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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS

	  	  	  
	
TO Escrow: Chicago Title Company

	  	
Escrow No. 930018653-U60

	
701 “B” Street, Suite 760

	  	
Escrow Officer:  Janine Hudson

	
San Diego, CA 92101

	  	
Title Order No.  81003167

	
Phone : (619) 230-6366

	  	
Title Officer:  Nicole L. Schubert

	
Fax: (866) 589-1942

	  	
Fidelity National Title Group

	  	  	
222 South Ninth Street, Suite 3060

	  	  	
Minneapolis, MN 55402

	  	  	
Phone: 612-573-7272

	  	  	
Fax: 612-337-0331

	  	  	
E-mail: nicole.schubert@ctt.com

 

 

THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of January 31, 2011 (the "Agreement Date"), by and between Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Seller"), and NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Buyer").

 

R E C I T A L S :

 

A.           Seller desires to sell to Buyer and Buyer desires to purchase from Seller (i) that certain improved real property located at 51 Broadway, Fargo, North Dakota 58102 as legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto, and any easements, appurtenances, rights and privileges belonging thereto (collectively, the "Real Property"); (ii) the buildings and any other site improvements located on the Real Property which are owned by Seller (collectively, the "Improvements"); (iii) the fixtures, machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property owned by Seller (if any) located in or on the Real Property or the Improvements and used exclusively in connection with the Real Property (collectively, the "Personal Property"); and (iv) the intangible personal property owned by Seller which is assignable and relates exclusively to the Real Property, the Improvements or the Personal Property, including any warranties, guaranties, service contracts, plans and specifications, transferable licenses and permits, and entitlements and appurtenances (collectively, the "Intangible Property").  The Real Property, the Improvements, the Personal Property and the Intangible Personal Property are collectively referred to herein as the "Property."

 

B.           Initially capitalized terms used in the Recitals and elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Agreement.  An index of defined terms used in this Agreement is included with the Table of Contents of this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Seller and Buyer hereby agree that the terms and conditions of this

 

  

  

  

 Agreement and their instructions to Chicago Title Company ("Escrow Holder") with regard to the Escrow created pursuant hereto are as follows:

 

1. Agreement of Purchase and Sale.  Seller agrees to sell the Property to Buyer, and Buyer agrees to purchase the Property from Seller, at the Closing for the Purchase Price and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the term "Property" shall not include any of the following items, all of which are excluded from the sale by Seller to Buyer hereunder:  (a) all cash on hand, checks, money orders and accounts receivable; (b) any accounts maintained by or on behalf of Seller or any affiliate of Seller with respect to the Property; and (c) any refundable cash or other security deposits or any bonds posted by or on behalf of Seller with any lender, governmental authority, utility or other party.

 

2. Purchase Price.  The purchase price to be paid by Buyer to Seller for the Property is Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($9,500,000.00) (the "Purchase Price").

 

3. Payment of Purchase Price.

 

3.1 Deposit.  Within one (1) Business Day after the Opening of Escrow, Buyer shall deposit by wire transfer of immediately available funds into the escrow account to be opened with Escrow Holder (the "Escrow Account") the amount of One Hundred Thousand and No/100ths Dollars ($100,000.00) as a deposit (the " Deposit").  The Escrow Account shall be an interest bearing bank account acceptable to Buyer.  Any interest earned on the Deposit while held by Escrow Holder shall be added to and become a part of the Deposit.  The Deposit shall be refundable to Buyer until Buyer delivers an Approval Notice to Seller that all of the Pre-Closing Conditions have been satisfied or waived.  If Buyer fails to deliver an Approval Notice prior to 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) thirty (30) Business Days from the mutual execution of this Agreement (the "Due Diligence Deadline"), then this Agreement shall automatically terminate, Escrow Holder shall return the Deposit to Buyer (less one-half (1/2) of any title and escrow cancellation fees and charges, which Buyer hereby agrees to pay), and thereafter neither party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder except for Buyer's obligations and indemnities under Section 4.1.2, Section 4.5, Section 4.6, Section 6.7, Section 19 and Section 31 (collectively, "Buyer's Surviving Obligations").  If Buyer fails to deliver the Deposit into the Escrow Account strictly as and when contemplated herein, Seller shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice thereof to Buyer at any time prior to Escrow Holder's receipt of the Deposit and thereafter neither party shall have any further rights or obligations hereunder except for Buyer's Surviving Obligations.

 

3.2 Closing Cash Payment.  The balance of the Purchase Price remaining after deduction for the Deposit and as adjusted by any prorations and credits expressly provided in this Agreement shall be paid by Buyer by wire transfer of immediately available funds into the Escrow Account on the Closing Date, as provided in Section 4.3.2(a) below.

	
 

	
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4. Conditions to Parties' Obligations.

 

4.1 Buyer's Pre-Closing Conditions.  Buyer's obligations under this Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction of or waiver by Buyer of the following matters described below in this Section 4.1 (collectively, the "Pre-Closing Conditions") on or before the earlier of (a) the time periods specified in each subsection below, or (b) the Due Diligence Deadline:

 

4.1.1 Title.  Upon execution of this Agreement, Seller will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Buyer: (a) a preliminary title report for the Real Property (the "Title Report") issued by Chicago Title Company (the "Title Company"), (b) any underlying documents evidencing exceptions to title referred to in the Title Reports, and (c) Seller's existing ALTA Land Title Survey for the Real Property, as identified on the attached Exhibit K (collectively, the "Existing ALTA Survey").  The Title Report, such underlying documents evidencing title exceptions therein and the Existing ALTA Survey are referred to herein collectively as the "Title Documents".  Buyer shall have until the expiration of the Due Diligence Deadline to either approve of the exceptions to title and other matters contained in the Title Documents or to deliver written notice to Seller (the "Title Objection Notice") specifying any title objections or other matters in the Title Documents to which Buyer objects (collectively, "Title Objections").  Buyer's failure to timely deliver a Title Objection Notice shall be deemed to be Buyer's approval of all of the exceptions to title and other matters shown in or disclosed by the Title Documents and any update thereof obtained by Buyer upon the expiration of the Due Diligence Deadline.  Buyer shall not be entitled to deliver a Title Objection Notice that is subject to any condition other than the issuance of a title endorsement as part of the Title Policy and any title exception or other matter set forth in the Title Documents that is approved subject to any condition other than the issuance of a title endorsement as part of the Title Policy shall be deemed to be a Title Objection which has been objected to by Buyer.  Seller shall have a period of two (2) Business Days after Seller's receipt of the Title Objection Notice to elect by written notice to Buyer (the "Title Response Notice") to either (i) attempt to remove or cure at or prior to the Closing some or all of the Title Objections, or (ii) to advise Buyer that Seller is unable or unwilling to remove or cure some or all of the Title Objections.  Such election by Seller shall be at Seller's sole option and discretion; it being understood Seller has no obligation to remove or cure any Title Objections (other than as provided in the last sentence of this Section 4.1.1 as to monetary liens created by Seller).  If Seller fails to timely deliver to Buyer the Title Response Notice, it shall be conclusively deemed that Seller has informed Buyer that Seller is unable or unwilling to remove or cure any of the Title Objections.  If Seller advises Buyer in Seller's Title Response Notice (or is deemed to have advised Buyer) that Seller is unable or unwilling to remove or cure some or all of the Title Objections, then Buyer shall have until the date that is two (2) Business Days after receipt of the Title Response Notice to either terminate this Agreement or to waive such Title Objections pursuant to an Approval Notice delivered to Seller in accordance with Section 4.2 below.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Buyer's delivery of an Approval Notice to Seller pursuant to Section 4.2 below shall be deemed to be Buyer's election to waive all Title Objections with respect to the Title Documents and Buyer's approval of the Title Documents and all title exceptions and other matters disclosed thereby.  If any amendment or supplement to the Title Report issued after the expiration of the Due Diligence Deadline reveals any new material defect or exception to title not disclosed by the Title Documents, Buyer shall have the same rights to object to such new 

 

  

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defect or exception as provided above with respect to the Title Documents; provided, however, Buyer must deliver any Title Objection Notice to Seller within five (5) Business Days after Buyer's receipt of the amendment or supplement to the Title Report and Buyer must elect to terminate this Agreement or waive any Title Objections within two (2) Business Days after Seller advises Buyer in Seller's subsequent Title Response Notice (or is deemed to advise Buyer) that Seller is unable or unwilling to cure some or all of the Title Objections regarding the amendment or supplement to the Title Report.  Except as provided in the immediately following sentence, Seller's failure to remove or cure at or prior to Closing those specified Title Objections which Seller has elected to attempt to remove or cure in any Title Response Notice (whether delivered prior to the Due Diligence Deadline or any subsequent Title Response Notice) shall be deemed to be a failure of the Closing Condition in Section 4.3.1(b) below, in which event, unless Buyer withdraws such Title Objection(s) in writing, this Agreement shall terminate, and the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer (less one-half (1/2) of any escrow and title cancellation fees and charges, which Buyer hereby agrees to pay), and the parties shall have no further obligations hereunder except for Buyer's Surviving Obligations.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, on or prior to Closing, Seller shall remove or cause to be removed any deed of trust or other lien upon the Property securing a liquidated sum of money which Seller has created other than current Property Taxes not yet due and payable and specifically excluding any such liens or matters created or caused by Buyer or any tenant on the Property.

 

4.1.2 Physical Inspections.  After Buyer has provided to Seller a certificate of insurance(s) evidencing Buyer's or Buyer's agents', consultants' and/or contractors' (as the case may be) procurement of a commercial general liability insurance policy as required herein, Seller shall permit Buyer and Buyer's authorized agents, consultants and contractors to enter upon the Property during reasonable business hours to make and perform such non-invasive environmental evaluations, and other non-invasive inspections, investigations, tests and studies of the physical condition of the Property as Buyer may elect to make or obtain.  Buyer shall maintain, and shall ensure that Buyer's agents, consultants and contractors maintain, public liability and property damage insurance insuring against any liability arising out of any entry, inspections, investigations, tests or studies of the Property pursuant to the provisions hereof.  Such insurance maintained by Buyer and/or Buyer's agents, consultants and contractors (as applicable) shall be in the amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) combined single limit for injury to or death of one or more persons in an occurrence, and for damage to tangible property (including loss of use) in an occurrence.  The policy maintained by Buyer shall insure the contractual liability of Buyer covering the indemnities herein and shall (a) name Seller (and their successors, assigns and affiliates) as additional insureds, and (b) contain a provision that "the insurance provided by Buyer hereunder shall be primary and non-contributing with any other insurance available to Seller."  Buyer shall provide Seller with evidence of such insurance coverage prior to any entry, inspections, investigations, tests or studies of the Property by Buyer or any of Buyer's agents, consultants or contractors.  The aforementioned insurance coverage may be obtained under a blanket policy carried by Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants or contractors, as the case may be.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Buyer shall not be permitted to undertake any invasive, intrusive or destructive investigation, testing or study of the Property, including a "Phase II" environmental assessment, without in each instance first obtaining Seller's written consent thereto, which consent Seller may give, withhold or condition in Seller's sole and absolute discretion.  Prior to any entry onto the Property (and on each and every occasion), Buyer shall deliver to Seller prior written notice, or 

 

  

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prior verbal notice wherein Buyer actually speaks with a representative of Seller (i.e. not a voice mail message), not less than two (2) Business Days prior to such entry, and Buyer shall afford Seller a reasonable opportunity to have a representative of Seller present to accompany Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants and contractors while any inspections, investigations, tests or studies of the Property are made or performed; provided, however, that entry onto the Property by Buyer and/or Buyer’s agents, consultants and/or contractors (as the case may be), shall be subject to any restrictions and/or instructions as Seller shall deem necessary, in its sole discretion; and provided, further, that Buyer hereby agrees to cooperate with and abide by Seller’s restrictions and/or instructions.  If requested by Seller, Buyer shall provide Seller the identity of the company or party(s) who will perform such inspections, investigations, tests or studies and the proposed scope of the inspections, investigations, tests or studies.  Seller shall have the right to approve or disapprove any proposed inspections, investigations, tests or studies and the party(s) performing the same within two (2) Business Days after Seller's receipt of such notice identifying the same.  Seller's failure to notify Buyer of Seller's disapproval of any proposed inspections, investigations, tests or studies and the party(s) performing the same within such two (2) Business Day period shall be deemed Seller's approval thereof, except to the extent said proposed inspections, investigations, tests or studies relate to "Phase II" environmental matters or constitute invasive, intrusive or destructive inspections, investigations, tests or studies, in which event Seller's failure to advise Buyer of Seller's approval or disapproval of any proposed inspections, investigations, tests or studies and the party(s) performing the same within such two (2) Business Day period shall be deemed Seller's disapproval thereof.  Buyer shall not contact any tenants, without first obtaining the prior consent of Seller.  Upon Seller’s request, Buyer shall provide Seller with the identity of the company or persons who will perform any tenant interview or contacts.  Seller or its representative(s) may be present at any such interview or meeting with a tenant and Buyer will reasonably cooperate and coordinate with Seller to effectuate same.  Buyer shall have until the Due Diligence Deadline to approve the results of any evaluations, inspections, investigations, tests and studies of the Property as Buyer desires to have made or performed by delivering an Approval Notice to Seller.  Buyer's failure to deliver an Approval Notice to Seller prior to the Due Diligence Deadline shall be deemed to be a failure of this Pre-Closing Condition and Buyer's election to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2 below.

 

4.1.3 Plans, Permits, Reports and Related Information.  Within five (5) days after to the Agreement Date, Seller will deliver to Buyer copies of those documents identified on the attached Exhibit K (collectively, the "Seller's Documents.  In no event shall Seller be required to prepare or obtain any information, report, document, survey, study, report or other item not presently in Seller's possession.  Furthermore, except as provided on Exhibit K, in no event shall Seller be obligated to deliver or make available to Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants or contractors any of the following:  (a) any third party purchase inquiries and correspondence, any appraisals and any economic evaluations of the Property; (b) Seller's organizational documents, any records, internal budgets, financial projections, reports or correspondence prepared by Seller or any advisor exclusively for Seller or any of Seller's constituent owners and any other internal documents (other than documents relating to the zoning and other land use entitlements of the Real Property and the physical or environmental condition of Real Property); and (c) any documents or materials which are subject to the attorney/client privilege or which are the subject of a confidentiality obligation.  Buyer shall 

 

  

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have until the Due Diligence Deadline to approve all of the Seller's Documents by delivering an Approval Notice to Seller.

 

4.1.4 Existing Environmental Reports.  Seller will include within the Seller's Documents any existing environmental reports conducted, in connection with the environmental condition of the Property, including any environmental assessments and studies of the Property.

 

4.1.5 Governmental Authority and Other Inquiries.  Prior to the Due Diligence Deadline, Buyer and Buyer's authorized agents, consultants and contractors shall have the right, as part of Buyer's due diligence investigation, to contact governmental authorities about various aspects of the Property.  Buyer shall provide Seller by prior written notice (or prior verbal notice as provided in Section 4.1.2 above) not less than two (2) Business Days before any such inquiry, contact, interview and meeting by Buyer and Buyer's authorized agents, consultants and contractors with any governmental authority, and Seller shall have the right to be present and otherwise participate in all such inquiries, contacts, interviews and meetings, provided, however, that Seller's consent shall not be required prior to Buyer's request for routine zoning or UCC-1 financing reports prepared by third parties in the ordinary course of Buyer's due diligence (e.g., Planning, Zoning and Resources Corporation reports).  Buyer shall have until the Due Diligence Deadline to approve the results of any inquiries of governmental authorities which Buyer desires to make by delivering an Approval Notice to Seller.

 

4.1.6 Contracts.  Within five (5) days after the Agreement Date, Seller will deliver to Buyer copies of all service agreements, maintenance agreements, easement agreements, improvement agreements, license agreements, and other agreements related to or affecting the Property and not included as part of the Title Documents delivered pursuant to Section 4.1.1 hereof (collectively, the "Contracts").  Buyer shall have the option to require that all Contracts be either assigned to Buyer at Closing pursuant to the General Assignment (as defined herein) or terminated prior to Closing.

 

4.1.7 Natural Hazard Disclosure.  Seller may be required to disclose if the Property lies within the following natural hazard areas or zones:  (a) a special flood hazard area designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (b) an area of potential flooding; (c) a very high fire hazard severity zone; (d) a wild land area that may contain substantial forest fire risks and hazards; (e) an earthquake fault zone; or (f) a seismic hazard zone.  Escrow Holder shall engage the services of Title Company (which, in such capacity, is referred to herein as the "Natural Hazard Expert") to examine the maps and other information specifically made available to the public by government agencies for the purposes of enabling Seller to fulfill Seller's disclosure obligations, if and to the extent such obligations exist, with respect to the natural hazards referred to in this section and to report the result of the Natural Hazard Expert's examination to Buyer in writing, at least five (5) days prior to the Due Diligence Deadline.

 

4.1.8 Leases and Financial Information.  Within five (5) days after the Agreement Date, Seller will deliver to Buyer for inspection by Buyer, true and complete copies of the following described documents and information:  (i) the existing leases of the Property, together with any amendments or modifications thereto (collectively, the ("Leases"); and (ii) a 

 

  

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current rent roll for the Property, in the format customarily used by Seller, with the information contained therein made as of the date stated thereon; and (iii) year-end operating statements for the Property for the most recent full calendar year prior to the Closing and to the extent available and in Seller's possession, the current year and the second full calendar year prior to the Closing.  Seller shall assign its rights and interests in and to the Leases and all security deposits (if any) then being held by Seller to Buyer at the Closing pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption of Leases.  Buyer's failure to deliver an Approval Notice to Seller prior to the Due Diligence Deadline shall be deemed to be a failure of this Pre-Closing Condition and Buyer's election to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2 below.

 

4.1.9 Financing Contingency.  Buyer shall have until the Due Diligence Deadline to obtain from a lender reasonably acceptable to Buyer ("Buyer's Lender") a commitment on terms and conditions satisfactory to Buyer in Buyer's sole and absolute discretion (the "Loan Commitment") to provide Buyer with financing secured by the Real Property for Buyer's acquisition of the Property in accordance with this Agreement (the "Buyer Loan").  Buyer covenants, from and after the Agreement Date, to diligently and continuously pursue obtaining the Loan Commitment and the Buyer Loan.  Buyer's failure to deliver an Approval Notice to Seller prior to the Due Diligence Deadline shall be deemed to be a failure of this Pre-Closing Condition and Buyer's election to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 4.2 below.  If Buyer delivers an Approval Notice to Seller, then it shall be conclusively presumed that Buyer has either obtained the Loan Commitment or that Buyer has waived the Pre-Closing Condition in this Section 4.1.9.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, (a) Seller shall not be required to make any representations or warranties, nor undertake any obligations, nor spend any sum, nor incur any liability whatsoever in connection with Buyer's obtaining the Loan Commitment or the Buyer Loan, it being expressly understood that Seller shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to Buyer obtaining the Loan Commitment or the Buyer Loan, (b) the Deposit shall not be subject to liquidated damages or forfeiture to Buyer's Lender pursuant to the Loan Commitment or otherwise in connection with the Buyer Loan, (c) the Due Diligence Deadline may be extended by the Buyer by an additional ten (10) Business Days for Lender driven delays beyond the control of Buyer in which case, within one (1) business day following the date Buyer exercises the extension in this Section 4.1.9(c), Buyer shall remit an additional $100,000 to the Deposit referenced in Section 3.1 of this Agreement, (d) if, for any reason, the Closing under this Agreement does not occur, Seller shall have no responsibility or liability to Buyer's Lender or any other third party involved in the Buyer Loan transaction, it being understood that Buyer's Lender shall not be a third party beneficiary of this Agreement, (e) Buyer indemnifies and agrees to hold Seller harmless from and against any and all causes, claims, demands, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, as a result of or in connection with the Buyer Loan transaction, and (f) there shall be no adjustment to the Purchase Price or any of the other terms and provisions of this Agreement due to whatever interest rate, loan amount or other terms and conditions of the Loan Commitment and/or the Buyer Loan which may be available to Buyer.

 

4.1.10 Review of Operating Statements.  Within 60 days following the Closing and upon Buyer’s reasonable prior written request and at Buyer’s sole cost and expense, Buyer shall cause its independent, outside accounting firm (herein “Auditor”) to prepare an audit of the operating income from the Property in conformity with the requirements of Rule 3-14 of Regulations S-X promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission for the 2010 calendar 

 

  

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year (herein “Property Audit”).  Seller agrees to provide Auditor with reasonable access to its books and records solely related to the Property as defined herein in connection with the preparation of the Property Audit, and a copy of the same shall be provided to Seller promptly upon completion.  Buyer agrees to compensate Seller and Manager for their actual out of pocket expenses incurred in connection with the Property Audit (including but not limited to the costs associated with any representation letter, if any, that Seller and/or Manager is mandated by applicable Federal law to provide).  Buyer acknowledges that Seller’s agreement to facilitate the Property Audit as herein provided is being made strictly as an accommodation to Buyer, without representation or warranty of any kind to or for the benefit of Buyer.  In no event shall any Property Audit or update thereto give rise to or be grounds for a claim or lawsuit by Buyer against Seller or Manager, and Buyer agrees to indemnify and hold Seller and Manager harmless from any claim, damage, loss, cost, expense or liability which Seller and/or Manager may incur or to which Seller and/or Manager is at any time subjected as a result of Seller’s and Manager’s compliance with this Section 4.1.10.

 

4.2 Failure of Pre-Closing Conditions; Approval of General Contingency Matters.  If, for any reason or no reason whatsoever, any of the Pre-Closing Conditions are not satisfied or if Buyer, in Buyer's sole and absolute discretion, is not satisfied with any aspect of the Property, including the condition and suitability of the Property for Buyer's contemplated use thereof, then Buyer may, at Buyer's sole option, elect to terminate this Agreement by delivering written notice to Escrow Holder and Seller at any time prior to Due Diligence Deadline.  The Pre-Closing Conditions shall be deemed to have failed and be disapproved by Buyer unless prior to the Due Diligence Deadline Buyer delivers to Seller a written Notice that the Pre-Closing Conditions have all been satisfied or waived by Buyer and that Buyer elects to proceed with the acquisition of the Property in accordance with this Agreement (the "Approval Notice").  If Buyer delivers the Approval Notice, then all of the Pre-Closing Conditions shall be deemed satisfied or waived and the parties shall, subject to the satisfaction of Buyer's Closing Conditions and the Seller's Closing Conditions, be obligated to proceed to the Closing.  Buyer shall not be entitled to send an Approval Notice that is a conditional approval of any of the Pre-Closing Conditions (or any aspect thereof).  Any Approval Notice that contains anything other than the unconditional approval of all of the Pre-Closing Conditions (excepting Buyer’s right to extend the Due Diligence Deadline pursuant to Section 4.1.1 above) shall be deemed to be Buyer's disapproval of the Pre-Closing Conditions.  If Buyer fails, for any reason or no reason, to provide an Approval Notice with respect to the Pre-Closing Conditions, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate, Escrow Holder shall return the Deposit to Buyer (less one-half (1/2) of any escrow and title cancellation fees and charges, which Buyer hereby agrees to pay) and neither party shall have any further rights or obligations under this Agreement except for the Buyer's Surviving Obligations, which shall survive any such termination.

 

4.3 Closing Conditions.

 

4.3.1 Buyer's Closing Conditions.  Following the Due Diligence Deadline, Buyer's obligation to consummate the purchase of the Property shall be subject only to the satisfaction or waiver by Buyer of the following conditions (collectively, the "Buyer's Closing Conditions") on or before the earlier of (a) the time periods specified in each subsection below, or (b) the Closing Date:

 

  

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(a) Seller's Delivery of Closing Documents.  Seller shall have performed all of Seller's material obligations under this Agreement, including delivery to Escrow Holder of all of the documents referred to in Section 6.4.1 below.

 

(b) Delivery of Title Policy.  At the Closing, whether or not Buyer has timely delivered to the Title Company such update, revision or recertification of the Existing ALTA Surveys (or new ALTA surveys) in insurable form, if any, required by the Title Company to issue the ALTA Title Policy to Buyer (collectively, the "Updated ALTA Surveys"), the Title Company shall be irrevocably committed to issue to Buyer ALTA Owner's Policies of Title Insurance in the amount of the Purchase Price (as allocated by Buyer among the real property comprising the Real Property) insuring fee title to the Real Property is vested in Buyer subject only to the Permitted Exceptions (collectively, the "ALTA Title Policy").  The Updated ALTA Surveys required by the Title Company for the issuance of the ALTA Title Policy, if any, shall be prepared and delivered at Buyer's sole cost and expense and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, neither the title review period set forth in Section 4.1.1 above nor the Closing Date shall be extended to allow Buyer to obtain the Updated ALTA Surveys or any updated title report(s) based thereon or to otherwise raise or address any title and/or survey issues disclosed by such Updated ALTA Surveys or updated title report(s) based on such Updated ALTA Surveys, provided, however, Buyer's comments to the Updated ALTA Surveys may be included in Buyer's Title Objection Notice.  As used in this Agreement, the term "Permitted Exceptions" shall mean (a) all matters set forth in the Title Documents and any updated title report(s) which Buyer approves (or is deemed to approve) pursuant to Section 4.1.1 above (other than any monetary liens which Seller is obligated to remove or cause to be removed pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.1.1 above); (b) non-delinquent Property Taxes (including non-delinquent community facilities district, business improvement district or local improvement district assessments); (c) the lien of supplemental taxes assessed relating to the period from and after the Closing, including supplemental assessments resulting from the transfer of the Property to Buyer and any construction of the Improvements; (d) all zoning restrictions, regulations and requirements, all building codes and all other applicable laws, ordinances and governmental regulations affecting the Property, provided Buyer shall be entitled to review and approve the same pursuant to Section 4.1.5 above; (e) all matters directly or indirectly caused by or arising through Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants or contractors; and (f) all matters existing with the written consent of Buyer.

 

(c) Seller's Representations.  Seller's representations contained in Section 9 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and, except as otherwise disclosed to Buyer in writing prior to the Closing Date, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

 

(d) Estoppel Certificates.  Seller shall obtain and deliver to Buyer estoppel certificates ("Estoppel Certificate") from all direct tenants (specifically excluding any and all subtenants) in the Building, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H, provided that the same is in conformance with the requirements of the Leases, duly executed by such tenants and dated not earlier than forty-five (45) days prior to the Closing Date.  Buyer shall not have the right to disapprove an Estoppel Certificate unless it materially conflicts with the corresponding Lease or discloses a breach of the corresponding 

 

  

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Lease.  Buyer's failure to approve or disapprove the Estoppel Certificates (or any one of them) prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed to constitute Buyer's approval thereof.

 

4.3.2  Seller's Closing Conditions.  Seller's obligation to consummate the sale of the Property is conditioned upon the satisfaction or Seller's written waiver on or prior to the Closing Date of the following conditions (collectively, the "Seller's Closing Conditions"):

 

(a) Delivery of Purchase Price.  On the Closing Date, Buyer shall deliver into the Escrow Account (for payment to Seller), by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the balance of the Purchase Price remaining after (i) deduction for the Deposit and, (ii) adjustment for Buyer's share of the costs, expenses and prorations required to be borne by Buyer hereunder.

 

(b) Buyer's Delivery of Closing Documents.  Each of the documents required to be delivered by Buyer pursuant to Section 6.4.2 shall have been timely delivered as provided therein.

 

(c) Buyer's Representations.  All of Buyer's representations and warranties contained herein shall be true and correct in all material respects when made and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date.

 

(d) Buyer's Obligations.  Buyer shall have performed all of Buyer's material obligations under this Agreement.

 

4.4 Failure of Closing Conditions.  If any or all of the Buyer's Closing Conditions are not satisfied or waived by Buyer on or before the Closing Date, then Buyer shall notify Seller in writing of those Buyer's Closing Conditions which have not been satisfied or otherwise waived by Buyer (the "Buyer's Closing Conditions Failure Notice").  Seller shall have three (3) Business Days after Buyer has delivered to Seller the Buyer's Closing Conditions Failure Notice (and the originally scheduled Closing Date shall be extended by the number of Business Days necessary to give Seller such three (3) Business Day period) to notify Buyer in writing of Seller's election either to (a) take such actions as may be necessary to cure such failure of the Buyer's Closing Condition(s) to Buyer's reasonable satisfaction prior to the Closing Date (as same may be extended), or (b) advise Buyer that Seller will not cure such matters (the "Seller's Conditions Notice").  Such election shall be at Seller's sole option and discretion; it being understood Seller has no obligation to cure any Buyer's Closing Conditions which have not been satisfied or waived (other than those which constitute a material breach by Seller under this Agreement).  If Seller elects not to cure such failure of the Buyer's Closing Condition(s) (or fails to timely deliver Seller's Conditions Notice), then within two (2) Business Days after Buyer's receipt of the Seller's Conditions Notice or the expiration of the period during which Seller may deliver Seller's Conditions Notice (and the originally scheduled Closing Date shall be extended by the number of Business Days necessary to give Buyer such two (2) Business Day period), Buyer, at Buyer's sole option, may elect to do any of the following:  (i) if the Buyer's Closing Condition in question is any of those conditions specified in Section 4.3.1(b) or Section 4.3.1(c) or Section 4.3.1(d) and Seller is not in any material manner responsible for the deviation or failure of such Buyer's Closing Condition, then Buyer's sole remedy shall be to waive such Buyer's Closing Condition or Buyer may elect to terminate this Agreement by delivering written 

 

  

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notice thereof to Seller within said two (2) Business Day period, in which event Seller shall promptly return the Deposit to Buyer and the parties shall have no further obligations under this Agreement except for Buyer's Surviving Obligations or (ii) if the Buyer's Closing Condition in question is the Buyer's Closing Condition specified in Section 4.3.1(a) above, or if the Buyer's Closing Condition in question is any of those Buyer's Closing Conditions specified in Section 4.3.1(b) or Section 4.3.1(c) or Section 4.3.1(d) and Seller is actually responsible for the deviation or failure of such Closing Condition, then Buyer may pursue the remedies available to Buyer pursuant to Section 5.2 below or Buyer may elect to waive Buyer’s Closing Condition(s) in question and proceed with the purchase of the Property.  If Seller elects to cure such failure of the Buyer's Closing Condition(s) as set forth in the Buyer's Closing Conditions Failure Notice, Seller shall promptly take any and all actions as may be necessary to cure same and the date of the Closing may be extended for a period of time reasonably acceptable to both Seller and Buyer to enable Seller to accomplish same, but no later than thirty (30) days beyond the originally scheduled Closing Date.  If any of the Seller's Closing Conditions are not satisfied or otherwise expressly waived in writing by Seller on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller may elect, in Seller's sole and absolute discretion, to terminate this Agreement; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to relieve Buyer of any liability or waive any of Seller's remedies if any Seller's Closing Condition is not satisfied due to a breach by Buyer under this Agreement.

 

4.5 Return of Due Diligence Materials.  If Buyer terminates this Agreement for failure of a Pre-Closing Condition or a Buyer's Closing Condition or for any other reason, then within ten (10) days of such termination by Buyer, Buyer shall deliver to Seller a copy of any materials, tests, audits, surveys, reports, studies and the results of any and all investigations and inspections conducted by Buyer which are requested by Seller (excluding any proprietary materials); provided, however, delivery of same shall be made without any warranty or representation as to the accuracy or thoroughness thereof or to the ability of Seller to rely thereon (collectively, the "Buyer's Documents") and Buyer shall also return to Seller any and all Seller's Documents given to Buyer by or on behalf of Seller.  The Buyer's Documents and the Seller's Documents are collectively referred to herein as the "Due Diligence Materials").  The foregoing covenants of Buyer shall survive any such termination of this Agreement.

 

4.6 Investigations, Obligations and Indemnity.

 

4.6.1 Inspection Obligations.  Buyer agrees that when entering the Real Property and conducting any investigations, inspections, tests and studies of the Real Property, Buyer and Buyer's agents, consultants, contractors and representatives shall be obligated to:  (a) comply with all terms of all applicable laws and regulations regarding entry on to the Real Property; (b) not unreasonably interfere with the operation, use and maintenance of the Property by Seller or any tenant or any of the construction work being performed on any adjacent property; (c) not damage any part of the Property or any adjacent property; (d) not injure or otherwise cause bodily harm to Seller or any other third party; (e) promptly pay when due the costs of all inspections, tests, investigations, studies and examinations done with regard to the Property; and (f) not permit any liens to attach to the Property or any adjacent property by reason of the inspections, tests, investigations, studies and examinations performed by Buyer and Buyer's agents, consultants, contractors and representatives and promptly remove or cause to be 

 

  

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removed (by bonding or otherwise) any such liens which attach to the Property or any adjacent property.

 

4.6.2 Buyer's Indemnity.  Buyer shall keep the Property free from all liens and shall indemnify, defend (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Seller), protect, and hold Seller, Seller's shareholder(s) and each of their members, officers, trustees, beneficiaries, employees, representatives, agents, lenders, related and affiliated entities, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Seller Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, judgments, penalties, losses, costs, damages, and expenses (including attorneys' and experts' fees and costs) relating to or arising in any manner whatsoever from any studies, evaluations, inspections, investigations or tests made by Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants, contractors or representatives relating to or in connection with the Property or entries by Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants, contractors or representatives in, on or about the Property (exclusive of the financial effects of the discovery of the presence of Hazardous Materials on the Property or the cost of any required remediation, except to the extent Buyer or Buyer's agents, consultants, contractors or representatives exacerbated such condition).  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the indemnity obligations of Buyer under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement and shall not merge into the Grant Deed and any other documents or instruments delivered at Closing.  In addition to the foregoing indemnity, if there is any damage to the Property caused by Buyer's and/or Buyer's agents', consultants', contractors' or representatives' entry in or on the Property, Buyer shall immediately restore the Property to the same condition existing prior to Buyer's and Buyer's agents', consultants', contractors' or representatives' entry in, on or about the Property.

 

5. Remedies/Liquidated Damages.

 

5.1 Buyer's Default.  IF BUYER FAILS TO COMPLETE THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY AS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT BY REASON OF A MATERIAL DEFAULT OF BUYER, SELLER SHALL BE RELEASED FROM SELLER'S OBLIGATION TO SELL THE PROPERTY TO BUYER AND SELLER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RETAIN ALL OF THE DEPOSIT AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES.  BUYER AND SELLER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL AND/OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIX OR ESTABLISH THE ACTUAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY SELLER AS A RESULT OF SUCH DEFAULT BY BUYER, AND AGREE THAT THE DEPOSIT, THE PAYMENT BY BUYER OF ALL ESCROW AND TITLE CANCELLATION CHARGES AND FEES, AND THE DELIVERY TO SELLER BY BUYER OF THE DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS IS A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION THEREOF.  ACCORDINGLY, IN THE EVENT THAT BUYER BREACHES THIS AGREEMENT BY MATERIALLY DEFAULTING IN THE COMPLETION OF THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY, THE DEPOSIT, THE PAYMENT BY BUYER OF ALL ESCROW AND TITLE CANCELLATION CHARGES AND FEES, AND THE DELIVERY TO SELLER BY BUYER OF THE DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED TO BE THE AGREED AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OF SELLER, AND SHALL BE PAID BY BUYER TO SELLER AS SELLER'S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY.  SELLER AGREES TO WAIVE ALL OTHER REMEDIES AGAINST BUYER WHICH SELLER MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AT LAW OR IN EQUITY BY REASON OF SUCH DEFAULT BY BUYER; PROVIDED, 

 

  

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HOWEVER, THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT (A) BUYER'S OBLIGATIONS TO PAY TO SELLER ALL ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS OF SELLER TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 5.1 AND/OR BUYER'S SURVIVING OBLIGATIONS, OR (B) THE ABILITY AND RIGHT OF SELLER TO ENFORCE BUYER'S SURVIVING OBLIGATIONS.  THE PAYMENT OF THE DEPOSIT, THE PAYMENT BY BUYER OF ALL ESCROW AND TITLE CANCELLATION CHARGES AND FEES, AND THE DELIVERY TO SELLER BY BUYER OF THE DUE DILIGENCE MATERIALS AS LIQUIDATED DAMAGES IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A FORFEITURE OR PENALTY, BUT IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO SELLER.

 

SELLER'S INITIALS:                                                BUYER'S INITIALS:                                                

 

5.2 Seller's Default.  IF SELLER FAILS TO COMPLETE THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY AS PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT BY REASON OF ANY MATERIAL DEFAULT OF SELLER, BUYER SHALL BE RELEASED FROM BUYER'S OBLIGATION TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY FROM SELLER, AND BUYER MAY EITHER (A) PROCEED AGAINST SELLER BY BRINGING AN ACTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT ANY RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE (WHICH ACTION FOR SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE SHALL BE BROUGHT (IF AT ALL) NO LATER THAN SIXTY (60) DAYS AFTER SUCH DEFAULT BY SELLER AND SHALL BE DILIGENTLY PROSECUTED BY BUYER TO COMPLETION), OR (B) TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT IN WHICH EVENT SELLER SHALL REIMBURSE BUYER FOR BUYER'S ACTUAL, DOCUMENTED AND REASONABLE OUT-OF-POCKET DUE DILIGENCE COSTS AND EXPENSES NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000) AND THE DEPOSIT SHALL BE RETURNED TO BUYER.  UPON SUCH TERMINATION, BUYER SHALL PROMPTLY RETURN TO SELLER ANY SELLER'S DOCUMENTS DELIVERED BY OR ON BEHALF OF SELLER TO BUYER, AND THEREAFTER NEITHER PARTY SHALL HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OTHER THAN THE BUYER'S SURVIVING OBLIGATIONS.  BUYER AND SELLER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPRACTICAL AND/OR EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO FIX OR ESTABLISH THE ACTUAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY BUYER AS A RESULT OF SUCH MATERIAL DEFAULT BY SELLER, AND AGREE THAT THE REMEDY SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (B) ABOVE IS A REASONABLE APPROXIMATION THEREOF.  ACCORDINGLY, IN THE EVENT THAT SELLER BREACHES THIS AGREEMENT BY MATERIALLY DEFAULTING IN THE COMPLETION OF THE SALE, AND BUYER ELECTS NOT TO EXERCISE THE REMEDY SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (A) ABOVE BUT INSTEAD ELECTS THE REMEDY SET FORTH IN CLAUSE (B) ABOVE, SUCH SUMS IN CLAUSE (B) SHALL CONSTITUTE AND BE DEEMED TO BE THE AGREED AND LIQUIDATED DAMAGES OF BUYER WHICH IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A FORFEITURE OR PENALTY, BUT IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE LIQUIDATED DAMAGES TO BUYER.

 

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6. Closing and Escrow.

 

6.1 Escrow Instructions.  Upon execution of this Agreement by both Buyer and Seller, the parties hereto shall deposit a copy of a fully-executed counterpart of this Agreement with Escrow Holder and this Agreement shall serve as the instructions to Escrow Holder for consummation of the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, the Escrow shall be deemed opened on the date Escrow Holder shall have received a fully executed original or originally executed counterparts of this Agreement from both Seller and Buyer (the "Opening of Escrow").  Escrow Holder shall notify Buyer and Seller in writing of the date of the Opening of Escrow.  Seller and Buyer agree to execute such reasonable additional and supplementary escrow instructions as may be appropriate to enable the Escrow Holder to comply with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any such additional or supplementary escrow instructions, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

 

6.2 Closing and Close of Escrow.

 

6.2.1 Closing.  As used in this Agreement, the "Closing" shall mean the consummation of the purchase and sale transaction contemplated by this Agreement, as evidenced by submission by the Title Company of the Grant Deed for recordation in the Official Records of Cass County, North Dakota (the "Official Records") and the disbursement of the proceeds of the Purchase Price by Escrow Holder to Seller.  Each party shall timely deposit with Escrow Holder the funds, documents and supplementary written escrow instructions required by this Agreement in order to consummate the Closing of the sale and transfer of the Property in accordance with this Agreement.

 

6.2.2 Closing Date.  Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by both Buyer and Seller, the Closing shall occur on or before the later of March 15, 2011 or fifteen (15) days after removal of all contingencies (the "Closing Date").  Time is of the essence with respect to such Closing Date, and such Closing Date may not be extended without the prior written approval of both Seller and Buyer, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.

 

6.3 Conveyance.  At Closing, Seller shall convey to Buyer fee simple title to the Real Property by means of a grant deed in substantially the form attached as Exhibit B hereto ("Grant Deed"), which Grant Deed shall reflect any Documentary Transfer Tax payable on the conveyance effectuated thereby shall be reflected on a separate document filed with the Office of the County Recorder.

 

6.4 Closing Documents.

 

6.4.1 Seller's Closing Documents.  At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Escrow Holder for delivery to Buyer, as applicable, upon the Closing, all of the following documents:  (a) the Grant Deed, executed and acknowledged by Seller; (b) two (2) counterparts of an assignment and assumption of the Contracts and other Intangible Property in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, executed by Seller (the "General Assignment"); (c) a bill of sale for the Personal Property, if any, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit D hereto, executed by Seller (the "Bill of Sale"); (d) a certificate of non-foreign status in accordance with 

 

  

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the requirements of Internal Revenue Code Section 1445, as amended (the "FIRPTA Certificate"), in substantially the form attached as Exhibit E hereto, executed by Seller; (e) any specific state forms to be executed by Seller; (f) two (2) counterparts of the Assignment and Assumption of Leases in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, duly executed by Seller (the "Assignment of Leases"), (g) notices to the tenants with respect to the Leases, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I and made a part hereof, duly executed by Seller, (h) evidence of the existence, organization and authority of Seller and of the authority of the person executing documents on behalf of Seller reasonably satisfactory to the Title Company (i) evidence of termination of any management or leasing commission agreements; and (j) such other documents as may be reasonably required by Escrow Holder or the Title Company, including, without limitation, a so-called "gap" indemnity affidavit and Seller's affidavit as to mechanics' liens and parties in possession arising under contracts to which Seller is a party (provided, however, no such additional document shall expand any obligation, covenant, representation or warranty of Seller or result in any new or additional obligation, covenant, representation or warranty of Seller under this Agreement beyond those expressly set forth in this Agreement).

 

6.4.2 Seller's Deliveries Outside of Escrow.  Within one (1) week after the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Buyer the following documents and materials outside of Escrow (which obligation shall survive the Closing and shall not be merged into the Grant Deed and the other documents and instruments to be delivered at Closing):  (a) originals or, if originals are not available, copies, of Contracts, if any, assigned to and assumed by Buyer; and (b) to the extent in Seller's possession, keys to all entrance doors at the Property, any copies of any warranties which pertain solely to the Improvements, and any operating manuals for the equipment and systems which are part of the Improvements.

 

6.4.3 Buyer's Closing Payments and Documents.  At Closing, in addition to Buyer's payment to Seller of the Purchase Price, Buyer shall deliver the following to Escrow Holder for delivery to Seller, as applicable, upon the Closing:  (a) two (2) counterparts of the General Assignment in substantially the form attached as Exhibit C hereto, executed by Buyer; (b) two (2) counterparts of the Assignment of Leases in substantially the form attached as Exhibit F hereto, executed by Buyer; (c) evidence of the existence, organization and authority of Buyer and of the authority of the person(s) executing documents on behalf of Buyer reasonably satisfactory to the Title Company; and (d) such other documents as may be reasonably required by Escrow Holder or the Title Company (provided, however, no such additional document shall expand any obligation, covenant, representation or warranty of Buyer or result in any new or additional obligation, covenant, representation or warranty of Buyer under this Agreement beyond those expressly set forth in this Agreement).

 

6.5 Actions of Escrow Holder.  On the Closing Date, Escrow Holder shall promptly undertake and follow the procedures below with respect to Closing (all of which shall be considered as having taken place simultaneously, and no delivery or transaction below shall be considered as having been made until all deliveries and transactions have been accomplished):

 

6.5.1 Disbursement of Funds.  Escrow Holder shall disburse all funds deposited with Escrow Holder by Buyer as follows:

 

  

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(a) Pay all closing costs which are to be paid through Escrow (including recording fees, brokerage commissions, Title Policy charges and Escrow fees) and any payments due in connection with the release or reconveyance of any Seller monetary liens as provided in Section 4.1.1 above, all in accordance with the Closing Statement.

 

(b) After (i) deducting in accordance with the Closing Statement all closing costs which are chargeable to the account of Seller, and (ii) either deducting or adding (as appropriate) in accordance with the Closing Statement the net amount of the prorations and adjustments made pursuant to this Agreement, disburse the balance of the Purchase Price (as adjusted pursuant to clause (i) and clause (ii) above) to Seller in accordance with separate wiring instructions to be delivered to Escrow Holder by Seller.

 

(c) Disburse any remaining funds to Buyer in accordance with separate wiring instructions to be delivered to Escrow Holder by Buyer.

 

6.5.2 Recordation.  Escrow Holder shall cause the Grant Deed (along with any other documents which the parties hereto may mutually direct to be recorded) to be recorded in the Official Records and obtain conformed copies thereof for distribution to Buyer and Seller.

 

6.5.3 Delivery of Documents.  Escrow Holder shall:  (a) direct the Title Company to issue the Title Policy to Buyer; (b) deliver to Buyer and Seller conformed copies of the Grant Deed as recorded in the Official Records; (c) combine the two (2) original counterparts of each of the General Assignment and the Lease Assignment delivered into Escrow by Seller and Buyer into two (2) fully executed originals of each of the General Assignment and the Lease Assignment, and deliver to Seller one (1) fully executed original of each of the General Assignment and the Lease Assignment; and (d) deliver to Buyer executed originals of the Bill of Sale, the FIRPTA Certificate, any specific state forms and one (1) fully executed original of each of the General Assignment and the Lease Assignment.

 

6.6 Closing Costs.

 

6.6.1 Seller's Closing Costs.  Seller shall pay (a) the basic premium for a ALTA policy of title insurance with respect to the Title Policy, (b) all legal and professional fees and fees of other consultants incurred by Seller, (c) all documentary transfer taxes and recording fees payable in connection with the recordation of the Grant Deed, (d) one-half (1⁄2) of all Escrow fees and Escrow costs related to the purchase and sale of the Property (but no Escrow fees and Escrow costs related to the Buyer Loan or any other Buyer financing, all of which shall be paid by Buyer), and (e) the payment to the Broker as provided in Section 6.7 below.

 

6.6.2 Buyer's Closing Costs.  Buyer shall pay (a) the cost of the Title Policy in excess of the basic premium for a ALTA policy of title insurance, (b) the cost of any endorsements to the Title Policy, (c) the cost of the Updated ALTA Surveys and any modification, update or recertification thereof, (d) the cost of any title insurance coverage required by Buyer's Lender or any other lender providing financing to Buyer, (e) all legal and professional fees and fees of other consultants incurred by Buyer, (f) any and all Escrow fees and costs and any other costs and expenses whatsoever related to the Buyer Loan and any other 

 

  

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Buyer financing, (g) one-half (1⁄2) of all Escrow fees and Escrow costs related to the purchase and sale of the Property, and (h) all fees, costs, charges, points, title insurance premiums, recording fees and other costs and expenses of the Buyer Loan and any other Buyer financing.

 

6.6.3 General Allocation.  Any other closing costs and expenses which are not addressed in Section 6.6.1 and Section 6.6.2 above shall be allocated between Buyer and Seller in accordance with the customary practice in Cass County, North Dakota.

 

6.7 Real Estate Commissions.  Seller shall be responsible for any commission, fee or other payment which may be due to Sperry Van Ness (“Broker”) upon the Closing in connection with the sale of the Property to Buyer contemplated by this Agreement.  Any commission to be paid to Broker shall be per a separate agreement between Broker and Seller.  Buyer and Seller represent and warrant that other than the Broker identified in this Section 6.7, neither has dealt with any other broker or finder in this transaction and that no other broker or finder shall be due any brokerage fee or commission.  Each party agrees to indemnify and defend the other party against and hold the other party harmless from any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, lawsuits, judgments, costs and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) with respect to any leasing commission or equivalent compensation alleged to be owing on account of any dealings with Broker, or any real estate broker or agent, occurring by, through, or under the indemnifying party.

 

6.8 Real Estate Reporting Person.  Escrow Holder is hereby designated the "real estate reporting person" for purposes of Section 6045 of Title 26 of the United States Code and Treasury Regulation 1.6045-4 and the Closing Statement or any other any settlement statement prepared by the Title Company shall so provide.  Upon the Closing, Buyer and Seller shall cause Escrow Holder to file a Form 1099 information return and send the statement to Seller as required under the aforementioned statute and regulation.

 

6.9 Prorations.

 

6.9.1 General.  The following items set forth below in this Section 6.9 are to be adjusted and prorated between Seller and Buyer as of 11:59 p.m. on the day immediately preceding the Closing Date (the "Adjustment Time") (such that Buyer shall be deemed to own the Property, and therefore entitled to any revenues and responsible for any expenses, for the entire day upon which the Closing occurs).  Such adjustments and prorations shall be calculated on the actual days of the applicable month in which the Closing occurs and all annual prorations shall be based upon a three hundred sixty-five (365)-day year.  The net amount resulting from the prorations and adjustments provided for in this Section 6.9 (along with the allocation of Closing costs in accordance with Section 6.6 above) shall be added to (if such net amount is in Seller's favor) or deducted from (if such net amount is in Buyer's favor) the funds to be delivered at Closing by Buyer in payment of the Purchase Price.  Any other closing prorations and adjustments which are customarily made in similar real property sales transactions and are not addressed in this Section 6.9 shall be made between Buyer and Seller in accordance with the customary practice in Cass County, North Dakota.  All provisions of this Section 6.9 shall survive the Closing and the recordation of the Grant Deed and shall not merge into the Grant Deed and the other documents and instruments delivered at Closing.

 

  

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6.9.2 Rent, Tenant Charges and Arrearages.  At Closing, all rents actually paid and collected, and any other charges owing by tenants and which have been collected by Seller shall be prorated as of the Adjustment Time, and the prorated amount attributable to the period following the Closing shall either be paid to Buyer at the Closing or credited against the Purchase Price, at Seller's option.  Any CAM and other charges and expenses payable by tenants under the Leases (collectively, the "Tenant Charges") on an estimated basis shall be reconciled against actual charges and expenses as of and at the Closing, to the extent then possible, and Seller shall provide a proposed reconciliation for Buyer's approval.  Seller shall have a period of ninety (90) days following the actual Closing Date to provide Buyer with a final reconciliation of Tenant Charges.  If the final reconciliation shows that Seller owes Buyer additional sums, Seller shall deliver such amount to Buyer together with the delivery of the final reconciliation of the Tenant Charges.  If the final reconciliation shows that Buyer owes Seller additional sums, Buyer shall pay such amount to Seller within ten (10) days after Buyer's receipt of the final reconciliation.  Other than as set forth above, there shall not be any further reconciliation of such Tenant Charges after the final reconciliation thereof, the proration of such Tenant Charges pursuant to the final reconciliation being conclusively presumed to be accurate.  After the final reconciliation of the Tenant Charges is made by and between the parties, Buyer shall be solely liable and responsible to the tenant for such reconciliation of Tenant Charges under the Leases.  At the Closing Seller shall credit against the Purchase Price the amount equal to the aggregate of the security deposits paid by the tenants under the Leases and received by Seller in connection with the Leases, to the extent Seller has not already returned or applied any of such security deposits.  With respect to any security deposits which are other than cash, Seller shall deliver to Buyer at the Closing the original documentation related thereto with such transfer and assignment documentation as may be necessary (executed by all necessary third parties and with all fees paid by Seller), including without limitation, the original letter of credit, if applicable.  Buyer shall, in the ordinary course of its business (which shall not include declaring a default or bringing suit) continue to invoice tenants in an attempt to collect any delinquent or other rental and other expense arrearages attributable to the period prior to the Closing.  After deduction of Buyer's reasonable out-of-pocket costs to collect same, Buyer shall promptly account to Seller and shall immediately reimburse Seller for all rents, expense reimbursements and other charges received by Buyer after the Closing which apply to any period prior to the Closing to the extent Seller has not already been paid for or credited with such sums; provided, however, that amounts collected by Buyer shall first be applied against amounts outstanding and due and payable for the period after the Closing.  With respect to any rent arrears arising under the Leases, Seller is expressly prohibited from attempting to collect such pre-closing delinquent rental obligations directly from tenants, and without limitation of the foregoing, after the Closing, Seller shall not bring an action against any tenants under the Leases while such tenants are tenants of the Property which would seek to terminate the related leases, dispossess the related tenants or seek the involuntary bankruptcy of the related tenants.

 

6.9.3 Real Estate Taxes and Assessments.  For purposes of this Agreement, "Property Taxes" means real estate or ad valorem real property taxes, assessments (including any business improvement district charges and principal and interest installments due on any community facilities district or local improvement district liens) and personal property taxes with respect to the Property.  To the extent not paid directly by the tenants of the Property or reimbursed by tenants as part of the Tenant Charges, Property Taxes shall be prorated as of the Adjustment Time based upon the latest available tax bill.  Any Property Taxes which may be

 

  

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 paid in installments shall be prorated based upon such installments and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Seller shall not be required to pre-pay or to bear (by credit or debit) the prepayment of any amount due for Property Taxes (including special amounts payable for other assessments) other than the installments due for the Current Tax Period.  Seller shall be responsible for (a) all Property Taxes assessed for any period prior to the Current Tax Period and (b) that portion of the Property Taxes assessed for the Current Tax Period determined on the basis of the number of days which have elapsed from the first day of the Current Tax Period to the Adjustment Time, inclusive, whether or not the same shall be payable prior to the Adjustment Time.  Buyer shall be responsible for (i) all Property Taxes assessed for any period after the Current Tax Period, and (ii) that portion of the Property Taxes assessed for the Current Tax Period, determined on the basis of the number of days following the Adjustment Time through the last day of the Current Tax Period, inclusive.  The term "Current Tax Period" shall mean the fiscal period of the applicable taxing or charging authority during which the Closing occurs.  If the latest available tax bill is not the bill for the Current Tax Period, then Property Taxes shall be prorated based upon the latest tax information then available (including previous tax bills, current assessments and other information available from the taxing authorities) and Buyer and Seller shall re-prorate the Property Taxes following the Closing as soon as the tax bill for the Current Tax Period becomes available, but in all events no later than the Final Proration Adjustment as provided in Section 6.9.5 below.  Any increase in Property Taxes which is assessed following the Closing arising out of the sale of the Real Property to Buyer or a subsequent sale or change in ownership thereafter, and/or arising out of any construction or improvements to the Real Property performed following the Closing, shall be paid by Buyer when assessed.  Refunds of Property Taxes for the Current Tax Period, net of the costs of pursuing any tax contest or protest proceedings and collecting such refunds, shall be prorated in proportion to the respective shares of the Property Taxes for the Current Tax Period borne by Seller and Buyer hereunder.

 

6.9.4 Operating Expenses.  To the extent not paid directly by the tenants of the Property, all costs and expenses, other than Property Taxes, with respect to the operation and maintenance of the Property shall be prorated between Buyer and Seller as of the Adjustment Time, including all fees and charges for sewer, water, electricity, heat and air-conditioning service and other utilities; assessments payable under any covenants, conditions and restrictions encumbering the Property; charges under the Contracts assumed by Buyer; insurance premiums; rental taxes, personal property taxes, business occupational taxes and municipal taxes other than Property Taxes; and periodic fees payable under transferable licenses and permits for the operation of any of the Property.  Subject to Section 6.9.2, such costs and expenses shall be prorated as of the Adjustment Time such that Seller shall be responsible for all such costs and operating expenses attributable on an accrual basis to the period prior to the Adjustment Time and Buyer shall be responsible for all such costs and expenses attributable on an accrual basis to the period from and after the Adjustment Time.  If invoices or bills for any of such costs and expenses are unavailable on or before the Closing Date, such costs and expenses shall be estimated and prorated at Closing based upon the latest information available (including prior bills and operating history) and a final and conclusive readjustment of any cost and expense item shall be made upon receipt of the actual invoice or bill, but in all events no later than the Final Proration Adjustment as provided in Section 6.9.5 below.  Buyer shall take all commercially reasonable steps to effectuate the transfer to Buyer's name as of the date of Closing of all utilities which are in Seller's name, and where necessary, open a new account in Buyer's name and post 

 

  

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deposits with the utility companies.  Buyer and Seller shall cooperate to have all utility meters read by the appropriate utility companies as of the date of Closing.  If Buyer and Seller are unable to obtain such final meter readings as of the Closing Date from all applicable meters, utility expenses related to such meters shall be estimated at Closing based upon the operating history of the Property subject to the final adjustment in all events no later than the Final Proration Adjustment as provided in Section 6.9.5 below.  Seller shall be entitled to recover any and all deposits held by any utility companies for utilities in any Seller's name as of the date of Closing, and if any such deposits are not returned to Seller on or before the Closing Date, such deposits shall be assigned to Buyer and the amounts thereof shall be credited to Seller's account and increase the amount of funds payable by Buyer at Closing.

 

6.9.5 Closing Statement; Final Proration Adjustment.  At least one (1) full Business Day prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a proration schedule identifying all adjustments for items to be prorated pursuant to this Section 6.9, with reasonable back-up, and Seller and Buyer shall agree upon the allocation of costs and expenses to be made in accordance with Section 6.6 above and the prorations to be made in accordance with this Section 6.9 and submit to Escrow Holder a signed statement (or sign a statement prepared by Escrow Holder) (the "Closing Statement").  The Closing Statement shall be utilized for purposes of making the adjustments to the Purchase Price upon the Closing for closing costs and prorations.  As soon as practicable following the Closing (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the Closing), Seller and Buyer shall reprorate the income and expenses set forth in this Section 6.9 based upon actual bills or invoices received after the Closing (if original prorations were based upon estimates) and any other items necessary to effectuate the intent of the parties that all income and expense items be prorated as provided above in this Section 6.9 (the "Final Proration Adjustment").  Any reprorated items shall be promptly paid to the party entitled thereto.  Any errors or omissions in computing adjustments at the Closing shall be promptly corrected, but only so long as the party seeking to correct such error or omission has notified the other party of such error or omission no later than the Final Proration Adjustment.  The proration of income and expense at the Final Proration Adjustment shall be final and conclusive; there shall be no further proration or adjustment following the Final Proration Adjustment.

 

7. Interim Operation and Leasing of the Property; Leasing Costs.

 

7.1 Operation.  From and after the Opening of Escrow and continuing to the Closing Date, Seller shall operate, maintain and, subject to Section 8 below, repair the Property in the ordinary course and consistent with such Seller's past practices and shall keep the Property insured against fire, vandalism and other loss, damage and destruction with the same coverage, policy limits and deductible amounts as are currently maintained by Seller.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Seller's maintenance obligations under this Section 7 shall not include any obligation to make capital expenditures or any other expenditures not incurred in Seller's normal course of business unless required for the day to day operation of the Real Property.

 

7.2 Leasing.  Without limiting the foregoing, but subject to the provisions of this Section 7.2, from the Agreement Date through the Due Diligence Deadline Seller shall, in the ordinary course, negotiate with prospective tenants and enter into new leases (on terms that Seller believes, in its commercially reasonable business judgment, to be market terms), enforce the terms of the Leases in all material respects and perform in all material respects all of 

 

  

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landlord's obligations under the Leases.  Seller will promptly notify Buyer of any new leases entered into by, or proposals to enter into new leases made by, Seller at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Due Diligence Deadline and provide Buyer with a summary of the terms of each such new lease or proposal.  After the Due Diligence Deadline, and at least three (3) Business Days prior to becoming legally bound with respect to any new lease or other agreement or modification of the existing Leases or other agreement, Seller shall consult with and seek the consent of Buyer, and shall provide reasonable detail to Buyer including, at Buyer's request, copies of the relevant documentation, with respect thereto.  Any consent to be given by Buyer pursuant to this Section 7.2 shall be granted or withheld in Buyer's sole and absolute discretion, and shall be deemed granted if Buyer does not respond in writing to Seller's request for said consent within three (3) Business Days after receipt thereof.  Prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall have the right, but not the obligation (except to the extent that Seller's failure to act shall constitute a waiver of such rights or remedies), to enforce the rights and remedies of the landlord under the Leases, by summary proceedings or otherwise, but after the expiration of the Due Diligence Deadline, Seller shall not apply all or any portion of any security deposit then held by Seller toward any loss or damage incurred by Seller by reason of any defaults by any tenants under the Leases.  With respect to any application by Seller, prior to the expiration of the Due Diligence Deadline, of any tenant security deposit held by Seller, Seller will deliver, in connection with any such application, written notice to the applicable tenant(s) under the Leases indicating that its security deposit has been or is being so applied.  Seller shall provide Buyer with written notice within three (3) Business Days after any action taken by Seller pursuant to the foregoing provisions.

 

7.3 Contracts.  Except for leases, service contracts and agreements entered into in accordance with the preceding provisions of this Section 7, from and after the Opening of Escrow Seller shall not enter into, execute or knowingly permit any contract, lien or encumbrance on the Property without Buyer's prior written consent; provided, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed with respect to any utility or similar easement necessary for the operation of the Property.  Buyer's consent shall be deemed granted if Buyer does not respond in writing to Seller's request for said consent within three (3) Business Days thereafter.  From and after the Opening of Escrow, Seller shall not dispose of any of the Property except for dispositions and replacement of personal property in the ordinary course of business.

 

7.4 Leasing Costs.  If the Closing occurs, Buyer shall be responsible and shall pay for the costs of tenant improvement work or allowances, third-party leasing commissions and other leasing costs (collectively, the "Leasing Costs") relating to or arising from (i) those leases or modifications of leases entered into on or after the Agreement Date, (ii) the exercise by a tenant of a renewal, expansion or extension option contained in its Lease, which renewal or extension period commences, or which expansion space such tenant first has the right to occupy, on or after the Agreement Date (notwithstanding that such tenant may have exercised such option prior to the Agreement Date) and (iii) any items set forth on Exhibit J, and any amounts paid by Seller in respect of such Leasing Costs shall be reimbursed by Buyer at the Closing.  Seller shall be responsible for, and pay on or before the Closing Date (or provide Buyer a credit thereof) all Leasing Costs attributable to the current term of any Lease for tenants in occupancy as of the Agreement Date.  The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the Closing.

 

  

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8. Casualty and Condemnation.

 

8.1 Immaterial Casualty or Condemnation.  In the event there is any damage to the Real Property or destruction of any Improvement thereon or condemnation of any portion of the Property after the Agreement Date, then except as provided in Section 8.2 below, Buyer shall be required to purchase the Property with a credit against the Purchase Price otherwise due hereunder equal to the amount of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards actually collected by Seller prior to the Closing as a result of any such damage or destruction or condemnation, plus the amount of any insurance deductible or retention, less any sums expended by Seller prior to the Closing for the restoration or repair of the Property and/or in collecting such insurance proceeds or condemnation awards.  Seller agrees that Seller will maintain Seller's present casualty insurance policy with respect to the Property in full force and effect until the Closing.  If the insurance proceeds or condemnation awards have not been collected as of the Closing, then such proceeds or awards shall be assigned to Buyer, except to the extent needed to reimburse Seller for sums Seller expended prior to the Closing for the restoration or repair of the Property and/or in collecting such insurance proceeds or condemnation awards.

 

8.2 Material Casualty or Condemnation.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 8.1 above, if the Property or any portion thereof is damaged or destroyed by a casualty or is condemned and (i) gives rise to a right of termination or rent abatement under any Lease, or (ii) to the extent that the cost of repair or restoration to substantially the same condition existing prior to such casualty (or, in the case of a condemnation, the value of the Property or portion thereof so condemned) would exceed an amount equal to One Hundred Thousand No/100ths Dollars ($100,000.00), then Seller shall give Buyer prompt notice thereof and the Buyer may, at Buyer's option to be exercised by delivery of written notice to Seller within five (5) Business Days of Seller's notice to the Buyer of the occurrence of such casualty or condemnation, elect not to purchase the Property under this Agreement.  If Buyer so duly elects not to purchase the Property, this Agreement shall terminate, the Deposit (to the extent then made) shall be returned to Buyer (less one-half (1/2) of any escrow and title cancellation fees and charges, which Buyer hereby agrees to pay), and neither Buyer nor Seller shall have any further rights or obligations under this Agreement except for Buyer's Surviving Obligations.  Any dispute as to the costs of such repair or restoration or value of a condemned portion of the Property shall be referred, within five (5) Business Days after written notice to a party by the other party, to a licensed architect jointly selected by Buyer and Seller for resolution.  The determination of such architect, which shall be made within a period of ten (10) days after such submittal by the parties, shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties.  If the parties shall fail to agree upon the identity of such architect within three (3) Business Days after either party has notified the other of such party's choice of architect, then either party may at any time thereafter apply to a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint immediately such architect.  The fees and expenses of such architect shall be paid equally by Buyer and Seller, and the parties shall cooperate with such architect by providing such information as such architect may reasonably require to resolve the dispute.  If Buyer does not timely elect, in writing, not to purchase the Property as provided in this Section 8, Buyer shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any right to terminate this Agreement by reason of any such casualty or condemnation and Buyer shall proceed with the purchase of the Property and at Closing Buyer shall be entitled to a credit against the Purchase Price in an amount equal to the amount of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards actually collected by Seller prior to the Closing as a result of 

 

  

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any such damage or destruction or condemnation, plus the amount of any insurance deductible or any uninsured amount or retention, less any sums expended by Seller prior to the Closing for the restoration or repair of the Property and/or in collecting such insurance proceeds or condemnation awards.  If the insurance proceeds or condemnation awards have not been collected as of the Closing, then such proceeds or awards shall be assigned to Buyer at Closing, except to the extent needed to reimburse Seller for sums Seller expended prior to the Closing for the restoration or repair of the Property.

 

9. Representations and Warranties.

 

9.1 Representations and Warranties of Seller.  Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that the following matters are true and correct as of the Opening of Escrow and, subject to Section 9.2 below, will also be true and correct as of the Closing.

 

9.1.1 Legal Power.  Seller has the legal power, right and authority to enter into this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein, and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

9.1.2 Duly Authorized.  This Agreement is, and all the documents executed by Seller which are to be delivered by Seller to Buyer at the Closing will be, duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Seller, and is and will be legal, valid, and binding obligations of Seller (except as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles relating to or limiting the right of contracting parties generally).

 

9.1.3 Requisite Action.  All requisite action (corporate, trust, partnership, limited liability company or otherwise) has been taken by Seller in connection with entering into this Agreement, the instruments referenced herein to be executed by Seller, and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.  No further consent of any shareholder, trustee, partner, member, trustor, beneficiary, creditor, investor, judicial or administrative body, governmental authority or other party is required for Seller to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.1.4 Individual(s) Authority.  The individual(s) executing this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein on behalf of Seller has the legal power, right, and actual authority to bind Seller to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof.

 

9.1.5 Foreign Person Affidavit.  Seller is not a foreign person as defined in Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code.

 

9.1.6 ERISA Matters.  Seller is acting on Seller's own behalf and Seller is neither (a) an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA") which is subject to Title 1 of ERISA, nor (b) a plan as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (any such plan which meets all of the criteria in clause (a) or clause (b) above is hereinafter referred to collectively as a "Plan").  Seller's assets do not constitute "plan assets" of one or more of such Plans within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101 and Seller will not be

 

  

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 reconstituted as a Plan or as an entity whose assets constitute "plan assets" within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101.

 

9.1.7 Bankruptcy Matters.  Seller has not made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, filed any voluntary petition in bankruptcy or suffered the filing of an involuntary petition by Seller's creditors, suffered the appointment of a receiver to take possession of substantially all of Seller's assets, suffered the attachment or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Seller's assets, admitted Seller's inability to pay Seller's debts as they come due, or made an offer of settlement, extension or composition to Seller's creditors generally.

 

9.1.8 Contracts.  Seller warrants that there are no service, supply, maintenance, repair, construction, leasing or management contracts entered into by Seller relating to the Property other than those Contracts listed on Exhibit G hereto.

 

9.1.9 Leases.  To Seller’s knowledge, Seller warrants that there are no Leases other than those Leases (as amended) listed on Exhibit L thereto.

 

9.1.10 Pending Actions.  To Seller’s knowledge, except as set forth in the Title Documents, Seller has not received written notice of any pending action (including any condemnation action), suit or proceeding before any court or other governmental agency naming Seller as a party that arises out of Seller's ownership of the Property (other than a pending proceeding, if any, to contest a Property Taxes assessment of the Property and personal injury litigation covered by insurance policies, subject to customary deductibles).

 

9.1.11 Seller's Documents. To Seller’s knowledge, the Seller's Documents delivered to Buyer or made available to Buyer pursuant to Section 4.1.3 above are true, correct and complete copies thereof in Seller's possession.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Seller is not making any express or implied representation as to the accuracy or thoroughness of the contents of any of said Seller's Documents or of the ability of Buyer to rely on any of said Seller's Documents.  This representation shall not be deemed breached by virtue of any new agreements entered into after the Agreement Date in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof.

 

9.1.12 OFAC.  Neither Seller nor any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective partners, or to Seller's knowledge, any of their members, shareholders or other equity owners, and none of their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents, is a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of OFAC (including those named on OFAC's Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) or under any statute executive order (including the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action.

 

9.2 Qualification of Seller's Representations and Warranties.  Prior to the Closing, Seller shall have the right to qualify the representations and warranties made by Seller in Section 9.1 above in writing with any information Seller first receives concerning such representations and warranties after the Agreement Date.  In no event shall Seller be liable to Buyer for, or be deemed to be in default pursuant to this Agreement by reason of any inaccuracy 

 

  

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of a representation or warranty which results from any change that occurs between the Agreement Date and the Closing and is expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement or any change which is beyond the control of Seller to prevent, so long as Seller notifies Buyer in writing of such change promptly following Seller obtaining knowledge thereof.  If Seller notifies Buyer in writing prior to the Closing of any qualification to Seller's representations and warranties in Section 9.1 above which has a material adverse effect on the Property, then within five (5) Business Days after Buyer's receipt of such notice from Seller, Buyer may elect to terminate this Agreement by notice in writing to Seller.  Buyer must unconditionally elect, by a writing received by Seller within such five (5) Business Day period (and the Closing Date shall be adjourned, if necessary, for the period of time necessary for Buyer’s five (5) Business Day election period), to either (a) terminate this Agreement and the Escrow, in which event the Deposit shall be returned to Buyer (less one-half (1/2) of any escrow and title cancellation fees and charges, which Buyer hereby agrees to pay) and Seller and Buyer shall have no further obligations and liabilities under this Agreement (except for the Buyer's Surviving Obligations, which shall survive any such termination), or (b) proceed with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, in which event the representations and warranties made by Seller in Section 9.1 above shall be qualified upon the Closing as provided in the written notice to Buyer.  In the event that Seller does not receive such written notification from Buyer within such five (5) Business Day period unconditionally stating which election Buyer has decided to make, then Buyer shall be deemed to have elected to proceed with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, with the representations and warranties in Section 9.1 above modified or qualified as provided in the written notice to Buyer.  Buyer shall have no right to terminate this Agreement or any recourse against Seller for any qualification to Seller's representations and warranties which does not have a material adverse effect on the Property.

 

9.3 Definition of Seller's Knowledge.  For purposes of this Agreement, (a) whenever the phrase "to Seller's knowledge", "to the knowledge of Seller" or other references to the knowledge of Seller are used or made, they shall be deemed to refer to the present actual (as opposed to constructive or imputed) knowledge of Raymond D. Fisher without any investigation or inquiry whatsoever by such individual.  Buyer acknowledges that the foregoing individual is named solely for the purpose of defining and narrowing the scope of Seller's knowledge and not for the purpose of imposing any liability on or creating any duties running from such individual to Buyer.  Buyer covenants that Buyer will bring no action of any kind against either of such individual or any officer, director, member, partner, shareholder, agent, representative, or advisor of Seller arising out of any of the representations, warranties and covenants made by Seller in this Agreement.

 

9.4 Survival Period.  The representations and warranties of Seller set forth in Section 9.1 above shall survive for six (6) months following the Closing (the "Expiration Date") and shall automatically expire upon the Expiration Date unless Buyer commences suit against Seller with respect to any alleged breach prior to the Expiration Date (and, in the event any such suit is timely commenced by Buyer against Seller, shall survive thereafter only insofar as the subject matter of the alleged breach specified in such suit is concerned).  If suit is not timely commenced by Buyer prior to the Expiration Date, then Seller's representations and warranties shall thereafter be void and of no force or effect.

 

  

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9.5 Representations and Warranties of Buyer.  Buyer represents and warrants to Seller that the following matters are true and correct as of the Opening of Escrow and will also be true and correct as of the Closing:

 

9.5.1 Legal Power.  Buyer has the legal power, right and authority to enter into this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein, and to consummate the transaction contemplated hereby.

 

9.5.2 Duly Authorized.  This Agreement is, and all the documents executed by Buyer which are to be delivered by Buyer to Seller at the Closing will be, duly authorized, executed, and delivered by Buyer, and is and will be legal, valid, and binding obligations of Buyer (except as may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium and other principles relating to or limiting the right of contracting parties generally).

 

9.5.3 Requisite Action.  All requisite action (corporate, trust, partnership or otherwise) has been taken by Buyer in connection with entering into this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein to be executed by Buyer and by the Closing Date all such necessary action will have been taken to authorize the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby.  No further consent of any shareholder, trustee, partner, member, trustor, beneficiary, creditor, investor, judicial or administrative body, governmental authority or other party is required for Buyer to consummate the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.5.4 Individuals Authority.  The individual(s) executing this Agreement and the instruments referenced herein on behalf of Buyer has the legal power, right, and actual authority to bind Buyer to the terms and conditions hereof and thereof.

 

9.5.5 ERISA Representations.  Buyer is acting on Buyer's own behalf and Buyer is neither (a) an employee benefit plan as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA which is subject to Title 1 of ERISA, nor (b) a plan as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.  Buyer's assets do not constitute "plan assets" of one or more of such Plans (as defined in Section 9.1.6 above) within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation Section 2510.3-101 and Buyer will not be reconstituted as a Plan or as an entity whose assets constitute "plan assets" within the meaning of Department of Labor Regulation 2510.3-101.

 

9.5.6 OFAC.  Neither Buyer nor any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective partners, or to Buyer's knowledge, any of their members, shareholders or other equity owners, and none of their respective employees, officers, directors, representatives or agents, is a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under regulations of OFAC (including those named on OFAC's Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) or under any statute executive order (including the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action.

 

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characteristics and condition of the Property.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that Buyer is purchasing the Property subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances and orders.  Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that except for any representations and warranties (if any) expressly made by Seller in Section 9.1 of this Agreement or any closing document neither Seller nor any Seller Party made any representations, warranties or agreements by or on behalf of Seller of any kind whatsoever, whether oral or written, express or implied, statutory or otherwise, as to any matters concerning the Property, the condition of the Property, the size (including rentable or useable square footage) of the Real Property and/or the Improvements (including any discrepancies in the actual rentable square footage of the Improvements), the present use of the Property or the suitability of Buyer's intended use of the Property.  Buyer hereby acknowledges, agrees and represents that the Property is to be purchased, conveyed and accepted by Buyer in its present condition, "AS IS", "WHERE IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS, and that no patent or latent defect or deficiency in the condition of the Property whether or not known or discovered, shall affect the rights of either Seller or Buyer hereunder nor shall the Purchase Price be reduced as a consequence thereof.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in Section 9.1.11 above of this Agreement, any and all information and documents furnished to Buyer by or on behalf of Seller relating to the Property shall be deemed furnished as a courtesy to Buyer but without any warranty of any kind from or on behalf of Seller.  Buyer hereby represents and warrants to Seller that Buyer has (or by the Closing Date, shall have) performed an independent inspection and investigation of the Property and has also investigated and has knowledge of operative or proposed governmental laws and regulations including land use laws and regulations to which the Property may be subject.  Buyer further represents that, except for any representations (if any) expressly made by Seller in Section 9.1 of this Agreement or in any closing document, Buyer shall acquire the Property solely upon the basis of Buyer's independent inspection and investigation of the Property, including:  (a) the quality, nature, habitability, merchantability, use, operation, value, marketability, adequacy or physical condition of the Property or any aspect or portion thereof, including structural elements, foundation, roof, appurtenances, access, landscaping, parking facilities, electrical, mechanical, HVAC, plumbing, sewage, and utility systems, facilities and appliances, soils, geology and groundwater, or whether the Real Property lies within a special flood hazard area, an area of potential flooding, a very high fire hazard severity zone, a wildland fire area, an earthquake fault zone or a seismic hazard zone; (b) the dimensions or lot size of the Real Property or the square footage of the Improvements thereon or of any tenant space therein; (c) the development or income potential, or rights of or relating to, the Real Property or its use, habitability, merchantability, or fitness, or the suitability, value or adequacy of such Real Property for any particular purpose; (d) the zoning or other legal status of the Real Property or any other public or private restrictions on the use of the Real Property; (e) the compliance of the Real Property or its operation with any applicable codes, laws, regulations, statutes, ordinances, covenants, conditions and restrictions of any governmental or regulatory agency or authority or of any other person or entity (including the Americans With Disabilities Act); (f) the ability of Buyer to obtain any necessary governmental approvals, licenses or permits for Buyer's intended use or development of the Real Property; (g) the presence or absence of Hazardous Materials on, in, under, above or about the Real Property or any adjoining or neighboring property; (h) the quality of any labor and materials used in any Improvements; (i) the condition of title to the Real Property; (j) Contracts or any other agreements affecting the Real Property or the intentions of any party with respect to the 

 

  

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negotiation and/or execution of any lease or contract with respect to the Real Property; (k) Seller's ownership of the Property or any portion thereof; or (l) the economics of, or the income and expenses, revenue or expense projections or other financial matters, relating to the operation of the Real Property.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer expressly acknowledges and agrees that Buyer is not relying on any representation or warranty of Seller or any Seller Party, whether implied, presumed or expressly provided at law or otherwise, arising by virtue of any statute, common law or other legally binding right or remedy in favor of Buyer, except as may be expressly provided in Section 9.1 of this Agreement or in any closing document.  Buyer further acknowledges and agrees that Seller is not under any duty to make any inquiry regarding any matter that may or may not be known to Seller or any other Seller Party.

 

SELLER'S INITIALS:                                                BUYER'S INITIALS:                                                

 

11. Limited Liability.  Buyer on Buyer's own behalf and on behalf of Buyer's agents, members, partners, shareholders, employees, representatives, related and affiliated entities, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Buyer Parties") hereby agrees that in no event or circumstance shall any of the shareholder(s) of Seller or any of their members, managers, partners, employees, representatives, officers, directors or agents, or any of their affiliated or related entities, have any personal liability under this Agreement, or to any of Buyer's lenders or other creditors, or to any other party in connection with the Property.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if the Closing is consummated, neither Buyer nor Seller shall have any liability to the other following the Closing with respect to any breaches of representations, warranties or covenants under this Agreement (other than the covenants and obligations contained in Section 6.6 and Section 6.9 hereof) unless and until the aggregate amount of the actual general and compensatory damages suffered by Buyer or Seller, as the case may be, by reason of any such breach of representations, warranties or covenants by the other exceeds the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000); but then in such event, the damages that the non-defaulting party may collect shall begin with and include the first dollar of such loss.  Seller's total liability with respect to a breach of any of Seller's representations, warranties or other obligations contained in this Agreement or in any document or instrument executed and delivered by Seller at the Closing (including any indemnity obligations of Seller in this Agreement or in any such document or instrument) is unlimited in the aggregate.  The provisions of this Section 11 shall survive the Closing and the recordation of the Grant Deed, and shall not be deemed merged into the Grant Deed or other documents or instruments delivered at the Closing.

 

12. Release.  Buyer on Buyer's own behalf and on behalf of each of the Buyer Parties hereby agrees that each of Seller, Seller's shareholder(s), and their partners, members, managers, trustees, beneficiaries, directors, officers, employees, representatives, property managers, asset managers, agents, attorneys, affiliated and related entities, heirs, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Released Parties") shall be, and are hereby, fully and forever released from any and all liabilities, losses, claims (including third party claims), demands, damages (of any nature whatsoever), causes of action, costs, penalties, fines, judgments, attorneys' fees, consultants' fees and costs and experts' fees,  whether direct or indirect, known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen (collectively, "Claims") that may arise on account of or in any way be connected with the Property including the physical, environmental and structural condition of the Property or any law or regulation applicable thereto, including any Claim or matter (regardless of 

 

  

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when it first appeared) relating to or arising from (a) the presence of any environmental problems, or the use, presence, storage, release, discharge or migration of Hazardous Materials on, in, under or around the Property, regardless of when such Hazardous Materials were first introduced in, on or about the Property, (b) any patent or latent defects or deficiencies with respect to the Property, (c) any and all matters related to the Property or any portion thereof, including the condition and/or operation of the Property and each part thereof, and (d) the presence, release and/or remediation of asbestos and asbestos containing materials in, on or about the Property, regardless of when such asbestos or asbestos containing materials were first introduced in, on or about the Property.  Buyer hereby waives and agrees not to commence any action, legal proceeding, cause of action or suits in law or equity, of whatever kind or nature, including any private right of action under the federal superfund laws, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601 et seq. (as such laws and statutes may be amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time), directly or indirectly, against the Released Parties in connection with Claims described above.  Buyer elects to and does assume all risk for such Claims against the Released Parties which may be brought by Buyer or Buyer Parties heretofore and hereafter arising, whether now known or unknown by Buyer.  In this connection and to the greatest extent permitted by law, Buyer hereby agrees, represents and warrants that Buyer realizes and acknowledges that factual matters now unknown to Buyer may have given or may hereafter give rise to Claims which are presently unknown, unanticipated and unsuspected, and Buyer further agrees, represents and warrants that the waivers and releases herein have been negotiated and agreed upon in light of that realization and that Buyer nevertheless hereby intends to release Seller from any such unknown Claims which might in any way be included as a material portion of the consideration given to Seller by Buyer in exchange for Seller's performance hereunder.  Without limiting the foregoing, if Buyer has knowledge of (i) a default in any of the covenants, agreements or obligations to be performed by Seller under this Agreement and/or (ii) any breach or inaccuracy in any representation of Seller made in this Agreement, and Buyer nonetheless elects to proceed to Closing, then, upon the consummation of the Closing, Buyer shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such default and/or breach or inaccuracy and shall have no Claim against Seller or hereunder with respect thereto.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Seller shall not have any liability whatsoever to Buyer with respect to any matter disclosed to or discovered by Buyer or the Buyer Parties prior to the Closing Date.

 

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Buyer hereby expressly waives, releases and relinquishes any and all claims, causes of action, rights and remedies Buyer may now or hereafter have against the Released Parties, whether known or unknown, under any Environmental Law(s), or common law, in equity or otherwise, with respect to (1) any past, present or future presence or existence of Hazardous Materials on, under or about the Property (including in the groundwater underlying the Property) or (2) any past, present or future violations of any Environmental Laws.  For the purposes of this Agreement, the term "Environmental Laws" means any and all federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations, guidance documents, judgments, governmental authorizations, or any other requirements of governmental authorities, as may presently exist or as may be amended or supplemented, or hereafter enacted or promulgated, relating to the presence, release, generation, use, handling, treatment, storage, transportation or disposal of Hazardous Materials, or the protection of the environment or human, plant or animal health, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C.A. § 9601 et seq.), the 

 

  

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Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.), the Oil Pollution Act (33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq.), and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. § 11001 et seq.).  As used herein, the term "Hazardous Material(s)" includes any hazardous or toxic material, substance, irritant, chemical or waste, which is (A) defined, classified, designated, listed or otherwise considered under any Environmental Law as a "hazardous waste," "hazardous substance," "hazardous material," "extremely hazardous waste," "acutely hazardous waste," "radioactive waste," "biohazardous waste," "pollutant," "toxic pollutant," "contaminant," "restricted hazardous waste," "infectious waste," "toxic substance," or any other term or expression intended to define, list, regulate or classify substances by reason of properties harmful to health, safety or the indoor or outdoor environment, (B) toxic, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, explosive, flammable, infectious, radioactive, carcinogenic or mutagenic, and which is or becomes regulated by any local, state or federal governmental authority, (C) asbestos and asbestos containing materials, (D) an oil, petroleum, petroleum based product or petroleum additive, derived substance or breakdown product, (E) urea formaldehyde foam insulation, (F) polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), (G) freon and other chlorofluorocarbons, (H) any drilling fluids, produced waters and other wastes associated with the exploration, development or production of crude oil, natural gas or geothermal resources, (I) lead-based paint and (J) mold, rot, fungi and bacterial matter.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12 to the contrary, the releases contained in this Section 12 are not intended to and do not include (I) any claims arising from a breach of Seller’s express representations or warranties in Section 9.1 above (subject to the limitations, disclaimers and other provisions of this Agreement), or (II) any obligation or other covenant of Seller under this Agreement which by its express terms survives the Closing.

 

Seller has given Buyer material concessions regarding this transaction in exchange for Buyer agreeing to the provisions of this Section 12.  Seller and Buyer have each initialed this Section 12 to further indicate their awareness and acceptance of each and every provision hereof.  The provisions of this Section 12 shall survive the Closing and shall not be deemed merged into the Grant Deed or any other document or instrument delivered at the Closing.

 

SELLER'S INITIALS:                                                BUYER'S INITIALS:                                                

 

13. Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered by U.S. mail, registered or certified, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by overnight delivery service showing receipt of delivery, or by personal delivery, or by facsimile transmission or other electronic signature (it being agreed that facsimile transmission or other electronic signature shall have the same force and effect as an original signature).  Such notices shall be sent to the parties at the following addresses, or such other address as may otherwise be indicated by any such party in writing.

 

  

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If to Seller:

	
Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership

Attn: Raymond D. Fisher

316 Oak Street

Glen Ellyn, IL  60137

Phone:  (630) 469-0881

Fax:  (630) 469-0301

With a copy to:                                Howard Gilbert

3315 Algonquin Road

Suite 202

Rolling Meadows Illinois 60008

Phone: (847) 253-6200

Fax: (847) 589-1661

	
  

	
With a copy to:

	
Mindy Wolin Sherman, Esq.

Perkins Coie LLP

131 S. Dearborn, Suite 1700

Chicago, IL  60603

Fax:  (312) 324-9614

 

	
  

	
If to Buyer:

	
NetREIT Inc.,

 

	
  

	
1282 Pacific Oaks Place

 

	
  

	
Escondido CA 92029

 

	
  

	
Attention:  Asset manager

 

	
  

	
Phone number:  (760) 471-8536

 

	
  

	
Facsimile:  (760) 471-0399

Email: gkatz@ netreit.com

 

	
  

	
with a copy to:

	
NetREIT Inc.,

 

	
  

	
1282 Pacific Oaks Place

 

	
  

	
Escondido CA 92029

 

	
  

	
Attention:  General Counsel

 

	
  

	
Phone number:  (760) 471-8536

 

	
  

	
Facsimile:  (760) 471-0399

	
  

	
Email: krichman@netreit.com

If to Escrow Holder                              Chicago Title Company

701 “B” Street, Suite 760

San Diego, CA 92101

Attention:  Janine Hudson

Escrow No. 930018653-U60

Phone number:  (619) 230-6366

Facsimile:  (866) 589-1942

If to Title Company                              Fidelity National Title Group

222 South Ninth Street, Suite 3060

Minneapolis, MN 55402

Attention:  Nicole Shubert

 

  

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Order No. 81003167

Phone number:  (612) 573-7272

Facsimile:  (612) 337-0331

	
  

	
Email: nicole.shubert@ctt.com

 

Notices as aforesaid shall be effective upon the earlier of actual receipt, or twenty-four (24) hours after deposit with the messenger or delivery service, or the next Business Day after delivery to an overnight delivery service, or within three (3) days after the deposit in the U.S. mail, or upon confirmation of transmission by facsimile, or when receipt is refused.

 

14. Entire Agreement; Participation in Drafting.  This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and all prior agreements, representations, and understandings between the parties, whether oral or written, are deemed null and void, all of the foregoing having been merged into this Agreement.  The parties acknowledge that each party and/or such party's counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that no rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall be employed in the interpretation or enforcement of this Agreement or any amendments or exhibits to this Agreement or any document executed and delivered by either party in connection with this Agreement.  If Buyer and/or Seller are comprised of more than one party, then each such party shall be jointly and severally liable for the obligations of Buyer or Seller, as applicable, hereunder.

 

15. Agreement Binding on Parties.

 

15.1 Successors and Assigns.  Subject to Section 15.2 and Section 15.3 below, this Agreement, and the terms, covenants, and conditions contained herein, shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

 

15.2 Assignment by Buyer.  Buyer may assign Buyer's rights under this Agreement without Seller's consent only so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied:  (a) the assignee of Buyer must be an entity which is directly or indirectly owned and controlled by the same entity which directly or indirectly owns and controls Buyer; (b) the Deposit must have been delivered to Escrow Holder and disbursed to Seller; (c) the Due Diligence Deadline shall have occurred and Buyer shall have delivered an Approval Notice to proceed with the acquisition of the Property; (d) Buyer shall remain primarily liable for the performance of Buyer's obligations under this Agreement; (e) the assignee must expressly assume in writing all of Buyer's obligations under this Agreement, and Buyer shall deliver to Seller a copy of the fully executed written assignment and assumption agreement between Buyer and such assignee at or before the Closing; and (f) the Assignee must expressly reaffirm in writing for Seller's benefit the disclaimer, "as is", limited liability and release and other provisions in Section 10, Section 11 and Section 12 of this Agreement.  Any assignment of Buyer's rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Seller which does not satisfy the requirements in the foregoing clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 15.2 shall be void.

 

15.3 Assignment by Seller.  Seller may assign Seller's rights under this Agreement without Buyer's consent only so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied: 

 

  

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 (a) the assignee of Seller must be an entity which is directly owned and controlled by Seller; (b) Seller shall remain primarily liable for the performance of Seller's obligations under this Agreement; and (c) the assignee must expressly assume in writing all of Seller's obligations under this Agreement and Seller shall deliver to Buyer a copy of the fully executed written assignment and assumption agreement between Seller and such assignee at or before the Closing.  Any assignment of Seller's rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Buyer which does not satisfy the requirements in the foregoing clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 15.3 shall be void.

 

16. Severability.  If for any reason, any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement and to the extent any provision of this Agreement is not determined to be unenforceable, such provision, or portion thereof, shall be, and remain, in full force and effect.

 

17. Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of North Dakota.

 

18. Modifications.  Any and all exhibits attached hereto shall be deemed a part hereof.  This Agreement, including exhibits, if any, expresses the entire agreement of the parties and supersedes any and all previous agreements between the parties with regard to the Property.  There are no other understandings, oral or written, which in any way alter or enlarge its terms, and there are no warranties or representations of any nature whatsoever, either expressed or implied, except as may expressly be set forth herein.  Any and all future modifications of this Agreement will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by the parties hereto.  The terms and conditions of such future modifications of this Agreement shall supersede and replace any inconsistent provisions in this Agreement.

 

19. Confidentiality.  Buyer agrees that, (a) except as otherwise provided or required by valid law, (b) except to the extent Buyer considers such documents or information reasonably necessary to prosecute and/or defend any claim made with respect to the Property or this Agreement, and (c) except to the extent reasonably necessary to deliver such documents or information to Buyer's lenders, employees, investors, officers, directors, members, partners, paralegals, attorneys and/or consultants in connection with Buyer's evaluation of this transaction, (i) Buyer and all Buyer Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to keep the contents of any materials, reports, documents, data, test results, and other information related to the transaction contemplated hereby, including the Due Diligence Materials and all information regarding Buyer's acquisition of the Property strictly confidential, (ii) Buyer and all Buyer Parties shall keep and maintain the contents of this Agreement, including the amount of consideration being paid by Buyer for the Property, strictly confidential, and (iii) Buyer and all Buyer Parties shall refrain from generating or participating in any publicity or press release regarding this transaction without the prior written consent of Seller.  Seller agrees that, (a) except as otherwise provided or required by valid law, (b) except to the extent Seller considers such information reasonably necessary to prosecute and/or defend any claim made with respect to the Property or this Agreement, and (c) except to the extent reasonably necessary to deliver such information to Seller's employees, paralegals, attorneys and/or consultants in connection with this transaction, Seller and Seller's shareholders, employees and affiliated entities shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to keep and maintain the contents of this 

 

  

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Agreement, including the amount of consideration being paid by Buyer for the Property, strictly confidential, and (ii) refrain from generating or participating in any publicity or press release regarding this transaction without the prior written consent of Buyer.  The provisions of this Section 19 shall survive any termination of this Agreement but shall not survive the Closing except for Buyer's covenants in clauses (ii) and (iii) hereof, which covenants shall survive the Closing and shall not be deemed merged into the Grant Deed or any other document or instrument delivered at Closing.

 

20. Dispute Costs.  In the event any dispute between the parties with respect to this Agreement results in litigation or other proceeding, the prevailing party shall be reimbursed by the party not prevailing in such proceeding for all reasonable costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' and experts' fees and costs incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such litigation or other proceeding and any appeal thereof.  Such costs, expenses and fees shall be included in and made a part of the judgment recovered by the prevailing party, if any.  The provisions of this Section 20 shall survive any termination of this Agreement or the Closing and shall not be deemed merged into the Grant Deed or any other document or instrument delivered at Closing.

 

21. Time of the Essence; Business Days.  Time is of the essence in the performance of each of the parties' respective obligations contained in this Agreement.  Unless the context otherwise requires, all periods terminating on a given day, period of days, or date shall terminate at 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on such date or dates.  References to "days" shall refer to calendar days except if such references are to "Business Days" which shall refer to days which are not a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday under the laws of the State of California.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any period terminates on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, under the laws of the State of California, the termination of such period shall be on the next succeeding business day.  The time in which any act provided under this Agreement is to be done, shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last day, unless the last day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday under the laws of the State of California, and then it is also so excluded.

 

22. Required Actions of Buyer and Seller.  Buyer and Seller agree to execute such instruments and documents and to diligently undertake such actions as may be required by Title Company in order to consummate the purchase and sale herein contemplated.

 

23. No Recordation.  Neither this Agreement nor a memorandum thereof may be recorded.

 

24. Drafts not an Offer to Enter into a Legally Binding Contract.  The parties hereto agree that the submission of a draft of this Agreement by one party to another is not intended by either party to be an offer to enter into a legally binding contract with respect to the purchase and sale of the Property.  The parties shall be legally bound with respect to the purchase and sale of the Property pursuant to the terms of this Agreement only if and when Seller and Buyer have fully executed and delivered (or caused the delivery) to each other a counterpart of this Agreement with all exhibits attached hereto.

 

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may be detached therefrom without impairing the legal effect of the signature(s) thereon so long as such signature page is attached to any other counterpart of this Agreement identical thereto except having additional signature pages executed by the other parties to this Agreement attached thereto.

 

26. Electronic Signatures.  Seller and Buyer each (a) has agreed to permit the use from time to time, where appropriate, of telecopy or other electronic signatures in order to expedite the transaction contemplated by this Agreement, (b) intends to be bound by its respective telecopy or other electronic signature, (c) is aware that the other will rely on the telecopied or other electronically transmitted signature, and (d) acknowledges such reliance and waives any defenses to the enforcement of this Agreement and the documents affecting the transaction contemplated by this Agreement based on the fact that a signature was sent by telecopy or electronic transmission only.

 

27. Limitations on Benefits.  It is the explicit intention of Buyer and Seller that, except for the Released Parties referred to above in this Agreement, no person or entity other than Buyer and Seller and their permitted successors and assigns is or shall be entitled to bring any action to enforce any provision of this Agreement against either of the parties hereto, and the covenants, undertakings and agreements set forth in this Agreement shall be solely for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable only by, Buyer and Seller or their respective successors and assigns as permitted hereunder.  Nothing contained in this Agreement shall under any circumstances whatsoever be deemed or construed, or be interpreted, as making any third party (including the Broker or Buyer's Lender) a beneficiary of any term or provision of this Agreement or any instrument or document delivered pursuant hereto, and Buyer and Seller expressly reject any such intent, construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

28. Interpretation.  For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:  (a) all exhibits attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference; (b) the section and subsection headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way enlarge or limit the scope or meaning of the various sections or subsections hereof; (c) all dollar amounts are expressed in United States currency; (d) all defined terms in this Agreement include the plural as well as the singular, and the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other genders; (e) references herein to "Sections," subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to designated Sections, subsections, paragraphs and other subdivisions of this Agreement; (f) a reference to a subsection without further reference to a Section is a reference to such subsection as contained in the same Section in which the reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to paragraphs and other subdivisions; (g) the words "hereof," "herein," "thereof," "hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision; (h) the word "including" or "includes" means "including, but not limited to" or "includes without limitation"; (i) the words "approval," "consent" and "notice" shall be deemed to be preceded by the word "written"; (j) any reference to this Agreement or any Exhibits hereto and any other instruments, documents and agreements shall include this Agreement, Exhibits and other instruments, documents and agreements as originally executed or existing and as the same may from time to time be supplemented, modified or amended; and (k) unless otherwise specifically provided, all references in this Agreement to a number of days shall mean calendar days rather than Business Days.

 

  

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29. Exhibits.  Exhibit A through Exhibit L are incorporated herein by reference.

 

30. No Partnership/Fiduciary Relationship.  The parties acknowledge and agree that the relationship created by this Agreement between Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other hand, is one of contract only, and that no partnership, joint venture or other fiduciary or quasi-fiduciary relationship is intended or in any way created hereby between Seller and Buyer.

 

31. Tax-Free Exchange.  The parties hereby acknowledge that either party hereto may desire to consummate this transaction as a tax deferred exchange or a reverse tax deferred exchange (the "Exchange") for other real property and improvements of like kind (the "Exchange Property") under Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.  The parties agree to cooperate with each other to accomplish such Exchange, including the execution of documents therefor, provided each and every one of the following terms and conditions are satisfied:  (a) either party shall notify the other not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date that such party has arranged such an Exchange and as soon as reasonably possible thereafter but in all events prior to the Closing Date, Seller and Buyer, and such other parties as may be necessary to effect the Exchange, shall have executed any and all documents (the "Exchange Documents") satisfactory to the parties and their respective legal counsel which are necessary to effect the Exchange; (b) neither party shall not be required to execute any Exchange Documents in connection with the Exchange unless and until both parties have expressly notified each other in writing that each specific Exchange Document has been approved; (c) except for costs incurred by the applicable party in connection with the Exchange, neither party shall be obligated to pay any facilitator, intermediary or escrow costs, brokerage commissions, title charges, survey costs, recording costs or other charges incurred by the other party with respect to the Exchange Property and/or the Exchange; (d) in no way shall the Closing be contingent or otherwise subject to the consummation of the Exchange for the Exchange Property, and the Closing shall occur on the Closing Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement despite any failure or delay, for any reason, of any party hereto and any other parties to the Exchange to effect the same; (e) if, for any reason (including a breach or default by Seller under this Agreement), the Closing hereunder does not occur, Seller shall have no responsibility or liability to any third party involved in the Exchange transaction; (f) Buyer shall use a third party facilitator or intermediary to sell the Exchange Property so that Seller shall have no obligations in connection with the sale of the Exchange Property to the third party involved in the Exchange or in connection with any agreement or document with respect thereto; (g) Seller will not be required to make any representations or warranties nor assume any obligations, including any debt secured by the Exchange Property or otherwise, nor spend any sum or incur any personal liability whatsoever in connection with the Exchange transaction contemplated hereby, nor shall the cash which Buyer is required to pay hereunder to obtain the Property be subject to liquidated damages or forfeiture or be increased with respect to such Exchange; (h) both parties hereto indemnify and agree to hold the other party harmless from and against any and all causes, claims, demand, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, as a result of or in connection with the Exchange Property and any such Exchange; and (i) by consummating the Exchange, neither party shall have its rights under this Agreement affected or diminished in any manner or be responsible for compliance with or be deemed to have warranted to the other party that the Exchange in fact complies with Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code.  The provisions of this Section 31 shall survive 

 

  

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any termination of this Agreement and shall survive the Closing and shall not merge into the Grant Deed or any other document or instrument delivered at Closing.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement as of the Agreement Date first written above.

 

BUYER:

NetREIT Inc.

a Maryland corporation

 

By: /s/ Kenneth Elsberry

 

Print Name: Kenneth Elsberry

 

Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

	  	
SELLER:

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT

AND JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS]

 

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ACCEPTANCE BY ESCROW HOLDER

 

CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY hereby acknowledges that it has received originally executed counterparts or a fully executed original of the foregoing Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions and agrees to act as Escrow Holder thereunder and to be bound by and perform the terms thereof as such terms apply to Escrow Holder.

 

	
Dated:  January ___, 2011

	  	
CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY

	  	  	  	  
	  	
By:

	  	  
	  	  	
Printed Name:

	  
	  	  	
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EXHIBIT A

 

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY

 

 

THE REAL PROPERTY REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF CASS, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

Lots 1 through 7; Lots 8 through 12, except the South 116’ thereof; Lots 13, 14, 20, 21, and 22; vacated alley adjacent to Lots 1 through 13 and Lot 22; all in Block 1, of Keeney and Devitt’s Addition to the City of Fargo, situate in the County of Cass and the State of North Dakota.

	
 

	
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EXHIBIT B

 

FORM OF GRANT DEED

 

RECORDING REQUESTED BY

AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL

THIS GRANT DEED AND ALL

TAX STATEMENTS TO:

 

(Above Space for Recorder's Use Only)

 

GRANT DEED

 

 

Documentary Transfer Tax not shown

pursuant to Section 11932 of the Revenue

and Taxation Code, as amended.

 

FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Grantor"), hereby GRANTS to NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation, the following described real property (the "Property") located in the City of Fargo, County of Cass, State of North Dakota:

 

Lots 1 through 7; Lots 8 through 12, except the South 116’ thereof; Lots 13, 14, 20, 21, and 22; vacated alley adjacent to Lots 1 through 13 and Lot 22; all in Block 1, of Keeney and Devitt’s Addition to the City of Fargo, situate in the County of Cass and the State of North Dakota.

 

SUBJECT TO:

 

1.           Real property taxes and assessments, not delinquent.

 

2.           All other covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights of way, easements, encumbrances, liens and title matters of record or that would be disclosed by a survey or inspection of the Property as of the date hereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed as of the ___ day of _____________, 2011.

 

 

	  	
GRANTOR:

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

STATE OF                                            )

)  ss.

COUNTY OF                                                      )

 

On ________________________, before me, ________________________, a Notary Public in and for said state, personally appeared _______________________, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she executed the same in his/her authorized capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument, the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

 

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

 

__________________________________________

 

Notary Public in and for said State

	 	
EXHIBIT B

	
 

 

  

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STATEMENT OF TAX DUE AND REQUEST THAT TAX DECLARATION

NOT BE MADE A PART OF THE PERMANENT RECORD

IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER

(PURSUANT TO SECTION 11932 REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE)

 

TO:           Recorder

County of Cass

 

Request is hereby made in accordance with the provisions of the Documentary Transfer Tax Act that the amount of the tax due not be shown on the original document which names:

 

Grantor:                      Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership

 

Grantee:                      NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation

 

The property described in the accompanying document is located in the City of Fargo, County of Cass, State of North Dakota.

 

The amount of tax due on the accompanying document is $___________.

 

      X                      Computed on full value of property conveyed.

 

	 	
Computed on full value, less liens and encumbrances remaining at the time of sale.

 

	
  

	
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GRANTOR:

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

	
Note:

	
After the permanent record is made, this form will be affixed to the conveying document and returned with it.

 

	
 

	
EXHIBIT B

	
 

 

  

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EXHIBIT C

 

 

FORM OF GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF

 

CONTRACTS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY (this "General Assignment") is made and entered into as of the ___ day of ____________, 2011 by and between Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Assignor") and NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Assignee").

 

R E C I T A L S :

 

A.           Assignor and Assignee entered into that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions dated January ___, 2011 ("Agreement") with respect to the sale and purchase of the "Property" described therein.

 

B.           Assignor desires to assign, transfer and convey to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to (i) those contracts and other agreements relating to the Property listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the "Contracts"), and (ii) the intangible personal property owned by Seller which is assignable and relates exclusively to the Property, including, without limitation, any warranties, guaranties, service contracts, plans and specifications, transferable licenses and permits, and entitlements and appurtenances (collectively, the "Intangible Property"), and Assignee desires to accept such assignment, transfer and conveyance of the Contracts and the Intangible Property and to assume and perform all of Assignor's covenants and obligations in and under the Contracts and the Intangible Property.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Effective Date.  The "Effective Date" of this General Assignment shall be the Closing (as defined in the Agreement) of the sale and purchase of the Property.

 

2. Assignment.  Assignor hereby assigns, transfers and conveys to Assignee all of Assignor's right, title and interest in and to the Contracts and the Intangible Property from and after the Effective Date.

 

3. Assumption and Acceptance.  Assignee hereby accepts the above assignment and transfer and expressly assumes and covenants to keep, perform, fulfill and discharge all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations required to be kept, performed, fulfilled and discharged by Assignor under the Contracts and the Intangible Property from and after the Effective Date.

 

	
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4. No Warranties as to Construction Warranties, Personal Property or Intangible Property.  Assignee does hereby acknowledge that (a) Assignor is assigning, transferring and conveying any warranties to Assignee on a non-exclusive basis (with Assignor retaining the non-exclusive right to enforce such warranties), (b) Assignor is assigning, transferring and conveying the Contracts and the Intangible Property to Assignee without any warranty of any kind or nature, and (c) such assignment, transfer and conveyance by Assignor are subject to any limitations and restrictions which the terms of any of the Contracts or the Intangible Property impose on Assignor's right or ability to transfer the same.  This Assignment shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by Assignor as to the assignability, transferability or enforceability of any or all of the Contracts or the Intangible Property, and Assignor shall have no liability to Assignee in the event that any or all of the Contracts and the Intangible Property (a) are not assignable or transferable to Assignee or (b) are cancelled or terminated by reason of this Assignment or any acts of Assignee.

 

5. Dispute Costs.  In the event of any dispute between Assignor and Assignee arising out of the obligations of the parties under this General Assignment or concerning the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein, the non-prevailing party shall pay the prevailing party's costs and expenses of such dispute, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.  Any such attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by either party in enforcing a judgment in its favor under this Assignment shall be recoverable separately from and in addition to any other amount included in such judgment, and such attorneys' fees obligation is intended to be severable from the other provisions of this Assignment and to survive and not be merged into any such judgment.

 

6. Counterparts.  This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall taken together be deemed one document.

 

7. Limited Liability.  This Assignment is made without any express or implied representation or warranty of any kind or nature other than those representations and warranties expressly made by Assignor in Section 9.1 of the Agreement, which representations and warranties by Assignor shall survive only for the period provided in, and are subject to all of the limitations set forth in, the Agreement.  Assignee hereby agrees that in no event or circumstance shall any of the members, partners, employees, representatives, officers, shareholders, directors, advisors or agents of Assignor have any personal liability under this Assignment.

 

[END OF TEXT; SIGNATURES FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY ON NEXT PAGE]

	
EXHIBIT C

	
 

	
 

	
 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and Assignee have duly executed this Assignment as of the day and year first above written.

 

ASSIGNEE:

NetREIT Inc.

a Maryland corporation

 

By: _____________________                                          

Print Name:_______________                                                 

Title:____________________                            

 

	 	
ASSIGNOR

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTS AND OTHER INTANGIBLE PROPERTY]

 

	
EXHIBIT C

	
 

	
 

	
 

 

 

  

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SCHEDULE 1

 

to Assignment and Assumption of Contracts and Other Intangible Property

 

CONTRACTS

 

 

 

	
EXHIBIT C

	
 

	
 

	
 

 

  

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EXHIBIT D

 

 

BILL OF SALE

 

For good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Seller"), does hereby GRANT, SELL, CONVEY, TRANSFER AND DELIVER to NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Buyer"), without any warranty of any kind, any and all of Seller's rights, title and interests in and to the fixtures, machinery, equipment and other tangible personal property (the "Personal Property") owned by Seller and located in or on or utilized by Seller exclusively in connection with the improved real property described in Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Property").

 

From and after the date of this Bill of Sale, it is intended by the parties that Buyer and Buyer's successors and assigns shall have the right to use, have, hold and own the Personal Property forever.  This Bill of Sale may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall taken together be deemed one document.  Seller and Buyer agree that the delivery of an executed copy of this Bill of Sale by facsimile shall be legal and binding and shall have the same full force and effect as if an original executed copy of this Bill of Sale had been delivered.

 

Buyer hereby acknowledges, covenants, represents and warrants that Seller has made absolutely no warranties or representations of any kind or nature (whether express, implied or statutory) regarding title to the Personal Property or the condition of the Personal Property and that such Personal Property is being conveyed and sold on an "as-is" basis.

 

By acceptance of this Bill of Sale, Buyer on behalf of itself and Buyer's officers, directors, employees, partners, agents, representatives, successors and assigns hereby agrees that in no event or circumstance shall Seller, Seller's shareholder(s) or their officers, directors, beneficiaries, trustees, employees, representatives, related or affiliated entities, successors or assigns have any personal liability under this Bill of Sale, or to any of the other party's creditors, or to any other party in connection with the Personal Property.

 

[signature page follows]

	
 

	
EXHIBIT D

	
 

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Bill of Sale as of this ___ day of __________, 2011.

	 	
SELLER:

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

 

 

	
 

	
EXHIBIT D

	
 

 

 

  

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SCHEDULE 1

 

to Exhibit D

 

 

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY

 

THE REAL PROPERTY REFERRED TO HEREIN IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF CASS, STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

 

Lots 1 through 7; Lots 8 through 12, except the South 116’ thereof; Lots 13, 14, 20, 21, and 22; vacated alley adjacent to Lots 1 through 13 and Lot 22; all in Block 1, of Keeney and Devitt’s Addition to the City of Fargo, situate in the County of Cass and the State of North Dakota.

 

 

 

 

	 	
SCHEDULE 1

TO EXHIBIT D

	
 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT E

 

 

FEDERAL TRANSFEROR'S CERTIFICATION OF NON-FOREIGN STATUS

 

NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Transferee") is acquiring certain real property, located in the City of Fargo, County of Cass, State of North Dakota from Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Transferor").  Section 1445 of the Internal Revenue Code provides that a transferee of a U.S. real property interest must withhold tax if the transferor is a foreign person.

 

To inform Transferee that withholding of tax is not required upon the disposition of a U.S. real property interest by Transferor, the undersigned Transferor hereby certifies to Transferee:

 

1.           Transferor is not a foreign corporation, foreign partnership, foreign trust, or foreign estate (as those terms are defined in the Code and the Income Tax Regulations promulgated thereunder);

 

2.           Transferor is not a disregarded entity as defined in Section 1.1445-2(b)(2)(iii);

 

3.           Transferor's U.S. tax identification number is ____________; and

 

4.           Transferor's office address is 316 Oak Street, Glen Ellyn, Illinois  60137.

 

Transferor understands that this Certification may be disclosed to the Internal Revenue Service by Transferee and that any false statement contained herein could be punished by fine, imprisonment, or both.

 

Transferor understands that Transferee is relying on this Certification in determining whether withholding is required upon said transfer.

 

Under penalty of perjury the undersigned declare that they have examined this Certification and to the best of their knowledge and belief it is true, correct and complete, and they further declare that they have authority to sign this Certification on behalf of Transferor.

 

 

[signature page follows]

 

	 	
EXHIBIT E

 

	
 

 

 

  

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SELLER:

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO FIRPTA CERTIFICATE]

 

 

	 	
EXHIBIT E

	
 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT F

 

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF LEASES

 

This Assignment and Assumption of Leases (the "Assignment") is made and entered into as of this ___ day of ________, 2011 ("Assignment Date"), by and between Dakota Bank Building Limited Partnership, an Illinois limited partnership ("Assignor"), and NetREIT Inc., a Maryland corporation ("Assignee"), with reference to the following facts.

 

R E C I T A L S :

 

A.           Assignor and Assignee are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement and Joint Escrow Instructions, made and entered into as of January ___, 2011 (the "Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which Assignor agreed to sell to Assignee, and Assignee agreed to purchase from Assignor that certain improved real property located at 51 Broadway, Fargo, North Dakota, as legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the "Property")."

 

B.           Assignor (or its predecessor-in-interest as owner of the Property) has previously entered into those certain leases of the Property, as more particularly described in Schedule 1 attached hereto and made a part hereof (collectively the "Leases").

 

C.           Assignor presently has security deposits from the tenants under the Leases in the amount set forth in Schedule 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof (collectively, the "Security Deposits").

 

D.           Assignee has acquired fee title to the Property from Assignor on the Assignment Date.  Assignor now desires to assign and transfer to Assignee all of Assignor's rights and interests in and to, and obligations under, the Leases and the Security Deposits, and Assignee desires to assume all of Assignor's rights, title, interests and obligations in, to and under the Leases and the Security Deposits, as set forth herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Assignment and Assumption.  Effective as of the Assignment Date, Assignor hereby assigns, transfers, and conveys to Assignee all of the rights, interests and obligations of Assignor in, to and under the Leases and the Security Deposits from and after the date hereof.  Assignee hereby accepts such assignment and delegation by Assignor and expressly and unconditionally assumes and covenants to keep, perform, fulfill and discharge (i) all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations required to be kept, performed, fulfilled and discharged by Assignor as landlord in and under the Leases and with respect to the Security Deposits from and after the date hereof, and (ii) subject to the respective obligations of the Assignor and Assignee as to Leasing Costs under Section 7.4 of the Purchase Agreement, all of the covenants, terms and obligations required to be kept, performed, fulfilled and discharged by Assignor with respect to the payment and/or provision of tenant improvement costs, tenant improvement allowances and leasing commissions under the Leases (collectively, the "Leasing Costs").  Notwithstanding the 

 

  

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foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein, Assignor shall retain all rights, title and interest in and to all rentals and other amounts payable by the tenant under the Leases for the period of time prior to the Assignment Date.

 

2. Dispute Costs.  In the event of any dispute between Assignor and Assignee arising out of the obligations of the parties under this Assignment or concerning the meaning or interpretation of any provision contained herein, the non-prevailing party shall pay the prevailing party's costs and expenses of such dispute, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.  Any such attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred by either party in enforcing a judgment in its favor under this Assignment shall be recoverable separately from and in addition to any other amount included in such judgment, and such attorneys' fees obligation is intended to be severable from the other provisions of this Assignment and to survive and not be merged into any such judgment.

 

3. Counterparts.  This Assignment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall taken together be deemed one document.

 

4. Limited Liability.  This Assignment is made without any express or implied representation or warranty of any kind or nature other than those representations and warranties expressly made by Assignor in Section 9.1 of the Purchase Agreement, which representations and warranties by Assignor shall survive only for the period provided in, and are subject to all of the limitations set forth in, the Agreement.  Assignee hereby agrees that in no event or circumstance shall any of the members, partners, employees, representatives, officers, shareholders, directors, advisors or agents of Assignor have any personal liability under this Assignment.

 

[signature page follows]

	
 

	
EXHIBIT F

	
 

 

 

  

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Assignment as of the Assignment Date.

 

ASSIGNEE:

NetREIT Inc.

a Maryland corporation

 

By: _____________________                                          

Print Name:_______________                                                 

Title:____________________                            

 

	 	
ASSIGNOR

	  
	  	
DAKOTA BANK BUILDING LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,

	  	
an Illinois limited partnership,

	  
	  	
by its General Partners:

	  
	  	  	  
	  	
Lisle, L.L.C.

	
Oak Street, L.L.C.

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
Aubrey J. Greenberg Trust dated

	  
	  	
November 21, 2002, Sole Member

	  
	  	
and Manager

	  
	  	  	
 /s/ Raymond D. Fisher

	
By:

	
 /s/ Judith O. Greenberg

	
Raymond D. Fisher, Manager

	  	
Judith O. Greenberg, not

	  
	  	
individually, but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Howard E. Gilbert

	  
	  	
Howard E. Gilbert, not  individually,

	  
	  	
but as Trustee

	  
	  	  	  
	
By:

	
 /s/ Jo Ann Beck

	  
	  	
Jo Ann Beck, not  individually, but as Trustee

	  

 

 

 

 

	
 

	
EXHIBIT F

	
 

 

  

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EXHIBIT G

 

 

LIST OF CONTRACTS

 

	
SERVICE CONTRACTS

	
VENDOR/CONTRACTOR NAME

	  	  

 

	 	
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EXHIBIT H

 

 

FORM OF ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

	
  

	
Re:

	
Lease (the “Lease”) dated ________________________ by and between _______________ (“Landlord”) and _________________________ (“Tenant”), relating to certain premises (the “Premises”) located at ________________________________ (the “Property”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As you may know, Landlord under the referenced Lease is contemplating a sale of the Property, including without limitation the Lease.  In connection with such conveyance, Tenant hereby acknowledges, certifies and agrees that:

1.           The documents attached hereto as Exhibit A constitute complete and accurate copies of the Lease, including all addenda, amendments, modifications, agreements, or other changes to the Lease, and there are no other amendments or agreements to which Tenant is a party that are binding upon Landlord and relate to the Property other than as expressly set forth therein or herein.

2.           The term of the Lease commenced on ____________________ and will expire on ____________________ [subject to Tenant’s renewal rights set forth in Section ____ of the Lease.]

3.           The Lease is in full force and effect and Tenant has not given Landlord any notice of termination or default thereunder.

4.           To the best of Tenant’s knowledge, no uncured breaches or defaults by either Landlord or Tenant exist under the Lease and no facts or circumstances exist that will constitute a breach or default under the Lease and no offsets, defenses or claims are presently available to Landlord or Tenant under the Lease.

5.           Tenant is in full and complete possession of the Premises and has accepted the Premises, as being complete, in compliance with the Lease, and satisfactory for Tenant’s purposes.

6.           The Premises contains _____________ rentable square feet.

7.           Tenant is paying monthly base rental under the Lease in the amount of $_____________, which shall continue through _____________.  Monthly base rental shall increase by ____% on the first day of each lease year commencing ___________.

8.           Tenant’s proportionate share of Building Expenses is _____%, Tenant’s proportionate share of Common Area Expenses is _____% and Tenant’s proportionate share of Real Estate Taxes is ____%.  [Tenant pays its full proportionate share of Building Expenses, Common Area Expenses and Real Estate Taxes.]  [Tenant pays its proportionate share of Building Expenses and 

 

  

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Common Area Expenses over a base year ending ___________ and its proportionate share of Real Estate Taxes over a base year ending _____________.]

9.           Pursuant to the Lease, all work to be performed by Landlord has been fully completed and accepted by Tenant and all allowances of whatever nature payable by Landlord to Tenant or otherwise have been fully paid, except as follows ____________________________.

10.           Tenant has not prepaid any rent or other charge under the Lease to Landlord other than rent for ______________.

11.           No security deposit has been paid to or is presently held by the Landlord under the Lease, and Tenant has not rendered to Landlord any other security or similar deposit with respect to its tenancy under the Lease, except as follows: [security deposit in the amount of $____________] or [letter of credit posted for the benefit of Landlord in the amount of $__________] or [NONE].

12.           Tenant has no option or right of first refusal to purchase all or a portion of the Premises, the Building, or the Property.

13.           Tenant has not assigned all or any part of its interest in and to the Lease as security or otherwise and has not subleased all or any part of the premises leased by Tenant under the Lease except as follows:  __________________________________________________________

14.           Tenant’s obligations under the Lease have been guaranteed by ___________________________ (“Guarantor”).  Said guaranty is in full force and effect and will not be affected by the sale of the Property.  A complete and accurate copy of said guaranty is attached hereto as Exhibit B.

15.           The address for notices to Tenant under the Lease is as follows:

____________________________

____________________________

____________________________

16.           The undersigned is duly authorized to execute and deliver this certificate for and on behalf of Tenant.

Tenant hereby acknowledges and agrees that purchaser, purchaser’s lender, if any, and each of their successors and assigns shall be entitled to rely on the truth and accuracy of the foregoing certifications made by Tenant

Dated this   day of ______________, 20___.

 

  

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[Corporate Seal]

	
Very truly yours,

 

 

TENANT:

 

 

By:                                                                

Name:                                                                

Its:                                                                

 

	
 

	
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EXHIBIT I

 

 

NOTICE TO TENANT

 

[SELLER'S AGENT'S LETTERHEAD]

 

VIA CERTIFIED MAIL

 

[TENANT'S NAME]

 

[TENANT'S ADDRESS]

 

CITY, STATE ZIP

 

ATTN:  __________________

 

Re:           ________________________________, _____________________, North Dakota

 

Dear _______________:

 

Please be advised that on [CLOSING DATE], ownership of the above-referenced real property was transferred to _________________________, a ________________________ (the "Purchaser").  In connection with the sale of the property, and in conformance with the laws of the State of North Dakota, the obligations under the tenant security deposits were transferred to the Purchaser, whose address is ________________________, __________________________, ______________, California 9_____; Attention: _________________, without deduction or offset.

 

Hereafter, please make rent payable to "______________," and mail your payments to:

 

This Notice is given in accordance with the requirements of California Civil Code Section 1950.7(d).  From and after ____________, 200__, your sole recourse for the return of your security deposit upon the termination of your tenancy will be against the Purchaser.  If you have any questions, please call [Mr./Ms.] ______________ at ________________.  Thank you.

 

Very truly yours,

 

,

 

a                                                                

 

	
  

	
By:

	 	 

 

	
  

	
Name:

	 

 

	
  

	
Title:

	 

 

cc:           

 

[name of Buyer's Agent]

 

	
 

	
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EXHIBIT J

 

 

IDENTIFIED LEASING COSTS

	
 

	
EXHIBIT J

	
 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT K

 

LIST OF SELLER'S DOCUMENTS

 

 

	 	
EXHIBIT K

	
 

 

 

  

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EXHIBIT L

 

LIST OF LEASES

 

  

  

	
 

	
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1.

	  	
Agreement of Purchase and Sale

	
 2

	
2.

	  	
Purchase Price

	
 2

	
3.

	  	
Payment of Purchase Price

	
 2

	  	  	
3.1

	  	
Deposit

	
 2

	  	  	
3.2

	  	
Closing Cash Payment

	
 2

	
4.

	  	
Conditions to Parties' Obligations

	
 2

	  	  	
4.1

	  	
Buyer's Pre-Closing Conditions

	
 2

	  	  	
4.2

	  	
Failure of Pre-Closing Conditions; Approval of General Contingency Matters

	
 7

	  	  	
4.3

	  	
Closing Conditions

	
 8

	  	  	
4.4

	  	
Failure of Closing Conditions

	
10

	  	  	
4.5

	  	
Return of Due Diligence Materials

	
10

	  	  	
4.6

	  	
Investigations, Obligations and Indemnity

	
11

	
5.

	  	
Remedies/Liquidated Damages

	
12

	  	  	
5.1

	  	
Buyer's Default

	
12

	  	  	
5.2

	  	
Seller's Default

	
12

	
6.

	  	
Closing and Escrow

	
13

	  	  	
6.1

	  	
Escrow Instructions

	
13

	  	  	
6.2

	  	
Closing and Close of Escrow

	
13

	  	  	
6.3

	  	
Conveyance

	
14

	  	  	
6.4

	  	
Closing Documents

	
14

	  	  	
6.5

	  	
Actions of Escrow Holder

	
15

	  	  	
6.6

	  	
Closing Costs

	
16

	  	  	
6.7

	  	
Real Estate Commissions

	
16

	  	  	
6.8

	  	
Real Estate Reporting Person

	
16

	  	  	
6.9

	  	
Prorations

	
17

	
7.

	  	
Interim Operation and Leasing of the Property; Leasing Costs

	
20

	  	  	
7.1

	  	
Operation

	
20

	  	  	
7.2

	  	
Leasing

	
20

	  	  	
7.3

	  	
Contracts

	
21

	  	  	
7.4

	  	
Leasing Costs

	
21

	
8.

	  	
Casualty and Condemnation

	
21

	  	  	
8.1

	  	
Immaterial Casualty or Condemnation

	
21

	  	  	
8.2

	  	
Material Casualty or Condemnation

	
21

 

	

9.

	  	
Representations and Warranties

	
22

 

  

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9.1

	  	
Representations and Warranties of Seller

	
22

	  	  	
9.2

	  	
Qualification of Seller's Representations and Warranties

	
24

	  	  	
9.3

	  	
Definition of Seller's Knowledge

	
25

	  	  	
9.4

	  	
Survival Period

	
25

	  	  	
9.5

	  	
Representations and Warranties of Buyer

	
25

	
10.

	  	
AS-IS Condition of Property

	
26

	
11.

	  	
Limited Liability

	
27

	
12.

	  	
Release

	
28

	
13.

	  	
Notices

	
30

	
14.

	  	
Entire Agreement; Participation in Drafting

	
31

	
15.

	  	
Agreement Binding on Parties

	
32

	  	  	
15.1

	  	
Successors and Assigns

	
32

	  	  	
15.2

	  	
Assignment by Buyer

	
32

	  	  	
15.3

	  	
Assignment by Seller

	
32

	
16.

	  	
Severability

	
32

	
17.

	  	
Governing Law.

	
32

	
18.

	  	
Modifications

	
32

	
19.

	  	
Confidentiality

	
33

	
20.

	  	
Dispute Costs

	
33

	
21.

	  	
Time of the Essence; Business Days

	
34

	
22.

	  	
Required Actions of Buyer and Seller

	
34

	
23.

	  	
No Recordation

	
34

	
24.

	  	
Drafts not an Offer to Enter into a Legally Binding Contract

	
34

	
25.

	  	
Multiple Counterparts

	
34

	
26.

	  	
Electronic Signatures

	
34

	
27.

	  	
Limitations on Benefits

	
34

	
28.

	  	
Interpretation

	
35

	
29.

	  	
Exhibits

	
35

 

  

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30.

	  	
No Partnership/Fiduciary Relationship

	
35

	
31.

	  	
Tax-Free Exchange

	
35

	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  	  
	  	  	  	  	  	  
	
EXHIBITS

	  	  	  	  	  
	
EXHIBIT A

	  	
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY

	  
	
EXHIBIT B

	  	
GRANT DEED

	  
	
EXHIBIT C

	  	
GENERAL ASSIGNMENT

	  
	
EXHIBIT D

	  	
BILL OF SALE

	  
	
EXHIBIT E

	  	
FIRPTA CERTIFICATE

	  
	
EXHIBIT F

	  	
ASSIGNMENT OF LEASES

	  
	
EXHIBIT G

	  	
LIST OF CONTRACTS

	  
	
EXHIBIT H

	  	
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

	  
	
EXHIBIT I

	  	
NOTICE TO TENANT

	  
	
EXHIBIT J

	  	
IDENTIFIED LEASING COSTS

	  
	
EXHIBIT K

	  	
LIST OF SELLER'S DOCUMENTS

	  
	
EXHIBIT L

	  	
LIST OF LEASES

	  

  

-iii-Exhibit 10.6

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

 

among

 

 

CUBIC CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation,

 

ABRX ACQUISITION CORP., a Virginia corporation;

 

ABRAXAS CORPORATION, a Virginia corporation,

 

The Persons and Entities Listed as Shareholders 
 on the Signature Pages Hereto

 

and

 

RICHARD HELMS, in his capacity as 
 representative of the Shareholders

 

 

Dated as of November 15, 2010

 

 

	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    

 

 

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1.
    	
Definitions
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
1.1
    	
Defined   Terms
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
1.2
    	
Other   Definitional Provisions
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
2.
    	
The   Merger
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.1
    	
Terms   of the Merger
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.2
    	
Conversion   of Capital Stock
    	
2
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.3
    	
Options
    	
3
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.4
    	
Representations   Regarding Capitalization
    	
3
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.5
    	
Exchange   of Certificates; Lost Certificates
    	
3
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.6
    	
Effect   of the Merger
    	
4
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
2.7
    	
Dissenters’   Rights
    	
4
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
3.
    	
The   Closing
    	
5
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
3.1
    	
The   Closing
    	
5
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
3.2
    	
The   Closing Transactions
    	
5
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
4.
    	
Closing   Estimates; Final Merger Consideration
    	
6
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.1
    	
Closing   Estimates
    	
6
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.2
    	
Final   Merger Consideration
    	
7
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.3
    	
Access   to Information
    	
7
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.4
    	
Disagreements
    	
8
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.5
    	
Costs   and Expenses
    	
9
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.6
    	
Adjustments
    	
9
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
4.7
    	
Withholding
    	
10
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
5.
    	
Representations   and Warranties of the Company
    	
10
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.1
    	
Organization   and Corporate Power
    	
10
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.2
    	
Subsidiaries
    	
11
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.3
    	
Authorization   of Agreement
    	
11
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.4
    	
Conflicts;   Consents of Third Parties
    	
12
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.5
    	
Capitalization
    	
13
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.6
    	
Financial   Statements
    	
13
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.7
    	
No   Undisclosed Liabilities
    	
16
    

 

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5.8
    	
Absence   of Changes
    	
16
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.9
    	
Title   to and Conditions of Assets
    	
16
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.10
    	
Intellectual   Property
    	
17
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.11
    	
Contracts
    	
19
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.12
    	
Performance   of Services
    	
24
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.13
    	
Compliance   with Legal Requirements
    	
24
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.14
    	
Compliance   with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
    	
24
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.15
    	
Governmental   Authorizations
    	
25
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.16
    	
Tax   Matters
    	
25
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.17
    	
Employee   Benefit Plans
    	
28
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.18
    	
Labor
    	
30
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.19
    	
Environmental   Compliance and Conditions
    	
31
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.20
    	
Insurance
    	
31
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.21
    	
Legal   Proceedings; Orders
    	
32
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.22
    	
Related   Party Transactions
    	
32
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.23
    	
Customers   and Suppliers
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.24
    	
Restrictions   on Business Activities
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.25
    	
Broker   Fees
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
5.26
    	
Full   Disclosure
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
6.
    	
Representations   and Warranties of the Shareholders
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
6.1
    	
Authority
    	
33
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
6.2
    	
No   Conflicts; Consents
    	
34
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
6.3
    	
Shares   of Company Common Stock
    	
34
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
7.
    	
Representations   of Buyer and Merger Sub
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.1
    	
Organization   and Corporate Power
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.2
    	
Authorization
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.3
    	
No   Violation
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.4
    	
Litigation
    	
35
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.5
    	
Broker   Fees
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
7.6
    	
Investment   Representation
    	
36
    

 

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8.
    	
Covenants   of the Company and the Shareholders
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.1
    	
Access   and Investigation
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.2
    	
Conduct   of the Business
    	
36
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.3
    	
Notice   of Certain Events
    	
37
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.4
    	
Consents   and Approvals
    	
37
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.5
    	
Non-Negotiation;   Non-Solicitation
    	
38
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
8.6
    	
Covenant   Not to Compete
    	
38
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
9.
    	
Additional   Covenants of the Parties
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.1
    	
Further   Assurances
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.2
    	
Antitrust   Notification
    	
40
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.3
    	
Confidentiality
    	
41
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.4
    	
Publicity
    	
42
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.5
    	
Use   of Name
    	
42
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.6
    	
Supplementation   and Amendment of Schedules
    	
43
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.7
    	
Employee   Benefits
    	
43
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.8
    	
Tax   Matters
    	
43
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.9
    	
Payment   of Indebtedness and Transaction Expenses
    	
46
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.10
    	
Preservation   of Records
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
9.11
    	
Company   Shareholder Approval
    	
47
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
10.
    	
Conditions   to Closing
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
10.1
    	
Conditions   to Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s Obligations
    	
48
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
10.2
    	
Conditions   to the Company’s Obligations
    	
51
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
10.3
    	
Conditions   to All Parties’ Obligations
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
11.
    	
Termination
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
11.1
    	
Termination
    	
52
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
11.2
    	
Effect   of Termination
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
12.
    	
Indemnification
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.1
    	
Survival
    	
53
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.2
    	
Indemnification   by the Shareholders
    	
54
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.3
    	
Exclusive   Remedy
    	
55
    

 

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12.4
    	
Claims   First Satisfied from Indemnity Holdback Account
    	
55
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.5
    	
Indemnification   by Buyer
    	
55
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.6
    	
Termination   of Indemnification
    	
56
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.7
    	
Procedures   Relating to Indemnification
    	
56
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.8
    	
Tax   Treatment of Indemnity Payments
    	
57
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.9
    	
Materiality
    	
58
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
12.10
    	
Additional   Provisions
    	
58
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
13.
    	
Miscellaneous
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.1
    	
Representative
    	
59
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.2
    	
Governing   Law
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.3
    	
Arbitration
    	
60
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.4
    	
Waiver   of Jury Trial
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.5
    	
Amendment
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.6
    	
Waiver
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.7
    	
Entire   Agreement
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.8
    	
Expenses
    	
61
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.9
    	
Assignment
    	
62
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.10
    	
Notices
    	
62
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.11
    	
Cooperation
    	
63
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.12
    	
Severability
    	
63
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.13
    	
Construction
    	
63
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
13.14
    	
Counterparts
    	
63
    

 

iv

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of November 15, 2010, by and among Cubic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), ABRX Acquisition Corp., a Virginia corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Abraxas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), the persons and entities listed Shareholders on the signature pages hereto (each a “Shareholder” and collectively the “Shareholders”), and Richard Helms, in his capacity as representative of the Shareholders in accordance with Section 13.1 hereof (the “Representative”).

 

R E C I T A L S:

 

WHEREAS, the Company is engaged in the business of providing technical solutions and tradecraft support services to the intelligence community and the national security community in the United States;

 

WHEREAS, the sole director of the Company and the respective boards of directors of Buyer and Merger Sub have authorized, adopted and approved this Agreement and such boards determined that this Agreement and the Merger are desirable and in the best interests of their respective stockholders and the board of directors of the Company and Merger Sub have recommended that their respective shareholders approve this Agreement and the Merger;

 

WHEREAS, the Shareholders, holders of all the outstanding capital stock of the Company, have adopted and approved this Agreement and the Merger based on the recommendation of the board of directors of the Company that this Agreement and the Merger are desirable and in the best interests of its shareholders;

 

WHEREAS, it is intended by the parties that, prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) certain assets owned by the Company will be conveyed by the Company to Ntrepid Corp. (“Ntrepid”), a Florida corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as described on Exhibit A-1 (together, the “Property Contribution”), (ii) all outstanding capital stock of Ntrepid will be distributed to the Shareholders listed on Exhibit A-2 (the “Spinoff Distribution”), and (iii) the Company will distribute to one of the Shareholders a note receivable in the anticipated principal amount as of the Closing Date of approximately $16.7 million from Abraxas Applications, Inc., a Virginia corporation and an Affiliate (as defined below) of the Company, which is payable to the Company (the “Note Distributions” and, together with the Property Contribution and the Spinoff Distribution, the “Related Transactions”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

 

A G R E E M E N T:

 

1.             Definitions.

 

1.1           Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Exhibit 1.1.

 

1.2           Other Definitional Provisions.

 

(a)           Accounting terms which are not otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them under GAAP. To the extent that the definition of an accounting term defined in this Agreement is inconsistent with the meaning of such term under GAAP, the definition set forth in this Agreement will control.

 

(b)           The terms “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and terms of similar import are references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Section, clause, schedule and exhibit references contained in this Agreement are references to sections, clauses, schedules and exhibits in or to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.

 

(c)           The term “including” has the inclusive meaning frequently identified with the phrase “but not limited to.”

 

(d)           Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders and words imparting the singular number shall include the plural and vice versa.

 

2.             The Merger.

 

2.1           Terms of the Merger.

 

(a)           Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company in accordance with Virginia Law (the “Merger”), whereupon the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall be the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”).

 

(b)           At the Closing, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the articles of merger substantially in the form Exhibit 2.1(b) (the “Articles of Merger”) to be executed, acknowledged and filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Virginia and make all other filings or recordings required by Virginia Law in connection with the Merger.  The Merger shall become effective at such time as a certificate of merger is issued by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Virginia with respect to the merger or at such later time as may specified in the Articles of Merger as agreed between the Company and Buyer (the “Effective Time”).

 

(c)           From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall succeed to all the assets, rights, privileges, powers and franchises and be subject to all of the liabilities, restrictions, disabilities and duties of each of the Company and Merger Sub, all as provided under Virginia Law.

 

2.2           Conversion of Capital Stock.  At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof:

 

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(a)           Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.2(b), each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and extinguished and converted into the right to receive the Per Share Portion of the Final Merger Consideration, payable in cash.  For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Preliminary Merger Consideration” means (i) $124,000,000, minus (ii) the amount of Estimated Closing Indebtedness, minus (iii) Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses, minus (iv) the amount of the Expense Funds retained by Representative in accordance with Section 13.1(f), minus (v) the amount, if any, by which the Target Net Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital as determined in accordance with Section 4 herein, plus (vi) the amount, if any, by which the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital exceeds the Target Net Working Capital as determined in accordance with Section 4 herein.  The Preliminary Merger Consideration as finally adjusted pursuant to Section 4 is referred to herein as the “Final Merger Consideration.”

 

(b)           Each share of Company Common Stock held immediately prior to the Effective Time by the Company as treasury stock or by Buyer or Merger Sub shall be canceled, and no payment shall be made with respect thereto.

 

(c)           Each share of Merger Sub’s common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into and become one validly issued, fully paid and non assessable share of common stock, $.01 par value, of the Surviving Corporation.

 

2.3           Options.  Each Option outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be fully vested and cancelled prior to the Merger.  As of the Effective Time, each Optionholder shall have the right to receive an amount in cash (the “Option Amount”) equal to (a) the product of (i) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Option immediately prior to the Merger (after giving effect to such full vesting) (the “Option Shares”), and (ii) such Optionholder’s Per Share Portion of the Final Merger Consideration, minus (b) the aggregate exercise price of the Option, minus (c) applicable withholding Taxes.

 

2.4           Representations Regarding Capitalization.  The Option Amounts payable to each Optionholder and the Per Share Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, the Final Merger Consideration, the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount have been calculated assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5.5.  To the extent the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock or Options are greater than or less than the amount set forth in Section 5.5, the Option Amounts payable to each Optionholder and the Per Share Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, the Final Merger Consideration, the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount shall be appropriately adjusted.

 

2.5           Exchange of Certificates; Lost Certificates.

 

(a)           At the Effective Time, each Shareholder shall surrender to Buyer certificates of Company Common Stock, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, representing the number of shares of Company Common Stock held by such holder.

 

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(b)           At the Closing, pursuant to the Merger each Shareholder who has surrendered his, her or its certificates of Company Common Stock, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, shall receive cash to which he, she or it is entitled under Section 2.2, less (i) such Shareholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, each Shareholder who fails to deliver his, her or its certificate(s) of Company Common Stock at the Closing shall receive cash pursuant to this Section 2.5(b) promptly after Buyer’s receipt of such Shareholder’s certificate(s).

 

(c)           Surrendered certificates shall forthwith be canceled.  Until so surrendered and exchanged, each such certificate shall represent solely the right to receive, per share, the Per Share Portion of the Final Merger Consideration (subject to adjustment as provided herein) pursuant to Section 2.2, and the Surviving Corporation shall not be required to pay the holder thereof the cash to which he, she or it would otherwise have been entitled.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any such certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, then, upon the making of an affidavit of such fact by the Person claiming such certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and the providing of an indemnity by such Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such certificate,  Buyer shall deliver to such Person, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, the Per Share Portion of the Final Merger Consideration to be paid in respect of the shares of Company Common Stock represented by such certificate, as contemplated by this Section 2.5.

 

2.6           Effect of the Merger.

 

(a)           Articles of Incorporation.  The articles of incorporation of the Company shall be amended and restated in the Merger to read as set forth on Exhibit 2.6(a) and shall be the articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.

 

(b)           Bylaws.  The bylaws of Merger Sub in effect at the Effective Time shall be adopted as the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until amended in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements.

 

(c)           Directors and Officers.  From and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements (or their earlier resignation or removal), the directors of Merger Sub shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation and the individuals listed on Exhibit 2.6(c) shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation .

 

2.7           Dissenters’ Rights.  Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any shares of Company Common Stock held by a holder who has demanded and perfected such holder’s right for appraisal of such shares in accordance with Virginia Law and who, as of the Effective Time, has not effectively withdrawn or lost such right to appraisal (“Dissenting Shares”), if any, shall not be converted into the Preliminary Merger Consideration or the Final Merger Consideration but shall instead be converted into the right to receive such consideration as may be determined to be due with respect to such Dissenting Shares pursuant to Virginia Law.  The Company shall give Buyer prompt notice of any demand received by the Company to require the Company to purchase shares of Company Common Stock, and Buyer shall have the right to direct and participate in all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demand.

 

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The Company agrees that, except with the prior written consent of Buyer, or as required under Virginia Law, it will not voluntarily make any payment with respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any such purchase demand.  Each holder of Dissenting Shares (“Dissenting Shareholder”) who, pursuant to the provisions of Virginia Law, becomes entitled to payment of the fair value for shares of Company Common Stock shall receive payment therefor (but only after the value therefor shall have been agreed upon or finally determined pursuant to such provisions).  If, after the Effective Time, any Dissenting Shares shall lose their status as Dissenting Shares, Buyer shall pay such Dissenting Shareholder the portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration or Final Merger Consideration, as applicable, to which such shareholder would otherwise be entitled under Section 2.2 (less such Shareholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount).

 

3.             The Closing.

 

3.1           The Closing.  The closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”) shall take place at the offices of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York 10103 at 10:00 a.m. New York City as soon as practicable, but no less than two Business Days, following full satisfaction or due waiver of all of the closing conditions set forth in Section 10 hereof (other than those to be satisfied at the Closing), or on such other date as is mutually agreeable to Buyer and the Company.  The date and time of the Closing are referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

 

3.2           The Closing Transactions.  At the Closing, the parties hereto shall consummate the following transactions (the “Closing Transactions”):

 

(a)           the Company and Merger Sub shall cause the Articles of Merger to be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Virginia;

 

(b)           subject to delivery and receipt of a duly executed Letter of Transmittal as provided in clause (g) below, Buyer shall deliver to each holder of Company Common Stock such holder’s Per Share Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, less such holder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a single account designated by the Representative in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

 

(c)           subject to delivery and receipt of a duly executed Letter of Transmittal as provided in clause (g) below, Buyer shall deliver to each Optionholder the amount (after applicable withholding Taxes) due to such Optionholder for such Optionholder’s cancelled Options under Section 2.3, less such Optionholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a single account designated by the Representative in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date;

 

(d)           subject to receipt of the payoff letters contemplated by Section 10.1, Buyer shall repay, or cause to be repaid, on behalf of the Company, all amounts necessary to discharge fully the then-outstanding balance of all Estimated Closing Indebtedness by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account designated by the holder of such Indebtedness;

 

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(e)           Buyer, the Representative and the Company shall enter into an escrow agreement with the Escrow Agent effective as of the Closing Date which shall be substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 3.2(e) (the “Escrow Agreement”);

 

(f)            Buyer shall deliver the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount to the Escrow Agent which shall be held by the Escrow Agent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement;

 

(g)           the Company shall deliver to Buyer one or more certificates, duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by duly executed stock powers, together with a duly executed Letter of Transmittal substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.2(g)(i) representing all of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or affidavits of loss and indemnities as set forth in Section 2.5(c) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, and each Optionholder shall deliver a duly executed Letter of Transmittal substantially in the form of Exhibit 3.2(g)(ii) in respect of the options to purchase Company Common Stock held by such holder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (each such Letter of Transmittal, a “Letter of Transmittal”);

 

(h)           Buyer shall pay, or cause to be paid, on behalf of the Company and the Shareholders, all Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses to each Person who is owed a portion thereof;

 

(i)            the Company shall deliver to Buyer written letters of resignation, effective as of the Effective Time, of each of the directors and officers of the Company requested by Buyer prior to the Closing.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, and notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the failure of any Shareholder to satisfy any of the deliveries set forth in Section 3.2(g) shall not affect Buyer’s obligation to deliver to any other Shareholder such portion of the Final Merger Consideration (less such Shareholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount) to which such other Shareholder is entitled at Closing.  If any Shareholder fails to satisfy any of the deliveries set forth in Section 3.2(g), the payment of such Shareholder’s portion of the Final Merger Consideration (less such Shareholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount) shall be made after the Closing, promptly after Buyer’s receipt of such Shareholder’s deliveries.

 

4.                                       Closing Estimates; Final Merger Consideration.

 

4.1                                 Closing Estimates.  At least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Buyer (a) the Company’s good-faith estimate of the Company’s Net Working Capital (the “Estimated Closing Net Working Capital”) and Indebtedness (the “Estimated Closing Indebtedness”), each as of the Closing Date (immediately prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein), based on the Company’s books and records and other information then available and calculated on a basis consistent with this Agreement, and (b) a schedule setting forth the Transaction Expenses (the “Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses”).  All calculations of Net Working Capital, Indebtedness and Transaction Expenses hereunder shall be made without duplication of any asset, liability, income or expense between such calculations.

 

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4.2                                 Final Merger Consideration.  As promptly as practicable after the Closing, but in no event later than 60 days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation to prepare and deliver to the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) a statement (the “Closing Statement”) as of the close of business on the Closing Date, setting forth the Surviving Corporation’s calculation of the Net Working Capital (the “Closing Net Working Capital”), Indebtedness (the “Closing Indebtedness”) and Transaction Expenses (the “Closing Transaction Expenses”) (immediately prior to giving effect to the transactions contemplated herein), which shall be calculated on a basis consistent with this Agreement, including, as applicable Schedule 4.2 and the accounting principles and practices referred to therein in the same way, using the same methods, principles, conventions, policies and procedures (including the methodology used by the Company with respect to accruals and reserves to prepare the estimates described in Section 4.1).  The Closing Statement shall contain a calculation of the Final Merger Consideration based on the foregoing amounts of Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness and Closing Transaction Expenses.  If Buyer does not deliver the Closing Statement to the Representative by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 60th day after the Closing Date (such date and time, the “Closing Statement Due Date”), the Preliminary Merger Consideration shall be conclusive and binding on Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Shareholders.  To the extent any actions following the Closing with respect to the accounting books and records of the Surviving Corporation on which the Closing Statement and the foregoing calculations are to be based are not consistent with the Company’s past practices, such changes shall not be taken into account in preparing the Closing Statement or calculating the Closing Net Working Capital and Closing Indebtedness.

 

4.3                                 Access to Information.  The Surviving Corporation and Buyer shall (a) permit the Representative and his representatives to have full access to the books, records and other documents (including work papers, schedules, financial statements, memoranda, etc.) and shall cooperate with the Representative in seeking to obtain work papers from the Surviving Corporation pertaining to or used in connection with the preparation of the Closing Statement and calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration and provide the Representative with copies thereof (as reasonably requested by the Representative) and (b) provide the Representative and his representatives full access to the Surviving Corporation’s employees and accountants as reasonably requested by the Representative (including making the Surviving Corporation’s chief financial officer and certified public accountants available to respond to written or oral inquiries of the Representative or his representatives).  If the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) disagrees with any part of the Surviving Corporation’s calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses or Final Merger Consideration as set forth on the Closing Statement, the Representative shall, within 30 days after the Representative’s receipt of the Closing Statement, notify Buyer in writing of such disagreement by setting forth the Representative’s calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration and describing the basis for such disagreement (an “Objection Notice”); provided that the amount of Closing Indebtedness and Closing Transaction Expenses set forth in the Objection Notice shall not be less than the amount of the Estimated Closing Indebtedness and Estimated 

 

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Closing Transaction Expenses, respectively, paid at the Closing pursuant to Sections 2.2(a).  If the Representative does not deliver an Objection Notice to Buyer by 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the 30th day after the Representative’s receipt of the Closing Statement, or if the Representative notifies Buyer in writing prior to that time that the Representative does not disagree with any part of the Surviving Corporation’s calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses or Final Merger Consideration as set forth on the Closing Statement, the Closing Statement shall be conclusive and binding on Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Shareholders.  If the Representative timely delivers an Objection Notice objecting to some but not all of the Closing Statement, those portions of the Closing Statement to which the Representative does not object shall be conclusive and binding on Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and the Shareholders and any amounts not subject to an Objection Notice shall be distributed to the Shareholders in accordance with Section 2.2(a).  If an Objection Notice is delivered to Buyer, then Buyer and the Representatives (on behalf of the Shareholders) shall negotiate in good faith to resolve their disagreements with respect to the computation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and/or Final Merger Consideration.  In the event that Buyer and the Representative are unable to resolve all such disagreements within 30 days after Buyer’s receipt of such Objection Notice, Buyer or the Representative may submit such remaining disagreements to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, or another nationally recognized certified public accounting firm as is reasonably acceptable to Buyer and the Representative (the “Accounting Firm”).

 

4.4                                 Disagreements.  If such disagreements are submitted to the Accounting Firm, Buyer and the Representative shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Accounting Firm to resolve all remaining disagreements with respect to the computation of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration identified in the Objection Notice as soon as practicable, but in any event shall direct the Accounting Firm to render a determination within 45 days after its retention.  The Accounting Firm shall consider only those items and amounts in the Surviving Corporation’s and the Representative’s respective calculations of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration that are identified as being items and amounts to which the Surviving Corporation and the Representative have been unable to agree.  In resolving any disputed item, the Accounting Firm may not assign a value to any item greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by either party or less than the smallest value for such item claimed by either party.  The Accounting Firm’s determination of the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration shall be based solely on written materials submitted by Buyer and the Representatives (i.e., not on independent review) and on the definition of “Closing Net Working Capital,” “Closing Indebtedness,” “Closing Transaction Expenses” and “Final Merger Consideration” included herein and the other provisions of this Agreement, including, as applicable,  Schedule 4.2 and the accounting principles and practices referred to therein.  The determination of the Accounting Firm shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto and shall not be subject to appeal or further review (other than with respect to errors in arithmetic calculations).

 

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4.5                                 Costs and Expenses.  The costs and expenses of the Accounting Firm in determining the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration shall be borne by the Surviving Corporation, on the one hand, and the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders), on the other hand, based upon the percentage which the portion of the contested amount not awarded to each party bears to the amount actually contested by such party.  For example, if the Closing Statement claims the Closing Net Working Capital is $1,000 less than the Estimated Closing Net Working Capital, and the Representative contest only $500 of the amount claimed by the Surviving Corporation, and if the Accounting Firm ultimately resolves the dispute by awarding the Surviving Corporation $300 of the $500 contested, then the costs and expenses of the Accounting Firm will be allocated 60% (i.e., 300 ÷ 500) to the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) and 40% (i.e., 200 ÷ 500) to the Surviving Corporation.  In connection with its determination of Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Lease Buyout Amounts, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration the Accounting Firm shall, pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.5, also determine the allocation of its fees and expenses between the Surviving Corporation and the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders), which such determination shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties hereto and shall not be subject to appeal or further review (other than with respect to errors in arithmetic calculations).  Any costs and expenses payable by the Representative pursuant to the terms of this Section 4.5 shall be paid solely from the Expense Funds.

 

4.6                                 Adjustments.  Within five Business Days after the Closing Net Working Capital, Closing Indebtedness, Closing Transaction Expenses and Final Merger Consideration are finally determined pursuant to this Section 4:

 

(a)                                  if the Final Merger Consideration as finally determined pursuant to this Section 4 exceeds the Preliminary Merger Consideration paid at Closing, Buyer shall pay, or cause the Surviving Corporation to pay, to each Shareholder and Optionholder in cash an amount equal to the product of (x) the excess of the Final Merger Consideration over the Preliminary Merger Consideration, and (y) such Shareholder’s or Optionholder’s Allocation Percentage;

 

(b)                                 if the Preliminary Merger Consideration exceeds the Final Merger Consideration, then the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) shall pay Buyer an amount in cash equal to such excess of Preliminary Merger Consideration over Final Merger Consideration (the “Buyer Adjustment Amount”), out of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and to the extent that the Adjustment Holdback Amount is insufficient to satisfy the Buyer Adjustment Amount, then the Representative shall distribute the entire Adjustment Holdback Amount to Buyer as provided above and, as provided in the Letters of Transmittal, each of the Shareholders and Optionholders, severally as to itself, himself or herself only and not jointly as to or with any other Shareholder or Optionholder, shall pay to or as directed by Buyer its, his or her pro rata portion (based on its, his or her Allocation Percentage) of the amount of such deficiency within five Business Days of being directed by Buyer to make such payment. In the event that any Shareholder or Optionholder shall fail to pay the amount of such deficiency within the period specified in the immediately preceding sentence (a “Defaulting Shareholder”), Buyer may deliver written notice to the Representative setting forth such amount, and Buyer and the Representative will, within three Business Days of the Representative’s receipt of such notice, direct the Escrow Agent to pay such amount to Buyer out of the Defaulting Shareholder’s portion of the Indemnity Holdback Amount; provided that, pursuant the Letters of Transmittal, the Defaulting Shareholder shall promptly restore such amount to the Indemnity Holdback Amount to the extent any funds are so paid and shall remain liable for such amount in the event such Defaulting Shareholder’s

 

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remaining portion of the Indemnity Holdback Amount is insufficient to cover such Defaulting Shareholder’s proportionate responsibility for any amounts properly payable out of the Indemnity Holdback Amount. No failure of Buyer to deliver a notice of the type specified in the immediately preceding sentence shall relieve any Shareholder or Optionholder of its obligation to pay its several portion of such deficiency to Buyer.

 

(c)                                  All payments pursuant to this Section 4.6 shall be treated by all parties for tax purposes as adjustments to the Final Merger Consideration.

 

4.7                                 Withholding.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each of Buyer and the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Preliminary Merger Consideration, Final Merger Consideration, Adjustment Holdback Amount or Indemnity Holdback Amount (as the case may be) otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax Legal Requirements.  To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to such Shareholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Buyer or the Surviving Corporation.  If, under the terms of this Agreement, such payment is paid to such recipients by Buyer or the Surviving Corporation and any required withholding is not made, then such recipients shall make appropriate provision (and each such recipient hereby authorizes Buyer and the Surviving Corporation to take such action as may be appropriate in connection therewith) for payment of any appropriate withholding Taxes to the Company so that such withholding Taxes may be paid to the appropriate Governmental Body, and such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the applicable recipients in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.

 

5.                                       Representations and Warranties of the Company.

 

The Company represents and warrants to Buyer and Merger Sub that the statements in this Section 5 are correct and complete, except as set forth in the schedules accompanying this Section 5 (collectively, the “Disclosure Schedules”).  The Disclosure Schedules have been arranged in separately numbered sections corresponding to the sections of this Section 5; however, the disclosure of any item in any section of the Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to incorporate by reference all information disclosed in any other section of the Disclosure Schedules to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent.  Capitalized terms used in the Disclosure Schedules and not otherwise defined therein have the meanings given to them in this Agreement.

 

5.1                                 Organization and Corporate Power.  The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under Virginia Law.  The Company has all requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on the Business as now conducted.  The Company is qualified to do business and is in good standing (or its equivalent) in every jurisdiction in which its ownership or lease of property or the conduct of the Business as now conducted requires it to qualify, all of which jurisdictions are set forth on Schedule 5.1, except where the failure to be so qualified could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (a) subject the Company to any material liability or (y)

 

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adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s ability to conduct the Business following the Closing as presently conducted.  Since January 1, 2005, the Company has not conducted the Business under any corporate, trade or fictitious name.  The Company has made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company and Dauntless.  The minute books of the Company and Dauntless made available to Buyer contain a complete and accurate summary of all meetings of directors, committees of directors and shareholders or actions by written consent since the time of incorporation of the Company and Dauntless, and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes accurately in all material respects.

 

5.2                                 Subsidiaries.  Dauntless is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Legal Requirements of its jurisdiction of organization. Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 5.2, the Company does not, directly or indirectly own, of record or beneficially, or directly or indirectly hold, the right to acquire any stock, partnership interest or joint venture interest or other equity ownership interest in any other Person. The Company owns all of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Company’s Subsidiaries free and clear of all Encumbrances other than restrictions under applicable securities Legal Requirements.

 

5.3                                 Authorization of Agreement.

 

(a)                                  The Company has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and each other agreement, document, instrument or certificate contemplated by this Agreement or to be executed by the Company in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (the “Seller Documents”), and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.  All acts and other proceedings required to be taken by the Company, including acts and proceedings of the Company’s sole director and the Shareholders, to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Seller Documents by the Company and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby by Company have been duly taken.  This Agreement has been, and each Seller Document will be at or prior to the Closing, duly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto) this Agreement constitutes, and each Seller Document when so executed and delivered will constitute, legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Legal Requirements affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity, including principles of commercial reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity).

 

(b)                                 The affirmative vote of the holders of at least majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock present (in person or by proxy) and voting at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders called to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or acting by written consent in lieu of such a meeting is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Company’s capital stock necessary to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement under Virginia Law (the “Required Vote”)

 

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5.4                                 Conflicts; Consents of Third Parties.

 

(a)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(a), none of the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or any of the Seller Documents, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof will conflict with, or result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, revocation, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to loss of a benefit under, or give rise to any obligation of the Company to make any payment under, or to the increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under any provision of, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance in or upon any of the properties or assets of the Company under, (i) the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the Company; (ii) any Contract (except for any Contract not required to be listed on a schedule to this Agreement that is not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Business) or Permit (except for any Permit that is not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the  Business) to which the Company is a party or by which it or any of the properties or assets of the Company are bound; (iii) any Order applicable to the Company or any of the properties or assets of the Company; or (iv) any applicable Law.

 

(b)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(b), no consent, waiver, approval, Order, Permit or authorization of, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person or Governmental Body is required on the part of the Company (i) in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Seller Documents or the compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or the taking of any other action contemplated hereby or thereby, or (ii) the continuing validity and effectiveness following the Closing of any Permit or Contract of the Company, except for such consents the failure of which to obtain, individually or in the aggregate, would not have and would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect in any material respect, individually or in the aggregate, the Business or prevent or materially delay the Company from consummating the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

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5.5                                 Capitalization.(a)   The authorized capital stock of the Company and the number of shares of the Company’s capital stock owned by each Shareholder is as set forth on Schedule 5.5(a).  All the shares of Company Common Stock are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement.  As of the date hereof, there are 646,887 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Company Common Stock are held as treasury stock.  As of the Closing Date there will be 646,887 shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding and no shares of Company Common Stock will be held as treasury stock (subject to the issuance after the date hereof of shares of Company Common Stock upon the exercise of options outstanding as of the date hereof and listed on Schedule 5.5(b) and the repurchase of shares of Company Common Stock upon the termination of employment of a shareholder).  All of the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock have been duly authorized for issuance and are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and are not subject to preemptive rights or rights of first refusal created by statute, the organizational documents of the Company or any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or any of its properties or assets is bound.

 

(b)                                 Schedule 5.5(b) lists all existing options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or other agreements of any character to which the Company is a party requiring, and all securities of the Company outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance, sale or transfer of any additional shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase shares of capital stock or other equity securities of the Company and, for each such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement or security, Schedule 5.5(b) sets for the applicable exercise or conversion price.  Neither the Shareholders nor the Company are a party to any voting trust or other voting agreement with respect to any of the Company Common Stock or to any Contract relating to the issuance, sale, redemption, transfer or other disposition of the capital stock of the Company.  There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders of the Company may vote.

 

(c)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5(c), the Shareholders are the record owners of the shares of Company Common Stock listed on Schedule 5.5(a), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.5(c), the Shareholders have the corporate power and authority to sell, transfer, assign and deliver such shares of Company Common Stock as provided in this Agreement.

 

5.6                                 Financial Statements.

 

(a)                                  The Company has delivered to Buyer copies of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related audited consolidated statements of income, cash flows and stockholders equity of the Company for the fiscal years then ended, and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as at September 30, 2010 and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income of the Company for the nine-month period then ended, together with the comparative statements for the corresponding nine-month period in 2009 (such statements are referred to herein as the “Financial Statements”).  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(a), each of the Financial Statements has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied by the Company and fairly

 

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presents in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as at the dates and for the periods indicated, subject in the case of the nine-month statements to year end adjustments (which will not be material, individually or in the aggregate).  All liabilities and obligations of the Company, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, and whether due or to become due, which existed at the date of such Financial Statements have been disclosed in the balance sheets included in the Financial Statements or in notes to the Financial Statements to the extent such liabilities were required, under GAAP, to be so disclosed.  Except as set forth in the notes to the Financial Statements, the liabilities on the latest balance sheet of the Company included in the Financial Statements consist solely of accrued obligations and liabilities incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business to Persons that are not Affiliates of any of the Company.  The statements of operations included in the Financial Statements do not contain any material items of special or non-recurring income or other income not earned, or omit any material item of expense incurred, in each case in the ordinary course of business except as expressly specified on Schedule 5.6(a).

 

(b)                                 All notes and accounts receivable of the Company are reflected properly on its books and records, are valid receivables, have arisen solely out of bona fide sales and deliveries of goods, performance of services and other business transactions in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, in each case with Persons other than Affiliates, are not subject to valid defenses, setoffs or counterclaims, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, are current in all material respects and are collectible in accordance with their terms at their recorded amounts (by use of the Company’s normal collection methods without resort to litigation or reference to a collection agency), subject only to the reserve for bad debts set forth on the face of the Balance Sheets (rather than in any notes thereto) as adjusted for operations and transactions through the Closing Date in accordance with GAAP.  The Company has delivered to Buyer an aging of the accounts receivable and accounts payable of the Company as of the September 30, 2010.

 

(c)                                  Schedule 5.6(c) sets forth all (i) Indebtedness of the Company and (ii) all bank accounts of the Company, including any “lock-box” accounts.

 

(d)                                 The Company has delivered to Buyer copies of (i) the pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2009, and the related pro forma unaudited consolidated statements of income and stockholders equity of the Company for the fiscal year then ended, and (ii) the pro forma unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as at September 30, 2010 and the related unaudited consolidated statement of income of the Company for the nine-month period then ended, together with the comparative pro forma statements for the corresponding nine-month period in 2009 (such statements are referred to herein as the “Pro Forma Financial Statements”).  For the purposes hereof, the unaudited pro forma balance sheet of the Company as at September 30, 2010 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet” and September 30, 2010 is referred to as the “Balance Sheet Date”.  The Pro Forma Financial Statement give pro forma effect to the consummation of the Related Transactions as if they were consummated on January 1, 2009 based on the assumptions set forth on Schedule 5.6(d).  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.6(d), each of the Pro Forma Financial Statements has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied by the Company and fairly presents in all material respects the financial position and results of operations of the Company (after giving 

 

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such pro forma effect to the Related Transactions) relating to the Business as at the dates and for the periods indicated, subject in the case of the of the nine-month statements to year end adjustments (which will not be material, individually or in the aggregate).  All liabilities and obligations of the Company (after giving such pro forma effect to the Related Transactions) relating to the Business, whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, and whether due or to become due, which existed at the date of such Pro Forma Financial Statements have been disclosed in the balance sheets included in the Pro Forma Financial Statements or in notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements to the extent such liabilities were required, under GAAP, to be so disclosed.  Except as set forth in the notes to the Pro Forma Financial Statements, the liabilities on the latest balance sheet of the Company (after giving such pro forma effect to the Related Transactions) relating to the Business included in the Pro Forma Financial Statements consist solely of accrued obligations and liabilities incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business to Persons that are not Affiliates of any of the Company.  The statements of operations included in the Pro Forma Financial Statements do not contain any material items of special or non-recurring income or other income not earned, or omit any material item of expense incurred, in each case in the ordinary course of business except as expressly specified on Schedule 5.6(d).  The Company and the Shareholders acknowledge and agree that Buyer is relying on the accuracy and completeness of the Pro Forma Financial Statements in making its determination as to whether it must file the Pro Forma Financial Statements, or any other financial statements of the Company or any portion thereof, with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

(e)                                  The Company has established and maintain a system of internal accounting and other controls which are effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and preparation of financial statements (including the Financial Statements) for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, including policies and procedures that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; (iii) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences; (iv) provide reasonable assurance that material information relating to the Company is promptly made known to the officers responsible for establishing and maintaining the system of internal controls; (v) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the Company’s board of directors; (vi) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and (vii) provide reasonable assurance that any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information, and any fraud, whether or not material, that involves any of the Company’s management or other employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal controls used by the Company, are adequately and promptly disclosed to the Company’s independent auditors and the Company’s sole director.

 

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5.7           No Undisclosed Liabilities.  The Company and Dauntless have no Indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of any kind (whether known or unknown and whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise) that (i) would have been required to be reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described on the latest balance sheet included in the Pro Forma Financial Statements or in the notes thereto in accordance with GAAP which was not fully reflected in, reserved against or otherwise described in the Balance Sheet or the notes thereto or (ii) was not incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the Balance Sheet Date (it being acknowledged and agreed that obligations and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of Business do not include any liability for breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort, infringement claim or lawsuit).

 

5.8           Absence of Changes.  Since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company and Dauntless have conducted the Business in the ordinary course of business and there has not been any event, occurrence or development which, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, since the Balance Sheet Date, the Company has not taken any action which, if taken after the date hereof, would have required the consent of Buyer pursuant to Section 8.2 of this Agreement.

 

5.9           Title to and Conditions of Assets.

 

(a)           Schedule 5.9(a) contains a list, as of the date hereof, of all real property leased by the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Real Property Leases”). Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(a), the Company or its Subsidiaries have a valid leasehold estate in all real property subject to Real Property Leases (the “Leased Real Property”), free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances and any such exceptions that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have or reasonably be expected to adversely affect the use of such Leased Real Property in any material respect as such property is used as of the date hereof.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any real property.  The Company has good, marketable and valid leasehold interests under the Real Property Leases, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Legal Requirements affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity), and the Company have not given or received any written notice of any default and to the Knowledge of Company, no other party is in default thereof, and no party of the Real Property Leases has exercised any termination rights with respect thereto.  The Company has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of the Real Property Leases.

 

(b)           Schedule 5.9(b) sets forth all leases of personal property (“Personal Property Leases”) involving annual payments in excess of $5,000 relating to personal property used in the Business or to which any of the Company or Dauntless is a party or by which any properties or assets of the Company or Dauntless is bound.  The Company and Dauntless have a valid leasehold interest under each of the Personal Property Leases under which they are lessees, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding at law or in equity), and the Company and Dauntless have not received any written notice of default under any Personal Property Lease by the Company or Dauntless or, to the Knowledge of the Company, by any other party thereto.  The Company and Dauntless have good and marketable title to all of the items of tangible personal property reflected in the Balance Sheets or acquired

 

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after the Balance Sheet Date (except as sold or disposed of subsequent to the date thereof in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), free and clear of any and all Encumbrances other than the Permitted Encumbrances.  All such items of tangible personal property are in good condition and in a state of good maintenance and repair in all material respects (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are suitable in all material respects for the purposes used.  All of the items of tangible personal property used by the Company and Dauntless under the Personal Property Leases are in good condition and repair in all material respects (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and are suitable in all material respects for the purposes used.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.9(b), after giving effect to the Related Transactions, the Company and Dauntless shall own good title to, or hold a valid leasehold interest in, all of the personal property used in and necessary for the conduct of the Business, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances and Encumbrances that will be terminated at or prior to the Closing.

 

5.10         Intellectual Property.

 

(a)           Schedule 5.10(a) contains a complete list of all Registered Intellectual Property.

 

(b)           Schedule 5.10(b) contains a complete list of all of the following that constitute Company Intellectual Property: (i) all United States and non-United States patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (ii) all copyrights and copyright registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (iii) all industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; and (iii) trade names, logos, trademarks and service marks, and trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor throughout the world.

 

(c)           The Company (i) owns all rights, title, and interest in all Company Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company or Dauntless free and clear of any Encumbrance (other than Permitted Encumbrances), including ownership of pending and accrued causes of action for patent, trademark, or copyright infringement, misappropriation, and unfair business practice relating to the Company Intellectual Property and has the sole and exclusive right to bring actions for infringement and misappropriation of such Company Intellectual Property, and (ii) otherwise has the right to use all other Company Intellectual Property.

 

(d)           Each item of Registered Intellectual Property that is material to and necessary for conducting the Business as it has been conducted during the 12-month period before Closing is valid and subsisting to the extent that all necessary registration, maintenance or annuity, and renewal fees in connection with such item of Registered Intellectual Property have been made; all necessary documents and certificates in connection with such Registered Intellectual Property have been filed with the relevant patent, copyright, trademark or other authorities in the United States or non-United States jurisdictions, as the case may be, for the purposes of maintaining such Registered Intellectual Property; and all patent, trademark, service mark and copyright applications set forth on Schedule 5.10(a) have been duly filed.

 

(e)           All employees, agents, consultants, contractors, or other Persons who have contributed to or participated in the creation or development of any Company Intellectual Property including Company Software:  (i) made such contribution pursuant to and within the

 

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scope of employment with the Company or its Subsidiaries as an employee or otherwise as a party to a “work-for-hire” agreement under which the Company or its Subsidiaries is deemed to be the owner and/or author, as applicable, of all right, title, and interest therein; or (ii) have executed a written assignment or other agreement to assign in favor of the Company transferring to the Company all right, title and interest in such Company Intellectual Property.

 

(f)            Schedule 5.10(f) contains a list of the Company Software.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.10(f): (i) the Company has developed the Company Software through its own efforts and for its own account without the aid or use of any consultants, agents, independent contractors or Persons (other than Persons that are employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or consultants and contractors that have assigned all rights in the Company Software to the Company); (ii) the Company owns or otherwise has the right to use the Company Software; (iii) no third party has any right to compensation from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of, the use, exploitation, or sale of the Company Software; (iv) none of the Company Software contains any source code or portions of source code (including any “canned program” or “free-ware”) created by any party other than the authors of the Company Software on behalf of the Company or that has otherwise been assigned to the Company; (v) the Company Software is not subject by agreement to any transfer, assignment, site, equipment, or other operational limitation; (vi) the Company has maintained and protected the Company Software with appropriate proprietary notices (including, without limitation, the notice of copyright in accordance with the requirements of 17 U.S.C. § 401), confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements and such other measures as are reasonably necessary to protect the proprietary, trade secret or confidential information contained therein; (vii) the Company Software has been registered or may be eligible for protection and registration under applicable U.S. copyright law and has not been forfeited to the public domain; (viii) the Company has copies of all current releases or separate versions of the Company Software so that the same may be subject to registration in the United States Copyright Office; (ix) the Company Software does not infringe any copyright or other Intellectual Property rights of any other Person; (x) to the extent used in the Business as it has been conducted during the six-month period before Closing, the Company Software retains the source code, system documentation, statements of principles of operation and schematics, as well as any pertinent commentary, explanation, program (including compilers), workbenches, tools, and higher level (or “proprietary”) language used for the development, maintenance, implementation and use thereof, so that a computer programmer could develop, maintain, support, compile and use all releases or separate versions of the same that are currently subject to maintenance obligations by the Company; (xi) there are no agreements or arrangements in effect with respect to the marketing, distribution, licensing or promotion of the Company Software by any other Person; (xii) the Company has no source code for the Company Software or other Company Intellectual Property held in escrow; and (xiii) to the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has not received any notice of, and the Company has no Knowledge of, any complaint, assertion, threat, or allegation that the Company Software infringes the rights of any third party.

 

(g)           No claims of any kind have been made by the Company against any third party that, and the Company has no Knowledge that, any third party infringes, or has previously infringed, misappropriates, or has previously misappropriated any Company Intellectual Property.

 

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(h)           No claims of any kind have been made or asserted, or to the Company’s Knowledge threatened, by any party against the Company claiming or alleging that the Company or any of their products (including products currently under development), services, or methods of operation infringe, have infringed, or misappropriate the Intellectual Property of any third party, or constitute unfair competition.  The Company has not infringed any Intellectual Property right of any third party.

 

5.11         Contracts.

 

(a)           Schedule 5.11(a) identifies each Contract for which performance is ongoing that constitutes a “Material Contract” of the Company.  Each of the following ongoing contracts shall be deemed to constitute a “Material Contract”:

 

(i)            any Contract (A) relating to the employment of, or the performance of services by, any director, employee or consultant of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to make any severance, termination or similar payment (whether or not in cash) to any current or former employee or director, or (C) pursuant to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become obligated to make any bonus or similar payment (other than payments constituting base salary) in excess of $25,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate to any current or former employee or director;

 

(ii)           any Contract relating to the acquisition, transfer, development, sharing or license by the Company of any Company Intellectual Property (except for any Contract pursuant to which (A) any Company Intellectual Property is licensed to the Company or Dauntless under any third party software license generally available to the public, or (B) any Company Intellectual Property is licensed by the Company or Dauntless to any Person on a non-exclusive basis);

 

(iii)          any Contract that provides for indemnification of any officer, director, employee or agent of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

(iv)          any Contract imposing any restriction on the right or ability of the Company or Dauntless (A) to compete with any other Person, (B) to acquire any product or other asset or any services from any other Person, (C) to solicit, hire or retain any Person as an employee, consultant or independent contractor, (D) to develop, sell, supply, distribute, offer, support or service any product or any technology or other asset to or for any other Person, (E) to perform services for any other Person, or (F) to transact business or deal in any other manner with any other Person;

 

(v)           any Contract of the Company or Dauntless (other than Contracts evidencing Options) (A) relating to the acquisition, issuance, voting, registration, sale or transfer of any securities, (B) providing any Person with any preemptive right, right of participation, right of maintenance or similar right with respect to any securities, or (C) providing the Company with any right of first refusal with respect to, or right to repurchase or redeem, any securities;

 

(vi)          any Contract of the Company or Dauntless incorporating or relating to any guaranty, any warranty or any indemnity or similar obligation, pursuant to which the potential liability associated with any such guaranty, warranty, indemnity or similar obligation could not reasonably be expected to exceed $25,000;

 

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(vii)         any Contract of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to any currency hedging;

 

(viii)        any Contract of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (A) imposing any confidentiality obligation on any Person (other then typical confidentiality obligations in Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business) or (B) containing “standstill” or similar provisions;

 

(ix)           any Contract requiring that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries give any notice or provide any information to any Person prior to considering or accepting any proposal with respect to an Acquisition Transaction or similar transaction, or prior to entering into any discussions, agreement, arrangement or understanding relating to any Acquisition Transaction or similar transaction;

 

(x)            any Contract other than with a Governmental Body, or for routine business office support (such as copiers, telephones), that has a term of more than sixty (60) days and that may not be terminated by the Company (without penalty) within sixty (60) days after the delivery of a termination notice by the Company;

 

(xi)           any Contract that contemplates or involves the receipt, payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount or having a value in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate, or contemplates or involves the performance of services for the Company or Dauntless having a value in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate;

 

(xii)          any other unclassified Contract, if a breach of such Contract could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company in any material respect.  The Company has made available to Buyer an accurate and complete copy of each Contract that constitutes a Material Contract, with the exception of any Contracts that are fully completed as to performance but not formally closed per government regulation, copies of which, in their current form, have been made available to Buyer;

 

(xiii)         any Contract or subcontract as to which work has been or is being performed by the Company, having a value in excess of $100,000; and

 

(xiv)        any Contract without a funding commitment by the counterparty, sometimes called a “risk sales order”.

 

(b)           Each Contract that constitutes a Material Contract (and, to the Company’s Knowledge, each Contract that does not constitute a Material Contract) is valid and in full force and effect, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) Legal Requirements of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and (ii) Legal Requirements governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(b), the Company has furnished or otherwise made available to Buyer true and complete copies of all Material Contracts.

 

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(c)           Except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(c): (i) neither the Company nor Dauntless has violated or breached, or committed any default under, any Material Contract in any material respect; and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no other Person has violated or breached, or committed any default under, any Material Contract in any material respect; (ii) to the best of the Company’s knowledge, no event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) could reasonably be expected to (A) result in a material violation or breach of any of the provisions of any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract), (B) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract), (C) give any Person the right to receive or require a rebate, chargeback, or penalty or change in delivery schedule under any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract), (D) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract), (E) result in the disclosure, release or delivery of any Source Code, or (F) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract), other than terminations for convenience in accordance with the terms thereof; and (iii) since the end of the Company’s last fiscal year, it has not received any written or oral notice regarding any actual or possible material violation or breach of, or default under, any Material Contract (or, to the Company’s Knowledge, any other Contract).

 

(d)           Since January 1, 2004, except as set forth in Schedule 5.11(d):

 

(i)            neither the Company nor Dauntless has undertaken any internal investigation relating directly or indirectly to any Government Contract or Government Bid;

 

(ii)           the Company and Dauntless have complied in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements with respect to all Government Contracts and Government Bids;

 

(iii)          neither the Company nor Dauntless has, in obtaining or performing any Government Contract, violated (A) the Truth in Negotiations Act of 1962, as amended, (B) the Service Contract Act of 1963, as amended, (C) the Contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended, (D) the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended, (E) any applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (the “FAR”) or any applicable agency supplement thereto, (F) the Cost Accounting Standards, (G) the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual, (H) the Defense Industrial Security Regulation (DOD 5220.22-R) or any related security regulations, or (I) any other applicable procurement law or regulation or other applicable Legal Requirement;

 

(iv)          all facts set forth in or acknowledged by the Company or Dauntless in any certification, representation or disclosure statement submitted by it with respect to any Government Contract or Government Bid were current, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of submission;

 

(v)           neither the Company nor Dauntless or any of their respective employees has been disbarred or suspended from doing business with any Governmental Body, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, no circumstances exist that would warrant the institution of debarment or suspension proceedings against the Company, Dauntless or any employee of the Company or Dauntless;

 

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(vi)          no negative determinations of responsibility, as contemplated in Part 9 of the FAR (Contractor Qualifications), have been issued and received against the Company or Dauntless in connection with any Government Contract or Government Bid;

 

(vii)         no direct or indirect costs incurred by the Company or Dauntless have been disallowed as a result of a finding or determination of any kind by any Governmental Body other than as a result of audits by Governmental Bodies;

 

(viii)        no Governmental Body, and no prime contractor or high-tier subcontractor of any Governmental Body, has withheld or set off, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, has threatened to withhold or set off, any material amount due to the Company or Dauntless under any Government Contract;

 

(ix)           there are not and have not been any irregularities, misstatements or omissions relating to any Government Contract or Government Bid that have led to or could reasonably be expected to lead to, (A) any administrative, civil, criminal or other investigation, Legal Proceeding or indictment involving the Company, Dauntless or any of their respective employees, (B) the disallowance of any costs submitted for payment by the Company or Dauntless, (C) the recoupment of any payments previously made to the Company or Dauntless , (D) a finding or claim of fraud, defective pricing, mischarging or improper payments on the part of the Company or Dauntless, or (E) the assessment of any penalties or damages of any kind against the Company or Dauntless, which penalties or damages could, individually or in the aggregate, adversely affect the Company or the Business in any material respect;

 

(x)            there is no (A) outstanding claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by, or dispute involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with, any prime contractor, subcontractor, vendor or other Person arising under or relating to the award or performance of any Government Contract, (B) fact known by the Company upon which any such claim could reasonably be expected to be based or which may give rise to any such dispute, or (C) final decision of any Government Body against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which has been communicated to the Company;

 

(xi)           neither the Company nor Dauntless is undergoing, nor has undergone, any audit, and, there is no impending audit arising under or relating to any Government Contract (other than normal routine audits conducted in the ordinary course of business);

 

(xii)          neither the Company nor Dauntless is subject to any financing arrangement or assignment of proceeds with respect to the performance of any Government Contract;

 

(xiii)         no payment has been made by the Company or Dauntless or by a Person acting on behalf of the Company or Dauntless to any Person (other than to any bona fide employee or agent (as defined in subpart 3.4 of the FAR) of the Company or Dauntless) which is or was contingent upon the award of any Government Contract or which would otherwise be in violation of any applicable procurement law or regulation or any other Legal Requirement;

 

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(xiv)        the Company’s cost accounting system has been in material compliance with applicable regulations and other applicable Legal Requirements;

 

(xv)         the Company and Dauntless have complied in all material respects with all applicable regulations and other applicable Legal Requirements and with all applicable contractual requirements relating to the placement of legends or restrictive markings;

 

(xvi)        in each case in which the Company or Dauntless have made available any technical data, computer software or Company Intellectual Property to any Governmental Body in connection with any Government Contract, the Company or Dauntless has marked such technical data, computer software or Company Intellectual Property with all markings and legends (including any “restricted rights” legend and any “government purpose license rights” legend) necessary (under the FAR or other applicable Legal Requirements) to ensure that no Governmental Body or other Person is able to acquire any unlimited rights with respect to such technical data, computer software or Proprietary Asset, except where failure to do so has not and will not adversely affect the Company or the Business in any material respect;

 

(xvii)       neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has made any written disclosure to any Governmental Body;

 

(xviii)      the Company and its Subsidiaries have reached agreement with the cognizant government representatives approving and “closing” all indirect costs charged to Government Contracts for Government fiscal years prior to 2007 (beginning January 1, 2007), and those years are closed;

 

(xix)         neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is party to any Government Contract that is currently inactive but regarding which the Company and its Subsidiaries have not reached agreement with the cognizant government representatives approving and “closing” all indirect costs charged to such Government Contract and, to the Company’s Knowledge, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is the subject of any audit or investigation by any Governmental Body in connection with any such inactive Government Contract;

 

(xx)          no Government Contract period of performance has been shortened from that originally awarded as a result of a contract modification, change order, or a termination for convenience, whether in whole or in part;

 

(xxi)         there have been no overhead rate ceiling on any current Government Contract, and there has been no profit impact associated with overhead rate ceilings on prior completed Government Contracts;

 

(xxii)        there have been no Government Contracts requiring performance bonds;

 

(xxiii)       neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has been a party to, or the maker of, any Government Contracts or Government Bids that include forward pricing, bidding and billing rates where such rates have not been approved by the contracting Governmental Body; and

 

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(xxiv)       except as set forth on Schedule 5.4(b), neither the Company nor Dauntless has been or will be required to make any filings with or give notice to, or to obtain any Consent from, any Governmental Body under or in connection with any Government Contract or Government Bid as a result of or by virtue of the execution, delivery of performance of this Agreement or any of the other agreements referred to in this Agreement.

 

(e)           As of the date of this Agreement, the Company and Dauntless, on a consolidated basis, have not less than $110,000,000 of Contract backlog (including funded, unfunded and unexercised option periods) calculated on a basis consistent with the accounting policies and procedures used by the Company in the preparation of the Pro Forma Financial Statements.

 

5.12         Performance of Services.

 

(a)           All installation services, programming services, integration services, consulting services, maintenance services, support services, training services, upgrade services and other services that have been performed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries were performed properly and in conformity with the terms and requirements of all applicable Contracts and with all applicable Legal Requirements.

 

(b)           Except as set forth in Schedule 5.12(b), since January 1, 2008, no customer or other Person has asserted in writing or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to assert any claim against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries based upon any services performed by the Company.

 

5.13         Compliance with Legal Requirements.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.13, the Company and its Subsidiaries are, and have at all times since January 1, 2003 been, in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements.  Since January 1, 2003, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice from any Governmental Body or other Person regarding any actual or possible violation of, or failure to comply with, any Legal Requirement.

 

5.14         Compliance with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  Neither the Company, Dauntless, the Shareholders nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent or employee of the Company has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “FCPA”), including, without limitation, making use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of value to any “foreign official” (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA; and the Company and Dauntless have conducted the Business in compliance with the FCPA and have instituted and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

 

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5.15         Governmental Authorizations.

 

(a)           The Company and Dauntless hold all Governmental Authorizations necessary to enable them to conduct Business in the manner in which the Business is currently being conducted, except where the failure to hold such Governmental Authorizations has not had and would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company or the Business in any material respect.  All such Governmental Authorizations are valid and in full force and effect.  The Company and Dauntless are, and at all times since January 1, 2003 have been, in substantial compliance with the terms and requirements of such Governmental Authorizations, except where the failure to be in compliance has not had and would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company or the Business in any material respect.  Since January 1, 2003 neither the Company nor Dauntless has received any notice from any Governmental Body regarding (i) any actual or possible violation of or failure to comply with any term or requirement of any material Governmental Authorization, or (ii) any actual or possible revocation, withdrawal, suspension, cancellation, termination or modification of any material Governmental Authorization.  No Governmental Body has at any time challenged in a writing delivered to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the right of the Company or Dauntless to design, manufacture, offer or sell any of its products or services.

 

(b)           Schedule 5.15(b) describes the terms of each grant, incentive or subsidy provided or made available, if any, to or for the benefit of the Company or Dauntless by any U.S. or foreign Governmental Body, or otherwise.  The Company and Dauntless are in full compliance with all of the terms and requirements of each grant, incentive and subsidy required to be identified in Schedule 5.15(b).  Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, nor the consummation of any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, will (with or without notice or lapse of time) give any Person the right to revoke, withdraw, suspend, cancel, terminate or modify any grant, incentive or subsidy required to be identified in Schedule 5.15(b).

 

5.16         Tax Matters.

 

(a)           Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 5.16(a), (i) each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has properly prepared and timely filed all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by it; (ii) all Taxes due and owing by each of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been paid  (whether or not shown or required to be shown on any Tax Return); (iii) all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects; (iv) all Taxes which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third-party have been fully, properly and timely withheld and paid  over to the applicable Governmental Body; (v) no deficiency or proposed adjustment which has not been paid or resolved for any material amount of Tax has been asserted or assessed in writing by any taxing authority of any Governmental Body against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vi) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has consented to extend the time in which any Tax may be assessed or collected by any taxing authority of any Governmental Body, which extension is still in effect; (vii) there are no ongoing or pending Tax audits by any taxing authority of any Governmental Body against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (viii) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by, or has any obligation under, any Tax allocation, sharing or similar agreement or arrangement; (ix) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income

 

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Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which has been the Company) or (B) has any liability for the Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or its Subsidiaries) under Treas. Reg. §1.1502-6, as a transferee or successor, by contract, or otherwise; and (x) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or plan that has resulted or would result, separately or in the aggregate, in the payment of any “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Code section 280G (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law) or any amount that will not be deductible as a result of Code section 162(m) (or any corresponding provision of state, local or foreign Tax law).

 

(b)           Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 5.16(b), no written claim has been made by a Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company or any of its Subsidiaries do not file Tax Returns or is not subject to Tax that it is or may be subject to Tax by, or required to file any Tax Return in, that jurisdiction.

 

(c)           There are no Encumbrances for Taxes (other than Taxes not yet due and payable) upon any of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

(d)           The Company has delivered to Buyer correct and complete copies of all federal, state and local Tax Returns, examination reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries filed or received since December 31, 2006.

 

(e)           The unpaid Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries (A) did not exceed the reserves for Tax Liability (rather than any reserve for deferred Taxes established to reflect timing differences between book and Tax income) set forth on the face of the Balance Sheet (rather than in any notes thereto) as of the Balance Sheet Date, and (B) do not exceed that reserve as adjusted for the passage of time through the Closing Date in accordance with past custom and practice of the Company and its Subsidiaries in filing their Tax Returns.

 

(f)            Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (1) change in method of accounting for a taxable period ending on or prior to the Closing Date; (2) “closing agreement” as described in Code section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date; (3) intercompany transactions or any excess loss account described in Treas. Reg. §1.1502 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign law); (4) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or before the Closing Date; or (5) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

(g)           Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries will be required to recognize any taxable income in any taxable period as a result of the Related Transactions.

 

(h)           The Company is entitled to claim for 15 years commencing in 2007 an annual federal income Tax deduction of at least $666,000 with respect to the Code section 197 intangible assets acquired by the Company from Intrinsix Corporation in 2007.

 

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(i)                                     The Company will be entitled to federal income Tax deductions in an amount not less than $21,000,000 resulting from the payment of the Option Amounts pursuant to this Agreement (including amounts payable from the Indemnity Holdback Amount and the Adjustment Holdback Amount), interest charges arising from the prepayment of its senior indebtedness, investment banking fees and other expenses arising from the transactions contemplated hereby.  No portion of any consolidated net operating loss incurred by the Company for its 2010 Tax period or, if the Closing occurs after December 31, 2010, for the portion of any subsequent Tax period of the Company ending at the close of business on the Closing Date will be allocated to Anonymizer pursuant to Treas. Reg. §1.1502 (or other applicable Legal Requirements) as a net operating loss carryover of Anonymizer.

 

(j)                                     Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 5.16(j), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a party to any “listed transaction,” within the meaning of Code section 6707A and/or Treas. Reg. §1.6011-4(b)(2) and the corresponding provisions of any applicable state or local income Tax laws, and each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has complied with all reporting and recordkeeping requirements under Code section 6038A with respect to certain foreign-owned companies and transactions with related parties.

 

(k)                                  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is, or has been at any time, a “United States real property holding corporation” within the meaning of Code section 897(c)(2).

 

(l)                                     Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in, or cooperated with, an international boycott within the meaning of Code section 999.

 

(m)                               None of the property of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) is “tax-exempt use property” within the meaning of Code section 168(h), (ii) is “tax-exempt bond financed property” within the meaning of Code section 168(g), or (iii) is subject to a tax benefit transfer lease under section 168(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

 

(n)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction to which Code section 355 or 361, in whole or in part, is applicable.

 

(o)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any joint venture, partnership, limited liability company or other arrangement or contract that could be treated as a partnership for federal income Tax purposes.

 

(p)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has ever elected, or had an election made with respect to it, to be treated as an “S corporation” or “qualified subchapter S subsidiary” within the meaning of Code section 1361.

 

(q)                                 Other than any employee benefit plans specifically described in and subject to Section 5.17, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any agreement or arrangement subject to Code section 409A.

 

(r)                                    Except for the Subsidiaries listed on Schedule 5.16(r), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries owns or has any right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any outstanding capital stock of, or other equity interest in, any Person.

 

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(s)                                  None of the indebtedness of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries constitutes (i) “corporate acquisition indebtedness” (as defined in Code section 279(b)) with respect to which any interest deductions may be disallowed under Code section 279, or (ii) an “applicable high yield discount obligation” within the meaning of Code section 163(i).

 

(t)                                    Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has requested or received any ruling from any taxing authority, or signed any binding agreement with any taxing authority (including, without limitation, any advance pricing agreement), that would impact the amount of the Company’s or Buyer’s liability for Taxes after the Closing Date.

 

(u)                                 There is no power of attorney granted by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating to Taxes that is currently in force.

 

(v)                                 Each of the Company’s Subsidiaries has only one class of stock outstanding.

 

(w)                               All reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts on Form TD F 90-22.1 (“FBARs”) that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has been required to file have been properly prepared and timely filed, except for the FBARs required to be filed for calendar years 2007 and 2008 with respect to the accounts listed on Schedule 5.16(w), which  were not timely filed.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or will be subject to any penalty or other liability by reason of its failure to properly prepare and timely file any FBAR  that was required to be filed for any period ending on or prior to the Closing Date.

 

5.17                           Employee Benefit Plans.

 

(a)                                  Except as listed on the attached Schedule 5.17(a), neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates maintains, contributes to or has any liability with respect to (i) any nonqualified deferred compensation or retirement plans, (ii) any qualified “defined contribution plans” (as such term is defined under section 3(34) of ERISA), (iii) any qualified “defined benefit plans” (as such term is defined under section 3(35) of ERISA) (the plans set forth in (ii) and (iii) are collectively referred to herein as the “Pension Plans”), (iv) any “welfare benefit plans” (as such term is defined under section 3(1) of ERISA) (the “Welfare Plans”) (v) bonus, pension, profit sharing, retirement or other form of deferred compensation plan; (vi) stock purchase, stock option or similar plan; or (vii) any other material employee benefit plan, program or practice. Any plans or agreements referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) are collectively referred to herein as the “Plans.” Each Pension Plan which is intended to meet the requirements of a “qualified plan” under section 401(a) of the Code, has either received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service that such Pension Plan is so qualified or has requested such a favorable determination letter within the remedial amendment period of section 401(b) of the Code and the Company is not aware of any facts or circumstances that would reasonably be expected to jeopardize the qualification of such Pension Plan. Each trust maintained in connection with such Pension Plan is exempt from taxation. The Plans comply in form and in operation in all material respects with their terms and the requirements of the all applicable Legal Requirements.

 

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(b)                                 With respect to each material Plan, the Company has provided (or provided access to) to Buyer true and complete copies of, as applicable: (i) all plan documents; (ii) all funding and administrative arrangement documents including, but not limited to, trust agreements, insurance contracts, custodial agreements, investment manager agreements and service agreements; (iii) the latest favorable determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service regarding the qualification of each plan covered by section 401(a) of the Code; (iv) the most recently filed Form 5500 for each plan that is an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2) of ERISA) and for each plan that is an employee welfare benefit plan (as defined in section 3(1) of ERISA); (v) each summary plan description and each summary of material modification regarding the terms and provisions thereof; (vi) the most recent actuarial report, if applicable, and (vii) all material communications with any Governmental Body within the past three years.

 

(c)                                  With respect to the Plans, (i) all required contributions have been timely made, (ii) there are no actions, suits or claims pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened, other than routine claims for benefits, (iii) there have been no “prohibited transactions” (as that term is defined in section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of the Code) and (iv) all material reports, returns and similar documents required to be filed with any Governmental Body or distributed to any Plan participant have been timely filed or distributed.

 

(d)                                 No “pension plan” (within the meaning of section 3(2) of ERISA) maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which is subject to section 302 of ERISA or section 412 or sections 430-432 of the Code has failed to make any minimum required contribution as defined in section 302 of ERISA and sections 412 and 430 of the Code or has otherwise failed to comply with the minimum funding standards set forth in such sections. No liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than required premium payments) has been incurred by the Company or any of its ERISA Affiliates (or may be incurred by reason of any transaction described in section 4069 of ERISA).

 

(e)                                  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates contributes to or has any liability (contingent or direct) with respect to any “multiemployer plan” (as defined in section 3(37) of ERISA).  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.17(e), no individuals participate, or are eligible to participate in any Plans other than employees of the Company or Dauntless.

 

(f)                                    The execution and delivery of this Agreement and performance of the transactions contemplated hereby, will not (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent events) (i) constitute an event under any Plan or Contract that will result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise), acceleration, forgiveness of indebtedness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits with respect to any current or former employee or other service provider other than any such payment, acceleration, forgiveness, vesting, distribution, increase in benefits or obligation to fund benefits that will constitute Transaction Expenses or (ii) result in the triggering or imposition or any restrictions or limitations on the right of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to amend or terminate any Plan or Contract (or result in adverse consequences for so doing).

 

(g)                                 None of the Plans or Contracts, if administered in accordance with their terms, would result in the imposition of interest or an additional tax on any participant thereunder pursuant to section 409A.

 

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(h)                                 None of the Welfare Plans obligates the Company or its Subsidiaries to provide a current or former employee (or any dependent thereof) any life insurance or medical or health benefits after his or her termination of employment with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than as required under Part 6 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, section 4980B of the Code or any similar state Legal Requirement.

 

5.18                           Labor.

 

(a)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.18(a), no employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are represented by any labor organization.  No labor organization or group of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has made a pending demand for recognition, and there are no representation proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed, with the National Labor Relations Board or other labor relations tribunal.

 

(b)                                 Schedule 5.18(b) sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each person employed by any of the Company or Dauntless at September 30, 2010, and with respect to each such employee the following information:  (i) the employer of such employee, (ii) the amount of salary currently being paid on a gross annualized basis, the hourly pay rate (if applicable) of such employee and the amount of compensation paid in 2009; (iii) the nature and amount of all compensation proposed to be paid during calendar year 2010, (d) the material terms of any employment or similar agreement with such employee; and (iv) the nature and amount of any material perquisites or personal benefits currently being provided to or for the account of such employee, other than the Plans described in Section 5.17(a).  Also set forth in Schedule 5.18(b) is a list of individuals who are (A) “leased employees” within the meaning of section 414(n) of the Code or (B) “independent contractors” within the meaning of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and in each case, the amount paid by the Company or its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, during calendar year 2009 and the hourly pay rate or other compensatory arrangements with respect to each such person.

 

(c)                                  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.18(c), (i) each of the persons listed on Schedule 5.18(b) is employed by the Company or Dauntless, as the case may be, as of the date hereof, (ii) to the Company’s Knowledge no such persons intend to terminate their employment with their respective employer, and (iii) neither the Company nor Dauntless have a present intention to terminate the employment of any such person.  To the Knowledge of the Company, no employee is a party to any confidential information or other agreement that in any way restricts the ability of such employee to perform his or her duties for the Company or Dauntless.

 

(d)                                 There are no strikes, work stoppages, slowdowns, unfair labor practice charges, lockouts or arbitrations pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened against or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.  There are no unfair labor practice charges, grievances or complaints pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened by or on behalf of any employee or group of employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all currently applicable Legal Requirements respecting terms and conditions of employment including, without limitation, applicant and employee background checking, immigration laws, discrimination laws, verification of employment eligibility, employee leave laws, classification

 

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of workers as employees and independent contractors (including but not limited to, applicable federal state and Tax-related Legal Requirements), wage and hour laws (including but not limited to, the Fair Labor Standards Act), and occupational safety and health laws.  The Company and its Subsidiaries have provided all employees with all wages, benefits, relocation benefits, stock options, bonuses and incentives and all other compensation which became due and payable through the date of this Agreement.  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries have instituted any “freeze” of, or delayed or deferred the grant of, any cost-of-living or other salary adjustments for any of its employees.

 

5.19                           Environmental Compliance and Conditions.  Except as set forth on the attached Schedule 5.19:

 

(a)                                  The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all material Environmental Laws applicable to its operations or its occupancy of the real property listed on the Schedule 5.9(a).

 

(b)                                 Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has during the past two years received written notice from any Governmental Body that is currently pending regarding any actual or alleged material violation of, or material liability or material investigatory, corrective or remedial obligation under any material Environmental Laws applicable or relating to its operations or the real property listed on the Schedule 5.9(a).

 

(c)                                  Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any pending, or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened, claim, order, directive or complaint asserting a material obligation or liability under, or material violation of, any material Environmental Law.

 

(d)                                 The Company and its Subsidiaries have obtained and are in compliance in all material respects with all permits, licenses and authorizations required under material Environmental Laws for its operations at or its occupancy of the real property listed on the Schedule 5.9(a).

 

(e)                                  There have been no Releases of Hazardous Substances (i) at, on, under or migrating to or from any of the real property listed on the Schedule 5.9(a), or formerly owned, leased or operated by the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors, or (ii) resulting from or relating to the operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective predecessors, in each case, that would, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(f)                                    To the Company’s Knowledge, the Company has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all material reports, studies, analyses, tests, or monitoring possessed by the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the date hereof pertaining to the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ compliance with or liability under material Environmental Laws.

 

5.20                           Insurance.  The Company and Dauntless carry property, liability, workers’ compensation and such other types of insurance pursuant to the insurance policies listed and briefly described in Schedule 5.20 (collectively, the “Insurance Policies” and each individually, an “Insurance Policy”).  The Insurance Policies cover such risks and contain such policy limits, types of coverage and deductibles as are, in the Company’s judgment, adequate to insure (subject

 

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to the deductibles and retention amounts described in Schedule 5.20) against risks to which the Company, Dauntless and their employees, business, properties and other assets may reasonably expected to be exposed in the operation of the Business as currently conducted.  All of the Insurance Policies are valid and enforceable policies subject to (i) Legal Requirements of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors, and (ii) rules of Law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, all premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid and the Company and Dauntless are otherwise in compliance in all material respects with the terms of such policies and bonds.  The Company has made available to Buyer a copy of all Insurance Policies and all material self insurance programs and arrangements relating to the Business, and the assets and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries.  Each of such insurance policies is in full force and effect and the Company has not received any notice regarding any actual or possible (a) cancellation or invalidation of any insurance policy, (b) refusal of any coverage or rejection of any material claim under any insurance policy, or (c) material adjustment in the amount of the premiums payable with respect to any insurance policy.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.20, there is no pending workers’ compensation or other claim under or based upon any insurance policy or otherwise.  The Insurance Policies are sufficient for compliance in all material respects with all Legal Requirements and the terms of all Material Contracts.

 

5.21                           Legal Proceedings; Orders.  Except as set forth in Schedule 5.21, there is no pending Legal Proceeding, and to the Company’s Knowledge no Person has threatened to commence any Legal Proceeding:  (i) that involves the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective assets; or (ii) that challenges, or that may have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with, any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  To the Company’s Knowledge, no event has occurred, and no claim, dispute or other condition or circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to give rise to or serve as a basis for the commencement of any such Legal Proceeding.  There is no order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective assets, is subject.  No officer or key employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree that prohibits such officer or other employee from engaging in or continuing any conduct, activity or practice relating to the Business.  All Legal Proceedings have been timely reported to all applicable insurance carriers and no reservation of rights or denial of coverage has been issued by any such carrier.

 

5.22                           Related Party Transactions.  Except as set forth on Schedule 5.22, none of the Representative nor any of his Affiliates (other than the Company and Dauntless) (a) has any interest in any property (real, personal, or mixed and whether tangible or intangible), used in or pertaining to the Business, (b) owns, of record or as a beneficial owner, a material equity interest or any other financial interest in a Person that has material business dealings with the Company or Dauntless, (c) is a party to any agreement with, or has any claim or right against, the Company or Dauntless (except for employment contracts and claims thereunder or under any Plan) or (d) is owed any money by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, other than for services rendered or reimbursable expenses, or owes any money to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except for advances made in the ordinary course of business.

 

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5.23                           Customers and Suppliers.  Schedule 5.23 sets forth true, complete and correct breakdown of the revenues received by the Company or Dauntless from each of their respective customers that accounted for (i) more than ten percent (10%) of the gross revenues of the Business in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, or (ii) more than ten percent (10%) of the gross revenue of the Company for the calendar year 2010 through the Closing Date.  The Company has not received any notice indicating that any customer or other Person identified in Schedule 5.23 may cease dealing with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, disallow the Company or any of its Subsidiaries from bidding on future requests for proposals or otherwise in any material respect reduce the volume of business done with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries below historical practices.

 

5.24                           Restrictions on Business Activities.  There is no Contract or order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, writ, assessment or arbitration award of a Governmental Body of competent jurisdiction binding upon the Company or Dauntless which have or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of prohibiting or impairing in any material respect any current or future business practice of the Company or Dauntless, any acquisition of property by the Company or Dauntless or the conduct of Business as currently conducted or as proposed to be conducted.

 

5.25                           Broker Fees.  Except for fees due to BB&T Capital Markets/Windsor Group, which shall constitute Transaction Expenses, no broker, finder or investment banker or other person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’ or other fee or commission from the Company in connection with this Agreement.

 

5.26                           Full Disclosure.  None of the representations or warranties made by Company herein or in any Schedule or Exhibit hereto, or certificate furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or any written statement furnished to Buyer pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, when all such documents are read together in their entirety, contains, or will contain at the Effective Time, any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits, or will omit at the Effective Time, to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein, in the light of the circumstances under which made, not misleading.

 

6.                                       Representations and Warranties of the Shareholders.

 

Each Shareholder hereby, severally, and not jointly, represents and warrants as to himself, herself or itself, as the case may be, to Buyer as follows:

 

6.1                                 Authority.  Such Shareholder has the requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby to be performed by it.  All acts and other proceedings required to be taken by such Shareholder to authorize its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly taken.  This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms and conditions, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance, moratorium, or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and except that the enforceability of this Agreement is subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

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6.2                                 No Conflicts; Consents.

 

(a)                                  Except as set forth on Schedule 6.2(a), such Shareholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement, and the performance of its obligations hereunder will not (i) violate any Legal Requirement to which such Shareholder is subject, (ii) violate any judgment, order, injunction or decree of any Governmental Body that is applicable to such Shareholder, (iii) violate the organizational documents of such Shareholder, if applicable, or (iv) result in the breach of, or require the consent of any other party to, any contract, license, permit or other instrument or commitment to which such Shareholder is a party or bound or give any party with rights thereunder the right to terminate, cancel or accelerate the rights or obligations of such Shareholder thereunder, except in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to (x) have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Shareholder to consummate, or prevent or materially delay the Shareholder from consummating, the transactions contemplated hereby, (y) subject the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to any material liability or (z) adversely affect in any material respect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ ability to conduct their business as presently conducted after the Closing.

 

(b)                                 Except as set forth on Schedule 6.2(b) and except for the filing under the HSR Act, no authorization, approval, or consent of, and no registration or filing with, any Governmental Body is required to be made or obtained by such Shareholder in connection with its execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of its obligations hereunder, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

6.3                                 Shares of Company Common Stock.  Such Shareholder is the record and beneficial owner of the shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite his, her or its name on Schedule 5.5(a) hereto and has good and valid title to the such shares, free and clear of any Encumbrances, claims, encumbrances, security interests, options, charges and restrictions of any kind.  Assuming Buyer has the requisite corporate power and authority to be the lawful owner of such shares, upon delivery to Buyer at the Closing of certificates representing such shares, duly endorsed by such Shareholder for transfer to Buyer, and upon such Shareholder’s receipt of its Per Share Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.2(a), good and valid title to the such shares will pass to Buyer, free and clear of any Encumbrances, claims, encumbrances, security interests, options, charges and restrictions of any kind, other than those arising from acts of Buyer or its Affiliates.  Except as set forth in Schedule 6.3 and other than this Agreement, such shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other contract, commitment, agreement or arrangement restricting or otherwise relating to the voting, dividend rights or disposition of such shares.

 

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7.                                       Representations of Buyer and Merger Sub.

 

Buyer and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Shareholders (including the Representative) and the Company that the statements in this Section 7 are correct and complete, except as set forth in the schedules accompanying this Section 7 (collectively, the “Buyer Disclosure Schedules”). The Buyer Disclosure Schedules have been arranged in separately numbered sections corresponding to the sections of this Section 7; however, the disclosure of any item in any section of the Buyer Disclosure Schedules shall be deemed to incorporate by reference all information disclosed in any other section of the Buyer Disclosure Schedules to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent. Capitalized terms used in the Buyer Disclosure Schedules and not otherwise defined therein have the meanings given to them in this Agreement

 

7.1                                 Organization and Corporate Power.  Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under laws of the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. The Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under Virginia Law, with full corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations hereunder. Merger Sub is a newly formed corporation organized for the sole purpose of entering into and consummating the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and being merged with and into the Company as part of the Merger and has no assets (other than cash in a de minimis amount), liabilities or properties and otherwise does not conduct any business.

 

7.2                                 Authorization.  The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Buyer and Merger Sub and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all requisite corporate action, and no other corporate proceedings on their part are necessary to authorize the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement. Buyer, as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub, has adopted this Agreement and authorized and approved the Merger in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Merger Sub’s articles of incorporation and Virginia Law. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer and Merger Sub and assuming that this Agreement is a valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Shareholders, this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Buyer and the Merger Sub, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights or to general principles of equity.

 

7.3                                 No Violation.  The execution, delivery and performance by Buyer and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not: (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Buyer or Merger Sub; (ii) conflict with or violate any Legal Requirement applicable to Buyer and Merger Sub or by which any property or asset of Buyer and Merger Sub is bound or affected; or (iii) conflict with, result in any breach of, give rise to a right of termination, cause the forfeiture of any right, constitute a default (or an event that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or require any notice or consent of any Person pursuant to, any contract or agreement binding upon Buyer or the Merger Sub; except, in the case of clause (ii) or (iii), for any such conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences that would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in an material respect.

 

7.4                                 Litigation.  There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against or affecting Buyer or Merger Sub at law or in equity, or before or by any Governmental Body, which would reasonably be expected to adversely affect Buyer’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any material respect.

 

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7.5                                 Broker Fees.  No broker, finder or investment banker or other person is entitled to any brokerage, finder’ or other fee or commission from Buyer or Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement.

 

7.6                                 Investment Representation.  Buyer is acquiring the Company Common Stock for its own account with the present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of such securities in violation of any federal or state securities Legal Requirements.

 

8.                                       Covenants of the Company and the Shareholders.

 

8.1                                 Access and Investigation.  From the date hereof until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall provide Buyer and its authorized financing sources, attorneys, accountants, other advisors and representatives with reasonable access and upon reasonable advance notice to the offices, properties, books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries in order for Buyer to have the opportunity to make such investigation as it shall reasonably desire to make of the affairs of the Company and Dauntless; provided that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the normal operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries; provided  further that all requests for access shall be directed to Wesley R. Husted, or such other person as the Company may designate from time to time.  The information provided pursuant to this Section 8.1 will be used solely for the purpose of effecting the transactions contemplated hereby, and will be governed by all the terms and conditions of Section 9.3.  No investigation under this Section 8.1 shall affect the representations, warranties or obligations of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereunder, or limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party conducting such investigation.

 

8.2                                 Conduct of the Business.  (a)                                     From the date hereof until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to conduct its and its Subsidiaries’ business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, except that the Company and the Shareholders may complete the Related Transactions.

 

(b)                                 From the date hereof until the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement (including the completion of the Related Transactions or as set forth on Schedule 8.2(b)) or consented to in writing by Buyer, the Company shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries to: (i) amend or modify its or any of its Subsidiaries’ certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other governing documents; (ii) issue or sell any of its capital stock or other equity securities, or any options, warrants, convertible or exchangeable securities, subscriptions, rights, stock appreciation rights, calls or commitments of any kind with respect to its capital stock or other equity securities, or split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or other equity securities; (iii) redeem or repurchase, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or other equity securities (other than in connection with the termination or resignation of any employee); (iv) enter into, terminate, amend, modify or waive any provision of any Contract with any Affiliate of the Company (other than Dauntless or

 

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any officer or director thereof); (v) increase the base salary, annual bonus or any other form of compensation payable to any of its employees or directors (except for changes in compensation in the ordinary course of business and any bonus that will constitute Transaction Expenses); (vi) enter into any agreement with any labor union; (vii) declare, set aside, pay or make any distribution or payment to its stockholders with respect to its capital stock; (viii) implement or effect any material reduction in force, lay off, early retirement program or similar program applicable generally across its or Dauntless’ employee base; (ix) enter into or adopt any new employee benefit plan or employment or severance agreement with respect to an employee having annual compensation in excess of $100,000; (x) adopt a plan of liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation or other reorganization; (xi) make any material change in its accounting methods, principles or practices or elections, other than in a manner required by GAAP; (xii) guarantee or otherwise act as a surety or obligor with respect to any indebtedness of any other Person or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money; (xiii) create or incur any Encumbrance in excess of $50,000 on any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise dispose of any assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate; (xiv) make any acquisition of any assets, properties, capital stock or business of any other Person, whether by merger, stock or asset purchase or otherwise, in excess of $50,000 individually or $100,000 in the aggregate; (xv) make or revoke any material election or change in accounting method with regard to Taxes or file any material amended Tax Returns; (xvi) commence or settle any material civil litigation; (xvii) take any action not required to be taken hereby, or omit to take any action required to be taken hereby, that is reasonably likely to result in any of the conditions to Closing set forth in Section 10.1 not being satisfied (other than the taking of any action required to be taken under applicable Law or the omission of any action prohibited by applicable Law); or (xviii) commit to do any of the foregoing.

 

8.3                                 Notice of Certain Events.  Prior to the Effective Time or the earlier termination of this Agreement, the Company shall promptly notify Buyer in writing of:  (i) the discovery by the Company of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that occurred or existed that caused or constitutes a material inaccuracy in any representation or warranty made in this Agreement; (ii) any material breach of any covenant or obligation hereunder; and (iii) the occurrence of any event, condition, fact or circumstance that has had a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company shall promptly advise Buyer in writing of any Legal Proceeding or material claim to its knowledge, threatened, commenced or asserted against or with respect to the Company.  No notification under this Section 8.3 shall affect the representations, warranties or obligations of the parties or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereunder, or limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.

 

8.4                                 Consents and Approvals.  The Company and the Representative shall (a) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary Consents of all Governmental Bodies, and of all other Persons, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Shareholders of this Agreement, including without limitation under any Material Contract, and (b) diligently assist and cooperate with Buyer and Merger Sub in preparing and filing all documents required to be submitted by Buyer and Merger Sub to any Governmental Bodies, in connection with such transactions and in obtaining any governmental consents, waivers, authorizations or approvals which may be required to be obtained by Buyer and Merger Sub in connection with such transactions (which assistance and cooperation shall include, without limitation, timely furnishing to Buyer and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company that counsel to Buyer determines is required to be included in such documents).

 

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8.5           Non-Negotiation; Non-Solicitation.  From the date hereof until the Effective Date or the earlier termination of this Agreement, the Shareholders will not, and will not cause or permit the Company or its Subsidiaries or any of their or respective directors, officers, employees, representatives or agents to, directly or indirectly, (i) facilitate, knowingly encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals or offers in respect of an Acquisition Transaction, (ii) furnish or cause to be furnished, to any Person, any information concerning the Business or the operations, properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with an Acquisition Transaction or (iii) engage or participate in negotiations or discussions concerning, an Acquisition Transaction.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Acquisition Transaction” shall mean (i) any transaction or offer for a merger, consolidation, dissolution, recapitalization or other business combination involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any proposal for the issuance of any equity securities of, or other equity interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as consideration for the assets or securities of another Person or (iii) any proposal or offer to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly, any equity securities of, or other equity interest in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or assets that represent a material amount of the total assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  The Company shall promptly inform Buyer of any contact with any third party relating to an Acquisition Transaction.

 

8.6           Covenant Not to Compete.

 

(a)           The Shareholders acknowledge that they have extensive knowledge and a unique understanding of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ business, have been directly involved with the establishment and continued development of the business’ customer relations and have had access to all of the proprietary and Confidential Information used in the business.  The Shareholders further acknowledge that if they or any of their Affiliates were to compete with the Company and its Subsidiaries in such business following the Closing, great harm would come to the Company, thereby destroying value associated with the acquisition of the Company and the goodwill of their business.  In furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to more effectively protect the value of the business so sold, each Shareholder covenants and agrees that, for a period of five years from and after the Closing Date, (the “Restricted Period”), the such Shareholders shall not, and shall cause Ntrepid, Anonymizer and the Shareholders’ respective Affiliates not to, whether for compensation or without compensation, directly or indirectly, as an owner, principal, partner, member, shareholder, independent contractor, consultant, joint venturer, investor, licensor, lender or in any other capacity whatsoever, alone, or in association with any other Person, carry on, be engaged or take part in, or render services (other than services which are generally offered to third parties) or advice to, own, share in the earnings of, invest in the stocks, bonds or other securities of, or otherwise become financially interested in, any Person engaged in any business that is competitive with the Business (a “Restricted Business”). Neither of the following, of itself, shall of itself constitute a breach hereunder: (i) the record or beneficial ownership by any Restricted Shareholder or Affiliate thereof of up to one percent of the shares of any corporation whose shares are publicly traded on

 

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a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market; nor (ii) the provision by any Shareholder of unpaid consulting services to Governmental Bodies in the intelligence and national securities communities in the United States.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 8.6 shall not be applicable to David L. Gokey, Brad Joseph Juneau or Rodney G. Smith.

 

(b)           During the Restricted Period, the Shareholders shall not and shall cause Ntrepid, Anonymizer and the Shareholders’ respective Affiliates not to, whether for their own account or for the account of any Person, provide the Restricted Business, endeavor to entice away from the Company or Dauntless, or otherwise interfere with the relationship of the Company or Dauntless with, any Person that, (A) during the Restricted Period, is employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company or Dauntless (unless such Person has not been employed by or otherwise engaged to perform services for the Company or Dauntless for a period of 12 months or more) or (B) during the Restricted Period, is, or, during the one-year period preceding the Effective Time, was, a customer or supplier of the Company or Dauntless.

 

(c)           The provisions of Section 8.6(a) and 8.6(b) (collectively, the “Restrictive Covenants”) have been separately bargained for to protect the Business, including goodwill, being acquired by Buyer hereunder and to ensure that Buyer shall have the full benefit of the value thereof.  The Shareholders recognize and acknowledge that the business and markets of the Buyer Group are international in scope, and that Buyer is investing substantial sums in acquiring the Company and in consideration for the Restrictive Covenants contained in this Agreement, that such covenants are necessary in order to protect and maintain the legitimate business interests of the Buyer Group and are reasonable in all respects, and that Buyer would not consummate the transactions contemplated hereby but for such agreements. The Shareholders hereby waive any and all right to contest the validity of the Restrictive Covenants on the ground of the breadth of their geographic or product coverage or the length of their term.  The Shareholders acknowledge and agree that a substantial and legally sufficient portion of Final Merger Consideration is attributable to the Restrictive Covenants and the Shareholders hereby waive any right to assert inadequacy of consideration as a defense to enforcement of the Restrictive Covenants should such enforcement ever become necessary.

 

(d)           If the Shareholders or any of their Affiliates breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, any of the Restrictive Covenants, the Buyer Group shall have, in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available to them under law or in equity, the rights to have the Restrictive Covenants specifically enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction, it being agreed that any breach or threatened breach of the Restrictive Covenants would cause irreparable injury to the Buyer Group and that money damages would not provide an adequate remedy.  The Shareholders covenant and agree not to oppose any demand for specific performance and injunctive and other equitable relief in case of any such breach or attempted breach, other than based on a good faith belief that no such breach or attempted breach has occurred.

 

(e)           The existence of any claim or cause of action by the Shareholders or any of their Affiliates against any member of the Buyer Group shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the Buyer Group of the Restrictive Covenants, but such claim or cause of action shall be litigated separately.

 

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(f)            In addition to the remedies the Buyer Group may seek and obtain pursuant to Section 8.6(d), the Restricted Period shall be extended by any and all periods during which any Shareholder or any of its Affiliates shall be found by a final non-appealable judgment of a court possessing personal jurisdiction over it to have been in violation of the Restrictive Covenants.

 

(g)           Whenever possible, each provision of this Section 8.6 shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable Legal Requirements but if any provision of this Section 8.6 shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable Legal Requirements, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Section 8.6.  If any provision of this Section 8.6 shall, for any reason, be judged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Section 8.6 but shall be confined in its operation to the provision of this Section 8.6 directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered. In the event that the provisions of this Section 8.6 should ever be deemed to exceed the time or geographic limitations permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, then such provision shall be reformed to the maximum time or geographic limitations permitted by applicable Legal Requirements.

 

9.             Additional Covenants of the Parties.

 

9.1           Further Assurances.  From time to time, as and when requested by any party hereto and at such party’s expense, any other party shall execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all such documents and instruments and shall take, or cause to be taken, all such further or other actions as such requesting party may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to evidence and effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.2           Antitrust Notification.

 

(a)           The Company and Buyer shall, as promptly as practicable and before the expiration of any relevant legal deadline, but in no event later than five Business Days following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, file with (i) the United States Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of Justice, the notification and report form required for the transactions contemplated hereby and any supplemental information requested in connection therewith pursuant to the HSR Act, which forms shall specifically request early termination of the waiting period prescribed by the HSR Act. Each of the Company and Buyer shall furnish to each other’s counsel such necessary information and reasonable assistance as the other may request in connection with its preparation of any filing or submission that is necessary under the HSR Act. Buyer shall be solely responsible for all filing fees payable in connection with such filings. The Company shall bear any fees and expenses of counsel retained by it in connection with any such filings.

 

(b)           The Company and Buyer shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain any clearance required under the HSR Act for the consummation of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and shall keep each other apprised of the status of any communications with, and any inquiries or requests for additional information from any Governmental Body and shall comply as promptly as reasonably practicable with any such inquiry or request. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything else in this Agreement, Buyer and its Affiliates shall not be required to sell, divest, hold separate, or otherwise take or commit to take any action that limits its freedom of action with respect to, or its ability to retain, any businesses, services, assets, or any interest in any businesses, services or assets.

 

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(c)           The parties hereto commit to instruct their respective counsel to cooperate with each other and use commercially reasonable efforts to facilitate and expedite the identification and resolution of any issues arising under the HSR Act at the earliest practicable dates. Such commercially reasonable efforts and cooperation include counsel’s undertaking (i) to keep each other appropriately informed of communications from and to personnel of the reviewing Governmental Bodies, and (ii) to confer with each other regarding appropriate contacts with and response to personnel of such Governmental Bodies and the content of any such contacts or presentations. Neither the Company nor Buyer shall participate in any meeting or discussion with any Governmental Body with respect of any such filings, applications, investigation, or other inquiry without giving the other party prior notice of the meeting or discussion and, to the extent permitted by the relevant Governmental Body, the opportunity to attend and participate in such meeting or discussion (which, at the request of either Buyer or the Company, shall be limited to outside antitrust counsel only). The Company and Buyer shall each accept reasonable comments with respect to the content of any presentations, white papers or other written materials to be submitted to any Governmental Body in advance of any such submission.

 

9.3           Confidentiality.

 

(a)           The parties acknowledge that Buyer and BB&T Capital Markets/Windsor Group have previously executed a non disclosure agreement dated July 20, 2010 (the “Confidentiality Agreement”), which is hereby incorporated herein by reference and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided, however,  that the parties hereto shall take all actions necessary to cause the Confidentiality Agreement to terminate upon the Closing.

 

(b)           From and after the Effective Time, the Shareholders will and will cause their respective employees, consultants, independent contractors, advisors and other representatives (collectively, “Seller Representatives”) to, treat and hold as such all of the Confidential Information, refrain from using any of the Confidential Information except in connection with this Agreement, and deliver promptly to the Company or destroy, at the request and option of the Company, all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Confidential Information which are in its possession.  In the event that any Shareholder or Seller Representative is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, such Shareholder or Seller Representative will notify Buyer promptly of the request or requirement so that Buyer may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 9.3(b).  If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, the Shareholders and the Seller representatives are, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, the Shareholders and the Seller representatives may disclose the Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however,  that the Shareholders and the Seller Representatives shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the request and sole cost and expense of Buyer, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Confidential Information required to be disclosed as Buyer shall designate.

 

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The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Confidential Information which is generally available to the public immediately prior to the time of disclosure.  For purposes hereof, “Confidential Information” shall mean any information concerning the Businesses and the affairs of the Company and Dauntless that is not already generally available to the public, but shall not include any information directly concerning the business of Ntrepid or Anonymizer.  The provisions of this Section 9.3(b) shall survive the termination of or Closing under this Agreement.

 

(c)           From and after the Effective Time, Buyer and its Affiliates will, and will cause their respective employees, consultants, independent contractors, advisors and other representatives (collectively, “Buyer Representatives”) to, treat and hold as confidential, and not disclose to any third party, any and all information concerning the business of Ntrepid or Anonymizer (the “Ntrepid Confidential Information”), refrain from using any of the Ntrepid Confidential Information except as may be necessary in connection with this Agreement, and deliver promptly to the Representative or destroy, at the request and option of the Representative, all tangible embodiments (and all copies) of the Ntrepid Confidential Information which are in its possession.  In the event that Buyer, any of its Affiliates or any of the Buyer Representatives is requested or required (by oral question or request for information or documents in any legal proceeding, interrogatory, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Ntrepid Confidential Information, Buyer will notify the Representative promptly of the request or requirement so that the Representative may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with the provisions of this Section 9.3(c).  If, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Buyer, any of its Affiliates or any of the Buyer Representatives is, on the advice of counsel, compelled to disclose any Ntrepid Confidential Information to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt, Buyer or its Affiliates or the applicable Buyer Representatives may disclose the Ntrepid Confidential Information to the tribunal; provided, however,  that Buyer and its Affiliate shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain, at the request and sole cost and expense of Ntrepid, an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to such portion of the Ntrepid Confidential Information required to be disclosed as the Representative shall designate.  The foregoing provisions shall not apply to any Ntrepid Confidential Information which is generally available to the public immediately prior to the time of disclosure.  The provisions of this Section 9.3(c) shall survive the termination of or Closing under this Agreement.

 

9.4           Publicity.  Neither any Shareholder and the Company on the one hand nor Buyer on the other hand shall issue any press release or public announcement (including any broadly issued statement or announcement to employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby without obtaining the prior written approval of the other party hereto, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless disclosure is otherwise required by applicable Legal Requirements, provided that, the party intending to make such release shall use its best efforts consistent with such applicable Legal Requirements to consult with the other party with respect to the text thereof.

 

9.5           Use of Name.  The Shareholders hereby agree that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer and the Company shall have the sole ownership of, and right to the use, the name “Abraxas,” “Abraxas Corporation” and “Abraxas Dauntless, Inc.” and the Shareholders shall not, and shall not cause or permit Anonymizer or any Affiliate of any Shareholder to, use such names or any variation or simulation thereof in any business.

 

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9.6           Supplementation and Amendment of Schedules.  From time to time prior to the Closing, the Company shall promptly supplement or amend the Disclosure Schedules with respect to (a) any matter existing or occurring prior to the date of this Agreement that was required to be set forth or described in the Disclosure Schedules but was not previously set forth or described therein, and (b) any matter arising after the date of this Agreement that, if existing or occurring prior to the date of this Agreement, would have been required to be set forth or described in such Disclosure Schedules; provided, however, Buyer may extend the Closing Date for a period of up to 10 Business Days in order to consider the effect of such supplement or amendment.  No supplement or amendment of the Disclosure Schedules made pursuant to this Section 9.6 shall be deemed to cure any breach of, affect or otherwise diminish any representation or warranty made in this Agreement unless Buyer specifically agrees thereto in writing. Any such supplement or amendment shall be ignored in determining the satisfaction of the conditions to closing set forth in Section 10.1.

 

9.7           Employee Benefits.

 

(a)           Buyer agrees that all employees of the Company and Dauntless who continue employment after the Effective Time (“Continuing Employees”) shall be eligible to continue to participate in the Company’s Plans (other that any stock purchase, stock option or other similar equity compensation Plans), or other Plans that are not less favorable in the aggregate than those provided by such Plans as of the date hereof; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 9.7 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall limit the right of the Company or Buyer to: (i)  amend or terminate any Plan in accordance with such Plan or (ii) transfer the Company employees to the Plans of Buyer.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a right in any employee to employment, and the employment of each Continuing Employee shall be “at will” employment except as otherwise provided under a written employment agreement.

 

(b)           If and to the extent any employees of Anonymizer participate in any Plan and/or the Company or Dauntless has any obligations to or with respect to any current or former employees of Anonymizer (or any of their respective dependents or beneficiaries), then, prior to the Closing, the Company shall cause such participation to end (e.g., by spinning off the plan assets and liabilities attributable to such Anonymizer employees) and shall cause any such other obligations to be transferred to and assumed by Anonymizer, such that, as of the Closing Date, the only participants in the Plans of the Company and Dauntless shall be current or former employees of the Company or Dauntless (or their respective dependents and beneficiaries) and neither the Company nor Dauntless shall have any obligation to or with respect to any person who is a current or former employee of Anonymizer.

 

9.8           Tax Matters.

 

(a)           The Representative shall, at the sole cost and expense of the Shareholders, prepare or cause to be prepared all Tax Returns with respect to each of the Company and its Subsidiaries required to be filed (taking into account any extensions) for all Tax periods ending on or before the Closing Date.  The Representative also shall prepare or cause to be prepared all Tax Returns

 

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with respect to each Subsidiary of the Company which is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company after the Closing Date that relates to a Tax period which begins before the Closing Date and ends after the Closing Date (such period, a “Straddle Period”).  The cost and expense of preparing such Tax Returns shall be borne by each such Subsidiary which is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company after the Closing Date. In the preparation of any such Tax Returns, no election shall be made which would reduce the net operating loss of the Company described in Section 5.16(i) hereof, unless otherwise required by applicable Legal Requirements.  The Representative shall deliver to Buyer, for Buyer’s review, comment and approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), a draft copy of any such Tax Return, which the Representative is responsible under this Section 9.8(a) for preparing and filing, no later than 30 days prior to the required filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions thereof).  In connection with such review, Buyer shall have reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, to the Company’s financial books and records.  All Tax Returns prepared by or for the Company pursuant to this Section 9.8(a) shall be prepared in a manner consistent with prior practice unless otherwise required by applicable Legal Requirements.  The failure of Buyer to propose any changes to any such proposed Tax Return at least 10 days prior to the required filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions thereof) shall be deemed to constitute its approval thereof.  Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries shall execute and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns described in this Section 9.8(a) which it is required to file and shall pay or cause to be paid the amount of any Taxes shown due thereon to the appropriate Governmental Body.  Each Subsidiary of the Company which is no longer a Subsidiary of the Company after the Closing Date shall execute and file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns described in this Section 9.8(a) which it is required to file and shall pay or cause to be paid the amount of any Taxes shown due thereon to the appropriate Governmental Body.

 

(b)           Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and file or cause to be filed when due (taking into account any extensions) (i) each income Tax Return of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to a Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date which has not been filed before the Closing Date, and (ii) each income or other Tax Return relating to a Tax period ending after the Closing Date, including any Straddle Period, of the Company, Dauntless and any other Subsidiary of the Company which continues to be a Subsidiary of the Company after the Closing Date.  In the case of any such Tax Return relating to a Tax period or portion of a Tax period with respect to which the Shareholders have an obligation to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 12.2, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the required filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions thereof), Buyer shall submit a draft of such Tax Return to the Representative for his review, comment and approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.  The failure of the Representative to propose any changes to such draft Tax Return at least ten (10) days prior to the required filing date of such Tax Return (including extensions thereof) shall be deemed to constitute its approval thereof.  Not later than five days prior to the required filing date of any such Tax Return (including extensions thereof), the Representative, on behalf of the Shareholders, shall pay to Buyer an amount equal to that portion of the Taxes shown as due on such Tax Returns for which the Shareholders have an obligation to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 12.2.

 

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(c)           For purposes of this Agreement, in the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any Taxes for the portion of the Straddle Period that ends on the Closing Date: (i) in the case of real property, personal property, and other Taxes not imposed on the basis of income or receipts, shall be based on a daily proration of such Taxes, and (ii) in the case of all other Taxes, shall be based on an interim closing of the books of the Company as of the close of business on the Closing Date (and for such purpose, the taxable period of any partnership or other pass-through entity in which any Company holds a beneficial interest shall be deemed to terminate as of the close of business on the Closing Date).

 

(d)           In the event a Governmental Body asserts a claim for Taxes with respect to which the Shareholders are obligated to indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 12.2 (a “Tax Claim”), Buyer shall notify the Representative of such Tax Claim within ten (10) days after its receipt of notice thereof from the Governmental Body.  With respect to any Tax Claim relating to a Pre-Closing Period (other than the portion of any Straddle Period), the Representative shall have the right, at its own expense, to control all proceedings and may make all decisions taken in connection with such Tax Claim; provided, however, that if the resolution of such Tax Claim could reasonably be expected to affect the liability for Taxes of Buyer or any of its Affiliates, including the Company or Dauntless, for any Post-Closing Period, the Representative shall not settle any such proceeding without Buyer’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.  Buyer and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall reasonably cooperate with the Representative in contesting any Tax Claim under this Section 9.8, which cooperation shall include the retention and, upon request and at the expense of the Representative, the provision of records and information relating to a Pre-Closing Period which are reasonably relevant to such Tax Claim and making employees available to provide additional information or explanation of any material provided hereunder.  Buyer shall control all proceedings with respect to any Tax Claim relating to any Straddle Period, provided, however, that if the results of any such contest could reasonably be expected to affect the amount of the Shareholders’ indemnification obligation to the Buyer Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 12.2(iv), then the Representative shall, at its own expense, have a right to participate in the defense and settlement of any such Tax Claim, each party shall cooperate with the other party and there shall be no settlement or closing or other agreement with respect to such Tax Claim without the consent of both Buyer and the representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld by either of them.

 

(e)           Buyer and the Representative shall, and each shall cause its Affiliates to, provide to the other such reasonable cooperation and information, as and to the extent reasonably requested, in connection with the preparation and filing of any Tax Return, any audit, litigation or other proceeding, Tax Claim  or other Tax matter of the Company and its Subsidiaries relating to an event which occurred during a Pre-Closing Period.  Buyer and the Shareholders shall, upon request, use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any certificate or other document from any Governmental Body or any other Person as may be reasonably necessary to mitigate, reduce or eliminate in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements any Tax that could be imposed for a Pre-Closing Period or the portion of a Straddle Period ending at the close of business on the Closing Date (including, but not limited to, with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby).

 

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(f)            At the Closing or, if due thereafter, promptly when due, all transfer, documentary, sales, use, real property transfer, stock transfer, recording, stamp, registration and other similar Taxes and fees (including penalties and interest) incurred in connection with this Agreement (other than any such Taxes relating to or arising from the Related Transactions, which shall be paid by the Shareholders, and against which Buyer is indemnified as provided in this Section 9.8) shall be paid one-half by Buyer and one-half by the Shareholders when due, regardless of whether such Taxes are technically owed by the Shareholders or Buyer.  Buyer shall prepare any Tax Returns with respect to such Taxes, and the Representative shall reasonably cooperate with Buyer in the preparation of such Tax Returns.  If required by applicable law, the Shareholders shall join in the execution of any such Tax Returns and any other related documents.  The expense of such Tax Return preparation and filings shall be paid one-half by Buyer and one-half by the Shareholders.

 

(g)           Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates (including the Company or Dauntless after the Closing) shall file any amended Tax Returns for any Pre-Closing Period for or in respect of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that could affect the amount of the Shareholders’ indemnification liability pursuant to Section 12.2(iv) without the prior written consent of the Representative, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed.

 

(h)           Neither Buyer nor any of its Affiliates (including the Company and Dauntless after the Closing) shall make the election under Code section 338(g) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

9.9           Payment of Indebtedness and Transaction Expenses.

 

(a)           No later than three Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company will deliver or shall cause to be delivered to Buyer:

 

(i)            a payoff letter from each holder of any Indebtedness, which letter shall specify the aggregate amount required to be paid in order to repay in full the Indebtedness related to such payoff letter (including any and all accrued but unpaid interest and prepayment penalty obligations and breakage costs due upon repayment) and payment instructions on the projected Closing Date, as well as the per diem amount to be added thereto in the event that the actual Closing Date is a date subsequent to the projected Closing Date.  Each such payoff letter shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and will include customary undertakings to release in full, upon payment of the amounts set forth in such payoff letters, all Encumbrances securing the Indebtedness related to such payoff letter and to promptly prepare and file with the appropriate governmental and other offices such instruments as may be required to effect or evidence such release; and

 

(ii)           invoices or other documents reasonably satisfactory to Buyer detailing the Transaction Expenses.

 

(b)           The Company and the Shareholders acknowledge that the Indebtedness and the Transaction Expenses are obligations of the Company or the Shareholders incurred on or before the Closing Date, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to make them obligations of Buyer or Merger Sub.  Payment of such Indebtedness and Transaction Expenses by Buyer on behalf of the Company or the Shareholders on the Closing Date is being made for convenience only and the amounts of such payments are included as reductions in the calculation of the Preliminary Merger Consideration and the Final Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 2.2(a).

 

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9.10         Preservation of Records.  The Shareholders and Buyer agree that each of them shall preserve and keep the records held by them relating to the Business for a period of five years from the Closing Date and shall make such records and personnel available to the other as may be reasonably required by such party in connection with, among other things, any insurance claims by, Legal Proceedings against or governmental investigations of, the Shareholders or Buyer or any of their Affiliates or in order to enable the Shareholders or  Buyer to comply with their respective obligations under this Agreement and each other agreement, document or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby.  In the event the Shareholders or Buyer wishes to destroy such records within five years of the Closing Date, such party shall first give 90 days prior written notice to the other and such other party shall have the right at its option and expense, upon prior written notice given to such party within that 90-day period, to take possession of the records.

 

9.11         Company Shareholder Approval.

 

(a)           Promptly after the date hereof, the Company and the Shareholders shall take all necessary action in accordance with applicable Virginia Law to notify all Shareholders who have not previously provided their written consent to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement of the taking of such action by Shareholders holding a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock by written consent (the “Shareholders Notice”).

 

(b)           The Company shall provide Buyer (and its counsel) with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any and all materials submitted to the Company’s shareholders in connection with the Shareholders Notice.  None of such information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Shareholders Notice will, at the time first distributed, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.

 

(c)           Each Shareholder agrees:

 

(i)            not to transfer (except as may be specifically required by court order or by operation of Legal Requirements), sell, exchange, pledge or otherwise dispose of or encumber the shares of Company Common Stock prior to earlier of (i) the Effective Time or (ii) termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, except in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(ii)           prior to earlier of (i) the Effective Time or (ii) termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders called for the purpose of obtaining the Required Vote and at any adjournment thereof, and on every action or approval by written resolution of the shareholders of Company with respect to any of the following, such Shareholder shall vote all shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Shareholder in favor of approval of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Merger and any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Merger.

 

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10.           Conditions to Closing.

 

10.1         Conditions to Buyer’s and Merger Sub’s Obligations.  The obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions immediately prior to the Effective Time (any or all of which may be waived by Buyer to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements):

 

(a)           the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5 and 6 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of another specific which only need be true and correct as of such date) except for: (i) such inaccuracies (without regard to qualifications regarding material adversity or Material Adverse Effect) as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Company or the Business in any material respect; and (ii) changes contemplated by this Agreement or resulting from any action or inaction expressly consented to in writing by Buyer;

 

(b)           the Company shall have performed in all material respects all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by it under this Agreement prior to the Closing;

 

(c)           no change, event, occurrence, effect, development, condition, circumstance, matter or state of facts shall have occurred, between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, that, individually or in the aggregate, has had a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(d)           the Company shall have delivered to Buyer each of the following:

 

(i)            a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that the conditions specified in Sections 10.1(a) and 10.1(b), have been satisfied; and

 

(ii)           a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (i) the full force and effect of the articles of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent governing documents) of the Company attached to such certificates as exhibits, and (ii) the accuracy and full force and effect of the resolutions adopted by the sole director and a majority of the shareholders of the Company regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and attached as one or more exhibits to such certificate;

 

(iii)          payoff letters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, from all holders of Closing Indebtedness (and the Company shall have made arrangements reasonably satisfactory to Buyer for such holders of Closing Indebtedness to deliver all related Encumbrance releases to Buyer effective as of the Closing, including without limitation, in respect of any Encumbrances listed on Schedules 5.5(c) or 6.3);

 

(iv)          such Consents or registrations, declarations or filings with any Governmental Body legally required to be obtained or made for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation the Consents, registrations, declarations and filings listed on Schedule 10.1(d)(iv);

 

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(v)           such Consents as are required to be obtained or made for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to any Material Contracts, if listed on Schedule 10.1(d)(v);

 

(vi)          an affidavit, under penalties of perjury, stating that none of the Company or its Subsidiaries is or has been a United States real property holding corporation and that shares of the Company’s capital stock are not United States real property interests (as defined in Code section 897(c)) dated as of the Closing Date and in form and substance required under Treasury Regulation §1.897-2(h) so that Buyer will be exempt from withholding any portion of the Final Merger Consideration thereunder (a “FIRPTA Certificate”), provided, however, that if the Company fails to deliver a properly prepared and executed FIRPTA Certificate, Buyer shall withhold from the Final Merger Consideration all amounts required to be withheld under Code section 1445 and such withholding shall be treated as having been paid to the Shareholders as provided in Section 4.7;

 

(e)           the Representative, the Company and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement;

 

(f)            the Company, Inland American Herndon Worldgate, L.L.C. and Curtis Property Management Corporation shall have executed and delivered an assignment of lease and release, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, pursuant to which the Company shall have assigned to Ntrepid all of its right, title and interest in the leased premises located at 12801 Worldgate Drive, Suite 800, Herndon, Virginia 20170 and at 6733 Curran Street, Suites 300 and 310, McLean, Virginia 22102, and shall have been fully released and discharged from any and all obligations pursuant to (i) that certain Office Lease Agreement, dated February 18, 2008, by and between Inland American Office Management, LLC, as managing agent for Inland American Herndon Worldgate, L.L.C. and the Company, as amended by the First Amendment, dated April 9, 2009, (ii) that certain Agreement of Lease between the Company and Curtis Property Management Corporation, dated September 6, 2002, as amended by Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated July 3, 2003, Second Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated March 6, 2006, and Third Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated November 25, 2008, and (iii) that certain Agreement of Lease between the Company and Curtis Property Management Corporation, dated July 3, 2003, as amended by Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated March 6, 2006 and Second Amendment of Lease Agreement dated November 25, 2008;

 

(g)           the Company shall have consummated the Spinoff Distribution such that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall have any ownership rights in respect of such capital stock or any other equity interest in Anonymizer;

 

(h)           the Company and Ntrepid shall have executed and delivered a Transition Services Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit 10.1(h).

 

(i)            of the 31 employees of the Company and Dauntless listed on Schedule 10.1(i)-1, not less than 25 shall have become Continuing Employees, and of the 282 employees of the Company and Dauntless listed on Schedule 10.1(i)-2, not less than 198 shall have become Continuing Employees; provided that such employees shall continue to be employed in positions of a similar or superior nature and title to those which such employees occupied immediately 

 

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prior to the Closing, and with aggregate compensation that is equivalent to or greater than the aggregate compensation which such employees currently receive; and provided, further, that the Company shall be entitled to replace any employee listed on Schedule 10.1(i)-2 with an employee not so listed if the replacement employee has equivalent experience and qualifications to the employee being replaced and the replacement employee’s experience and qualifications are reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;

 

(j)            if Company shall have delivered, supplemented or amended any Schedule pursuant to its obligations set forth in Section 9.6, Buyer shall not have given notice to the Company or the Shareholders that, as a result of information provided to Buyer in connection with any or all of such amendments or supplements, Buyer has determined not to proceed with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby;

 

(k)           all Tax sharing agreements or similar arrangements involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries  is a party shall have been terminated with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date;

 

(l)            no new elections, and no changes in current elections, with respect to Taxes affecting the Company and its Subsidiaries shall have been made after the date hereof without the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not have been unreasonably withheld;

 

(m)          Dissenting Shares, if any, shall represent not more than 10% of the Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time;

 

(n)           Buyer shall have conducted due diligence conference calls or meetings with an aggregate of 10 customers of the Business, representing the 10 largest currently open contracts or subcontracts of the Business, and the information provided to Buyer therefrom shall be satisfactory to Buyer in its sole discretion; provided, however, that the condition set forth in this Section 10.1(n) shall be deemed to have been satisfied if Buyer and Merger Sub shall not have terminated this Agreement on or before the date that is 10 Business Days after the date hereof;

 

(o)           Ntrepid and Anonymizer shall have executed and delivered an agreement reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, pursuant to which Ntrepid and Anonymizer agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of Sections 8.6 and 9.5 applicable to the Shareholders;

 

(p)           as of the Closing, after giving effect to the consummation of the Related Transactions, the Company shall own the personal property listed on Schedule 10.1(p);

 

(q)           Buyer shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that any and all Encumbrances for the benefit of Allied Capital on the properties and assets of the Company and Dauntless shall have been released; and

 

(r)            all actions to be taken by the Company and the Shareholders 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 Buyer.

 

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10.2         Conditions to the Company’s Obligations.  The obligation of the Company and the Shareholders to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions immediately prior to the Effective Time (any or all of which may be waived by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements):

 

(a)           the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 of this Agreement shall have been true and correct as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date (except for representations and warranties that speak as of another specific which only need be true and correct as of such date) except for: (i) such inaccuracies (without regard to qualifications regarding material adversity) as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had or would not reasonably be expected to adversely affect the ability of Buyer or Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (ii) changes contemplated by this Agreement or resulting from any action or inaction expressly consented to in writing by Buyer;

 

(b)           Buyer and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed by them under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing;

 

(c)           Buyer shall have delivered to the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) each of the following:

 

(i)            a certificate of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that the conditions specified in Sections 10.2(a) and 10.2(b) have been satisfied;

 

(ii)           a certificate of Buyer, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to the accuracy and full force and effect of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Buyer regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and attached as one or more exhibits to such certificate;

 

(iii)          a certificate of Merger Sub, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying as to (A) the full force and effect of the articles of incorporation and bylaws of Merger Sub attached to such certificates as exhibits, and (B) the accuracy and full force and effect of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Merger Sub and Buyer as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub regarding this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and attached as one or more exhibits to such certificate;

 

(d)           the Preliminary Merger Consideration (less the aggregate the Indemnity Holdback Amount and the Adjustment Holdback Amount), the Indemnity Holdback Amount, the Adjustment Holdback Amount, and all other payments required to be made by Buyer on or prior to the Closing Date hereunder shall have been delivered by Buyer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement;

 

(e)           the Company and Ntrepid shall have executed and delivered a Subcontract Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and the Representative, relating to the Contracts listed on Schedule 10.2(e); and

 

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(f)            Buyer, Merger Sub and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement.

 

10.3         Conditions to All Parties’ Obligations.  The obligation of each of the Shareholders, the Company, Buyer and the Merger Sub to consummate the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (any or all of which may be waived by the Company, Buyer and Merger Sub to the extent permitted by applicable Legal Requirements):

 

(a)           the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated, and all other material governmental filings, consents, authorizations and approvals that are required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been made and obtained;

 

(b)           no Governmental Body shall have issued any judgment, decree or order that enjoins, restrains, makes illegal or otherwise prohibits the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;

 

(c)           the Certificate of Merger shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Virginia and shall have become effective; and

 

(d)           this Agreement shall not have been validly terminated in accordance with Section 11.

 

11.           Termination.

 

11.1         Termination.  This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time as follows and in no other manner:

 

(a)           by mutual written consent of Buyer and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand;

 

(b)           upon the issuance by any Governmental Body of an order, decree or ruling or their taking of any other action restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger, which order, decree, ruling or any other action shall have become final and non appealable;

 

(c)           by Buyer and Merger Sub, on the one hand, or by the Company, on the other hand, if the Closing shall not have occurred on or before the Termination Date; provided, however, that no termination may be made under this Section 11.1(c) if the failure to close by such date shall be caused by the failure of the terminating party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement;

 

(d)           by Buyer and Merger Sub, upon a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of the Company or the Shareholders shall have become untrue, in either case such that the condition set forth in Sections 10.1(a) or 10.1(b) or hereof could not be satisfied by the Termination Date; provided, however, that, if such breach is curable by the Stockholders or the Company through the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts and for so long as the Stockholders or the Company continues to exercise such commercially reasonable efforts, Buyer and the Merger Sub may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1(d);

 

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(e)           by the Representative and the Company, upon a breach of any covenant or agreement on the part of Buyer or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement, or if any representation or warranty of Buyer or Merger Sub shall have become untrue, in either case such that the condition set forth in Sections 10.2(a) or 10.2(b) hereof would not be satisfied by the Termination Date; provided, however, that, if such breach is curable by Buyer and Merger Sub through the exercise of commercially reasonable efforts and for so long as Buyer and Merger Sub continue to exercise such commercially reasonable efforts, the Representative and the Company may not terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1(e); and

 

(f)            by Buyer and Merger Sub in the event that Buyer determines in its sole discretion that the due diligence conference calls or meetings contemplated in Section 10.1(n) (and the information provided to Buyer therefrom) are not satisfactory or did not occur; provided however that Buyer and Merger Sub shall not be entitled to terminate this Agreement after the date that is 10 Business Days after the date hereof or such later date as is mutually acceptable to Buyer and the Representative.

 

11.2         Effect of Termination.  If this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 11.1, this Agreement shall become void and have no effect without any liability or obligation on the part of any party hereto, (a) other than liabilities and obligations under the Confidentiality Agreement, (b) except that no such termination shall relieve any party thereto of any liability for damages resulting from any willful breach by such party of this Agreement and (c) except that the provisions of Sections 5.25 and 7.5 relating to brokers’ fees, Section 9.4 relating to public announcements, Section 13.10 relating to notices, Section 13.8 relating to governing law, and this Section 11.2 shall survive the termination hereof.

 

12.           Indemnification.

 

12.1         Survival.  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5, the representations and warranties of the Shareholders set forth in Section 6, and the representations of Buyer and Merger Sub set forth in Section 7 shall survive the Closing solely for purposes of Section 12.2 and Section 12.5, as applicable, and shall terminate on the close of business on first Business Day after the date that is the 19 months after the Closing Date except (i) for the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1 (Organization and Corporate Power), 5.3 (Authorization), 5.5 (Capitalization), 5.25 (Brokers), 6.3 (Shares of Company Common Stock) (the “Shareholder  Fundamental Representations”) and Sections 7.1 (Organization and Corporate Power), 7.2 (Authorization) and 7.5 (Brokers) (“Buyer Fundamental Representations”), which shall survive indefinitely after the Closing Date and (ii) for the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.16 (Tax Matters) and 5.16(a) (Employee Benefit Plans), which shall survive until 90 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The covenants of the Company and of the Representative contained in this Agreement which are to be performed prior to the Closing shall terminate upon the Closing; provided that any claim made prior to the close of business on first Business Day after the date that is the 19 months after the Closing Date that any such covenant was breached prior to such termination shall survive the Closing until resolved. The covenants of the Company, the Shareholders and the Representative contained in this Agreement 

 

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which are to be performed at or after the Closing shall terminate 90 days after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such covenant.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12.1 to the contrary, in the event of any breach of a representation or warranty by a party that is intentional or constitutes fraud, such party’s liability for breach of such representation or warranty shall survive the Closing indefinitely and continue in full force and effect.

 

12.2         Indemnification by the Shareholders.  Subject to the limitations set forth in the remainder of this Section 12, each Shareholder shall, jointly and severally, indemnify the Buyer Indemnified Parties (as defined below) against and hold them harmless from any and all losses, liabilities, damages or expense (including reasonable legal fees, but excluding any allocation of overhead, including any cost of employing their own employees) (“Losses”) suffered or incurred by Buyer, or any of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation and its Subsidiaries), officers, directors, employees or agents (collectively, the “Buyer Indemnified Parties”) to the extent arising from: (i) any breach of, or any inaccuracy or misrepresentation with respect to, any representation or warranty of the Company contained in Section 5, (ii) any breach of any covenant or agreement of the Company to be performed prior to Closing, (iii) any breach of, or inaccuracy or misrepresentation with respect to, any representation or warranty, or any covenant or agreement, of such Shareholder contained in Section 6 or in such Shareholder’s Letter of Transmittal, (iv) any and all Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to any Tax period, or portion of a Straddle Period, ending on or before the Closing Date (either, a “Pre-Closing Period”), including (1) any and all Taxes relating to the income, business, activities, operations, property or assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to any Pre-Closing Period, (2) any such Taxes for which any of the Company and its Subsidiaries is or may be or become severally liable under Treas. Reg. §1.1502-6 or §1.1502-78(b)(2) (or any similar provision under any applicable Legal Requirements) or by reason of being a successor-in-interest or transferee of any Person, and (3) any and all Taxes resulting from the Related Transactions, (v) any Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations or commitments of Ntrepid or Anonymizer; and (vi) any consent solicitation materials or other information provided by or on behalf of the Company to its shareholders in connection with the Shareholders Notice or any actions taken or omitted to be taken by or on behalf of the Company or the Shareholders in connection with obtaining the Required Vote; provided that:

 

(a)           the Shareholders shall be liable for making payments to Buyer pursuant to this Section 12.2(iv) only to the extent that the amount that would otherwise be payable by the Shareholders pursuant to this Section 12.2(iv) (notwithstanding this proviso) exceeds the amount of the provision for the specific Tax Liability for which indemnity is sought included in the provision for Taxes taken into account in calculating Closing Net Working Capital;

 

(b)           the Buyer Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to recover under Section 12.2(i), except with respect to breaches of the Shareholder Fundamental Representations or Losses relating to Taxes, until the total amount which the Buyer Indemnified Parties would otherwise recover under Section 12.2(i) (but for this Section 12.2(b)) exceeds on a cumulative basis an amount equal to $900,000 (the “Deductible”), and then only to the extent of any such excess;

 

(c)           the aggregate liability of the Shareholders under Section 12.2(i), except with respect to breaches of the Shareholder Fundamental Representations and the representations set forth in Sections 5.16 and 5.17(e), shall in no event exceed $25,000,000 (the “Cap”);

 

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(d)           no Shareholder shall have any liability under Section 12.2(iii) with respect to any breach, inaccuracy or misrepresentation of any other Shareholder’s Letter of Transmittal or with respect to any other Shareholder’s representations, warranties or covenants set forth in Section 6;

 

(e)           the aggregate liability of any Shareholder under this Section 12.2 shall in no event exceed the consideration actually realized by such Shareholder in respect of such Shareholder’s shares of Company Common Stock and Option Shares; and

 

(f)            for purposes of Section 12.2(iv), Tax or Taxes shall refer to the amount of Taxes which would have been payable or paid but for the application of any credit or net operating or capital loss deduction attributable to periods beginning after the Closing Date or to the portion of any Straddle Period beginning after the Closing Date.

 

12.3         Exclusive Remedy.  Buyer acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Closing, except for the post-closing adjustments provided for in Section 4, its sole and exclusive remedy against the Shareholders (including the Representative) with respect to any and all claims relating (directly or indirectly) to the Company and its Subsidiaries, the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, regardless of the Legal Requirement or legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, or otherwise, shall be pursuant to the provisions set forth in this Section 12; provided, however, that such limitation shall not apply to claims based upon fraud.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Buyer shall have no right to indemnification under Section 12.2 with respect to any Loss or alleged Loss if the matter forming the basis for such Loss or alleged Loss shall have been taken into account in the determination of the Closing Net Working Capital. The parties hereto agree that the provisions in this Agreement relating to indemnification, and the limits imposed on Buyer’s remedies with respect to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including Section 12.2 and this Section 12.3) were specifically bargained for between sophisticated parties and were specifically taken into account in the determination of the amounts to be paid to the Shareholders (including the Representative) hereunder.

 

12.4         Claims First Satisfied from Indemnity Holdback Account.  Each claim against the Shareholders shall first be satisfied from the Indemnity Holdback Amount.  To the extent that the Indemnity Holdback Amount (including the interest or other income accrued thereon) (a) has been distributed, pro rata, to the Shareholders in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, (b) has been exhausted or (c) would be exhausted if one or more pending claims against the Shareholders are resolved in favor of a Buyer Indemnified Party, then subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 12, such claim may be made directly against the Shareholders.

 

12.5         Indemnification by Buyer.

 

(a)           Buyer shall indemnify the Shareholders (including the Representative), their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents (collectively, the “Shareholder Indemnified Parties”) against and hold them harmless from any Losses suffered or incurred by any such Shareholder Indemnified Party (i) arising from any breach of any representation or warranty of Buyer or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement; (ii) resulting from any breach of any covenant contained in this Agreement requiring performance by Buyer or Merger Sub prior 

 

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to the Closing or by Buyer or the Surviving Corporation after the Closing and (iii) with respect to any and all Taxes of, or attributable to, the Company or Dauntless, or for which Buyer, the Company or Dauntless may be liable with respect to any Tax period, or portion of a Straddle Period, beginning after the Closing Date (either, a “Post-Closing Period”).

 

(b)           (i) The Shareholder Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to recover under Section 12.5(a)(i), except with respect to breaches of the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 7.1 (Organization and Corporate Power), 7.2 (Authorization) and 7.5 (Brokers), until the total amount which the Shareholder Indemnified Parties would otherwise recover under Section 12.5(a)(i) (but for this Section 12.5(b)) exceeds the Deductible, and then only to the extent of any such excess, and (ii) the aggregate liability of Buyer under Section 12.5(a)(i) shall in no event exceed the Cap.

 

(c)           After the Closing, no Shareholder Indemnified Party shall have the right to seek indemnification from the Company or Dauntless by reason of the fact that he or she was an officer, director of employee of the Company or Dauntless in respect of any claim for indemnification by Buyer hereunder.

 

12.6         Termination of Indemnification.  The obligations to indemnify and hold harmless a party hereto in respect of a breach of representation or warranty or covenant shall terminate when the applicable representation or warranty or covenant expires pursuant to Section 12.1; provided, however, that such obligations to indemnify and hold harmless shall not terminate with respect to any item as to which the Indemnified Party shall have, prior to the expiration of the applicable period, previously made a claim by delivering a written notice (which notice shall, to the extent such information is reasonably available, specify in reasonable detail the nature and amount of such claim) to the Indemnifying Party.  In order to determine the validity and/or the amount of any such claim, Buyer shall, and shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, provide the Representative and his representatives reasonable access, upon the reasonable request of the Representative, to (i) all books, records and other documents (including work papers, memoranda, financial statements, Tax Returns, Tax schedules and work papers, Tax rulings, and other determinations, etc.) relating to or containing information relevant to such claim and (ii) the Surviving Corporation’s employees, accountants and other professional advisors (including making the Surviving Corporation’s chief financial officer, accountants and attorneys available to respond to reasonable written or oral inquiries of the Representative and their representatives).

 

12.7         Procedures Relating to Indemnification.

 

(a)           In order for a party (the “Indemnified Party”) to be entitled to any indemnification provided for under this Agreement in respect of a claim or demand made by any other Person against the Indemnified Party (a “Third-Party Claim”), such Indemnified Party must notify the indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”) in writing, and in reasonable detail, of the Third-Party Claim as promptly as reasonably possible after receipt, but in no event later than 10 Business Days after receipt, by such Indemnified Party of notice of the Third-Party Claim; provided that failure to give such notification on a timely basis shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except to the extent the Indemnifying Party shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure. Thereafter, the Indemnified Party shall deliver to the Indemnifying Party, within five Business Days after the Indemnified Party’s receipt thereof, copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third-Party Claim.

 

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(b)           If a Third-Party Claim is made against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in the defense thereof and, if it so chooses, to assume the defense thereof with counsel selected by the Indemnifying Party and reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) shall continue to be entitled to assert any limitation on any claims contained in Sections 12.2 and 12.3. Should an Indemnifying Party so elect to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for legal expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense thereof. If the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to participate in the defense thereof and to employ counsel, at its own expense, separate from the counsel employed by the Indemnifying Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall control such defense. The Indemnifying Party shall be liable for the fees and expenses of counsel employed by the Indemnified Party for any period during which the Indemnifying Party has not assumed the defense thereof. If the Representative (on behalf of the Shareholders) is the Indemnifying Party, the reasonable expenses of the Representative incurred in defending a Third-Party Claim (or any participation in a Third-Party Claim that could result in Losses to the Representative) shall be reimbursed, when and as incurred, first from the Indemnity Holdback Amount. If the Indemnifying Party chooses to defend any Third-Party Claim, all the parties hereto shall cooperate in the defense or prosecution of such Third-Party Claim.  Such cooperation shall include the retention and (upon the Indemnifying Party’s request) the provision to the Indemnifying Party of records and information which are reasonably relevant to such Third-Party Claim, and making employees and other representatives and advisors available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder. If the Indemnifying Party shall have assumed the defense of a Third-Party Claim, no Indemnified Party shall admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). If the Indemnifying Party shall have elected not to assume the defense of or fails to confirm its obligation to indemnify for a Third-Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall not admit any liability with respect to, or settle, compromise or discharge, any Third-Party Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). This Section 12.7 shall not apply to claims for Losses asserted directly by an Indemnified Party against an Indemnifying Party where no Third-Party Claim has been made.

 

12.8         Tax Treatment of Indemnity Payments.  .  Any indemnity payment made pursuant to this Section 12 shall be treated as an adjustment to the Final Merger Consideration for federal, state, local and foreign income Tax purposes.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any payment made pursuant to this Section 12 (including, without limitation, this Section 12.8) is determined to be taxable to the party receiving such payment by any Governmental Body, the paying party shall also indemnify the party receiving such payment for any Taxes incurred by reason of receipt of such payment (taking into account any actual reduction in Tax liability to the receiving party) and any Losses incurred by the party receiving such payment in connection with such Taxes (or any asserted deficiency, claim, demand, action, suit, proceeding, judgment or assessment, including the defense or settlement thereof, relating to such Taxes).

 

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12.9         Materiality.  Solely for purposes of determining the amount of any Losses (and not the threshold issue as to whether or not there is a breach of, or any inaccuracy or misrepresentation with respect to any representation or warranty in any manner that indemnification would be available under Section 12.2(i)), all qualifications in such representation or warranty as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect (or any correlative terms) shall be disregarded.

 

12.10       Additional Provisions.

 

(a)           The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is provided under this Section 12 shall be reduced by (i) any amounts that may be recovered by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates from any third party, (ii) any insurance proceeds or other cash receipts or source of reimbursement that are actually received by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to such Damages (each source named in clauses (i) and (ii), a “Collateral Source”) and (c) the amount of any net Tax benefit actually realized by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates in the year the Loss is incurred.  For purposes hereof, a Tax benefit will be deemed to be “actually realized” only to the extent that, and at such time as, the amount of Taxes payable by the Indemnified Party is reduced below the amount of Taxes that the Indemnified Party would have been required to pay but for payment or accrual of the indemnified Loss or the receipt or accrual of the indemnity payment (rather than just creating or increasing a Tax loss carryforward).  In computing the amount of any such Tax benefit, (X) the Indemnified Party shall be deemed to recognize all other items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit before recognizing any item arising from the receipt of any indemnity payment hereunder or the incurrence or payment of any indemnified Loss, and (Y) the Tax benefit shall be reduced to take into account any net Tax cost incurred by the Indemnified Party (or any of its Affiliates) arising from the receipt of indemnity payments hereunder.

 

(b)           If the amount of any Losses actually paid to an Indemnified Party with respect to any indemnification claim is required to be reduced under Section 12.10(a) after the date on which the Indemnifying Party pays such indemnification claim, the Indemnified Party shall promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Party any amount that the Indemnifying Party would not have had to pay pursuant to this Section 12 had such reduction been determined at or prior to the time of such payment.

 

(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or provided for under any applicable law, no Indemnifying Party shall be liable to any Indemnified Party, either in contract or in tort, for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damages; provided that the foregoing shall not limit any Indemnifying Party’s indemnification obligations with respect to liabilities of any Indemnified Party for damages that are awarded to a third party by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final non-appealable decision in connection with a Third Party Claim.

 

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13.           Miscellaneous.

 

13.1         Representative.

 

(a)           By the execution and delivery of this Agreement pursuant to Virginia Law, the Shareholders hereby irrevocably appoint the Representative as the representative, agent, proxy, and attorney in fact for all the Shareholders for all purposes under this Agreement including the full power and authority to act on the Shareholders ‘ behalf: (i) to consummate the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other agreements, instruments, and documents contemplated hereby or executed in connection herewith (including pursuant to Section 4); (ii) to negotiate disputes arising under, or relating to, this Agreement and the other agreements, instruments, and documents contemplated hereby or executed in connection herewith (including pursuant to Section 4 hereof); (iii) to receive and disburse to the Shareholders any funds received on behalf of the Shareholders under this Agreement or otherwise; (iv) to withhold any amounts received on behalf of the Shareholders to this Agreement or otherwise to satisfy any and all obligations or liabilities incurred by the Shareholders or the Representative in the performance of their duties hereunder; (v) to execute and deliver any amendment or waiver to this Agreement and the other agreements, instruments, and documents contemplated hereby or executed in connection herewith (without the prior approval of the Stockholders); and (vi) to take all other actions to be taken by or on behalf of the Shareholders in connection with this Agreement (including pursuant to Section 4 hereof) and the other agreements, instruments, and documents contemplated hereby or executed in connection herewith. The Shareholders, by executing and delivering this Agreement, further agree that such agency and proxy are coupled with an interest, are therefore irrevocable without the consent of the Representative and shall survive the death, incapacity, bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of any Shareholders. All decisions and actions by the Representative shall be binding upon all of the Shareholders, and no Shareholders shall have the right to object, dissent, protest or otherwise contest the same. The Representative shall have no duties or obligations hereunder, including any fiduciary duties, except those set forth herein, and such duties and obligations shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. The power of attorney granted by each Stockholder to the Representative pursuant to this Section 13.1 is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable and shall not terminate or otherwise be affected by the death, disability, incompetence, bankruptcy or insolvency of any Shareholders.

 

(b)           By the execution and delivery of this Agreement pursuant to Virginia Law, each Stockholder hereby severally, for itself only and not jointly, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Representative and his agents and other representatives against all expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts incurred by such Persons in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which the Representative or such other Person is made a party by reason of the fact that it is or was acting as the Representative pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

(c)           Neither the Representative nor any of his agents or other representatives shall incur any liability to any Shareholders by virtue of the failure or refusal of such Persons for any reason to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby or relating to the performance of their duties hereunder, except for actions or omissions constituting intentional and knowing fraud. The Representative and his representatives shall have no liability in respect of any action, claim or proceeding brought against such Persons by any Shareholders, regardless of the legal theory under which such liability or obligation may be sought to be imposed, whether sounding in contract or tort, or whether at law or in equity, or otherwise, if such Persons took or omitted taking any action in good faith.

 

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(d)           A majority-in-interest of the Shareholders may, by written consent, appoint a new representative as the Representative, with the prior consent of Buyer, not to be unreasonably withheld; provided that the consent of Buyer shall not be required if the new Representative is to be an Affiliate of the prior Representative. Notice together with a copy of the written consent appointing such new representative and bearing the signatures of Shareholders of a majority-in-interest of those Shareholders must be delivered to Buyer not less than 10 days prior to such appointment. Such appointment will be effective upon the later of the date indicated in the consent or the date such consent is received by Buyer. For the purposes of this paragraph (d), a “majority-in-interest of the Shareholders” shall mean Shareholders representing in the aggregate over 50% of the percentage interests of the Indemnity Holdback Amount.

 

(e)           In the event that the Representative becomes unable or unwilling to continue in his or its capacity as Representative, or if the Representative resigns as the Representative, a majority-in-interest of the Shareholders may, by written consent, appoint a new representative as the Representative. Notice and a copy of the written consent appointing such new representative and bearing the signatures of a majority-in-interest of the Shareholders must be delivered to Buyer. Such appointment will be effective upon the later of the date indicated in the consent or the date such consent is received by Buyer.

 

(f)            The Representative shall be entitled to recover from the Shareholders in accordance with their respective Allocation Percentage any fees and expenses that the Representative may incur in his capacity as such pursuant to this Agreement. In that regard, the Representative shall be entitled to retain $200,000 of the Preliminary Merger Consideration (the “Expense Funds”) as a reserve against the payment of expenses incurred in his capacity as the Representative, to be used by the Representative to pay any expenses incurred by the Representative in such capacity. Upon the date at which the Representative determines, in his sole discretion, that the Representative will not incur any additional expenses in his capacity as the Representative, then the Representative will distribute the remaining unused Expense Funds, if any, to the Shareholders pro rata in proportion to their respective Allocation Percentages.

 

13.2         Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

13.3         Arbitration.  Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (other than as set forth in Section 4), or the breach hereof, shall be settled by three arbitrators in an arbitration conducted in Commonwealth of Virginia in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.  The arbitrators must be business lawyers experienced with agreements of this type and have been admitted to practice for not less than 25 years.  He or she shall have continuously held an “AV” rating by Martindale for at least 10 years.  The arbitrators’ decision shall be final and non-appealable.  Each party shall be entitled to discovery as may be permitted by the arbitrators.  The arbitrators shall have the authority to enter an award, or partial award, that a party should be enjoined from certain actions or be compelled to undertake certain actions.  In such event, any competent court may enter an order enjoining and/or compelling such actions as found by the arbitrators.  The arbitrators also shall make a determination regarding which party’s legal position in any such controversy or claim is the more substantially correct (the “Prevailing Party”) and the arbitrators shall enter an award for the legal and other professional fees and costs actually incurred by the Prevailing Party in connection with such arbitration proceeding and any necessary court action.

 

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13.4         Waiver of Jury Trial.  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE IT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVER, (iii) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (iv) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 13.4.

 

13.5         Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended in writing only with the prior written approval of Buyer and the Representative.

 

13.6         Waiver.  No failure on the part of any party to exercise any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, and no delay on the part of any party in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver of such power, right, privilege or remedy; and no single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other power, right, privilege or remedy.  No party shall be deemed to have waived any claim arising out of this Agreement, or any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement, unless the waiver of such claim, power, right, privilege or remedy is set forth in a written instrument duly executed and delivered on behalf of such party; and any such waiver shall not be applicable or have any effect except in the specific instance in which it is given.

 

13.7         Entire Agreement.  This Agreement and the other agreements, document and instruments referred to herein constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among or between any of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof; provided, however, that the Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and Buyer shall not be superseded and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with Section 9.3(a).

 

13.8         Expenses.  The Shareholders and Buyer shall each bear their own expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and each other agreement, document and instrument contemplated by this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, it being understood that in no event shall the Company or Dauntless bear any of such costs and expenses, including without limitation any transaction, retention or similar bonuses owed to employees of the Company or Dauntless.

 

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13.9         Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall be enforceable by and inure solely to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that neither this Agreement nor any of the Company’s or the Shareholders’ rights hereunder may be assigned without the prior written consent of Buyer, and any attempted assignment of this Agreement or any of such rights without such consent shall be void and of no effect.  Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto) any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

13.10       Notices.  Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed properly delivered, given and received (a) upon receipt when delivered by hand, (b) two (2) Business Days after sent by registered mail or by courier or express delivery service or (c) upon receipt when received by facsimile or email, provided that in each case the notice or other communication is sent to the address, facsimile telephone number or email address set forth beneath the name of such party below (or to such other delivery point as such party shall have specified in a written notice given to the other parties hereto):

 

if to Buyer:

 

John D. Thomas

Vice President-Finance & Corporate Development

Cubic Corporation

9333 Balboa Avenue

San Diego, CA  92123

Facsimile No. (858) 505-1548

Email:  jay.thomas@cubic.com

 

with copies to:

 

William L. Hoese, Esq.

General Counsel

Cubic Corporation

9333 Balboa Avenue

San Diego, CA  92123

Facsimile No. (858) 505-1559

Email:  william.hoese@cubic.com

 

and

 

Neil Gold, Esq.
 Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
 666 Fifth Avenue
 New York, NY 10103
 Facsimile: (212) 318-3400
 Email: ngold@fulbright.com

 

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if to Shareholders, the Representative or the Company:

 

Richard H. Helms

8480 NW 130th Street

Reddick, FL  32686

Facsimile: (703) 821-8511

Email: rhelms@abraxascorp.com

 

with a copy to:

 

Timothy J. Jessell, Esq.

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

1750 Tysons Blvd., Suite 1200

McLean, VA 22102

Facsimile:  (703)749-1301

Email:  jessellt@gtlaw.com

 

13.11       Cooperation.  The Parties shall cooperate fully with each other and execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by any Party to evidence or reflect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

 

13.12       Severability.  In the event that any provision of this Agreement, or the application of any such provision to any Person or set of circumstances, shall be determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement, and the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is determined to be invalid, unlawful, void or unenforceable, shall not be impaired or otherwise affected and shall continue to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

13.13       Construction.

 

(a)           Any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be applied in the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Except as otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to “Sections,” “Exhibits,” and “Schedules” are intended to refer to Sections of this Agreement and Exhibits or Schedules to this Agreement.

 

(c)           The headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, shall not be deemed to be a part of this Agreement and shall not be referred to in connection with the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

13.14       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission or PDF, and any counterpart so delivered shall be treated as an original for all purposes binding and enforceable against the person so executing and delivering..

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

 

	
 
    	
CUBIC   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ William W.   Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
William   W. Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and 
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ABRX   ACQUISITION CORP.
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/ William W.   Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:
    	
William   W. Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and
   Chief Financial Officer
    
					

 

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ABRAXAS   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
REPRESENTATIVE:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Richard   H. Helms
    

 

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Teresa   R. Helms Family Trust (2008) dtd
   9/25/08
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By   
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Name:    Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Title:    Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
Richard   Hollis Helms Revocable Trust
   (2008) dated 9/25/08
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By   
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Name:    Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Title:    Trustee
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   David L. Gokey
    
	
 
    	
David L. Gokey
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Wesley R. Husted
    
	
 
    	
Wesley R. Husted
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Brad Joseph Juneau
    
	
 
    	
Brad Joseph Juneau
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Joseph A. Malpeli
    
	
 
    	
Joseph A. Malpeli
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Rodney G. Smith
    
	
 
    	
Rodney G. Smith
    
	
 
    	
 
    

 

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Exhibit 1.1

 

Certain Definitions

 

For purposes of the Agreement (including this Exhibit 1.1):

 

“Accounting Firm” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

“Adjustment Holdback Amount” means an amount equal to $1,000,000.

 

“Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and the term “control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through owners of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Allocation Percentage” means, as to each Shareholder or Optionholder, the percentage set forth opposite such Shareholder’s or Optionholder’s name on Schedule A hereto.

 

“Anonymizer” means Anonymizer, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Ntrepid.

 

“Articles of Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

“Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

 

“Balance Sheet Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

 

“Business” means the providing of technical solutions, tradecraft support services and related services to Governmental Bodies in the intelligence, law enforcement and the national security communities anywhere in the world of the type provided by the Company and Dauntless prior to the Closing Date; provided, however, that “Business” shall not include the sale, lease or license of software, hardware or other products (and any related customer support services provided in connection with any such sale, lease or licenses), including software, hardware or other products (and any related customer support services) of the type provided by Ntrepid or Anonymizer prior to the date hereof.

 

“Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks located in New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to close.

 

“Buyer” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Buyer Adjustment Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

 

“Buyer Disclosure Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.

 

 

“Buyer Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

 

“Buyer Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(b).

 

“Buyer Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

 

“Cap” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(c).

 

“Closing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Closing Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

 

“Closing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Closing Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Closing Statement” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Closing Statement Due Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Closing Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

 

“Closing Transaction Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

 

“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

“Collateral Source” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.10(a).

 

“Company” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Company Intellectual Property” means (A) the Registered Intellectual Property; and (B) any and all other Intellectual Property, including the Company Software, that is used by the Company or Dauntless in connection with the conducting of the Business as currently conducted.

 

“Company’s Knowledge” or “Knowledge of the Company” means the actual knowledge of the Shareholders, after reasonable inquiry of officers and other employees of such of the Company and its Subsidiaries reasonably believed to have knowledge of such matters.

 

“Company Software” means all computer software, databases and data collections and all rights thereto, including all enhancements, versions, releases and updates of such computer software, developed by or for the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and any other computer software, regardless of the computer software’s stage of development, in each case that is used by the Company or Dauntless in connection with the conducting of the Business as currently conducted.  Company Software includes all source code, object code, firmware, development tools, files, records and data, and all media on which any of the foregoing is recorded.  Company Software does not include computer software that is licensed (i) from third parties or (ii) under the licenses of Intellectual Property owned by third parties that constitutes (A) “shrink wrap” software; or (B) third party software generally available to the public at a cost of less than $25,000.

 

 

“Confidentiality Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).

 

“Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).

 

“Consent” means any approval, consent, ratification, permission, waiver or authorization (including any Governmental Authorization).

 

“Continuing Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(a).

 

“Contract” means any written, oral (except as to standard employment arrangements) or other agreement, contract, subcontract, lease, understanding, instrument, note, option, warranty, purchase order, license, sublicense, insurance policy, benefit plan or legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature and shall include any Contract:  (a) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party; (b) by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or may become bound or under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has, or may become subject to, any obligation; or (c) under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has or may acquire any right or interest.

 

“Dauntless” means Abraxas Dauntless, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Company;

 

“Deductible” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(b).

 

“Defaulting Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.6(b).

 

“Dissenting Shareholders” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

“Dissenting Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.

 

“Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

 

“Encumbrance” means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, claim, infringement, interference, option, right of first refusal, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, any restriction on the receipt of any income derived from any asset, any restriction on the use of any asset and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset).

 

“Entity” means any corporation (including any non-profit corporation), general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, company (including any company limited by shares, limited liability company or joint stock company), firm, society or other enterprise, association, organization or entity.

 

“Environmental Law” means all Legal Requirements concerning pollution, protection of the environment or occupational or human health and safety, including all those relating to the presence, use, production, generation, handling, transportation, treatment, storage, disposal, distribution, labeling, testing, processing, discharge, Release, threatened Release, control, cleanup of, or exposure to, any Hazardous Substances, and any provisions of any Contracts relating to any of the foregoing.

 

 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

 

“ERISA Affiliate” means a corporation which is or was at any time a member of a controlled group of corporations with the Company within the meaning of Code Section 414(b), a trade or business which is or was under common control with the Company within the meaning of Code Section 414(c), or a member of an affiliated service group with the Company within the meaning of Code Sections 414(m) or (o).

 

“Escrow Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(d).

 

“Estimated Closing Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“Estimated Closing Net Working Capital” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“Estimated Closing Transaction Expenses”  has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

 

“FBARs” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.16(w).

 

“FAR” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(d)(iii).

 

“FCPA” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.14.

 

“Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth Section 5.6(a).

 

“Final Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth Section 2.2(a).

 

“FIRPTA Certificate” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(d)(vi).

 

“GAAP” means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time and consistently applied throughout the periods involved.

 

“Governmental Authorization” means any:  (a) permit, license, certificate, franchise, permission, variance, clearance, registration, qualification or authorization issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by or under the authority of any Governmental Body or pursuant to any Legal Requirement; or (b) right under any Contract with any Governmental Body.

 

“Government Bid” means any quotation, bid or proposal submitted to any Governmental Body or any proposed prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor of any Governmental Body.

 

“Governmental Body” or “Governmental Bodies” means any: (a) nation, state, commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality, district or other jurisdiction of any nature; (b) federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other government; or (c) governmental or quasi-governmental authority of any nature (including any governmental division, department, agency, commission, instrumentality, official, ministry, fund, foundation, center, organization, unit, body or Entity and any court or other tribunal).

 

 

“Government Contract” means any prime contract, subcontract, letter contract, purchase order or delivery order executed or submitted to or on behalf of any Governmental Body or any prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor, or under which any Governmental Body or any such prime contractor or subcontractor otherwise has or may acquire any right or interest.

 

“Hazardous Substances” means any substance that is toxic, ignitable, reactive, corrosive, radioactive or caustic (including, petroleum, its derivatives, by-products and other hydrocarbons, poly-chlorinated bi-phenyls and asbestos), or regulated or defined as a hazardous substance, contaminant, toxic substance, toxic pollutant, hazardous waste, special waste, or pollutant pursuant to Environmental Laws.

 

“HSR Act” means the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.

 

“Indebtedness” means, as of any particular time, without duplication (i) the amount of all obligations for borrowed money of the Company and its Subsidiaries (including any unpaid principal, premium, accrued and unpaid interest, prepayment penalties, commitment and other fees, reimbursements, indemnities and all other amounts payable in connection therewith and including those payable in connection with the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (which will be paid at the Closing)), (ii) liabilities of the Company and its Subsidiaries evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments or debt securities, (iii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of the Company and its Subsidiaries in respect of any letters of credit or bankers’ acceptances (to the extent drawn), (iv) any interest rate swap, forward contract or other hedging arrangement of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (v) all obligations (including accrued interest) without duplication under a lease agreement that would be capitalized pursuant to GAAP but excluding any breakage costs, prepayment penalties or fees or other similar amounts payable in connection with any capitalized leases unless such breakage costs, prepayment penalties, fees or other similar amounts are due and will be paid at the Closing and (vi) all obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries created or arising under any conditional sale, earn out or other arrangement for the deferral of purchase price of any property (excluding any obligations under a conditional sale, earn out or other arrangement for the deferral of purchase price arising under transactions that have been consented to by Buyer and entered into between the date hereof and the Closing).

 

“Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.7(a).

 

“Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.7(a).

 

“Indemnity Holdback Amount” means an amount equal to $8,000,000.

 

“Insurance Policy” or “Insurance Policies” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.20.

 

“Intellectual Property” means any or all of the following and all rights in, arising out of, or associated therewith, whether registered or unregistered, as applicable:  (i) United States and non-United States patents and applications therefor and all reissues, divisions, renewals, extensions, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; (ii) inventions and discoveries (whether or not patentable and whether disclosed or undisclosed), disclosures on inventions, trade secrets, proprietary information, know-how, technical data and customer lists,

 

 

and all documentation relating to any of the foregoing; (iii) copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all other corresponding rights thereto throughout the world; (iv) industrial designs and any registrations and applications therefor throughout the world; (v) trade names, logos, trademarks and service marks, and trademark and service mark registrations and applications therefor and all goodwill associated with the foregoing throughout the world; and (vi) data bases and data collections and all rights therein throughout the world to the extent in which a legally recognized intellectual property right exists.

 

“Leased Real Property” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

 

“Legal Proceeding” means any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court or other Governmental Body or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

“Legal Requirement” means any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign or other law, statute, constitution, principle of common law, resolution, ordinance, code, edict, decree, rule, regulation, ruling or requirement issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Body.

 

“Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(f).

 

“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” means any change, event, occurrence, effect, development, condition, circumstance, matter or state of facts that, individually or in the aggregate, together with all other changes, events, occurrences, effects, developments, conditions, circumstances, matters or state of facts, is, or is reasonably expected to be, materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), assets, liabilities or results of operations of the Business or the Company; but excluding (i) effects resulting from general economic or capital market conditions, but only to the extent such conditions do not disproportionately adversely affect the Company; (ii) conditions affecting companies in the industry in which the Company conducts its business generally, but only to the extent such conditions do not disproportionately adversely affect the Company, (iii) any change in GAAP generally applicable to any business entity, or (iv) any effect arising out of or resulting from acts of terrorism or war.

 

“Material Contract” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.11(a).

 

“Merger” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

“Net Working Capital” means current assets (including cash and cash equivalents accounts receivable, unbilled receivables and prepaid expenses and advances, but excluding any income tax related assets or liabilities whether current or deferred) less current liabilities (including accounts payable, accrued salaries and bonuses, payroll deductions payable, employer payroll Taxes payable, accrued benefits and accrued vacation), in each case determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that any and all income Tax refunds to which the Company may be entitled for any of its 2010 or earlier tax years by reason of net operating loss carrybacks or other offsets arising in 2010 or subsequent Tax years of the Company or Buyer shall be for the account of Buyer and shall not be included in the calculation of Net Working Capital.

 

 

“Note Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

“Ntrepid” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

“Ntrepid Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(c).

 

“Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

“Options”  means all options to purchase shares of Company Common Stock (whether granted by the Company pursuant to the Company’s stock option plans, assumed by the Company in connection with any merger, acquisition or similar transaction or otherwise issued or granted).

 

“Option Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

“Option Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

 

“Pension Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” means (i) statutory liens for current Taxes, assessments or other governmental charges not yet delinquent or the amount or validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, provided an appropriate reserve is established therefor; which Encumbrances will be removed by the Company on or prior to the Closing; (ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’, repairers’, landlords’ and similar Encumbrances arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business that are not material to the Business or operations and financial condition of the property so encumbered or the Company; (iii) zoning, entitlement and other land use and environmental regulations by any Governmental Body, provided that such regulations have not been violated and do not materially interfere with the present use or occupancy of the property so encumbered; (iv) Encumbrances securing debt as disclosed in the Financial Statements, which Encumbrances will be removed by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date; and (v) such other imperfections in title, charges, easements, restrictions and encumbrances which do not materially detract from the value of or materially interfere with the ownership or present use of any property subject thereto or affected thereby.

 

“Per Share Portion” means with respect to each Shareholder and Optionholder, the percentage set forth opposite such Shareholder’s or Optionholder’s name on Schedule A hereto.

 

“Person” means any individual, Entity or Governmental Body.

 

“Personal Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9(b).

 

“Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).

 

“Post-Closing Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(a).

 

 

“Pre-Closing Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2.

 

“Preliminary Merger Consideration” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

“Prevailing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.2.

 

“Pro Forma Financial Statements” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(d).

 

“Property Contribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

“Real Property Leases” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.9.

 

“Registered Intellectual Property” means all of the following items of Intellectual Property owned by the Company or Dauntless:  (i) United States and non-United States issued patents and patent applications (including provisional applications); (ii) registered trademarks, applications to register trademarks, intent to use applications or other registrations related to trade identity and trademarks; (iii) registered copyrights and applications for copyright registration; (iv) mask work registrations and applications to register mask works; (v) all registrations for domain names; and (vi) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate or registration filed with, issued by, or recorded by, any Governmental Body.

 

“Related Transactions” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

“Release” means any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, migration or disposal into the environment.

 

“Representative” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Required Vote” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(b).

 

“Restricted Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Restricted Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(a).

 

“Restrictive Covenants” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.6(c).

 

“Seller Documents” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3.

 

“Seller Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).

 

“Shareholder” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereof.

 

“Shareholder Fundamental Representations” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.1.

 

“Shareholder Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(a).

 

“Shareholders Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.11(a).

 

 

“Source Code” means any source code, or any portion, aspect or segment of any source code, relating to any Company Software.

 

“Spinoff Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

“Straddle Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.8(a).

 

“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation of which a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof, or any partnership, association or other business entity of which a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership interest is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or a combination thereof. For purposes of this definition, a Person is deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a partnership, association or other business entity if such Person is allocated a majority of the gains or losses of such partnership, association or other business entity or is or controls the managing director or general partner of such partnership, association or other business entity.

 

“Surviving Corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

“Target Net Working Capital” means $3,000,000.

 

“Tax” or “Taxes” means (i) any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits, environmental (including taxes under Code Section 59A), customs, duties, capital stock, franchise, profits, withholding, social security, unemployment, disability, real property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added, alternative or add on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever, including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not, (ii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (i) as a result of being a member of a consolidated, combined, unitary, or aggregate group for any Tax period, and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in (i) or (ii) as a result of being a transferee or successor to any Person or as a result of any express or implied obligation to indemnify any other Person.

 

“Tax Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.8(d).

 

“Tax Return” means any return, declaration, statement, claim for refund, report or information return filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Body in connection with the determination, assessment or collection of any Tax or the administration of any Legal Requirements relating to any Tax, including any schedule or attachment thereto  and any amendment thereof.

 

“Termination Date” means January 31, 2011.

 

“Third-Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.7(a).

 

 

“Transaction Expenses” means, to the extent not paid by the Company or the Shareholders before the Closing Date and not otherwise reflected in the calculation of Net Working Capital, the sum of (i) the amount of all fees, costs and expenses (including fees, costs and expenses of legal counsel, investment bankers, brokers or other representatives and consultants and associated expenses) incurred by the Company or any Shareholder at or prior to Closing, (ii) all fees payable by the Company to any Shareholder or any Affiliate of any such Person in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or otherwise, (iii) all amounts payable by the Company to any officer, director or employee of the Company in the nature of a “change in control”, closing or signing bonus, severance or retention payment or similar payment in connection with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) all amounts payable by the Company pursuant to Section 13.9.

 

“Virginia Law” means the Virginia Stock Corporation Code as in effect from time to time.

 

“Welfare Plan” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17(a).

 

 

AMENDMENT

 

TO

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

THIS AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of December 20, 2010 (this “Amendment”), is made by and among Cubic Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), ABRX Acquisition Corp., a Virginia corporation (“Merger Sub”), and Abraxas Corporation, a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), the persons and entities listed Shareholders on the signature pages hereto (each a “Shareholder” and collectively the “Shareholders”), and Richard Helms, in his capacity as representative of the Shareholders (the “Representative”).

 

W  I  T  N  E  S  S  E  T  H:

 

WHEREAS, that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 15, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), was executed and delivered by Buyer, Merger Sub, the Shareholders and the Representative;

 

WHEREAS, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Shareholders and the Representative desire to modify the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Amendment.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants, and agreements set forth in this Amendment and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.                                       All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Merger Agreement.

 

2.                                       Sections 3.2(b) and 3.2(c) of the Merger Agreement are hereby amended and restated in their entirety as follows:

 

“(b)                           Buyer shall deliver to the Representative the amount of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, less the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount, in cash by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a single account designated by the Representative in writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date, for further distribution by the Representative to:

 

(i)                                     each holder of Company Common Stock that has provided a duly executed Letter of Transmittal (as provided in clause (g) below), the amount of such holder’s Per Share Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration, less such holder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount, provided that, until a holder has provided such Letter of Transmittal, the Representative shall not make such distribution to such holder; and

 

 

(ii)                                  each Optionholder that has provided a duly executed Letter of Transmittal (as provided in clause (g) below), after applicable withholding Taxes, the amount due to such Optionholder for such Optionholder’s cancelled Options under Section 2.3, less such Optionholder’s Allocation Percentage of the Adjustment Holdback Amount and the Indemnity Holdback Amount, provided that, until an Optionholder has provided such Letter of Transmittal, the Representative shall not make such distribution to such Optionholder;”

 

(c)                                  [Intentionally Omitted.];”

 

3.                                       Section 8.4 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“8.4                           Consents and Approvals.

 

(a)                                  The Company and the Representative shall (i) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary Consents of all Governmental Bodies, and of all other Persons, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Shareholders of this Agreement, including without limitation under any Material Contract, and (ii) diligently assist and cooperate with Buyer and Merger Sub in preparing and filing all documents required to be submitted by Buyer and Merger Sub to any Governmental Bodies, in connection with such transactions and in obtaining any governmental consents, waivers, authorizations or approvals which may be required to be obtained by Buyer and Merger Sub in connection with such transactions (which assistance and cooperation shall include, without limitation, timely furnishing to Buyer and Merger Sub all information concerning the Company that counsel to Buyer determines is required to be included in such documents).”

 

(b)                                 The Shareholders shall use their reasonable best efforts to obtain the Consent or novation (as applicable) of the other parties to any Contract listed on Exhibit A-1 or any claim or right or any benefit arising thereunder, if such Consent or novation is required for the assignment thereof to Ntrepid as part of the Property Contribution.  If any such Consent or novation is not obtained, or if an attempted assignment thereof would be ineffective or would adversely affect the rights of Buyer or the Company in respect thereof so that Buyer and the Company would not be fully discharged from any and all liabilities or obligations thereunder, the Shareholders, the Representative, the Company and Buyer will cooperate in a mutually agreeable arrangement, including sub-contracting, sub-licensing, or sub-leasing to Ntrepid, designed to provide Ntrepid after the Closing with the benefits intended to be assigned to Ntrepid in connection with the Property Contribution with respect to the underlying Contract, including enforcement of rights thereunder at the cost and for the account of Ntrepid, and Ntrepid shall pay or satisfy any liabilities or obligations with respect to such Contracts as and when they are due, to the extent Ntrepid would have been responsible therefor hereunder if such Consent or novation had been obtained, and the Company and Buyer shall promptly pay to Ntrepid any amounts received by the Company or Buyer with respect to such Contracts following the Closing.”

 

 

4.                                       Section 9.5 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“9.5                           Use of Name.  The Shareholders hereby agree that upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, Buyer and the Company shall have the sole ownership of, and right to the use, the name “Abraxas,” “Abraxas Corporation” and “Abraxas Dauntless, Inc.” and the Shareholders shall not, and shall cause or permit Ntrepid, Anonymizer or any Affiliate of any Shareholder not to, use such names or any variation or simulation thereof in any business.  Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Shareholders, Ntrepid and Anonymizer shall have a reasonable period of time after the Closing, but no more than 30 days after the Closing Date, to (a) effect any removal of the “Abraxas,” “Abraxas Corporation” and “Abraxas Dauntless, Inc.” names, and any variation or simulation thereof, from their publicity or public places (including, without limitation, letterhead and signage), except as may be otherwise expressly authorized in writing by Buyer, and (b) cause the corporate name of Abraxas Applications, Inc. to be changed to a name that does not include “Abraxas” or any variation thereof.”

 

5.                                       Section 9 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 9.12 at the end thereof:

 

9.12.  Inland Lease Amendments.  Without the prior written consent of Buyer, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Shareholders shall cause Ntrepid not to amend or modify the terms and conditions of that certain Office Lease Agreement dated February 18, 2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated April 9, 2009, by and between the Company and Inland American Office Management LLC, as assigned by the Company to Ntrepid on or prior to the Closing Date, relating to the leased premises commonly known as Worldgate Plaza IV located at 12801 Worldgate Drive, Herndon, Virginia 201790 (the “Inland Lease”), prior to the date that is the earlier of the date of (i) delivery by the Representative to Buyer of a full and unconditional release in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer of any and all liabilities or obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Inland Lease, (ii) delivery of a letter of credit for the benefit of Buyer in an amount equal to $1,500,000 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer securing the Shareholders’ indemnification obligations pursuant to Section 12.2(viii), or (iii) termination or expiration of the Inland Lease in accordance with its terms.

 

6.                                       Section 12.1 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“12.1                     Survival.  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 5, the representations and warranties of the Shareholders set forth

 

 

in Section 6, and the representations of Buyer and Merger Sub set forth in Section 7 shall survive the Closing solely for purposes of Section 12.2 and Section 12.5, as applicable, and shall terminate on the close of business on first Business Day after the date that is the 19 months after the Closing Date except (i) for the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.1 (Organization and Corporate Power), 5.3 (Authorization), 5.5 (Capitalization), 5.9(a) (Real Property Leases), 5.25 (Brokers), 6.3 (Shares of Company Common Stock) (the “Shareholder Fundamental Representations”) and Sections 7.1 (Organization and Corporate Power), 7.2 (Authorization) and 7.5 (Brokers) (“Buyer Fundamental Representations”), which shall survive indefinitely after the Closing Date and (ii) for the representations and warranties set forth in Sections 5.16 (Tax Matters) and 5.16(a) (Employee Benefit Plans), which shall survive until 90 days after the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The covenants of the Company and of the Representative contained in this Agreement which are to be performed prior to the Closing shall terminate upon the Closing; provided that any claim made prior to the close of business on first Business Day after the date that is the 19 months after the Closing Date that any such covenant was breached prior to such termination shall survive the Closing until resolved. The covenants of the Company, the Shareholders and the Representative contained in this Agreement which are to be performed at or after the Closing shall terminate 90 days after the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to such covenant.  Notwithstanding anything in this Section 12.1 to the contrary, in the event of any breach of a representation or warranty by a party that is intentional or constitutes fraud, such party’s liability for breach of such representation or warranty shall survive the Closing indefinitely and continue in full force and effect.”

 

7.                                       Section 12.2(v) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(v) any Indebtedness, liabilities, obligations or commitments of Ntrepid or Anonymizer or any liabilities, obligations or commitments arising out of any Related Transactions (including without limitation arising out of the Property Contribution, any failure to obtain any Consent required in connection with the consummation thereof on or prior to the Closing Date, or any sub-contracting, sub-licensing, sub-leasing or other arrangement entered into the by the parties in accordance with Section 8.4(b) (other than any breach by the Company or Buyer of its respective obligations thereunder);”

 

8.                                       Section 12.2 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the word “and” immediately before clause (vi) thereof and adding the following immediately following the end of clause (vi) and immediately before the proviso thereof:

 

“(vii) any liabilities or obligations arising from the Representative’s failure to properly distribute to holders of Company Common Stock or Optionholders their applicable Pro Rata Portion of the Preliminary Merger Consideration or Final Merger Consideration in accordance with the terms and

 

 

conditions of this Agreement or to properly instruct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Adjustment Holdback Amount of the Indemnity Holdback amount in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement; and (viii) any liabilities, obligations or commitments arising out of or in connection with that certain Office Lease Agreement dated February 18, 2008, as amended by that certain First Amendment dated April 9, 2009, by and between the Company and Inland American Office Management LLC, the leased premises commonly known as Worldgate Plaza IV located at 12801 Worldgate Drive, Herndon, Virginia 201790;”

 

9.                                       Each of Exhibit A-1, Exhibit 3.2(e) and Schedule A originally attached to and/or accompanying the Merger Agreement is hereby replaced and superseded in its entirety with the revised Exhibit A-1, Exhibit 3.2(e) and Schedule A attached to and/or accompanying this Amendment, and shall be deemed to be the applicable Exhibit or Schedule for all purposes under the Merger Agreement.

 

10.                                 Exhibit 1.1 to the Merger Agreement his hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Indemnity Holdback Amount” as follows:

 

“‘Indemnity Holdback Amount’ means an amount equal to $9,500,000.”

 

11.                                 The Merger Agreement is hereby confirmed and the terms and provisions thereof, unless expressly modified herein, are in full force and effect.

 

12.                                 This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Legal Requirements of the Commonwealth of Virginia, regardless of the Legal Requirements that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

 

13.                                 This Amendment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument This Amendment may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission or PDF, and any counterpart so delivered shall be treated as an original for all purposes binding and enforceable against the person so executing and delivering.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

	
 
    	
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/s/   William W. Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
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William   W. Boyle
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:
    	
Senior   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
    

 

 

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ABRAXAS   CORPORATION
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
By:   
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Name:   
    	
Richard   H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
 
    	
Title:   
    	
Chief   Executive Officer
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
REPRESENTATIVE:
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
 
    
	
 
    	
/s/   Richard H. Helms
    
	
 
    	
Richard   H. Helms

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