EXHIBIT 2.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BETWEEN
NUCLEUS, INC.
AND
TELOS DISTRIBUTING, INC.
May 21, 1999
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Definitions...........................................................1
2. Basic Transaction.....................................................2
(a) The Merger...................................................2
(b) The Closing..................................................2
(c) Actions at the Closing.......................................3
(d) Effect of Merger.............................................3
(e) Procedure for Payment........................................4
(f) Closing of Transfer Records..................................4
3. Representations and Warranties of the Target..........................4
(a) Organization, Qualification, and Corporate Power.............4
(b) Capitalization...............................................4
(c) Authorization of Transaction.................................5
(d) Noncontravention.............................................5
(e) Financial Statements.........................................5
(f) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Quarter End..........5
(g) Undisclosed Liabilities......................................5
(h) Brokers' Fees................................................5
(i) Continuity of Business Enterprise............................6
(j) [Deleted]....................................................6
(k) Absence of Certain Changes...................................6
(l) Litigation; Liabilities......................................6
(m) Compliance with Law..........................................6
(n) Taxes........................................................7
(o) Material Contracts...........................................7
(p) Assets of the Target.........................................8
(q) Affiliate Transactions.......................................8
(r) Customers....................................................8
(s) Year 2000....................................................9
4. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer...........................9
(a) Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power..............9
(b) Capitalization...............................................9
(c) Authorization of Transaction.................................9
(d) Noncontravention.............................................9
(e) Filings with the SEC........................................10
(f) Financial Statements........................................10
(g) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End............10
(h) Undisclosed Liabilities.....................................10
(i) Employment Agreements.......................................10
(j) Brokers' Fees...............................................10
(k) Continuity of Business Enterprise...........................10
(l) Disclosure..................................................11
5. Covenants............................................................11
(a) General.....................................................11
(b) Notices and Consents........................................11
(c) Regulatory Matters and Approvals............................11
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(d) Operation of Target Business................................11
(e) Full Buyer Access...........................................12
(f) Notice of Developments......................................12
(g) Target Exclusivity..........................................12
(h) Insurance and Indemnification...............................12
(i) Compliance with the Securities Act..........................13
(j) Current Report on Form 8-K..................................13
(k) Continuity of Business Enterprise...........................13
(l) Unregistered Stock..........................................13
6. Conditions to Obligation to Close....................................13
(a) Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer.......................13
(b) Conditions to Obligation of the Target......................14
7. Termination..................................... ....................15
(a) Termination of Agreement....................................15
(b) Effect of Termination.......................................15
8. Miscellaneous........................................................15
(a) Survival....................................................15
(b) Press Releases and Public Announcements.....................15
(c) No Third Party Beneficiaries................................15
(d) Entire Agreement............................................15
(e) Succession and Assignment...................................16
(f) Counterparts................................................16
(g) Headings....................................................16
(h) Notices.....................................................16
(i) Governing Law...............................................16
(j) Amendments and Waivers......................................16
(k) Severability................................................17
(l) Expenses....................................................17
(m) Construction................................................17
(n) Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules.....................17
(o) Expenses of Enforcement.....................................17
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
Agreement entered into as of May 21, 1999, by and between Nucleus,
Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Buyer"), and Telos Distributing, Inc., (the
"Target"). The Buyer and the Target are referred to collectively herein as the
"Parties."
The Target Stockholders will receive capital stock in the Buyer in
exchange for their capital stock in the Target.
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
promises herein made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties,
and covenants herein contained, the Parties agree as follows.
1. Definitions.
"Affiliate" has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the regulations
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act.
"Buyer" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Buyer-owned Share" means any Target Share that the Buyer owns
beneficially.
"Buyer Common Share" means any share of the Common Stock, $.001 par
value per share, of the Buyer.
"Buyer Preferred Share" means any share of Preferred Stock of the
Buyer.
"Buyer Warrant" means any warrant to purchase a Buyer-owned Share.
"Closing" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(b) below.
"Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(b) below.
"Confidential Information" means any information concerning the
businesses and affairs of the Target and its Subsidiaries that is not already
generally available to the public.
"Conversion Ratio" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(d)(iv) below.
"Definitive Buyer Proxy Materials" means the definitive proxy materials
relating to the Special Buyer Meeting.
"Disclosure Schedule" has the meaning set forth in ss.3 below.
"Dissenting Share" means any Target Share which any stockholder who or
which has exercised his or its appraisal rights under the Colorado Business
Corporation Act holds of record.
"Effective Time" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(d)(i) below.
"Exchange Agent" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(e) below.
"Financial Statements" has the meaning set forth in ss.3(e) below.
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect from time to time.
"Colorado Certificate of Merger" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(c)
below.
"Colorado Business Corporation Act" means the Business Corporation Act
of the State of Colorado, as amended.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Knowledge" means actual knowledge without independent investigation.
"Merger" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(a) below.
"Most Recent Fiscal Quarter End" has the meaning set forth in ss.4(f)
below.
"Nevada Certificate of Merger" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(c)
below.
"Nevada General Corporation Law" means the General Corporation Law of
the State of Nevada as amended.
"Ordinary Course of Business" means the ordinary course of business
consistent with past custom and practice (including with respect to quantity and
frequency).
"Party" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, or a governmental entity (or any department, agency, or political
subdivision thereof).
"Public Report" has the meaning set forth in ss.4(e) below.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended.
"Security Interest" means any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance,
charge, or other security interest, other than (a) mechanic's, materialmen's,
and similar liens, (b) liens for taxes not yet due and payable or for taxes that
the taxpayer is contesting in good faith through appropriate proceedings, (c)
purchase money liens and liens securing rental payments under capital lease
arrangements, and (d) other liens arising in the Ordinary Course of Business and
not incurred in connection with the borrowing of money.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation with respect to which a specified
Person (or a Subsidiary thereof) owns a majority of the common stock or has the
power to vote or direct the voting of sufficient securities to elect a majority
of the directors.
"Surviving Corporation" has the meaning set forth in ss.2(a) below.
"Target" has the meaning set forth in the preface above.
"Target Share" means any share of the Common Stock, no par value per
share, of the Target.
"Target Stockholder" means any Person who or which holds any Target
Shares.
2. Basic Transaction.
(a) The Merger. On and subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the Target will merge with and into the Buyer (the
"Merger") at the Effective Time. The Buyer shall be the corporation surviving
the Merger (the "Surviving Corporation").
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(b) The Closing. The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices
of Buyer's general counsel in Chicago, Illinois (or such other place as the
parties may agree) commencing at 9:00 a.m. local time on the second business day
following the satisfaction or waiver of all conditions to the obligations of the
Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (other than
conditions with respect to actions the respective Parties will take at the
Closing itself) or such other date as the Parties may mutually determine (the
"Closing Date"); provided, however, that the Closing Date shall be no later than
June 30, 1999.
(c) Actions at the Closing. At the Closing, (i) the
Target will deliver to the Buyer the various certificates, instruments, and
documents referred to in ss.6(a) below, (ii) the Buyer will deliver to the
Target the various certificates, instruments, and documents referred to in
ss.6(b) below, (iii) the Buyer and the Target will file with the Secretary of
State of the State of Nevada a Certificate of Merger in a form customarily
accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada (the "Nevada
Certificate of Merger"), (iv) the Buyer and the Target will file with the
Secretary of State of the State of Colorado a Certificate of Merger in a form
customarily accepted by the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado (the
"Colorado Certificate of Merger"), and (v) the Buyer will deliver to the
Exchange Agent in the manner provided below in this ss.2 certificates evidencing
the Buyer Shares issued in the Merger.
(d) Effect of Merger.
(i) General. The Merger shall become effective at
the time (the "Effective Time") the Buyer and the Target file the
Certificate of Merger and Articles of Merger with the Secretary of
State of the State of Colorado and the Secretary of State of the State
of Nevada or such later time as specified in the Certificate of Merger
and Articles of Merger. The Merger shall have the effect set forth in
the Nevada General Corporation Law and the Colorado Business
Corporation Act. The Surviving Corporation may, at any time after the
Effective Time, take any action (including executing and delivering
any document) in the name and on behalf of either the Buyer or the
Target in order to carry out and effectuate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii) Certificate of Incorporation. The Certificate
of Incorporation of the Buyer in effect at and as of the Effective
Time will remain the Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation without any modification or amendment in the Merger.
(iii) Bylaws. The Bylaws of the Buyer in effect at
and as of the Effective Time will remain the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation without any modification or amendment in the Merger.
(iv) Conversion of Target Shares. At and as of the
Effective Time, (A) each Target Share (other than any Dissenting Share
or Buyer-owned Share) shall be converted into the right to receive
3.77359 Buyer Shares (the ratio of 3.77359 Buyer Shares to one Target
Share is referred to herein as the "Conversion Ratio"), (B) each
Dissenting Share shall be converted into the right to receive payment
from the Surviving Corporation with respect thereto in accordance with
the provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act , and (C) each
Buyer-owned Share shall be canceled; provided, however, that the
Conversion Ratio shall be subject to equitable adjustment in the event
of any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, or other
change in the number of Target Shares outstanding. No Target Share
shall be deemed to be outstanding or to have any rights other than
those set forth above in this ss.2(d)(iv) after the Effective Time.
(v) Buyer Shares. Each Buyer Share issued and
outstanding at and as of the Effective Time shall remain issued and
outstanding.
(vi) Buyer Warrants. Each Buyer Warrant
outstanding at and as of the Effective Time shall remain outstanding
and in full force and effect.
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(e) Procedure for Payment.
(i) Immediately after the Effective Time, (A) the
Buyer will furnish to Illinois Stock Transfer Company of Chicago,
Illinois (the "Exchange Agent") stock certificates (issued in the name
of the Exchange Agent or its nominee) representing that number of
Buyer Shares equal to the product of (I) the Conversion Ratio times
(II) the number of outstanding Target Shares (other than any
Dissenting Shares and Buyer-owned Shares) and (B) the Buyer shall
cause the Exchange Agent to mail a letter of transmittal (with
instructions for its use) to each record holder of outstanding Target
Shares for the holder to use in surrendering the certificates which
represented his or its Target Shares in exchange for a certificate
representing the number of Buyer Shares to which he or it is entitled.
(ii) The Buyer shall not pay any dividend or make
any distribution on Buyer Shares (with a record date at or after the
Effective Time) to any record holder of outstanding Target Shares
until the holder surrenders for exchange his or its certificates which
represented Target Shares. The Buyer instead shall pay the dividend or
make the distribution to the Exchange Agent in trust for the benefit
of the holder pending surrender and exchange. The Buyer may cause the
Exchange Agent to invest any cash the Exchange Agent receives from the
Buyer as a dividend or distribution in one or more of the investments
permitted of banks and transfer companies; provided, however, that the
terms and conditions of the investments shall be such as to permit the
Exchange Agent to make prompt payments of cash to the holders of
outstanding Target Shares as necessary. The Buyer may cause the
Exchange Agent to pay over to the Buyer any net earnings with respect
to the investments, and the Buyer shall replace promptly any cash
which the Exchange Agent loses through investments. In no event,
however, will any holder of outstanding Target Shares be entitled to
any interest or earnings on the dividend or distribution pending
receipt.
(iii) The Buyer may cause the Exchange Agent to
return any Buyer Shares and dividends and distributions thereon
remaining unclaimed 180 days after the Effective Time, and thereafter
each remaining record holder of outstanding Target Shares shall be
entitled to look to the Buyer (subject to abandoned property, escheat,
and other similar laws) as a general creditor thereof with respect to
the Buyer Shares and dividends and distributions thereon to which he
or it is entitled upon surrender of his or its certificates.
(iv) The Buyer shall pay all charges and expenses
of the Exchange Agent.
(f) Closing of Transfer Records. After the close of
business on the Closing Date, transfers of Target Shares outstanding prior to
the Effective Time shall not be made on the stock transfer books of the
Surviving Corporation.
3. Representations and Warranties of the Target. The Target
represents and warrants to the Buyer that to the best of its knowledge the
statements contained in this ss.3 are correct and complete as of the date of
this Agreement and shall be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as
though made then and as though the Closing Date were substituted for the date of
this Agreement throughout this ss.3), except as set forth in the disclosure
schedule accompanying this Agreement and initialed by the Parties (the
"Disclosure Schedule"). The Disclosure Schedule will be arranged in paragraphs
corresponding to the lettered and numbered paragraphs contained in this ss.3.
(a) Organization, Qualification, and Corporate Power.
Each of the Target and its Subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each of the Target and its Subsidiaries is duly authorized to
conduct business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where such qualification is required except where the lack of such qualification
would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the
Target and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Target
and its Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to carry on the
businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and
used by it.
(b) Capitalization. The entire authorized capital stock
of the Target consists of 200,000 Target Shares, of which 79,500 Target Shares
are issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding Target Shares have
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been duly authorized and are validly issued, fully paid, and nonassessable.
There are no outstanding or authorized options, warrants, purchase rights,
subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange rights, or other contracts or
commitments that could require the Target to issue, sell, or otherwise cause to
become outstanding any of its capital stock. There are no outstanding or
authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or similar
rights with respect to the Target.
(c) Authorization of Transaction. The Target has full
power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligation of the Target,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and conditions.
(d) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the
delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court to which any of the Target and
its Subsidiaries is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws of any of
the Target and its Subsidiaries or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of,
constitute a default under, result in the acceleration of, create in any party
the right to accelerate, terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice
under any agreement, contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement
to which any of the Target and its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it is
bound or to which any of its assets is subject (or result in the imposition of
any Security Interest upon any of its assets) except where the violation,
conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination, modification,
cancellation, failure to give notice, or Security Interest would not have a
material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Target and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Other than in connection with the
provisions of the Colorado Business Corporation Act, the Nevada General
Corporation Law, the Securities Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and the state
securities laws, none of the Target and its Subsidiaries needs to give any
notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent, or
approval of any government or governmental agency in order for the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except where the
failure to give notice, to file, or to obtain any authorization, consent, or
approval would not have a material adverse effect on the Target and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e) Financial Statements. The Financial Statements of the
Target for the fiscal quarter ended March 31,1999, and for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1998, (collectively, the "Financial Statement") have been prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
covered thereby, and present fairly the financial condition of the Target and
its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and the results of operations of the
Target and its Subsidiaries for the indicated periods; provided, however, that
the interim statements are subject to normal year-end adjustments.
(f) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Quarter End.
Since the Most Recent Fiscal Quarter End, there has not been any material
adverse change in the financial condition of the Target and its Subsidiaries
taken as a whole.
(g) Undisclosed Liabilities. None of the Target and its
Subsidiaries has any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued,
whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including
any liability for taxes, except for (i) liabilities set forth on the face of the
balance sheet dated as of March 31, 1999, (rather than in any notes thereto) and
(ii) liabilities which have arisen after March 31, 1999, in the Ordinary Course
of Business (none of which results from, arises out of, relates to, is in the
nature of, or was caused by any breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort,
infringement, or violation of law).
(h) Brokers' Fees. None of the Target and its
Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to
any broker, finder, or agent with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement.
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(i) Continuity of Business Enterprise. The Target
operates at least one significant historic business line, or owns at least a
significant portion of its historic business assets, in each case within the
meaning of IRS Reg. ss.1.368-1(d).
(j) [Deleted]
(k) Absence of Certain Changes. Except as disclosed in
the Target's audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1998
and 1997, (a) the Target and each of its Subsidiaries has conducted its business
in all material respects in the ordinary course of its business consistent with
past practice and there has not been any material change in the financial
condition, business, results of operations or prospects of the Target and its
Subsidiaries, or any development or combination of developments that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the Target, and (b) since the end of the
Target's fiscal year last ended until the date hereof, there has not been (i)
any declaration, setting aside or payment of any dividend or other distribution
in respect of the capital stock of the Target; (ii) any change by the Target to
its accounting policies, practices or methods; (iii) any amendment or change to
the terms of any indebtedness material to the Target and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole; (iv) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice, any incurrence or cancellation of any claim, obligation,
commitment, or indebtedness material to the Target and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole; (v) other than in the ordinary course of its business consistent with
past practice, any transfer, lease, license, sale, mortgage, pledge, encumbrance
or other disposition of assets or properties material to the Target and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (vi) any damage, destruction or other casualty
loss with respect to any asset or property owned, leased or otherwise used by
the Target or its Subsidiaries material to the Target and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, whether or not covered by insurance; (vii) other than in the
ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice or except as
required by applicable law or pursuant to a contractual obligation in effect as
of the date of this Agreement, (A) any execution, adoption or amendment of any
agreement or arrangement relating to compensation, bonus, severance or change of
control payments or benefits or any employee benefit plan or employment or
consulting agreement or (B) any grant of any stock options or other equity
related award; or (viii) any agreement or commitment entered into with respect
to any of the foregoing.
(l) Litigation; Liabilities. (a) Except as disclosed in
the Target's audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1998
and 1997 up to the date hereof, there are no civil, criminal or administrative
actions, suits or claims, proceedings (including condemnation proceedings),
hearings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Target,
threatened against, or otherwise adversely affecting the Target or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets or properties.
(b) Neither the Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries is subject to any cease and desist or other order,
judgment, injunction or decree issued by, or is a party to any written
agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of understanding with, or
is a party to any commitment letter or similar undertaking to, or is
subject to any order or directive by, or has adopted any board
resolutions at the request of, any Governmental Entity, that
materially restricts the conduct of its business (whether the type of
business, the location thereof or otherwise), nor to the knowledge of
the Target, has any Governmental Entity proposed issuing or requesting
any of the foregoing.
(c) Neither the Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has any liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or
otherwise), except (i) liabilities described in the Target's audited
financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997 or
(ii) liabilities incurred since the end of the Target's most recently
completed fiscal year in the ordinary course of its business
consistent with past practices.
(m) Compliance with Law. The Business of the Target and
each of its Subsidiaries is being conducted in accordance in all material
respects with all applicable statutes of law, ordinances, regulations,
judgments, orders or decrees of any Governmental Entity, and not in violation in
any material respect of any permits, franchises, licenses, authorizations or
consents granted by any Governmental Entity, and the Target and each of its
Subsidiaries has obtained all material permits, franchises, licenses,
authorizations or consents necessary for the conduct of its business.
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(n) Taxes. (a) All material Tax Returns required to be
filed by the Target or its Subsidiaries on or prior to the Effective Time or
with respect to taxable periods ending on or prior to the Effective Time have
been or will be prepared in good faith and timely filed with the appropriate
Governmental Entity on or prior to the Effective Time or by the due date thereof
including extensions.
(b) All Taxes that are required to be paid have
been or will be fully paid (except with respect to matters contested
in good faith set forth in the Target Disclosure Letter) on or as of
May 21, 1999, are adequately reflected as a liability on the Target's
or its Subsidiaries' books and records (without taking into account
any deferred Tax liabilities), and all Taxes required to be collected
or withheld from third parties have, in all material respects, been
collected or withheld.
(c) The Target and each of its Subsidiaries have
not waived any statute of limitations with respect to federal income
Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to federal
income or material state Tax assessment or deficiency.
(d) As of the date hereof, there are not pending
or, to the knowledge of the Target, threatened any audits,
examinations, investigations, or other proceedings in respect of Taxes
or Tax matters that (i) were raised by any Taxing authority in a
written communication to the Target or any Subsidiary and (ii) would,
if determined adversely to the Target, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Target and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole after taking into account any reserves
for Taxes set forth on the Target's audited financial statements for
the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997.
(e) The Target has made available to Buyer true
and correct copies of the United States federal income and all
material state income or franchise Tax Returns filed by the Target and
its Subsidiaries for each of its fiscal years ended on or about
December 31, 1996, 1997, and 1998.
As used in this Agreement, (i) the term "Tax" (including, with correlative
meaning, the terms "Taxes" and "Taxable") includes all federal, state, local and
foreign income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, license, premium,
environmental (including Taxes under Section 59A of the Code), capital stock,
severance, stamp, payroll, sales, employment, unemployment, disability, use,
transfer, property, withholding, excise, production, occupation, windfall
profits, customs duties, social security (or similar), registration, value
added, alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, occupancy and other Taxes,
duties or governmental assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all
interest, penalties and additions imposed with respect to such amounts and any
interest in respect of such penalties and additions, and (ii) the term "Tax
Return" includes all returns and reports (including elections, declarations,
disclosures, schedules, estimates and information returns) required to be
supplied to a Tax authority relating to Taxes.
(o) Material Contracts. Set forth in the Target
Disclosure Letter is a complete and accurate list of all of the following
contracts (written or oral), plans, arrangements, undertakings, commitments or
agreements ("Target Contracts") to which the Target or any of its Subsidiaries
is a party or by which any of them is bound as of the date of this Agreement:
(a) each service, distribution, supply, inventory
purchase, franchise, license, sales, agency, or advertising contract
involving annual expenditures or liabilities in excess of $100 which
is not cancelable (without material penalty, cost, or other liability)
within one year;
(b) each promissory note, loan, agreement,
indenture, evidence of indebtedness or other instrument providing for
the lending of money, whether as borrower, lender or guarantor, in
excess of $100;
(c) each lease under which either the Target or
any of its Subsidiaries is the lessee or real property requiring lease
payments in excess of $100 annually;
(d) each contract between the Target and/or any
of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their respective
customers, on the other, relating to fuel supply and/or services,
cargo operations, fixed base operations and government contract
services;
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(e) each joint venture, limited liability company
or partnership agreement (i) pursuant to which any third party is
entitled to develop any property and/or facility on behalf of the
Target or any of its Subsidiaries material to the Target and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) establishing an entity through
which the Target holds a direct or indirect interest in any asset with
a purchase price in excess of $1 million;
(f) each contract or agreement (written or oral)
between any Principal Shareholder, on the one hand, and the Target or
any of its Subsidiaries, on the other;
(g) any contract that would constitute a
"material contract" (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of
Regulation S-K of the SEC); and
(h) all arrangements between the Target and/or
any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any of their respective
customers, on the other, which arrangements prohibit, restrict, or
which, upon the happening of an event, would prohibit or restrict the
Target or any of its affiliates from doing business with any
particular Person or type of Person.
True and complete copies of the written Target Contracts, as amended to date,
that are identified in the Target Disclosure Letter, have been delivered or made
available to Buyer.
To the knowledge of the Target, each Target Contract is a valid and
binding obligation of the Target, each Subsidiary of the Target which is a party
thereto and each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, and the
Target and its Subsidiaries have performed and complied, in all material
respects, with all of the obligations required to be performed or complied with
by them under each Target Contract.
(p) Assets of the Target. The Target and its Subsidiaries
have good and marketable title or a valid right to use all of the real
properties that are necessary, and all of the personal assets and properties
that are materially necessary, for the conduct of the business of the Target or
any of its Subsidiaries, as currently conducted, free and clear of all liens,
claims, pledges, security interests and other rights of third parties (other
than those that do not materially interfere with or detract from the present use
of the asset subject thereto or affected thereby).
(q) Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth in the
Target's audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 1998 and
1997, but prior to the date hereof, there are no transactions, agreements,
arrangements or understandings between the Target or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and any affiliate of the Target (other than wholly-owned
Subsidiaries of the Target) or other Persons, on the other hand.
(r) Customers. (a) Neither the Target, any of its
Subsidiaries, nor any other Person on behalf of the Target or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party to, or is obligated under, any contract or other
arrangement (oral or written) relating to the payment of any brokerage fees,
finder's fees, or commissions or other similar compensation in connection with
or relating to business between the Target and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on
the one hand, and any of their respective customers, on the other.
(b) As of the date of this Agreement, to the
knowledge of the Target and its Subsidiaries, no material customer of
the Target or any of its Subsidiaries, as of the date hereof, has
indicated that there is a material possibility that such customer will
cease dealing with the Target or any of its Subsidiaries.
(c) As of the date of this Agreement, to the
knowledge of the Target, since the end of the Target's fiscal year
last ended, no material customer of the Target or any of its
Subsidiaries has requested, and neither the Target nor any of its
Subsidiaries has granted, any amendment or change to the terms of
payment by such customer, in respect of any obligation or indebtedness
to the Target or any of its Subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary
course of its business consistent with past practice.
(d) As of the date of this Agreement, to the
knowledge of the Target, no material customer of the Target or any of
its Subsidiaries is insolvent or will be unable to pay its debts or
obligations as they become due and payable.
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(s) Year 2000. (a) All computer systems and software and
all related components (including, but not limited to, hardware, firmware,
system software, communications software, application software, personal
computers and workstations, servers, networking, and peripheral equipment) owned
or used in the Business, by the Target and its Subsidiaries have been tested and
are fully Millennium Compliant. As used herein, "Millennium Compliant" means
having the ability to provide the following functions before, during, and after
January 1, 2000: (i) consistently handle, store, manipulate and process calendar
dates falling on or after January 1, 2000, in the same manner and with the same
functionality as with respect to calendar dates falling on or before December
31, 1999, including, but not limited to, accepting date input, providing date
output, and performing calculations based on dates or portions of dates, without
any functional or date abnormality or inaccurate results related to such dates;
(ii) function accurately in accordance with all applicable specifications and
documentation, without interruption, before, during, and after January 1, 2000,
without requiring any change in operations associated with the advent of the new
century; (iii) respond to two-digit date input, if any, in a way that resolves
any ambiguity as to century in a disclosed, defined, and predetermined manner,
and (iv) have user interfaces and data fields formatted to distinguish between
dates from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and store and provide
output of date information in ways that are unambiguous as to a century.
(b) To the knowledge of the Target, the inability
of any of the Target's significant suppliers, customers, and others
with which it conducts business to identify and resolve their own Year
2000 issues will not have a Target Material Adverse Effect.
4. Representations and Warranties of the Buyer. The Buyer
represents and warrants to the Target that the statements contained in this ss.4
are correct and complete as of the date of this Agreement and will be correct
and complete as of the Closing Date (as though made then and as though the
Closing Date were substituted for the date of this Agreement throughout this
ss.4), except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule. The Disclosure Schedule
will be arranged in paragraphs corresponding to the numbered and lettered
paragraphs contained in this ss.4.
(a) Organization, Qualification and Corporate Power. Each
of the Buyer and its subsidiaries is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation. Each of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries is duly authorized to
conduct business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction
where such qualification is required except where the lack of such qualification
would not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Buyer
and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the ability of the Parties to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Buyer
and its Subsidiaries has full corporate power and authority to carry on the
businesses in which it is engaged and to own and use the properties owned and
used by it.
(b) Capitalization. The entire authorized capital stock
of the Buyer consists of (i) 900,000,000 Buyer Common Shares, of which 6,436,936
Buyer Common Shares are issued and outstanding, and no Buyer Common Shares are
held in treasury, (ii) 8,000,000 Buyer Preferred Shares, none of which Buyer
Preferred Shares are issued or outstanding, and (iii) 367,050 Buyer Warrants.
All of the Buyer Common Shares to be issued in the Merger have been duly
authorized and, upon consummation of the Merger, will be validly issued, fully
paid, and nonassessable. There are no other outstanding or authorized options,
warrants, purchase rights, subscription rights, conversion rights, exchange
rights, or other contracts or commitments that could require the Buyer to issue,
sell, or otherwise cause to become outstanding any of its capital stock. There
are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit
participation, or similar rights with respect to the Buyer.
(c) Authorization of Transaction. The Buyer has full
power and authority (including full corporate power and authority) to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; provided,
however, that the Buyer cannot consummate the Merger unless and until it
receives the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval. This Agreement constitutes
the valid and legally binding obligation of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance
with its terms and conditions.
(d) Noncontravention. Neither the execution and the
delivery of this Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby, will (i) violate any constitution, statute, regulation,
rule, injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, charge, or other restriction
of any government, governmental agency, or court
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to which the Buyer is subject or any provision of the charter or bylaws of the
Buyer or (ii) conflict with, result in a breach of, constitute a default under,
result in the acceleration of, create in any party the right to accelerate,
terminate, modify, or cancel, or require any notice under any agreement,
contract, lease, license, instrument or other arrangement to which the Buyer is
a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its assets is subject, except
where the violation, conflict, breach, default, acceleration, termination,
modification, cancellation, or failure to give notice would not have a material
adverse effect on the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Other than in connection with the provisions of
the Colorado Business Corporation Act,, the Nevada General Corporation Law, the
Securities Exchange Act, the Securities Act, and the state securities laws, the
Buyer does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval of any government or governmental agency in
order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except where the failure to give notice, to file, or to obtain any
authorization, consent, or approval would not have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(e) Filings with the SEC. The Buyer has made all filings
with the SEC that it has been required to make under the Securities Act and the
Securities Exchange Act (collectively the "Public Reports"). Each of the Public
Reports has complied with the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act in
all material respects. None of the Public Reports, as of their respective dates,
contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Buyer has
delivered to the Buyer a correct and complete copy of each Public Report
(together with all exhibits and schedules thereto and as amended to date).
(f) Financial Statements. The Buyer has filed Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended September 30, 1998 (the "Most
Recent Fiscal Quarter End"), June 30, 1998, and March 31, 1998, and an Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998, (the"Most
Recent Fiscal Year End"). The financial statements included in or incorporated
by reference into these Public Reports (including the related notes and
schedules) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent
basis throughout the periods covered thereby, and present fairly the financial
condition of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries as of the indicated dates and the
results of operations of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries for the indicated
periods; provided, however, that the interim statements are subject to normal
year-end adjustments.
(g) Events Subsequent to Most Recent Fiscal Year End.
Since the Most Recent Fiscal Year End, there has not been any material adverse
change in the financial condition of the Buyer and its Subsidiaries taken as a
whole.
(h) Undisclosed Liabilities. None of the Buyer and its
Subsidiaries has any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or
unasserted, whether absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued,
whether liquidated or unliquidated, and whether due or to become due), including
any liability for taxes, except for (i) liabilities set forth on the face of the
balance sheet dated as of the Most Recent Fiscal Year End (rather than in any
notes thereto) and (ii) liabilities which have arisen after the Most Recent
Fiscal Year End in the Ordinary Course of Business (none of which results from,
arises out of, relates to, is in the nature of, or was caused by any breach of
contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement, or violation of law).
(i) Employment Agreements. There are no employment
agreements or arrangements of any kind between Buyer and any of its executive
officers or key employees which cannot be terminated upon not more than two
weeks notice.
(j) Brokers' Fees. The Buyer does not have any liability
or obligation to pay any fees or commissions to any broker, finder, or agent
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which any of
the Target and its Subsidiaries could become liable or obligated.
(k) Continuity of Business Enterprise. It is the present
intention of the Buyer to continue at least one significant historic business
line of the Target, or to use at least a significant portion of the Target's
historic business assets in a business, in each case within the meaning of IRS
Reg. ss.1.368-1(d).
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(l) Disclosure. The Buyer's filing on Form 8-K with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") will comply with the Securities
Act and the Securities Exchange Act in all material respects. The Form 8-K will
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they will be made, not misleading; provided, however,
that the Buyer makes no representation or warranty with respect to any
information that the Target will supply specifically for use in the Form 8-K.
None of the information that the Buyer will supply specifically for use in the
Form 8-K will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they will be made, not misleading.
5. Covenants. The Parties agree as follows with respect to the
period from and after the execution of this Agreement.
(a) General. Each of the Parties shall use its best
efforts to take all action and to do all things necessary, proper, or advisable
in order to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including satisfaction, but not waiver, of the closing conditions set
forth in ss.6 below).
(b) Notices and Consents. The Target shall give any
notices (and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to give any notices) to third
parties, and shall use its best efforts to obtain (and shall cause each of its
Subsidiaries to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain) any third party
consents, that the Buyer reasonably may request in connection with the matters
referred to in ss.3(d) above.
(c) Regulatory Matters and Approvals. Each of the Parties
shall (and the Target shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to) give any notices
to, make any filings with, and use its best efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of governments and governmental agencies
in connection with the matters referred to in ss.3(d) and ss.4(d) above. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) Securities Act, Securities Exchange Act, and
State Securities Laws. The Buyer shall prepare and file with the SEC a
Current Report on Form 8-K under the Securities Exchange Act relating
to the transaction. The Buyer shall make any further filings
(including amendments and supplements) in connection therewith that
may be necessary, proper, or advisable. The Target shall provide the
Buyer, with whatever information and assistance in connection with the
foregoing filings that the Buyer reasonably may request.
(d) Operation of Target Business. The Target shall not
(and shall not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to) engage in any
practice, take any action, or enter into any transaction outside the Ordinary
Course of Business. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
(i) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
authorize or effect any change in its charter or bylaws;
(ii) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
grant any options, warrants, or other rights to purchase or obtain any
of its capital stock or issue, sell, or otherwise dispose of any of
its capital stock (except upon the conversion or exercise of options,
warrants, and other rights currently outstanding);
(iii) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
declare, set aside, or pay any dividend or distribution with respect
to its capital stock (whether in cash or in kind), or redeem,
repurchase, or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock;
(iv) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
issue any note, bond, or other debt security or create, incur, assume,
or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money or capitalized lease
obligation outside the Ordinary Course of Business;
(v) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
impose any Security Interest upon any of its assets outside the
Ordinary Course of Business;
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(vi) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
make any capital investment in, make any loan to, or acquire the
securities or assets of any other Person outside the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(vii) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
make any change in employment terms for any of its directors,
officers, and employees outside the Ordinary Course of Business; and
(viii) none of the Target and its Subsidiaries shall
commit to any of the foregoing.
(e) Full Buyer Access. The Target shall (and shall cause
each of its Subsidiaries to) permit representatives of the Buyer to have full
access at all reasonable times, and in a manner so as not to interfere with the
normal business operations of the Target and its Subsidiaries, to all premises,
properties, personnel, books, records (including tax records), contracts, and
documents of or pertaining to each of the Target and its Subsidiaries. The Buyer
will treat and hold as such any Confidential Information it receives from any of
the Target and its Subsidiaries in the course of the reviews contemplated by
this ss.5(e), shall not use any of the Confidential Information except in
connection with this Agreement, and, if this Agreement is terminated for any
reason whatsoever, agrees to return to the Target all tangible embodiments (and
all copies) thereof which are in its possession.
(f) Notice of Developments. Each Party shall give prompt
written notice to the other of any material adverse development causing a breach
of any of its own representations and warranties in ss.3 and ss.4 above. No
disclosure by any Party pursuant to this ss.5(f), however, shall be deemed to
amend or supplement the Disclosure Schedule or to prevent or cure any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty, or breach of covenant.
(g) Target Exclusivity. The Target shall not (and shall
not cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to) solicit, initiate, or encourage
the submission of any proposal or offer from any Person relating to the
acquisition of all or substantially all of the capital stock or assets of any of
the Target and its Subsidiaries (including any acquisition structured as a
merger, consolidation, or share exchange); provided, however, that the Target,
its Subsidiaries, and their directors and officers will remain free to
participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding, furnish any
information with respect to, assist or participate in, or facilitate in any
other manner any effort or attempt by any Person to do or seek any of the
foregoing to the extent their fiduciary duties may require. The Target shall
notify the Buyer immediately if any Person makes any proposal, offer, inquiry,
or contact with respect to any of the foregoing.
(h) Insurance and Indemnification.
(i) After the Effective Time, the Buyer
(collectively, the "Indemnifying Party") shall indemnify, defend and
hold harmless, to the full extent a corporation is permitted under the
Nevada Law to indemnify the Target's directors, officers and agents
(collectively the "Indemnified Party"), each person who is now, or has
been at any time prior to the date of this Agreement or who becomes
prior to the Effective Time an officer or director of Target, and for
purposes of clause (ii) below any agent of Target acting at the
request of its officers or directors in connection with the
negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the Merger (the "Indemnified Parties") against (i) all
losses, claims, damages, costs, reasonable expenses, liabilities or
judgments or amounts ("Indemnified Liabilities") that are paid in
settlement with the approval of the Indemnifying Party (which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld) of or in connection with any
claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation based in whole or in
part on or arising in whole or in part out of the fact that such
person is or was a director or officer of Target, whether pertaining
to any matter existing now or occurring at or prior to the Effective
Time and whether asserted or claimed prior to or at or after the
Effective Time. The Indemnifiying Party will pay expenses incurred by
an Indemnified Party in advance of the final disposition of any such
action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of
such Indemnified Party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be
determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified.
(ii) For the entire period from the Effective Time
until at least three years after the Effective Time, the Buyer will
cause the Target to maintain without any reduction in scope or
coverage the indemnification provisions for present and former
officers and directors contained in Buyer's Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws in effect on the date hereof.
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(iii) The provisions of this paragraph 5(h) shall
survive the Effective Time and are intended to be for the benefit of
and shall be enforceable by each Indemnified Party and his or her
heirs and representatives.
(i) Compliance with the Securities Act. Target shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cause each person who receives Buyer
Common Shares in the Merger to deliver to the Buyer on or prior to the Effective
Time a written agreement to the effect that the person acknowledges that the
shares received in the transaction are "restricted shares" as that term is
defined in SEC Rule 144 and that the person will dispose of such shares only
after receiving an opinion from counsel of his choice that such disposition is
exempt from registration under SEC Rule 144.
(j) Current Report on Form 8-K. Buyer will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to file a Current Report on Form 8-K containing
financial results of the combined operations of the Target and Buyer covering a
period of at least 30 days following the Effective Date with the SEC within 45
days after the last day of the first full month following the Effective Date;
provided, however, that Buyer may delay the filing of the Form 8-K for a
reasonable period of time if it determines, in good faith, that the filing would
require disclosure of information not otherwise than required to be disclosed
and that such disclosure would adversely affect any material business situation,
transaction or negotiation then proposed, contemplated or being engaged in by
Buyer.
(k) Continuity of Business Enterprise. The Buyer will
continue at least one significant historic business line of the Target, or use
at least a significant portion of the Target's historic business assets in a
business, in each case within the meaning of Reg. ss.1.368-1(d).
(l) Unregistered Stock. Target understands and
acknowledges that the Buyer common stock to be issued to the Target in the
Merger will not be registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
6. Conditions to Obligation to Close.
(a) Conditions to Obligation of the Buyer. The obligation
of the Buyer to consummate the transactions to be performed by it in connection
with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions:
(i) the representations and warranties set forth
in ss.3 above shall be true and correct in all material respects at
and as of the Closing Date;
(ii) the Target shall have performed and complied
with all of its covenants hereunder in all material respects through
the Closing;
(iii) no action, suit, or proceeding shall be
pending or threatened before any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A)
prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (B) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, (C) affect adversely
the right of the Surviving Corporation to own the former assets, to
operate the former businesses, and to control the former Subsidiaries
of the Target, or (D) affect adversely the right of any of the former
Subsidiaries of the Target to own its assets and to operate its
businesses (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling,
or charge shall be in effect);
(iv) the Target shall have delivered to the Buyer
a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified
above in ss.6(a)(i)-(iii) is satisfied in all respects;
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(viii) all actions to be taken by the Target in
connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents
required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Buyer.
(ix) The Buyer shall have completed a satisfactory
due diligence investigation of the Target, acceptable to Buyer at its
sole discretion..
(x) the Target shall have furnished audited
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) to the Buyer as required by the Act.
Additionally, the target shall furnish its most recent fiscal quarter
financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP to the Buyer.
The Buyer may waive any condition specified in this ss.6 if it executes a
writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
(b) Conditions to Obligation of the Target. The
obligation of the Target to consummate the transactions to be performed by it in
connection with the Closing is subject to satisfaction of the following
conditions:
(i) this Agreement and the Merger shall have
received the requisite buyer stockholder approval, if any;
(ii) the representations and warranties set forth
in ss.4 above shall be true and correct in all material respects at
and as of the Closing Date;
(iii) the Buyer shall have performed and complied
with all of its covenants hereunder in all material respects through
the Closing;
(iv) no action, suit, or proceeding shall be
pending or threatened before any court or quasi-judicial or
administrative agency of any federal, state, local, or foreign
jurisdiction or before any arbitrator wherein an unfavorable
injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling, or charge would (A)
prevent consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (B) cause any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement to be rescinded following consummation, (C) affect adversely
the right of the Surviving Corporation to own the former assets, to
operate the former businesses, and to control the former Subsidiaries
of the Target, or (D) affect adversely the right of any of the former
Subsidiaries of the Target to own its assets and to operate its
businesses (and no such injunction, judgment, order, decree, ruling,
or charge shall be in effect);
(v) the Buyer shall have delivered to the Target
a certificate to the effect that each of the conditions specified
above in ss.6(b)(i)-(iv) is satisfied in all respects;
(vi) the Target shall have received from counsel
to the Buyer an opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to Target, addressed to the Target, and dated as of the Closing Date;
(vii) all actions to be taken by the Buyer in
connection with consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and all certificates, opinions, instruments, and other documents
required to effect the transactions contemplated hereby will be
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Target.
The Target may waive any condition specified in this ss.6(b) if it executes a
writing so stating at or prior to the Closing.
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7. Termination.
(a) Termination of Agreement. Either of the Parties may
terminate this Agreement with the prior authorization of its board of directors
(whether before or after stockholder approval) as provided below:
(i) the Parties may terminate this Agreement by
mutual written consent at any time prior to the Effective Time;
(ii) the Buyer may terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice to the Target at any time prior to the Effective
Time (A) in the event the Target has breached any material
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in
any material respect, the Buyer has notified the Target of the breach,
and the breach has continued without cure for a period of 30 days
after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have
occurred on or before June 30, 1999, by reason of the failure of any
condition precedent under ss.6(a) hereof (unless the failure results
primarily from the Buyer breaching any representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement);
(iii) the Target may terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice to the Buyer at any time prior to the Effective
Time (A) in the event the Buyer has breached any material
representation, warranty, or covenant contained in this Agreement in
any material respect, the Target has notified the Buyer of the breach,
and the breach has continued without cure for a period of 30 days
after the notice of breach or (B) if the Closing shall not have
occurred on or before June 30, 1999, by reason of the failure of any
condition precedent under ss.6(b) hereof (unless the failure results
primarily from the Target breaching any representation, warranty, or
covenant contained in this Agreement); or
(iv) any Party may terminate this Agreement by
giving written notice to the other Party at any time after the Special
Buyer Meeting in the event this Agreement and the Merger fail to
receive the Requisite Buyer Stockholder Approval.
(b) Effect of Termination. If any Party terminates this
Agreement pursuant to ss.7(a) above, all rights and obligations of the Parties
hereunder shall terminate without any liability of any Party to any other Party
(except for any liability of any Party then in breach); provided, however, that
the terms specified in ss.8(a) shall survive any such termination.
8. Miscellaneous.
(a) Survival. None of the representations, warranties,
and covenants of the Parties (other than the provisions in ss.2 above concerning
issuance of the Buyer Shares; ss.5(e) concerning confidentiality; and ss.5(h)
above concerning insurance and indemnification will survive the Effective Time.
(b) Press Releases and Public Announcements. No Party
shall issue any press release or make any public announcement relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement without the prior written approval of the other
Party; provided, however, that any Party may make any public disclosure it
believes in good faith is required by applicable law or any listing or trading
agreement concerning its publicly-traded securities (in which case the
disclosing Party will use its best efforts to advise the other Party prior to
making the disclosure).
(c) No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall
not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the Parties and
their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that the
provisions in ss.5(h) above concerning insurance and indemnification are
intended for the benefit of the individuals specified therein and their
respective legal representatives.
(d) Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the
documents referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement between the
Parties and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements, or representations
by or between the Parties, written or oral, to the extent they related in any
way to the subject matter hereof.
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(e) Succession and Assignment. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this
Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder without the
prior written approval of the other Party.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which
together will constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) Headings. The section headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
(h) Notices. All notices, requests, demands, claims, and
other communications hereunder will be in writing. Any notice, request, demand,
claim, or other communication hereunder shall be deemed duly given if (and then
two business days after) it is sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the intended recipient as
set forth below:
If to the Buyer:
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Telos Distributing, Inc.
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Any Party may send any notice, request, demand, claim, or other communication
hereunder to the intended recipient at the address set forth above using any
other means (including personal delivery, expedited courier, messenger service,
telecopy, telex, ordinary mail, or electronic mail), but no such notice,
request, demand, claim, or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly
given unless and until it actually is received by the intended recipient. Any
Party may change the address to which notices, requests, demands, claims, and
other communications hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Party
notice in the manner herein set forth.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the domestic laws of the State of Illinois
without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule
(whether of the State of Illinois or any other jurisdiction) that would cause
the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of
Illinois.
(j) Amendments and Waivers. The Parties may mutually
amend any provision of this Agreement at any time prior to the Effective Time
with the prior authorization of their respective boards of directors; provided,
however, that any amendment effected subsequent to stockholder approval shall be
subject to the restrictions contained
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in the Colorado Business Corporation Act and in the Nevada General Corporation
Law. No amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be valid unless the
same shall be in writing and signed by both of the Parties. No waiver by any
Party of any default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder, whether intentional or not, shall be deemed to extend to any prior or
subsequent default, misrepresentation, or breach of warranty or covenant
hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or
subsequent such occurrence.
(k) Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement
that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in
any other situation or in any other jurisdiction.
(l) Expenses. Each of the Parties shall bear its own
costs and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses) incurred
in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(m) Construction. Any reference to any federal, state,
local, or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires. The
word "including" shall mean including without limitation.
(n) Incorporation of Exhibits and Schedules. The Exhibits
and Schedules identified in this Agreement are incorporated herein by reference
and made a part hereof.
(o) Expenses of Enforcement. In the event either party
shall institute suit or any other proceeding to enforce any rights under this
Agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover all costs and
expenses incurred in such suit, including court costs, expert witness fees and
reasonable attorneys' fees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
NUCLEUS, INC.
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Title: President
TELOS DISTRIBUTING, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: President
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