending with
regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of LTS, and LTS has not received a written
notice of any pending audits or proceedings;
(viii) The federal income Tax Returns of LTS has not been
audited by the Internal Revenue Service or any state, local, or foreign
Governmental Entity (or the applicable statutes of limitation for the
assessment of federal income Taxes for such periods have expired) for any
period through and including December 31, 1997;
(ix) There are no outstanding requests, agreements, consents,
or waivers to extend the statutory period of limitations applicable to the
assessment of any Taxes or deficiencies against LTS, and no power of attorney
granted by LTS with respect to any Taxes is currently in force;
(x) LTS is not a party to any agreement providing for the
allocation or sharing of Taxes; and
(xi) LTS is not required to be, nor has been, included in (and
has not, and will not, consent to be included in) a consolidated, combined,
unitary, or affiliated Tax Return for any period under any federal, state,
local, or foreign law, and LTS is not nor will be subject to liability for any
taxes of any other person, including, without limitation, liability arising
from the application of Section 1.1502-6 of the U.S. Treasury regulations
promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code or any analogous provision of
any state, local or foreign law.
(b) "Taxes" (including, with correlative meaning, the term "Tax")
shall mean any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or other assessments,
including, without limitation, income, gross receipts, excise, real or personal
property, sales, withholding, social security, railroad retirement, railroad
unemployment, occupation, use, service, service use, license, net worth,
payroll, franchise, transfer and recording taxes, real property transfer taxes,
fees and charges, imposed by the Internal Revenue Service or any taxing
authority (whether domestic or foreign including, without limitation, any
state, county, local or foreign government or any subdivision or taxing agency
thereof (including a United States possession)), whether computed on a
separate, consolidated, unitary, combined or any other basis; and such term
shall include any interest, fines, penalties, or additional amounts
attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to, any such amounts. "Tax
Return" shall mean any report, return, document, declaration or other
information or filing required to be filed with or supplied to any taxing
authority or jurisdiction (foreign or domestic) with respect to Taxes,
including, without limitation, information returns, any documents with respect
to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or
accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such
report, return, document, declaration or other information.
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2.13 CONTRACTS. Each LTS Agreement is valid, binding, enforceable, and
in full force and effect, except where failure to be valid, binding,
enforceable, and in full force and effect would not have a material adverse
effect on LTS, and there are no defaults thereunder by LTS or, to the best
knowledge of the LTS Shareholders, by any other party, except those defaults
that would not have a material adverse effect on LTS. Section 2.13 of the
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list of all (i) non-
competition agreements imposing restrictions on the ability of LTS to conduct
business in any jurisdiction or territory, (ii) agreements of LTS relating to
indebtedness for borrowed money (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or
secured by any asset), except any such agreement with an aggregate outstanding
principal amount not exceeding $25,000, (iii) leases or subleases of real
property to which LTS is a party, (iv) partnership, joint venture, or other
similar agreements or arrangements to which LTS is a party, (v) material
agreements to which LTS is a party providing for agency, dealer, or sales
representation arrangements, (vi) agreements to which LTS is a party which
contain provisions relating to "change of control" situations or similar
provisions, (vii) material project or customer agreements, and (viii)
agreements of LTS with or for the benefit of any affiliate of LTS.
2.14 TITLE TO PROPERTY. Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule
accurately identifies all real and tangible personal property owned by LTS (the
"LTS Property"). LTS has good and marketable title to LTS Property owned by
it, free and clear of all liens, options, mortgages, easements, rights-of-way,
or other encumbrances and restrictions of any nature whatsoever, except as
described in Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule and those that do not
adversely affect materially the value of LTS Property.
2.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(a) of the Disclosure
Schedule and except for matters which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably expected to result in a material adverse effect on
LTS: (i) LTS is and has been in compliance with, and there are no outstanding
allegations by any person or entity that LTS has not been in compliance with,
all applicable laws, rules, regulations, common law, ordinances, decrees,
orders, or other binding legal requirements relating to pollution (including
the treatment, storage, and disposal of wastes and the remediation of releases
and threatened releases of materials), the preservation of the environment, and
the exposure of materials in the environment or work place ("Environmental
Laws"), and (ii) LTS currently holds all permits, licenses, registrations, and
other governmental authorizations (including exemptions, waivers, and the like)
and financial assurance required under Environmental Laws for LTS to operate
its business as currently conducted.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 2.15(b) of the Disclosure
Schedule, to the knowledge of LTS, (i) there is no friable asbestos-containing
material in or on any real property currently or previously owned, leased, or
operated by LTS, and (ii) there are and have been no underground storage tanks
(whether or not required to be registered under any applicable law), dumps,
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landfills, lagoons, surface impoundments, injection wells or other land
disposal units in or on any property currently or previously owned, leased, or
operated by LTS.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 2.15(c) of the Disclosure
Schedule, (i) LTS has not received (x) any written communication from any
person stating or alleging that it may be a potentially responsible party under
any Environmental Law (including, without limitation, the Federal Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended)
with respect to any actual or alleged environmental contamination, or (y) any
request for information under any Environmental Law from any Governmental
Entity with respect to any actual or alleged material environmental
contamination; and (ii) neither LTS nor any Governmental Entity is conducting
and has conducted (or, to the knowledge of the LTS Shareholders, is threatening
to conduct) any environmental remediation or investigation which could result
in a material liability under any Environmental Law.
2.16 PURCHASE FOR OWN ACCOUNT. The LTS Shareholders are acquiring the
Onsite Shares and Earn-Out Shares for their own accounts, for investment
purposes and not for resale or with a view to any distribution, or in
connection with any distribution thereof. The LTS Shareholders are able to (i)
bear the economic risk of the investment in Onsite, (ii) hold the Onsite Shares
and Earn-Out Shares for an indefinite period of time, and (iii) afford a
complete loss of the investment.
2.17 INVESTMENT EXPERIENCE. The LTS Shareholders have the requisite
knowledge and experience in financial and business matters, including
investments of this type, to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of
an investment in the Onsite Shares and Earn-Out Shares and of making an
informed investment decision with respect thereto.
2.18 RECEIPT OF INFORMATION. The LTS Shareholders have received, read
carefully, considered and fully understood the Onsite SEC Documents, as that
term is defined in Section 3.5 hereof, provided and have received from Onsite
all of the information concerning Onsite that they consider to be material in
making the investment decision, which information has been requested by the LTS
Shareholders if not already furnished by Onsite. The LTS Shareholders (and/or
their purchaser representatives, if any) have had full access to the books and
records of Onsite and to its officers, directors and accountants for the
purpose of obtaining and verifying such information and the LTS Shareholders
have had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the officers
of Onsite regarding the terms and conditions of this transaction and Onsite's
business and financial condition.
Except as set forth in the Onsite SEC Documents provided, no
representations or warranties, oral or otherwise, have been made to you,
including without limitation, any representations concerning the future
prospects of Onsite, by Onsite or any agent, employee or affiliate of Onsite,
or any other person whether or not associated with this transaction, and in
entering into this transaction the LTS Shareholders are not relying upon any
information, other than that contained in the documents provided, and the
results of their own independent investigation. The LTS Shareholders have
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obtained sufficient information to evaluate the merits and risks of the
investment and to make an informed investment decision.
2.19 RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The LTS Shareholders understand and
acknowledge that the Onsite Shares and the Earn-Out Shares they are receiving
hereunder are "restricted securities" under federal and state securities laws
insofar as they have not been registered under the 1933 Act or the securities
laws of any other jurisdiction, that they may not be resold or transferred
without compliance with the registration or qualification provisions of the
1933 Act or applicable federal and state securities laws of any state or other
jurisdiction or an opinion of counsel that an exemption from such registration
and qualification requirements is available. The LTS Shareholders are familiar
with SEC Rule 144 as presently in effect and the resale limitations imposed
thereby and by the 1933 Act.
2.20 AGREEMENT WILL NOT CAUSE BREACH. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not result in either (i) a
default or event that, with notice, lapse of time or both, would be a default,
breach or violation of any lease, license, promissory note, conditional sales
contract, commitment, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other agreement,
instrument or arrangement to which the LTS Shareholders or LTS is a party or by
which any of them or the property of any of them is bound, or (ii) an event
that would permit any party to terminate any agreement or to accelerate the
maturity of any indebtedness or other obligation of LTS.
III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ONSITE
Except as otherwise provided, as of the date hereof, Onsite represents and
warrants to the LTS Shareholders as follows:
3.1 ORGANIZATION. Onsite is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, duly qualified or licensed to do business and in good standing under
the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and in each jurisdiction in
which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or
licensing necessary, and has all requisite corporate or other power and
authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease, and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now being conducted, except
where the failure to be so organized, existing, and in good standing or to have
such power, authority, and governmental approvals would not have a material
adverse effect on Onsite and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
3.2 CAPITALIZATION. The authorized capital stock of Onsite consists of
24,000,000 shares of Onsite Common Stock, consisting of 23,999,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock, $.001 par value per share (the "Common Stock"), and 1,000
shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (the "Class B
Common"), and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share
(the "Onsite Preferred Stock"). As of the date hereof, (i) 15,512,372 shares
of Onsite Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Class B
Common were issued and outstanding, (iii) 208,205 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding (iv) options ("Onsite
Options") to acquire approximately 3,200,000 shares of Onsite Common Stock were
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outstanding under the employee stock option plans of Onsite, and (v) 3,300,000
shares of Onsite Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the
employee stock option plans of Onsite and all other employee benefit plans of
Onsite. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Onsite Common Stock and
Preferred Stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
3.3 CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION; VALIDITY OF AGREEMENT; ONSITE ACTION.
(a) Onsite has full corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
The execution, delivery, and performance by Onsite of this Agreement and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and
validly authorized by Onsite's Board of Directors and no other corporate action
on the part of Onsite or its shareholders is necessary to authorize the
execution and delivery by Onsite of this Agreement and the consummation by it
of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Onsite and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of
Onsite enforceable against Onsite in accordance with its terms, except that (i)
such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, or other
similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, affecting creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other
forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the
discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) The Board of Directors of Onsite has duly and validly approved
and taken all corporate action required to be taken by such Board of Directors
for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Onsite's purchase is not a transaction that constitutes a change in control
under any of Onsite's stock option or any other benefit plans in which any
employee of Onsite or any of its subsidiaries participates.
3.4 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS; NO VIOLATIONS. Except as disclosed in
Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule, attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
B2, and for filings, permits, authorizations, consents, and approvals as may be
required under, and other applicable requirements of, the Securities Act and
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), neither
the execution, delivery, or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation
by Onsite of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by Onsite with
any of the provisions hereof will (i) conflict with or result in any breach of
any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or similar
organizational documents of Onsite, (ii) require any filing with, or permit,
authorization, consent, or approval of, any court, arbitral tribunal,
administrative agency, or other governmental or other regulatory authority or
agency (a "Governmental Entity"), (iii) result in a violation or breach of, or
constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or
give rise to any right of termination, amendment, cancellation, or
acceleration) under, or require any consent or waiver under, any of the terms,
conditions, or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, guarantee,
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other evidence of indebtedness, lease, license, contract, agreement (including,
without limitation, project or customer agreements) or other instrument or
obligation to which Onsite or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which
any of them or any of their properties or assets may be bound (a "Onsite
Agreement"), or (iv) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute,
rule, or regulation applicable to Onsite, any of its subsidiaries or any of
their properties or assets, except in the case of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv)
where the failure to obtain such permits, authorizations, consents, or
approvals or to make such filings, or where such violation, breaches, or
defaults or the failure to obtain such consents or waivers would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on Onsite and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and will not materially impair the ability
of Onsite to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.5 SEC REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. Onsite has filed with the
SEC, and has heretofore made available to LTS, true and complete copies of, all
forms, reports, schedules, statements, and other documents required to be filed
by it and its subsidiaries since January 1, 1997, under the Exchange Act or the
Securities Act (as such documents have been amended since the time of their
filing, collectively, the "Onsite SEC Documents"). As of their respective
dates or, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, Onsite SEC
Documents, including, without limitation, any financial statements or schedules
included therein, (a) did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading, and (b) complied in all material respects with
the applicable requirements of Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as the case
may be, and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder. Each
of the consolidated financial statements included in Onsite SEC Documents have
been prepared from, and are in accordance with, the books and records of Onsite
and its consolidated subsidiaries, comply in all material respects with
applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations
of the SEC with respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be
indicated in the notes thereto) and fairly present the consolidated financial
position and the consolidated results of operations and cash flows of Onsite
and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the dates thereof or for the periods
presented therein. Onsite maintains a system of internal accounting controls
sufficient to provide reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed
in accordance with management's general or specific authorization; (ii)
transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial
statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain accountability for assets;
(iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's
general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for
assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action is taken with respect to any differences.
3.6 ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except to the extent disclosed in (a)
Onsite SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this Agreement or (b) Section
3.6 of the Disclosure Schedule, since June 30, 1997, Onsite and its
subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses and operations
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consistent with past practice only in the ordinary and usual course. From June
30, 1997, through the date of this Agreement, there has not occurred (i) any
events, changes, or effects (including the incurrence of any liabilities of any
nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise) having or, which would
be reasonably likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material
adverse effect on Onsite and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (ii) any
declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, stock or property) with respect to the equity interests of
Onsite or of any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) any change by Onsite or any of
its subsidiaries in accounting principles or methods, except insofar as may be
required by a change in GAAP.
3.7 NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES. Except (a) as reflected on Onsite's
consolidated balance sheet for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, (b) to the
extent disclosed in Onsite SEC Documents filed prior to the date of this
Agreement, (c) for liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course
of business, consistent with past practice and not in excess of $400,000 in the
aggregate since June 30, 1997, and (d) as disclosed in Section 3.7 of the
Disclosure Schedule, neither Onsite nor any of its subsidiaries has incurred
any liabilities or obligations of any nature, whether or not accrued,
contingent or otherwise, that have or would be reasonably likely to have,
material adverse effect on Onsite and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or
would be required to be reflected or reserved against on a consolidated balance
sheet of Onsite and its subsidiaries (including the notes thereto) prepared in
accordance with GAAP as applied in preparing the consolidated balance sheet of
Onsite and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 1997.
IV. COVENANTS
4.1 INDEMNIFICATION. Exhibit C lists contractual obligations and
liabilities relating to LTS which have been incurred in the name of or
guaranteed individually by the LTS Shareholders. Title to the three listed
trucks will be transferred to LTS, and the related debt obligations shall be
transferred to LTS or shall be paid in full, promptly after the Closing.
Onsite agrees to promptly use its best efforts to cause such other personal
obligations and guarantees as set forth in Exhibit C to be released or
canceled, to the extent that creditors allow, and to indemnify and defend the
LTS Shareholders against any liabilities, losses, damages or expenses they may
incur as a result of such contractual obligations and liabilities.
4.2 EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS. LTS shall continue to administer the
Employee Benefit Plans in place prior to the Closing Date, as disclosed in
Section 2.14 of the Disclosure Schedule, attached hereto.
4.3 DIRECTORS OF LTS. The directors of LTS, from and after the Closing
Date, shall be Richard T. Sperberg, Frank Mazanec and Audrey Nelson Stubenberg,
until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed or qualified
or until their earlier death, resignation, or removal in accordance with the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of LTS. Each of Royal and Aldrich shall
also continue to be a director of LTS until March 31, 1999 or until he is no
longer an employee of LTS, whichever is earlier.
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4.4 OFFICERS OF LTS. From the Closing Date until at least March 31,
1999, or until each is no longer an employee of LTS, whichever is earlier,
Royal shall hold the offices of President and Chief Operating Officer, and
Aldrich shall hold the offices of Vice President and Responsible Managing
Officer. From the Closing Date, Richard T. Sperberg shall serve as Chairman of
the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer, and Audrey Nelson Stubenberg
shall serve as Secretary, until their successors have been appointed. LTS will
be operated as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Onsite. Until at least March 31,
1999, LTS will continue its operations as a separate company as now conducted
by LTS with the same staff levels, lines of authority, policies, procedures and
officer duties, except as otherwise agreed upon by the LTS Shareholders and
Onsite. If for two consecutive calendar quarters LTS falls below 75% of the
currently approved quarterly projections of revenues and net income for the
period from April 1, 1998 until March 31, 1999, as attached hereto as Exhibit
D, or such quarterly projections approved by a majority of the directors of LTS
for future periods, Onsite may take appropriate corrective actions. The rights
and duties of the LTS officers shall be as set forth in their employment
agreements with LTS, attached to this Agreement.
4.5 ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.
(a) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS. Royal and Aldrich shall execute
employment agreements with LTS, in the forms attached hereto as Exhibit E and
Exhibit F, respectively.
(b) LOANS FROM ONSITE TO LTS. Onsite agrees to loan up to $100,000
to LTS to satisfy the obligations of LTS as set forth in Exhibit G attached
hereto. Such loan shall be due April 1, 1999, accrue interest at prime rate
plus 2%, adjusted quarterly, have quarterly payments of accrued interest, and
shall otherwise be subject to any other terms and conditions as negotiated
between Onsite and LTS.
(c) PAYROLL LOANS FROM ONSITE TO LTS. Onsite agrees to issue to
LTS an internal revolving credit line for up to $100,000 outstanding principal
at any time for the sole purpose of meeting the payroll obligations of LTS.
Such line shall accrue interest at no more than prime rate plus 2%, adjusted
quarterly, have quarterly payments of accrued interest and be subject to any
other terms and conditions as negotiated between Onsite and LTS. This credit
line shall be in addition to the loan available pursuant to Section 4.5(b)
above.
(d) BUSINESS PLAN. To the extent the officers of LTS find it in
the best interest of LTS to expand its marketing and sales effort, the officers
shall develop a reasonable Business Plan in sufficient detail to allow the
Board to reasonably project the impact of the proposal on the cashflow, income
statement and balance sheet of LTS. Further, the Board of LTS shall approve
the implementation of the Business Plan so long as the Business Plan does not
project aggregate expenses for such additional marketing and sales effort of
more than $250,000, and does not have a negative impact on the projected
earnings of LTS.
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(e) BONDING CAPACITY. To the extent that Onsite is capable of
obtaining bonding under terms and conditions similar to the bonding which it
presently secures, and the bonding for existing or otherwise identified
projects will not be disrupted, Onsite agrees to provide and indemnify for
bonding capacity for the pursuit of bonded business for LTS.
(f) TAX ELECTION. The parties agree that no elections under
Section 338 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, will be filed in
connection with the acquisition of the LTS Shares by Onsite.
(g) AUDIT OF LTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. It is agreed that the LTS
financial statements will be audited by Onsite's auditors at Onsite's expense.
The costs of such audit will not be taken into account in determining the
Income Eligible for Earn-Out.
4.6 CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Each of the LTS Shareholders and Onsite
will take all reasonable actions necessary to comply promptly with all legal
requirements which may be imposed on it with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby (which actions shall include, without
limitation, furnishing all information in connection with any necessary
approvals of or filings with any Governmental Entity) and will promptly
cooperate with and furnish information to each other in connection with any
such requirements imposed upon any of them or any of their respective
subsidiaries in connection with this Agreement, and the transactions
contemplated hereby. Each of the LTS Shareholders and Onsite will, and will
cause its respective subsidiaries to, take all reasonable actions necessary to
obtain any consent, authorization, order or approval of, or any exemption by,
any Governmental Entity or other public or private third party required to be
obtained or made by Onsite or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the
taking of any action contemplated by this Agreement.
4.7 COOPERATION. Subject to the terms and conditions herein provided,
each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable, whether under applicable laws and regulations
or otherwise (including, without limitations, such actions as may be required
to be taken under applicable state securities or blue sky laws in connection
with the issuance of the Onsite Shares as contemplated hereby), or to remove
any injunctions or other impediments or delays, legal or otherwise, to
consummate and make effective the purchase and sale of the LTS Shares and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements
to which it is a party. In case at any time after the Closing Date any further
action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or
the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, the parties shall use all
reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all such necessary actions.
4.8 NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS. The LTS Shareholders shall give
prompt notice to Onsite and Onsite shall give prompt notice to the LTS
Shareholders, of the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event the occurrence
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or non-occurrence of which would cause any representation or warranty contained
in this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material respect at or
prior to the Closing Date. Any such event which occurs after the execution of
this Agreement and is so disclosed before the Closing or in the disclosing
party's Closing certificate under Section 1.6 will not cause the disclosing
party to be in default or breach of this Agreement, but shall entitle the
nondisclosing party to terminate this Agreement as if such event constituted a
default for purposes of Section 5.1.
V. TERMINATION
5.1 TERMINATION. Anything herein or elsewhere to the contrary
notwithstanding, if either Onsite or the LTS Shareholders materially default in
the due and timely performance of any of its or their warranties, covenants, or
agreements under this Agreement, the non-defaulting party may on the Closing
Date give notice of termination. The termination shall be effective five days
after the Closing Date, unless the specified defaults have been cured.
5.2 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of the termination of this
Agreement as provided in Section 5.1 above, this Agreement shall become null
and void, and there shall be no liability on the part of Onsite or the LTS
Shareholders hereunder except (a) for breach of this Agreement, and (b) as set
forth in Section 6.1 below.
VI. MISCELLANEOUS
6.1 FEES AND EXPENSES. Except as contemplated by this Agreement, all
costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party
incurring such expenses.
6.2 FINDERS' FEES.
(a) There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
either of the LTS Shareholders who might be entitled to any fee or commission
from LTS upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) There is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
Onsite or any of its subsidiaries who might be entitled to any fee or
commission from Onsite or any of its subsidiaries upon consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.3 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and
warranties of the LTS Shareholders and Onsite contained herein shall survive
the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions called for by this Agreement for a period of 2 years from the date
of this Agreement unless a lesser time period is specified.
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6.4 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) By LTS Shareholders. The LTS Shareholders covenant and agree
to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Onsite and each of its officers,
directors, employees, agents, advisors and shareholders and affiliates, as such
persons existed prior to the Closing Date (collectively, the "Onsite
Indemnitees") from and against, any loss, liability, damage or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) which any Onsite Indemnitee
may suffer, sustain or become subject to as a result of a breach of any
representation or warranty or covenant by the LTS Shareholders contained in
this Agreement.
(b) By Onsite. Onsite covenants and agrees to defend, indemnify
and hold harmless the LTS Shareholders and each of their agents, advisors and
affiliates, as such persons existed prior to the Closing Date (collectively,
the "LTS Indemnitees") from and against any loss, liability, damage or expense
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) which any LTS Indemnitee may
suffer, sustain or become subject to, as a result of a breach of any
representation, warranty or covenant by Onsite contained in this Agreement.
6.5 NOTICES. All notices or other communications required hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in all respects and shall be deemed
delivered after 3 days if sent via registered or certified mail, postage
prepaid; the next day if sent by overnight courier service; or one business day
after transmission, if sent by facsimile to the following (or at such other
address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
(a) if to Onsite:
Onsite Energy Corporation
701 Palomar Airport Road, Ste. 200
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Attn: Richard T. Sperberg
Telephone No.: (760) 931-2400
Facsimile No.: (760) 931-2952
with a copy to:
Bartel Eng Linn & Schroder
300 Capitol Mall, Suite 1100
Sacramento, CA 95814
Attn: Scott E. Bartel, Esq.
Telephone No.: (916) 442-0400
Facsimile No.: (916) 442-3442
(b) if to the LTS Shareholders, to:
Lighting Technology Services, Inc.
1715 East Wilshire Avenue
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Santa Ana, CA 92705
Attn: Russell William Royal and Keith Aldrich
Telephone No.: (714) 550-7223
Facsimile No.: (714) 550-7226
with a copy to:
Call, Clayton & Jensen
610 Newport Center Drive, suite 700
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Attn: Jon E. Jensen, Esq.
Telephone No.: (714) 717-3000
Facsimile No.: (714) 717-3100
6.6 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES; RIGHTS OF OWNERSHIP.
This Agreement (including the documents and the instruments referred to herein
and that certain letter dated April 2, 1998) constitutes the entire agreement
and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral,
among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and is not
intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto, any rights
or remedies hereunder.
6.7 SEVERABILITY. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of
this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority
to be invalid, void, unenforceable or against its regulatory policy, the
remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated.
6.8 BINDING ARBITRATION. Any claim, dispute, or controversy arising out
of this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be resolved by submission to
binding arbitration.
(a) Arbitration Notice. The arbitration shall commence upon any
party sending to any other party to this Agreement a notice in writing (the
"Arbitration Notice") demanding arbitration and specifying the issue(s) to be
arbitrated and all relief sought (the "Arbitration Matter").
(b) Selection of Arbitrators.
(i) The parties, or their legal representatives, may agree in
writing upon a sole arbitrator.
(ii) In the event they cannot so agree each side shall, within
fifteen (15) days after the giving of the Arbitration Notice, furnish a list
of acceptable arbitrators consisting of attorneys at law. From the combined
lists of acceptable arbitrators, each side may reject all but one arbitrator.
The remaining acceptable arbitrators shall constitute a new list and the
process shall be repeated until three (3) acceptable arbitrators are designated
who shall constitute the "Arbitration Panel."
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(iii) If three (3) acceptable arbitrators are not appointed
within thirty (30) days after giving the Arbitration Notice, the Superior Court
of the State of California for the County of San Diego shall, upon the filing
of a petition by any of the parties hereto pursuant to the provisions of
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.6 (or any successor section),
and after a hearing at which all parties are afforded an opportunity to be
present and be heard, select a third neutral arbitrator, from a list of five
(5) persons obtained by the court from the parties jointly or, if they cannot
agree, from the San Diego County office of the American Arbitration
Association, to join each of the party-appointed arbitrators resulting from
Section 6.8(b)(ii) above to constitute the Arbitration Panel.
(c) Books and Records. The parties agree to make available to the
Arbitration Panel all books, records, schedules, and other information
requested by it. Such matters are to be made available to the Arbitration
Panel at such times as are deemed necessary by it to make its decision as
herein provided. The Arbitration panel shall have all those powers set forth
in Section 1282.6 of California Code of Civil Procedure including, but not
limited to, those powers relating to the production of books, records,
documents and other evidence.
(d) Discovery. The parties may conduct such discovery, and the
Arbitration Panel shall have such discovery powers, as are set forth in the
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1283.05. The Arbitration Panel
shall be empowered to grant all provisional relief permitted by the California
Code of Civil Procedure. In addition to all other arbitration rights hereby
provided, the provisions of Sections 1282.2, 1282.4 and 1282.6 of the
California Civil Code shall apply. In addition to any and all arbitration
rights hereby provided, the arbitration proceedings and discovery shall be
conducted pursuant to Sections 1282 et seq. of California Code of Civil
Procedure, including, without limitation, the provisions of Sections 1282.2,
1282.4, 1283 and 1283.5.
(e) Enforcement. Enforcement of the Arbitration Panel's award
shall be effected pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 1281 et seq.
However, the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8
shall not apply and the Arbitration Panel shall be specifically empowered to
grant all provisional remedies permitted under the California Code of Civil
Procedure.
(f) Location. The arbitration shall take place in the County of
San Diego, State of California, at a time and place selected by the Arbitration
Panel. Notice in writing of such time and place shall be given by the
Arbitration Panel to each party at least thirty (30) days prior to the date so
fixed.
(g) Time Periods. The Arbitration Panel shall diligently,
expeditiously, and in good faith hear and decide the Arbitration Matter under
consideration, within the limits and subject to the standards set forth in this
Agreement. In any event, such decision shall be rendered not later than thirty
(30) days after the arbitration hearing is conducted. (i) If there is only one
(1) arbitrator, his/her decision shall be final and binding. (ii) If there are
three (3) arbitrators, the agreed decision of any two (2) of them shall be
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final and binding. (iii) If a neutral third arbitrator was appointed pursuant
to Section 6.8(b)(iii) above, and the two (2) party-appointed arbitrators are
unable to agree upon a decision, the decision of the neutral third arbitrator
shall be final and binding.
The Arbitration Panel shall prepare an award in writing which
reflects the final decision of the Arbitration Panel and a copy of same shall
be delivered to each party hereto. Judicial confirmation, correction, or
vacation of the decision of the Arbitration Panel shall be sought only in the
San Diego County Superior Court, which judgment may be enforced and shall be
accorded full faith and credit in any court of competent jurisdiction,
including any jurisdiction in which is located any real property which is the
subject matter of the dispute.
(h) Binding Effect. The arbitration award shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all parties thereto and shall be non-appealable. The
costs of the arbitrators shall be borne by the losing party.
6.9 ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event of any action, suit, arbitration or
dispute arising out of this Agreement, or the parties' performance as
outlined herein, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of
costs, including an award of reasonable attorneys' fees.
6.10 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to
the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
6.11 ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests
or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto
(whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of
the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be
binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and
their respective successors and assigns.
6.12 LTS SHAREHOLDERS' LIABILITIES. With respect to any liability of the
LTS Shareholders to Onsite based on the representations, warranties and
covenants made by the LTS Shareholders in this Agreement:
(a) Each LTS Shareholder's individual liability to Onsite shall be
limited to one-half ( 1/2 ) of the total liability of the LTS Shareholders.
(b) Each LTS Shareholder's individual total liability to Onsite
shall not exceed the total value of the consideration received by such LTS
Shareholder for his LTS Shares. For this purpose, the Onsite shares received
by such LTS Shareholder at the Closing shall be valued at the greater of (i)
$0.75 per share, or (ii) the average closing price of Onsite's Class A Common
Stock for the twenty (20) business days preceding the Closing, and any Earn-Out
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Shares received by such LTS Shareholder shall be valued at the average closing
price of Onsite's Class A Common Stock for the twenty (20) business days
preceding March 31, 1999.
(c) The Shareholders shall have no such liability to Onsite based
on a loss, liability or payment of LTS or Onsite to the extent that Onsite or
LTS receives a payment on account of the loss, liability or payment under any
of its insurance policies from a third party insurer. If such an insurance
payment is made and an LTS Shareholder has previously made a payment to Onsite
which would not have been required under this paragraph if the insurance
payment had been made before the payment by the LTS Shareholder, Onsite will
reimburse the LTS Shareholder for such payment by the LTS Shareholder.
(d) The LTS Shareholders will have no such liability to Onsite
until the aggregate amount of such liability exceeds $50,000. If such
aggregate liability exceeds $50,000, the LTS Shareholders will be liable for
the total liability in excess of $50,000. However, if any individual liability
exceeds $50,000, the LTS Shareholders will be liable for the entire amount of
such liability, and such liability will not be taken into account for purposes
of the first two sentences of this paragraph 6.12(d).
6.13 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when two or more counterparts have been signed by each
of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first
written above.
ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION:
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
Richard T. Sperberg,
Chief Executive Officer
ROYAL: RUSSELL WILLIAM ROYAL
Russell William Royal
ALDRICH: KEITH ALDRICH
Keith Aldrich
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of April 30,
1998, is entered into by and among Onsite Energy Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Onsite"), Lighting Technology Services, Inc., a California
corporation ("LTS") (together, Onsite and LTS shall be referred to herein
as the "Company"), and Russell William Royal ("Employee"), in consideration
of the mutual promises and covenants made herein.
ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT AND TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
1.1 EMPLOYMENT AND TERM. The Company hereby employs Employee to
render full-time services to the Company on an exclusive basis, upon the
terms and conditions set forth below, from the effective date of this
Agreement until the employment relationship is terminated in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate on
March 31, 2000, unless terminated earlier as provided for herein (the
"Employment Term").
1.2 ACCEPTANCE. Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company
and agrees to devote his full-time attention and best efforts exclusively
to rendering the services described below. Subject to Section 4.4 of the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Stock dated as of April 1, 1998 among
Onsite, Employee and Keith Aldrich (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), the
Employee shall accept and follow the direction and authority of the Board
of Directors of LTS (the "Board") in the performance of his duties, and
shall comply with all existing and future regulations applicable to
employees of the Company and to the Company's business.
ARTICLE 2
DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE
2.1 GENERAL DUTIES. Employee shall serve as President and Chief
Operating Officer of LTS. In his capacity as President and Chief
Operating Officer of LTS, Employee shall do and perform all services, acts,
or other things necessary or advisable to manage and conduct the business
of LTS, including but not limited to the supervision, direction and control
of the business and other employees of LTS, subject to the policies and
direction of the Board and Section 4.4 of the Agreement of Purchase and
Sale of Stock. Employee shall have all powers, duties, and
responsibilities necessary to carry out his duties, and such other powers
and duties as the Board may prescribe consistent with LTS's Certificate and
Bylaws, including those set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement.
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2.2 EXCLUSIVE SERVICES. It is understood and agreed that Employee
may not engage in any other business activity during the term of his
employment hereunder, whether or not for profit or other remuneration,
without the prior written consent of the Board, except as set forth in
Schedule B to this Agreement. Further, Employee shall not directly or
indirectly acquire any stock or interest in any corporation, partnership,
or other business entity that competes, directly or indirectly, with the
business of the Company.
2.3 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. In connection with the performance of his
duties hereunder, unless otherwise instructed by the Board, the Employee
shall report directly to the Board.
ARTICLE 3
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE
3.1 ANNUAL BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay the Employee salary
for the services to be rendered by him during the term of this Agreement at
the rate of $125,000 annually (prorated for any portion of a year), subject
to increases, if any, as the Board may determine in its sole discretion
after periodic review of the Employee's performance of his duties
hereunder, LTS's net income contribution to Onsite's consolidated financial
statements and the compensation of Onsite executives.
3.2 STOCK OPTIONS. Beginning in January 1999, Employee shall be
eligible to participate in the Company's Stock Option Plan, subject to (a)
the grant of options by the Compensation Committee of Onsite's Board of
Directors, at its sole discretion, and (b) the Employee's execution of all
documents customarily required by the Company to effect the grant of
options.
3.3 PARTICIPATION IN BONUS POOL. Beginning in January 1999, Employee
shall be eligible to participate in the Company's Bonus Pool, consistent
with other Onsite executives, subject to the review and approval of the
Compensation Committee of Onsite's Board of Directors, at its sole
discretion.
3.4 EXPENSES. LTS shall pay or reimburse the Employee for all
reasonable, ordinary, and necessary business expenses actually incurred or
paid by Employee in the performance of Employee's services under this
Agreement in accordance with the expense reimbursement policies of the
Company in effect from time to time during the Employment Term, upon
presentation of proper expense statements or vouchers or such other written
supporting documents as the Company may reasonably require.
3.5 VACATION. Employee shall be entitled to three weeks paid
vacation for each calendar year (prorated for any portion of a year, as
applicable), such vacation to accrue at the rate of ten hours per month.
It is agreed that Employee has three weeks of accrued vacation on the date
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
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Agreement, vacation time shall cease to accrue beyond six weeks at any
given time during the Employment Term.
3.6 CAR ALLOWANCE. LTS shall pay Employee $600 per month for non-
accountable transportation costs, including insurance, repair and
maintenance and fuel expenses, to be incurred or paid by Employee in the
performance of Employee's services under this Agreement.
3.7 GENERAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Except where expressly provided for
herein, Employee shall be entitled to participate in, and to receive the
benefits under, any pension, health, life, accident, and disability
insurance plans or programs and any other employee benefit or fringe
benefit plans that LTS makes available generally to its employees, as the
same may be in effect from time to time during the Employment Term.
3.8 REPAYMENT OF LTS LOANS. In addition to his other compensation
hereunder, during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof,
and so long as Employee remains an employee of the Company outside this
Agreement, LTS, at the request of Employee, shall pay Employee a bonus in
an amount sufficient to discharge the shareholder loan payments due from
Employee to LTS in any year, set forth below, and payment of all unpaid
interest accrued thereon after December 31, 1997, grossed up for taxes. If
requested, the December 1998 bonus shall be accounted for on the books and
records of LTS and any impact will be considered when the Company's Board
reviews the performance of LTS for the earn-out under the Stock Purchase
Agreement and other business purposes.
These loans have been made pursuant to a Promissory Note, which shall
remain in effect, which accrues interest at 10% per annum. Following are
the certain loan repayments contemplated by this Section 3.08:
December 1998: $ 7,638.08
December 1999: 15,276.18
December 2000: 22,914.27
December 2001: 30,552.36
December 2002: 38,190.50
Total: $ 114,571.38
3.9 CONTINUATION OF BONUSES FOR LTS LOANS. Following and
notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement or of
Employee's employment by the Company outside of this Agreement, LTS shall
issue Employee an annual severance payment in an amount sufficient to
discharge certain shareholder loan payments due from Employee to LTS in any
year, set forth above, grossed up for taxes, if Employee's employment by
the Company is terminated or not extended, due to death, disability, change
of control, or otherwise (whether or not the employment is "at will") is
terminated by the Company without cause, as defined in Section 4.02.
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ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
4.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated earlier as
provided for in this Article 4, or extended by further written agreement of
the parties.
4.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The Company reserves the right to
terminate this Agreement for cause upon: (a) Employee's willful and
continued failure to substantially perform his duties with the Company
(other than such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or
mental illness) after there is delivered to Employee by the Board, acting
reasonably and in good faith, a written demand for substantial performance
which sets forth in detail the specific respects in which the Board
believes Employee has not performed his duties, and giving Employee not
less than 60 days to correct the deficiencies specified in the written
notice; (b) Employee's willful engagement in gross misconduct as determined
by the Board which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company;
or (c) Employee's commission of a felony, or an act of fraud against the
Company or its affiliates. Upon termination for cause, Employee shall not
be entitled to any severance benefits.
4.3 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to terminate
this Agreement at any time without cause, subject to the express terms and
provisions below.
If Employee is terminated without cause, Employee shall be paid a
severance amount equal to the Employee's then monthly base salary
multiplied by the number of months remaining in the Employment Term on the
date of termination ("Termination Date") and pursuant to Section 3.09.
4.4 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, Employee may terminate this Agreement at
any time upon 90 days written notice to the Company. If Employee
voluntarily terminates employment, Employee shall not be entitled to any
severance benefits.
4.5 CHANGE IN CONTROL. If there is a "change in control" in the
Company during the Employment Term, then this Agreement may be terminated
by either party, effective as of the date the change in control, as if
there was a termination without cause in accordance with Section 4.03. For
the purposes of this Section 4.05, a "change in control" shall mean an
event involving one transaction or a related series of transactions, in
which: (1) (i) the Company issues securities equal to 50% or more of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, calculated on a fully-
diluted basis, to any individual, firm, partnership or other entity,
including a "group" within the meaning of Section 13 (d)(3) of the
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Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the Exchange Act"); (ii) the Company is
acquired in a merger or other business combination in which the Company is
not the surviving corporation, or (iii) 50% or more of the Company's
consolidated assets or earning power are sold or transferred AND (2)
Employee is no longer President and Chief Operating Officer of LTS
fulfilling the duties set forth in Section 2.01.
4.6 DISABILITY. If Employee becomes permanently and totally
disabled, this Agreement shall be terminated. If the Company has an
insurance policy in force with respect to Employee's permanent or total
disability, the definition and determination of permanent or total
disability thereunder shall govern. If no such policy is in force, the
following definition and determination shall apply: Inability of Employee,
because of injury or sickness, to engage in Employee's regular duties
hereunder which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than three months. This determination shall be
made as follows.
The Company shall, at its own expense, have a physician of its
choosing (the "First Physician") examine Employee. If Employee disagrees
with the opinion of the First Physician, he may engage at his own expense
another physician (the "Second Physician"). The Second Physician shall
confer with the First Physician and, if they together agree in writing that
Employee is or is not permanently or totally disabled, their written
opinion shall conclusive as to such disability. If the First and Second
Physician do not agree, they shall choose a third consulting physician (the
expense of which shall be borne by the Company), and the written opinion of
a majority of these 3 physicians shall be conclusive as to such disability.
The date of any written opinion that is conclusive as to such disability is
the date on which such disability, if that is the conclusion, will be
deemed to have occurred.
In signing this Agreement, Employee consents to such examination, to
furnish any medical information requested by any examining physician, and
to waive any applicable physician-patient privilege that may arise because
of such examination. All physicians must be board-certified in the
specialty most closely related to the nature of the disability alleged to
exist.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term disability does not include
any disability for which the Company can make reasonable accommodation, as
the term "reasonable accommodation" is defined by the Americans with
Disabilities Act and the cases construing that Act.
4.7 DEATH. If Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be terminated thirty days after his death.
4.8 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Except as expressly provided for in this
Agreement, the termination of employment shall not excuse any obligation
that accrued prior to termination, nor shall termination excuse the
performance of any obligation which is required to be performed after
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termination. Any such obligation shall survive the termination of
employment and this Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF EMPLOYEE
5.1 NON-COMPETITION. Employee acknowledges that he will have access
at the highest level to, and the opportunity to acquire knowledge of, the
Company's customer lists, customer needs, business plans, trade secrets,
and other confidential and proprietary information from which the Company
may derive economic or competitive advantage, and that he is entering into
the covenants and representations in this Article 5 in order to preserve
the goodwill and going concern value of the Company, and to induce the
Company to enter into this Agreement. During the Employment Term,
Employee will not work for or assist directly or indirectly any competitor
of the Company.
5.2 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. During the Employment Term and for
five years thereafter, the Employee agrees to keep secret and to retain in
the strictest confidence all confidential matters which relate to the
Company or its "affiliates" (as that term is defined in the Exchange Act),
including, but not limited to, customer lists, client lists, trade secrets,
pricing lists, business plans, financial projections and reports, business
strategies, internal operating procedures, and other confidential business
information from which the Company derives an economic or competitive
advantage, or from which the Company might derive such advantage in its
business, whether or not labeled "secret" or "confidential." This
paragraph will not apply to disclosure of such information required by
court order or applicable laws or to information which through no fault of
Employee has become generally known or available to the public, which has
been furnished to the Employee by a third party without violating any duty
to the Company, or which has been developed independently by Employee
without the use of any such confidential information of the Company.
5.3 NON-SOLICITATION OF CUSTOMERS. During the Employment Term, the
Employee will have access to confidential records and data pertaining to
the Company's customers, their needs, and the relationship between the
Company and its customers. Such information is considered secret and is
disclosed during the Employment Term in confidence. Accordingly, during
the Employment Term and for one year thereafter, the Employee and any
entity controlled by him or with which he is associated (as the terms
"control" and "associate" are defined in the Exchange Act) shall not,
directly or indirectly, solicit for a competitive purpose, interfere with,
induce or entice away any person or entity that is or was a client,
customer or agent of the Company or its affiliate (as the term "affiliate"
is defined in the Exchange Act).
5.4 NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. The Employee and any entity
controlled by him or with which he is associated (as the terms "control"
and "associate" are defined in the Exchange Act) shall not, during the
Employment Term and for one year thereafter, directly or indirectly,
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solicit, interfere with, hire, offer to hire or induce any person who is or
was an officer or employee of the Company or any affiliate (as the term
"affiliate" is defined in the Exchange Act) (other than secretarial
personnel) to discontinue his relationship with the Company, or affiliate
of the Company, in order to accept employment by, or enter into a business
relationship with, any other entity or person. (These acts are hereinafter
referred to as the "prohibited acts of solicitation.") The foregoing
restriction and Section 5.03, however, shall not apply to any business with
which Employee may become associated after the Employment Term so long as
the prohibited acts of solicitation taken by such business are not as a
result of the active participation or involvement, direct or indirect, by
the Employee.
5.5 RETURN OF PROPERTY. Upon termination of employment, and at the
request of the Company otherwise, the Employee agrees to promptly deliver
to the Company all Company or affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports,
manuals, drawings, designs, computer files in any media, and other
documents (including extracts and copies thereof) relating to the Company
or its affiliate, and all other property of the Company, provided that he
may retain copies solely for and as reasonably required for his compliance
with applicable laws.
5.6 INVENTIONS. Subject to Sections 2870 through 2872 of the
California Labor Code, all processes, inventions, patents, copyrights,
trademarks, and other intangible rights that may be conceived or developed
by the Employee, either alone or with others, during the Employment Term,
whether or not conceived or developed during Employee's working hours, and
which are related to the Company's business, shall be the sole property of
the Company. Employee shall execute all documents, including patent
applications and assignments, required by the Company to establish the
Company's rights under this provision.
5.7 REPRESENTATIONS. The Employee represents and warrants to the
Company that he has full power to enter into this Agreement and perform his
duties hereunder, and that his execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the performance of his duties shall not result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under, any agreement or understanding, whether oral or
written, including, without limitation, any restrictive covenant or
confidentiality agreement, to which he is a party or by which he may be
bound.
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 NOTICES. All notices or other communications required hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in all respects and shall be
deemed delivered after 3 days if sent via registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid; the next day if sent by overnight courier service; or one
business day after transmission, if sent by facsimile to the following (or
at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
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To the Employee:
Russell William Royal
19729 Clancy Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92646
To the Company:
Onsite Energy Corporation
701 Palomar Airport Road, Ste. 200
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Attn: Richard T. Sperberg
6.2 NO ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations
of the parties, may not be assigned by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party.
6.3 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement and the relationships of the
parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of California.
6.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes any and all other
agreements or understandings of the parties, either oral or written, with
respect to this employment of Employee by the Company, and contains the
complete and final agreement and understanding of the parties with respect
thereto. Employee acknowledges that no representation, inducements,
promises, or agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by the Company
or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, which are not
expressed herein, and that no other agreement shall be valid or binding on
the Company.
6.5 WITHHOLDING TAXES. All amounts payable under this Agreement,
whether such payment is to be made in cash or other property, including,
without limitation, stock of the Company, shall be subject to withholding
for Federal, state, and local income taxes, employment and payroll taxes,
and other legally required withholding taxes and contributions to the
extent legally required, and the Employee agrees to report all such amounts
properly on his personal income tax returns and for all other purposes, as
called for.
6.6 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable by any judgment of a tribunal of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions and terms of this Agreement shall
not be affected by such judgment, and this Agreement shall be carried out
as nearly as possible according to its original terms and intent and, to
the full extent permitted by law, any provision or restrictions found to be
invalid shall be amended with such modifications as may be necessary to
cure such invalidity, and such restrictions shall apply as so modified, or
if such provisions cannot be amended, they shall be deemed severable from
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the remaining provisions and the remaining provisions shall be fully
enforceable in accordance with law.
6.7 EFFECT OF WAIVER. The failure of either party to insist on
strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement by the other party
shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision or a relinquishment of any
right thereunder, nor shall it affect the validity of this Agreement nor
prevent enforcement of such provision or any similar provision, at any
time.
6.8 BINDING ARBITRATION. Any claim, dispute, or controversy arising
out of this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be resolved by submission
to binding arbitration.
(a) Arbitration Notice. The arbitration shall commence upon any
party sending to any other party to this Agreement a notice in writing (the
"Arbitration Notice") demanding arbitration and specifying the issue(s) to
be arbitrated and all relief sought (the "Arbitration Matter").
(b) Selection of Arbitrators.
(i) The parties, or their legal representatives, may agree
in writing upon a sole arbitrator.
(ii) In the event they cannot so agree each side shall,
within fifteen (15) days after the giving of the Arbitration Notice,
furnish a list of acceptable arbitrators consisting of attorneys at law.
From the combined lists of acceptable arbitrators, each side may reject all
but one arbitrator. The remaining acceptable arbitrators shall constitute
a new list and the process shall be repeated until three (3) acceptable
arbitrators are designated who shall constitute the "Arbitration Panel."
(iii) If three (3) acceptable arbitrators are not appointed
within thirty (30) days after giving the Arbitration Notice, the Superior
Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego shall, upon
the filing of a petition by any of the parties hereto pursuant to the
provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.6 (or any
successor section), and after a hearing at which all parties are afforded
an opportunity to be present and be heard, select a third neutral
arbitrator, from a list of five (5) persons obtained by the court from the
parties jointly or, if they cannot agree, from the San Diego County office
of the American Arbitration Association, to join each of the
party-appointed arbitrators resulting from Section 6.08(b)(ii) above to
constitute the Arbitration Panel.
(c) Books and Records. The parties agree to make available to
the Arbitration Panel all books, records, schedules, and other information
requested by it. Such matters are to be made available to the Arbitration
Panel at such times as are deemed necessary by it to make its decision as
herein provided. The Arbitration panel shall have all those powers set
forth in Section 1282.6 of California Code of Civil Procedure including,
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but not limited to, those powers relating to the production of books,
records, documents and other evidence.
(d) Discovery. The parties may conduct such discovery, and the
Arbitration Panel shall have such discovery powers, as are set forth in the
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1283.05. The Arbitration Panel
shall be empowered to grant all provisional relief permitted by the
California Code of Civil Procedure. In addition to all other arbitration
rights hereby provided, the provisions of Sections 1282.2, 1282.4 and
1282.6 of the California Civil Code shall apply. In addition to any and
all arbitration rights hereby provided, the arbitration proceedings and
discovery shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 1282 et seq. of
California Code of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation, the
provisions of Sections 1282.2, 1282.4, 1283 and 1283.5.
(e) Enforcement. Enforcement of the Arbitration Panel's award
shall be effected pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 1281 et seq.
However, the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section
1281.8 shall not apply and the Arbitration Panel shall be specifically
empowered to grant all provisional remedies permitted under the California
Code of Civil Procedure.
(f) Location. The arbitration shall take place in the County of
San Diego, State of California, at a time and place selected by the
Arbitration Panel. Notice in writing of such time and place shall be given
by the Arbitration Panel to each party at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date so fixed.
(g) Time Periods. The Arbitration Panel shall diligently,
expeditiously, and in good faith hear and decide the Arbitration Matter
under consideration, within the limits and subject to the standards set
forth in this Agreement. In any event, such decision shall be rendered not
later than thirty (30) days after the arbitration hearing is conducted.
(i) If there is only one (1) arbitrator, his/her decision shall be final
and binding. (ii) If there are three (3) arbitrators, the agreed decision
of any two (2) of them shall be final and binding. (iii) If a neutral
third arbitrator was appointed pursuant to Section 6.08(b)(iii) above, and
the two (2) party-appointed arbitrators are unable to agree upon a
decision, the decision of the neutral third arbitrator shall be final and
binding.
The Arbitration Panel shall prepare an award in writing which
reflects the final decision of the Arbitration Panel and a copy of same
shall be delivered to each party hereto. Judicial confirmation,
correction, or vacation of the decision of the Arbitration Panel shall be
sought only in the San Diego County Superior Court, which judgment may be
enforced and shall be accorded full faith and credit in any court of
competent jurisdiction, including any jurisdiction in which is located any
real property which is the subject matter of the dispute.
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(h) Binding Effect. The arbitration award shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all parties thereto and shall be non-appealable.
The costs of the arbitrators shall be borne by the losing party.
6.9 ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event of any action, suit, arbitration or
dispute arising out of this Agreement, or the parties' performance as
outlined herein, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of
costs, including an award of reasonable attorneys' fees.
6.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
Richard T. Sperberg
Chief Executive Officer
LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
Richard T. Sperberg
Chief Executive Officer
EMPLOYEE: By: RUSSELL WILLIAM ROYAL
Russell William Royal
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), effective as of April 30,
1998, is entered into by and among Onsite Energy Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Onsite"), Lighting Technology Services, Inc., a California
corporation ("LTS") (together, Onsite and LTS shall be referred to herein
as the "Company"), and Keith Aldrich ("Employee"), in consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants made herein.
ARTICLE 1
EMPLOYMENT AND TERM OF EMPLOYMENT
1.1 EMPLOYMENT AND TERM. The Company hereby employs Employee to
render full-time services to the Company on an exclusive basis, upon the
terms and conditions set forth below, from the effective date of this
Agreement until the employment relationship is terminated in accordance
with the provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate on
March 31, 2000, unless terminated earlier as provided for herein (the
"Employment Term").
1.2 ACCEPTANCE. Employee hereby accepts employment with the Company
and agrees to devote his full-time attention and best efforts exclusively
to rendering the services described below. Subject to Section 4.4 of the
Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Stock dated as of April 1, 1998 among
Onsite, Employee and Russell William Royal (the "Stock Purchase
Agreement"), the Employee shall accept and follow the direction and
authority of the President and Chief Operating Officer of LTS and the Board
of Directors of LTS (the "Board") in the performance of his duties, and
shall comply with all existing and future regulations applicable to
employees of the Company and to the Company's business.
ARTICLE 2
DUTIES OF EMPLOYEE
2.1 GENERAL DUTIES. Employee shall serve as Vice-President and
Responsible Managing Officer of LTS. In his capacity as Vice-President
and Responsible Managing Officer of LTS, Employee shall do and perform all
services, acts, or other things necessary or advisable to manage and
conduct the installation department of LTS, including but not limited to
the supervision, direction and control of the installation department and
employees of the installation department, subject to the policies and
direction of the President and Chief Operating Officer. Employee shall
have all powers, duties, and responsibilities necessary to carry out his
duties, including those set forth on Schedule A to this Agreement.
2.2 EXCLUSIVE SERVICES. It is understood and agreed that Employee
may not engage in any other business activity during the term of his
employment hereunder, whether or not for profit or other remuneration,
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without the prior written consent of the Board, unless otherwise disclosed
to the Company prior to execution of this Agreement. Further, Employee
shall not directly or indirectly acquire any stock or interest in any
corporation, partnership, or other business entity that competes, directly
or indirectly, with the business of the Company.
2.3 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS. In connection with the performance of his
duties hereunder, unless otherwise instructed by the Board, the Employee
shall report to the Chief Operating Officer of LTS.
ARTICLE 3
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF EMPLOYEE
3.1 ANNUAL BASE SALARY. The Company shall pay the Employee salary
for the services to be rendered by him during the term of this Agreement at
the rate of $110,000 annually (prorated for any portion of a year), subject
to increases, if any, as the Board may determine in its sole discretion
after periodic review of the Employee's performance of his duties
hereunder, LTS's net income contribution to Onsite's consolidated financial
statements and the compensation of Onsite executives.
3.2 STOCK OPTIONS. Beginning in January 1999, Employee shall be
eligible to participate in the Company's Stock Option Plan, subject to (a)
the grant of options by the Compensation Committee of Onsite's Board of
Directors, at its sole discretion, and (b) the Employee's execution of all
documents customarily required by the Company to effect the grant of
options.
3.3 PARTICIPATION IN BONUS POOL. Beginning in January 1999, Employee
shall be eligible to participate in the Company's Bonus Pool, consistent
with other Onsite executives, subject to the review and approval of the
Compensation Committee of Onsite's Board of Directors, at its sole
discretion.
3.4 EXPENSES. LTS shall pay or reimburse the Employee for all
reasonable, ordinary, and necessary business expenses actually incurred or
paid by Employee in the performance of Employee's services under this
Agreement in accordance with the expense reimbursement policies of the
Company in effect from time to time during the Employment Term, upon
presentation of proper expense statements or vouchers or such other written
supporting documents as the Company may reasonably require.
3.5 VACATION. Employee shall be entitled to three weeks paid
vacation for each calendar year (prorated for any portion of a year, as
applicable), such vacation to accrue at the rate of ten hours per month.
It is agreed that Employee has three weeks of accrued vacation on the date
of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, vacation time shall cease to accrue beyond six weeks at any
given time during the Employment Term.
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3.6 CAR ALLOWANCE. LTS shall pay Employee $600 per month for non-
accountable transportation costs, including insurance, repair and
maintenance and fuel expenses, to be incurred or paid by Employee in the
performance of Employee's services under this Agreement.
3.7 GENERAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. Except where expressly provided for
herein, Employee shall be entitled to participate in, and to receive the
benefits under, any pension, health, life, accident, and disability
insurance plans or programs and any other employee benefit or fringe
benefit plans that LTS makes available generally to its employees, as the
same may be in effect from time to time during the Employment Term.
3.8 REPAYMENT OF LTS LOANS. In addition to his other compensation
hereunder, during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof,
and so long as Employee remains an employee of the Company outside this
Agreement, LTS, at the request of Employee, shall pay Employee a bonus in
an amount sufficient to discharge the shareholder loan payments due from
Employee to LTS in any year, set forth below, and payment of all unpaid
interest accrued thereon after December 31, 1997, grossed up for taxes. If
requested, the December 1998 bonus shall be accounted for on the books and
records of LTS and any impact will be considered when the Company's Board
reviews the performance of LTS for the earn-out under the Stock Purchase
Agreement and other business purposes.
These loans have been made pursuant to a Promissory Note, which shall
remain in effect, which accrues interest at 10% per annum. Following are
the certain loan repayments contemplated by this Section 3.08:
December 1998: $ 2,555.51
December 1999: 5,101.03
December 2000: 7,651.55
December 2001: 10,202.07
December 2002: 12,747.62
Total: $ 38,257.78
3.9 CONTINUATION OF BONUSES FOR LTS LOANS. Following and
notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Agreement or of
Employee's employment by the Company outside of this Agreement, LTS shall
issue Employee an annual severance payment in an amount sufficient to
discharge certain shareholder loan payments due from Employee to LTS in any
year, set forth above, grossed up for taxes, if Employee's employment by
the Company is terminated or not extended, due to death, disability, change
of control, or otherwise (whether or not the employment is "at will") is
terminated by the Company without cause, as defined in Section 4.02.
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ARTICLE 4
TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT
4.1 TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated earlier as
provided for in this Article 4, or extended by further written agreement of
the parties.
4.2 TERMINATION FOR CAUSE. The Company reserves the right to
terminate this Agreement for cause upon: (a) Employee's willful and
continued failure to substantially perform his duties with the Company
(other than such failure resulting from his incapacity due to physical or
mental illness) after there is delivered to Employee by the Board, acting
reasonably and in good faith, a written demand for substantial performance
which sets forth in detail the specific respects in which the Board
believes Employee has not performed his duties, and giving Employee not
less than 60 days to correct the deficiencies specified in the written
notice; (b) Employee's willful engagement in gross misconduct as determined
by the Board which is materially and demonstrably injurious to the Company;
or (c) Employee's commission of a felony, or an act of fraud against the
Company or its affiliates. Upon termination for cause, Employee shall not
be entitled to any severance benefits.
4.3 TERMINATION WITHOUT CAUSE. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, the Company reserves the right to terminate
this Agreement at any time without cause, subject to the express terms and
provisions below.
If Employee is terminated without cause, Employee shall be paid a
severance amount equal to the Employee's then monthly base salary
multiplied by the number of months remaining in the Employment Term on the
date of termination ("Termination Date") and pursuant to Section 3.09.
4.4 VOLUNTARY TERMINATION BY EMPLOYEE. Notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement, Employee may terminate this Agreement at
any time upon 90 days written notice to the Company. If Employee
voluntarily terminates employment, Employee shall not be entitled to any
severance benefits.
4.5 CHANGE IN CONTROL. If there is a "change in control" in the
Company during the Employment Term, then this Agreement may be terminated
by either party, effective as of the date the change in control, as if
there was a termination without cause in accordance with Section 4.03.
For the purposes of this Section 4.05, a "change in control" shall mean an
event involving one transaction or a related series of transactions, in
which: (1) (i) the Company issues securities equal to 50% or more of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of the Company, calculated on a fully-
diluted basis, to any individual, firm, partnership or other entity,
including a "group" within the meaning of Section 13 (d)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the Exchange Act"); (ii) the Company is
acquired in a merger or other business combination in which the Company is
not the surviving corporation, or (iii) 50% or more of the Company's
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consolidated assets or earning power are sold or transferred AND (2)
Employee is no longer Vice President and Responsible Managing Officer of
LTS fulfilling the duties set forth in Section 2.01.
4.6 DISABILITY. If Employee becomes permanently and totally
disabled, this Agreement shall be terminated. If the Company has an
insurance policy in force with respect to Employee's permanent or total
disability, the definition and determination of permanent or total
disability thereunder shall govern. If no such policy is in force, the
following definition and determination shall apply: Inability of Employee,
because of injury or sickness, to engage in Employee's regular duties
hereunder which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous
period of not less than three months. This determination shall be
made as follows.
The Company shall, at its own expense, have a physician of its
choosing (the "First Physician") examine Employee. If Employee disagrees
with the opinion of the First Physician, he may engage at his own expense
another physician (the "Second Physician"). The Second Physician shall
confer with the First Physician and, if they together agree in writing that
Employee is or is not permanently or totally disabled, their written
opinion shall conclusive as to such disability. If the First and Second
Physician do not agree, they shall choose a third consulting physician (the
expense of which shall be borne by the Company), and the written opinion of
a majority of these 3 physicians shall be conclusive as to such disability.
The date of any written opinion that is conclusive as to such disability is
the date on which such disability, if that is the conclusion, will be
deemed to have occurred.
In signing this Agreement, Employee consents to such examination, to
furnish any medical information requested by any examining physician, and
to waive any applicable physician-patient privilege that may arise because
of such examination. All physicians must be board-certified in the
specialty most closely related to the nature of the disability alleged to
exist.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term disability does not include
any disability for which the Company can make reasonable accommodation, as
the term "reasonable accommodation" is defined by the Americans with
Disabilities Act and the cases construing that Act.
4.7 DEATH. If Employee dies during the term of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be terminated thirty days after his death.
4.8 EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Except as expressly provided for in this
Agreement, the termination of employment shall not excuse any obligation
that accrued prior to termination, nor shall termination excuse the
performance of any obligation which is required to be performed after
termination. Any such obligation shall survive the termination of
employment and this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS AND REPRESENTATIONS OF EMPLOYEE
5.1 NON-COMPETITION. Employee acknowledges that he will have access
at the highest level to, and the opportunity to acquire knowledge of, the
Company's customer lists, customer needs, business plans, trade secrets,
and other confidential and proprietary information from which the Company
may derive economic or competitive advantage, and that he is entering into
the covenants and representations in this Article 5 in order to preserve
the goodwill and going concern value of the Company, and to induce the
Company to enter into this Agreement. During the Employment Term, Employee
will not work for or assist directly or indirectly any competitor of
Employer.
5.2 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. During the Employment Term and for
five years thereafter, the Employee agrees to keep secret and to retain in
the strictest confidence all confidential matters which relate to the
Company or its "affiliates" (as that term is defined in the Exchange Act),
including, but not limited to, customer lists, client lists, trade secrets,
pricing lists, business plans, financial projections and reports, business
strategies, internal operating procedures, and other confidential business
information from which the Company derives an economic or competitive
advantage, or from which the Company might derive such advantage in its
business, whether or not labeled "secret" or "confidential." This
paragraph will not apply to disclosure of such information required by
court order or applicable laws or to information which through no fault of
Employee has become generally known or available to the public, which has
been furnished to the Employee by a third party without violating any duty
to the Company, or which has been developed independently by Employee
without the use of any such confidential information of the Company.
5.3 NON-SOLICITATION OF CUSTOMERS. During the Employment Term, the
Employee will have access to confidential records and data pertaining to
the Company's customers, their needs, and the relationship between the
Company and its customers. Such information is considered secret and is
disclosed during the Employment Term in confidence. Accordingly, during
the Employment Term and for one year thereafter, the Employee and any
entity controlled by him or with which he is associated (as the terms
"control" and "associate" are defined in the Exchange Act) shall not,
directly or indirectly, solicit for a competitive purpose, interfere with,
induce or entice away any person or entity that is or was a client,
customer or agent of the Company or its affiliate (as the term "affiliate"
is defined in the Exchange Act).
5.4 NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES. The Employee and any entity
controlled by him or with which he is associated (as the terms "control"
and "associate" are defined in the Exchange Act) shall not, during the
Employment Term and for one year thereafter, directly or indirectly,
solicit, interfere with, hire, offer to hire or induce any person who is or
was an officer or employee of the Company or any affiliate (as the term
"affiliate" is defined in the Exchange Act) (other than secretarial
personnel) to discontinue his relationship with the Company, or affiliate
of the Company, in order to accept employment by, or enter into a business
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relationship with, any other entity or person. (These acts are hereinafter
referred to as the "prohibited acts of solicitation.") The foregoing
restriction and Section 5.03, however, shall not apply to any business with
which Employee may become associated after the Employment Term so long as
the prohibited acts of solicitation taken by such business are not as a
result of the active participation or involvement, direct or indirect, by
the Employee.
5.5 RETURN OF PROPERTY. Upon termination of employment, and at the
request of the Company otherwise, the Employee agrees to promptly deliver
to the Company all Company or affiliate memoranda, notes, records, reports,
manuals, drawings, designs, computer files in any media, and other
documents (including extracts and copies thereof) relating to the Company
or its affiliate, and all other property of the Company, provided that he
may retain copies solely for and as reasonably required for his compliance
with applicable laws.
5.6 INVENTIONS. Subject to Section 2870 through 2872 of the
California Labor Code, all processes, inventions, patents, copyrights,
trademarks, and other intangible rights that may be conceived or developed
by the Employee, either alone or with others, during the Employment Term,
whether or not conceived or developed during Employee's working hours, and
which are related to the Company's business, shall be the sole property of
the Company. Employee shall execute all documents, including patent
applications and assignments, required by the Company to establish the
Company's rights under this provision.
5.7 REPRESENTATIONS. The Employee represents and warrants to the
Company that he has full power to enter into this Agreement and perform his
duties hereunder, and that his execution and delivery of this Agreement and
the performance of his duties shall not result in a breach of, or
constitute a default under, any agreement or understanding, whether oral or
written, including, without limitation, any restrictive covenant or
confidentiality agreement, to which he is a party or by which he may be
bound.
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
6.1 NOTICES. All notices or other communications required hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be sufficient in all respects and shall be
deemed delivered after 3 days if sent via registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid; the next day if sent by overnight courier service; or one
business day after transmission, if sent by facsimile to the following (or
at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
To the Employee:
Keith Aldrich
6222 Albion Drive
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
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To the Company:
Onsite Energy Corporation
701 Palomar Airport Road, Ste. 200
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Attn: Richard T. Sperberg
6.2 NO ASSIGNMENT. This Agreement, and the rights and obligations
of the parties, may not be assigned by either party without the prior
written consent of the other party.
6.3 APPLICABLE LAW. This Agreement and the relationships of the
parties in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed under, the laws of the State of California.
6.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement supersedes any and all other
agreements or understandings of the parties, either oral or written, with
respect to this employment of Employee by the Company, and contains the
complete and final agreement and understanding of the parties with respect
thereto. Employee acknowledges that no representation, inducements,
promises, or agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by the Company
or any of its officers, directors, employees or agents, which are not
expressed herein, and that no other agreement shall be valid or binding on
the Company.
6.5 WITHHOLDING TAXES. All amounts payable under this Agreement,
whether such payment is to be made in cash or other property, including,
without limitation, stock of the Company, shall be subject to withholding
for Federal, state, and local income taxes, employment and payroll taxes,
and other legally required withholding taxes and contributions to the
extent legally required, and the Employee agrees to report all such amounts
properly on his personal income tax returns and for all other purposes, as
called for.
6.6 SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be
invalid or unenforceable by any judgment of a tribunal of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining provisions and terms of this Agreement shall
not be affected by such judgment, and this Agreement shall be carried out
as nearly as possible according to its original terms and intent and, to
the full extent permitted by law, any provision or restrictions found to be
invalid shall be amended with such modifications as may be necessary to
cure such invalidity, and such restrictions shall apply as so modified, or
if such provisions cannot be amended, they shall be deemed severable from
the remaining provisions and the remaining provisions shall be fully
enforceable in accordance with law.
6.7 EFFECT OF WAIVER. The failure of either party to insist on
strict compliance with any provision of this Agreement by the other party
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shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision or a relinquishment of any
right thereunder, nor shall it affect the validity of this Agreement nor
prevent enforcement of such provision or any similar provision, at any
time.
6.8 BINDING ARBITRATION. Any claim, dispute, or controversy arising
out of this Agreement, or breach thereof, shall be resolved by submission
to binding arbitration.
(a) Arbitration Notice. The arbitration shall commence upon any
party sending to any other party to this Agreement a notice in writing (the
"Arbitration Notice") demanding arbitration and specifying the issue(s) to
be arbitrated and all relief sought (the "Arbitration Matter").
(b) Selection of Arbitrators.
(i) The parties, or their legal representatives, may agree
in writing upon a sole arbitrator.
(ii) In the event they cannot so agree each side shall,
within fifteen (15) days after the giving of the Arbitration Notice,
furnish a list of acceptable arbitrators consisting of attorneys at law.
From the combined lists of acceptable arbitrators, each side may reject all
but one arbitrator. The remaining acceptable arbitrators shall constitute
a new list and the process shall be repeated until three (3) acceptable
arbitrators are designated who shall constitute the "Arbitration Panel."
(iii) If three (3) acceptable arbitrators are not appointed
within thirty (30) days after giving the Arbitration Notice, the Superior
Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego shall, upon
the filing of a petition by any of the parties hereto pursuant to the
provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.6 (or any
successor section), and after a hearing at which all parties are afforded
an opportunity to be present and be heard, select a third neutral
arbitrator, from a list of five (5) persons obtained by the court from the
parties jointly or, if they cannot agree, from the San Diego County office
of the American Arbitration Association, to join each of the
party-appointed arbitrators resulting from Section 6.08(b)(ii) above to
constitute the Arbitration Panel.
(c) Books and Records. The parties agree to make available to
the Arbitration Panel all books, records, schedules, and other information
requested by it. Such matters are to be made available to the Arbitration
Panel at such times as are deemed necessary by it to make its decision as
herein provided. The Arbitration panel shall have all those powers set
forth in Section 1282.6 of California Code of Civil Procedure including,
but not limited to, those powers relating to the production of books,
records, documents and other evidence.
(d) Discovery. The parties may conduct such discovery, and the
Arbitration Panel shall have such discovery powers, as are set forth in the
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California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1283.05. The Arbitration Panel
shall be empowered to grant all provisional relief permitted by the
California Code of Civil Procedure. In addition to all other arbitration
rights hereby provided, the provisions of Sections 1282.2, 1282.4 and
1282.6 of the California Civil Code shall apply. In addition to any and
all arbitration rights hereby provided, the arbitration proceedings and
discovery shall be conducted pursuant to Sections 1282 et seq. of
California Code of Civil Procedure, including, without limitation, the
provisions of Sections 1282.2, 1282.4, 1283 and 1283.5.
(e) Enforcement. Enforcement of the Arbitration Panel's award
shall be effected pursuant to California Civil Code Sections 1281 et seq.
However, the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Section
1281.8 shall not apply and the Arbitration Panel shall be specifically
empowered to grant all provisional remedies permitted under the California
Code of Civil Procedure.
(f) Location. The arbitration shall take place in the County of
San Diego, State of California, at a time and place selected by the
Arbitration Panel. Notice in writing of such time and place shall be given
by the Arbitration Panel to each party at least thirty (30) days prior to
the date so fixed.
(g) Time Periods. The Arbitration Panel shall diligently,
expeditiously, and in good faith hear and decide the Arbitration Matter
under consideration, within the limits and subject to the standards set
forth in this Agreement. In any event, such decision shall be rendered not
later than thirty (30) days after the arbitration hearing is conducted.
(i) If there is only one (1) arbitrator, his/her decision shall be final
and binding. (ii) If there are three (3) arbitrators, the agreed decision
of any two (2) of them shall be final and binding. (iii) If a neutral
third arbitrator was appointed pursuant to Section 6.08(b)(iii) above, and
the two (2) party-appointed arbitrators are unable to agree upon a
decision, the decision of the neutral third arbitrator shall be final and
binding.
The Arbitration Panel shall prepare an award in writing which
reflects the final decision of the Arbitration Panel and a copy of same
shall be delivered to each party hereto. Judicial confirmation,
correction, or vacation of the decision of the Arbitration Panel shall be
sought only in the San Diego County Superior Court, which judgment may be
enforced and shall be accorded full faith and credit in any court of
competent jurisdiction, including any jurisdiction in which is located any
real property which is the subject matter of the dispute.
(h) Binding Effect. The arbitration award shall be final,
conclusive and binding on all parties thereto and shall be non-appealable.
The costs of the arbitrators shall be borne by the losing party.
6.9 ATTORNEYS FEES. In the event of any action, suit, arbitration or
dispute arising out of this Agreement, or the parties' performance as
outlined herein, the prevailing party shall be entitled to an award of
costs, including an award of reasonable attorneys' fees.
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6.10 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which when taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this
Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE COMPANY: ONSITE ENERGY CORPORATION
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
Richard T. Sperberg
Chief Executive Officer
LIGHTING TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, INC.
By: RICHARD T. SPERBERG
Richard T. Sperberg
Chief Executive Officer
EMPLOYEE: By: KEITH ALDRICH
Keith Aldrich
