AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
BY
AND AMONG
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION,
DLORAH
SUBSIDIARY, INC.
AND
DLORAH,
INC.
Dated
as of August 7, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE
I
TERMS
OF THE MERGER
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5
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1.1
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The
Merger
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5
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1.2
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The
Closing; Effective Time; Effect
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2
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1.3
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Exchange
of Securities
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2
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1.4
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Tender
and Payment
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5
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1.5
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Dissenting
Company Stockholders
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6
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1.6
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Governing Documents
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1.7
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Directors
and Officers; Lock Up
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7
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1.8
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Certain
Adjustments to Parent Capitalization
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1.9
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Other
Effects of the Merger
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1.10
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Additional
Actions
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9
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1.11
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
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2.1
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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2.2
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Capitalization
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2.3
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No
Subsidiaries
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11
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2.4
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Authorization;
Binding Agreement
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12
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2.5
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Governmental
Approvals
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12
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2.6
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No
Violations
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2.7
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Company
Financial Statements
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2.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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2.9
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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2.10
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Compliance
with Laws
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2.11
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Regulatory
Agreements; Permits
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20
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2.12
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Litigation
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2.13
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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2.14
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Material
Contracts
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21
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2.15
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Intellectual
Property
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2.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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2.17
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Taxes
and Returns
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27
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2.18
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Finders
and Investment Bankers
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28
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2.19
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Title
to Properties; Assets
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28
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2.20
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Employee
Matters
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33
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2.21
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Environmental
Matters
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34
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2.22
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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35
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2.23
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Insurance
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2.24
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Books
and Records
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2.25
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Bankruptcy
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36
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2.27
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The
Aircraft
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2.26
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Information
Supplied
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36
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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36
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3.1
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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3.1
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Capitalization
of Parent
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3.3
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Merger
Sub
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3.4
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Authorization;
Binding Agreement
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39
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3.5
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Governmental
Approvals
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39
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3.6
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No
Violations
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3.7
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SEC
Filings and Parent Financial Statements
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40
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3.8
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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42
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3.9
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Compliance
with Laws
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42
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3.10
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Regulatory
Agreements; Permits; Qualifications
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42
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3.11
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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3.12
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Taxes
and Returns
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3.13
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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45
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3.14
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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3.15
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Employee
Matters
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46
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3.16
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Material
Contracts
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3.17
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Litigation
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46
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3.18
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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47
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3.19
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Investment
Company Act
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47
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3.20
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Books
and Records
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47
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3.21
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Finders
and Investment Bankers
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47
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3.22
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Information
Supplied
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3.23
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Disclaimer
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3.24
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Trust
Fund
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3.25
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Intellectual
Property
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49
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3.26
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Real
Property
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3.27
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Environmental
Matters
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3.28
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Insurance
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3.29
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Bankruptcy
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49
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3.30
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Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation
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49
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3.31
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Registration
of the Common Stock and the Warrants
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3.32
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Application
of Takeover Protections
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50
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
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50
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company
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4.2
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Access
and Information; Confidentiality
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4.3
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No
Solicitation
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4.4
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Takeover
Laws
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4.5
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Stockholder
Litigation
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55
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4.6
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Conduct
of Business of Parent
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4.7
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Market
Standoff Agreement
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ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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5.1
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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5.2
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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5.3
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Indemnification
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5.4
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Public
Announcements
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5.5
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Public
Filings
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64
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5.6
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Reservation
of Stock
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5.7
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Special
Meeting; Proxy
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5.8
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Directors
and Officers of Parent and the Surviving Corporation
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5.9
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Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing
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66
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5.10
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Use
and Disbursement of Trust Fund
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66
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5.11
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Tax
Treatment
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5.12
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Listing
of Common Stock on Nasdaq
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67
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5.13
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers of the Company
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67
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ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
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67
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6.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
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67
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6.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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6.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE
VII
TERMINATION
AND ABANDONMENT
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7.1
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Termination
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7.2
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Effect
of Termination
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7.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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7.4
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Amendment
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7.5
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Waiver
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ARTICLE
VIII
TRUST
FUND WAIVER
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8.1
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Trust
Fund Waiver
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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76
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9.1
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Survival
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9.2
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Notices
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9.3
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Binding
Effect; Assignment
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9.4
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
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77
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9.5
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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9.6
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Counterparts
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78
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9.7
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Interpretation
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78
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9.8
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Entire
Agreement
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78
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9.9
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Severability
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79
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9.10
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Specific
Performance
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79
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9.11
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Third
Parties
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9.12
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Headings
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Exhibit
A – Stockholders of Dlorah and Merger Consideration Allocation
Exhibit
B – Form of Warrant
Exhibit
C – Statement of Designations of Class A Common Stock
Exhibit
D – Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit
E – Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Index
of Defined Terms
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Page
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Accrediting
Body
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13
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Acquisition
Proposal
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54
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Action
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21
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Affiliate
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78
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Agreement
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5
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Aircraft
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36
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Antitrust
Laws
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12
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Benefit
Plans
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25
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Board
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5
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Board
of Governors
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8
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Burdensome
Condition
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61
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Business
Day
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78
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Camden
Warrant
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37
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CERCLA
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34
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Certificate
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7
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Certificate
of Incorporation
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37
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Certificate
of Merger
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2
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Certifications
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40
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Claim
Notice
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62
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Class
A Dividend
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4
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Class
A Stock
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2
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Closing
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2
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Closing
Date
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2
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Code
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6
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Common
Stock
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2
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Company
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5
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Company
Affiliate
Transaction
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35
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Company
Disclosure Schedule
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9
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Company
Financials
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14
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Company
Indemnified Party
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62
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Company
Intellectual Property
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23
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Company
Material Contract
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21
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Company
Permits
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20
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Company
Real Property
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28
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Company
School
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13
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Company
Stockholder
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3
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Company
Stockholder Lock Up Agreement
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8
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Company
Stockholders
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3
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Compliance
Date
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13
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Confidentiality
Agreement
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54
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Consent
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12
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Damages
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62
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DE
Secretary of State
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2
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DGCL
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5
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Director
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5
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Dissenting
Equity Interests
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6
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DOE
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13
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DOL
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25
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Dr.
Gallentine
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7
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Dr.
Kerr
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8
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Dr.
Shape
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8
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Educational
Agency
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13
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Educational
Approval
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13
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Educational
Law
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14
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Effective
Time
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2
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Encumbrances
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14
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Enforceability
Exceptions
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12
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Environmental
Laws
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34
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Equity
Interests
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5
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ERISA
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24
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ERISA
Affiliate
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24
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Exchange
Fund
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5
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Expenses
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11
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Fairway
Hills III
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8
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GAAP
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10
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Governmental
Authority
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12
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Hazardous
Substance
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34
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HEA
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13
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Improvements
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31
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Incentive
Option Plan
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65
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Indebtedness
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11
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Indemnitee
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62
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Indemnitor
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62
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Intellectual
Property
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24
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IRS
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25
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Knowledge
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78
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Landlord
Leases
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28
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Law
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14
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Laws
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14
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Leased
Real Property
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28
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Leases
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29
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Licensed
Intellectual Property
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23
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Material
Adverse Effect
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10
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Merger
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5
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Merger
Consideration
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3
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Merger
Sub
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5
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Merger
Sub Organizational Documents
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37
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Mr.
Buckingham
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7
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Mr.
Warnock
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7
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Off-the-Shelf
Software Agreements
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23
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Option
Securities
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37
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Order
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21
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Owned
Real Property
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28
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Parent
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5
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Parent
Affiliate
Transaction
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47
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Parent
Disclosure Schedule
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37
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Parent
Financials
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41
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Parent
Indemnified Party
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62
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Parent
Material Contracts
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46
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Parent
Organizational Documents
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37
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Parent
Permits
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43
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Parent
SEC Reports
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40
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Parties
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5
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Party
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5
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Paying
Agent
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5
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Permitted
Encumbrances
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29
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Person
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78
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Post-Closing
Education Consents
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60
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Pre-Closing
Education Consents
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59
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Prospectus
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75
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Proxy
Matters
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65
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Proxy
Statement
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11
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RCRA
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34
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Representatives
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54
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Required
Company Vote
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12
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Required
Parent Vote
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39
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Requisite
Regulatory Approvals
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68
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Restricted
Stock Consideration
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3
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Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
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40
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SD
Secretary of State
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2
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SDBCA
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5
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SEC
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15
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Securities
Act
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15
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Special
Meeting
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65
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State
Licensing Agency
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13
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Stock
Consideration
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2
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Student
Financial Assistance
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14
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Subsidiary
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78
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Substantial
Control
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17
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Surviving
Company
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2
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Takeover
Law
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55
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Tax
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28
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Tax
Returns
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27
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Taxes
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28
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Tenant
Leases
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29
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Title
IV Programs
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14
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Trading
Day
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3
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Trading
Market
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3
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Trust
Account
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48
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Trust
Agreement
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48
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Trust
Fund
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48
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Trustee
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48
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Units
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37
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Warrant
Consideration
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3
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Warrants
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37
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AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (this “
Agreement
”) is made and
entered into as of August 7, 2009 by and among Dlorah, Inc., a South Dakota
corporation (the “
Company
”), Camden Learning
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Parent
”), and Dlorah
Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“
Merger
Sub
”). Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes
referred to herein as a “
Party
” and collectively as the
“
Parties
.”
WITNESSETH:
A. Parent,
the Company, and Merger Sub intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company (the “
Merger
”), with the Company
continuing as the surviving entity in the Merger, as a result of which the
entire issued and outstanding equity interests of the Company (the “
Equity Interests
”) will
automatically be exchanged into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
(as defined herein) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
“
DGCL
”), as amended, and
the South Dakota Business Corporation Act (the “
SDBCA
”).
B. The
Board of Directors of the Company (each a “
Director
” and collectively,
the “
Board
”) and the
Boards of Directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have unanimously approved
this Agreement and the Merger and each of them have determined that this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are
advisable and in the respective best interests of the Company, Parent and Merger
Sub.
C. The
Board has resolved to recommend that its stockholders adopt this Agreement, and
the Board of Directors of Parent has resolved to recommend that its stockholders
adopt this Agreement, to the extent such approval is required.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are
incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
TERMS OF THE
MERGER
1.1
The
Merger
.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
DGCL and the SDBCA, at the Effective Time (as defined herein), Merger
Sub
shall be
merged with and into the Company. Upon consummation of the Merger,
the separate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, and the Company, as
the surviving company in the Merger (the “
Surviving Company
”), shall
continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of South Dakota as
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
1.2
The Closing; Effective Time;
Effect
.
(a) Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been abandoned pursuant to Section 7.1, and subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof, the
closing of the Merger (the “
Closing
”) shall take place by
the exchange of original or facsimile or electronic copies of the respective
Closing documents at 10:00 a.m. New York City time no later than the third
Business Day after the date that all of the closing conditions set forth in
Article VI have been satisfied or waived, unless another time, date or place is
agreed upon in writing by the Parties hereto. The date on which the
Closing occurs is herein referred to as the “
Closing Date
.”
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, concurrently with the Closing, the Parties
shall file with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the “
DE Secretary of State
”) and
the Secretary of State of South Dakota (the “
SD Secretary of State
”), a
certificate of merger in accordance with the DGCL and the SDBCA (referred to
herein as the “
Certificate of
Merger
”), executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL
and the SDBCA and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the
DGCL and the SDBCA in order to effect the Merger. The Merger shall
become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger or at such other
time as is agreed by the Parties hereto, in accordance with the DGCL and the
SDBCA and as specified in the Certificate of Merger. The time when
the Merger shall become effective is herein referred to as the “
Effective Time
.”
(c) From
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall possess all
properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger
Sub, and all of the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of the
Company and Merger Sub shall become the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts
and duties of the Surviving Company.
1.3
Exchange of
Securities
.
(a) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the Company or the holders of any securities of the Company, all of the
Equity Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(other than Dissenting Equity Interests) shall automatically be converted into
the right to receive an aggregate of: (1) 100,000 shares of a class of stock to
be created immediately prior to the Closing, such series to be known as Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Parent (the “
Class A Stock
” or the “
Stock Consideration
”), which
such shares shall be convertible into 15,730,000 shares of the common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (the “
Common Stock
”), as such number
may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3 and (2) 2,800,000 newly issued
common stock purchase warrants (the “
Warrant Consideration
”) to
purchase up to 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $5.50 per
share, and (3) 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock (the “
Restricted Stock
Consideration
”), which such shares shall not be freely tradable until
such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty
(60) consecutive Trading Day period; provided, that such shares of restricted
Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then (the Stock Consideration, the Warrant Consideration and the Restricted
Stock Consideration are referred to collectively herein as the “
Merger
Consideration
”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to
potential further adjustment as described below in Sections 1.3(b), 1.3(e) and
1.8, if the Merger Consideration, following consummation of the Merger, would be
less than an aggregate of seventy percent (70%) of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Parent, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis (taking into
account the cancellation of the 2,800,000 common stock warrants owned by Camden
Learning, LLC and the issuance of 250,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to
Camden Learning, LLC), then the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Class A Stock is convertible shall be increased such that the Merger
Consideration equals seventy percent (70%) of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of Parent, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis. The
Merger Consideration shall be distributed to the stockholders of the Company
(individually, a “
Company
Stockholder
” and collectively, the “
Company Stockholders
”) in
accordance with the allocation set forth on
Exhibit A
attached
hereto. The warrants which comprise the Warrant Consideration shall
be in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
. As used herein, “
Trading Day
” means a day on
which the principal Trading Market is open for trading. “
Trading Market
” means any of
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the
foregoing).
(b) If
the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market
during the 10 Trading Day period ending immediately preceding Closing is less
than $7.00 per share, then the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Class A Stock is convertible shall be increased such that the aggregate value of
the Stock Consideration and Warrant Consideration would have the same aggregate
value as if the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock were
$7.00 per share. Such adjustment shall be in addition to and after
taking into account any other adjustments to the Merger Consideration pursuant
to Sections 1.3(a) and 1.8.
By way of
example, assume the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock for
the 10 Trading Day period ending immediately before Closing is $6.50 per share,
and further assume there were no adjustments to the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Sections 1.3(a) or 1.8. If the average of the closing
sales price of the Common Stock had been $7.00 per share, then the Company would
have received Stock Consideration with a presumptive value of $110,110,000
(15,730,000 shares multiplied by $7.00), and the Warrant Consideration would
have had a presumptive value of $4,200,000 ($7.00, less the exercise price of
$5.50, multiplied by 2,800,000 warrants), for a total value of
$114,310,000. But, because the average of the closing sales price of
the Common Stock was $6.50 per share, the Company would have received Stock
Consideration with a presumptive value of only $102,245,000 (15,730,000 shares
multiplied by $6.50) and Warrant Consideration with a presumptive value of only
$2,800,000 ($6.50, less the exercise price of $5.50, multiplied by 2,800,000
warrants), for a total value of $105,045,000. The Parent would make
up this shortfall of $9,265,000 ($114,310,000 less $105,045,000), by increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock would be
convertible by 1,425,385 additional shares ($9,265,000 divided by the average
trading price of $6.50, rounded to the nearest whole number). Thus,
the total number of shares of Common Stock into which the 100,000 shares of
Class A Stock would be convertible would equal 17,155,385 shares.
(c) Each
issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
Merger Sub shall be exchanged into common stock of the Surviving Company, and
all such Surviving Company common stock shall constitute the only outstanding
common stock and common stock equivalents of the Surviving Company following the
Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, any certificate
representing the common stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to
represent common stock of the Surviving Company into which such shares of common
stock of Merger Sub represented thereby were exchanged in accordance with the
immediately preceding sentence.
(d) All
Equity Interests (except the Dissenting Equity Interests) shall, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company Stockholders, be
automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each Company Stockholder
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the Merger Consideration.
(e) It
is expressly understood and agreed by the Parties that the Merger Consideration
shall be reduced on a pro rata basis with respect to those Equity Interests that
constitute Dissenting Equity Interests. By way of example, in the
event there are Dissenting Equity Interests equal to 3% of all Equity Interests,
the Merger Consideration shall be reduced by 3%.
(f) Upon
issuance, the Class A Stock shall have the same rights, privileges and
preferences as, and shall in all respects be
pari passu
with, the Common
Stock, except that the Class A Stock (i) will be entitled to receive an annual
cumulative preferred dividend, paid quarterly, of $0.44 per share of Common
Stock into which such Class A Stock converts, on an as-converted basis (the
“
Class A Dividend
”),
(ii) will be convertible into 15,730,000 shares of Common Stock, as may be
adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3, (iii) will vote on an as-converted basis,
and (iv) will have such other rights and preferences as further described in the
Statement of Designations attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
. The Common Stock will be entitled to receive an annual
dividend of $0.11 per share, payable as and when the Class A Dividend is
paid. All dividend payments on the Common Stock shall be subject to
corporate governance practices and procedures and to review and modification at
any time and from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Company.
1.4
Tender and
Payment
.
(a)
Paying Agent; Deposit of
Exchange Fund
. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the
Company shall execute a Paying Agent Agreement designating Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company as the paying agent for the Merger Consideration
(the “
Paying
Agent
”). No later than the Effective Time, Parent shall
deliver to the Paying Agent certificates representing the Stock Consideration,
the Warrant Consideration and the Restricted Stock Consideration, to be held for
the benefit of the Company Stockholders, other than holders of Dissenting Equity
Interests (the “
Exchange
Fund
”). The Exchange Fund shall be held by the Paying Agent
pursuant to the Paying Agent Agreement. Pursuant to the Paying Agent
Agreement, the Paying Agent shall distribute the Exchange Fund to the Company
Stockholders pursuant to the allocation set forth on
Exhibit
A
.
(b)
Distribution
Procedures
. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent and the
Surviving Company shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each Company
Stockholder of record, as of the Effective Time, a letter of transmittal in such
form attached to the Paying Agent Agreement which shall set forth instructions
for distributing the Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in respect of
the Equity Interests pursuant to Section 1.3(a) hereof. Upon delivery
to the Paying Agent of the letter of transmittal (which such letter shall
contain (i) customary representations and warranties, including, but not limited
to, such Company Stockholders’ right, title and interest in their Equity
Interest, their acceptance of the terms and conditions of the proposed
transaction, and acknowledgement by such Company Stockholder that any and all
rights, preferences, privileges and obligations owed by the Company to the
Company Stockholder, shall cease and be of no further force or effect, and (ii)
the lock-up provisions contained in
Exhibit D
), properly
completed and duly executed by such Company Stockholder in accordance with the
instructions thereto, the Company Stockholder Lock Up Agreement (as defined in
Section 1.7) and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to
such instructions, such Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor his, her or its allocable share of the Merger Consideration,
to be mailed promptly following the Paying Agent’s receipt of such letter of
transmittal. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to
a Person other than the Person in whose name the Equity Interest is registered,
it shall be a condition of payment that the letter of transmittal be in proper
form for such transfer and that the Person requesting such payment shall have
paid all transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the issuance to a Person
other than the registered holder of the Equity Interest, or such Person shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Surviving Company that such Tax
either has been paid or is not applicable. Until receipt from a
Company Stockholder of a duly executed letter of transmittal as contemplated by
this Section 1.4(b), such Company Stockholder’s Equity Interest shall be deemed
at all times after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive its
allocable share of the Merger Consideration as contemplated by Section 1.3(a)
hereof, without interest thereon. The Paying Agent shall accept such
letters of transmittal upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions
as the Paying Agent may impose to effectuate an orderly exchange thereof in
accordance with normal exchange practices.
(c)
Fractional
Shares
. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be issued upon the
surrender of the Equity Interests for exchange. Each Company
Stockholder who receives any portion of the Merger Consideration payable in
Common Stock (whether free trading or restricted) who would otherwise have been
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock shall have such
fractional share rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(d)
Transfer Books; No Further
Ownership Rights in the Equity Interest
. At the Effective
Time, the transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and thereafter there
shall be no further registration of transfers of Equity Interests on the records
of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the Equity
Interests outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled
and they shall cease to have any rights, except as otherwise provided for herein
or by applicable Law.
(e)
Termination of Exchange
Fund; No Liability
. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that
remains undistributed to the Company Stockholders following the one year
anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Company
upon demand, and any Company Stockholders who have not theretofore complied with
this Section 1.4(e) shall thereafter be entitled to look only to the Surviving
Company (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws) only as
general creditors thereof with respect to the Merger Consideration, payable
without any interest thereon.
(f)
Withholding
Taxes
. Parent and the Surviving Company shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold, or cause the Paying Agent to deduct and withhold, from the
Merger Consideration payable to a Company Stockholder pursuant to the Merger any
such amounts as are required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “
Code
”), or any
applicable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the
extent that such amounts are so withheld by Parent or the Surviving Company, or
caused to be withheld by the Paying Agent, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Company Stockholders in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the
Surviving Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be.
1.5
Dissenting Company
Stockholders
. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, to the extent Company Stockholders are entitled to appraisal
rights under Part 13 of the SDBCA, Equity Interests issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to which the holder thereof
has properly exercised and perfected the right to dissent from the Merger and to
be paid fair value in accordance with the SDBCA and as to which, as of the
Effective Time, the holder thereof has not failed to timely perfect or shall
have not effectively withdrawn or lost dissenters’ rights under the SDBCA (the
“
Dissenting Equity
Interests
”), shall not be exchanged into or represent a right to receive
the Merger Consideration, but the holder thereof shall be entitled only to such
rights as are granted by the SDBCA. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, if any Company Stockholder who demands appraisal rights with
respect to his, her or its Equity Interests under the SDBCA effectively
withdraws or loses (through failure to perfect or otherwise) his, her or its
appraisal rights, then as of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event,
whichever later occurs, such Company Stockholder’s Equity Interest shall
thereupon be deemed to have been exchanged as of the Effective Time into the
right to receive its pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 1.3(a) hereof, without interest thereon, and such Equity Interests shall
no longer be Dissenting Equity Interests. At the Effective Time, any
holder of Dissenting Equity Interests shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the rights provided under the SDBCA and as provided in
this Section 1.5. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt written
notice of any notice of intent to demand fair value for any Equity Interest,
withdrawals of such notices, and any other instruments served pursuant to the
SDBCA and received by the Company, and (ii) the opportunity to direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for fair value of Equity
Interests under the SDBCA. The Company shall not, except with the
prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to
any demands for fair value of Equity Interest or offer to settle or settle any
such demands.
(a) At
the Effective Time, the board of directors of: (i) the Surviving Company shall
be Mr. Robert Buckingham (“
Mr.
Buckingham
”), Dr. Jerry Gallentine (“
Dr. Gallentine
”) and Mr. David
L. Warnock (“
Mr.
Warnock
”), and (ii) Parent shall consist of six (6) members, four of whom
are to be selected by the Company (two of whom will be Mr. Buckingham and Dr.
Gallentine) and two of whom are to be selected by Parent (one of whom will be
Mr. Warnock). The remaining three board members of Parent shall be
“independent directors” as that term is used in the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules,
all of whom shall be qualified to serve on Parent’s audit committee following
the Closing. Mr. Buckingham shall initially serve as the Chairman of
the Board of Parent and the Surviving Company, until his resignation or
removal. Additionally, there shall be named an Executive Committee of
the Board of Directors of Parent comprised of Mr. Buckingham (who shall be
Chairman), Mr. Warnock and Dr. Gallentine, with such rights and powers as shall
be set forth in an Executive Committee Charter of the Parent, such charter to be
in a form and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and to be in effect
immediately upon consummation of the Merger and which shall include policies and
procedures regarding the implementation, review and modification of Parent’s
internal controls and procedures with respect to SEC (as defined herein)
compliance. If the requirements of any Trading Market on which Parent
seeks to have the shares of Common Stock listed immediately following
consummation of the Merger require a majority of independent directors, the
Board of Directors of Parent shall consist of seven (7) members, with the
Company selecting the additional member. Each of the Parties shall
take all necessary action to effectuate the provisions of this Section
1.7.
(b) At
the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent shall create a separate
operating body of the Surviving Corporation, such body to be named the “
Board of
Governors
.” The Board of Governors will have responsibility
for the operation of the Company School (as defined herein), including the
academic function and mission of the Company School, and will have such other
rights and powers as are designated to it by the Board of Directors of Parent in
a Board of Governors Charter in form and substance to be agreed upon by the
Parties and to be in effect immediately upon consummation of the
Merger. The Board of Directors of Parent will appoint the following
individuals to the Board of Governors as of the Effective Time: Mr. Buckingham,
Dr. Gallentine, Linda Copper, Richard Halbert, Susan Livingston, Dr. Richard
Mosier and Edward Yelick.
(c) At
the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent shall appoint and designate
as officers of Parent: (i) Dr. Gallentine as President, (ii) Dr. Ronald Shape
(“
Dr. Shape
”) as Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, and (iii) Dr. Samuel Kerr
(“
Dr. Kerr
”) as Provost,
Secretary and General Counsel. With respect to the Surviving Company,
Dr. Gallentine shall be named as President, Dr. Shape shall be named as Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, and Dr. Kerr shall be
named as Secretary and General Counsel. Michael Buckingham shall be
named as President of the Surviving Company’s real estate
division. The Company shall exercise its rights as a partner of
Fairway Hills Section III (“
Fairway Hills III
”) to vote to
appoint Mr. Buckingham as Chairman, and Michael Buckingham as President, of
Fairway Hills III. Following Closing, the Parent will commence a
search for a new Chief Financial Officer to replace Dr. Shape in his role as
interim Chief Financial Officer of the Parent and the Surviving
Company.
(d) If,
after the Effective Time, a vacancy shall exist on the Board of Directors or in
any officer position of Parent, such vacancy may thereafter be filled in the
manner provided by the Parent Organizational Documents (as defined herein) or
the Law.
(e) Each
Company Stockholder shall enter into a “lock-up” agreement substantially in the
form set forth in
Exhibit D
(a “
Company Stockholder Lock Up
Agreement
”) pursuant to which such Company Stockholder shall agree, for a
period of 180 days from the Effective Time, that such Company Stockholder shall
neither, on his, her or its own behalf or on behalf of entities, family members
or trusts affiliated with or controlled by him, her or it, offer, issue, grant
any option on, sell or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Merger
Consideration issued to such Company Stockholder.
If, between the date of this Agreement
and the Effective Time, the outstanding Common Stock is changed into a different
number of shares or different class by reason of any reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination or exchange of shares or a
stock dividend or dividend payable in any other securities is declared with a
record date within such period, or any similar event occurs, the Merger
Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to provide to the Company
Stockholders the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to
such event.
1.9
Other Effects of the
Merger
.
The Merger shall have all further
effects as specified in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the
SDBCA.
If, at any time after the Effective
Time, the Surviving Company or the Parent, as applicable, shall consider or be
advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or any other
actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of
record or otherwise in the Surviving Company or Parent its right, title or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of Merger Sub
or the Company or otherwise carry out this Agreement, the officers and directors
of the Surviving Company or Parent, as applicable, shall be authorized to
execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of Merger Sub or the Company, all
such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the
name and on behalf of Merger Sub or the Company, all such other actions and
things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all
right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in
the Surviving Company or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.
1.11
Tax-Free
Reorganization
.
The
Merger is intended to be a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to be a “plan of
reorganization” within the meaning of the regulations promulgated under
Section 368(a) of the Code and for the purpose of qualifying the Merger as
a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes. The Parties
agree to report the Merger as a tax-free reorganization under the provisions of
Section 368(a). None of the Parties will take or cause to be
taken any action which would prevent the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement from qualifying as a reorganization under
Section 368(a).
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
following representations and warranties by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub
are qualified by the Company disclosure schedules, which set forth certain
disclosures concerning the Company and its divisions and businesses (the “
Company Disclosure
Schedule
”). Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as
follows:
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Material Adverse Effect
” shall
mean, with respect to a Party, any occurrence, state of facts, change, event,
effect or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the assets,
liabilities, business, results of operations or financial condition of such
Party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any occurrence, state
of facts, change, event, effect or circumstance to the extent resulting from:
(i) political instability, acts of terrorism or war, changes in national,
international or world affairs, or other calamity or crisis, including without
limitation as a result of changes in the international or domestic markets, so
long as such Party is not disproportionately affected thereby, (ii) any change
affecting the United States economy generally or the economy of any region in
which such Party conducts business that is material to the business of such
Party, so long as such Party is not disproportionately affected thereby, (iii)
the announcement of the execution of this Agreement, or the pendency of the
consummation of the Merger, (iv) any change in United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“
GAAP
”) or interpretation
thereof after the date hereof or (v) the execution and performance of or
compliance with this Agreement.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000 shares of common
stock, par value $10.00 per share. As of the date hereof, 28,504.6655
shares of Company common stock were issued and outstanding. Except
for the Equity Interests held by the Company Stockholders as set forth on
Exhibit A
, no Equity
Interests are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding Equity
Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. None of the
outstanding securities of the Company has been issued in violation of any
foreign, federal or state securities Laws.
(b) There
are no: (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities,
preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness having general voting rights or that are convertible or
exchangeable into securities having such rights, or (iii) subscriptions or other
rights, agreements, arrangements, contracts or commitments of any character,
relating to the issued or unissued Equity Interests or obligating the Company to
issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered,
sold or repurchased any options or Equity Interests of, or other equity interest
in, the Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares
or equity interests, or obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement,
arrangement or commitment for such equity interests. There are no
outstanding obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any Equity Interest or to provide funds to make any investment (in the
form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other
entity.
(c) There
are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting of the
Equity Interests.
(d) No
Indebtedness of the Company contains any restriction upon: (i) the
prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by
the Company or (iii) the ability of the Company to grant any Encumbrance, other
than Permitted Encumbrances, on its properties or assets. As used in
this Agreement, “
Indebtedness
” means (A) all
indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or services (including amounts by reason of overdrafts and amounts owed by
reason of letter of credit reimbursement agreements) including with respect
thereto, all interests, fees and costs (other than Expenses and current trade
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in
accordance with customary practices), (B) any other indebtedness that is
evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, credit agreement or similar instrument,
(C) all obligations under financing leases, (D) all obligations under
conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property
purchased by the Company, (E) all obligations under leases required to be
accounted for as capital leases under GAAP, (F) all obligations in respect of
acceptances issued or created, (G) all liabilities secured by an Encumbrance on
any property and (H) all guarantee obligations. As used in this
Agreement, “
Expenses
”
means all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, experts and consultants to a
Party and its affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection
with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or
performance of this Agreement, the preparation, printing, filing or mailing of
the proxy statement required to be filed by Parent in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “
Proxy Statement
”), the
solicitation of the Required Parent Vote and all other matters related to the
consummation of the Merger.
(e) Since
June 1, 2005, the Company has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend
in respect of the Equity Interests and has not repurchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired any Equity Interests, and the Board has not authorized any of
the foregoing.
2.4
Authorization; Binding
Agreement
. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The affirmative vote of the Company
Stockholders holding at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a
meeting at which a quorum is present (the “
Required
Company Vote
”) is necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Merger). The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger: (i)
have been duly and validly authorized by the Board, and (ii) no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than receipt of the Required Company Vote. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and the fact that
equitable remedies or relief (including, but not limited to, the remedy of
specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such
relief may be sought (collectively, the “
Enforceability
Exceptions
”).
2.5
Governmental
Approvals
.
(a) No
consent, approval, waiver, authorization or permit of, or notice to or
declaration or filing with (each, a “
Consent
”), any government, any
state or other political subdivision thereof, or any other entity, authority or
body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including any governmental or
regulatory authority, agency, department, board, commission, administration or
instrumentality, any court, tribunal or arbitrator or any self-regulatory
organization (each, excluding any Educational Agency, a “
Governmental Authority
”), or
with any Educational Agency, on the part of the Company or the Company School is
required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), other than: (i)
the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the DE Secretary of State and the
SD Secretary of State in accordance with, respectively, the DGCL and the SDBCA,
(ii) such filings as may be required in any jurisdiction where the Company is
qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign corporation in order to
maintain such qualification or authorization, (iii) compliance with any
applicable federal or state securities or Blue Sky laws
, (iv) any such Consents required by any Educational
Agency, as identified in Section 2.5(a) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, (v)
pursuant to any other Laws designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions
having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade (“
Antitrust Laws
”), if
applicable, and (vi) those Consents that, if they were not obtained or made,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There exists no fact or circumstance attributable to the
Company or the Company School or any of their affiliates which would reasonably
be expected to impact on the Company or the Company School’s ability to obtain
any Consents required by any Educational Agency in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any such Consents
which must be obtained following the Effective Time.
(b) As
used herein:
(1) “
Accrediting Body
” means (i)
any entity or organization, whether private or quasi-private, whether foreign or
domestic, which engages in the granting or withholding of accreditation of
postsecondary institutions or their educational programs in accordance with
standards and requirements relating to the performance, operations, financial
condition and/or academic standards of such institutions or their educational
programs, and whose accreditation is necessary for the Company School’s
participation in and receipt of funds under the Title IV Programs; (ii) the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission; and (iii) the Commission on
Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs.
(2) “
Company School
” means the
postsecondary institution owned and operated as a division of the Company,
comprised of its main campus and its additional locations or branches, and
assigned Identification Number 004057 by the Office of Postsecondary
Education of DOE.
(3) “
Compliance Date
”
means
July 1, 2006.
(4) “
DOE
” means the U.S. Department
of Education.
(5) “
Educational Agency
” means the
DOE, and any State Licensing Agency or any Accrediting Body.
(6) “
Educational Approval
” means
any license, permit, consent, authorization, certification, accreditation, or
similar approval, issued or required to be issued by an Educational Agency in
connection with the operations of post-secondary institutions or the
participation of such institutions in any Student Financial Assistance Program,
but excluding such approvals issued with respect to individual recruiters or
other individual employees of such institutions.
(7) “
HEA
” means the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. §1001 et seq., and any amendments
or successor statutes thereto, and its implementing regulations.
(8) “
State Licensing
Agency
” means any state educational licensing authority, agency,
department, board or commission that provides a license, certification,
exemption or other authorization necessary for a post-secondary institution to
provide post-secondary education at a physical location in that state, including
the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Kansas Board of Regents, the
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher
Education, the New Mexico Higher Education Department, the South Dakota Board of
Regents and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(9) “
Student Financial Assistance
”
means the Title IV Programs and any other program authorized by the HEA and
administered by the DOE.
(10) “
Title IV Programs
” means the
programs of student financial assistance authorized by Title IV of the
HEA.
2.6
No
Violations
. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance by the Company with any of the
provisions hereof, will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Certificate, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (ii)
require any Consent under or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration) under, any
Company Material Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company’s assets are bound, except where such violation, breach or default would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result
(immediately or with the passage of time or otherwise) in the creation or
imposition of any liens, claims, mortgages, pledges, security interests,
equities, options, assignments, hypothecations, preferences, priorities, deposit
arrangements, easements, proxies, voting trusts or charges of any kind or
restrictions (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise) or
other encumbrances or restrictions of any nature whatsoever, whether imposed by
agreement, Law, Educational Law or equity, or any conditional sale contract,
title retention contract or other contract (the “
Encumbrances
”), other than
Permitted Encumbrances, upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the
Company that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
(iv) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities and
Educational Agencies referred to in Section 2.5 hereof, and the waiting periods
referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent
having been satisfied, conflict with, contravene or violate any foreign,
federal, state or local Order (as defined in Section 2.12), statute, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction, arbitration award, directive, judgment,
decree, principle of common law, constitution, treaty or any interpretation
thereof enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Governmental
Authority (but not including any Educational Agency) (each, a “
Law
” and collectively, the
“
Laws
”) or any foreign,
federal or state statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction,
directive, judgment, decree, principle of common law or any standard or
requirement enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Educational
Agency (each, an “
Educational
Law
”
and
collectively, the “
Educational
Laws
”) to which the Company or the Company School or any of the Company’s
or the Company School’s assets or properties is subject, except where such
conflict, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(a) As
used herein, the term “
Company
Financials
” means the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements
(including, in each case, any related notes thereto), consisting, in part, of
the Company’s balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash
flow, as of May 31, 2007, May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2009 (as soon as available)
and the unaudited interim financial statements of the Company for the nine month
period ended February 28, 2009. The Company has made or will make
available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the Company Financials
and will deliver to Parent audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2009 as soon as available for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement. In addition, the Company has made available to Parent
true, correct and complete copies of the Company financial statements in the
form filed with the DOE for the Company’s fiscal year ended May 31,
2008. The Company Financials: (i) in all material respects accurately
reflect or will reflect the Company’s books and records as of the times and for
the periods referred to therein, (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, were prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved, (iii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated and (iv) to the extent required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement,
comply or will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “
Securities
Act
”), Regulation S-X and the published general rules and regulations of
the Securities Exchange Commission (“
SEC
”).
(b) The
Company has disclosed in writing to Parent, the Company’s outside auditors and
the Board any fraud, whether or not material, which involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting that has occurred since January 1, 2004 and to which the
Company has knowledge.
(c) The
Company has not, and to the Company’s knowledge, no auditor or accountant of the
Company or any manager, director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company
has, received any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls, including any
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney
representing the Company has reported evidence of any violation of consumer
protection (including rules and regulations promulgated by any state or federal
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with jurisdiction, oversight or
regulatory control over the conduct of the business of the Company) or
securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or
any of its officers, Directors, employees or agents to the Board or any
committee thereof or to any Director or executive officer of the
Company.
(a) Except
as consented to in writing by Parent (and excluding the Merger), since May 31,
2008, the Company has conducted its businesses in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and there has not occurred any action
that would constitute a breach of Section 4.1 hereof if such action were to
occur or be taken after the date of this Agreement, except for such action that
would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Since
May 31, 2008, there has not been any fact, change, effect, occurrence, event,
development or state of circumstances that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not have
any off-balance sheet arrangements.
(a) The
Company is in compliance with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its
businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted following
consummation of the Merger, except where the failure to be in compliance would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company is not in conflict with, or in default or violation of, nor since June
1, 2004 has it received any notice of any conflict with, or default or violation
of any applicable Law by which the Company, or any property or asset of the
Company, is bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, defaults or
violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Since the Compliance Date, the Company School has been in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Educational
Laws. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing: (i) the
Company School is and, since the Compliance Date, has been, duly qualified as,
and in compliance with the DOE definition of, a “
proprietary institution of higher
education
”, including the provisions of 34 C.F.R. § 600.7, (ii) the
Company, the Company School and, to the knowledge of the Company, its and the
Company School’s agents, have marketed, sold and provided educational products
and services in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and
Educational Laws applicable to the business of the Company, and in the
jurisdictions in which the products and services were provided, and (iii) all
contracts, agreements, arrangements and transactions in effect between the
Company and any affiliate are in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of all applicable Laws and Educational Laws.
(b) For
the fiscal years ending on May 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company School
derived no more than ninety percent (90%) of its revenues from the Title IV
Programs, as determined on a cash basis in accordance with 34 C.F.R. §
600.5. For the fiscal year ending on May 31, 2009, the Company School
derived no more than ninety percent (90%) of its revenues from the Title IV
Programs, as determined based on a good faith interpretation of 34 C.F.R. §
600.5 as modified by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (Public Law
110-315).
(c) Neither
the Company nor the Company School nor any other Person or entity that exercises
substantial control over the Company or the Company School or over any affiliate
of the Company or the Company School (as the term “
substantial control
” is
defined in 34 C.F.R. § 668.174(c)(3)) (“
Substantial Control
”), or
member of such Person’s family (as the term “
family
” is defined in 34
C.F.R. §600.21(f)), alone or together, (i) exercises or exercised Substantial
Control over another institution that owes a liability for a violation of a
Title IV Program requirement or (ii) owes a liability for a violation of a Title
IV Program or other HEA program requirement. At no time has the
Company or the Company School, nor any affiliate thereof with the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Company or
the Company School, filed for relief in bankruptcy or had entered against it an
order for relief in bankruptcy. Neither the Company nor the Company
School, nor any person or entity with a legal or beneficial interest in the
Company or the Company School or with a right to share in the profits derived
from the operation of the Company or the Company School, nor any chief executive
officer thereof, has pled guilty to, has pled nolo contendere to, or has been
found guilty of a crime involving the acquisition, use or expenditure of Title
IV Program funds or has been judicially determined to have committed fraud
involving Title IV Program funds. To the knowledge of the Company,
neither the Company nor the Company School currently employs or contracts with
any individual or entity in a capacity that involves the administration or
receipt of funds under the Title IV Programs, who or which has been convicted
of, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving the acquisition,
use or expenditure of federal, state or local government funds, or has been
administratively or judicially determined to have committed fraud or any other
material violation of Law or Educational Law involving federal, state, or local
government funds. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the
Company nor the Company School has contracted with any institution or
third-party servicer that has been terminated under Section 432 or 487 of the
HEA for a reason involving the acquisition, use or expenditure of federal, state
or local government funds, or that has been administratively or judicially
determined to have committed fraud or any other material violation of Law or
Educational Law involving federal, state or local government funds.
(d) There
is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, proceeding or
investigation to which the Company or the Company School is subject before any
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency regarding whether the Company or
the Company School has violated in any material respect applicable Laws or
Educational Laws. Neither the Company nor the Company School has
received written notice since the Compliance Date of any material violation of,
or noncompliance with, any Law or Educational Law applicable to the Company or
the Company School, or directing the Company to take remedial action with
respect to such applicable Law or Educational Law or otherwise, and no material
deficiencies of the Company or the Company School have been asserted in writing
by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to possible
violations of any applicable Laws or Educational Laws. Since the
Compliance Date, the Company has timely filed or made all material reports,
statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings or submissions required
to be filed with any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, and all such
reports, statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings and submissions
are in material compliance (and materially complied at the relevant time) with
applicable Law or Educational Law and no material deficiencies have been
asserted by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to any
such reports, statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings or
submissions required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency.
(e) The
Company and the Company School, since the Compliance Date, have held and
maintained in all material respects all Educational Approvals required under
applicable Educational Laws to conduct the business and operations of the
Company and the Company School in the manner and to the extent that they are now
being conducted and have been conducted since the Compliance
Date. The Company School is and, since the Compliance Date, has been
eligible and certified by the DOE to participate in the Title IV Programs and is
party to, and in material compliance with, a valid and effective Program
Participation Agreement with the DOE that is in full force and
effect. Since the Compliance Date, the Company and the Company School
have been and are in material compliance with the terms of their Educational
Approvals.
(f)
Section
2.10(f)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a correct and
complete list of the full address of the main campus of the Company School and
any additional location at which the Company School offers 50% or more of an
educational program.
(g)
There is no investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of
any Educational Approval. Each Educational Approval presently
required by any Educational Agency with respect to the Company or the Company
School is in full force and effect, and no proceeding for the suspension,
limitation, revocation, termination or cancellation of any of such Educational
Approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor since
the Compliance Date, has either the Company or the Company School received
written notice from an Educational Agency of its intent to initiate any such
action. The Company School is not on show cause, probation,
monitoring or warning status with any Educational Agency, and, since the
Compliance Date, the Company School has not been subject to any such action by
any Educational Agency. Neither the Company nor the Company School
has received any written notice that any of the Educational Approvals will not
be renewed.
(h)
Neither the Company nor the Company School is subject to any growth restrictions
or growth limits of any kind, including any restrictions or limits related to
student enrollment, new educational programs, modifications of existing
educational programs, new locations or utilization of Title IV Program funds,
except for any restrictions and limitations inherent to provisional
certification to participate in the Title IV Programs.
(i)
Since the Compliance Date, the Company School has complied in all
material respects with the regulations at 34 C.F.R. § 668.14(b)(22) concerning
the provision of commissions, bonuses and other incentive payments to persons
engaged in student recruiting or admissions activities or in making decisions
regarding the awarding of Title IV Program funds.
(j)
For each fiscal year ending after the Compliance Date, the
Company School complied with the applicable factors of financial responsibility
set forth in 34 C.F.R. § 668.15 and 34 C.F.R. §§ 668.171-175, including with
respect to the posting of a letter of credit pursuant to the alternative
standards of financial responsibility set forth in 34 C.F.R. §
668.175.
Section 2.10(j)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a correct and complete list of any
letters of credit posted in favor of the DOE since the Compliance Date.
(k) The
Company School has at no time since the Compliance Date been subject to the
reimbursement or heightened cash monitoring level II payment method as described
at 34 C.F.R. § 668.162 or any predecessor regulation, and neither the Company
nor the Company School has received written notice since the Compliance Date
from the DOE of its intent to place the Company School on such reimbursement or
heightened cash monitoring level II payment method.
(l)
The Company School is in compliance in all material respects
with (i) the requirements governing preferred lender relationships, private
educational loans, and codes of conduct as set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1094; and
(ii) applicable provisions of 34 C.F.R. § 668.212 regarding prohibited
inducements in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Since July
1, 2007, neither the Company nor the Company School nor any employee, agent or
official thereof has accepted any gift, payment, inducement, benefit, staffing
assistance, advisory board position, or other thing of value in exchange for
directing private or Title IV Program loan applications to any
lender. Since the Compliance Date, neither the Company nor the
Company School has received any written notice of any investigation by any
Educational Agency or other Governmental Authority regarding the Company
School’s student lending practices.
(m) The
Company and the Company School have made available to Parent and Merger Sub true
and complete copies of correspondence and documents currently in its possession
received from, or sent by or on behalf of the Company School to DOE, any
Educational Agency or any programmatic accrediting agency listed on
Section 2.10(m)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule that were (i) sent or received since the
Compliance Date or relate to any issue which remains pending as of the date of
this Agreement and (ii) relate to (A) any written notice that any Educational
Approval or programmatic accreditation is not in full force and effect or that
an event has occurred which constitutes or, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in revocation of
such Educational Approval or programmatic accreditation; (B) any written notice
that the Company School has violated or is violating any legal requirement,
regulation, or rule related to the Title IV Programs, or DOE or any other
applicable Educational Agency, or any legal requirement, regulation, or rule
related to maintaining and retaining in full force and effect any Educational
Approval or programmatic accreditation; (C) any audits, program reviews,
investigations or site visits conducted by DOE or any other Educational Agency,
any other Governmental Entity, any programmatic accrediting agency listed on
Section 2.10(m)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or any independent auditor reviewing
compliance with the statutory, regulatory or other requirements of the Title IV
Programs by the Company School; (D) any written notice of an intent to limit,
defer, show cause, suspend, terminate, revoke, cancel, not renew or condition
(including any action placing the Company School or location thereof on
probation) the accreditation of the Company School; or (E) the placement or
removal of the Company School on or from the reimbursement or heightened cash
monitoring level II method of payment under the Title IV Programs.
(a) There
are no: (i) written agreements, consent agreements, memoranda of understanding,
commitment letters, cease and desist orders, or similar undertakings to which
the Company is a party, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency is a party or addressee, on the other hand, (ii) Orders or
directives of or supervisory letters from a Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency specifically with respect to the Company or the Company
School, or (iii) resolutions or policies or procedures adopted by the Company or
the Company School at the request of a Governmental Authority or Educational
Agency, that (A) limit in any material respect the ability of the Company
to conduct its education business as currently being conducted, (B) in any
manner impose any requirements on the Company in respect of the provision of
educational products and services that materially add to or otherwise materially
modify in any respect the requirements imposed under applicable Laws or
Educational Laws, (C) require the Company or any of its divisions to make
capital contributions or make loans to another division or affiliate of the
Company or (D) in any manner relate to the ability of the Company to pay
dividends or otherwise materially restrict the conduct of business of the
Company or the Company School in any respect.
(b) The
Company holds all material permits, licenses, franchises, grants,
authorizations, consents, exceptions, variances, exemptions, orders and other
governmental authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals (excluding any
Educational Approvals which are addressed in Section 2.10) necessary to lawfully
conduct its business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted,
and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties (collectively, the
“
Company Permits
”), all
of which are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any
of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, except where the failure of any of the Company Permits to be in full
force and effect, or the suspension or cancellation of any of the Company
Permits, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 2.11(b)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Company Permit required to be
held by the Company in all jurisdictions in which it conducts
business. The Company is not in violation in any material respect of
the terms of any Company Permit.
(c) Each
of the officers and employees of the Company and the Company School are in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws requiring any
registration, licensing or qualification, and are not subject to any liability
or disability by reason of the failure to be so registered, licensed or
qualified, except where such failure to be in compliance or such liability or
disability would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) No
investigation, review or examination by any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency with respect to the Company is pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, nor does the Company have knowledge of any
Governmental Authority’s or Educational Agency’s intention to conduct any such
investigation or review, other than any review of the Company or the Company
School by any Educational Agency that occurs in the normal course of business
and on a routine basis with respect to all institutions regulated by such
Educational Agency.
(e) The
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its solicitors, third party
administrators, managers and agents, have marketed, sold and issued educational
products and services in compliance with all applicable Laws governing sales
processes and practices, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.12
Litigation
. There
is no private, regulatory or governmental inquiry, action, suit, proceeding,
litigation, claim, arbitration or investigation (each, an “
Action
”) pending before any
arbitrator, agency, court or tribunal, foreign or domestic, or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its properties, rights
or assets or any of its managers, officers or directors (in their capacities as
such) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is no decree, directive, order, writ, judgment,
stipulation, determination, decision, award, injunction, temporary restraining
order, cease and desist order or other order by, or any capital plan,
supervisory agreement or memorandum of understanding with any Governmental
Authority (each, an “
Order
”) binding against the
Company or any of its properties, rights or assets or any of its managers,
officers or directors (in their capacities as such) that would prohibit,
prevent, enjoin, restrict or materially alter or delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger), or that would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in
material compliance with all Orders. There is no material Action
which the Company has pending against other parties.
2.14
Material
Contracts
.
(a)
Section 2.14
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of, and the Company has made
available to Parent, true, correct and complete copies of, each written
contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, license, permit or plan and
each other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is
bound as of the date hereof (each, a “
Company Material Contract
”)
that:
(ii)
would be required to be disclosed if the Company were a reporting company
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(iii) contains
covenants that materially limit the ability of the Company (or which, following
the consummation of the Merger, could materially restrict the ability of the
Surviving Company or any of its affiliates): (A) to compete in any line of
business or with any Person or in any geographic area or to sell, supply, price,
develop or distribute any service, product or asset, including any
non-competition covenants, exclusivity restrictions, rights of first refusal or
most-favored pricing clauses or (B) to purchase or acquire an interest in any
other entity, except, in each case, for any such contract that may be canceled
without any penalty or other liability to the Company upon notice of 60 days or
less;
(iv) involves
any joint venture, partnership, limited liability or other similar agreement or
arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or
control of any partnership or joint venture that is material to the business of
the Company, taken as a whole;
(v) involves
any exchange traded, over-the-counter or other swap, cap, floor, collar, futures
contract, forward contract, option or other derivative financial instrument or
contract, based on any commodity, security, instrument, asset, rate or index of
any kind or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, including
currencies, interest rates, foreign currency and indices;
(vi) relates
to Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset)
having an outstanding principal amount in excess of (1) $250,000 with respect to
any non-real estate related Indebtedness or (2) $100,000 with respect to any
real estate related Indebtedness;
(vii) was
entered into by the Company and has not yet been consummated, and involves the
acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of
a substantial amount of the assets or capital stock or other equity interests of
another Person, other than the acquisition or disposition of assets in the
ordinary course of business;
(viii) by
its terms calls for aggregate payments by the Company under such contract of
more than (1) $250,000 with respect to any non-real estate related payments or
(2) $100,000 with respect to any real estate related payments;
(ix) with
respect to any material agreement for the acquisition or disposition, directly
or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of a substantial amount of the assets or
capital stock or other equity interests of another Person, pursuant to which the
Company has: (A) any continuing indemnification obligations or (B) any “
earn-out” or other contingent payment obligations;
(x) involves
any managers, directors, executive officers or key employees of the Company that
cannot be cancelled by the Company within 60 days’ notice without liability,
penalty or premium;
(xi) obligates
the Company to provide indemnification or a guarantee in excess of (1) $250,000
with respect to any non-real estate related obligation or (2) $100,000 with
respect to any real estate related obligation;
(xii) obligates
the Company to make any capital commitment or capital expenditure (including
pursuant to any joint venture);
(xiii) relates
to the development, ownership, licensing or use of any Intellectual Property
material to the business of the Company, other than “
shrink
wrap,” “
click wrap,” and “
off the shelf”
software agreements and other agreements for software commercially available on
reasonable terms to the public generally, with license, maintenance, support and
other fees of less than $100,000 per year (collectively, “
Off-the-Shelf Software
Agreements
”); or
(xiv) provides
for any confidentiality or standstill arrangements.
(b) With
respect to each Company Material Contract: (i) each Company Material
Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all material respects
against the Company and the Company School and, to the Company’s knowledge, the
other party thereto, and in full force and effect (except as such enforcement
may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (ii) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not affect the terms, validity
or enforceability of such Company Material Contract against the Surviving
Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto; (iii) the
Company is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has
occurred which, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would
constitute such a breach or default by the Company, or permit termination or
acceleration by the other party, under any Company Material Contract; and (iv)
to the Company’s knowledge, no other party to any Company Material Contract is
in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred which,
with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute such a
breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by
the Company, under such Company Material Contract.
(c) The
Company has no written student enrollment agreements.
(a)
Section 2.15(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of: (A) all material
Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company (the “
Company Intellectual
Property
”) and (B) all material Intellectual Property, other than
Off-the-Shelf Software Agreements, licensed, used or held for use by the Company
in the conduct of its business (“
Licensed Intellectual
Property
”). Except where the failure to own, license or
otherwise possess such rights has not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has: (i) all right, title and
interest in and to all Company Intellectual Property owned by it, free and clear
of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances and (ii) all necessary
proprietary rights in and to all of its Licensed Intellectual Property, free and
clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. The
Company has not received any notice alleging it has infringed, diluted or
misappropriated, or, by conducting its business as proposed, would infringe,
dilute or misappropriate, the Intellectual Property rights of any Person, and to
the knowledge of the Company there is no valid basis for any such
allegation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will impair or
materially alter the Company’s rights to any Company Intellectual Property or
Licensed Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company,
there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of the Company
Intellectual Property by any third party. The Company is not engaged
in any unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property owned by any third party that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. All of the rights within the Company
Intellectual Property are valid, enforceable and subsisting (except as such
enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions). There
is no Action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened which challenges
the rights of the Company in respect of any Company Intellectual Property or the
validity, enforceability or effectiveness thereof. The Company
Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property constitute all
material Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the operation by the
Company of its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in
breach or default in any material respect (or would with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both be in such breach or default) under any license to use any
of the Licensed Intellectual Property.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, “
Intellectual Property
” means:
(A) United States, international and foreign patents and patent applications,
including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues,
reexaminations and extensions thereof and counterparts claiming priority
therefrom; utility models; invention disclosures; and statutory invention
registrations and certificates; (B) United States and foreign registered,
pending and unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names, corporate names and other source identifiers, domain names, Internet
sites and web pages; and registrations and applications for registration for any
of the foregoing, together with all of the goodwill associated therewith; (C)
United States and foreign registered copyrights, and registrations and
applications for registration thereof; rights of publicity; and copyrightable
works; and (D) all inventions and design rights (whether patentable or
unpatentable) and all categories of trade secrets as defined in the Uniform
Trade Secrets Act, including business, technical and financial information.
2.16
Employee Benefit
Plans
.
(a)
Section 2.16(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, with respect to the Company and any trade
or business (whether or not incorporated) which is treated as a single employer
with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code (an “
ERISA
Affiliate
”): (i) all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“
ERISA
”)), (ii) loans to
managers, officers, directors or employees other than advances for expense
reimbursements incurred in the ordinary course of business and any securities
option, securities stock purchase, phantom securities, securities appreciation
right, equity-related, supplemental retirement, severance, sabbatical, medical,
dental, vision care, disability, employee relocation, cafeteria benefit (Code
Section 125) or dependent care (Code Section 129), life insurance or accident
insurance plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, (iii) all bonus, pension,
retirement, profit sharing, savings, deferred compensation or incentive plans,
programs, policies, agreements or arrangements, (iv) other fringe, perquisite,
or employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements and
(v) any current or former employment, consulting, change of control, retention
or executive compensation, termination or severance plans, programs, policies,
agreements or arrangements, written or otherwise, as to which unsatisfied
liabilities or obligations (contingent or otherwise) remain for the benefit of,
or relating to, any present or former employee, consultant, manager or director,
or which could reasonably be expected to have any liabilities or obligations
(together, the “
Benefit
Plans
”).
(b) Any
Company Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code
has either obtained from the Internal Revenue Service (“
IRS
”) a current favorable
determination letter as to its qualified status under the Code, or has applied
to the IRS for such a determination letter prior to the expiration of the
requisite period under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in
which to apply for such determination letter and to make any amendments
necessary to obtain a favorable determination or has been established under a
standardized prototype plan for which an IRS opinion letter has been obtained by
the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer.
(c) To
the knowledge of the Company, there has been no “
prohibited
transaction,” as such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975
of the Code, by the Company or by any trusts created thereunder, any trustee or
administrator thereof or any other Person, with respect to any Company Benefit
Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance
with its terms and in compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all
applicable Laws (including ERISA and the Code), and (ii) the Company and each
ERISA Affiliate have performed all obligations required to be performed by them
under, are not in any respect in default under or violation of, and have no
knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Company
Benefit Plans. All contributions and premiums required to be made by
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to any Company Benefit Plan have been made on
or before their due dates, including any legally permitted
extensions. No Action is pending, or to the knowledge of the Company
is threatened, against or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan,
including any audit or inquiry by the IRS, United States Department of Labor
(the “
DOL
”) or other
Governmental Authority (other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect). To the knowledge of the Company, each
Company Benefit Plan that is a “
nonqualified deferred
compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and any awards
thereunder, in each case that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, has been
operated in good faith compliance, in all material respects, with Section 409A
of the Code since January 1, 2007.
(d) Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not, either alone or in combination with any
other event or events, (i) entitle any current or former employee, manager,
director or consultant of the Company to any payment (whether of severance pay,
unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise), (ii)
accelerate, forgive indebtedness, vest, distribute, or increase benefits or an
obligation to fund benefits with respect to any employee or director of the
Company, or (iii) increase the amount of compensation due any such employee,
director or consultant.
(e) Any
amounts payable under any of the Company Benefit Plans or any other contract,
agreement or arrangement with respect to which the Company may have any
liability will be deductible for federal income Tax purposes by virtue of
Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code. None of the Company
Benefit Plans contains any provision requiring a gross-up pursuant to Section
280G or 409A of the Code or similar Tax provisions.
(f) No
Company Benefit Plan maintained by the Company provides benefits, including
death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or
former employees, managers, directors or consultants of the Company after
retirement or other termination of service (other than: (i) coverage mandated by
applicable Laws, (ii) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “
employee pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in Section
3(2) of ERISA, or (iii) benefits, the full direct cost of which is borne by the
current or former employee, manager, director or consultant (or beneficiary
thereof)).
(i)
All employees, managers, directors, and consultants are
appropriately classified as such under applicable Law in all material respects,
and the Company is not in material violation of any applicable Law in connection
with such classification or has not received notice of any possible violation
from any Governmental Authority.
(a) The
Company has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all
material federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and reports required to
be filed by it (taking into account all available extensions) (collectively,
“
Tax Returns
”), which
such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material
respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected
or withheld, all material taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld,
other than such Taxes that it is contesting in good faith or for which adequate
reserves in the Company Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP.
Section 2.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction where the Company files
or is required to file a Tax Return, except where the failure to file would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are
no claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other
proceedings pending against the Company in respect of any Tax, and the Company
has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims, assessments or
audits against the Company (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for
which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established in
accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in amount). There are no
material Encumbrances with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Company’s
assets, other than: (i) Taxes, the payment of which are not yet due, (ii) Taxes
or charges being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (iii)
Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been
established in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not have any
outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to
assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding
requests by the Company for any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax
Return.
(c)
The Company is not nor: (i) has it been at any time within the five-year period
ending on the date hereof a United States real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and (ii) has it ever been a
member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of
corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Company is or
was the common parent corporation.
(d) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, during
the past 5 years the Company has not made any change in accounting method or
received a ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing
authority.
(g) Since
May 31, 2008, the Company has not: (i) changed any Tax accounting methods,
policies or procedures except as required by a change in Law, (ii) made,
revoked or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any amended Tax
Returns or claim for refund or (iv) entered into any closing agreement affecting
or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax liability or
refund.
(h) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Tax
” or “
Taxes
” shall mean any tax,
custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, imposed by any Governmental Authority (including any federal, state,
local, foreign or provincial income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, net
worth, premium, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, alternative or
added minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax) together with any interest,
addition or penalty imposed thereon.
(a)
Section 2.19(a)-1
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of all real
property owned by the Company or any partnership or joint venture in which the
Company or any division of the Company directly or indirectly has an interest
(“
Owned Real
Property
”).
Section 2.19(a)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of all real
property leased or subleased by the Company as tenant or subtenant (“
Leased Real Property
”) (the
Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property are herein sometimes
collectively called the “
Company Real
Property
”). The list set forth in
Section 2.19(a)-1
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains, with respect to each parcel of the
Owned Real Property, a description of all existing leases, licenses or other
occupancy contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is
bound, including all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals and
supplements thereto (collectively, the “
Landlord Leases
”), the terms
of which have been complied with by the Company in all material
respects. The list set forth in
Section 2.19(a)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains, with respect to each parcel of the
Leased Real Property, a description of all existing leases, subleases, licenses
or other occupancy contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound, including all amendments, modifications, extensions,
assignments, subleases, renewals and supplements thereto (collectively, the
“
Tenant Leases
”) (the
Landlord Leases and the Tenant Leases are herein sometimes collectively called
the “
Leases
”), the
terms of which have been complied with by the Company in all material
respects. The Company Real Property set forth in
Section 2.19(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule comprises all of the real property currently
used in the operations of the business of the Company. Except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company
has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Owned Real Property and its
related personal property, assets and rights, free and clear of all Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “
Permitted
Encumbrances
” means: (i) Encumbrances with respect to Taxes either
not yet due or being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings or for
which adequate reserves have been set aside; (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s
or similar statutory Encumbrances for amounts not yet due or being contested in
good faith in appropriate proceedings; (iii) any covenants, conditions,
restrictions, reservations, rights, liens, easements, encumbrances,
encroachments and other matters affecting title which are shown as exceptions on
the Company’s title insurance policies and/or title insurance commitments or
reports which have been made available to Parent; (iv) the terms and conditions
of the Tenant Leases; (v) building and land use regulations and restrictions,
(vi) existing easements and encroachments; (vii) building code violations
not caused by the Company; and (viii) mortgages or other liens reflected in the
Company’s Financials.
(b) A
correct and complete copy of each Tenant Lease has been furnished to Parent
prior to the date hereof. The Company has a valid, binding and
enforceable leasehold interest under each of the Tenant Leases and each of the
Tenant Leases is in full force and effect (except as such enforcement may by
limited by the Enforceability Exceptions) and grants the Company the exclusive
right to use and occupy the premises leased thereby. The Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to any Tenant Lease is not in
breach of or in default under, in any material respect, any of the Tenant
Leases. The Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under
all Tenant Leases, has not received notice of any material default, delinquency
or breach on the part of the Company under a Tenant Lease, and there are no
existing material defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) by
the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party
thereto. No Consent under any Tenant Lease is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to any
Landlord Lease, is in breach of or in default under any of the Landlord
Leases.
(d)
Schedule 2.19(d)
is a
true, correct and complete list of all material service, maintenance, supply,
management and other agreements relating to the operation or ownership of the
Owned Real Property, together with all modifications and amendments thereof and
supplements relating thereto in effect as of the date hereof.
True and complete copies
of (i) all Tenant Leases, together with all modifications, extensions,
amendments and assignments thereof, if any, affecting or relating to the Owned
Real Property, (ii) all liens (including, without limitation, all mortgages or
other monetary encumbrances), occupancy agreements, possessory rights, options
and rights of first refusal (other than Permitted Encumbrances) relating to or
affecting any parcel of Owned Real Property, (iv) all material licenses,
permits, variances, approvals, special exemptions and permanent certificates of
occupancy (including any and all environmental permits and all beer, wine and/or
liquor licenses), if any, needed in connection with the ownership, development,
construction, use, occupancy and maintenance of any parcel of Company Real
Property by the Company have heretofore been furnished to Parent.
(e) There
is no action, suit, litigation, hearing or administrative proceeding pending or,
to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any partnership in
which the Company owns an interest, with respect to all or any portion of the
Company Real Property, in each case which is not or would not be fully covered
by insurance, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(f) There
are no condemnation or eminent domain proceedings pending, or to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened against any Owned Real Property and, to the Company’s
knowledge, there are no condemnation or eminent domain proceedings pending or
threatened against any Leased Real Property.
(g) Except
for the purchase agreements relating to the sale of condominium units, the
Company has not granted any Person a purchase option, right of first refusal,
right of first offer or other right to purchase any Owned Real
Property.
(h) The
Company has not sent to any holder of any mortgage or other interest (secured or
unsecured) in any Company Real Property, nor has the Company received from any
such holder, a notice of default under any financing, loan or other document or
security agreement with respect to any Company Real Property.
(i) There
are no finder’s fees, brokerage commissions or tenant improvement allowances
outstanding with respect to any Company Real Property except for brokerage
commissions, if any, payable with respect to sales of condominium
units.
(j) There
are no tax certiorari or tax appeal proceedings outstanding with respect to any
Owned Real Property as of the date hereof.
(k) The
Company has not assigned its interest as lessor or lessee under any Lease, other
than collateral assignments in connection with any existing financing of any
Company Real Property.
(l) The
Company has insurable (to the Company’s knowledge at regular rates) and
marketable title to all Owned Real Property subject to Permitted
Encumbrances. The Company has received no notice of, or other writing
referring to, any requirements or recommendations by any insurance company that
has issued a policy covering any part of the Company Real Property or by any
board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring
or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any part of the Company Real
Property, which repair or work has not been completed.
(m) The
Company has no knowledge of any proceeding pending for the adjustment of the
assessed valuation of all or any portion of any Company Real Property or
abatement with respect to all or any portion of the real estate taxes payable on
any Company Real Property.
(n) To
the knowledge of the Company, the use and operation of the Company Real Property
in the conduct of the business of the Company does not violate any instrument of
record or agreement affecting such Owned Real Property, except for such
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Valid policies of title
insurance have been issued insuring all fee simple title to the Owned Real
Property, except where the failure of such policies to be in full force and
effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the best knowledge of the Company, such policies are in
full force and effect. No material claim has been made against any
such policy.
(o) The
Company has no knowledge (a) that any certificate, permit or license from any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of the Company Real Property
or any agreement, easement or other right which is necessary to permit the
lawful use and operation of the buildings and improvements on any of the Company
Real Property or which is necessary to permit the lawful use and operation of
all driveways, roads and other means of egress and ingress to and from any of
the Company Real Property has not been obtained and is not in full force and
effect, or of any pending threat of modification or cancellation of any of same,
except where the failure to have the same would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) of any written notice of any violation of
the Company Real Property of any federal, state or municipal law, ordinance,
order, regulation or requirement issued by any Governmental Authority which
would have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) of any structural defects relating to
any Company Real Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) of any
Company Real Property whose building systems are not in working order to such an
extent that it would have a Material Adverse Effect, or (e) of any physical
damage to any Company Real Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect
for which there is no insurance in effect covering the cost of the
restoration. No approvals from any Government Authority is required,
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to be issued
after the date hereof in order to permit the Company, following the Closing, to
continue to own or operate the Company Real Property in the same manner as
heretofore operated which, if not issued, would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) For
the purposes of this Agreement, “
Improvements
” shall mean all
buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or on the Closing Date
located on any Owned Real Property, including, without limitation, landscaping,
parking lots and structures, roads, drainage and all above ground and
underground utility structures, equipment systems and other so-called
“infrastructure” improvements. With respect to those Improvements
being constructed on any Owned Real Property, to the knowledge of the Company:
(i) the budget for the construction of the Improvements fairly and accurately
reflects the Company’s good faith estimate of the costs and expenses shown
thereon reasonably necessary to develop and construct the Improvements
substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and the
Company has adhered to said budget in all material respects and has permitted no
material deviations from said budget or the plans and specifications for the
Improvements that are not reflected in the budget; (ii) the plans and
specifications for the Improvements have been approved by all applicable
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Owned Real Property, the
development and construction of the Improvements and the use and occupancy
thereof for its intended purposes, and/or any providers of utility services to
the Owned Real Property; (iii) all utility services necessary for the
development and construction of the Improvements and the use and occupancy
thereof for its intended purposes are available through public or private
easements or rights-of-way at the boundaries of the Owned Real Property,
including, without limitation, sanitary sewer, electricity, gas, water,
telephone, and storm water drainage; (iv) all roads necessary for ingress and
egress to the Owned Real Property, and for the full utilization of the Owned
Real Property for its intended purposes, have either been completed pursuant to
public or private easements, or the necessary rights-of-way therefor have been
dedicated to public use and accepted by the appropriate Governmental Authority;
(v) all building permits, curb cuts, sewer and water taps, and other material
permits, licenses, approvals, authorizations and consents required for the
development and construction of the Improvements have been obtained; (vi) the
plans and specifications for the Improvements, the development and construction
of the Improvements pursuant thereto, and the use and occupancy of the
Improvements for their respective intended purposes comply with all applicable
zoning ordinances, building regulations, restrictive covenants and governmental
laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and comply and will comply with all
applicable requirements, standards and regulations of appropriate supervising
boards of fire underwriters and similar agencies, authorities or boards; (vii)
the Company: (A) has diligently pursued the development, construction and
installation of the Improvements; and (B) has performed or will perform such
duties as may be necessary to complete the development, construction and
installation of the Improvements substantially in accordance with the plans and
specifications (as the same may be modified by the Company in the good faith
exercise of its business judgment), and without Encumbrances (other than
Permitted Encumbrances), claims or assessments, actual or contingent, asserted
against any Owned Real Property for any material, labor or other items furnished
in connection therewith; (viii) the Company has complied and will comply in all
material respects with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments,
orders, injunctions, writs and decrees of any government or political
subdivision or agency thereof, or any court or similar entity established by any
of them, applicable to the construction of the Improvements, and has paid when
due all taxes and assessments upon the Improvements or Owned Real Property and
all claims for labor or materials, rents and other obligations that, if unpaid,
will or might become a material Encumbrance against the Improvements or any
Company Real Property; (ix) the Company has maintained, in commercially
reasonable amounts, and in commercially reasonable form and substance: (A)
builder’s risk insurance insuring the Improvements against fire, theft, extended
coverage, vandalism, and such other hazards as the Company reasonably deems
appropriate and will maintain such insurance in full force and effect at all
times until the completion of construction of the Improvements; and (B) such
other insurance, in such amounts and for such terms, as the Company has from
time to time, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, deemed
appropriate insuring against such casualties or losses which at the time were
commonly insured against in the case of premises similarly situated; and (x) the
Improvements have been constructed substantially in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor as the same may be modified by the Company in the
reasonable exercise of its business judgment, and in a good and workmanlike
manner.
(a) During
the past 5 years, there has been: (i) to the knowledge of the Company, no labor
union organizing or attempting to organize any employee of the Company into one
or more collective bargaining units; and (ii) no labor dispute, strike, work
slowdown, work stoppage, lock out or other collective labor action by or with
respect to any employees, managers or consultants of the Company pending or, to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company. The Company
is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other
agreement with any labor organization applicable to the employees, managers or
consultants of the Company and no such agreement is currently being
negotiated.
(b) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company: (i) is in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment and
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, health and safety and
wages and hours, including Laws relating to discrimination, disability, labor
relations, hours of work, payment of wages and overtime wages, pay equity,
immigration, workers compensation, working conditions, employee scheduling,
occupational safety and health, family and medical leave, and employee
terminations, (ii) has not, during the past 5 years, received written notice, or
to the knowledge of the Company any other form of notice, that there is any
unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company pending, (iii) is
not liable for any arrears of wages or any penalty for failure to comply with
any of the foregoing and (iv) is not liable for any payment to any trust or
other fund or to any Governmental Authority, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
employees (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice). Except as would not
result in any material liability to the Company, there are no complaints,
lawsuits, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, or other Actions pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any division
or affiliate of the Company or any of their respective employees, managers,
consultants or former employees brought by or on behalf of any applicant for
employment, any current or former employee, any Person alleging to be a current
or former employee, any class of the foregoing, or any Governmental Authority,
relating to any such Law or regulation, or alleging breach of any express or
implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment, or alleging
any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the
employment relationship.
(a) The
Company is not the subject of any federal, state, local or foreign Order,
judgment or written claim under any Environmental Law, and the Company has not
received any written notice or claim, or entered into any negotiations or
agreements with any Person under any Environmental Law, that has or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To
the knowledge of the Company, the Company is in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where such failure to be in compliance would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To
the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not manufactured, treated, stored,
disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, generated, handled or
released any Hazardous Substance, or owned or operated any property or facility,
in a manner that has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to any
material liability under all applicable Environmental Laws.
(d) The
Company holds and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or approvals
required to conduct its business and operations under all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where the failure to hold and be in compliance with
such permit, license or approval would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any of its properties are subject to any pending Order, judgment
or written claim asserted or arising under any Environmental Law.
“
Environmental Laws
” means any
Law relating to: (a) the protection, pollution, regulation, preservation or
restoration of the environment (including air, water vapor, surface water,
groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and
animal life or any other natural resource) or (b) the exposure to, or the use,
storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling,
labeling, production, release, discharge, emission or disposal of Hazardous
Substances, in each case as in effect at the date hereof.
“
Hazardous Substance
” means any
substance which is or contains: (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in
§101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.) (“
CERCLA
”) or any regulations
promulgated under CERCLA; (b) any “hazardous waste” defined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.) (“
RCRA
”) or regulations
promulgated under RCRA; (c) any substance regulated by the Toxic Substances
Control Act (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.); (d) gasoline, diesel fuel, or other
petroleum hydrocarbons; (e) asbestos and asbestos containing materials, in any
form, whether friable or non-friable; (f) polychlorinated biphenyls; (g)
radon gas; (i) any substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants
or Contaminants in the National and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, 40
C.F.R. Section 300.5; and (j) any additional substances or materials which are
classified or considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Laws
and which: (1) requires reporting, investigation or remediation under
Environmental Laws; (2) causes or threatens to cause a nuisance on or under any
land, or on or in any improvements, owned or leased by the Company or any
adjacent property or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety
of persons on or under such land, or on or in such improvements or adjacent
property; or (3) which, if it emanated or migrated from such land or on or in
the improvements, could constitute a trespass that poses a risk to human
health.
The representation and warranties made
in this Section 2.21 are the exclusive representations and warranties of the
Company relating to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Substances and Company Permits
relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances, and no other provision
of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute, directly or indirectly, a
representation or warranty with respect to such matters.
2.23
Insurance
. The
Company is covered by valid and currently effective insurance policies issued in
favor of the Company that are customary for companies of similar size in the
industry and locales in which the Company operates.
Section 2.23
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all
material insurance policies, and their respective coverage amounts, premiums and
deductibles, maintained by the Company, under which the Company is or was a
named insured at any time within the last five (5) years. With
respect to each current insurance policy: (i) the policy is in full force and
effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid, (ii) the Company is not in
any material respect, in breach of or default under, and the Company has not
taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination
or modification of, any such policy, (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no
insurer on any such policy has been declared insolvent or placed in
receivership, conservatorship or liquidation, and (iv) no notice of cancellation
or termination has been received with respect to any such policy, and the
Company knows of no reason any such insurance policy would be cancelled or
modified in any material respect as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.25
Bankruptcy
. The
Company has not: (i) commenced a voluntary case, or had entered against it a
petition, for relief under the federal bankruptcy code or any similar petition,
order or decree under any federal or state law or statute relative to
bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; (ii) caused, suffered or
consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, administrator, conservator,
liquidator or similar official in any federal, state or foreign judicial or non
judicial proceedings, to hold, administer or liquidate all or substantially all
of its property; or (iii) made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
2.26
The
Aircraft
. With respect to all aircraft owned by the Company or
any division thereof (collectively, the “
Aircraft
”):
(a)
all Aircraft have been operated in material compliance with all Laws
applicable thereto; and
(b)
at the Closing Date, the Company will have all consents and
approvals of, and will have provided proper notice to, all governmental
authorities and agencies required in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.27
Information
Supplied
. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Current
Report on Form 8-K or any other report, form, registration, or other filing made
with any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby or (b) in the Proxy Statement, in either case, will, at the date the
Proxy Statement is first mailed to Parent’s stockholders or at the time of the
Special Meeting, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company
makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information
supplied by the Parent which is contained in the Proxy Statement or other filing
made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
The
following representations and warranties by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company
are qualified by the Parent Disclosure Schedule, which sets forth certain
disclosures concerning Parent and Merger Sub (the “
Parent Disclosure
Schedule
”). Except as disclosed in the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Company as follows:
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.0001 per share. As of the Closing, the authorized capital
stock of Parent will consist of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 100,000
shares of Class A Stock, and 1,000,000 shares of “blank check”, undesignated
preferred stock. As of the date hereof, (i) 8,188,800 shares of
Common Stock, (ii) 9,426,300 warrants (the “
Warrants
”), (iii) 6,626,300
units (the “
Units
”) and
(iv) no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. As of
the date hereof, options to purchase 376,300 shares of Common Stock and 376,300
warrants (convertible into 376,300 shares of Common Stock), in the aggregate,
were issued and outstanding (collectively, the “
Option
Securities
”). Except as set forth above, no shares of capital
stock or other voting securities of Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. All outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or
issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive
right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL,
the Parent Organizational Documents or any contract to which Parent is a
party. To the knowledge of Parent, none of the outstanding securities
of the Parent has been issued in violation of any foreign, federal or state
securities Laws.
(b) None
of the Warrants issued and outstanding, other than the 2,800,000 common stock
purchase warrant issued to Camden Learning, LLC as part of a private placement
immediately after the Parent’s IPO (the “
Camden Warrant
”), has a
cashless exercise feature, and each of the Warrants, other than the Camden
Warrant, has an exercise price of $5.50. Upon exercise of any of the
Warrants, other than the Camden Warrant, the cash paid for the exercise price
will be paid directly to the Parent. By way of example, if 1,815,950
Warrants are exercised after the Closing, the Parent will receive aggregate
proceeds from such exercise in the amount of $9,987,725.00.
(c) Except
for the Warrants and Option Securities, and other than the conversion rights set
forth in the Prospectus, there are no (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts,
calls, convertible securities, preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness having general voting rights or that are
convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights, or (iii)
subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements, contracts or
commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued Common Stock or
obligating Parent or Merger Sub to issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to
be issued, transferred, delivered, sold or repurchased any options or Common
Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, or
obligating the Parent or Merger Sub to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement or
commitment for such Common Stock. Other than the conversion rights
set forth in the Prospectus, there are no outstanding obligations of Parent or
Merger Sub to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock
of Parent or Merger Sub.
(d) There
are no stockholders or members agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party with respect to the
voting of any equity interest or the capital stock or equity interests of Parent
or any Merger Sub.
(e) No
Indebtedness of the Parent or Merger Sub contains any restriction upon: (i) the
prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by
Parent or Merger Sub or (iii) the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to grant any
Encumbrance on its properties or assets.
(f) Since
the date of Parent’s formation, other than a stock dividend of 0.3888888 which
was effective as of November 20, 2007, neither Parent nor Merger Sub has
declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of the Common
Stock.
3.3
Merger
Sub
.
(a) All
the outstanding shares of common stock in Merger Sub have been validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable and owned by Parent, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
(b) Except
for 100% of the common stock of Merger Sub, Parent does not as of the date
hereof own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any
Person.
(c) Since
the date of its formation, Merger Sub has not carried on any business or
conducted any operations other than the execution of this Agreement, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder. Merger Sub was incorporated
solely for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.4
Authorization; Binding
Agreement
. Parent and Merger Sub have all requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) have
been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger
Sub, and (ii) no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, other than receipt of the
Required Parent Vote (as defined below). The affirmative vote of the
stockholders of Parent holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding
Common Stock of Parent (the “
Required
Parent Vote
”) is necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement, all Proxy
Matters and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
(including the Merger),
provided
,
however
, that
stockholders of Parent holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the shares of
Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering shall not have voted
against the Merger and exercised their conversion rights under the Certificate
of Incorporation to convert their shares of Common Stock into a cash payment
from the Trust Fund. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company) constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub,
enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
3.5
Governmental
Approvals
.
(a) No
Consent of or with any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency on the part
of Parent or Merger Sub is required to be obtained or made in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this
Agreement or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Merger) other than (i) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the DE Secretary of State and the SD Secretary of
State in accordance with, respectively, the DGCL and the SDBCA, (ii) such
filings as may be required with the SEC and foreign and state securities Laws
administrators, (iii) pursuant to Antitrust Laws, (iv) the filing of the Proxy
Statement with, and the acceptance thereof by, the SEC, and (v) those Consents
that, if they were not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the Merger, do
not and will not require any material registration with, Consent or approval of,
or notice to or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency.
3.6
No
Violations
. The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger
Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with
any of the provisions hereof, will not (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other governing
instruments of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) require any Consent under or result in
a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation,
amendment or acceleration) under, any Parent Material Contract to which Parent
or Merger Sub is a party or by which its assets are bound, (iii) result
(immediately or with the passage of time or otherwise) in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties, rights or assets of
Parent or Merger Sub or (iv) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental
Authorities and Educational Agencies referred to in
Section 3.5
hereof,
and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition
precedent to such Consent having been satisfied, conflict with, contravene or
violate in any respect any Law to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their
respective assets or properties is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii),
(iii) and (iv) above, for any deviations from the foregoing that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7
SEC Filings and Parent
Financial Statements
.
(a) Parent
has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required
to be filed or furnished by the Parent with the SEC since April 10, 2007 under
the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, together with any amendments,
restatements or supplements thereto, and will file all such forms, reports,
schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the
date of this Agreement.
Section 3.7
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule lists and, except to the extent available in full
without redaction on the SEC’s web site through EDGAR for at least two (2) days
prior to the date of this Agreement, Parent has delivered to the Company copies
in the form filed with the SEC of all of the following: (i) Parent’s Annual
Reports on Form 10-K for each fiscal year of Parent beginning with the first
year Parent was required to file such a form, (ii) Parent’s Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-QSB for each fiscal quarter that Parent was required to file a Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB in each of the fiscal years of Parent referred to in
clause (i) above, (iii) all proxy statements relating to Parent’s meetings of
stockholders (whether annual or special) held, and all information statements
relating to stockholder consents, since the beginning of the first fiscal year
referred to in clause (i) above, (iv) all Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause (i) above,
(v) all other forms, reports, registration statements and other documents (other
than preliminary materials if the corresponding definitive materials have been
provided to the Company pursuant to this
Section 3.7
) filed by
Parent with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in
clause (i) above (the forms, reports, registration statements and other
documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, whether
or not available through EDGAR, are, collectively, the “
Parent SEC Reports
”) and (vi)
all certifications and statements required by (w) Rules 13a-14 or 15d-14 under
the Exchange Act, or (x) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (the “
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
”) with respect to any report referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above
(collectively, the “
Certifications
”). The
Parent SEC Reports (y) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
and the rules and regulations thereunder and (z) did not at the time they were
filed with the SEC (except to the extent that information contained in any
Parent SEC Report has been revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC
Report) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Certifications are each true and
correct. Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures required
by Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act; such controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning
Parent and Merger Sub is made known on a timely basis to the individuals
responsible for the preparation of Parent’s filings with the SEC and other
public disclosure documents. Each director and executive officer of
Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder since
the date of Parent’s formation. As used in this
Section 3.7
, the term
“file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules
and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or
otherwise made available to the SEC.
(b) The
financial statements and notes contained or incorporated by reference in the
Parent SEC Reports (“
Parent
Financials
”) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’
equity, and cash flow of Parent and Merger Sub as at the respective dates of and
for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with
(i) GAAP and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-B, as applicable, and the
omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-B,
as applicable. No financial statements other than those of Parent and
Merger Sub are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial
statements of Parent.
Section 3.7
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a description of all non-audit services
performed by the Parent’s auditors for Parent and Merger Sub since the date of
such entity’s formation and the fees paid for such services; further, all such
non-audit services were approved by the Board of Directors of
Parent. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any off-balance sheet
arrangements. The Parent Financials, to the extent required for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement, comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act, Regulation S-X and the published general rules and regulations
of the SEC.
(c) Neither
Parent nor Merger Sub, or any manager, director, officer or employee of Parent
or Merger Sub has received any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
whether or not in writing, regarding the accounting or auditing practices,
procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or Merger Sub or their respective
internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or
claim that Parent or Merger Sub has engaged in questionable accounting or
auditing practices. No attorney representing Parent or Merger Sub,
whether or not employed by Parent or Merger Sub, has reported evidence of any
violation of consumer protection or securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or
similar violation by Parent or any of its officers, Directors, employees or
agents to the Board or any committee thereof or to any Director or executive
officer of Parent.
(d) Merger
Sub has never been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and
15(d) of the Exchange Act.
3.8
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
. Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved
against in the Parent Financials, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub has incurred
any liabilities or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance
sheet in accordance with GAAP that is not adequately reflected or reserved on or
provided for in the Parent Financials, other than liabilities of the type
required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have
been incurred since December 31, 2007 in the ordinary course of
business.
3.9
Compliance with
Laws
. Parent and Merger Sub are each in compliance with all
Laws applicable to them and the conduct of their respective businesses as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted following consummation of
the Merger. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub is in conflict with, or
in default or violation of, nor since April 10, 2007 have either of them
received any notice of any conflict with, or default or violation of, (A) any
applicable Law by which Parent or Merger Sub or any their respective property or
assets is bound or affected, or (B) any Parent Material Contract to which the
Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which the Parent or Merger Sub or any
property, asset or right of the Parent or Merger Sub is bound or affected,
except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that would
not reasonably be expected to be material to the Parent or Merger
Sub. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, (x) since April
10, 2007, the Parent and Merger Sub have given or made all required notices,
submissions, reports or other filings under applicable Laws and (y) all
contracts, agreements, arrangements and transactions in effect between the
Parent, Merger Sub and any affiliate are in compliance in all material respects
with the requirements of all applicable Laws. There is no pending or,
to the knowledge of Parent, threatened proceeding or investigation to which
Parent or Merger Sub is subject before any Governmental Authority or Educational
Agency regarding whether Parent or Merger Sub has violated in any material
respect any applicable Laws. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has
received notice since April 10, 2007 of any material violation of, or
noncompliance with, any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or directing
Parent or Merger Sub to take any remedial action with respect to such applicable
Law or otherwise, and no material deficiencies of Parent or Merger Sub have been
asserted by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to
possible violations of any applicable Laws. Since April 10, 2007,
Parent and Merger Sub have filed all material reports, statements, documents,
registrations, filings or submissions required to be filed with any regulatory
or Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, and all such reports,
registrations, filings and submissions are in compliance (and complied at the
relevant time) with applicable Law and no material deficiencies have been
asserted by any such Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect
to any reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings or submissions
required to be filed with respect to Parent or Merger Sub with any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency that have not been
remedied.
3.10
Regulatory Agreements;
Permits; Qualifications
.
(a) There
are no (1) written agreements, consent agreements, memoranda of understanding,
commitment letters, cease and desist orders, or similar undertakings to which
the Parent or Merger Sub is a party, on the one hand, and any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency is a party or addressee, on the other hand, (2)
Orders or directives of or supervisory letters from a Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency specifically with respect to the Parent or Merger Sub or any
property or asset owned by such party, or (3) resolutions or policies or
procedures adopted by the Parent or Merger Sub at the request of a Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency, that (A) limit in any material respect the
ability of the Parent or Merger Sub to conduct its business as currently being
conducted or (B) in any manner relate to the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to
pay dividends or otherwise materially restrict the conduct of business of the
Parent or Merger Sub in any respect.
(b) Parent
and Merger Sub hold all permits, licenses, franchises, grants, authorizations,
consents, exceptions, variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental
authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals necessary to lawfully
conduct their businesses as presently conducted and contemplated to be
conducted, and to own, lease and operate their assets and properties
(collectively, the “
Parent
Permits
”), all of which are in full force and effect, and no suspension
or cancellation of any of the Parent Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of
Parent, threatened, except where the failure of any Parent Permits to have been
in full force and effect, or the suspension or cancellation of any of the Parent
Permits, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.10(b)
of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Parent Permit. The
Parent and Merger Sub are not in violation in any material respect of the terms
of any Parent Permit.
(c) No
investigation, review or market conduct examination by any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency with respect to the Parent or Merger Sub, or any
affiliate thereof, is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, nor
does the Parent have knowledge of any Governmental Authority’s or Educational
Agency’s intention to conduct any such investigation or review.
(d) Neither
the Parent nor the Merger Sub, nor any other Person or entity that exercises
Substantial Control over the Parent or the Merger Sub, or member of such
Person’s family (as the term “
family
” is defined in 34
C.F.R. § 600.21 (f)), alone or together, (i) exercises or exercised Substantial
Control over another institution that owes a liability for a violation of a
Title IV Program requirement or (ii) owes a liability for a violation of a Title
IV Program requirement. At no time has the Parent or Merger Sub, nor
any affiliate thereof with the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of the Parent or Merger Sub, filed for relief in
bankruptcy or had entered against it an order for relief in
bankruptcy. Neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub, nor any person or
entity with a legal or beneficial interest in the Parent or the Merger Sub or
with a right to share in the profits derived from the operation of
the Parent or Merger Sub, nor any chief executive officer thereof, has pled
guilty to, has pled nolo contendere to, or has been found guilty of a crime
involving the acquisition, use or expenditure of Title IV Program funds or has
been judicially determined to have committed fraud involving Title IV Program
funds. To the knowledge of Parent, neither the Parent nor the Merger
Sub currently employs any individual or entity in a capacity that involves the
administration or receipt of funds under the Title IV Programs who or which has
been convicted of, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving
the acquisition, use or expenditure of federal, state or local government funds
or has been administratively or judicially determined to have committed fraud or
any other material violation of Law or Educational Law involving federal, state
or local government funds. To the knowledge of Parent, neither the
Parent nor the Merger Sub has contracted with any institution or third-party
servicer that has been terminated under Section 432 or 487 of the HEA for a
reason involving the acquisition, use, or expenditure of federal, state or local
government funds, or that has been administratively or judicially determined to
have committed fraud or any other material violation of Law or Educational Law
involving federal, state, or local government funds.
3.11
Absence of Certain
Changes
.
(a) Except
as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule or as consented to in writing by
Company (and excluding the Merger), since their respective dates of
incorporation, Parent and Merger Sub have conducted their respective businesses
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there has
not occurred any action that would constitute a breach of
Section 4.6
if such
action were to occur or be taken after the date of this Agreement.
(b) Since
their respective dates of incorporation, there has not been any fact, change,
effect, occurrence, event, development or state of circumstances that has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.12
Taxes and
Returns
.
(a) Parent
has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all material Tax
Returns required to be filed by it or Merger Sub (taking into account all
available extensions), which such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and
complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or
caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be
paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves
in the Parent Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP.
Section 3.12
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction where the Parent and
Merger Sub files or is required to file a Tax Return. There are no
claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings
pending against the Parent or Merger Sub in respect of any Tax, and neither the
Parent nor Merger Sub has been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or
assessments against the Parent or Merger Sub (other than, in each case, claims
or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Parent Financials have been
established in accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in
amount). There are no material Encumbrances with respect to any Taxes
upon any of the Parent’s or Merger Sub’s assets, other than (i) Taxes, the
payment of which is not yet due, or (ii) Taxes or charges being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in the
Parent Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub has any outstanding waivers
or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material
amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by the Parent or
Merger Sub for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or
within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.
(b) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or
a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the
Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a
member of the consolidated group of which the Parent is the common parent
corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment
under Section 355 of the Code (i) within the two-year period ending on the date
hereof or (ii) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a
“plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e)
of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.
(c) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub is or (i) has been at any time within the five-year
period ending on the date hereof a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and (ii) has
ever been a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of
corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Parent is or
was the common parent corporation.
(d) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has made any change in accounting method or received a
ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing authority.
(e) The
Parent is not a party to any contract, agreement, plan or arrangement that,
individually or collectively, could reasonably be expected to give rise to the
payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G or
162(m) of the Code.
(f) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub participated in, or sold, distributed or otherwise
promoted, any “reportable transaction,” as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4.
(g) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub has taken any action that would reasonably be expected
to give rise to (i) a “deferred intercompany transaction” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an “excess loss account” within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, or (ii) the recognition of a
deferred intercompany transaction.
(h) Since
December 31, 2008, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub have (i) changed any Tax
accounting methods, policies or procedures except as required by a change in
Law, (ii) made, revoked, or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any
amended Tax Returns or claim for refund, or (iv) entered into any closing
agreement affecting or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax
liability or refund.
3.13
Restrictions on Business
Activities
. There is no agreement or Order binding upon the
Parent or Merger Sub which has or could reasonably be expected to have the
effect of prohibiting, preventing, restricting or impairing in any respect any
business practice of the Parent or Merger Sub as their businesses are currently
conducted, any acquisition of property by the Parent or Merger Sub, the conduct
of business by the Parent or Merger Sub as currently conducted, or restricting
in any material respect the ability of the Parent or Merger Sub from engaging in
business as currently conducted or from competing with other
parties.
3.14
Employee Benefit
Plans
. Parent does not maintain, and has no liability under,
any Benefit Plan, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus
or otherwise) becoming due to any director or employee of Parent, or (ii) result
in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits.
3.15
Employee
Matters
. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has ever had any
current or former employees.
3.16
Material
Contracts
.
(a) Except
as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof or in the
Prospectus, or on Schedule 3.16 hereto, there are no contracts, agreements,
leases, mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds, liens, license, permit, franchise,
purchase orders, sales orders or other understandings, commitments or
obligations (including without limitation outstanding offers or proposals) of
any kind, whether written or oral, to which Parent is a party or by or to which
any of the properties or assets of Parent may be bound, subject or affected,
which either (i) creates or imposes a liability greater than $50,000, or (ii)
may not be cancelled by Parent on less than 60 days’ prior notice (the “
Parent Material
Contracts
”). All Parent Material Contracts have been made
available to the Company, and are set forth in
Section 3.16(a)
of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule other than those that are exhibits to the Parent
SEC Reports.
(b) With
respect to each Parent Material Contract: (i) the Parent Material Contract was
entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the
Parent Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all
material respects against the Parent or the Merger Sub and, to the Parent’s
knowledge, the other party thereto, and in full force and effect (except as such
enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (iii) neither
Parent nor Merger Sub is in breach or default in any material respect, and no
event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both
would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or Merger Sub, or permit
termination or acceleration by the other party, under the Parent Material
Contract; and (iv) to the Parent’s knowledge, no other party to the Parent
Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event
has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would
constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination
or acceleration by Parent or Merger Sub, under any Parent Material
Contract.
3.17
Litigation
. There
is no Action pending before any arbitrator, agency, court or tribunal, foreign
or domestic, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, Merger
Sub, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective properties,
rights or assets or, any of their respective officers, directors, partners,
managers or members (in their capacities as such). There is no Order
against Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties, rights or assets or any of their respective officers,
directors, partners, managers or members (in their capacities as
such). There is no material Action that Parent or Merger Sub has
pending against other parties.
3.18
Transactions with
Affiliates
.
Section 3.18
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the
contracts or arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement
under which there are any existing or future liabilities or obligations between
Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, any (i) director,
officer, employee or affiliate of either Parent or Merger Sub, or any family
member of any of the foregoing, or (ii) record or beneficial owner of more than
5% of the Parent’s outstanding Common Stock as of the date hereof (each, a
“
Parent
Affiliate
Transaction
”).
3.19
Investment Company
Act
. Parent is not an “investment company” or a person
directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment
company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
3.20
Books and
Records
. All of the books and records of the Parent and Merger
Sub are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained
in the ordinary course and in accordance with applicable Laws and standard
industry practices with regard to the maintenance of such books and
records. The records, systems, controls, data and information of
Parent and Merger Sub are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control
of the Parent or its accountants (including all means of access thereto and
therefrom).
3.22
Information
Supplied
. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) any
Current Report on Form 8-K or any other report, form, registration, or other
filing made with any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby or (b) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first
mailed to Parent’s stockholders or at the time of the Special Meeting, 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. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all
material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder, except that no representation is made by Parent with
respect to statements made or incorporated by reference therein based solely on
information supplied by the Company in writing for inclusion or incorporation by
reference in the Proxy Statement. None of the information supplied or
to be supplied by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement
shall, at the time such document is filed, at the time amended or supplemented,
or at the time the Proxy Statement is declared effective by the SEC, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all
material respects with the provisions of the Securities
Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no representation,
warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by the Company
which is contained in the Proxy Statement.
3.23
Disclaimer
. Parent
and Merger Sub each acknowledge and agree that, other than to the extent set
forth in, or otherwise relied on for use in, the Proxy Statement, neither the
Company nor any other person is making any representations or warranties in
connection with, or will have or be subject to any claim, liability, or
indemnification obligation (under Section 5.3 hereof or otherwise) to Parent,
Merger Sub or any other person resulting from, any projections, forecasts, or
any other information made available to Parent or Merger Sub in certain data
rooms or in management presentations (formal or informal) or in any other manner
prior to the execution of this Agreement, unless any such information is
expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in Article II
hereof.
3.24
Trust
Fund
.
(a) Parent
has, and since December 5, 2007, Parent has had, at least $49,589,984 in a trust
fund established by Parent for the benefit of its public stockholders (the
“
Trust Fund
”), invested
in U.S. government securities in a trust account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(the “
Trust Account
”),
held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “
Trustee
”) pursuant to the
Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2007,
between Parent and Trustee (the “
Trust
Agreement
”). Upon consummation of the Merger and notice
thereof to the Trustee and disbursement from the Trust Account by the Trustee,
the Trust Account will terminate and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to
release as promptly as practicable to Parent the Trust Fund held in the Trust
Account and, after deducting any funds paid to stockholders of Parent holding
shares of Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering who shall have
voted against the Merger and demanded that Parent convert their shares of Common
Stock into cash pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and payment of (1)
any taxes then due and owing, (2) any deferred underwriting compensation to
Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and (3) any fees and expenses payable to the
Parent’s attorneys, accountants and other advisors, such Trust Fund will be free
of any Encumbrances whatsoever, and will be available for use in the businesses
of Parent and the Company.
(b) As
of the Effective Time, those obligations of Parent to dissolve or liquidate
within a specified time period as contained in the Certificate of Incorporation
will terminate, and effective as of the Effective Time, Parent shall have no
obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Parent by reason
of the consummation of the Merger, and following the Effective Time no Parent
stockholder shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account
except to the extent such stockholder votes against the approval of this
Agreement and demands, contemporaneous with such vote, that Parent convert such
stockholder’s shares of Common Stock into cash pursuant to the Certificate of
Incorporation.
3.25
Intellectual
Property
. Parent and Merger Sub do not own, license or
otherwise have any right, title or interest in any Intellectual
Property.
3.26
Real
Property
. Other than as set forth in public filings of Parent
made with the SEC, Parent and Merger Sub do not own or lease any real property,
and have no commitments or obligations to purchase or lease real property either
prior to or after the Effective Time.
3.27
Environmental
Matters
. Except for such matters that are not reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Parent and Merger Sub: (i) have, to
the knowledge of Parent, complied with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii)
have not received any notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information
alleging that Parent or Merger Sub may be in violation of or liable under any
Environmental Law; and (iii) are not subject to any Order or other arrangement
with any Governmental Authority or subject to any indemnity or other agreement
with any third party relating to Liability under any Environmental
Law.
3.28
Insurance
. Set
forth on
Schedule
3.28
is a complete list of all liability insurance coverage maintained by
Parent and Merger Sub which coverage is in full force and effect.
3.29
Bankruptcy
. Neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has: (i) commenced a voluntary case, or had entered
against it a petition, for relief under the federal bankruptcy code or any
similar petition, order or decree under any federal or state law or statute
relative to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; (ii) caused,
suffered or consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, administrator,
conservator, liquidator or similar official in any federal, state or foreign
judicial or non judicial proceedings, to hold, administer and/or liquidate all
or substantially all of its property; or (iii) made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors.
3.30
Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board Quotation
. The Common Stock, Units and the Warrants are
quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. There is no Action
pending, or to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened against Parent by NASDAQ or
FINRA with respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate
the quotation of the Common Stock or the Warrants.
3.31
Registration of the Common
Stock and the Warrants
. The Common Stock, Units and the
Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and
Parent has taken no action designed to, or which is likely to have the effect
of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock, Units and the Warrants
under the Exchange Act nor has Parent received any notification that the SEC is
contemplating terminating such registration. Parent is, and has no
reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in
compliance with all such registration requirements.
3.32
Application of Takeover
Protections
. Parent and its Board of Directors have taken all
necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share
acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under
a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Parent
Organizational Documents (or similar charter documents) that is or could become
applicable to the Company Stockholders as a result of the Merger, including
without limitation as a result of the Parent’s issuance of the Class A
Stock.
COVENANTS
(a) Unless
Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective
Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on
Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) the Company shall conduct
its business, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (ii) the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts consistent with the foregoing to preserve intact, in all
material respects, its business organization, to keep available the services of
its managers, directors, officers, key employees and consultants, to maintain,
in all material respects, existing relationships with all Persons with whom it
does significant business, and to preserve the possession, control and condition
of its assets.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), except as set forth on
Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date
of this Agreement to the Effective Time, other than as contemplated hereby and
in the Proxy Statement, the Company will not (except as specifically
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement), without the prior written consent
of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld):
(i)
amend, waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Certificate, bylaws, or
other organizational documents or enter into any stockholder, partnership or
other agreement;
(ii)
authorize for redemption or issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge,
dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any Equity
Interest, any shares of capital stock or other securities or other equity
interests or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any
kind to acquire or sell Equity Interests, any shares of capital stock or other
securities or other equity interests, including any securities convertible into
or exchangeable for Equity Interests;
(iii) split,
combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its Equity Interests or issue any
other securities in respect thereof, or declare, pay or set aside any
distribution or other dividend (whether in cash, equity or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its Equity Interests, or directly or
indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its
Equity Interests; provided, however, the Company may declare, pay or set aside
any distributions in an amount equal to the Company’s accrual for Taxes as
computed consistently with past practices and presented on the Company
Financials dated May 31, 2009, in which case the Company shall notify Parent
within seven (7) days of such distributions;
(iv) incur,
create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness
(directly, contingently or otherwise), make a loan or advance to or investment
in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any indebtedness, liability or
obligation of any Person, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(v) increase
the wages, salaries or compensation of any of its current or former consultants,
officers, managers, directors or employees by more than five percent (5%), or
increase bonuses for the foregoing individuals for fiscal year 2009 in an
aggregate amount greater than 120% of the amounts paid to such individuals in
fiscal year 2008, or increase other benefits of any of the foregoing
individuals, or enter into, establish, amend or terminate any Company Benefit
Plan or any other employment, consulting, retention, change in control,
collective bargaining, bonus or other incentive compensation, profit sharing,
health or other welfare, stock option or other equity or equity-related,
pension, retirement, consulting, vacation, severance, separation, termination,
deferred compensation, fringe, perquisite or other compensation or benefit plan,
policy, program, agreement, trust, fund or other arrangement with, for or in
respect of any current or former consultant, officer, manager, director or
employee, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice (but in no event to exceed $100,000) or other than as
required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plan
or Company Material Contract in effect on the date of this
Agreement;
(vi) make
or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action,
suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy
relating to Taxes, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies
or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or
GAAP;
(vii) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (but in no
event in an amount in excess of $100,000), transfer or license to any Person or
otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to
preserve any of the Company Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual
Property, other than nonexclusive licenses, or disclose to any Person who has
not entered into a confidentiality agreement any material trade
secrets;
(viii) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, terminate
or waive or assign any material right under any Company Material Contract or
enter into any contract (A) involving amounts potentially exceeding $250,000,
(B) that would be a Company Material Contract or (C) with a term longer than one
year that cannot be terminated without payment of a material penalty and upon
notice of 60 days or less (in the event any such contract is entered into,
Company will, within seven (7) days of execution of same, provide a fully
executed copy thereof to Parent);
(ix) establish
any subsidiary or enter into any new line of business outside the education
industry;
(x)
make aggregate capital expenditures in excess of $3,200,000;
(xi) fail
to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xii) fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or
replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to the
assets, operations and activities of the Company in an amount and scope of
coverage as are currently in effect;
(xiii) other
than as required to be in compliance with SEC rules and regulations or with
GAAP, or as approved by the Company’s outside auditors, revalue any of its
material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or
practices;
(xiv) waive,
release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (including any third-party
Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Merger), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or
compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the
imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the
Company) not in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, or
otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, unless
such amount has been reserved in the Company Financial Statements;
(xv) close
or materially reduce the Company’s activities;
(xvi) acquire,
including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other
form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, other business organization or any division thereof, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (but in no event in an
amount in excess of $100,000);
(xvii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(xviii) voluntarily
incur any material liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(xix) sell,
lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or
encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material
portion of its properties, assets or rights, other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice (but in no event in an amount in
excess of $100,000);
(xx) enter
into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of
the Equity Interests;
(xxi) take
any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or impair the obtaining of
any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency to
be obtained in connection with this Agreement;
(xxii)
enter into any material contract or otherwise take any material action with
respect to (A) any real estate transaction or (B) the opening or construction of
any additional facilities or locations;
(xxiii) enter
into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with
their terms) any Company Affiliate Transaction; or
(xxiv) authorize
or agree orally or in writing to do any of the foregoing actions.
(a) Between
the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, each Party shall give, and
shall direct its accountants and legal counsel to give, the other Party and its
Representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable intervals and notice,
access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties,
contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records of or pertaining to such
Party and its subsidiaries (including Tax Returns, internal work papers, client
files, client contracts and director service agreements) and such financial and
operating data and other information, all of the foregoing as the requesting
Party or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding such Party’s
business, assets, liabilities, employees and other aspects (including unaudited
quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet
and income statement, in the form such financial statements have been delivered
to the other Party prior to the date hereof) and instruct such Party’s
Representatives to cooperate with the requesting Party in its investigation
(including by reading available independent public accountant’s work papers) and
to provide a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed or
received pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws;
provided
that the
requesting Party shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to
interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Party providing
such information.
(b) All
information obtained by the Company, on the one hand, and Parent or Merger Sub,
on the other hand, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in
accordance with and subject to the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of
April 13, 2009, between Parent and the Company (the “
Confidentiality
Agreement
”).
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, “
Acquisition
Proposal
” means (other than
the Merger) any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in
making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group, at any time relating to a
merger, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, asset sale, share
exchange, business combination or similar transaction, including any single or
multi-step transaction or series of related transactions involving the Company,
Parent or Merger Sub on the one hand and any third party on the other hand or
acquisition or purchase of assets of or by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub
representing 50% or more of such Person’s assets or business. Without
limiting the foregoing, the term Acquisition Proposal includes any inquiry,
proposal or offer by Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company or any indication of
interest in making an offer or proposal by Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company to
any third-party at any time relating to a merger, reorganization,
recapitalization, consolidation, asset sale, share exchange, business
combination or similar transaction, including any single or multi-step
transaction or series of related transactions with Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or any of their respective affiliates.
(b) In
order to induce the Company and the Parent to continue to commit to expend
management time and financial resources in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated hereby, from the date hereof until November 30, 2009, neither the
Company nor the Parent or Merger Sub shall (unless otherwise required by
applicable Law), directly or indirectly, and shall not, directly or indirectly,
authorize or permit any officer, manager, director, employee, accountant,
consultant, legal counsel, financial advisor, agent or other representative of
such Person (collectively, the “
Representatives
”) to: (i)
solicit, encourage, assist, initiate or facilitate the making, submission or
announcement of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any non-public
information regarding the Company, the Parent, Merger Sub or the Merger to any
Person or group (other than a Party to this Agreement or their Representatives)
in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage,
participate in or continue discussions or negotiations with any Person or group
with respect to, or which could be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal,
(iv) withdraw, modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or
qualify, in a manner adverse to the Company or Parent, the approval of this
Agreement or the Merger or the recommendation by the Board of Directors of the
Company or Parent that its respective shareholders adopt this Agreement, (v)
approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, endorse or
recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (vi) discuss, negotiate or enter into any
letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar
agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal, or (vii) release any third party
from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality agreement to which the
Company or Parent or Merger Sub is a party (except as may be permitted pursuant
to the Confidentiality Agreement). Without limiting the foregoing,
each Party agrees it shall be responsible for the actions of its Representatives
that would constitute a violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section
4.3 if done by such Party. Each Party shall promptly inform its
Representatives of the obligations undertaken in this Section 4.3.
(c) Each
Party shall notify the other Party hereto promptly (and in any event within 48
hours) orally and in writing of the receipt by such Party or any of its
Representatives of: (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests
for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or
constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or
offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations
that could be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) any request
for non-public information relating to such Party, specifying in each case the
material terms and conditions thereof (including a copy thereof if in writing)
and the identity of the party making such inquiry, proposal, offer or request
for information. Each Party shall keep the other Party hereto
promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or
requests for information. From and after the date of this Agreement,
each Party shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations,
discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal and shall direct, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause,
its Representatives to cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions
or negotiations.
4.4
Takeover
Laws
. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
if any “fair price”, “business combination”, “moratorium”, “control share
acquisition” or similar anti-takeover Law (collectively, “
Takeover Law
”) may become, or
may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Company and the members of its Board, or the Parent and the
members of its Board of Directors, as applicable, will grant such approvals and
take such actions as are necessary so the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement may be consummated promptly on the terms and conditions contemplated
hereby and otherwise act to eliminate the effect of any Takeover Law on any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.6
Conduct of Business of
Parent
.
(a) Unless
the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement: (i) Parent and Merger Sub shall conduct their respective business in,
and shall not take any action other than in, the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to continue to maintain, in all material respects, their
respective assets, properties, rights and operations in accordance with present
practice in a condition suitable for their current use, and (iii) Parent and
Merger Sub shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the
foregoing to conduct the business of Parent and Merger Sub in compliance with
applicable Laws in all material respects, including without limitation the
timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the SEC required to
be filed with the SEC by Parent pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and to preserve intact the business organization of
Parent.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), during the period from the
date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub will
(except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement), without the prior
written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld):
(i)
authorize for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge,
dispose of or propose to issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any shares of,
or any options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to
acquire or sell Common Stock (including upon exercise of any outstanding option,
warrant or similar right to acquire such Common Stock), Class A Stock, any other
shares of capital stock or other securities or equity interests, including any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or equity interest
of any class and any other equity-based awards or alter in any way its
outstanding securities or make any changes in outstanding shares of capital
stock or its capitalization, whether by means of a reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split or combination, exchange or readjustment of
shares, stock dividend or otherwise or agree to register under the Securities
Act any capital stock of Parent or Merger Sub, except as contemplated in the
Proxy Statement;
(ii) declare,
pay or set aside any dividend;
(iii) incur,
create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness
(directly, contingently or otherwise), make a loan or advance to or investment
in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any indebtedness, liability or
obligation of any Person or subject any of its assets, properties or rights, or
any part thereof to any Encumbrances or other limitation or
restriction;
(iv) make
any change in any Parent Organizational Documents or any Merger Sub
Organizational Documents;
(v) redeem,
retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of the
capital stock, membership interests or other ownership interests of Parent or
Merger Sub, unless Parent determines, in its sole discretion, to purchase Common
Stock prior to the date of the Special Meeting;
(vi) except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, acquire, lease
or sublease any material tangible assets, raw material or properties (including
real property);
(vii) enter
into any Benefit Plan or any employment, severance, or change of control
agreement;
(viii) make
capital expenditures in excess of $50,000, or commit to make capital
expenditures for any period following the Effective Time;
(ix) make
or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action,
suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy
relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any
change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as
required by applicable Law or GAAP;
(x) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as
contemplated hereunder, or for legal, accounting, fairness opinion and other
fees to be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder,
terminate or waive or assign any material right under any Parent Material
Contract or enter into any contract (A) involving amounts potentially exceeding
$25,000, (B) that would be a Parent Material Contract or (C) with a term longer
than one year that cannot be terminated without payment of a material penalty
and upon notice of 60 days or less (in the event any such contract is entered
into, Parent will, within seven (7) days of execution of same provide a fully
executed copy thereof to Company);
(xi)
fail to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xii) establish
any subsidiary (other than as contemplated hereby) or enter into any new line of
business;
(xiii) fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or
replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to the
assets, operations and activities of the Parent and Merger Sub in an amount and
scope of coverage as are currently in effect;
(xiv) revalue
any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles
or practices, except as required by GAAP and approved by the Parent’s outside
auditors;
(xv) waive,
release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (including any third-party
Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Merger), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or
compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the
imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Parent
or Merger Sub) not in excess of $50,000 individually or in the aggregate, or
otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, unless
such amount has been reserved in the Parent financial statements included in the
Parent SEC Reports;
(xvi) acquire,
including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other
form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material
amount of assets;
(xvii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(xviii) voluntarily
incur any material liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(xix) sell,
lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or
encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material
portion of its properties, assets or rights;
(xx) take
any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or impair the obtaining of
any Consents of any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency to be obtained
in connection with this Agreement;
(xxi)
enter into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance
with their terms) any Parent Affiliate Transaction;
(xxii)
enter
into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of
the Class A Stock or the capital equity of the Merger Sub; or
(xxiii)
authorize
or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.
4.7
Market Standoff
Agreement
. Prior to the Closing, none of the Company or any
officer, director, stockholder or affiliate of the Company shall sell, make any
short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose
of any securities of Parent without the prior written consent of
Parent.
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1
Notification of Certain
Matters
. Each of Parent and the Company shall give prompt
notice to the other (and, if in writing, furnish copies of) if any of the
following occurs after the date of this Agreement: (i) there has been a material
failure on the part of the Party providing the notice to comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
hereunder; (ii) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any
third party alleging that the Consent of such third party is or may be required
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (including
the Merger or as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby) or any
non-compliance with any Law or Educational Law; (iii) receipt of any notice or
other communication from any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
Merger or as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby); (iv) the
discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or non-occurrence
of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would reasonably be
expected to cause or result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VI not being satisfied or the satisfaction of those conditions being
materially delayed; or (v) the commencement or threat, in writing, of any
Action against any Party or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective
properties or assets, or, to the knowledge of the Company or Parent, as
applicable, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his or her
capacity as such, of the Company or Parent, as applicable, or any of their
affiliates with respect to the consummation of the Merger. No such
notice to any Party shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the
Party providing notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to Closing
or to the consummation of the Merger have been satisfied or in determining
whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in
this Agreement have been breached.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with
the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable
Laws and regulations to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Proxy Statement (including the receipt of
all Requisite Regulatory Approvals, and the satisfaction, but not the waiver, of
the Closing conditions set forth in Article VI), and to comply promptly with all
requirements of Governmental Authorities and Educational Agencies applicable to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company will cooperate with each other and will take all
commercially reasonable steps, and proceed diligently and in good faith:
(i) to submit any necessary filings, amendments or revisions to any
required Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (ii) promptly to submit and make other applications, notices
and submissions (or amendments to any of the foregoing previously submitted)
with any Educational Agencies which must be filed in order for the Company and
the Company School to obtain (A) all approvals and permits which must be
obtained from such Educational Agencies prior to the Closing, as required, in
order for the Company and the Company School to: (1) operate as they are
currently operated and currently intended by the Company to be operated
following the Closing, and (2) participate in the Student Financial Assistance
Programs under the ownership of the Surviving Company (collectively, the “
Pre-Closing Education
Consents
”, identified as such in
Schedule 5.2(A)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule), and (B) all approvals and permits which
must be obtained from such Educational Agencies after the Closing in order for
the Company and the Company School to (1) operate as they are currently operated
and currently intended by the Company to be operated following the Closing and
(2) participate in the Student Financial Assistance Programs under the
ownership of the Surviving Company (collectively, the “
Post-Closing Education
Consents
”, identified as such in
Schedule 5.2(B)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule); provided, however, that the Company shall not
file any application, notice or other submission to any Educational Agency
without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such
application, notice or other submission and without obtaining the consent of
Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided,
further, however, that the Company shall be solely responsible for the
submission of all such applications, notices and submissions, subject only to
the right of Parent to review and consent to such applications, notices and
submissions as provided for in this Section 5.2(b). All such filings
related to the Pre-Closing Education Consents shall be made, if not already
made, as promptly as practicable (but no later than 30 days after the date of
this Agreement) and the Parent shall supply as promptly as reasonably
practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be
requested by the Company or any Educational Agency in connection with the
Pre-Closing Education Consents and Post-Closing Education Consents.
(c) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the Parties contained in
Section 5.2(a) and (b): (i) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date
of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate in all respects with
each other and use (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to use) their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with Educational
Agencies, requests for approval of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Merger) and shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to have such Educational Agencies approve the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and (ii) each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and
the Company, on the other hand, shall give prompt written notice if such Party
receives any notice from such Educational Agencies in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, in the case of any such
written notice, shall promptly furnish the other Party with a copy
thereof. If any Educational Agency requires that a hearing or meeting
be held in connection with its approval of the transactions contemplated hereby,
whether prior to the Closing or after the Closing, each Party shall arrange for
representatives to be present for such hearing or meeting.
(d) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the Parties contained in
Sections 5.2(a), (b) and (c), if any objections are asserted with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby under any applicable Law or Educational Law or
if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable
Governmental Authority, Educational Agency or any private party challenging any
of the transactions contemplated hereby as violative of any applicable Law or
Educational Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or
materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
Parent and the Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in order to resolve such
objections or suits which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be
expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).
(e) In
the event any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or
threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority, Educational Agency or
private party challenging the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by
this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, Parent and the
Company shall cooperate in all respects with each other and use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or
proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree,
judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement
shall obligate Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective
affiliates to take any action or commit to take any action, or consent or agree
to any condition, restriction or undertaking requested or imposed by any
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, whether in connection with
obtaining any Requisite Regulatory Approval or otherwise, if, in the good faith
determination of Parent or the Company, respectively, such action, condition,
restriction or undertaking, individually or in the aggregate, with all other
such actions, conditions, restrictions or undertakings, would materially
adversely affect the benefits, taken as a whole, that Parent or Company
reasonably expects to derive from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (a “
Burdensome
Condition
”); including, without limitation, (i) any requirement that
Parent, the Company, the Surviving Company or any of its or their subsidiaries
(A) provide or commit to provide additional capital to the Surviving Company and
the Company, (B) provide any maintenance, guarantee, keep-well or similar
agreements or commitments that are more burdensome than currently required of
the Company by such Governmental Authority or Educational Agency,
(C) provide an irrevocable letter of credit or other surety in an amount
greater than $10,000,000, as a condition of such Educational Agency issuing any
Requisite Regulatory Approval, or (D) provide a guaranty or assume joint and
several liability for any outstanding or future Title IV Program liabilities of
the Company School; (ii) any restriction by any Educational Agency on the
Company’s or the Company School’s ability to add new educational programs, to
modify existing educational programs, to add new locations or branches or to
increase student enrollments after the Closing; or (iii) any requirement by the
Higher Learning Commission that the Company School’s accreditation status be
returned to candidacy status.
(g) Prior
to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any Consents of third parties with respect to any
contracts to which they are a party as may be necessary or appropriate for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or required by the terms of
any contract as a result of the execution, performance or consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).
(h) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor the Company shall be
required to agree to any term, condition or modification with respect to
obtaining any Consents in connection with the Merger or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would result in, or would be
reasonably likely to result in: (i) a Material Adverse Effect of either Party,
(ii) Parent, Merger Sub or the Company having to cease, sell or otherwise
dispose of any assets or business (including the requirement that any such
assets or business be held separate), or (iii) a Burdensome
Condition.
(a)
Indemnification by the
Company
. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing
Date, but only in the event Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of Parent and Merger
Sub, their affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns, and
their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “
Parent Indemnified Party
”)
from and against any liabilities, claims (including claims by third parties),
demands, judgments, losses, costs, damages or expenses whatsoever (including
reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and other professional fees and
disbursements of every kind, nature and description) (collectively, “
Damages
”) such Parent
Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer or incur and that result from, arise out
of or relate to any fraud committed by the willful breach of this Agreement by
the Company occurring prior to termination of this Agreement.
(b)
Indemnification by
Parent
. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing
Date, but only in the event the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1, each of Parent and Merger Sub shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its affiliates and each of its successors and assigns, and its
officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “
Company Indemnified Party
”)
from and against any Damages such Company Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer
or incur and that result from, arise out of or relate to any fraud committed by
the willful breach of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub occurring prior to
the termination of this Agreement.
(c)
Indemnification
Procedures
. A Person seeking indemnification under this
Section 5.3 (the “
Indemnitee
”) must give timely
written notice to the Person from whom indemnification is sought (the “
Indemnitor
”) as soon as
practical after the Indemnitee becomes aware of any condition or event that
gives rise to Damages for which indemnification is sought under this Section
5.3. The failure of the Indemnitee to give timely notice shall not
affect the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification hereunder except to the extent
the Indemnitor demonstrates it was materially prejudiced by such
failure. In the event a claim or demand is made by a party against an
Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Indemnitor of such claim or
demand, specifying the nature and the amount of the Damages (the “
Claim Notice
”). The
Indemnitor shall notify the Indemnitee within twenty (20) days after receipt of
the Claim Notice whether the Indemnitor will undertake, conduct and control,
through counsel of its own choosing (subject to the consent of Indemnitee, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being agreed that each of
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett,
P.A. are hereby deemed approved by each of the Parties) and at its expense, the
settlement or defense thereof, and Indemnitee shall cooperate with Indemnitor in
connection therewith, provided that if Indemnitor undertakes such defense: (i)
Indemnitor shall not thereby permit to exist any Encumbrance or other adverse
charge upon any asset of Indemnitee or settle such action without first
obtaining the consent of Indemnitee, except for settlements solely covering
monetary matters for which Indemnitor has acknowledged responsibility for
payment; (ii) Indemnitor shall permit Indemnitee (at Indemnitee’s sole cost and
expense) to participate in such settlement or defense through counsel chosen by
Indemnitee; and (iii) Indemnitor shall agree promptly to reimburse Indemnitee
for the full amount of any Damages resulting from such claim, except for those
costs expressly assumed by the Indemnitee hereunder. The Indemnitee
agrees to preserve and provide access to all evidence that may be useful in
defending against such claim and to provide reasonable cooperation in the
defense thereof or in the prosecution of any action against a third party in
connection therewith. The Indemnitor’s defense of any claim or demand
shall not constitute an admission or concession of liability therefor or
otherwise operate in derogation of any rights Indemnitor may have against
Indemnitee or any third party. So long as Indemnitor is reasonably
contesting any such claim in good faith, Indemnitee shall not pay or settle any
such claim. If Indemnitor does not notify Indemnitee within twenty
(20) days after receipt of Indemnitee’s Claim Notice that it elects to undertake
the defense thereof, Indemnitee shall have the right to contest the claim in the
exercise of its exclusive, reasonable discretion at the expense of the
Indemnitor (provided the Indemnitor shall not be required to pay Indemnitee's
expenses for the defense, settlement or compromise of claims which are not
covered by Indemnitor’s obligations under this Section 5.3 or which Indemnitor
has not consented to).
(d)
Insurance
Effect
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any
Damages that are subject to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement are
covered by insurance, the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the maximum recovery under such insurance. If the
Indemnitee receives payment from the Indemnitor for indemnification under this
Section 5.3 and later receives proceeds from insurance or other amounts in
respect of such Damages, then it shall hold such proceeds or other amounts in
trust for the benefit of the Indemnitor and shall pay to the Indemnitor, as
promptly as practicable after receipt, a sum equal to the amount of the proceeds
or other amount received, up to the aggregate amount of any payments received
from the Indemnitor pursuant to this Agreement in respect of such
Damages.
(e)
Exclusive
Remedy
. The rights of any Parent Indemnified Party or Company
Indemnified Party for indemnification relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be strictly limited to those contained in
this Section 5.3, and, except as specifically set forth in Section 9.10, such
indemnification rights and the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of such Parent Indemnified
Party or Company Indemnified Party, as applicable, with respect to this
Agreement or any matter arising under or in connection with this
Agreement. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, the
Parent Indemnified Parties and the Company Indemnified Parties hereby waive all
other rights and remedies, and release all claims against each other, with
respect to this Agreement or any matter arising under or in connection with this
Agreement, whether under any applicable Law, at common law or
otherwise.
(f)
Limitations on
Indemnification
. The Parties’ rights to indemnification
hereunder are subject to the following limitations:
(i) Any
claim for indemnification hereunder may not be pursued and is hereby released by
the Parties and irrevocably waived upon and after the Closing Date.
(ii) Parent
and Merger Sub may not seek indemnification from the Company Stockholders and
may only seek indemnification hereunder against the Company.
(iii) The
Company may not seek indemnification against the Trust Fund and may only seek
indemnification hereunder against Parent.
(iv) Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the Company and its stockholders
hereby irrevocably waive in perpetuity any and all claims for indemnification
hereunder against all other entities controlled by Parent or its officers and
directors.
5.5
Public
Filings
. Parent shall make all necessary filings with respect
to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act and applicable “blue sky” laws and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including filing a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant
to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement. Parent
will promptly advise the Company when any supplement or amendment to the Proxy
Statement has been filed, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy
Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto, or requests by the SEC for
additional information. No filing with respect to the Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby, and no amendment or supplement to such
filings shall be made without the prior written approval of the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any
information relating to Parent or the Company, or any of their respective
affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or the Company
that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement,
so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party
which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party hereto
and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be
promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to
the stockholders of the Parent.
5.6
Reservation of
Stock
. Parent hereby agrees there shall be, or Parent shall
cause to be, reserved for issuance and delivery such number of shares of Common
Stock as shall be required for issuance and delivery of the Merger
Consideration, and for conversion of the Class A Stock into Common
Stock. Parent covenants it will authorize or cause to be authorized
such number of shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock as shall be sufficient
to issue the Merger Consideration and as will be needed for the conversion of
the Class A Stock, and exercise of the Warrants, for Common Stock.
5.7
Special Meeting;
Proxy
. As promptly as practicable following the execution of
this Agreement, Parent, acting through its board of directors, shall, in
accordance with applicable Law:
(a) duly
call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of its stockholders
(the “
Special Meeting
”)
for the purposes of considering and taking action upon: (i) an amendment to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized
number of shares of Common Stock to 50,000,000 shares, (ii) an amendment to the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the name of Parent
to “NAU Holdings, Inc.” and for all such other changes as required in connection
with the Merger, (iii) an amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to provide for the elimination of certain special purpose
acquisition company provisions therein, to provide for the perpetual existence
of the Parent and to remove any staggered or classified board provisions, (iv)
approval of the Merger, including the issuance of the Merger Consideration, (v)
the creation of the Class A Stock and (vi) the authorization and establishment
by Parent of an incentive option plan for the grant of up to 5% of the Common
Stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date (the “
Incentive Option Plan
”) for
the directors, employees and consultants of Parent, the Company and their
respective affiliates (collectively, the “
Proxy
Matters
”). Parent shall: (x) use commercially reasonable
efforts to solicit the approvals required by the stockholders of Parent and (y)
include in the Proxy Statement (A) the board of directors’ recommendation to the
stockholders of Parent that they vote in favor of all Proxy Matters and (B) all
other requests or approvals necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent
may adjourn or postpone the Special Meeting as and to the extent required by
applicable Law. Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts
to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its stockholders as promptly as
practicable after the Proxy Statement is declared effective by the
SEC. The Company shall cooperate and assist Parent and its counsel in
preparing the Proxy Statement and acknowledges that a substantial portion of the
Proxy Statement shall include disclosure regarding the Company and its
management, operations and financial condition. The Company shall
make its managers, directors, officers, employees and consultants available to
Parent and its counsel in connection with the drafting of the Proxy Statement
and responding in a timely manner to comments from the SEC. Prior to
the filing of the Proxy Statement with the SEC and each amendment thereto, the
Company shall confirm in writing to Parent and its counsel that it has reviewed
the Proxy Statement (and each amendment thereto) and approved any information
provided by the Company and the Company Stockholders. If, prior to
the Effective Time, any event occurs with respect to the Company, or any change
occurs with respect to other information supplied by the Company or inclusion in
the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly notify Parent of such event, and
the Company and Parent shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any
necessary amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and, as required by
Law, in disseminating the information contained in such amendment or supplement
to Parent’s stockholders; and
(b) promptly
transmit any amendment or supplement to its stockholders, if at any time prior
to the Special Meeting there shall be discovered any information that should be
set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement.
5.9
Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing
. If required pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, as
promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company
shall each prepare and file the notification required of it thereunder in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall
promptly and in good faith respond to all information requested of it by the
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in connection with such
notification and otherwise cooperate in good faith with each other and such
Governmental Authorities. Parent and the Company shall (a) promptly
inform the other of any communication to or from the Federal Trade Commission,
the Department of Justice or any other Governmental Authority regarding the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) give the other prompt notice of
the commencement of any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority with respect to such
transactions and (c) keep the other reasonably informed as to the status of any
such action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
investigation. Parent shall be responsible for all fees and expenses
relating to such filing.
5.10
Use and Disbursement of
Trust Fund
. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to maximize the amount remaining in the Trust Fund at Closing, which amount
shall be no less than $22,166,290.00 after payment in full of any taxes then due
and owing, the deferred underwriting fee owed to Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc.,
any fees and expenses payable to the Parent’s investment bankers, attorneys,
accountants and other advisors, any amounts paid or payable to Parent
stockholders, warrant holders or unit holders for repurchase, redemption or
conversion of their Common Stock or Units or repurchase of their Warrants, and
any other of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s unpaid costs, fees and expenses associated
with this Agreement, the Proxy Statement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby.
5.11
Tax
Treatment
. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify as a
“reorganization” under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code and will not
take any action inconsistent with the Merger qualifying as a reorganization
under Section 368(a) of the Code. The Company and Parent shall treat
the Merger Consideration received in the Merger by holders of Equity Interests
as property permitted to be received by Section 354 of the Code without the
recognition of gain. Each of the Company and Parent covenants and
agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to defend in good faith all
challenges to the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization as described in
this Section 5.11. Each of the Company and Parent agree that if such
Party becomes aware of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to
prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization described in
Section 368(a) of the Code, it will promptly notify the other Party in
writing of such fact or circumstance. Each of the Company and Parent
will comply with all reporting and record-keeping obligations set forth in the
Code and the Department of Treasury regulations that are consistent with the
Merger qualifying as a “reorganization” under the provisions of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
5.12
Listing of Common Stock on
Nasdaq
. The Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to
cause the Common Stock and the Warrants to be listed on either the Nasdaq
Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market, as the Parties may mutually
determine, as of the Closing Date.
5.13
Indemnification of Directors
and Officers of the Company
. The Surviving Company will
indemnify each individual who served as a director or officer of the Company at
any time prior to the Effective Time from and against any and all actions,
suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints, injunctions,
orders, decrees, rulings, Damages, dues, penalties, fines, amounts paid in
settlement, obligations, taxes, and liens, resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated herein.
5.14
Release of Personal
Guarantees
. The Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to
cause Mr. Buckingham to be released from any personal guarantees provided by him
on behalf of the Company.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
The
obligations of each Party to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver (where permissible), at or prior to the Effective Time,
of the following conditions:
(a)
Parent Stockholder
Approval
.
(1) The
Required Parent Vote shall have been obtained in accordance with the DGCL,
and
(2) The
stockholders of Parent holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the shares of
Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering shall not have voted
against the Merger and exercised their conversion rights under Parent’s
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to convert their shares of Common
Stock into a cash payment from the Trust Fund.
(b)
Antitrust
Laws
. If applicable, the required waiting period (and any
extension thereof) under any Antitrust Laws, if any, shall have expired or been
terminated.
(c)
Requisite Regulatory
Approvals and Consents
. All authorizations, approvals and
permits required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation all Pre-Closing Education Consents
(collectively, the “
Requisite
Regulatory Approvals
”), and all Consents from third parties required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been
obtained or made.
(d)
No Law or
Order
. No Governmental Authority or Educational Agency shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) or Order that is then in effect and has the
effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting
consummation of the Merger.
(e)
Creation and Issuance of
Class A Stock
. Parent shall have authorized the creation and
issuance, and authorized the distribution to the Company Stockholders, of the
Class A Stock, the creation of such stock to have been approved and authorized
at the Special Meeting.
(f)
Updating of Disclosure
Schedules
. Final versions of the Parent Disclosure Schedules
and Company Disclosure Schedules shall have been delivered by the appropriate
Party to the other Parties hereto and such schedules shall have been certified
as the final, true, correct and complete schedules of such Party.
(g)
Burdensome
Condition
. None of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals or the
Consents shall have included or contained, or resulted in the imposition of, any
Burdensome Condition.
(h)
Litigation
. There
shall be no pending Action against any Party or any of its affiliates, or any of
their respective properties or assets, or any officer, director, partner, member
or manager, in his or her capacity as such, of any Party or any of their
affiliates, with respect to the consummation of the Merger or the transactions
contemplated thereby which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(i)
Board of Directors and
Officers
. The Board of Directors and the officers of Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall be constituted as set forth in Section 1.7
hereof, effective as of the Effective Time.
(j)
Listing of Common Stock on
Nasdaq
. The Common Stock and the Warrants shall be listed on
either the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market.
(k)
Incentive Plan
and Restricted Stock Issuance
. Parent shall have established
the Incentive Option Plan, and reserved for issuance to management of the Parent
following the Closing from the Incentive Option Plan a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to an aggregate of 1.5% of the Common Stock issued and
outstanding as of the Closing Date.
(l)
Fiscal
Year
. Parent shall have changed its fiscal year end to May
31.
(m)
Employment
Agreements
. Dr. Shape shall have entered into an employment
agreement, and each of Mr. Buckingham and Dr. Gallentine shall have entered into
an amendment to his current employment agreement, reasonably satisfactory to
Parent and the Company and satisfactory to such individuals.
The
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the
following additional conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality shall be
true and correct and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time
as though made as of the Effective Time (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties expressly speaks only as of an earlier
date).
(b)
Agreements and
Covenants
. The Company shall have performed, in all material
respects, all of its obligations and complied with, in all material respects,
all of its agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under
this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time.
(c)
Officer
Certificate
. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief executive officer or
chief financial officer of the Company, certifying in such capacity as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a), (b), (e) and
(f).
(d)
Secretary’s
Certificate
. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a true
copy of the resolutions of the Board of the Company authorizing the execution of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and transactions contemplated
herein, certified by the Secretary of the Company or similar
officer.
(e)
Material Adverse
Effect
. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with
respect to the Company’s business since the date of this Agreement.
(f)
Required
Company Vote
. The Required Company Vote shall have been
obtained.
(g)
Legal
Opinion
. Parent shall have received an opinion of the
Company’s counsel, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., in form and
substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and their respective counsel,
addressed to Parent, and dated as of the Closing Date.
(h)
Lock Up
Agreements
. Parent shall have received the Company Stockholder
Lock Up Agreements, as set forth in Section 1.7(b).
(i)
Fairness
Opinion
. Parent shall have received a fairness opinion from an
independent investment bank reasonably acceptable to the Company stating the
Merger Consideration to be paid by Parent is fair to Parent and Merger Sub, from
a financial point of view.
(j)
Company
Financials
. Parent shall have received from the Company
audited financial statements for the Company’s last two fiscal years, together
with such other statements that would be in compliance with Regulation S-X and
the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act, and such unaudited
financial statements as otherwise required for the quarterly periods (ending
August 31, 2008, November 30, 2008 and February 28, 2009) since the last
audit. The Company shall also deliver to Parent its audited financial
statements for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, prior to filing the final
Proxy Statement. The auditing firm shall be Deloitte & Touche
LLP, or such other nationally recognized accounting firm as is acceptable to
Parent and the Company.
(k)
Payment of
Certain Obligations
. The Company shall have paid in full, not
later than the Closing Date, the obligations to those Persons set forth on
Section
6.2(k)-1
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, and shall have ceased, as of the Closing Date, the
payments set forth on
Section 6.2(k)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(l)
Fairway Hills
III
. Each of Robert Buckingham, Mary Ellen Buckingham, Susan
Lein and Linda Copper shall have brought their book-basis capital in Fairway
Hills III to $0.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the
following additional conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by
materiality shall be true and correct and those not so qualified shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the Effective Time as though made as of the Effective Time (except to the extent
that any of such representations and warranties expressly speaks only as of an
earlier date).
(b)
Agreements and
Covenants
. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed,
in all material respects, its obligations and complied with, in all material
respects, its agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it
under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, including, without
limitation, the resignation from the Board of Directors of Parent of those
persons currently on the Board of Directors of Parent who are not named as
directors following the Effective Time in the Proxy Statement.
(c)
Officer
Certificate
. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief executive officer or
chief financial officer of Parent, certifying in such capacity as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.3(a), (b) and
(e).
(d)
Secretary’s
Certificate
. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a true
copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Parent authorizing the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and transactions
contemplated herein, certified by the Secretary of Parent or similar
officer.
(e)
Material Adverse
Effect
. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with
respect to the Parent’s business since the date of this Agreement.
(f)
Legal
Opinion
. The Company shall have received opinions of the
Parent’s and Merger Subs’ counsel, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, in form
and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and their respective counsel,
addressed to the Company, and dated as of the Closing Date.
(g)
Closing
Date
. The Closing Date shall be not later than November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the Parent;
provided,
further,
that, except with respect to November, 2009, the Parties shall
use their reasonable efforts to effectuate the Closing within the first fifteen
(15) calendar days of a month.
(h)
Amount in
Trust
. The cash amount available from the Trust Fund for
working capital of Parent following the Closing shall be not less than
$22,166,290, after payment in full of the deferred underwriting fee owed to
Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., any fees and expenses payable to the Parent’s
investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors, any amounts paid
or payable to Parent stockholders, warrant holders or unit holders for
repurchase, redemption or conversion of their Common Stock or Units or
repurchase of their Warrants, and any other of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s unpaid
costs, fees and expenses associated with this Agreement, the Proxy Statement and
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
(i)
Trading
Price of Common Stock
. The trading price of the Common Stock
on the Trading Market shall be not less than $5.50 per share.
(j)
Registration
Rights Agreement
. Parent shall have executed a registration
rights agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E
, granting
demand and “piggy-back” registration rights to the Company Stockholders with
respect to the Common Stock received by them, or receivable by them upon
conversion or exercise of the Stock Consideration and the Warrant Consideration,
in the Merger.
(k)
Purchase of Common
Stock
. Camden Learning, LLC shall have purchased not less than
$4,000,000 of Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions.
(l)
Cancellation of
Warrants
. The 2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants owned
by Camden Learning, LLC shall have been cancelled and exchanged for 250,000
shares of restricted Common Stock, which such shares shall not be freely
tradable until such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share
for any sixty (60) consecutive Trading Day period; provided, that such shares of
restricted Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then.
6.4
Frustration of
Conditions
. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, neither Parent nor the Company may rely on the failure of any
condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was
caused by such Party’s failure to comply with or perform any of its covenants or
obligations set forth in this Agreement.
TERMINATION AND
ABANDONMENT
(a) by
mutual written consent of the Company and Parent, as duly authorized by the
Board of Directors of Parent and the Board;
(b) by
written notice by either Parent or the Company if the Closing conditions set
forth in Section 6.1 have not been satisfied by the Company or Parent, as the
case may be (or waived by Parent or the Company as the case may be) by November
29, 2009;
provided
,
however
, such date
shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to obtain
stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to Parent or the
Company due primarily to failure by Parent or Merger Sub, on one hand, or the
Company, on the other hand, to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement;
(c) by
written notice by either Parent or the Company, if any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any Order or Law that is, in each case, then in effect and is final and
nonappealable and has the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise preventing or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Merger);
provided
,
however
, the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to any
Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the
primary cause of, or resulted in, any such Order or Law to have been enacted,
issued, promulgated, enforced or entered;
(d) by
written notice by Parent, if (i) there has been a breach by the Company of any
of its material representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained
in this Agreement, or if any material representation or warranty of the Company
shall have become untrue or inaccurate, and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is
incapable of being cured prior to the Closing or is not cured within twenty (20)
days of notice of such breach or inaccuracy;
(e) by
written notice by the Company, if (i) there has been a breach by Parent or
Merger Sub of any of its material representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any material representation or
warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue or inaccurate, and
(ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured prior to the Closing
or is not cured within twenty (20) days of notice of such breach or
inaccuracy;
(f) by
written notice by Parent if the Closing conditions set forth in Section 6.2,
other than Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) (which are addressed by Section 7.1(d)),
have not been satisfied by the Company (or waived by Parent) by November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(f) shall not be available to Parent if Parent
is in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in
this Agreement, and such breach has primarily caused such Closing conditions to
not be satisfied; or
(g) by
written notice by Company if the Closing conditions set forth in Section 6.3,
other than Sections 6.3(a) and 6.3(b) (which are addressed by Section 7.1(e)),
have not been satisfied by Parent (or waived by the Company) by November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(g) shall not be available to the Company if the
Company is in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
contained in this Agreement, and such breach has primarily caused such Closing
conditions to not be satisfied.
7.2
Effect of
Termination
. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there
shall be no liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective
affiliates or the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, employees,
agents or other representatives of any of them, and all rights and obligations
of each Party shall cease, except: (i) as set forth in Section 4.2(b), this
Section 7.2 and in Section 7.3 and (ii) subject to Section 5.3, nothing herein
shall relieve any Party from liability for any fraud committed by the willful
breach of this Agreement prior to termination. Without limiting the
foregoing, and except as provided in Section 5.3, the Parties’ sole right with
respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable,
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1. Section 5.3,
this Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
7.3
Fees and
Expenses
. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
including this Section 7.3, all Expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party
incurring such Expenses, whether or not the Merger or any other related
transaction is consummated. For purposes of clarification, Parent
understands and agrees that, in addition to the other Expenses it has incurred
and will incur in connection with the Merger, it will be solely responsible for
all Expenses related to the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement,
holding the Special Meeting and obtaining the Required Stockholder Vote, the
deferred underwriting fees of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and any and all
legal, accounting, investment banking, finders or similar fees and Expenses, all
of which Parent shall pay prior to, or simultaneously with, the
Closing. Upon the Closing, the Surviving Company will be responsible
for any unpaid Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Merger,
including, without limitation, any and all legal, accounting, investment
banking, finders or similar fees and Expenses. Each Party shall, upon
the request of the other Party, disclose the costs that such Party has incurred
or anticipates to incur with respect to the Merger and the transactions
contemplated herein.
TRUST FUND
WAIVER
8.1
Trust Fund
Waiver
. Reference is made to the final prospectus of Parent,
dated November 29, 2007 (the “
Prospectus
”). The
Company understands that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the
amounts held in the Trust Fund, Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Fund
only: (a) to its public stockholders in the event of the redemption of their
shares or the dissolution and liquidation of Parent, (b) to Parent and the
underwriters listed in the Prospectus (with respect to such underwriters’
deferred underwriting compensation only) after Parent consummates a business
combination (as described in the Prospectus) or (c) as consideration to the
sellers of a target business with which Parent completes a business
combination. The Company agrees that the Company does not now have,
and shall not at any time prior to the Closing have, any claim to, or make any
claim against, the Trust Fund or any asset contained therein, regardless of
whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any
way to, the business relationship between the Company, on the one hand, and
Parent and/or Merger Sub, on the other hand, this Agreement, or any other
agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based
on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability. The
Company hereby irrevocably waives any and all claims it may have, now or in the
future (in each case, however, prior to the consummation of a business
combination), and will not seek recourse against, the Trust Fund for any reason
whatsoever in respect thereof. To the extent the Company commences
any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising
out of any matter relating to Parent or Merger Sub, which proceeding seeks, in
whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent or Merger Sub, the Company
hereby acknowledges and agrees its sole remedy shall be against funds held
outside of the Trust Fund and that such claim shall not permit the Company (or
any party claiming on the Company’s behalf or in lieu of the Company) to have
any claim against the Trust Fund or any amounts contained
therein. This Section 8.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement
of the Parties that by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective
Time.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
All
notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by
facsimile, receipt confirmed, or on the next Business Day when sent by reliable
overnight courier to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like
notice):
(i)
if to the Company, to:
Dlorah, Inc.
5301 S. Highway 16, Suite
200
Rapid City, SD 57701
Attention: Robert
Buckingham
Facsimile: (605) 721-5241
with a
copy to (but which shall not constitute notice to the Company):
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty &
Bennett, P.A.
500 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attn: Mark D. Williamson,
Esq.
Facsimile: (612) 632-4379
(ii) if
to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Camden Learning
Corporation
500 East Pratt Street, Suite
1200
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attn: David Warnock
Facsimile: (410) 878-6868
with a
copy to (but which shall not constitute notice to Parent or Merger
Sub):
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
LLP
150 East 42
nd
Street
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Douglas S.
Ellenoff, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
9.4
Governing Law;
Jurisdiction
. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the conflict of laws principles thereof. All Actions arising out
of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in
any state or federal court located in New Castle County,
Delaware. The Parties hereby: (a) submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal court for the purpose of any
Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party and
(b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or
otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to
the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or
immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an
inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by
any of the above-named courts. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the
Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to
which all appeals have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by Law. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the Company
irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other
process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal
delivery of copies of such process to such Party. Nothing in this
Section 9.4 shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any
other manner permitted by Law.
9.5
Waiver of Jury
Trial
. Each of the Parties hereby waives to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with
respect to any Action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each of the Parties: (a) certifies that no representative,
agent or attorney of any other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that such other Party would not, in the event of any Action, seek to enforce the
foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other Parties have been
induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers
and certifications in this Section 9.5.
9.7
Interpretation
. The
article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the
purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not
in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. As
used in this Agreement: (a) the term “
Person
” shall mean and include
an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited
liability company, a trust, an association, an unincorporated organization, a
Governmental Authority, an Educational Agency and any other entity, (b) unless
otherwise specified herein, the term “
affiliate
,” with respect to
any Person, shall mean and include any Person, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries controlling, controlled by or under common control
with such Person, (c) the term “
subsidiary
” of any specified
Person shall mean any corporation a majority of the outstanding voting power of
which, or any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity a majority of the total equity interests of which, is directly or
indirectly (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary) owned
by such specified Person, (d) the term “
knowledge
,” when used with
respect to the Company, shall mean the actual knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry of the matters presented (with reference to what is customary and
prudent for the applicable individuals in connection with the discharge by the
applicable individuals of their duties as officers or directors of the Company),
of Mr. Buckingham, Dr. Gallentine, Dr. Shape and Dr. Kerr, and, when used with
respect to Parent and Merger Sub, shall mean the knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry, of the executive officers of Parent and Merger Sub, and (e) the term
“
Business Day
” means any
day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to
accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due,
any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in the City of
New York. Whenever the words “
include
,” “
includes
”
or “
including
” are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “
without limitation.” The words “
hereof
,”
“
herein
,” “
hereby
”
and “
hereunder
” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision
of this Agreement.
9.9
Severability
. In
case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as
to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same
valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be
affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination
that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so
as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a
mutually acceptable manner in order that the Merger be consummated as originally
contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
9.11
Third
Parties
. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any
instrument or document executed by any Party in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been
executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a party hereto or thereto or
a successor or permitted assign of such a Party other than Section 5.3 hereof
(which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons covered thereby and may
be enforced by such Persons).
9.12
Headings
. The
headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this
Agreement.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization to be signed and delivered by their respective duly authorized
officers as of the date first above written.
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DLORAH,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Robert Buckingham
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Name:
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Robert
Buckingham
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Title:
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Chairman
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer, President
and Chairman
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DLORAH
SUBSIDIARY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION]
EXHIBIT
A
EQUITY
INTERESTS
Company
Stockholder
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Equity
Interests Held by Company Stockholder
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Percentage
of All Equity Interests Held
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Allocation
of Merger Consideration
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H.
& E. Buckingham Limited Partnership
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22,054.6655
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77.37
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%
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77.37
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%
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Robert
D. Buckingham Living Trust
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6,450
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22.63
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%
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22.63
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%
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM OF
WARRANT
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
Warrant Shares:
[________]
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Issue Date: _______,
2009.
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THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “
Warrant
”) certifies
that, for value received, [_______], his, her or its successors or assigns (the
“
Holder
”) is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date set forth as
the issue date above (the “
Initial Exercise
Date
”) and on or prior to the close of business on _____, 2011, the two
year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “
Termination Date
”)
but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Camden Learning
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), up to
_____ shares (the “
Warrant Shares
”)
1
of common stock, par
value $0.001, of the Company (“
Common
Stock
”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b),
subject to adjustment as described in this Warrant.
Section 1
.
Definitions
.
a)
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
Merger Agreement
”),
dated _________, 2009, among the Company, Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc. and Dlorah,
Inc.
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The
holders of Equity Interests will notify Parent of the allocation of
Warrant Shares prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective
Time, Warrants for the purchase of 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock will
be issued in accordance with Section 1.3(a) of the Merger
Agreement.
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b) “VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) first, if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time)), (b) second, if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) third, if the Common Stock is not
then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for
the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC
Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported, or (d) finally, in all other cases, the fair market value of a share
of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall be paid by the Company.
c)
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for
trading.
d)
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the
Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE
Alternext, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or
any successors to any of the foregoing).
Section 2
.
Exercise
.
a)
Exercise of
Warrant
. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the
Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the
Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by
notice in writing to the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the
books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date
said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have
received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased
by wire transfer or cashier’s check or, if available, pursuant to the cashless
exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the
Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full,
in which case the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for
cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of
Exercise is delivered to the Company.
The Holder, by acceptance of this
Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this
paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder,
the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time
may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)
Exercise
Price
. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be $5.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “
Exercise
Price
”).
c)
Cashless
Exercise
. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in
part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall
be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A)
=
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the
VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder
elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set
forth in the applicable Notice of
Exercise;
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(B)
=
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the
Exercise Price of this Warrant; and
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(X)
=
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the
number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were
by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless
exercise.
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d)
Mechanics of
Exercise
.
i.
Delivery of Certificates
Upon Exercise
. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been
exercised on the first date on which both the Notice of Exercise and payment of
the Exercise Price, if any, shall have been delivered to the
Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and
Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to
have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date
the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid
by the Holder, if any, prior to the issuance of such shares, having been
paid.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants
Upon Exercise
. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in
part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this
Warrant, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing
Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder
to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new
Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
No Fractional Shares
or Scrip
. No fractional shares or scrip representing
fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to
the next whole share.
iv.
Charges, Taxes and
Expenses
. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be
made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other
incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which
taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be
issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by
the Holder;
provided
,
however
, that in the
event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the
name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
v.
Closing of
Books
. The Company will not close its stockholder books or
records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3
.
Certain Adjustments and
Registration Rights
.
a)
Stock Dividends Split
Ups
. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section
3(f) below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a
stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split up of shares of
Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock
dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
b)
Aggregation of
Shares
. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of
Section 3(f), the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a
consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of
Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such
consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar
event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant
shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
c)
Adjustments in Exercise
Price
. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrant is adjusted, as provided in Section 3(a) and 3(b) above,
the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such
Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y)
the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so
purchasable immediately thereafter.
d)
Replacement of Securities
upon Reorganization, etc.
In case of any reclassification or
reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change
covered by Section 3(a) or (b) hereof or that solely affects the par value of
such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of
the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or
merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not
result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation
or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved,
the Holder shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the
basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrant and in lieu of
the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable
and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and
amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash)
receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation,
or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Holder would
have received if such Holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s)
immediately prior to such event. The provisions of this Section 3(d) shall
similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
e)
Notices of Changes in
Warrant
. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of
shares issuable on exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice
thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from
such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares
purchasable at such price upon the exercise of the Warrant, setting forth in
reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections
3(a), 3(b), 3(c) or 3(d), then, in any such event, the Company shall give
written notice to the Hlder, at the last address set forth for such Holder in
the Company’s records, of the record date or the effective date of the event.
Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of such event.
f)
No Fractional Shares
.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the
contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of
Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3, the
Holder would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a
fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up
to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be
issued to the Holder.
g)
Form of Warrant
. The
form of this Warrant will not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to
this Section 3 unless requested by Holder. Any warrants issued in
substitution of this Warrant, if any, after such adjustment may state the same
Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in this
Warrant.
h)
Registration
Rights
. This Warrant and the Warrants Shares are subject to
certain registrations rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to be
executed in conjunction with this Warrant and the Merger Agreement (the “
Registration Rights
Agreement
”).
Section 4
.
Transfer of
Warrant
.
a)
Transferability
. Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights
hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the
principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written
assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly
executed by the Holder or his, her or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient
to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such
transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the
assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a
new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this
Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly
assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new Holder for the
purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b)
New Warrants
. This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or his, her or its agent or attorney. Subject to
compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in
accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall
be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares
issuable pursuant thereto.
c)
Warrant Register
. The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “
Warrant Register
”),
initially in the name of Holder and in the name of such other Holders of this
Warrant from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the Holder
as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to
the contrary.
d)
Transfer
Restrictions
. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in
connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall
not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws
or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or
current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may
require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that transferee of this
Warrant comply with the terms, limitations and restrictions hereof and of the
Registration Rights Agreement.
e)
Representation by the
Holder
. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and
warrants that he, she or it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise
hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own
account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant
Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the
Securities Act.
Section 5.
Miscellaneous
.
a)
No Rights as Stockholder
Until Exercise
. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to
any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company
prior to the exercise hereof as set forth herein.
b)
Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation of Warrant
. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the
Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to
the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or
security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall
not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of
such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such
cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)
Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc
. If the last or appointed day for the taking of
any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not
be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised
on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Authorized
Shares
.
The
Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants
that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its
officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to
execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant
Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law
or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the
Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof
(other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with
such issue).
Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not
by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder as set forth in this Warrant
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the
amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in
par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents
from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be,
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e)
Governing Law
. This
Warrant shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles
thereof. All actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or
relating to this Warrant shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state
or federal court located in New Castle County, Delaware. The parties
hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal
court for the purpose of any actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or
relating to this Warrant brought by any party, and (b) irrevocably waive,
and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such
action, proceeding or claim, any claim that it is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune
from attachment or execution, that the action, proceeding or claim is brought in
an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, proceeding or claim is
improper, or that this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may not
be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each of the
parties agree that a final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to
which all appeals have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Each of parties irrevocably consents to the
service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action
or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Warrant, on
behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process
to such party. Nothing in this Section 5(e) shall affect the right of
any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by
law.
f)
Restrictions
. The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
g)
Nonwaiver and
Expenses
. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver
of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any
provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder,
the Company shall pay to such Holder any amounts as shall be sufficient to cover
any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’
fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting
any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights,
powers or remedies hereunder.
h)
Notices
. Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Merger Agreement or pursuant to any Assignment Form duly
delivered to the Company by the Holder.
i)
Limitation of
Liability
. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder,
shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any
Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j)
Remedies
. The
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its
rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages
would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach
by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to
assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
k)
Successors and
Assigns
. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant
and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the
successors and assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are
intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant
and shall be enforceable by the Holder.
l)
Amendment
. This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m)
Severability
. Wherever
possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of
this Warrant.
n)
Headings
. The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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(Signature
Pages Follow)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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Name:
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Title:
President
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO:
[_______________________
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)
Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
o
in lawful money of the
United States; or
o
the cancellation of
such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula
set forth in subsection 2(c) of this Warrant, to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in
the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Investing Entity
:
_________________________________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form
and supply required information.
Do not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________,
_______
Holder’s
Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s
Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature
Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust
company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or
other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign
the foregoing Warrant.
EXHIBIT
C
STATEMENT
OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
CLASS A
COMMON STOCK
This
Statement of Designations (this “
Statement of Designations
”)
describes the rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions,
qualifications and limitations of the Class A Common Stock (the “
Class A Stock
”) of Camden
Learning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Corporation
”):
1.
Dividends
.
(a) On
the first day of each of the eight successive fiscal quarters for the
Corporation that follow the first issuance of any shares of Class A Stock (the
“
Class A Original Issue
Date
”), dividends shall accrue or be paid (the “
Class A Dividends
”) on shares
of Class A Stock at the rate of $0.11 per quarter (for a total of $0.44 per
year) for each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the
Corporation (the “
Common
Stock
”), issuable to the holder of a share of Class A Stock pursuant to
the Class A Conversion Ratio defined and described in
Section 4
of this
Statement of Designations (the “
Converted Share Amount
”),
subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination or other similar recapitalization
with respect to the Class A Stock
or the Common
Stock. Class A Dividends, to the extent not paid, shall accrue from
day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be cumulative. At such
time as the Corporation shall pay all or any portion of any Class A Dividends to
the holders of the Class A Stock then outstanding, then the Corporation shall
simultaneously declare and pay to the holders of Common Stock then outstanding
(but not the holders of Class A Stock) a per share dividend equal to one fourth
(1/4) of the per share amount of any Class A Dividends then paid (the “
Common Pro Rata
Portion
”). Except as otherwise provided in this Statement of
Designations, all accrued dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if
declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “
Board of
Directors
”).
(b) The
Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any
other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation unless (i) the holders
of the Class A Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously
receive, the Class A Dividends then accrued and not previously paid and (ii) the
holders of Common Stock simultaneously receive the Common Pro Rata Portion of
the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid. Any dividends paid
following such payments shall be paid to the holders of Class A Stock (for each
share of Common Stock issuable to the holder of a share of Class A Stock based
on the Converted Share Amount) and Common Stock together on a
pro rata
basis.
2.
Liquidation, Dissolution or
Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales
.
2.1
Payments of
Dividends
. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (a) the holders of
shares of Class A Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the
assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an
amount per share equal to the Class A Dividends accrued but not paid as of the
date of the completion of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (b)
the holders of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (but not the holders of
Class A Stock) shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation
available for distribution to its stockholders, the Common Pro Rata Portion of
the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid. If upon any such
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient
to pay the holders of shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock the full amount
to which they shall be entitled under this
Section 2.1
, then the
holders of shares of Class A Stock and Common Shares shall share ratably in any
distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the
respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares
held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to
such shares were paid in full.
2.2
Payments to Holders of Class
A Stock and Common Stock
. In the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after the
payment of all amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Class A
Stock and Common Stock in accordance with
Section 2.1
of this
Statement of Designations, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of
shares of Common Stock and the holders of Class A Stock, on an as-converted
basis,
pro rata
based
on the number of shares held by each such holder on an as-converted
basis.
2.3
Deemed Liquidation
Events
.
2.3.1
Definition
. The
sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single
transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any
subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition
(whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation
if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale,
lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Corporation, shall be considered a “
Deemed Liquidation Event
” for
purposes of this Statement of Designations.
2.3.2
Effecting a Deemed
Liquidation Event
. The Corporation shall not have the power to
effect a Deemed Liquidation Event unless the agreement or other arrangement for
such transaction (the “
Deemed
Liquidation Agreement
”) provides that the consideration payable to the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital
stock of the Corporation in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations.
2.3.3
Amount Deemed Paid or
Distributed
. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the
holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the
cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to
such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other
entity. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
2.3.4
Allocation of
Escrow
.
If any portion of the consideration payable
to the stockholders of the Corporation upon a Deemed Liquidation Event is placed
into escrow or is payable to the stockholders of the Corporation subject to
contingencies, the Deemed Liquidation Agreement shall provide that (a) the
portion of such consideration that is not placed in escrow or not subject to any
contingencies (the “
Initial
Consideration
”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of
the Corporation in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations as if the Initial Consideration were the only
consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event, and (b)
any additional consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the
Corporation upon release from escrow or satisfaction of contingencies shall be
allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance
with
Sections
2.1
and
2.2
of this Statement
of Designations after taking into account the previous payment out of the
Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction.
3.
Voting
.
On any
matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or
consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written
consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares
of Class A Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the
number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Class A Stock
held by such holder are convertible pursuant to the Converted Share Amount as of
the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such
matter. Except as provided by the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or other applicable law, holders of Class A Stock shall vote
together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.
4.
Optional
Conversion
.
The
holders of the Class A Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “
Conversion
Rights
”):
4.1
Right to
Convert
.
4.1.1
Conversion
Ratio
. Each share of Class A Stock shall be convertible, at
the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without
the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into [157.3]
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shares of Common Stock
(the “
Class A Conversion
Ratio
”). The Class A Conversion Ratio shall be subject to
adjustment as provided below.
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The
Class A Conversion Ratio will be determined in accordance with Section 1.3
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Corporation, Dlorah,
Inc., and Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc., dated August ___, 2009 (the “
Merger Agreement
”) and
will be inserted at or immediately prior to the Effective Time (as that
term is used in the Merger Agreement) and before the Corporation’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which will set forth these
rights of the Class A Stock, becomes effective and is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
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4.1.2
Termination of Conversion
Rights
. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Corporation or a Deemed Liquidation Event, following the allocation
and payment of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation
in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations, the Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of
business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any
such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Class A
Stock.
4.2
Mechanics of
Conversion
.
4.2.1
Notice of
Conversion
. In order for a holder of Class A Stock to
voluntarily convert shares of Class A Stock into shares of Common Stock, such
holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Class
A Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been
lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably
acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim
that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft
or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent for the
Class A Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation if the Corporation
serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder
elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Class A Stock
represented by such certificate or certificates. Such notice shall
state such holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such holder
wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be
issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for
conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed
by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in
writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by the transfer
agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer
agent) of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and
notice shall be the time of conversion (the “
Conversion Time
”), and the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented by
such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such
date. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the
Conversion Time, issue and deliver to such holder of Class A Stock, or to his,
her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares
of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions
hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Class A Stock
represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Common
Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock
otherwise issuable upon such conversion.
4.2.2
Reservation of
Shares
. The Corporation shall at all times when the Class A
Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but
unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class
A Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from
time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of
Class A Stock. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all
then outstanding shares of the Class A Stock, then the Corporation shall take
such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient
for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to
obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the
Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would
cause an adjustment reducing the Class A Conversion Ratio below the then par
value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Class A
Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion
of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and
legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the Class A Conversion Ratio.
4.2.3
Effect of
Conversion
. All shares of Class A Stock which shall have been
surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be
outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease
and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders
thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive
payment of any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. Such accrued but
unpaid dividends shall be paid by the Corporation at the time of its next
dividend payment. Any shares of Class A Stock so converted shall be
retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the
Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for
stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of
shares of Class A Stock accordingly.
4.2.4
No Further
Adjustment
. Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the
Class A Conversion Ratio shall be made on the Class A Stock surrendered for
conversion.
4.2.5
Taxes
. The
Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be
payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of shares of Class A Stock pursuant to this
Section
4
. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any
tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and
delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares
of Class A Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery
shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has
paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the
satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
4.3
Adjustment for Stock Splits
and Combinations
. If the Corporation at any time or from time
to time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall effect a split or
subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, then the Class A Conversion Ratio
in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be adjusted (as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors) so that the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in
proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to
time after the Class A Original Issue Date combine or effect a reverse split of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then the Class A Conversion Ratio in
effect immediately before the combination shall be adjusted (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors) so that the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in
proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Any adjustment under this
Section 4.3
shall
become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
4.4
Certain Dividends and
Distributions
. If the Corporation at any time or from time to
time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a
dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in the form of
additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the holders of
Class A Stock shall simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of
shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Class A Stock had been
converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
4.5
Adjustments for Other
Dividends and Distributions
. If the Corporation at any time or
from time to time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or
fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the
Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of
outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property, and the provisions of
Section 1
of
this Statement of Designations do not apply to such dividend or distribution,
then and in each such event the holders of Class A Stock shall receive,
simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend
or other distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to
the amount of such securities or other property as they would have received if
all outstanding shares of Class A Stock had been converted into Common Stock on
the date of such event.
4.6
Adjustment for Merger or
Reorganization, etc
. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3
of
this Statement of Designations, if there shall occur any reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the
Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Class A Stock) is converted
into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a
transaction covered by
Sections 4.4
or
4.5
of this
Statement of Designations), then, following any such reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Class
A Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which
it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities,
cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Class A Stock
immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such
transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the
provisions in this
Section 4
with
respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the Class A
Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this
Section 4
(including
provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Class A
Conversion Ratio) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may
be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon
the conversion of the Class A Stock.
4.7
Certificate as to
Adjustments
. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment of the Class A Conversion Ratio pursuant to this
Section 4
, the
Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in
any event not later than 30 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of
Class A Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment
(including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which
the Class A Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which
such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, as
promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of any
holder of Class A Stock (but in any event not later than 30 days thereafter),
furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (a)
the Class A Conversion Ratio then in effect, and (b) the number of shares of
Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which
then would be received upon the conversion of Class A Stock.
4.8
Notice of Record
Date
. In the event (a) the Corporation shall take a record of
the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the
time issuable upon conversion of the Class A Stock) for the purpose of entitling
or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive
any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class
or any other securities, or to receive any other security, (b) of any
proposed capital reorganization of the Corporation, reclassification of the
Common Stock of the Corporation, or Deemed Liquidation Event, or (c) of any
proposed voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the
Corporation, then, and in each such case, the Corporation will send or cause to
be sent to the holders of the Class A Stock a notice specifying, as the case may
be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and
the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common
Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon the
conversion of the Class A Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of
Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per
share and character of such exchange applicable to the Class A Stock and the
Common Stock. Such notice shall be sent at least 30 days prior to the
record date or effective date for the event specified in such
notice.
5.
Mandatory
Conversion
.
5.1
Trigger
Events
. On December 1, 2011 (the “
Mandatory Conversion Time
”),
(a) all outstanding shares of Class A Stock shall automatically be converted
into shares of Common Stock at the then effective Class A Conversion Ratio, and
(b) such shares may not be reissued by the Corporation.
5.2
Procedural
Requirements
. At the Mandatory Conversion Time, each holder of
shares of Class A Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificate or
certificates for all such shares (or, if such holder alleges that such
certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and
agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the
alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at
the place designated in such notice. If so required by the
Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or
accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or by
his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. All rights with
respect to the Class A Stock converted pursuant to
Section 5.1
of
this Statement of Designations will terminate at the Mandatory Conversion Time
(notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender the
certificates at or prior to such time), except only the rights of the holders
thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates (or lost
certificate affidavit and agreement) therefor, to receive the items provided for
in the next sentence of this
Section
5.2
. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the
Mandatory Conversion Time, (a) issue and deliver to such holder of Class A
Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the
number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in
accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash in lieu of any
fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion, and
(b) pay all accrued but unpaid Class A Dividends on all shares of Class A Stock
(in which case the Corporation shall declare and pay to the holders of Common
Stock (but not the holders of Class A Stock) the Common Pro Rata
Portion of the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid). Such
converted Class A Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued
as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such
appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary
to reduce the authorized number of shares of Class A Stock
accordingly.
6.
Redeemed or Otherwise
Acquired Shares
. Any shares of Class A Stock
that
are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall be automatically and immediately
cancelled and retired and shall not be reissued, sold or
transferred. Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries may
exercise any voting or other rights granted to the holders of Class A Stock
following redemption.
7.
Waiver
. Any
of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Class A Stock set
forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of Class A Stock by the
affirmative written consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the
shares of Class A Stock then outstanding.
8.
Notices
. Any
notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Statement of Designations
to be given to a holder of shares of Class A Stock shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the
Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and shall be
deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.
EXHIBIT
D
FORM OF LOCK-UP
AGREEMENT
LOCK
UP AGREEMENT
To:
Camden Learning
Corporation
500 East
Pratt Street, Suite 1200
Baltimore,
MD 21202
Re:
Proposed Business
Combination Involving Camden Learning Corporation and Dlorah,
Inc.
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Acknowledgement.
The
undersigned acknowledges that Camden Learning Corporation ("
Camden
") and Dlorah,
Inc. ("
Dlorah
")
are intending to complete a proposed business combination pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "
Merger
Agreement
") dated
[ ], 2009 between
Camden, Dlorah and Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Camden pursuant to which the shares of Dlorah stock held by the
undersigned are to be converted into the right to receive, as a portion of
the consideration for such shares of Dlorah stock, shares of Camden common
stock, par value $0.001 per share. In consideration of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and for other good and
valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by the undersigned), with respect to the shares of Camden
common stock and warrants issued or issuable to the undersigned (or to
persons or entities with respect to which the undersigned would have
beneficial ownership of such shares within the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission), whether pursuant to the Merger
Agreement or otherwise, and any other security of Dlorah or Camden that is
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Camden common stock
(the “
Camden
Shares
”), the undersigned covenants and agrees with Camden as
follows.
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2.
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Lock-Up.
The
undersigned represents and warrants to Camden that, for the duration of
the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), the undersigned will not, directly
or indirectly: (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, lend, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Camden Shares, (ii)
establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or
decrease any “call equivalent position” with respect to any Camden Shares
(in each case within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder) or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other
transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any economic consequence of ownership of any Camden Shares, whether or not
such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Camden Shares, other
securities, cash or other consideration, or (iii) engage directly or
indirectly in any transaction the likely result of which would involve a
transaction prohibited by either of clauses (i) or (ii). The foregoing
restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging
in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to, or reasonably
expected to lead to, or result in, a sale or disposition of any Camden
Shares even if such Camden Shares would be disposed of by someone other
than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other
transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any
purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put
or call option) with respect to any of the Camden Shares or with respect
to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part
of its value from the Camden Shares. The undersigned agrees and
consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with Camden’s transfer
agent and registrar against, and authorizes Camden to cause the transfer
agent and registrar to decline, the transfer of relevant securities held
by the undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the undersigned may sell, contract to sell, dispose of, or
otherwise transfer for value or otherwise, the Camden Shares by (i) gift, will
or intestacy, or (ii) distribution to partners, members, shareholders or
beneficiaries of the undersigned; provided however, that in the case of a
transfer pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, it shall be a condition to such transfer
that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is
receiving and holding the Camden Shares subject to the provisions of this Lock
Up Agreement.
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Lock-Up
Period.
For the purposes hereof, the “Lock-Up Period”
shall mean with respect to all of the Camden Shares, the period beginning
on the date of the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger
Agreement) and ending on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days
following the date of the Effective
Time.
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Termination.
This agreement may be terminated by mutual written consent of the parties
hereto. This agreement shall be terminated upon the earlier of
(i) the termination of the Merger Agreement and (ii) one calendar day
following the date that is one hundred eighty-one (181) days following the
date of the Effective Time, in accordance with its terms. The
undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable, and
that all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive death or incapacity of the undersigned and will be binding on the
undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal
representatives, and assigns of the
undersigned.
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Authority
. The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to enter into the agreements set forth
herein.
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Public Disclosure.
The
undersigned agrees not to make any public disclosure or announcement of or
pertaining to this agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby or hereby without the prior written consent of Camden
except as required by law.
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Damages.
The undersigned
recognizes and acknowledges that this agreement is an integral part of the
Merger Agreement and that a breach by the undersigned of any covenants or
other commitments contained in this Agreement will cause the other party
to sustain injury for which it may not have an adequate remedy at law for
money damages. Therefore, the undersigned agrees that in the
event of any such breach, Camden shall be entitled to the remedy of
specific performance of such covenants or commitments and preliminary and
permanent injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other
remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity, and the
undersigned agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of
any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other
equitable relief.
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Governing Law.
This
agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware applicable therein (without regard to conflict of
laws principles).
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Facsimile.
Camden
and the undersigned shall be entitled to rely on delivery of a facsimile
copy hereof which shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding
agreement of the undersigned and Camden in accordance with the terms
hereof.
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Counterparts.
This
agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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Entire Agreement.
This
agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties pertaining to the subject matter of this
agreement.
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H&E BUCKINGHAM LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
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5301 S. Highway 16,
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[SIGNATURE PAGE
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ROBERT D. BUCKINGHAM LIVING
TRUST
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The
foregoing is agreed and accepted as of the _____ day of _________________,
2009.
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT
E
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the ____
day of ________, 2009, by and among Camden Learning Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “
Company
”), and each
of ________ and ______ (each such purchaser, a “
Purchaser
” and,
collectively, the “
Purchasers
”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
_________ __, 2009, by and among the Company, Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc. and
Dlorah, Inc. (the “
Merger
Agreement
”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Merger
Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Merger
Agreement. The following capitalized terms used herein have the
following meanings:
“
Agreement
” means this
Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“
Commission
” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
“
Common Stock
” means
the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“
Company
” is defined
in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Demand Registration
”
is defined in Section 2.1.1.
“
Demanding Holder
” is
defined in Section 2.1.1.
“
Exchange Act
” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at
the time.
“
Form S-3
” is defined
in Section 2.2.4.
“
Indemnified Party
” is
defined in Section 4.3.
“
Indemnifying Party
”
is defined in Section 4.3.
“
Maximum Number of
Shares
” is defined in Section 2.1.4.
“
Notices
” is defined
in Section 6.2.
“
Piggy-Back
Registration
” is defined in Section 2.2.1.
“
Purchaser
” is defined
in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Purchaser Indemnified
Party
” is defined in Section 4.1.
“
Register
,” “
registered
” and
“
registration
”
mean a registration with respect to the Registrable Securities effected by
preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance
with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming
effective.
“
Registrable
Securities
” means (a) the Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion
of the
Series A
Stock, (b) the 2,800,000 common stock
warrants representing the Warrant Consideration and the Common Stock issuable or
issued upon exercise or other conversion of such warrants,
(c) any Common
Stock
, or any Common Stock
issued or issuable
(directly or indirectly)
upon conversion
or exercise
of
any
other
securities
of the Company acquired
by the Purchasers after the date hereof, and (d) any warrants, shares of capital
stock or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other
distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of the shares
of Common Stock referenced in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above. As to
any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the
sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act;
(ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for
them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered
by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require
registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased
to be outstanding; or (iv) the Registrable Securities are saleable under Rule
144 without volume limitations or time restrictions.
“
Registration
Statement
” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the
Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale
of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or
their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities
proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another
entity).
“
Securities Act
” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the
time.
“
Underwriter
” means a
securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an
underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making
activities.
2.
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
2.1
Demand
Registration
.
2.1.1.
Request for
Registration
. At any time and from time to time on or after the date of
this Agreement, the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable
Securities, held by the Purchasers or the transferees of the Purchasers, may
make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part
of their Registrable Securities (a “
Demand
Registration
”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall
specify the number and type of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and
the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Company will notify all
holders of Registrable Securities of the demand within ten (10) days from the
receipt of the Demand Registration, and each holder of Registrable Securities
who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities
in the Demand Registration (each such holder including shares of Registrable
Securities in such registration, a “
Demanding Holder
”)
shall so notify the Company within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the
holder of the notice from the Company. Upon any such request, the Demanding
Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the
Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in
Section 3.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than
an aggregate of four (4) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1.1 in
respect of Registrable Securities.
2.1.2.
Effective
Registration
. A registration will not count as a Demand
Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with
respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company
has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise with
respect thereto;
provided
,
however
, if, after
such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by
any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency
or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration
will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until (i) such
stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii)
a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the
offering;
provided
,
further
, the Company
shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a
Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration
or is terminated.
2.1.3.
Underwritten
Offering
. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders
so elect and such holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand
for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering. In
such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in
such registration shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to
distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters
selected for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders
initiating the Demand Registration.
2.1.4.
Reduction of
Offering
. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a
Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company
and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares
of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken
together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the
Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which
registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back
registration rights held by other shareholders of the Company who desire to
sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be
sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price,
the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such
offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable,
the “
Maximum Number of
Shares
”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first,
the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by
the Demanding Holders (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Registrable Securities which such
Demanding Holders have requested be included in such registration, regardless of
the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by each Demanding Holder)
that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;
(ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been
reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other
securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding
the Maximum Number of Shares; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number
of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the
shares of Common Stock for the account of other persons that the Company is
obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such
persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and
(iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares have not been
reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the shares of Common
Stock that other shareholders desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding
the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.1.5.
Withdrawal
. If
a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any
underwriting or are not entitled to include all of their Registrable Securities
in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to
withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the Company and the
Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with
respect to such Demand Registration. In such event, the Company need
not seek effectiveness of such Registration Statement for the benefit of other
Purchasers. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders
withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such
registration shall not count as a Demand Registration.
2.2
Piggy-Back
Registration
.
2.2.1.
Piggy-Back
Rights
. If at any time on or after the date of this Agreement,
the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act
with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other
obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity
securities, by the Company for its own account or for stockholders of the
Company for their account (or by the Company and by stockholders of the Company
including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a
Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or
other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely
to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is
convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend
reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such
proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable
but in no event less than thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date,
which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in
such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the
proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y)
offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to
register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities as such
holders may request in writing within twenty (20) days following receipt of such
notice (a “
Piggy-Back
Registration
”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be
included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the
managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to
permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back
Registration to be included on the same terms and conditions as any similar
securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their
securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or
Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with
the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back
Registration.
2.2.2.
Reduction of
Offering
. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a
Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the
Company and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar
amount or number of shares of Common Stock which the Company desires to sell,
taken together with shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has
been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other
than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable Securities
as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2, and the
shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested
pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other
shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the
Company shall include in any such registration:
(i)
If the
registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the shares
of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be
sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent
that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing
clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, including
the Registrable Securities, as to which registration has been requested pursuant
to the applicable written contractual piggy-back registration rights of such
security holders (
pro
rata
in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock which each
such person has actually requested to be included in such registration,
regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such
persons have the right to request such inclusion) that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the
Maximum Number of shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other
persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written
contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock which each such person has
actually requested to be included in such registration, regardless of the number
of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such persons have the right to
request such inclusion) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of
Shares; and
(ii)
If the
registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons
other than the holders of Registrable Securities or pursuant to contractual
arrangements with such persons, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock for the
account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares
has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock
or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the
Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B), the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested
under this Section 2.2 (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by each such
holder); and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not
been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common
Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is
obligated to register, if any, as to which registration has been requested
pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons that can be sold
without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.2.3.
Withdrawal
. Any
holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for
inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving
written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own
determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand
pursuant to written contractual obligations) may also elect to withdraw a
Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement.
2.2.4.
Registrations on Form
S-3
. The holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and
from time to time, request in writing that the Company register the resale of
any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form
registration which may be available at such time (“
Form S-3
”);
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an underwritten
offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give
written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable
Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of
all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable Securities as are
specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable
Securities of any other holder or holders joining in such request as are
specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
such written notice from the Company;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this
Section 2.2.4 if Form S-3 is not available for such offering. Registrations
effected pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall not be counted as Demand
Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
2.3
No Net Cash Settlement
Value
. In connection with the exercise of the warrants issued
in connection with the Warrant Consideration, the Company will not be obligated
to deliver securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, and there will be no
contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement, if a Registration Statement is not effective at the time
of exercise of such warrants. The Company may satisfy its obligation
under such warrants, however, by delivering unregistered shares of Common Stock
to the holder or holder of such warrants. In no event will the Company be
required to net cash settle the exercise of such a
warrant.
2.4
Limitations on Subsequent
Registration Rights
. From and after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers or other holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of
any securities of the Company that allow such holder or prospective holder (a)
to include such securities in any registration unless, under the terms of such
agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any
such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will
not reduce the number of the Registrable Securities that are included, or (b)
allow such holder or prospective holder to initiate a demand for registration of
any securities of the Company held by such holder or prospective
holder.
3.
REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES.
3.1
Filings;
Information
. Whenever the Company is required to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the Company
shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such
request:
3.1.1.
Filing Registration
Statement
. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible
(
and in any
event within
sixty
(
60)
days after the date
notice of a Demand Registration
is given by
Demanding Holders), prepare and
file with the
Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then
qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form
shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered
thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof,
and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
and remain effective for the period required by Section 3.1.3;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to thirty
(30) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable
to deferment of any demand registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration
relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the Demanding Holders a
certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that,
in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (in the
exercise of its fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders), it would
be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such
Registration Statement to be effected at such time, because such action would
(a) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate
reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company, (b) require
premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide
business purpose for preserving as confidential, or (c) render the Company
unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to
such filing;
provided
further, however
, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise
the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than once in any
365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder; and
provided further
that
the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any
other stockholder during such thirty (30) day period other than
(i)
a registration
relating
to the sale of securities to
employees of the Company
or a subsidiary
pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase,
or similar plan
,
(ii) a registration relating
to
a R
ule 145 transaction
,
(
ii
i
)
a registration on
any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be
required to be included in a registration statement covering the sal
e of the Registrable Securities,
or
(iv)
a registration in which the only Common
Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt
securities that are also being registered.
3.1.2.
Copies
. The
Company shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal
counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each
amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including
all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the
prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary
prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request
in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by
such holders.
3.1.3.
Amendments and
Supplements
. The Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements
to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith
as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable
Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth
in such Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of one
hundred eighty (180) days plus any period during which any such disposition is
interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any
governmental agency or court) or such securities have been
withdrawn.
3.1.4.
Notification
. After
the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no
event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing,
and shall further notify such holders promptly and confirm such advice in
writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of
the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when
any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective;
(iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order
(and the Company shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such
stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission
for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus
relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event
requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by
such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in
such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before
filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall
furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such
holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents
and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement
or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents
incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel shall
object.
3.1.5.
State Securities Laws
Compliance
. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i)
register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the
United States as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may
request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such
other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and
operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be
necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities in such jurisdictions;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3.1.5 or subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction.
3.1.6.
Agreements for
Disposition
. The Company shall enter into customary agreements
(including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take
such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The representations, warranties
and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or
for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be
made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in
such registration statement. No holder of Registrable Securities included in
such registration statement shall be required to make any representations or
warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to
such holder’s organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable
Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s material agreements
and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating
to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion
in such Registration Statement. Holders of Registrable Securities
shall agree to such covenants and indemnification and contribution obligations
for selling stockholders as are customarily contained in agreements of that
type. Further, such holders shall cooperate fully in the preparation of the
registration statement and other documents relating to any offering in which
they include securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof. Each holder shall also
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by such holder and the intended method of disposition of such
securities as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities.
3.1.7.
Cooperation
. The
principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of
the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company and all other
officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in
any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall
include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with
respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents,
and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and
potential investors.
3.1.8.
Records
. The
Company shall make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any
attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to
supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such
Registration Statement.
3.1.9.
Opinions and Comfort
Letters
. The Company shall furnish to each holder of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed
counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the
Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the
Company’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the
event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall
furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement, at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion
of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration Statement
containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is
in effect.
3.1.10.
Earnings
Statement
. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to
its shareholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a
period of twelve (12) months, beginning within three (3) months after the
effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
thereunder.
3.1.11.
Listing
. The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included
in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for
trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or
designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration.
3.2
Obligation to Suspend
Distribution
. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of
the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, in
the case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof,
upon any suspension by the Company, pursuant to a written insider trading
compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability
of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the Company’s
securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each
holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder
receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in the
Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the
Company, each such holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than
permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such
notice.
3.3
Registration
Expenses
. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, any
Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.2, and any registration on Form
S-3 effected pursuant to Section 2.3, and all expenses incurred in performing or
complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the
Registration Statement becomes effective or whether any or all holders of
Registrable Securities withdraw from any Registration Statement, including,
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses
of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the
Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1.11; (vi)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public
accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated
with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to
Section 3.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by
the Company in connection with such registration and (ix) the fees and expenses
of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration. The Company shall have no
obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable
to the Registrable Securities being sold by the holders thereof, which
underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders.
Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all selling stockholders and the
Company shall bear the expenses of the underwriter
pro rata
in
proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such
offering.
3.4
Information
. The
holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may
reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in
connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including
amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any
Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in
connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable
state securities laws.
3.5
Holder
Obligations
. No holder of Registrable Securities may
participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 3 unless such
holder (i) agrees to sell only such holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis
reasonably provided in any underwriting agreement, and (ii) completes, executes
and delivers any and all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements,
indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required by
or under the terms of any underwriting agreement or as reasonably requested by
the Company.
4.
INDEMNIFICATION
AND CONTRIBUTION.
4.1
Indemnification by the
Company
. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Purchasers and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their
respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members,
attorneys and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls a Purchaser and each
other holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) of Registrable Securities (each, an “
Purchaser Indemnified
Party
”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims,
damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon
any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable
Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement,
or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of
or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation promulgated under state securities laws. The Company shall
promptly reimburse the Purchaser Indemnified Party for any legal and any other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection
with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim,
damage, liability or action;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense,
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue
statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or
summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such
selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any
Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, employees,
affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls
such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification
provided above in this Section 4.1.
4.2
Indemnification by Holders
of Registrable Securities
. Each selling holder of Registrable
Securities will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by
such selling holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other Person, if
any, who controls another selling holder or such Underwriter or the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, severally and not
jointly, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered
under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or
summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any
omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by such selling holder expressly
for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers,
and each other selling holder or such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each selling
holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint
and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such
selling holder in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities by such
selling holder pursuant to the Registration Statement containing such untrue
statement.
4.3
Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings
. Promptly after receipt by any person of any
notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “
Indemnified Party
”)
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for
indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “
Indemnifying Party
”)
in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying
Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the
Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and
solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such
failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any
claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying
Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the
extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its
election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided,
however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to
represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject
to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be
sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees
and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based
upon the opinion of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by
the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any
settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which
the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have
been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or
settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all
liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
4.4
Contribution
.
4.4.1.
If the
indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is
unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in
lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with
the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying
Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
4.4.2.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by
pro rata
allocation
or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section 4.4.1.
The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss,
claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, no holder of Registrable
Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar
amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts,
commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of
Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
5.
REPORTS
UNDER SECURITIES ACT AND EXCHANGE ACT. The Company covenants that it
shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the holders of
Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from
time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall do each
of the following:
(a) make
and keep
available adequate current
public
information, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times
after the effective date of the Registration Statement is filed by the
Company;
(b) use
commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner
all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such
reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish
to any Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities, so long as the Purchaser
or such holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request such
information as may be reasonably requested and not otherwise publicly available
in availing any Purchaser or such holder of any rule or regulation of the
Commission that permits the selling of any such securities without registration
(at any time after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements
under the Exchange Act) or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company
so qualifies to use such form).
6.
MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1
Assignment; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
. This Agreement and the rights, duties and
obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the
Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and
obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely
assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction
with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such
holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and
the permitted assigns of the Purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities or
of any assignee of the Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities. This
Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any Persons that
are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this
Section 6.1.
6.2
Notices
. All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications
(collectively, “
Notices
”) required or
permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by
reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand
delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such
other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written
notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if
personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided, that
if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal
business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day.
Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next
business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier
service with an order for next-day delivery.
To
the Company:
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Camden
Learning Corporation
500
East Pratt Street
Suite1200
Baltimore,
MD 21202
Attn:
David L. Warnock
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To
the Purchasers, to:
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c/o
Dlorah, Inc.
5301
S. Highway 16, Suite 200
Rapid
City, SD 57701
Attention:
Bob Buckingham
Facsimile:
(605) 721-5241
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with
a copy to:
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Gray,
Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
500
IDS Center
80
South Eighth Street
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
Attn:
Mark D. Williamson, Esq.
Facsimile:
(612) 632-4379
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6.3
Severability
. This
Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of
any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of
any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend
that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in
terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid
and enforceable.
6.4
Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile
signatures shall be deemed to be original signatures for all purposes of this
Agreement.
6.5
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement (including all agreements entered
into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant
hereto and thereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions
between the parties, whether oral or written.
6.6
Modifications and
Amendments
. No amendment, modification or termination of this
Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such
party.
6.7
Titles and
Headings
. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision
of this Agreement.
6.8
Amendments and
Waivers
. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the
written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding
; provided, however,
that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own
behalf, without the consent of any other
party
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not
be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived
with respect to any Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities without the
written consent of such Purchaser or holder, unless such amendment, termination,
or waiver applies to all Purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities in the
same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment
or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not
consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any
amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
6.
8
shall be
binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has
consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term,
condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall
be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term,
condition, or provision.
6.9
Remedies
Cumulative
. In the event that the Company fails to observe or
perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this
Agreement, the Purchaser or any other holder of Registrable Securities may
proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law,
whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for
an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of
any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable
right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to
post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this
Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether
conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by
statute or otherwise.
6.10
Governing
Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
the conflict of laws principles thereof. All actions, proceedings or
claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and
determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New Castle
County, Delaware. The parties hereby (a) submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal court for the purpose of any
actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement
brought by any party, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by
way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such action, proceeding or claim,
any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the
above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or
execution, that the action, proceeding or claim is brought in an inconvenient
forum, that the venue of the action, proceeding or claim is improper, or that
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or
by any of the above-named courts. Each of the parties agree that a
final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to which all appeals
have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Each of parties irrevocably consents to the service of the
summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself
or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such
party. Nothing in this Section 6.10 shall affect the right of any
party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.
6.11
Waiver of Trial by
Jury
. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives
the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other
proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of,
connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby, or the actions of the Purchaser in the negotiation, administration,
performance or enforcement hereof.
[REMAINDER
OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to
be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the
date first written above.
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LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
David L. Warnock
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer and President
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PURCHASERS:
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
BY
AND AMONG
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION,
DLORAH
SUBSIDIARY, INC.
AND
DLORAH,
INC.
Dated
as of August 11, 2009
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE
I TERMS OF THE
MERGER
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2
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1.1
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The
Merger
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2
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1.2
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The
Closing; Effective Time; Effect
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2
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1.3
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Exchange
of Securities
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3
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1.4
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Tender
and Payment
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5
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1.5
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Dissenting
Company Stockholders
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7
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1.6
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Certificate
of Incorporation and Governing Documents
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7
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1.7
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Directors
and Officers; Lock Up
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8
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1.8
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Certain
Adjustments to Parent Capitalization
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1.9
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Other
Effects of the Merger
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9
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1.10
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Additional
Actions
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9
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1.11
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Tax-Free
Reorganization
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9
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ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY
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10
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2.1
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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2.2
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Capitalization
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10
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2.3
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No
Subsidiaries
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12
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2.4
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Authorization;
Binding Agreement
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12
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2.5
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Governmental
Approvals
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13
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2.6
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No
Violations
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14
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2.7
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Company
Financial Statements
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15
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2.8
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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2.9
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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2.10
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Compliance
with Laws
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2.11
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Regulatory
Agreements; Permits
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20
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2.12
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Litigation
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2.13
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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22
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2.14
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Material
Contracts
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2.15
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Intellectual
Property
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2.16
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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25
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2.17
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Taxes
and Returns
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27
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2.18
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Finders
and Investment Bankers
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2.19
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Title
to Properties; Assets
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29
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2.20
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Employee
Matters
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33
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2.21
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Environmental
Matters
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34
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2.22
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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2.23
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Insurance
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2.24
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Books
and Records
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2.25
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Bankruptcy
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2.27
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The
Aircraft
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2.26
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Information
Supplied
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ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
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3.1
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Due
Organization and Good Standing
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3.1
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Capitalization
of Parent
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3.3
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Merger
Sub
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3.4
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Authorization;
Binding Agreement
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3.5
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Governmental
Approvals
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3.6
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No
Violations
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3.7
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SEC
Filings and Parent Financial Statements
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3.8
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Absence
of Undisclosed Liabilities
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42
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3.9
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Compliance
with Laws
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3.10
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Regulatory
Agreements; Permits; Qualifications
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43
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3.11
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Absence
of Certain Changes
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3.12
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Taxes
and Returns
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3.13
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Restrictions
on Business Activities
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46
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3.14
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Employee
Benefit Plans
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46
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3.15
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Employee
Matters
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3.16
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Material
Contracts
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46
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3.17
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Litigation
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3.18
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Transactions
with Affiliates
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3.19
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Investment
Company Act
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3.20
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Books
and Records
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3.21
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Finders
and Investment Bankers
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3.22
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Information
Supplied
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3.23
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Disclaimer
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3.24
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Trust
Fund
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3.25
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Intellectual
Property
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3.26
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Real
Property
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3.27
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Environmental
Matters
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3.28
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Insurance
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3.29
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Bankruptcy
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3.30
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Over-the-Counter
Bulletin Board Quotation
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50
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3.31
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Registration
of the Common Stock and the Warrants
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3.32
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Application
of Takeover Protections
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ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
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4.1
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Conduct
of Business of the Company
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4.2
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Access
and Information; Confidentiality
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4.3
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No
Solicitation
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4.4
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Takeover
Laws
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4.5
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Stockholder
Litigation
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4.6
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Conduct
of Business of Parent
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4.7
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Market
Standoff Agreement
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ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
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5.1
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Notification
of Certain Matters
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5.2
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Commercially
Reasonable Efforts
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5.3
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Indemnification
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5.4
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Public
Announcements
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5.5
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Public
Filings
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5.6
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Reservation
of Stock
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5.7
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Stockholder
Meeting and Warrantholder Meeting; Proxy
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5.8
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Directors
and Officers of Parent and the Surviving
Corporation
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5.9
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Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing
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5.10
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Use
and Disbursement of Trust Fund
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5.11
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Tax
Treatment
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5.12
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Listing
of Common Stock on Nasdaq
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5.13
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers of the Company
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ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
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6.1
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Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligations
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6.2
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Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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6.3
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Conditions
to Obligations of the Company
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ARTICLE
VII TERMINATION AND
ABANDONMENT
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7.1
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Termination
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7.2
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Effect
of Termination
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7.3
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Fees
and Expenses
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7.4
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Amendment
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7.5
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Waiver
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ARTICLE
VIII
TRUST
FUND WAIVER
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8.1
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Trust
Fund Waiver
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ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
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9.1
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Survival
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9.2
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Notices
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9.3
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Binding
Effect; Assignment
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9.4
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Governing
Law; Jurisdiction
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9.5
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Waiver
of Jury Trial
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78
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9.6
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Counterparts
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78
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9.7
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Interpretation
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9.8
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Entire
Agreement
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9.9
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Severability
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9.10
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Specific
Performance
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9.11
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Third
Parties
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9.12
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Headings
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Exhibit
A – Stockholders of Dlorah and Merger Consideration Allocation
Exhibit
B – Form of Warrant
Exhibit
C – Statement of Designations of Class A Common Stock
Exhibit
D – Form of Lock-Up Agreement
Exhibit
E – Form of Registration Rights Agreement
Index
of Defined Terms
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Accrediting
Body
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13
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Acquisition
Proposal
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54
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Action
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Affiliate
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Agreement
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1
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Aircraft
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36
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Antitrust
Laws
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13
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Benefit
Plans
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25
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Board
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1
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Board
of Governors
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8
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Burdensome
Condition
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61
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Business
Day
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79
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Camden
Warrant
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38
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CERCLA
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35
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Certificate
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7
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Certificate
of Incorporation
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37
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Certificate
of Merger
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2
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Certifications
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41
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Claim
Notice
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63
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Class
A Dividend
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5
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Class
A Stock
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3
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Closing
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2
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Closing
Date
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2
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Code
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6
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Common
Stock
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3
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Company
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1
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Company
Affiliate Transaction
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35
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Company
Disclosure Schedule
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10
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Company
Financials
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15
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Company
Indemnified Party
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62
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Company
Intellectual Property
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24
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Company
Material Contract
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22
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Company
Permits
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21
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Company
Real Property
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29
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Company
School
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13
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Company
Stockholder
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3
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Company
Stockholder Lock Up Agreement
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9
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Company
Stockholders
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3
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Compliance
Date
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13
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Confidentiality
Agreement
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54
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Consent
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12
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Damages
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62
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DE
Secretary of State
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2
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DGCL
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1
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Director
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1
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Dissenting
Equity Interests
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7
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DOE
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13
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DOL
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26
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Dr.
Gallentine
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7
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Dr.
Kerr
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8
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Dr.
Shape
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8
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Educational
Agency
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13
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Educational
Approval
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13
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Educational
Law
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15
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Effective
Time
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2
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Encumbrances
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14
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Enforceability
Exceptions
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12
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Environmental
Laws
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34
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Equity
Interests
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1
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ERISA
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25
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ERISA
Affiliate
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25
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Exchange
Fund
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5
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Expenses
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11
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Fairway
Hills III
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8
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GAAP
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10
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Governmental
Authority
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13
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Hazardous
Substance
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35
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HEA
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14
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Improvements
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32
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Incentive
Option Plan
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66
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Indebtedness
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11
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Indemnitee
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63
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Indemnitor
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63
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Intellectual
Property
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24
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IRS
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25
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Knowledge
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79
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Landlord
Leases
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29
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Law
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15
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Laws
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15
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Leased
Real Property
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29
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Leases
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29
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Licensed
Intellectual Property
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24
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Material
Adverse Effect
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10
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Merger
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1
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Merger
Consideration
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3
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Merger
Sub
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1
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Merger
Sub Organizational Documents
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37
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Mr.
Buckingham
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7
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Mr.
Warnock
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7
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Off-the-Shelf
Software Agreements
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23
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Option
Securities
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38
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Order
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21
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Owned
Real Property
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29
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Parent
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1
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Parent
Affiliate Transaction
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47
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Parent
Disclosure Schedule
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37
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Parent
Financials
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41
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Parent
Indemnified Party
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62
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Parent
Material Contracts
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46
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Parent
Organizational Documents
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37
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Parent
Permits
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43
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Parent
SEC Reports
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41
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Parties
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1
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Party
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1
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Paying
Agent
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5
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Permitted
Encumbrances
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29
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Person
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78
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Post-Closing
Education Consents
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60
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Pre-Closing
Education Consents
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60
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Prospectus
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75
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Proxy
Matters
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66
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Proxy
Statement
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12
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RCRA
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35
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Redemption
Consideration
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66
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Representatives
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55
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Required
Company Vote
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12
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Required
Parent Vote
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39
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Required
Warrantholder Vote
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66
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Requisite
Regulatory Approvals
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69
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Restricted
Stock Consideration
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3
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Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
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41
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SD
Secretary of State
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2
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SDBCA
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1
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SEC
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15
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Securities
Act
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15
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State
Licensing Agency
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14
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Stock
Consideration
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3
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Stockholder
Matters
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66
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Stockholder
Meeting
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65
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Student
Financial Assistance
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14
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Subsidiary
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78
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Substantial
Control
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17
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Surviving
Company
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2
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Takeover
Law
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56
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Tax
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28
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27
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Taxes
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28
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Tenant
Leases
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29
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Title
IV Programs
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14
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Trading
Day
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4
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Trading
Market
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4
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Trust
Account
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49
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Trust
Agreement
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49
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Trust
Fund
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49
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Trustee
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49
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Units
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37
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Warrant Redemption
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66
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Warrant
Agreement
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66
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Warrant
Consideration
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3
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Warrantholder
Meeting
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66
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66
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Warrants
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AMENDED
AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (this “
Agreement
”) is made and
entered into as of August 11, 2009 by and among Dlorah, Inc., a South Dakota
corporation (the “
Company
”), Camden Learning
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Parent
”), and Dlorah
Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(“
Merger Sub
”), and
amends and restates in its entirety that certain Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization dated as of August 7, 2009 by and among the Company, Parent and
Merger Sub. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are sometimes referred
to herein as a “
Party
”
and collectively as the “
Parties
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WITNESSETH:
A. Parent,
the Company, and Merger Sub intend to effect the merger of Merger Sub with and
into the Company (the “
Merger
”), with the Company
continuing as the surviving entity in the Merger, as a result of which the
entire issued and outstanding equity interests of the Company (the “
Equity Interests
”) will
automatically be exchanged into the right to receive the Merger Consideration
(as defined herein) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in
this Agreement and in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law (the
“
DGCL
”), as amended, and
the South Dakota Business Corporation Act (the “
SDBCA
”).
B. The
Board of Directors of the Company (each a “
Director
” and collectively,
the “
Board
”) and the
Boards of Directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub have unanimously approved
this Agreement and the Merger and each of them have determined that this
Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby are
advisable and in the respective best interests of the Company, Parent and Merger
Sub.
C. The
Board has resolved to recommend that its stockholders adopt this Agreement, and
the Board of Directors of Parent has resolved to recommend that its stockholders
adopt this Agreement, to the extent such approval is required.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, which are
incorporated in this Agreement as if fully set forth below, and the
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this
Agreement, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
TERMS OF THE
MERGER
1.1
The
Merger
.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the
DGCL and the SDBCA, at the Effective Time (as defined herein), Merger Sub shall
be merged with and into the Company. Upon consummation of the Merger,
the separate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease, and the Company, as
the surviving company in the Merger (the “
Surviving Company
”), shall
continue its corporate existence under the laws of the State of South Dakota as
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent.
1.2
The Closing; Effective Time;
Effect
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(a) Unless
this Agreement shall have been terminated and the transactions contemplated
hereby shall have been abandoned pursuant to Section 7.1, and subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof, the
closing of the Merger (the “
Closing
”) shall take place by
the exchange of original or facsimile or electronic copies of the respective
Closing documents at 10:00 a.m. New York City time no later than the third
Business Day after the date that all of the closing conditions set forth in
Article VI have been satisfied or waived, unless another time, date or place is
agreed upon in writing by the Parties hereto. The date on which the
Closing occurs is herein referred to as the “
Closing Date
.”
(b) Subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, concurrently with the Closing, the Parties
shall file with the Secretary of State of Delaware (the “
DE Secretary of State
”) and
the Secretary of State of South Dakota (the “
SD Secretary of State
”), a
certificate of merger in accordance with the DGCL and the SDBCA (referred to
herein as the “
Certificate of
Merger
”), executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL
and the SDBCA and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the
DGCL and the SDBCA in order to effect the Merger. The Merger shall
become effective upon the filing of the Certificate of Merger or at such other
time as is agreed by the Parties hereto, in accordance with the DGCL and the
SDBCA and as specified in the Certificate of Merger. The time when
the Merger shall become effective is herein referred to as the “
Effective Time
.”
(c) From
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Company shall possess all
properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger
Sub, and all of the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of the
Company and Merger Sub shall become the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts
and duties of the Surviving Company.
1.3
Exchange of
Securities
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(a) At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part
of the Company or the holders of any securities of the Company, all of the
Equity Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
(other than Dissenting Equity Interests) shall automatically be converted into
the right to receive an aggregate of: (i) 100,000 shares of a class of stock to
be created immediately prior to the Closing, such series to be known as Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Parent (the “
Class A Stock
” or the “
Stock Consideration
”), which
such shares shall be convertible into 15,730,000 shares of the common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (the “
Common Stock
”), as such number
may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3, and (ii) 2,800,000 newly issued
common stock purchase warrants (the “
Warrant Consideration
”) to
purchase up to 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $5.50 per
share, and (iii) 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock (the “
Restricted Stock
Consideration
”), which such shares shall not be freely tradable until
such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty
(60) consecutive Trading Day period; provided, that such shares of restricted
Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then (the Stock Consideration, the Warrant Consideration and the Restricted
Stock Consideration are referred to collectively herein as the “
Merger
Consideration
”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to
potential further adjustment as described below in Sections 1.3(b), 1.3(e) and
1.8, (x) if the Merger Consideration, following consummation of the Merger,
would be less than an aggregate of seventy percent (70%) of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Parent, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis
(taking into account the cancellation of the 2,800,000 common stock warrants
owned by Camden Learning, LLC, the issuance of 250,000 shares of restricted
Common Stock to Camden Learning, LLC, and the Warrant Redemption (as defined
herein)), then the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock
is convertible shall be increased such that the Merger Consideration equals
seventy percent (70%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent, on
an as-converted and fully diluted basis, or (y) if the Merger Consideration,
following consummation of the Merger, equals or exceeds an aggregate of seventy
percent (70%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent, on an
as-converted and fully diluted basis (taking into account the cancellation of
the 2,800,000 common stock warrants owned by Camden Learning, LLC, the issuance
of 250,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to Camden Learning, LLC, and the
Warrant Redemption), then there shall be no adjustment to the number of shares
of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock is convertible. The
Merger Consideration shall be distributed to the stockholders of the Company
(individually, a “
Company
Stockholder
” and collectively, the “
Company Stockholders
”) in
accordance with the allocation set forth on
Exhibit A
attached
hereto. The warrants which comprise the Warrant Consideration shall
be in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
.
(b) If
the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock on the Trading Market
during the 10 Trading Day period ending immediately preceding Closing is less
than $7.00 per share, then the number of shares of Common Stock into which the
Class A Stock is convertible shall be increased such that the aggregate value of
the Stock Consideration and Warrant Consideration would have the same aggregate
value as if the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock were
$7.00 per share. Such adjustment shall be in addition to and after
taking into account any other adjustments to the Merger Consideration pursuant
to Sections 1.3(a) and 1.8. As used herein, “
Trading Day
” means a day on
which the principal Trading Market is open for trading. “
Trading Market
” means any of
the following markets or exchanges on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted
for trading on the date in question: the NYSE AMEX, the Nasdaq Capital Market,
the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq Global Select Market, the New York Stock
Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or any successors to any of the
foregoing).
By way of
example, assume the average of the closing sales price of the Common Stock for
the 10 Trading Day period ending immediately before Closing is $6.50 per share,
and further assume there were no adjustments to the Merger Consideration
pursuant to Sections 1.3(a) or 1.8. If the average of the closing
sales price of the Common Stock had been $7.00 per share, then the Company would
have received Stock Consideration with a presumptive value of $110,110,000
(15,730,000 shares multiplied by $7.00), and the Warrant Consideration would
have had a presumptive value of $4,200,000 ($7.00, less the exercise price of
$5.50, multiplied by 2,800,000 warrants), for a total value of
$114,310,000. But, because the average of the closing sales price of
the Common Stock was $6.50 per share, the Company would have received Stock
Consideration with a presumptive value of only $102,245,000 (15,730,000 shares
multiplied by $6.50) and Warrant Consideration with a presumptive value of only
$2,800,000 ($6.50, less the exercise price of $5.50, multiplied by 2,800,000
warrants), for a total value of $105,045,000. The Parent would make
up this shortfall of $9,265,000 ($114,310,000 less $105,045,000), by increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock would be
convertible by 1,425,385 additional shares ($9,265,000 divided by the average
trading price of $6.50, rounded to the nearest whole number). Thus,
the total number of shares of Common Stock into which the 100,000 shares of
Class A Stock would be convertible would equal 17,155,385 shares.
(c) Each
issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of
Merger Sub shall be exchanged into common stock of the Surviving Company, and
all such Surviving Company common stock shall constitute the only outstanding
common stock and common stock equivalents of the Surviving Company following the
Effective Time. From and after the Effective Time, any certificate
representing the common stock of Merger Sub shall be deemed for all purposes to
represent common stock of the Surviving Company into which such shares of common
stock of Merger Sub represented thereby were exchanged in accordance with the
immediately preceding sentence.
(d) All
Equity Interests (except the Dissenting Equity Interests) shall, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the Company Stockholders, be
automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each Company Stockholder
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the Merger Consideration.
(e) It
is expressly understood and agreed by the Parties that the Merger Consideration
shall be reduced on a pro rata basis with respect to those Equity Interests that
constitute Dissenting Equity Interests. By way of example, in the
event there are Dissenting Equity Interests equal to 3% of all Equity Interests,
the Merger Consideration shall be reduced by 3%.
(f) Upon
issuance, the Class A Stock shall have the same rights, privileges and
preferences as, and shall in all respects be
pari passu
with, the Common
Stock, except that the Class A Stock (i) will be entitled to receive an annual
cumulative preferred dividend, paid quarterly, of $0.44 per share of Common
Stock into which such Class A Stock converts, on an as-converted basis (the
“
Class A Dividend
”),
(ii) will be convertible into 15,730,000 shares of Common Stock, as may be
adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3, (iii) will vote on an as-converted basis,
and (iv) will have such other rights and preferences as further described in the
Statement of Designations attached hereto as
Exhibit
C
. The Common Stock will be entitled to receive an annual
dividend of $0.11 per share, payable as and when the Class A Dividend is
paid. All dividend payments on the Common Stock shall be subject to
corporate governance practices and procedures and to review and modification at
any time and from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Surviving
Company.
1.4
Tender and
Payment
.
(a)
Paying Agent; Deposit of
Exchange Fund
. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent and the
Company shall execute a Paying Agent Agreement designating Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company as the paying agent for the Merger Consideration
(the “
Paying
Agent
”). No later than the Effective Time, Parent shall
deliver to the Paying Agent certificates representing the Stock Consideration,
the Warrant Consideration and the Restricted Stock Consideration, to be held for
the benefit of the Company Stockholders, other than holders of Dissenting Equity
Interests (the “
Exchange
Fund
”). The Exchange Fund shall be held by the Paying Agent
pursuant to the Paying Agent Agreement. Pursuant to the Paying Agent
Agreement, the Paying Agent shall distribute the Exchange Fund to the Company
Stockholders pursuant to the allocation set forth on
Exhibit
A
.
(b)
Distribution
Procedures
. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent and the
Surviving Company shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each Company
Stockholder of record, as of the Effective Time, a letter of transmittal in such
form attached to the Paying Agent Agreement which shall set forth instructions
for distributing the Merger Consideration out of the Exchange Fund in respect of
the Equity Interests pursuant to Section 1.3(a) hereof. Upon delivery
to the Paying Agent of the letter of transmittal (which such letter shall
contain (i) customary representations and warranties, including, but not limited
to, such Company Stockholders’ right, title and interest in their Equity
Interest, their acceptance of the terms and conditions of the proposed
transaction, and acknowledgement by such Company Stockholder that any and all
rights, preferences, privileges and obligations owed by the Company to the
Company Stockholder, shall cease and be of no further force or effect, and (ii)
the lock-up provisions contained in
Exhibit D
), properly
completed and duly executed by such Company Stockholder in accordance with the
instructions thereto, the Company Stockholder Lock Up Agreement (as defined in
Section 1.7) and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to
such instructions, such Company Stockholder shall be entitled to receive in
exchange therefor his, her or its allocable share of the Merger Consideration,
to be mailed promptly following the Paying Agent’s receipt of such letter of
transmittal. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to
a Person other than the Person in whose name the Equity Interest is registered,
it shall be a condition of payment that the letter of transmittal be in proper
form for such transfer and that the Person requesting such payment shall have
paid all transfer and other Taxes required by reason of the issuance to a Person
other than the registered holder of the Equity Interest, or such Person shall
have established to the satisfaction of the Surviving Company that such Tax
either has been paid or is not applicable. Until receipt from a
Company Stockholder of a duly executed letter of transmittal as contemplated by
this Section 1.4(b), such Company Stockholder’s Equity Interest shall be deemed
at all times after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive its
allocable share of the Merger Consideration as contemplated by Section 1.3(a)
hereof, without interest thereon. The Paying Agent shall accept such
letters of transmittal upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions
as the Paying Agent may impose to effectuate an orderly exchange thereof in
accordance with normal exchange practices.
(c)
Fractional
Shares
. No certificates or scrip representing fractional
shares of Common Stock or book-entry credit of the same shall be issued upon the
surrender of the Equity Interests for exchange. Each Company
Stockholder who receives any portion of the Merger Consideration payable in
Common Stock (whether free trading or restricted) who would otherwise have been
entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Common Stock shall have such
fractional share rounded up to the nearest whole number.
(d)
Transfer Books; No Further
Ownership Rights in the Equity Interest
. At the Effective
Time, the transfer books of the Company shall be closed, and thereafter there
shall be no further registration of transfers of Equity Interests on the records
of the Company. From and after the Effective Time, the Equity
Interests outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled
and they shall cease to have any rights, except as otherwise provided for herein
or by applicable Law.
(e)
Termination of Exchange
Fund; No Liability
. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that
remains undistributed to the Company Stockholders following the one year
anniversary of the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving Company
upon demand, and any Company Stockholders who have not theretofore complied with
this Section 1.4(e) shall thereafter be entitled to look only to the Surviving
Company (subject to abandoned property, escheat or other similar Laws) only as
general creditors thereof with respect to the Merger Consideration, payable
without any interest thereon.
(f)
Withholding
Taxes
. Parent and the Surviving Company shall be entitled to
deduct and withhold, or cause the Paying Agent to deduct and withhold, from the
Merger Consideration payable to a Company Stockholder pursuant to the Merger any
such amounts as are required under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended
(the “
Code
”), or any
applicable provision of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the
extent that such amounts are so withheld by Parent or the Surviving Company, or
caused to be withheld by the Paying Agent, such withheld amounts shall be
treated for all purposes as having been paid to the Company Stockholders in
respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by Parent, the
Surviving Company or the Paying Agent, as the case may be.
1.5
Dissenting Company
Stockholders
. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement
to the contrary, to the extent Company Stockholders are entitled to appraisal
rights under Part 13 of the SDBCA, Equity Interests issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time with respect to which the holder thereof
has properly exercised and perfected the right to dissent from the Merger and to
be paid fair value in accordance with the SDBCA and as to which, as of the
Effective Time, the holder thereof has not failed to timely perfect or shall
have not effectively withdrawn or lost dissenters’ rights under the SDBCA (the
“
Dissenting Equity
Interests
”), shall not be exchanged into or represent a right to receive
the Merger Consideration, but the holder thereof shall be entitled only to such
rights as are granted by the SDBCA. Notwithstanding the immediately
preceding sentence, if any Company Stockholder who demands appraisal rights with
respect to his, her or its Equity Interests under the SDBCA effectively
withdraws or loses (through failure to perfect or otherwise) his, her or its
appraisal rights, then as of the Effective Time or the occurrence of such event,
whichever later occurs, such Company Stockholder’s Equity Interest shall
thereupon be deemed to have been exchanged as of the Effective Time into the
right to receive its pro rata portion of the Merger Consideration as provided in
Section 1.3(a) hereof, without interest thereon, and such Equity Interests shall
no longer be Dissenting Equity Interests. At the Effective Time, any
holder of Dissenting Equity Interests shall cease to have any rights with
respect thereto, except the rights provided under the SDBCA and as provided in
this Section 1.5. The Company shall give Parent (i) prompt written
notice of any notice of intent to demand fair value for any Equity Interest,
withdrawals of such notices, and any other instruments served pursuant to the
SDBCA and received by the Company, and (ii) the opportunity to direct all
negotiations and proceedings with respect to demands for fair value of Equity
Interests under the SDBCA. The Company shall not, except with the
prior written consent of Parent, voluntarily make any payment with respect to
any demands for fair value of Equity Interest or offer to settle or settle any
such demands.
1.6
Certificate of Incorporation
and Governing Documents
. At and after the Effective Time and
by virtue of the Merger, and until the same have been duly amended, the
Certificate of Incorporation (the “
Certificate
”) of the Company
and the bylaws of the Company, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective
Time, shall be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving
Company.
1.7
Directors and Officers; Lock
Up
.
(a) At
the Effective Time, the board of directors of: (i) the Surviving Company shall
be Mr. Robert Buckingham (“
Mr.
Buckingham
”), Dr. Jerry Gallentine (“
Dr. Gallentine
”) and Mr. David
L. Warnock (“
Mr.
Warnock
”), and (ii) Parent shall consist of six (6) members, four of whom
are to be selected by the Company (two of whom will be Mr. Buckingham and Dr.
Gallentine) and two of whom are to be selected by Parent (one of whom will be
Mr. Warnock). The remaining three board members of Parent shall be
“independent directors” as that term is used in the NASDAQ Stock Market Rules,
all of whom shall be qualified to serve on Parent’s audit committee following
the Closing. Mr. Buckingham shall initially serve as the Chairman of
the Board of Parent and the Surviving Company, until his resignation or
removal. Additionally, there shall be named an Executive Committee of
the Board of Directors of Parent comprised of Mr. Buckingham (who shall be
Chairman), Mr. Warnock and Dr. Gallentine, with such rights and powers as shall
be set forth in an Executive Committee Charter of the Parent, such charter to be
in a form and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and to be in effect
immediately upon consummation of the Merger and which shall include policies and
procedures regarding the implementation, review and modification of Parent’s
internal controls and procedures with respect to SEC (as defined herein)
compliance. If the requirements of any Trading Market on which Parent
seeks to have the shares of Common Stock listed immediately following
consummation of the Merger require a majority of independent directors, the
Board of Directors of Parent shall consist of seven (7) members, with the
Company selecting the additional member. Each of the Parties shall
take all necessary action to effectuate the provisions of this Section
1.7.
(b) At
the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent shall create a separate
operating body of the Surviving Corporation, such body to be named the “
Board of
Governors
.” The Board of Governors will have responsibility
for the operation of the Company School (as defined herein), including the
academic function and mission of the Company School, and will have such other
rights and powers as are designated to it by the Board of Directors of Parent in
a Board of Governors Charter in form and substance to be agreed upon by the
Parties and to be in effect immediately upon consummation of the
Merger. The Board of Directors of Parent will appoint the following
individuals to the Board of Governors as of the Effective Time: Mr. Buckingham,
Dr. Gallentine, Linda Copper, Richard Halbert, Susan Livingston, Dr. Richard
Mosier and Edward Yelick.
(c) At
the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of Parent shall appoint and designate
as officers of Parent: (i) Dr. Gallentine as President, (ii) Dr. Ronald Shape
(“
Dr. Shape
”) as Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, and (iii) Dr. Samuel Kerr
(“
Dr. Kerr
”) as Provost,
Secretary and General Counsel. With respect to the Surviving Company,
Dr. Gallentine shall be named as President, Dr. Shape shall be named as Chief
Executive Officer and interim Chief Financial Officer, and Dr. Kerr shall be
named as Secretary and General Counsel. Michael Buckingham shall be
named as President of the Surviving Company’s real estate
division. The Company shall exercise its rights as a partner of
Fairway Hills Section III (“
Fairway Hills III
”) to vote to
appoint Mr. Buckingham as Chairman, and Michael Buckingham as President, of
Fairway Hills III. Following Closing, the Parent will commence a
search for a new Chief Financial Officer to replace Dr. Shape in his role as
interim Chief Financial Officer of the Parent and the Surviving
Company.
(d) If,
after the Effective Time, a vacancy shall exist on the Board of Directors or in
any officer position of Parent, such vacancy may thereafter be filled in the
manner provided by the Parent Organizational Documents (as defined herein) or
the Law.
(e) Each
Company Stockholder shall enter into a “lock-up” agreement substantially in the
form set forth in
Exhibit D
(a “
Company Stockholder Lock Up
Agreement
”) pursuant to which such Company Stockholder shall agree, for a
period of 180 days from the Effective Time, that such Company Stockholder shall
neither, on his, her or its own behalf or on behalf of entities, family members
or trusts affiliated with or controlled by him, her or it, offer, issue, grant
any option on, sell or otherwise dispose of any portion of the Merger
Consideration issued to such Company Stockholder.
1.8
Certain Adjustments to
Parent Capitalization
.
If, between the date of this Agreement
and the Effective Time, the outstanding Common Stock is changed into a different
number of shares or different class by reason of any reclassification,
recapitalization, stock split, split-up, combination or exchange of shares or a
stock dividend or dividend payable in any other securities is declared with a
record date within such period, or any similar event occurs, the Merger
Consideration shall be appropriately adjusted to provide to the Company
Stockholders the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement prior to
such event.
1.9
Other Effects of the
Merger
.
The Merger shall have all further
effects as specified in the applicable provisions of the DGCL and the
SDBCA.
1.10
Additional
Actions
.
If, at any time after the Effective
Time, the Surviving Company or the Parent, as applicable, shall consider or be
advised that any deeds, bills of sale, assignments, assurances or any other
actions or things are necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm of
record or otherwise in the Surviving Company or Parent its right, title or
interest in, to or under any of the rights, properties or assets of Merger Sub
or the Company or otherwise carry out this Agreement, the officers and directors
of the Surviving Company or Parent, as applicable, shall be authorized to
execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of Merger Sub or the Company, all
such deeds, bills of sale, assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the
name and on behalf of Merger Sub or the Company, all such other actions and
things as may be necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all
right, title and interest in, to and under such rights, properties or assets in
the Surviving Company or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.
1.11
Tax-Free
Reorganization
.
The
Merger is intended to be a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a) of the Code, and this Agreement is intended to be a “plan of
reorganization” within the meaning of the regulations promulgated under
Section 368(a) of the Code and for the purpose of qualifying the Merger as
a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes. The Parties
agree to report the Merger as a tax-free reorganization under the provisions of
Section 368(a). None of the Parties will take or cause to be
taken any action which would prevent the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement from qualifying as a reorganization under
Section 368(a).
ARTICLE
II
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The
following representations and warranties by the Company to Parent and Merger Sub
are qualified by the Company disclosure schedules, which set forth certain
disclosures concerning the Company and its divisions and businesses (the “
Company Disclosure
Schedule
”). Except as disclosed in the Company Disclosure
Schedule, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as
follows:
2.1
Due Organization and Good
Standing
. The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease
and operate its properties and to carry on its business as now being
conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed and in good
standing to do business in each jurisdiction in which the character of the
property owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted
by it makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except where the failure
to be so duly qualified or licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company has
heretofore made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the
Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and other organizational
documents, each as currently in effect. The Company is not in
violation of any provision of its certificate of incorporation, stockholder
agreements (if any), bylaws, or other organizational documents.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Material Adverse Effect
” shall
mean, with respect to a Party, any occurrence, state of facts, change, event,
effect or circumstance that, individually or in the aggregate, has, or would
reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the assets,
liabilities, business, results of operations or financial condition of such
Party and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, other than any occurrence, state
of facts, change, event, effect or circumstance to the extent resulting from:
(i) political instability, acts of terrorism or war, changes in national,
international or world affairs, or other calamity or crisis, including without
limitation as a result of changes in the international or domestic markets, so
long as such Party is not disproportionately affected thereby, (ii) any change
affecting the United States economy generally or the economy of any region in
which such Party conducts business that is material to the business of such
Party, so long as such Party is not disproportionately affected thereby, (iii)
the announcement of the execution of this Agreement, or the pendency of the
consummation of the Merger, (iv) any change in United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“
GAAP
”) or interpretation
thereof after the date hereof or (v) the execution and performance of or
compliance with this Agreement.
2.2
Capitalization
.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 100,000 shares of common
stock, par value $10.00 per share. As of the date hereof, 28,504.6655
shares of Company common stock were issued and outstanding. Except
for the Equity Interests held by the Company Stockholders as set forth on
Exhibit A
, no Equity
Interests are issued and outstanding. All of the outstanding Equity
Interests are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and
not subject to any preemptive or similar rights. None of the
outstanding securities of the Company has been issued in violation of any
foreign, federal or state securities Laws.
(b) There
are no: (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts, calls, convertible securities,
preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds, debentures, notes or other
indebtedness having general voting rights or that are convertible or
exchangeable into securities having such rights, or (iii) subscriptions or other
rights, agreements, arrangements, contracts or commitments of any character,
relating to the issued or unissued Equity Interests or obligating the Company to
issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to be issued, transferred, delivered,
sold or repurchased any options or Equity Interests of, or other equity interest
in, the Company, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares
or equity interests, or obligating the Company to grant, extend or enter into
any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement,
arrangement or commitment for such equity interests. There are no
outstanding obligations of the Company to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any Equity Interest or to provide funds to make any investment (in the
form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any other
entity.
(c) There
are no stockholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which the Company is a party with respect to the voting of the
Equity Interests.
(d) No
Indebtedness of the Company contains any restriction upon: (i) the
prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by
the Company or (iii) the ability of the Company to grant any Encumbrance, other
than Permitted Encumbrances, on its properties or assets. As used in
this Agreement, “
Indebtedness
” means (A) all
indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property
or services (including amounts by reason of overdrafts and amounts owed by
reason of letter of credit reimbursement agreements) including with respect
thereto, all interests, fees and costs (other than Expenses and current trade
liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business and payable in
accordance with customary practices), (B) any other indebtedness that is
evidenced by a note, bond, debenture, credit agreement or similar instrument,
(C) all obligations under financing leases, (D) all obligations under
conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property
purchased by the Company, (E) all obligations under leases required to be
accounted for as capital leases under GAAP, (F) all obligations in respect of
acceptances issued or created, (G) all liabilities secured by an Encumbrance on
any property and (H) all guarantee obligations. As used in this
Agreement, “
Expenses
”
means all out-of-pocket expenses (including all fees and expenses of counsel,
accountants, investment bankers, financing sources, experts and consultants to a
Party and its affiliates) incurred by a Party or on its behalf in connection
with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution or
performance of this Agreement, the preparation, printing, filing or mailing of
the proxy statement required to be filed by Parent in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby (the “
Proxy Statement
”), the
solicitation of the Required Parent Vote and all other matters related to the
consummation of the Merger.
(e) Since
June 1, 2005, the Company has not declared or paid any distribution or dividend
in respect of the Equity Interests and has not repurchased, redeemed or
otherwise acquired any Equity Interests, and the Board has not authorized any of
the foregoing.
2.3
No
Subsidiaries
. The Company does not own, directly or
indirectly, any shares of capital stock or other equity or voting interests in
(including any securities exercisable or exchangeable for or convertible into
capital stock or other equity or voting interests in) any other Person other
than (i) publicly traded securities constituting less than five percent of the
outstanding equity of the issuing entity, and (ii) the partnership interests in
Fairway Hills III owned by the Company.
Schedule 2.3
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth an accurate and complete list of all
divisions, d/b/a’s, trade names and other names under which the Company conducts
business.
2.4
Authorization; Binding
Agreement
. The Company has all requisite corporate power and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The affirmative vote of the Company
Stockholders holding at least a majority of the shares entitled to vote at a
meeting at which a quorum is present (the “
Required
Company Vote
”) is necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby (including the
Merger). The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Merger: (i)
have been duly and validly authorized by the Board, and (ii) no other corporate
proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the execution
and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, other than receipt of the Required Company Vote. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, except to the extent
enforceability thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and moratorium laws and other laws of general application
affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, and the fact that
equitable remedies or relief (including, but not limited to, the remedy of
specific performance) are subject to the discretion of the court from which such
relief may be sought (collectively, the “
Enforceability
Exceptions
”).
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2.5
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Governmental
Approvals
.
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(a) No
consent, approval, waiver, authorization or permit of, or notice to or
declaration or filing with (each, a “
Consent
”), any government, any
state or other political subdivision thereof, or any other entity, authority or
body exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, including any governmental or
regulatory authority, agency, department, board, commission, administration or
instrumentality, any court, tribunal or arbitrator or any self-regulatory
organization (each, excluding any Educational Agency, a “
Governmental Authority
”), or
with any Educational Agency, on the part of the Company or the Company School is
required to be obtained or made in connection with the execution, delivery or
performance by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger), other than: (i)
the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the DE Secretary of State and the
SD Secretary of State in accordance with, respectively, the DGCL and the SDBCA,
(ii) such filings as may be required in any jurisdiction where the Company is
qualified or authorized to do business as a foreign corporation in order to
maintain such qualification or authorization, (iii) compliance with any
applicable federal or state securities or Blue Sky laws, (iv) any such Consents
required by any Educational Agency, as identified in Section 2.5(a) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, (v) pursuant to any other Laws designed to
prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of
monopolization or restraint of trade (“
Antitrust Laws
”), if
applicable, and (vi) those Consents that, if they were not obtained or made,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There exists no fact or circumstance attributable to the
Company or the Company School or any of their affiliates which would reasonably
be expected to impact on the Company or the Company School’s ability to obtain
any Consents required by any Educational Agency in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including any such Consents
which must be obtained following the Effective Time.
(b) As
used herein:
(1) “
Accrediting Body
” means (i)
any entity or organization, whether private or quasi-private, whether foreign or
domestic, which engages in the granting or withholding of accreditation of
postsecondary institutions or their educational programs in accordance with
standards and requirements relating to the performance, operations, financial
condition and/or academic standards of such institutions or their educational
programs, and whose accreditation is necessary for the Company School’s
participation in and receipt of funds under the Title IV Programs; (ii) the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission; and (iii) the
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education
Programs.
(2) “
Company School
” means the
postsecondary institution owned and operated as a division of the Company,
comprised of its main campus and its additional locations or branches, and
assigned Identification Number 004057 by the Office of Postsecondary
Education of DOE.
(3) “
Compliance Date
”
means
July 1, 2006.
(4) “
DOE
” means the U.S. Department
of Education.
(5) “
Educational Agency
” means the
DOE, and any State Licensing Agency or any Accrediting Body.
(6) “
Educational Approval
” means
any license, permit, consent, authorization, certification, accreditation, or
similar approval, issued or required to be issued by an Educational Agency in
connection with the operations of post-secondary institutions or the
participation of such institutions in any Student Financial Assistance Program,
but excluding such approvals issued with respect to individual recruiters or
other individual employees of such institutions.
(7) “
HEA
” means the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, 20 U.S.C. §1001 et seq., and any amendments
or successor statutes thereto, and its implementing regulations.
(8) “
State Licensing
Agency
” means any state educational licensing authority, agency,
department, board or commission that provides a license, certification,
exemption or other authorization necessary for a post-secondary institution to
provide post-secondary education at a physical location in that state, including
the Colorado Commission on Higher Education, the Kansas Board of Regents, the
Minnesota Office of Higher Education, the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher
Education, the New Mexico Higher Education Department, the South Dakota Board of
Regents and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(9) “
Student Financial Assistance
”
means the Title IV Programs and any other program authorized by the HEA and
administered by the DOE.
(10) “
Title IV Programs
” means the
programs of student financial assistance authorized by Title IV of the
HEA.
2.6
No
Violations
. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
Agreement, the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance by the Company with any of the
provisions hereof, will not: (i) conflict with or violate any provision of the
Certificate, bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company, (ii)
require any Consent under or result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without due notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to
any right of termination, cancellation, amendment or acceleration) under, any
Company Material Contract to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company’s assets are bound, except where such violation, breach or default would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) result
(immediately or with the passage of time or otherwise) in the creation or
imposition of any liens, claims, mortgages, pledges, security interests,
equities, options, assignments, hypothecations, preferences, priorities, deposit
arrangements, easements, proxies, voting trusts or charges of any kind or
restrictions (whether on voting, sale, transfer, disposition or otherwise) or
other encumbrances or restrictions of any nature whatsoever, whether imposed by
agreement, Law, Educational Law or equity, or any conditional sale contract,
title retention contract or other contract (the “
Encumbrances
”), other than
Permitted Encumbrances, upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the
Company that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or
(iv) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental Authorities and
Educational Agencies referred to in Section 2.5 hereof, and the waiting periods
referred to therein having expired, and any condition precedent to such Consent
having been satisfied, conflict with, contravene or violate any foreign,
federal, state or local Order (as defined in Section 2.12), statute, law, rule,
regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction, arbitration award, directive, judgment,
decree, principle of common law, constitution, treaty or any interpretation
thereof enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Governmental
Authority (but not including any Educational Agency) (each, a “
Law
” and collectively, the
“
Laws
”) or any foreign,
federal or state statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, writ, injunction,
directive, judgment, decree, principle of common law or any standard or
requirement enacted, promulgated, issued, enforced or entered by any Educational
Agency (each, an “
Educational
Law
”
and
collectively, the “
Educational
Laws
”) to which the Company or the Company School or any of the Company’s
or the Company School’s assets or properties is subject, except where such
conflict, contravention or violation would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
2.7
Company Financial
Statements
.
(a) As
used herein, the term “
Company
Financials
” means the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements
(including, in each case, any related notes thereto), consisting, in part, of
the Company’s balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash
flow, as of May 31, 2007, May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2009 (as soon as available)
and the unaudited interim financial statements of the Company for the nine month
period ended February 28, 2009. The Company has made or will make
available to Parent true, correct and complete copies of the Company Financials
and will deliver to Parent audited financial statements for the fiscal year
ended May 31, 2009 as soon as available for inclusion in the Proxy
Statement. In addition, the Company has made available to Parent
true, correct and complete copies of the Company financial statements in the
form filed with the DOE for the Company’s fiscal year ended May 31,
2008. The Company Financials: (i) in all material respects accurately
reflect or will reflect the Company’s books and records as of the times and for
the periods referred to therein, (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, were prepared
in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods
involved, (iii) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company as of the respective dates thereof and the
consolidated results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for the periods
indicated and (iv) to the extent required for inclusion in the Proxy Statement,
comply or will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the “
Securities
Act
”), Regulation S-X and the published general rules and regulations of
the Securities Exchange Commission (“
SEC
”).
(b) The
Company has disclosed in writing to Parent, the Company’s outside auditors and
the Board any fraud, whether or not material, which involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over
financial reporting that has occurred since January 1, 2004 and to which the
Company has knowledge.
(c) The
Company has not, and to the Company’s knowledge, no auditor or accountant of the
Company or any manager, director, officer, employee or consultant of the Company
has, received any material written complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or
methods of the Company or its internal accounting controls, including any
complaint, allegation, assertion or claim that the Company has engaged in
questionable accounting or auditing practices. No attorney
representing the Company has reported evidence of any violation of consumer
protection (including rules and regulations promulgated by any state or federal
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with jurisdiction, oversight or
regulatory control over the conduct of the business of the Company) or
securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by the Company or
any of its officers, Directors, employees or agents to the Board or any
committee thereof or to any Director or executive officer of the
Company.
2.8
Absence of Certain
Changes
.
(a) Except
as consented to in writing by Parent (and excluding the Merger), since May 31,
2008, the Company has conducted its businesses in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice and there has not occurred any action
that would constitute a breach of Section 4.1 hereof if such action were to
occur or be taken after the date of this Agreement, except for such action that
would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) Since
May 31, 2008, there has not been any fact, change, effect, occurrence, event,
development or state of circumstances that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company does not have
any off-balance sheet arrangements.
2.9
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
. Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved
against in the Company Financials, the Company has not incurred any liabilities
or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance sheet in
accordance with GAAP that is not adequately reflected or reserved on or provided
for in the Company Financials, other than liabilities of the type required to be
reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have been incurred
since May 31, 2008 or that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
2.10
Compliance with
Laws
.
(a) The
Company is in compliance with all Laws applicable to it and the conduct of its
businesses as currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted following
consummation of the Merger, except where the failure to be in compliance would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The
Company is not in conflict with, or in default or violation of, nor since June
1, 2004 has it received any notice of any conflict with, or default or violation
of any applicable Law by which the Company, or any property or asset of the
Company, is bound or affected, except for any such conflicts, defaults or
violations that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Since the Compliance Date, the Company School has been in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Educational
Laws. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing: (i) the
Company School is and, since the Compliance Date, has been, duly qualified as,
and in compliance with the DOE definition of, a “
proprietary institution of higher
education
”, including the provisions of 34 C.F.R. § 600.7, (ii) the
Company, the Company School and, to the knowledge of the Company, its and the
Company School’s agents, have marketed, sold and provided educational products
and services in compliance in all material respects with all Laws and
Educational Laws applicable to the business of the Company, and in the
jurisdictions in which the products and services were provided, and (iii) all
contracts, agreements, arrangements and transactions in effect between the
Company and any affiliate are in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of all applicable Laws and Educational Laws.
(b) For
the fiscal years ending on May 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Company School
derived no more than ninety percent (90%) of its revenues from the Title IV
Programs, as determined on a cash basis in accordance with 34 C.F.R. §
600.5. For the fiscal year ending on May 31, 2009, the Company School
derived no more than ninety percent (90%) of its revenues from the Title IV
Programs, as determined based on a good faith interpretation of 34 C.F.R. §
600.5 as modified by the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 (Public Law
110-315).
(c) Neither
the Company nor the Company School nor any other Person or entity that exercises
substantial control over the Company
or the
Company School
or over any affiliate of the Company or the Company School
(as the term “
substantial
control
” is defined in 34 C.F.R. § 668.174(c)(3)) (“
Substantial Control
”), or
member of such Person’s family (as the term “
family
” is defined in 34
C.F.R. §600.21(f)), alone or together, (i) exercises or exercised Substantial
Control over another institution that owes a liability for a violation of a
Title IV Program requirement or (ii) owes a liability for a violation of a Title
IV Program or other HEA program requirement. At no time has the
Company or the Company School, nor any affiliate thereof with the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of the Company or
the Company School, filed for relief in bankruptcy or had entered against it an
order for relief in bankruptcy. Neither the Company
nor
the Company School, nor any person or entity
with a legal or beneficial interest in the Company or the Company School or with
a right to share in the profits derived from the operation of the Company or the
Company School, nor any chief executive officer thereof, has pled guilty to, has
pled nolo contendere to, or has been found guilty of a crime involving the
acquisition, use or expenditure of Title IV Program funds or has been judicially
determined to have committed fraud i
nvolving Title
IV Program f
unds. To the knowledge of the Company, neither the
Company nor the Company School currently employs or contracts with any
individual or entity in a capacity that involves the administration or receipt
of funds under the Title IV Programs, who or which has been convicted of, or has
pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving the acquisition, use or
expenditure of federal, state or local government funds, or has been
administratively or judicially determined to have committed fraud or any other
material violation of L
aw or Educational
Law
involving federal, state, or local government funds. To
the knowledge of the Company, neither the Company nor the Company School has
contracted with any institution or third-party servicer that has been terminated
under Section 432
or 487
of the HEA for a
reason involving the acquisition, use or expenditure of federal, state or local
government funds, or that has been administratively or judicially determined to
have committed fraud or any other material violation of Law or Educational Law
involving federal, state or local government funds.
(d) There
is no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, proceeding or
investigation to which the Company or the Company School is subject before any
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency regarding whether the Company or
the Company School has violated in any material respect applicable Laws or
Educational Laws. Neither the Company nor the Company School has
received written notice since the Compliance Date of any material violation of,
or noncompliance with, any Law or Educational Law applicable to the Company or
the Company School, or directing the Company to take remedial action with
respect to such applicable Law or Educational Law or otherwise, and no material
deficiencies of the Company or the Company School have been asserted in writing
by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to possible
violations of any applicable Laws or Educational Laws. Since the
Compliance Date, the Company has timely filed or made all material reports,
statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings or submissions required
to be filed with any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, and all such
reports, statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings and submissions
are in material compliance (and materially complied at the relevant time) with
applicable Law or Educational Law and no material deficiencies have been
asserted by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to any
such reports, statements, documents, registrations, notices, filings or
submissions required to be filed with any Governmental Authority or Educational
Agency.
(e) The
Company and the Company School, since the Compliance Date, have held and
maintained
in all material respects
all
Educational Approvals required
under
applicable Educational Laws
to conduct the
business and operations of the Company and the Company School in the manner and
to the extent that they are now being conducted and have been conducted since
the Compliance Date
. The Company School is and, since the
Compliance Date, has been eligible and certified by the DOE to participate in
the Title IV Programs and is party to, and in material compliance with, a valid
and effective Program Participation Agreement with the DOE that is in full force
and effect. Since the Compliance Date, the Company and the Company
School have been and are in material compliance with the terms of their
Educational Approvals.
(f)
Section 2.10(f)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a correct and complete list of the full
address of the main campus of the Company School and any additional location at
which the Company School offers 50% or more of an educational
program.
(g)
There is no investigation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the
Company, threatened that could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of
any Educational Approval. Each Educational Approval presently
required by any Educational Agency with respect to the Company or the Company
School is in full force and effect, and no proceeding for the suspension,
limitation, revocation, termination or cancellation of any of such Educational
Approval is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor since
the Compliance Date, has either the Company or the Company School received
written notice from an Educational Agency of its intent to initiate any such
action. The Company School is not on show cause, probation,
monitoring or warning status with any Educational Agency, and, since the
Compliance Date, the Company School has not been subject to any such action by
any Educational Agency. Neither the Company nor the Company School
has received any written notice that any of the Educational Approvals will not
be renewed.
(h) Neither
the Company nor the Company School is subject to any growth restrictions or
growth limits of any kind, including any restrictions or limits related to
student enrollment, new educational programs, modifications of existing
educational programs, new locations or utilization of Title IV Program funds,
except for any restrictions and limitations inherent to provisional
certification to participate in the Title IV Programs.
(i)
Since the Compliance Date, the Company School has complied in all material
respects with the regulations at 34 C.F.R. § 668.14(b)(22) concerning the
provision of commissions, bonuses and other incentive payments to persons
engaged in student recruiting or admissions activities or in making decisions
regarding the awarding of Title IV Program funds.
(j)
For each fiscal year ending after the Compliance Date, the Company School
complied with the applicable factors of financial responsibility set forth in
34 C.F.R. § 668.15 and 34 C.F.R. §§ 668.171-175,
including with respect to the posting of a letter of credit pursuant to the
alternative standards of financial responsibility set forth in 34 C.F.R. §
668.175.
Section 2.10(j)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule includes a correct
and complete list of any letters of credit posted in favor of the DOE since the
Compliance Date.
(k) The
Company School has at no time since the Compliance Date been subject to the
reimbursement or heightened cash monitoring level II payment method as described
at 34 C.F.R. § 668.162 or any predecessor regulation, and neither the Company
nor the Company School has received written notice since the Compliance Date
from the DOE of its intent to place the Company School on such reimbursement or
heightened cash monitoring level II payment method.
(l)
The Company School is in compliance in all material respects with (i) the
requirements governing preferred lender relationships, private educational
loans, and codes of conduct as set forth in 20 U.S.C. § 1094; and (ii)
applicable provisions of 34 C.F.R. § 668.212 regarding prohibited inducements in
the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Since July 1, 2007,
neither the Company nor the Company School nor any employee, agent or official
thereof has accepted any gift, payment, inducement, benefit, staffing
assistance, advisory board position, or other thing of value in exchange for
directing private or Title IV Program loan applications to any
lender. Since the Compliance Date, neither the Company nor the
Company School has received any written notice of any investigation by any
Educational Agency or other Governmental Authority regarding the Company
School’s student lending practices.
(m) The
Company and the Company School have made available to Parent and Merger Sub true
and complete copies of correspondence and documents currently in its possession
received from, or sent by or on behalf of the Company School to DOE, any
Educational Agency or any programmatic accrediting agency listed on
Section 2.10(m)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule that were (i) sent or received since the
Compliance Date or relate to any issue which remains pending as of the date of
this Agreement and (ii) relate to (A) any written notice that any Educational
Approval or programmatic accreditation is not in full force and effect or that
an event has occurred which constitutes or, with the giving of notice or the
passage of time or both, would reasonably be expected to result in revocation of
such Educational Approval or programmatic accreditation; (B) any written notice
that the Company School has violated or is violating any legal requirement,
regulation, or rule related to the Title IV Programs, or DOE or any other
applicable Educational Agency, or any legal requirement, regulation, or rule
related to maintaining and retaining in full force and effect any Educational
Approval or programmatic accreditation; (C) any audits, program reviews,
investigations or site visits conducted by DOE or any other Educational Agency,
any other Governmental Entity, any programmatic accrediting agency listed on
Section 2.10(m)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or any independent auditor reviewing
compliance with the statutory, regulatory or other requirements of the Title IV
Programs by the Company School; (D) any written notice of an intent to limit,
defer, show cause, suspend, terminate, revoke, cancel, not renew or condition
(including any action placing the Company School or location thereof on
probation) the accreditation of the Company School; or (E) the placement or
removal of the Company School on or from the reimbursement or heightened cash
monitoring level II method of payment under the Title IV Programs.
2.11
Regulatory Agreements;
Permits
.
(a) There
are no: (i) written agreements, consent agreements, memoranda of understanding,
commitment letters, cease and desist orders, or similar undertakings to which
the Company is a party, on the one hand, and any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency is a party or addressee, on the other hand, (ii) Orders or
directives of or supervisory letters from a Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency specifically with respect to the Company or the Company
School, or (iii) resolutions or policies or procedures adopted by the Company or
the Company School at the request of a Governmental Authority or Educational
Agency, that (A) limit in any material respect the ability of the Company
to conduct its education business as currently being conducted, (B) in any
manner impose any requirements on the Company in respect of the provision of
educational products and services that materially add to or otherwise materially
modify in any respect the requirements imposed under applicable Laws or
Educational Laws, (C) require the Company or any of its divisions to make
capital contributions or make loans to another division or affiliate of the
Company or (D) in any manner relate to the ability of the Company to pay
dividends or otherwise materially restrict the conduct of business of the
Company or the Company School in any respect.
(b) The
Company holds all material permits, licenses, franchises, grants,
authorizations, consents, exceptions, variances, exemptions, orders and other
governmental authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals (excluding any
Educational Approvals which are addressed in Section 2.10) necessary to lawfully
conduct its business as presently conducted and as contemplated to be conducted,
and to own, lease and operate its assets and properties (collectively, the
“
Company Permits
”), all
of which are in full force and effect, and no suspension or cancellation of any
of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company,
threatened, except where the failure of any of the Company Permits to be in full
force and effect, or the suspension or cancellation of any of the Company
Permits, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 2.11(b)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Company Permit required to be
held by the Company in all jurisdictions in which it conducts
business. The Company is not in violation in any material respect of
the terms of any Company Permit.
(c) Each
of the officers and employees of the Company and the Company School are in
compliance with all applicable federal, state and foreign laws requiring any
registration, licensing or qualification, and are not subject to any liability
or disability by reason of the failure to be so registered, licensed or
qualified, except where such failure to be in compliance or such liability or
disability would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(d) No
investigation, review or examination by any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency with respect to the Company is pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened, nor does the Company have knowledge of any
Governmental Authority’s or Educational Agency’s intention to conduct any such
investigation or review, other than any review of the Company or the Company
School by any Educational Agency that occurs in the normal course of business
and on a
routine basis with respect to all
institutions regulated by such Educational Agency
.
(e) The
Company and, to the knowledge of the Company, its solicitors, third party
administrators, managers and agents, have marketed, sold and issued educational
products and services in compliance with all applicable Laws governing sales
processes and practices, except in each case as would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.12
Litigation
. There
is no private, regulatory or governmental inquiry, action, suit, proceeding,
litigation, claim, arbitration or investigation (each, an “
Action
”) pending before any
arbitrator, agency, court or tribunal, foreign or domestic, or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its properties, rights
or assets or any of its managers, officers or directors (in their capacities as
such) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. There is no decree, directive, order, writ, judgment,
stipulation, determination, decision, award, injunction, temporary restraining
order, cease and desist order or other order by, or any capital plan,
supervisory agreement or memorandum of understanding with any Governmental
Authority (each, an “
Order
”) binding against the
Company or any of its properties, rights or assets or any of its managers,
officers or directors (in their capacities as such) that would prohibit,
prevent, enjoin, restrict or materially alter or delay any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including the Merger), or that would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Company is in
material compliance with all Orders. There is no material Action
which the Company has pending against other parties.
2.13
Restrictions on Business
Activities
. There is no agreement or Order binding upon the
Company which has or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of
prohibiting, preventing, restricting or impairing in any respect any business
practice of the Company as its business is currently conducted, any acquisition
of property by the Company, the conduct of business by the Company as currently
conducted, or restricting in any respect the ability of the Company from
engaging in business as currently conducted or from competing with other
parties, except where such agreement or Order would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect.
2.14
Material
Contracts
.
(a)
Section 2.14
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of, and the Company has made
available to Parent, true, correct and complete copies of, each written
contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, lease, license, permit or plan and
each other instrument to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is
bound as of the date hereof (each, a “
Company Material Contract
”)
that:
(i) is
described in the Company Financials for the year ended May 31,
2008;
(ii) would
be required to be disclosed if the Company were a reporting company under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
(iii) contains
covenants that materially limit the ability of the Company (or which, following
the consummation of the Merger, could materially restrict the ability of the
Surviving Company or any of its affiliates): (A) to compete in any line of
business or with any Person or in any geographic area or to sell, supply, price,
develop or distribute any service, product or asset, including any
non-competition covenants, exclusivity restrictions, rights of first refusal or
most-favored pricing clauses or (B) to purchase or acquire an interest in any
other entity, except, in each case, for any such contract that may be canceled
without any penalty or other liability to the Company upon notice of 60 days or
less;
(iv) involves
any joint venture, partnership, limited liability or other similar agreement or
arrangement relating to the formation, creation, operation, management or
control of any partnership or joint venture that is material to the business of
the Company, taken as a whole;
(v) involves
any exchange traded, over-the-counter or other swap, cap, floor, collar, futures
contract, forward contract, option or other derivative financial instrument or
contract, based on any commodity, security, instrument, asset, rate or index of
any kind or nature whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, including
currencies, interest rates, foreign currency and indices;
(vi) relates
to Indebtedness (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset)
having an outstanding principal amount in excess of (1) $250,000 with respect to
any non-real estate related Indebtedness or (2) $100,000 with respect to any
real estate related Indebtedness;
(vii) was
entered into by the Company and has not yet been consummated, and involves the
acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of
a substantial amount of the assets or capital stock or other equity interests of
another Person, other than the acquisition or disposition of assets in the
ordinary course of business;
(viii) by
its terms calls for aggregate payments by the Company under such contract of
more than (1) $250,000 with respect to any non-real estate related payments or
(2) $100,000 with respect to any real estate related payments;
(ix) with
respect to any material agreement for the acquisition or disposition, directly
or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of a substantial amount of the assets or
capital stock or other equity interests of another Person, pursuant to which the
Company has: (A) any continuing indemnification obligations or (B) any
“earn-out” or other contingent payment obligations;
(x) involves
any managers, directors, executive officers or key employees of the Company that
cannot be cancelled by the Company within 60 days’ notice without liability,
penalty or premium;
(xi) obligates
the Company to provide indemnification or a guarantee in excess of (1) $250,000
with respect to any non-real estate related obligation or (2) $100,000 with
respect to any real estate related obligation;
(xii) obligates
the Company to make any capital commitment or capital expenditure (including
pursuant to any joint venture);
(xiii) relates
to the development, ownership, licensing or use of any Intellectual Property
material to the business of the Company, other than “shrink wrap,” “click wrap,”
and “off the shelf” software agreements and other agreements for software
commercially available on reasonable terms to the public generally, with
license, maintenance, support and other fees of less than $100,000 per
year (collectively, “
Off-the-Shelf Software
Agreements
”); or
(xiv) provides
for any confidentiality or standstill arrangements.
(b) With
respect to each Company Material Contract: (i) each Company Material
Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all material respects
against the Company and the Company School and, to the Company’s knowledge, the
other party thereto, and in full force and effect (except as such enforcement
may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (ii) the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not affect the terms, validity
or enforceability of such Company Material Contract against the Surviving
Company and, to the Company’s knowledge, the other party thereto; (iii) the
Company is not in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has
occurred which, with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would
constitute such a breach or default by the Company, or permit termination or
acceleration by the other party, under any Company Material Contract; and (iv)
to the Company’s knowledge, no other party to any Company Material Contract is
in breach or default in any material respect, and no event has occurred which,
with the passage of time or giving of notice or both, would constitute such a
breach or default by such other party, or permit termination or acceleration by
the Company, under such Company Material Contract.
(c) The
Company has no written student enrollment agreements.
2.15
Intellectual
Property
.
(a)
Section 2.15(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a list of: (A) all material
Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company (the “
Company Intellectual
Property
”) and (B) all material Intellectual Property, other than
Off-the-Shelf Software Agreements, licensed, used or held for use by the Company
in the conduct of its business (“
Licensed Intellectual
Property
”). Except where the failure to own, license or
otherwise possess such rights has not had and would not reasonably be expected
to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company has: (i) all right, title and
interest in and to all Company Intellectual Property owned by it, free and clear
of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances and (ii) all necessary
proprietary rights in and to all of its Licensed Intellectual Property, free and
clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Encumbrances. The
Company has not received any notice alleging it has infringed, diluted or
misappropriated, or, by conducting its business as proposed, would infringe,
dilute or misappropriate, the Intellectual Property rights of any Person, and to
the knowledge of the Company there is no valid basis for any such
allegation. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will impair or
materially alter the Company’s rights to any Company Intellectual Property or
Licensed Intellectual Property. To the knowledge of the Company,
there is no unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of the Company
Intellectual Property by any third party. The Company is not engaged
in any unauthorized use, infringement or misappropriation of any Intellectual
Property owned by any third party that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. All of the rights within the Company
Intellectual Property are valid, enforceable and subsisting (except as such
enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions). There
is no Action pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened which challenges
the rights of the Company in respect of any Company Intellectual Property or the
validity, enforceability or effectiveness thereof. The Company
Intellectual Property and the Licensed Intellectual Property constitute all
material Intellectual Property used in or necessary for the operation by the
Company of its business as currently conducted. The Company is not in
breach or default in any material respect (or would with the giving of notice or
lapse of time or both be in such breach or default) under any license to use any
of the Licensed Intellectual Property.
(b) For
purposes of this Agreement, “
Intellectual Property
” means:
(A) United States, international and foreign patents and patent applications,
including divisionals, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues,
reexaminations and extensions thereof and counterparts claiming priority
therefrom; utility models; invention disclosures; and statutory invention
registrations and certificates; (B) United States and foreign registered,
pending and unregistered trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade
names, corporate names and other source identifiers, domain names, Internet
sites and web pages; and registrations and applications for registration for any
of the foregoing, together with all of the goodwill associated therewith; (C)
United States and foreign registered copyrights, and registrations and
applications for registration thereof; rights of publicity; and copyrightable
works; and (D) all inventions and design rights (whether patentable or
unpatentable) and all categories of trade secrets as defined in the Uniform
Trade Secrets Act, including business, technical and financial
information.
2.16
Employee Benefit
Plans
.
(a)
Section 2.16(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule lists, with respect to the Company and any trade
or business (whether or not incorporated) which is treated as a single employer
with the Company within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the
Code (an “
ERISA
Affiliate
”): (i) all employee benefit plans (as defined in Section 3(3)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“
ERISA
”)), (ii) loans to
managers, officers, directors or employees other than advances for expense
reimbursements incurred in the ordinary course of business and any securities
option, securities stock purchase, phantom securities, securities appreciation
right, equity-related, supplemental retirement, severance, sabbatical, medical,
dental, vision care, disability, employee relocation, cafeteria benefit (Code
Section 125) or dependent care (Code Section 129), life insurance or accident
insurance plans, programs, agreements or arrangements, (iii) all bonus, pension,
retirement, profit sharing, savings, deferred compensation or incentive plans,
programs, policies, agreements or arrangements, (iv) other fringe, perquisite,
or employee benefit plans, programs, policies, agreements or arrangements and
(v) any current or former employment, consulting, change of control, retention
or executive compensation, termination or severance plans, programs, policies,
agreements or arrangements, written or otherwise, as to which unsatisfied
liabilities or obligations (contingent or otherwise) remain for the benefit of,
or relating to, any present or former employee, consultant, manager or director,
or which could reasonably be expected to have any liabilities or obligations
(together, the “
Benefit
Plans
”).
(b) Any
Company Benefit Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code
has either obtained from the Internal Revenue Service (“
IRS
”) a current favorable
determination letter as to its qualified status under the Code, or has applied
to the IRS for such a determination letter prior to the expiration of the
requisite period under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in
which to apply for such determination letter and to make any amendments
necessary to obtain a favorable determination or has been established under a
standardized prototype plan for which an IRS opinion letter has been obtained by
the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer.
(c) To
the knowledge of the Company, there has been no “prohibited transaction,” as
such term is defined in Section 406 of ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code, by
the Company or by any trusts created thereunder, any trustee or administrator
thereof or any other Person, with respect to any Company Benefit
Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect (i) each Company Benefit Plan has been administered in accordance
with its terms and in compliance with the requirements prescribed by any and all
applicable Laws (including ERISA and the Code), and (ii) the Company and each
ERISA Affiliate have performed all obligations required to be performed by them
under, are not in any respect in default under or violation of, and have no
knowledge of any default or violation by any other party to, any of the Company
Benefit Plans. All contributions and premiums required to be made by
the Company or any ERISA Affiliate to any Company Benefit Plan have been made on
or before their due dates, including any legally permitted
extensions. No Action is pending, or to the knowledge of the Company
is threatened, against or with respect to any such Company Benefit Plan,
including any audit or inquiry by the IRS, United States Department of Labor
(the “
DOL
”) or other
Governmental Authority (other than as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect). To the knowledge of the Company, each
Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within
the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and any awards thereunder, in each case
that is subject to Section 409A of the Code, has been operated in good faith
compliance, in all material respects, with Section 409A of the Code since
January 1, 2007.
(d) Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not, either alone or in combination with any
other event or events, (i) entitle any current or former employee, manager,
director or consultant of the Company to any payment (whether of severance pay,
unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise), (ii)
accelerate, forgive indebtedness, vest, distribute, or increase benefits or an
obligation to fund benefits with respect to any employee or director of the
Company, or (iii) increase the amount of compensation due any such employee,
director or consultant.
(e) Any
amounts payable under any of the Company Benefit Plans or any other contract,
agreement or arrangement with respect to which the Company may have any
liability will be deductible for federal income Tax purposes by virtue of
Section 162(m) or Section 280G of the Code. None of the Company
Benefit Plans contains any provision requiring a gross-up pursuant to Section
280G or 409A of the Code or similar Tax provisions.
(f) No
Company Benefit Plan maintained by the Company provides benefits, including
death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or
former employees, managers, directors or consultants of the Company after
retirement or other termination of service (other than: (i) coverage mandated by
applicable Laws, (ii) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee
pension benefit plan,” as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, or
(iii) benefits, the full direct cost of which is borne by the current or former
employee, manager, director or consultant (or beneficiary
thereof)).
(g) Neither
the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability with respect to any: (i)
employee pension benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA)
which is subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA
or Section 412 of the Code, (ii) “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section
3(37) of ERISA or (iii) “multiple employer plan” within the meaning of Sections
4063 and 4064 of ERISA or Section 413(c) of the Code.
(h) Neither
the Company nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has used the services or workers
provided by third party contract labor suppliers, temporary employees, “leased
employees” (as that term is defined in Section 414(n) of the Code), or
individuals who have provided services as independent contractors to an extent
that would reasonably be expected to result in the disqualification of any of
the Company Benefit Plans or the imposition of penalties or excise taxes with
respect to the Company Benefit Plans by the IRS or the DOL.
(i)
All employees, managers, directors, and consultants are appropriately classified
as such under applicable Law in all material respects, and the Company is not in
material violation of any applicable Law in connection with such classification
or has not received notice of any possible violation from any Governmental
Authority.
2.17
Taxes and
Returns
.
(a) The
Company has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all
material federal, state, local and foreign Tax returns and reports required to
be filed by it (taking into account all available extensions) (collectively,
“
Tax Returns
”), which
such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and complete in all material
respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or caused to be paid, collected
or withheld, all material taxes required to be paid, collected or withheld,
other than such Taxes that it is contesting in good faith or for which adequate
reserves in the Company Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP.
Section 2.17
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction where the Company files
or is required to file a Tax Return, except where the failure to file would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There are
no claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other
proceedings pending against the Company in respect of any Tax, and the Company
has not been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims, assessments or
audits against the Company (other than, in each case, claims or assessments for
which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been established in
accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in amount). There are no
material Encumbrances with respect to any Taxes upon any of the Company’s
assets, other than: (i) Taxes, the payment of which are not yet due, (ii) Taxes
or charges being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, or (iii)
Taxes for which adequate reserves in the Company Financials have been
established in accordance with GAAP. The Company does not have any
outstanding waivers or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to
assess any material amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding
requests by the Company for any extension of time within which to file any Tax
Return or within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax
Return.
(b) The
Company has not constituted either a “distributing corporation” or a “controlled
corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the Code) in a
distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a member of the
consolidated group of which the Company is the common parent corporation)
qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment under Section 355
of the Code: (i) within the two-year period ending on the date hereof or (ii) in
a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or “series of
related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) in
conjunction with the Merger.
(c) The
Company is not nor: (i) has it been at any time within the five-year period
ending on the date hereof a United States real property holding corporation
within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and (ii) has it ever been a
member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of
corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Company is or
was the common parent corporation.
(d) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, during
the past 5 years the Company has not made any change in accounting method or
received a ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing
authority.
(e) The
Company has not participated in, or sold, distributed or otherwise promoted, any
“reportable transaction,” as defined in Treasury Regulation Section
1.6011-4.
(f)
The Company has not taken any action that would reasonably be expected to give
rise to: (i) a “deferred intercompany transaction” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an “excess loss account” within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, or (ii) the recognition of a
deferred intercompany transaction.
(g) Since
May 31, 2008, the Company has not: (i) changed any Tax accounting methods,
policies or procedures except as required by a change in Law, (ii) made,
revoked or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any amended Tax
Returns or claim for refund or (iv) entered into any closing agreement affecting
or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax liability or
refund.
(h) For
purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Tax
” or “
Taxes
” shall mean any tax,
custom, duty, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge of any kind
whatsoever, imposed by any Governmental Authority (including any federal, state,
local, foreign or provincial income, gross receipts, property, sales, use, net
worth, premium, license, excise, franchise, employment, payroll, alternative or
added minimum, ad valorem, transfer or excise tax) together with any interest,
addition or penalty imposed thereon.
2.18
Finders and Investment
Bankers
. Except for Stifel Nicolaus, the fees of which will be
borne by the Company, no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the Company.
2.19
Title to Properties;
Assets
.
(a)
Section 2.19(a)-1
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of all real
property owned by the Company or any partnership or joint venture in which the
Company or any division of the Company directly or indirectly has an interest
(“
Owned Real
Property
”).
Section 2.19(a)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains a correct and complete list of all real
property leased or subleased by the Company as tenant or subtenant (“
Leased Real Property
”) (the
Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property are herein sometimes
collectively called the “
Company Real
Property
”). The list set forth in
Section 2.19(a)-1
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains, with respect to each parcel of the
Owned Real Property, a description of all existing leases, licenses or other
occupancy contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is
bound, including all amendments, modifications, extensions, renewals and
supplements thereto (collectively, the “
Landlord Leases
”), the terms
of which have been complied with by the Company in all material
respects. The list set forth in
Section 2.19(a)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule contains, with respect to each parcel of the
Leased Real Property, a description of all existing leases, subleases, licenses
or other occupancy contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the
Company is bound, including all amendments, modifications, extensions,
assignments, subleases, renewals and supplements thereto (collectively, the
“
Tenant Leases
”) (the
Landlord Leases and the Tenant Leases are herein sometimes collectively called
the “
Leases
”), the
terms of which have been complied with by the Company in all material
respects. The Company Real Property set forth in
Section 2.19(a)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule comprises all of the real property currently
used in the operations of the business of the Company. Except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Company
has good, valid and marketable title to all of the Owned Real Property and its
related personal property, assets and rights, free and clear of all Encumbrances
other than Permitted Encumbrances. For purposes of this Agreement,
the term “
Permitted
Encumbrances
” means: (i) Encumbrances with respect to Taxes either
not yet due or being contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings or for
which adequate reserves have been set aside; (ii) mechanics’, materialmen’s
or similar statutory Encumbrances for amounts not yet due or being contested in
good faith in appropriate proceedings; (iii) any covenants, conditions,
restrictions, reservations, rights, liens, easements, encumbrances,
encroachments and other matters affecting title which are shown as exceptions on
the Company’s title insurance policies and/or title insurance commitments or
reports which have been made available to Parent; (iv) the terms and conditions
of the Tenant Leases; (v) building and land use regulations and restrictions,
(vi) existing easements and encroachments; (vii) building code violations
not caused by the Company; and (viii) mortgages or other liens reflected in the
Company’s Financials.
(b) A
correct and complete copy of each Tenant Lease has been furnished to Parent
prior to the date hereof. The Company has a valid, binding and
enforceable leasehold interest under each of the Tenant Leases and each of the
Tenant Leases is in full force and effect (except as such enforcement may by
limited by the Enforceability Exceptions) and grants the Company the exclusive
right to use and occupy the premises leased thereby. The Company and,
to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to any Tenant Lease is not in
breach of or in default under, in any material respect, any of the Tenant
Leases. The Company enjoys peaceful and undisturbed possession under
all Tenant Leases, has not received notice of any material default, delinquency
or breach on the part of the Company under a Tenant Lease, and there are no
existing material defaults (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) by
the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party
thereto. No Consent under any Tenant Lease is required in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any other party to any
Landlord Lease, is in breach of or in default under any of the Landlord
Leases.
(d)
Schedule 2.19(d)
is a
true, correct and complete list of all material service, maintenance, supply,
management and other agreements relating to the operation or ownership of the
Owned Real Property, together with all modifications and amendments thereof and
supplements relating thereto in effect as of the date hereof.
True and complete copies
of (i) all Tenant Leases, together with all modifications, extensions,
amendments and assignments thereof, if any, affecting or relating to the Owned
Real Property, (ii) all liens (including, without limitation, all mortgages or
other monetary encumbrances), occupancy agreements, possessory rights, options
and rights of first refusal (other than Permitted Encumbrances) relating to or
affecting any parcel of Owned Real Property, (iv) all material licenses,
permits, variances, approvals, special exemptions and permanent certificates of
occupancy (including any and all environmental permits and all beer, wine and/or
liquor licenses), if any, needed in connection with the ownership, development,
construction, use, occupancy and maintenance of any parcel of Company Real
Property by the Company have heretofore been furnished to Parent.
(e) There
is no action, suit, litigation, hearing or administrative proceeding pending or,
to the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any partnership in
which the Company owns an interest, with respect to all or any portion of the
Company Real Property, in each case which is not or would not be fully covered
by insurance, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(f) There
are no condemnation or eminent domain proceedings pending, or to the Company’s
knowledge, threatened against any Owned Real Property and, to the Company’s
knowledge, there are no condemnation or eminent domain proceedings pending or
threatened against any Leased Real Property.
(g) Except
for the purchase agreements relating to the sale of condominium units, the
Company has not granted any Person a purchase option, right of first refusal,
right of first offer or other right to purchase any Owned Real
Property.
(h) The
Company has not sent to any holder of any mortgage or other interest (secured or
unsecured) in any Company Real Property, nor has the Company received from any
such holder, a notice of default under any financing, loan or other document or
security agreement with respect to any Company Real Property.
(i)
There are no finder’s fees, brokerage commissions or
tenant improvement allowances outstanding with respect to any Company Real
Property except for brokerage commissions, if any, payable with respect to sales
of condominium units.
(j)
There are no tax certiorari or tax appeal proceedings
outstanding with respect to any Owned Real Property as of the date
hereof.
(k) The
Company has not assigned its interest as lessor or lessee under any Lease, other
than collateral assignments in connection with any existing financing of any
Company Real Property.
(l)
The Company has insurable (to the Company’s knowledge at regular
rates) and marketable title to all Owned Real Property subject to Permitted
Encumbrances. The Company has received no notice of, or other writing
referring to, any requirements or recommendations by any insurance company that
has issued a policy covering any part of the Company Real Property or by any
board of fire underwriters or other body exercising similar functions, requiring
or recommending any repairs or work to be done on any part of the Company Real
Property, which repair or work has not been completed.
(m) The
Company has no
knowledge of any proceeding pending
for the adjustment of the assessed valuation of all or any portion of any
Company Real Property or abatement with respect to all or any portion of the
real estate taxes payable on any Company Real Property.
(n)
To
the knowledge of the Company, the use and operation of the Company Real Property
in the conduct of the business of the Company does not violate any instrument of
record or agreement affecting such Owned Real Property, except for such
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Valid policies of title
insurance have been issued insuring all fee simple title to the Owned Real
Property, except where the failure of such policies to be in full force and
effect would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. To the best knowledge of the Company, such policies are in
full force and effect. No material claim has been made against any
such policy.
(o) The
Company has no knowledge (a) that any certificate, permit or license from any
Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over any of the Company Real Property
or any agreement, easement or other right which is necessary to permit the
lawful use and operation of the buildings and improvements on any of the Company
Real Property or which is necessary to permit the lawful use and operation of
all driveways, roads and other means of egress and ingress to and from any of
the Company Real Property has not been obtained and is not in full force and
effect, or of any pending threat of modification or cancellation of any of same,
except where the failure to have the same would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect, (b) of any written notice of any violation of
the Company Real Property of any federal, state or municipal law, ordinance,
order, regulation or requirement issued by any Governmental Authority which
would have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) of any structural defects relating to
any Company Real Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect, (d) of any
Company Real Property whose building systems are not in working order to such an
extent that it would have a Material Adverse Effect, or (e) of any physical
damage to any Company Real Property which would have a Material Adverse Effect
for which there is no insurance in effect covering the cost of the
restoration. No approvals from any Government Authority is required,
as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to be issued
after the date hereof in order to permit the Company, following the Closing, to
continue to own or operate the Company Real Property in the same manner as
heretofore operated which, if not issued, would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
(p) For
the purposes of this Agreement, “
Improvements
” shall mean all
buildings, improvements, structures and fixtures now or on the Closing Date
located on any Owned Real Property, including, without limitation, landscaping,
parking lots and structures, roads, drainage and all above ground and
underground utility structures, equipment systems and other so-called
“infrastructure” improvements. With respect to those Improvements
being constructed on any Owned Real Property, to the knowledge of the Company:
(i) the budget for the construction of the Improvements fairly and accurately
reflects the Company’s good faith estimate of the costs and expenses shown
thereon reasonably necessary to develop and construct the Improvements
substantially in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor, and the
Company has adhered to said budget in all material respects and has permitted no
material deviations from said budget or the plans and specifications for the
Improvements that are not reflected in the budget; (ii) the plans and
specifications for the Improvements have been approved by all applicable
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Owned Real Property, the
development and construction of the Improvements and the use and occupancy
thereof for its intended purposes, and/or any providers of utility services to
the Owned Real Property; (iii) all utility services necessary for the
development and construction of the Improvements and the use and occupancy
thereof for its intended purposes are available through public or private
easements or rights-of-way at the boundaries of the Owned Real Property,
including, without limitation, sanitary sewer, electricity, gas, water,
telephone, and storm water drainage; (iv) all roads necessary for ingress and
egress to the Owned Real Property, and for the full utilization of the Owned
Real Property for its intended purposes, have either been completed pursuant to
public or private easements, or the necessary rights-of-way therefor have been
dedicated to public use and accepted by the appropriate Governmental Authority;
(v) all building permits, curb cuts, sewer and water taps, and other material
permits, licenses, approvals, authorizations and consents required for the
development and construction of the Improvements have been obtained; (vi) the
plans and specifications for the Improvements, the development and construction
of the Improvements pursuant thereto, and the use and occupancy of the
Improvements for their respective intended purposes comply with all applicable
zoning ordinances, building regulations, restrictive covenants and governmental
laws, rules, regulations and ordinances, and comply and will comply with all
applicable requirements, standards and regulations of appropriate supervising
boards of fire underwriters and similar agencies, authorities or boards; (vii)
the Company: (A) has diligently pursued the development, construction and
installation of the Improvements; and (B) has performed or will perform such
duties as may be necessary to complete the development, construction and
installation of the Improvements substantially in accordance with the plans and
specifications (as the same may be modified by the Company in the good faith
exercise of its business judgment), and without Encumbrances (other than
Permitted Encumbrances), claims or assessments, actual or contingent, asserted
against any Owned Real Property for any material, labor or other items furnished
in connection therewith; (viii) the Company has complied and will comply in all
material respects with all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, judgments,
orders, injunctions, writs and decrees of any government or political
subdivision or agency thereof, or any court or similar entity established by any
of them, applicable to the construction of the Improvements, and has paid when
due all taxes and assessments upon the Improvements or Owned Real Property and
all claims for labor or materials, rents and other obligations that, if unpaid,
will or might become a material Encumbrance against the Improvements or any
Company Real Property; (ix) the Company has maintained, in commercially
reasonable amounts, and in commercially reasonable form and substance: (A)
builder’s risk insurance insuring the Improvements against fire, theft, extended
coverage, vandalism, and such other hazards as the Company reasonably deems
appropriate and will maintain such insurance in full force and effect at all
times until the completion of construction of the Improvements; and (B) such
other insurance, in such amounts and for such terms, as the Company has from
time to time, in the exercise of its reasonable business judgment, deemed
appropriate insuring against such casualties or losses which at the time were
commonly insured against in the case of premises similarly situated; and (x) the
Improvements have been constructed substantially in accordance with the plans
and specifications therefor as the same may be modified by the Company in the
reasonable exercise of its business judgment, and in a good and workmanlike
manner.
2.20
Employee
Matters
.
(a) During
the past 5 years, there has been: (i) to the knowledge of the Company, no labor
union organizing or attempting to organize any employee of the Company into one
or more collective bargaining units; and (ii) no labor dispute, strike, work
slowdown, work stoppage, lock out or other collective labor action by or with
respect to any employees, managers or consultants of the Company pending or, to
the Company’s knowledge, threatened against the Company. The Company
is not a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other
agreement with any labor organization applicable to the employees, managers or
consultants of the Company and no such agreement is currently being
negotiated.
(b) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the
Company: (i) is in compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment and
employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, health and safety and
wages and hours, including Laws relating to discrimination, disability, labor
relations, hours of work, payment of wages and overtime wages, pay equity,
immigration, workers compensation, working conditions, employee scheduling,
occupational safety and health, family and medical leave, and employee
terminations, (ii) has not, during the past 5 years, received written notice, or
to the knowledge of the Company any other form of notice, that there is any
unfair labor practice charge or complaint against the Company pending, (iii) is
not liable for any arrears of wages or any penalty for failure to comply with
any of the foregoing and (iv) is not liable for any payment to any trust or
other fund or to any Governmental Authority, with respect to unemployment
compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for
employees (other than routine payments to be made in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice). Except as would not
result in any material liability to the Company, there are no complaints,
lawsuits, arbitrations, administrative proceedings, or other Actions pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any division
or affiliate of the Company or any of their respective employees, managers,
consultants or former employees brought by or on behalf of any applicant for
employment, any current or former employee, any Person alleging to be a current
or former employee, any class of the foregoing, or any Governmental Authority,
relating to any such Law or regulation, or alleging breach of any express or
implied contract of employment, wrongful termination of employment, or alleging
any other discriminatory, wrongful or tortious conduct in connection with the
employment relationship.
2.21
Environmental
Matters
.
(a) The
Company is not the subject of any federal, state, local or foreign Order,
judgment or written claim under any Environmental Law, and the Company has not
received any written notice or claim, or entered into any negotiations or
agreements with any Person under any Environmental Law, that has or would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) To
the knowledge of the Company, the Company is in compliance with all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where such failure to be in compliance would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To
the knowledge of the Company, the Company has not manufactured, treated, stored,
disposed of, arranged for or permitted the disposal of, generated, handled or
released any Hazardous Substance, or owned or operated any property or facility,
in a manner that has given or would reasonably be expected to give rise to any
material liability under all applicable Environmental Laws.
(d) The
Company holds and is in compliance with all permits, licenses or approvals
required to conduct its business and operations under all applicable
Environmental Laws, except where the failure to hold and be in compliance with
such permit, license or approval would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Neither
the Company nor any of its properties are subject to any pending Order, judgment
or written claim asserted or arising under any Environmental Law.
“
Environmental Laws
” means any
Law relating to: (a) the protection, pollution, regulation, preservation or
restoration of the environment (including air, water vapor, surface water,
groundwater, drinking water supply, surface land, subsurface land, plant and
animal life or any other natural resource) or (b) the exposure to, or the use,
storage, recycling, treatment, generation, transportation, processing, handling,
labeling, production, release, discharge, emission or disposal of Hazardous
Substances, in each case as in effect at the date hereof.
“
Hazardous Substance
” means any
substance which is or contains: (a) any “hazardous substance” as defined in
§101(14) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended (42 U.S.C. §9601 et seq.) (“
CERCLA
”) or any regulations
promulgated under CERCLA; (b) any “hazardous waste” defined in the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. §6901 et seq.) (“
RCRA
”) or regulations
promulgated under RCRA; (c) any substance regulated by the Toxic Substances
Control Act (15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.); (d) gasoline, diesel fuel, or other
petroleum hydrocarbons; (e) asbestos and asbestos containing materials, in any
form, whether friable or non-friable; (f) polychlorinated biphenyls; (g)
radon gas; (i) any substances defined as Hazardous Substances, Oils, Pollutants
or Contaminants in the National and Hazardous Substances Contingency Plan, 40
C.F.R. Section 300.5; and (j) any additional substances or materials which are
classified or considered to be hazardous or toxic under any Environmental Laws
and which: (1) requires reporting, investigation or remediation under
Environmental Laws; (2) causes or threatens to cause a nuisance on or under any
land, or on or in any improvements, owned or leased by the Company or any
adjacent property or poses or threatens to pose a hazard to the health or safety
of persons on or under such land, or on or in such improvements or adjacent
property; or (3) which, if it emanated or migrated from such land or on or in
the improvements, could constitute a trespass that poses a risk to human
health.
The representation and warranties made
in this Section 2.21 are the exclusive representations and warranties of the
Company relating to Environmental Laws, Hazardous Substances and Company Permits
relating to Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances, and no other provision
of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute, directly or indirectly, a
representation or warranty with respect to such matters.
2.22
Transactions with
Affiliates
.
Section 2.22
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the
contracts or arrangements in existence as of the date of this Agreement under
which there are any existing or future liabilities or obligations between the
Company, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, any: (i) present or former
employee, manager, officer or director of the Company, or any family member of
any of the foregoing or (ii) record or beneficial owner of more than 5% of the
Company’s outstanding capital stock as of the date hereof (each, a “
Company
Affiliate
Transaction
”).
2.23
Insurance
. The
Company is covered by valid and currently effective insurance policies issued in
favor of the Company that are customary for companies of similar size in the
industry and locales in which the Company operates.
Section 2.23
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of all
material insurance policies, and their respective coverage amounts, premiums and
deductibles, maintained by the Company, under which the Company is or was a
named insured at any time within the last five (5) years. With
respect to each current insurance policy: (i) the policy is in full force and
effect and all premiums due thereon have been paid, (ii) the Company is not in
any material respect, in breach of or default under, and the Company has not
taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of
time or both, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination
or modification of, any such policy, (iii) to the knowledge of the Company, no
insurer on any such policy has been declared insolvent or placed in
receivership, conservatorship or liquidation, and (iv) no notice of cancellation
or termination has been received with respect to any such policy, and the
Company knows of no reason any such insurance policy would be cancelled or
modified in any material respect as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
2.24
Books and
Records
. All of the books and records of the Company are
complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained in the
ordinary course and in accordance with applicable Laws and standard industry
practices with regard to the maintenance of such books and
records. The records, systems, controls, data and information of the
Company are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means (including any
electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether computerized or not)
that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control of the Company or its
accountants (including all means of access thereto and therefrom).
2.25
Bankruptcy
. The
Company has not: (i) commenced a voluntary case, or had entered against it a
petition, for relief under the federal bankruptcy code or any similar petition,
order or decree under any federal or state law or statute relative to
bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; (ii) caused, suffered or
consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, administrator, conservator,
liquidator or similar official in any federal, state or foreign judicial or non
judicial proceedings, to hold, administer or liquidate all or substantially all
of its property; or (iii) made an assignment for the benefit of
creditors.
2.26
The
Aircraft
. With respect to all aircraft owned by the Company or
any division thereof (collectively, the “
Aircraft
”):
(a) all
Aircraft have been operated in material compliance with all Laws applicable
thereto; and
(b) at
the Closing Date, the Company will have all consents and approvals of, and will
have provided proper notice to, all governmental authorities and agencies
required in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
2.27
Information
Supplied
. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference: (a) in any Current
Report on Form 8-K or any other report, form, registration, or other filing made
with any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions contemplated
hereby or (b) in the Proxy Statement, in either case, will, at the date the
Proxy Statement is first mailed to Parent’s stockholders and warrantholders or
at the time of the Stockholder Meeting and Warrantholder Meeting, 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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no
representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by
the Parent which is contained in the Proxy Statement or other filing made in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
ARTICLE
III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
The
following representations and warranties by Parent and Merger Sub to the Company
are qualified by the Parent Disclosure Schedule, which sets forth certain
disclosures concerning Parent and Merger Sub (the “
Parent Disclosure
Schedule
”). Except as disclosed in the Parent Disclosure
Schedule, Parent and Merger Sub hereby jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Company as follows:
3.1
Due Organization and Good
Standing
. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on its business
as now being conducted. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly
qualified or licensed and in good standing to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the character of the property owned, leased or operated by it or the
nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification or licensing
necessary, except where the failure to be so duly qualified or licensed and in
good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Parent has heretofore made available to Company accurate and
complete copies of Parent’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the “
Certificate of Incorporation
”)
and bylaws (the “
Parent
Organizational Documents
”) and the equivalent organizational documents of
Merger Sub (the “
Merger
Sub Organizational Documents
”), each as currently in
effect. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is in violation of any
provision of the Parent Organizational Documents or the Merger Sub
Organizational Documents, as applicable.
3.2
Capitalization
of Parent
.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 20,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par
value $0.0001 per share. As of the Closing, the authorized capital
stock of Parent will consist of 50,000,000 shares of Common Stock, 100,000
shares of Class A Stock, and 1,000,000 shares of “blank check”, undesignated
preferred stock. As of the date hereof, (i) 8,188,800 shares of
Common Stock, (ii) 9,426,300 warrants (the “
Warrants
”), (iii) 6,626,300
units (the “
Units
”) and
(iv) no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding. As of
the date hereof, options to purchase 376,300 shares of Common Stock and 376,300
warrants (convertible into 376,300 shares of Common Stock), in the aggregate,
were issued and outstanding (collectively, the “
Option
Securities
”). Except as set forth above, no shares of capital
stock or other voting securities of Parent are issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. All outstanding shares of Common Stock are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to or
issued in violation of any purchase option, right of first refusal, preemptive
right, subscription right or any similar right under any provision of the DGCL,
the Parent Organizational Documents or any contract to which Parent is a
party. To the knowledge of Parent, none of the outstanding securities
of the Parent has been issued in violation of any foreign, federal or state
securities Laws.
(b) None
of the Warrants issued and outstanding, other than the 2,800,000 common stock
purchase warrant issued to Camden Learning, LLC as part of a private placement
immediately after the Parent’s IPO (the “
Camden Warrant
”), has a
cashless exercise feature, and each of the Warrants, other than the Camden
Warrant, has an exercise price of $5.50. Upon exercise of any of the
Warrants, other than the Camden Warrant, the cash paid for the exercise price
will be paid directly to the Parent. By way of example, if 1,815,950
Warrants are exercised after the Closing, the Parent will receive aggregate
proceeds from such exercise in the amount of $9,987,725.00.
(c) Except
for the Warrants and Option Securities, and other than the conversion rights set
forth in the Prospectus, there are no (i) outstanding options, warrants, puts,
calls, convertible securities, preemptive or similar rights, (ii) bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness having general voting rights or that are
convertible or exchangeable into securities having such rights, or (iii)
subscriptions or other rights, agreements, arrangements, contracts or
commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued Common Stock or
obligating Parent or Merger Sub to issue, transfer, deliver or sell or cause to
be issued, transferred, delivered, sold or repurchased any options or Common
Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares, or
obligating the Parent or Merger Sub to grant, extend or enter into any such
option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, agreement, arrangement or
commitment for such Common Stock. Other than the conversion rights
set forth in the Prospectus, there are no outstanding obligations of Parent or
Merger Sub to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Common Stock
of Parent or Merger Sub.
(d) There
are no stockholders or members agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or
understandings to which Parent or Merger Sub is a party with respect to the
voting of any equity interest or the capital stock or equity interests of Parent
or any Merger Sub.
(e) No
Indebtedness of the Parent or Merger Sub contains any restriction upon: (i) the
prepayment of any of such Indebtedness, (ii) the incurrence of Indebtedness by
Parent or Merger Sub or (iii) the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to grant any
Encumbrance on its properties or assets.
(f) Since
the date of Parent’s formation, other than a stock dividend of 0.3888888 which
was effective as of November 20, 2007, neither Parent nor Merger Sub has
declared or paid any distribution or dividend in respect of the Common
Stock.
3.3
Merger
Sub
.
(a) All
the outstanding shares of common stock in Merger Sub have been validly issued
and are fully paid and nonassessable and owned by Parent, free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
(b) Except
for 100% of the common stock of Merger Sub, Parent does not as of the date
hereof own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest,
partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any
Person.
(c) Since
the date of its formation, Merger Sub has not carried on any business or
conducted any operations other than the execution of this Agreement, and the
performance of its obligations hereunder. Merger Sub was incorporated
solely for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
3.4
Authorization; Binding
Agreement
. Parent and Merger Sub have all requisite corporate
power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) have
been duly and validly authorized by the Board of Directors of Parent and Merger
Sub, and (ii) no other corporate proceedings on the part of Parent or Merger Sub
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, other than receipt of the
Required Parent Vote (as defined herein). The affirmative vote of the
stockholders of Parent holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding
Common Stock of Parent (the “
Required
Parent Vote
”) is necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement, all Proxy
Matters (except the Warrantholder Proposal (as defined herein)) and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including the
Merger) and the Required Warrantholder Vote (as defined herein) is required to
approve the Warrantholder Proposal,
provided
,
however
, that
stockholders of Parent holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the shares of
Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering shall not have voted
against the Merger and exercised their conversion rights under the Certificate
of Incorporation to convert their shares of Common Stock into a cash payment
from the Trust Fund. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and (assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Company) constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of each of Parent and Merger Sub,
enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms,
subject to the Enforceability Exceptions.
3.5
Governmental
Approvals
.
(a) No
Consent of or with any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency on the part
of Parent or Merger Sub is required to be obtained or made in connection with
the execution, delivery or performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this
Agreement or the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions
contemplated hereby (including the Merger) other than (i) the filing of the
Certificate of Merger with the DE Secretary of State and the SD Secretary of
State in accordance with, respectively, the DGCL and the SDBCA, (ii) such
filings as may be required with the SEC and foreign and state securities Laws
administrators, (iii) pursuant to Antitrust Laws, (iv) the filing of the Proxy
Statement with, and the acceptance thereof by, the SEC, and (v) those Consents
that, if they were not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the Merger, do
not and will not require any material registration with, Consent or approval of,
or notice to or other action to, with or by, any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency.
3.6
No
Violations
. The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger
Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby, and compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with
any of the provisions hereof, will not (i) conflict with or violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other governing
instruments of Parent or Merger Sub, (ii) require any Consent under or result in
a violation or breach of, or constitute (with or without due notice or lapse of
time or both) a default (or give rise to any right of termination, cancellation,
amendment or acceleration) under, any Parent Material Contract to which Parent
or Merger Sub is a party or by which its assets are bound, (iii) result
(immediately or with the passage of time or otherwise) in the creation or
imposition of any Encumbrance upon any of the properties, rights or assets of
Parent or Merger Sub or (iv) subject to obtaining the Consents from Governmental
Authorities and Educational Agencies referred to in
Section 3.5
hereof,
and the waiting periods referred to therein having expired, and any condition
precedent to such Consent having been satisfied, conflict with, contravene or
violate in any respect any Law to which Parent or Merger Sub or any of their
respective assets or properties is subject, except, in the case of clauses (ii),
(iii) and (iv) above, for any deviations from the foregoing that would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.7
SEC Filings and Parent
Financial Statements
.
(a) Parent
has filed all forms, reports, schedules, statements and other documents required
to be filed or furnished by the Parent with the SEC since April 10, 2007 under
the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, together with any amendments,
restatements or supplements thereto, and will file all such forms, reports,
schedules, statements and other documents required to be filed subsequent to the
date of this Agreement.
Section 3.7
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule lists and, except to the extent available in full
without redaction on the SEC’s web site through EDGAR for at least two (2) days
prior to the date of this Agreement, Parent has delivered to the Company copies
in the form filed with the SEC of all of the following: (i) Parent’s Annual
Reports on Form 10-K for each fiscal year of Parent beginning with the first
year Parent was required to file such a form, (ii) Parent’s Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-QSB for each fiscal quarter that Parent was required to file a Quarterly
Report on Form 10-QSB in each of the fiscal years of Parent referred to in
clause (i) above, (iii) all proxy statements relating to Parent’s meetings of
stockholders (whether annual or special) held, and all information statements
relating to stockholder consents, since the beginning of the first fiscal year
referred to in clause (i) above, (iv) all Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in clause (i) above,
(v) all other forms, reports, registration statements and other documents (other
than preliminary materials if the corresponding definitive materials have been
provided to the Company pursuant to this
Section 3.7
) filed by
Parent with the SEC since the beginning of the first fiscal year referred to in
clause (i) above (the forms, reports, registration statements and other
documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above, whether
or not available through EDGAR, are, collectively, the “
Parent SEC Reports
”) and (vi)
all certifications and statements required by (w) Rules 13a-14 or 15d-14 under
the Exchange Act, or (x) 18 U.S.C. §1350 (Section 906) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002 (the “
Sarbanes-Oxley
Act
”) with respect to any report referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above
(collectively, the “
Certifications
”). The
Parent SEC Reports (y) were prepared in all material respects in accordance with
the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be,
and the rules and regulations thereunder and (z) did not at the time they were
filed with the SEC (except to the extent that information contained in any
Parent SEC Report has been revised or superseded by a later filed Parent SEC
Report) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. The Certifications are each true and
correct. Parent maintains disclosure controls and procedures required
by Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act; such controls and
procedures are effective to ensure that all material information concerning
Parent and Merger Sub is made known on a timely basis to the individuals
responsible for the preparation of Parent’s filings with the SEC and other
public disclosure documents. Each director and executive officer of
Parent has filed with the SEC on a timely basis all statements required by
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder since
the date of Parent’s formation. As used in this
Section 3.7
, the term
“file” shall be broadly construed to include any manner permitted by SEC rules
and regulations in which a document or information is furnished, supplied or
otherwise made available to the SEC.
(b) The
financial statements and notes contained or incorporated by reference in the
Parent SEC Reports (“
Parent
Financials
”) fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial condition and the results of operations, changes in stockholders’
equity, and cash flow of Parent and Merger Sub as at the respective dates of and
for the periods referred to in such financial statements, all in accordance with
(i) GAAP and (ii) Regulation S-X or Regulation S-B, as applicable, and the
omission of notes to the extent permitted by Regulation S-X or Regulation S-B,
as applicable. No financial statements other than those of Parent and
Merger Sub are required by GAAP to be included in the consolidated financial
statements of Parent.
Section 3.7
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule contains a description of all non-audit services
performed by the Parent’s auditors for Parent and Merger Sub since the date of
such entity’s formation and the fees paid for such services; further, all such
non-audit services were approved by the Board of Directors of
Parent. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has any off-balance sheet
arrangements. The Parent Financials, to the extent required for
inclusion in the Proxy Statement, comply in all material respects with the
Securities Act, Regulation S-X and the published general rules and regulations
of the SEC.
(c) Neither
Parent nor Merger Sub, or any manager, director, officer or employee of Parent
or Merger Sub has received any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
whether or not in writing, regarding the accounting or auditing practices,
procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or Merger Sub or their respective
internal accounting controls, including any complaint, allegation, assertion or
claim that Parent or Merger Sub has engaged in questionable accounting or
auditing practices. No attorney representing Parent or Merger Sub,
whether or not employed by Parent or Merger Sub, has reported evidence of any
violation of consumer protection or securities Laws, breach of fiduciary duty or
similar violation by Parent or any of its officers, Directors, employees or
agents to the Board or any committee thereof or to any Director or executive
officer of Parent.
(d) Merger
Sub has never been subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13(a) and
15(d) of the Exchange Act.
3.8
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities
. Except as and to the extent reflected or reserved
against in the Parent Financials, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub has incurred
any liabilities or obligations of the type required to be reflected on a balance
sheet in accordance with GAAP that is not adequately reflected or reserved on or
provided for in the Parent Financials, other than liabilities of the type
required to be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP that have
been incurred since December 31, 2007 in the ordinary course of
business.
3.9
Compliance with
Laws
. Parent and Merger Sub are each in compliance with all
Laws applicable to them and the conduct of their respective businesses as
currently conducted and as proposed to be conducted following consummation of
the Merger. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub is in conflict with, or
in default or violation of, nor since April 10, 2007 have either of them
received any notice of any conflict with, or default or violation of, (A) any
applicable Law by which Parent or Merger Sub or any their respective property or
assets is bound or affected, or (B) any Parent Material Contract to which the
Parent or Merger Sub is a party or by which the Parent or Merger Sub or any
property, asset or right of the Parent or Merger Sub is bound or affected,
except, in each case, for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that would
not reasonably be expected to be material to the Parent or Merger
Sub. Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, (x) since April
10, 2007, the Parent and Merger Sub have given or made all required notices,
submissions, reports or other filings under applicable Laws and (y) all
contracts, agreements, arrangements and transactions in effect between the
Parent, Merger Sub and any affiliate are in compliance in all material respects
with the requirements of all applicable Laws. There is no pending or,
to the knowledge of Parent, threatened proceeding or investigation to which
Parent or Merger Sub is subject before any Governmental Authority or Educational
Agency regarding whether Parent or Merger Sub has violated in any material
respect any applicable Laws. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has
received notice since April 10, 2007 of any material violation of, or
noncompliance with, any Law applicable to Parent or Merger Sub or directing
Parent or Merger Sub to take any remedial action with respect to such applicable
Law or otherwise, and no material deficiencies of Parent or Merger Sub have been
asserted by any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect to
possible violations of any applicable Laws. Since April 10, 2007,
Parent and Merger Sub have filed all material reports, statements, documents,
registrations, filings or submissions required to be filed with any regulatory
or Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, and all such reports,
registrations, filings and submissions are in compliance (and complied at the
relevant time) with applicable Law and no material deficiencies have been
asserted by any such Governmental Authority or Educational Agency with respect
to any reports, statements, documents, registrations, filings or submissions
required to be filed with respect to Parent or Merger Sub with any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency that have not been remedied.
3.10
Regulatory Agreements;
Permits; Qualifications
.
(a) There
are no (1) written agreements, consent agreements, memoranda of understanding,
commitment letters, cease and desist orders, or similar undertakings to which
the Parent or Merger Sub is a party, on the one hand, and any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency is a party or addressee, on the other hand, (2)
Orders or directives of or supervisory letters from a Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency specifically with respect to the Parent or Merger Sub or any
property or asset owned by such party, or (3) resolutions or policies or
procedures adopted by the Parent or Merger Sub at the request of a Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency, that (A) limit in any material respect the
ability of the Parent or Merger Sub to conduct its business as currently being
conducted or (B) in any manner relate to the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to
pay dividends or otherwise materially restrict the conduct of business of the
Parent or Merger Sub in any respect.
(b) Parent
and Merger Sub hold all permits, licenses, franchises, grants, authorizations,
consents, exceptions, variances, exemptions, orders and other governmental
authorizations, certificates, consents and approvals necessary to lawfully
conduct their businesses as presently conducted and contemplated to be
conducted, and to own, lease and operate their assets and properties
(collectively, the “
Parent
Permits
”), all of which are in full force and effect, and no suspension
or cancellation of any of the Parent Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of
Parent, threatened, except where the failure of any Parent Permits to have been
in full force and effect, or the suspension or cancellation of any of the Parent
Permits, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
Section 3.10(b)
of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each Parent Permit. The
Parent and Merger Sub are not in violation in any material respect of the terms
of any Parent Permit.
(c) No
investigation, review or market conduct examination by any Governmental
Authority or Educational Agency with respect to the Parent or Merger Sub, or any
affiliate thereof, is pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened, nor
does the Parent have knowledge of any Governmental Authority’s or Educational
Agency’s intention to conduct any such investigation or review.
(d) Neither
the Parent nor the Merger Sub, nor any other Person or entity that exercises
Substantial Control over the Parent or the Merger Sub, or member of such
Person’s family (as the term “
family
” is defined in 34
C.F.R. § 600.21 (f)), alone or together, (i) exercises or exercised Substantial
Control over another institution that owes a liability for a violation of a
Title IV Program requirement or (ii) owes a liability for a violation of a Title
IV Program requirement. At no time has the Parent or Merger Sub, nor
any affiliate thereof with the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management or policies of the Parent or Merger Sub, filed for relief in
bankruptcy or had entered against it an order for relief in
bankruptcy. Neither the Parent nor the Merger Sub, nor any person or
entity with a legal or beneficial interest in the Parent or the Merger Sub or
with a right to share in the profits derived from the operation of
the Parent or Merger Sub, nor any chief executive officer thereof, has pled
guilty to, has pled nolo contendere to, or has been found guilty of a crime
involving the acquisition, use or expenditure of Title IV Program funds or has
been judicially determined to have committed fraud involving Title IV Program
funds. To the knowledge of Parent, neither the Parent nor the Merger
Sub currently employs any individual or entity in a capacity that involves the
administration or receipt of funds under the Title IV Programs who or which has
been convicted of, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, a crime involving
the acquisition, use or expenditure of federal, state or local government funds
or has been administratively or judicially determined to have committed fraud or
any other material violation of Law or Educational Law involving federal, state
or local government funds. To the knowledge of Parent, neither the
Parent nor the Merger Sub has contracted with any institution or third-party
servicer that has been terminated under Section 432 or 487 of the HEA for a
reason involving the acquisition, use, or expenditure of federal, state or local
government funds, or that has been administratively or judicially determined to
have committed fraud or any other material violation of Law or Educational Law
involving federal, state, or local government funds.
3.11
Absence of Certain
Changes
.
(a) Except
as set forth in the Parent Disclosure Schedule or as consented to in writing by
Company (and excluding the Merger), since their respective dates of
incorporation, Parent and Merger Sub have conducted their respective businesses
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and there has
not occurred any action that would constitute a breach of
Section 4.6
if such
action were to occur or be taken after the date of this Agreement.
(b) Since
their respective dates of incorporation, there has not been any fact, change,
effect, occurrence, event, development or state of circumstances that has had or
would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
3.12
Taxes and
Returns
.
(a) Parent
has or will have timely filed, or caused to be timely filed, all material Tax
Returns required to be filed by it or Merger Sub (taking into account all
available extensions), which such Tax Returns are true, accurate, correct and
complete in all material respects, and has paid, collected or withheld, or
caused to be paid, collected or withheld, all material Taxes required to be
paid, collected or withheld, other than such Taxes for which adequate reserves
in the Parent Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP.
Section 3.12
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth each jurisdiction where the Parent and
Merger Sub files or is required to file a Tax Return. There are no
claims, assessments, audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings
pending against the Parent or Merger Sub in respect of any Tax, and neither the
Parent nor Merger Sub has been notified in writing of any proposed Tax claims or
assessments against the Parent or Merger Sub (other than, in each case, claims
or assessments for which adequate reserves in the Parent Financials have been
established in accordance with GAAP or are immaterial in
amount). There are no material Encumbrances with respect to any Taxes
upon any of the Parent’s or Merger Sub’s assets, other than (i) Taxes, the
payment of which is not yet due, or (ii) Taxes or charges being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves in the
Parent Financials have been established in accordance with
GAAP. Neither the Parent nor Merger Sub has any outstanding waivers
or extensions of any applicable statute of limitations to assess any material
amount of Taxes. There are no outstanding requests by the Parent or
Merger Sub for any extension of time within which to file any Tax Return or
within which to pay any Taxes shown to be due on any Tax Return.
(b) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub has constituted either a “distributing corporation” or
a “controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the
Code) in a distribution of securities (to any Person or entity that is not a
member of the consolidated group of which the Parent is the common parent
corporation) qualifying for, or intended to qualify for, Tax-free treatment
under Section 355 of the Code (i) within the two-year period ending on the date
hereof or (ii) in a distribution which could otherwise constitute part of a
“plan” or “series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e)
of the Code) in conjunction with the Merger.
(c) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub is or (i) has been at any time within the five-year
period ending on the date hereof a United States real property holding
corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code and (ii) has
ever been a member of any consolidated, combined, unitary or affiliated group of
corporations for any Tax purposes other than a group of which the Parent is or
was the common parent corporation.
(d) Except
as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has made any change in accounting method or received a
ruling from, or signed an agreement with, any taxing authority.
(e) The
Parent is not a party to any contract, agreement, plan or arrangement that,
individually or collectively, could reasonably be expected to give rise to the
payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Sections 280G or
162(m) of the Code.
(f) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub participated in, or sold, distributed or otherwise
promoted, any “reportable transaction,” as defined in Treasury Regulation
Section 1.6011-4.
(g) Neither
the Parent nor Merger Sub has taken any action that would reasonably be expected
to give rise to (i) a “deferred intercompany transaction” within the meaning of
Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-13 or an “excess loss account” within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-19, or (ii) the recognition of a
deferred intercompany transaction.
(h) Since
December 31, 2008, neither the Parent nor Merger Sub have (i) changed any Tax
accounting methods, policies or procedures except as required by a change in
Law, (ii) made, revoked, or amended any material Tax election, (iii) filed any
amended Tax Returns or claim for refund, or (iv) entered into any closing
agreement affecting or otherwise settled or compromised any material Tax
liability or refund.
3.13
Restrictions on Business
Activities
. There is no agreement or Order binding upon the
Parent or Merger Sub which has or could reasonably be expected to have the
effect of prohibiting, preventing, restricting or impairing in any respect any
business practice of the Parent or Merger Sub as their businesses are currently
conducted, any acquisition of property by the Parent or Merger Sub, the conduct
of business by the Parent or Merger Sub as currently conducted, or restricting
in any material respect the ability of the Parent or Merger Sub from engaging in
business as currently conducted or from competing with other
parties.
3.14
Employee Benefit
Plans
. Parent does not maintain, and has no liability under, any
Benefit Plan, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any
payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus
or otherwise) becoming due to any director or employee of Parent, or (ii) result
in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
benefits.
3.15
Employee
Matters
. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub has ever had any
current or former employees.
3.16
Material
Contracts
.
(a) Except
as set forth in the Parent SEC Reports filed prior to the date hereof or in the
Prospectus, or on Schedule 3.16 hereto, there are no contracts, agreements,
leases, mortgages, indentures, notes, bonds, liens, license, permit, franchise,
purchase orders, sales orders or other understandings, commitments or
obligations (including without limitation outstanding offers or proposals) of
any kind, whether written or oral, to which Parent is a party or by or to which
any of the properties or assets of Parent may be bound, subject or affected,
which either (i) creates or imposes a liability greater than $50,000, or (ii)
may not be cancelled by Parent on less than 60 days’ prior notice (the “
Parent Material
Contracts
”). All Parent Material Contracts have been made
available to the Company, and are set forth in
Section 3.16(a)
of
the Parent Disclosure Schedule other than those that are exhibits to the Parent
SEC Reports.
(b) With
respect to each Parent Material Contract: (i) the Parent Material Contract was
entered into at arms’ length and in the ordinary course of business; (ii) the
Parent Material Contract is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in all
material respects against the Parent or the Merger Sub and, to the Parent’s
knowledge, the other party thereto, and in full force and effect (except as such
enforcement may be limited by the Enforceability Exceptions); (iii) neither
Parent nor Merger Sub is in breach or default in any material respect, and no
event has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both
would constitute such a breach or default by Parent or Merger Sub, or permit
termination or acceleration by the other party, under the Parent Material
Contract; and (iv) to the Parent’s knowledge, no other party to the Parent
Material Contract is in breach or default in any material respect, and no event
has occurred that with the passage of time or giving of notice or both would
constitute such a breach or default by such other party, or permit termination
or acceleration by Parent or Merger Sub, under any Parent Material
Contract.
3.17
Litigation
. There
is no Action pending before any arbitrator, agency, court or tribunal, foreign
or domestic, or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent, Merger
Sub, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective properties,
rights or assets or, any of their respective officers, directors, partners,
managers or members (in their capacities as such). There is no Order
against Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties, rights or assets or any of their respective officers,
directors, partners, managers or members (in their capacities as
such). There is no material Action that Parent or Merger Sub has
pending against other parties.
3.18
Transactions with
Affiliates
.
Section 3.18
of the
Parent Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the
contracts or arrangements that are in existence as of the date of this Agreement
under which there are any existing or future liabilities or obligations between
Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, any (i) director,
officer, employee or affiliate of either Parent or Merger Sub, or any family
member of any of the foregoing, or (ii) record or beneficial owner of more than
5% of the Parent’s outstanding Common Stock as of the date hereof (each, a
“
Parent
Affiliate
Transaction
”).
3.19
Investment Company
Act
. Parent is not an “investment company” or a person
directly or indirectly “controlled” by or acting on behalf of an “investment
company”, in each case within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended.
3.20
Books and
Records
. All of the books and records of the Parent and Merger
Sub are complete and accurate in all material respects and have been maintained
in the ordinary course and in accordance with applicable Laws and standard
industry practices with regard to the maintenance of such books and
records. The records, systems, controls, data and information of
Parent and Merger Sub are recorded, stored, maintained and operated under means
(including any electronic, mechanical or photographic process, whether
computerized or not) that are under the exclusive ownership and direct control
of the Parent or its accountants (including all means of access thereto and
therefrom).
3.21
Finders and Investment
Bankers
. Except for Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and Signal
Hill Capital Group LLC, the fees of which will be borne by Parent and paid from
funds available to it in the Trust Fund, no broker, finder or investment banker
is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated hereby based upon arrangements made by or on
behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.
3.22
Information
Supplied
. None of the information supplied or to be supplied
by Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in (a) any
Current Report on Form 8-K or any other report, form, registration, or other
filing made with any Governmental Authority with respect to the transactions
contemplated hereby or (b) the Proxy Statement will, at the date it is first
mailed to Parent’s stockholders and warrantholders or at the time of the
Stockholder Meeting or Warrantholder Meeting, respectively, 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. The
Proxy Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder,
except that no representation is made by Parent with respect to statements made
or incorporated by reference therein based solely on information supplied by the
Company in writing for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by
Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement shall, at the time
such document is filed, at the time amended or supplemented, or at the time the
Proxy Statement is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Proxy
Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of
the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent makes no
representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any information supplied by
the Company which is contained in the Proxy Statement.
3.23
Disclaimer
. Parent
and Merger Sub each acknowledge and agree that, other than to the extent set
forth in, or otherwise relied on for use in, the Proxy Statement, neither the
Company nor any other person is making any representations or warranties in
connection with, or will have or be subject to any claim, liability, or
indemnification obligation (under Section 5.3 hereof or otherwise) to Parent,
Merger Sub or any other person resulting from, any projections, forecasts, or
any other information made available to Parent or Merger Sub in certain data
rooms or in management presentations (formal or informal) or in any other manner
prior to the execution of this Agreement, unless any such information is
expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in Article II
hereof.
3.24
Trust
Fund
.
(a) Parent
has, and since December 5, 2007, Parent has had, at least $49,589,984 in a trust
fund established by Parent for the benefit of its public stockholders (the
“
Trust Fund
”), invested
in U.S. government securities in a trust account at JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
(the “
Trust Account
”),
held in trust by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the “
Trustee
”) pursuant to the
Investment Management Trust Account Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2007,
between Parent and Trustee (the “
Trust
Agreement
”). Upon consummation of the Merger and notice
thereof to the Trustee and disbursement from the Trust Account by the Trustee,
the Trust Account will terminate and the Trustee shall thereupon be obligated to
release as promptly as practicable to Parent the Trust Fund held in the Trust
Account and, after deducting any funds paid to stockholders of Parent holding
shares of Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering who shall have
voted against the Merger and demanded that Parent convert their shares of Common
Stock into cash pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and payment of, or
reservation of payment for: (1) any taxes then due and owing, (2) any deferred
underwriting compensation to Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., (3) any fees and
expenses payable to the Parent’s attorneys, accountants and other advisors and
(4) the Redemption Consideration (as defined herein), such Trust Fund will be
free of any Encumbrances whatsoever, and will be available for use in the
businesses of Parent and the Company.
(b) As
of the Effective Time, those obligations of Parent to dissolve or liquidate
within a specified time period as contained in the Certificate of Incorporation
will terminate, and effective as of the Effective Time, Parent shall have no
obligation whatsoever to dissolve and liquidate the assets of Parent by reason
of the consummation of the Merger, and following the Effective Time no Parent
stockholder shall be entitled to receive any amount from the Trust Account
except to the extent such stockholder votes against the approval of this
Agreement and demands, contemporaneous with such vote, that Parent convert such
stockholder’s shares of Common Stock into cash pursuant to the Certificate of
Incorporation.
3.25
Intellectual
Property
. Parent and Merger Sub do not own, license or
otherwise have any right, title or interest in any Intellectual
Property.
3.26
Real
Property
. Other than as set forth in public filings of Parent
made with the SEC, Parent and Merger Sub do not own or lease any real property,
and have no commitments or obligations to purchase or lease real property either
prior to or after the Effective Time.
3.27
Environmental
Matters
. Except for such matters that are not reasonably
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, Parent and Merger Sub: (i) have, to
the knowledge of Parent, complied with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii)
have not received any notice, demand, letter, claim or request for information
alleging that Parent or Merger Sub may be in violation of or liable under any
Environmental Law; and (iii) are not subject to any Order or other arrangement
with any Governmental Authority or subject to any indemnity or other agreement
with any third party relating to Liability under any Environmental
Law.
3.28
Insurance
. Set
forth on
Schedule
3.28
is a complete list of all liability insurance coverage maintained by
Parent and Merger Sub which coverage is in full force and effect.
3.29
Bankruptcy
. Neither
Parent nor Merger Sub has: (i) commenced a voluntary case, or had entered
against it a petition, for relief under the federal bankruptcy code or any
similar petition, order or decree under any federal or state law or statute
relative to bankruptcy, insolvency or other relief for debtors; (ii) caused,
suffered or consented to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, administrator,
conservator, liquidator or similar official in any federal, state or foreign
judicial or non judicial proceedings, to hold, administer and/or liquidate all
or substantially all of its property; or (iii) made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors.
3.30
Over-the-Counter Bulletin
Board Quotation
. The Common Stock, Units and the Warrants are
quoted on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. There is no Action
pending, or to the Parent’s knowledge, threatened against Parent by NASDAQ or
FINRA with respect to any intention by such entities to prohibit or terminate
the quotation of the Common Stock or the Warrants.
3.31
Registration of the Common
Stock and the Warrants
. The Common Stock, Units and the
Warrants are registered pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, and
Parent has taken no action designed to, or which is likely to have the effect
of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock, Units and the Warrants
under the Exchange Act nor has Parent received any notification that the SEC is
contemplating terminating such registration. Parent is, and has no
reason to believe that it will not in the foreseeable future continue to be, in
compliance with all such registration requirements.
3.32
Application of Takeover
Protections
. Parent and its Board of Directors have taken all
necessary action, if any, in order to render inapplicable any control share
acquisition, business combination, poison pill (including any distribution under
a rights agreement) or other similar anti-takeover provision under the Parent
Organizational Documents (or similar charter documents) that is or could become
applicable to the Company Stockholders as a result of the Merger, including
without limitation as a result of the Parent’s issuance of the Class A
Stock.
ARTICLE
IV
COVENANTS
4.1
Conduct of Business of the
Company
.
(a) Unless
Parent shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the Effective
Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set forth on
Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule: (i) the Company shall conduct
its business, in all material respects, in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and (ii) the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts consistent with the foregoing to preserve intact, in all
material respects, its business organization, to keep available the services of
its managers, directors, officers, key employees and consultants, to maintain,
in all material respects, existing relationships with all Persons with whom it
does significant business, and to preserve the possession, control and condition
of its assets.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), except as set forth on
Section 4.1 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date
of this Agreement to the Effective Time, other than as contemplated hereby and
in the Proxy Statement, the Company will not (except as specifically
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement), without the prior written consent
of Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld):
(i) amend,
waive or otherwise change, in any respect, its Certificate, bylaws, or other
organizational documents or enter into any stockholder, partnership or other
agreement;
(ii) authorize
for redemption or issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to
issue, grant, sell, pledge or dispose of any Equity Interest, any shares of
capital stock or other securities or other equity interests or any options,
warrants, commitments, subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell
Equity Interests, any shares of capital stock or other securities or other
equity interests, including any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
Equity Interests;
(iii) split,
combine, recapitalize or reclassify any of its Equity Interests or issue any
other securities in respect thereof, or declare, pay or set aside any
distribution or other dividend (whether in cash, equity or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its Equity Interests, or directly or
indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire or offer to acquire any of its
Equity Interests; provided, however, the Company may declare, pay or set aside
any distributions in an amount equal to the Company’s accrual for Taxes as
computed consistently with past practices and presented on the Company
Financials dated May 31, 2009, in which case the Company shall notify Parent
within seven (7) days of such distributions;
(iv) incur,
create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness
(directly, contingently or otherwise), make a loan or advance to or investment
in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any indebtedness, liability or
obligation of any Person, other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(v) increase
the wages, salaries or compensation of any of its current or former consultants,
officers, managers, directors or employees by more than five percent (5%), or
increase bonuses for the foregoing individuals for fiscal year 2009 in an
aggregate amount greater than 120% of the amounts paid to such individuals in
fiscal year 2008, or increase other benefits of any of the foregoing
individuals, or enter into, establish, amend or terminate any Company Benefit
Plan or any other employment, consulting, retention, change in control,
collective bargaining, bonus or other incentive compensation, profit sharing,
health or other welfare, stock option or other equity or equity-related,
pension, retirement, consulting, vacation, severance, separation, termination,
deferred compensation, fringe, perquisite or other compensation or benefit plan,
policy, program, agreement, trust, fund or other arrangement with, for or in
respect of any current or former consultant, officer, manager, director or
employee, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice (but in no event to exceed $100,000) or other than as
required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of any Company Benefit Plan
or Company Material Contract in effect on the date of this
Agreement;
(vi) make
or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action,
suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy
relating to Taxes, or make any material change in its accounting or Tax policies
or procedures, in each case except as required by applicable Law or
GAAP;
(vii) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (but in no
event in an amount in excess of $100,000), transfer or license to any Person or
otherwise extend, materially amend or modify, permit to lapse or fail to
preserve any of the Company Intellectual Property or Licensed Intellectual
Property, other than nonexclusive licenses, or disclose to any Person who has
not entered into a confidentiality agreement any material trade
secrets;
(viii) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, terminate
or waive or assign any material right under any Company Material Contract or
enter into any contract (A) involving amounts potentially exceeding $250,000,
(B) that would be a Company Material Contract or (C) with a term longer than one
year that cannot be terminated without payment of a material penalty and upon
notice of 60 days or less (in the event any such contract is entered into,
Company will, within seven (7) days of execution of same, provide a fully
executed copy thereof to Parent);
(ix) establish
any subsidiary or enter into any new line of business outside the education
industry;
(x) make
aggregate capital expenditures in excess of $3,200,000;
(xi) fail
to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xii) fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or
replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to the
assets, operations and activities of the Company in an amount and scope of
coverage as are currently in effect;
(xiii) other
than as required to be in compliance with SEC rules and regulations or with
GAAP, or as approved by the Company’s outside auditors, revalue any of its
material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles or
practices;
(xiv) waive,
release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (including any third-party
Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Merger), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or
compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the
imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the
Company) not in excess of $100,000 individually or in the aggregate, or
otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, unless
such amount has been reserved in the Company Financial Statements;
(xv) close
or materially reduce the Company’s activities;
(xvi) acquire,
including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other
form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, other business organization or any division thereof, other than in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (but in no event in an
amount in excess of $100,000);
(xvii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(xviii) voluntarily
incur any material liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(xix) sell,
lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or
encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material
portion of its properties, assets or rights, other than in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice (but in no event in an amount in
excess of $100,000);
(xx) enter
into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of
the Equity Interests;
(xxi) take
any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or impair the obtaining of
any consents or approvals of any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency to
be obtained in connection with this Agreement;
(xxii) enter
into any material contract or otherwise take any material action with respect to
(A) any real estate transaction or (B) the opening or construction of any
additional facilities or locations;
(xxiii) enter
into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with
their terms) any Company Affiliate Transaction; or
(xxiv) authorize
or agree orally or in writing to do any of the foregoing actions.
4.2
Access and Information;
Confidentiality
.
(a) Between
the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, each Party shall give, and
shall direct its accountants and legal counsel to give, the other Party and its
Representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable intervals and notice,
access to all offices and other facilities and to all employees, properties,
contracts, agreements, commitments, books and records of or pertaining to such
Party and its subsidiaries (including Tax Returns, internal work papers, client
files, client contracts and director service agreements) and such financial and
operating data and other information, all of the foregoing as the requesting
Party or its Representatives may reasonably request regarding such Party’s
business, assets, liabilities, employees and other aspects (including unaudited
quarterly financial statements, including a consolidated quarterly balance sheet
and income statement, in the form such financial statements have been delivered
to the other Party prior to the date hereof) and instruct such Party’s
Representatives to cooperate with the requesting Party in its investigation
(including by reading available independent public accountant’s work papers) and
to provide a copy of each material report, schedule and other document filed or
received pursuant to the requirements of applicable securities Laws;
provided
that the
requesting Party shall conduct any such activities in such a manner as not to
interfere unreasonably with the business or operations of the Party providing
such information.
(b) All
information obtained by the Company, on the one hand, and Parent or Merger Sub,
on the other hand, pursuant to this Agreement shall be kept confidential in
accordance with and subject to the Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated as of
April 13, 2009, between Parent and the Company (the “
Confidentiality
Agreement
”).
4.3
No
Solicitation
.
(a) For
purposes of this Agreement, “
Acquisition
Proposal
” means (other than
the Merger) any inquiry, proposal or offer, or any indication of interest in
making an offer or proposal, from any Person or group, at any time relating to a
merger, reorganization, recapitalization, consolidation, asset sale, share
exchange, business combination or similar transaction, including any single or
multi-step transaction or series of related transactions involving the Company,
Parent or Merger Sub on the one hand and any third party on the other hand or
acquisition or purchase of assets of or by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub
representing 50% or more of such Person’s assets or business. Without
limiting the foregoing, the term Acquisition Proposal includes any inquiry,
proposal or offer by Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company or any indication of
interest in making an offer or proposal by Parent, Merger Sub, or the Company to
any third-party at any time relating to a merger, reorganization,
recapitalization, consolidation, asset sale, share exchange, business
combination or similar transaction, including any single or multi-step
transaction or series of related transactions with Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or any of their respective affiliates.
(b) In
order to induce the Company and the Parent to continue to commit to expend
management time and financial resources in furtherance of the transactions
contemplated hereby, from the date hereof until November 30, 2009, neither the
Company nor the Parent or Merger Sub shall (unless otherwise required by
applicable Law), directly or indirectly, and shall not, directly or indirectly,
authorize or permit any officer, manager, director, employee, accountant,
consultant, legal counsel, financial advisor, agent or other representative of
such Person (collectively, the “
Representatives
”) to: (i)
solicit, encourage, assist, initiate or facilitate the making, submission or
announcement of any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish any non-public
information regarding the Company, the Parent, Merger Sub or the Merger to any
Person or group (other than a Party to this Agreement or their Representatives)
in connection with or in response to an Acquisition Proposal, (iii) engage,
participate in or continue discussions or negotiations with any Person or group
with respect to, or which could be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal,
(iv) withdraw, modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or
qualify, in a manner adverse to the Company or Parent, the approval of this
Agreement or the Merger or the recommendation by the Board of Directors of the
Company or Parent that its respective shareholders adopt this Agreement, (v)
approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, endorse or
recommend, any Acquisition Proposal, (vi) discuss, negotiate or enter into any
letter of intent, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement or other similar
agreement related to any Acquisition Proposal, or (vii) release any third party
from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality agreement to which the
Company or Parent or Merger Sub is a party (except as may be permitted pursuant
to the Confidentiality Agreement). Without limiting the foregoing,
each Party agrees it shall be responsible for the actions of its Representatives
that would constitute a violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section
4.3 if done by such Party. Each Party shall promptly inform its
Representatives of the obligations undertaken in this Section 4.3.
(c) Each
Party shall notify the other Party hereto promptly (and in any event within 48
hours) orally and in writing of the receipt by such Party or any of its
Representatives of: (i) any bona fide inquiries, proposals or offers, requests
for information or requests for discussions or negotiations regarding or
constituting any Acquisition Proposal or any bona fide inquiries, proposals or
offers, requests for information or requests for discussions or negotiations
that could be expected to result in an Acquisition Proposal and (ii) any request
for non-public information relating to such Party, specifying in each case the
material terms and conditions thereof (including a copy thereof if in writing)
and the identity of the party making such inquiry, proposal, offer or request
for information. Each Party shall keep the other Party hereto
promptly informed of the status of any such inquiries, proposals, offers or
requests for information. From and after the date of this Agreement,
each Party shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any solicitations,
discussions or negotiations with any parties with respect to any Acquisition
Proposal and shall direct, and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause,
its Representatives to cease and terminate any such solicitations, discussions
or negotiations.
4.4
Takeover
Laws
. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement,
if any “fair price”, “business combination”, “moratorium”, “control share
acquisition” or similar anti-takeover Law (collectively, “
Takeover Law
”) may become, or
may purport to be, applicable to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, the Company and the members of its Board, or the Parent and the
members of its Board of Directors, as applicable, will grant such approvals and
take such actions as are necessary so the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement may be consummated promptly on the terms and conditions contemplated
hereby and otherwise act to eliminate the effect of any Takeover Law on any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.5
Stockholder
Litigation
. Parent shall give the Company the opportunity to
participate in, subject to a customary joint defense agreement, any stockholder
litigation against Parent, its managers, directors or officers relating to the
Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby;
provided
,
however
, that no
settlement of any such litigation shall be agreed to without Parent’s
consent.
4.6
Conduct of Business of
Parent
.
(a) Unless
the Company shall otherwise consent in writing (such consent not to be
unreasonably withheld), during the period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, except as specifically contemplated by the terms of this
Agreement: (i) Parent and Merger Sub shall conduct their respective business in,
and shall not take any action other than in, the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice, (ii) Parent and Merger Sub shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to continue to maintain, in all material respects, their
respective assets, properties, rights and operations in accordance with present
practice in a condition suitable for their current use, and (iii) Parent and
Merger Sub shall use commercially reasonable efforts consistent with the
foregoing to conduct the business of Parent and Merger Sub in compliance with
applicable Laws in all material respects, including without limitation the
timely filing of all reports, forms or other documents with the SEC required to
be filed with the SEC by Parent pursuant to the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and to preserve intact the business organization of
Parent.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (a), during the period from the
date of this Agreement to the Effective Time, neither Parent nor Merger Sub will
(except as specifically contemplated by this Agreement), without the prior
written consent of the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld):
(i) authorize
for issuance, issue, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or propose to issue, grant,
sell, pledge or dispose of any shares of, or any options, warrants, commitments,
subscriptions or rights of any kind to acquire or sell Common Stock (including
upon exercise of any outstanding option, warrant or similar right to acquire
such Common Stock), Class A Stock, any other shares of capital stock or other
securities or equity interests, including any securities convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock or equity interest of any class and any other
equity-based awards or alter in any way its outstanding securities or make any
changes in outstanding shares of capital stock or its capitalization, whether by
means of a reclassification, recapitalization, stock split or combination,
exchange or readjustment of shares, stock dividend or otherwise or agree to
register under the Securities Act any capital stock of Parent or Merger Sub,
except as contemplated in the Proxy Statement;
(ii) declare,
pay or set aside any dividend;
(iii) incur,
create, assume, prepay or otherwise become liable for any Indebtedness
(directly, contingently or otherwise), make a loan or advance to or investment
in any third party, or guarantee or endorse any indebtedness, liability or
obligation of any Person or subject any of its assets, properties or rights, or
any part thereof to any Encumbrances or other limitation or
restriction;
(iv) make
any change in any Parent Organizational Documents or any Merger Sub
Organizational Documents;
(v) redeem,
retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of the
capital stock, membership interests or other ownership interests of Parent or
Merger Sub, unless Parent determines, in its sole discretion, to purchase Common
Stock prior to the date of the Stockholder Meeting;
(vi) except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, acquire, lease
or sublease any material tangible assets, raw material or properties (including
real property);
(vii) enter
into any Benefit Plan or any employment, severance, or change of control
agreement;
(viii) make
capital expenditures in excess of $50,000, or commit to make capital
expenditures for any period following the Effective Time;
(ix) make
or rescind any material election relating to Taxes, settle any claim, action,
suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy
relating to Taxes, file any amended Tax Return or claim for refund, or make any
change in its accounting or Tax policies or procedures, in each case except as
required by applicable Law or GAAP;
(x) other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as
contemplated hereunder, or for legal, accounting, fairness opinion and other
fees to be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder,
terminate or waive or assign any material right under any Parent Material
Contract or enter into any contract (A) involving amounts potentially exceeding
$25,000, (B) that would be a Parent Material Contract or (C) with a term longer
than one year that cannot be terminated without payment of a material penalty
and upon notice of 60 days or less (in the event any such contract is entered
into, Parent will, within seven (7) days of execution of same provide a fully
executed copy thereof to Company);
(xi) fail
to maintain its books, accounts and records in all material respects in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xii) establish
any subsidiary (other than as contemplated hereby) or enter into any new line of
business;
(xiii) fail
to use commercially reasonable efforts to keep in force insurance policies or
replacement or revised policies providing insurance coverage with respect to the
assets, operations and activities of the Parent and Merger Sub in an amount and
scope of coverage as are currently in effect;
(xiv) revalue
any of its material assets or make any change in accounting methods, principles
or practices, except as required by GAAP and approved by the Parent’s outside
auditors;
(xv) waive,
release, assign, settle or compromise any Action (including any third-party
Action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby,
including the Merger), other than waivers, releases, assignments, settlements or
compromises that involve only the payment of monetary damages (and not the
imposition of equitable relief on, or the admission of wrongdoing by, the Parent
or Merger Sub) not in excess of $50,000 individually or in the aggregate, or
otherwise pay, discharge or satisfy any claims, liabilities or obligations other
than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, unless
such amount has been reserved in the Parent financial statements included in the
Parent SEC Reports;
(xvi) acquire,
including by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets, or any other
form of business combination, any corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, other business organization or any division thereof, or any material
amount of assets;
(xvii) adopt
a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation,
restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
(xviii) voluntarily
incur any material liability or obligation (whether absolute, accrued,
contingent or otherwise) other than in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(xix) sell,
lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage or otherwise pledge or
encumber (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of any material
portion of its properties, assets or rights;
(xx) take
any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or impair the obtaining of
any Consents of any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency to be obtained
in connection with this Agreement;
(xxi) enter
into, amend, waive or terminate (other than terminations in accordance with
their terms) any Parent Affiliate Transaction;
(xxii) enter
into any agreement, understanding or arrangement with respect to the voting of
the Class A Stock or the capital equity of the Merger Sub; or
(xxiii)
authorize
or agree to do any of the foregoing actions.
4.7
Market Standoff
Agreement
. Prior to the Closing, none of the Company or any
officer, director, stockholder or affiliate of the Company shall sell, make any
short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose
of any securities of Parent without the prior written consent of
Parent.
ARTICLE
V
ADDITIONAL
COVENANTS OF THE PARTIES
5.1
Notification of Certain
Matters
. Each of Parent and the Company shall give prompt
notice to the other (and, if in writing, furnish copies of) if any of the
following occurs after the date of this Agreement: (i) there has been a material
failure on the part of the Party providing the notice to comply with or satisfy
any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
hereunder; (ii) receipt of any notice or other communication in writing from any
third party alleging that the Consent of such third party is or may be required
in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (including
the Merger or as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby) or any
non-compliance with any Law or Educational Law; (iii) receipt of any notice or
other communication from any Governmental Authority or Educational Agency in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the
Merger or as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby); (iv) the
discovery of any fact or circumstance that, or the occurrence or non-occurrence
of any event the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, would reasonably be
expected to cause or result in any of the conditions to the Merger set forth in
Article VI not being satisfied or the satisfaction of those conditions being
materially delayed; or (v) the commencement or threat, in writing, of any
Action against any Party or any of its affiliates, or any of their respective
properties or assets, or, to the knowledge of the Company or Parent, as
applicable, any officer, director, partner, member or manager, in his or her
capacity as such, of the Company or Parent, as applicable, or any of their
affiliates with respect to the consummation of the Merger. No such
notice to any Party shall constitute an acknowledgement or admission by the
Party providing notice regarding whether or not any of the conditions to Closing
or to the consummation of the Merger have been satisfied or in determining
whether or not any of the representations, warranties or covenants contained in
this Agreement have been breached.
5.2
Commercially Reasonable
Efforts
.
(a) Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, prior to the Effective Time, each
Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts, and shall cooperate fully with
the other Parties, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable
Laws and regulations to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Proxy Statement (including the receipt of
all Requisite Regulatory Approvals, and the satisfaction, but not the waiver, of
the Closing conditions set forth in Article VI), and to comply promptly with all
requirements of Governmental Authorities and Educational Agencies applicable to
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company will cooperate with each other and will take all
commercially reasonable steps, and proceed diligently and in good faith:
(i) to submit any necessary filings, amendments or revisions to any
required Governmental Authority in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (ii) promptly to submit and make other applications, notices
and submissions (or amendments to any of the foregoing previously submitted)
with any Educational Agencies which must be filed in order for the Company and
the Company School to obtain (A) all approvals and permits which must be
obtained from such Educational Agencies prior to the Closing, as required, in
order for the Company and the Company School to: (1) operate as they are
currently operated and currently intended by the Company to be operated
following the Closing, and (2) participate in the Student Financial Assistance
Programs under the ownership of the Surviving Company (collectively, the “
Pre-Closing Education
Consents
”, identified as such in
Schedule 5.2(A)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule), and (B) all approvals and permits which
must be obtained from such Educational Agencies after the Closing in order for
the Company and the Company School to (1) operate as they are currently operated
and currently intended by the Company to be operated following the Closing and
(2) participate in the Student Financial Assistance Programs under the
ownership of the Surviving Company (collectively, the “
Post-Closing Education
Consents
”, identified as such in
Schedule 5.2(B)
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule); provided, however, that the Company shall not
file any application, notice or other submission to any Educational Agency
without providing Parent a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on such
application, notice or other submission and without obtaining the consent of
Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided,
further, however, that the Company shall be solely responsible for the
submission of all such applications, notices and submissions, subject only to
the right of Parent to review and consent to such applications, notices and
submissions as provided for in this Section 5.2(b). All such filings
related to the Pre-Closing Education Consents shall be made, if not already
made, as promptly as practicable (but no later than 30 days after the date of
this Agreement) and the Parent shall supply as promptly as reasonably
practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be
requested by the Company or any Educational Agency in connection with the
Pre-Closing Education Consents and Post-Closing Education Consents.
(c) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the Parties contained in
Section 5.2(a) and (b): (i) as soon as reasonably practicable following the date
of this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate in all respects with
each other and use (and shall cause their respective subsidiaries to use) their
respective commercially reasonable efforts to prepare and file with Educational
Agencies, requests for approval of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Merger) and shall use all commercially reasonable
efforts to have such Educational Agencies approve the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and (ii) each of Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and
the Company, on the other hand, shall give prompt written notice if such Party
receives any notice from such Educational Agencies in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and, in the case of any such
written notice, shall promptly furnish the other Party with a copy
thereof. If any Educational Agency requires that a hearing or meeting
be held in connection with its approval of the transactions contemplated hereby,
whether prior to the Closing or after the Closing, each Party shall arrange for
representatives to be present for such hearing or meeting.
(d) In
furtherance and not in limitation of the covenants of the Parties contained in
Sections 5.2(a), (b) and (c), if any objections are asserted with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby under any applicable Law or Educational Law or
if any suit is instituted (or threatened to be instituted) by any applicable
Governmental Authority, Educational Agency or any private party challenging any
of the transactions contemplated hereby as violative of any applicable Law or
Educational Law or which would otherwise prevent, materially impede or
materially delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby,
Parent and the Company shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
resolve any such objections or suits so as to permit consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including in order to resolve such
objections or suits which, in any case if not resolved, could reasonably be
expected to prevent, materially impede or materially delay the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).
(e) In
the event any administrative or judicial action or proceeding is instituted (or
threatened to be instituted) by a Governmental Authority, Educational Agency or
private party challenging the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by
this Agreement, or any other agreement contemplated hereby, Parent and the
Company shall cooperate in all respects with each other and use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to contest and resist any such action or
proceeding and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any decree,
judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary, preliminary or
permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or restricts
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement
shall obligate Parent, Merger Sub, the Company or any of their respective
affiliates to take any action or commit to take any action, or consent or agree
to any condition, restriction or undertaking requested or imposed by any
Governmental Authority or Educational Agency, whether in connection with
obtaining any Requisite Regulatory Approval or otherwise, if, in the good faith
determination of Parent or the Company, respectively, such action, condition,
restriction or undertaking, individually or in the aggregate, with all other
such actions, conditions, restrictions or undertakings, would materially
adversely affect the benefits, taken as a whole, that Parent or Company
reasonably expects to derive from the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (a “
Burdensome
Condition
”); including, without limitation, (i) any requirement that
Parent, the Company, the Surviving Company or any of its or their subsidiaries
(A) provide or commit to provide additional capital to the Surviving Company and
the Company, (B) provide any maintenance, guarantee, keep-well or similar
agreements or commitments that are more burdensome than currently required of
the Company by such Governmental Authority or Educational Agency,
(C) provide an irrevocable letter of credit or other surety in an amount
greater than $10,000,000, as a condition of such Educational Agency issuing any
Requisite Regulatory Approval, or (D) provide a guaranty or assume joint and
several liability for any outstanding or future Title IV Program liabilities of
the Company School; (ii) any restriction by any Educational Agency on the
Company’s or the Company School’s ability to add new educational programs, to
modify existing educational programs, to add new locations or branches or to
increase student enrollments after the Closing; or (iii) any requirement by the
Higher Learning Commission that the Company School’s accreditation status be
returned to candidacy status.
(g) Prior
to the Effective Time, Parent and the Company shall use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain any Consents of third parties with respect to any
contracts to which they are a party as may be necessary or appropriate for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or required by the terms of
any contract as a result of the execution, performance or consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger).
(h) Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, neither Parent nor the Company shall be
required to agree to any term, condition or modification with respect to
obtaining any Consents in connection with the Merger or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would result in, or would be
reasonably likely to result in: (i) a Material Adverse Effect of either Party,
(ii) Parent, Merger Sub or the Company having to cease, sell or otherwise
dispose of any assets or business (including the requirement that any such
assets or business be held separate), or (iii) a Burdensome
Condition.
(a)
Indemnification by the
Company
. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing
Date, but only in the event Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section
7.1, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each of Parent and Merger
Sub, their affiliates and each of their respective successors and assigns, and
their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “
Parent Indemnified Party
”)
from and against any liabilities, claims (including claims by third parties),
demands, judgments, losses, costs, damages or expenses whatsoever (including
reasonable attorneys’, consultants’ and other professional fees and
disbursements of every kind, nature and description) (collectively, “
Damages
”) such Parent
Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer or incur and that result from, arise out
of or relate to any fraud committed by the willful breach of this Agreement by
the Company occurring prior to termination of this Agreement.
(b)
Indemnification by
Parent
. From the date of this Agreement through the Closing
Date, but only in the event the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1, each of Parent and Merger Sub shall indemnify and hold harmless the
Company, its affiliates and each of its successors and assigns, and its
officers, directors, employees and agents (each, a “
Company Indemnified Party
”)
from and against any Damages such Company Indemnified Party may sustain, suffer
or incur and that result from, arise out of or relate to any fraud committed by
the willful breach of this Agreement by Parent or Merger Sub occurring prior to
the termination of this Agreement.
(c)
Indemnification
Procedures
. A Person seeking indemnification under this
Section 5.3 (the “
Indemnitee
”) must give timely
written notice to the Person from whom indemnification is sought (the “
Indemnitor
”) as soon as
practical after the Indemnitee becomes aware of any condition or event that
gives rise to Damages for which indemnification is sought under this Section
5.3. The failure of the Indemnitee to give timely notice shall not
affect the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification hereunder except to the extent
the Indemnitor demonstrates it was materially prejudiced by such
failure. In the event a claim or demand is made by a party against an
Indemnitee, the Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Indemnitor of such claim or
demand, specifying the nature and the amount of the Damages (the “
Claim Notice
”). The
Indemnitor shall notify the Indemnitee within twenty (20) days after receipt of
the Claim Notice whether the Indemnitor will undertake, conduct and control,
through counsel of its own choosing (subject to the consent of Indemnitee, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, it being agreed that each of
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP and Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett,
P.A. are hereby deemed approved by each of the Parties) and at its expense, the
settlement or defense thereof, and Indemnitee shall cooperate with Indemnitor in
connection therewith, provided that if Indemnitor undertakes such defense: (i)
Indemnitor shall not thereby permit to exist any Encumbrance or other adverse
charge upon any asset of Indemnitee or settle such action without first
obtaining the consent of Indemnitee, except for settlements solely covering
monetary matters for which Indemnitor has acknowledged responsibility for
payment; (ii) Indemnitor shall permit Indemnitee (at Indemnitee’s sole cost and
expense) to participate in such settlement or defense through counsel chosen by
Indemnitee; and (iii) Indemnitor shall agree promptly to reimburse Indemnitee
for the full amount of any Damages resulting from such claim, except for those
costs expressly assumed by the Indemnitee hereunder. The Indemnitee
agrees to preserve and provide access to all evidence that may be useful in
defending against such claim and to provide reasonable cooperation in the
defense thereof or in the prosecution of any action against a third party in
connection therewith. The Indemnitor’s defense of any claim or demand
shall not constitute an admission or concession of liability therefor or
otherwise operate in derogation of any rights Indemnitor may have against
Indemnitee or any third party. So long as Indemnitor is reasonably
contesting any such claim in good faith, Indemnitee shall not pay or settle any
such claim. If Indemnitor does not notify Indemnitee within twenty
(20) days after receipt of Indemnitee’s Claim Notice that it elects to undertake
the defense thereof, Indemnitee shall have the right to contest the claim in the
exercise of its exclusive, reasonable discretion at the expense of the
Indemnitor (provided the Indemnitor shall not be required to pay Indemnitee's
expenses for the defense, settlement or compromise of claims which are not
covered by Indemnitor’s obligations under this Section 5.3 or which Indemnitor
has not consented to).
(d)
Insurance
Effect
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any
Damages that are subject to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement are
covered by insurance, the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to obtain the maximum recovery under such insurance. If the
Indemnitee receives payment from the Indemnitor for indemnification under this
Section 5.3 and later receives proceeds from insurance or other amounts in
respect of such Damages, then it shall hold such proceeds or other amounts in
trust for the benefit of the Indemnitor and shall pay to the Indemnitor, as
promptly as practicable after receipt, a sum equal to the amount of the proceeds
or other amount received, up to the aggregate amount of any payments received
from the Indemnitor pursuant to this Agreement in respect of such
Damages.
(e)
Exclusive
Remedy
. The rights of any Parent Indemnified Party or Company
Indemnified Party for indemnification relating to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby shall be strictly limited to those contained in
this Section 5.3, and, except as specifically set forth in Section 9.10, such
indemnification rights and the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section 7.1 shall be the sole and exclusive remedies of such Parent Indemnified
Party or Company Indemnified Party, as applicable, with respect to this
Agreement or any matter arising under or in connection with this
Agreement. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, the
Parent Indemnified Parties and the Company Indemnified Parties hereby waive all
other rights and remedies, and release all claims against each other, with
respect to this Agreement or any matter arising under or in connection with this
Agreement, whether under any applicable Law, at common law or
otherwise.
(f)
Limitations on
Indemnification
. The Parties’ rights to indemnification
hereunder are subject to the following limitations:
(i) Any
claim for indemnification hereunder may not be pursued and is hereby released by
the Parties and irrevocably waived upon and after the Closing Date.
(ii) Parent
and Merger Sub may not seek indemnification from the Company Stockholders and
may only seek indemnification hereunder against the Company.
(iii) The
Company may not seek indemnification against the Trust Fund and may only seek
indemnification hereunder against Parent.
(iv)
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, the Company and its stockholders hereby irrevocably waive in
perpetuity any and all claims for indemnification hereunder against all other
entities controlled by Parent or its officers and directors.
5.5
Public
Filings
. Parent shall make all necessary filings with respect
to the Merger and the transactions contemplated thereby under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act and applicable “blue sky” laws and the rules and
regulations thereunder, including filing a Current Report on Form 8-K pursuant
to the Exchange Act to report the execution of this Agreement. Parent
will promptly advise the Company when any supplement or amendment to the Proxy
Statement has been filed, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy
Statement or comments thereon and responses thereto, or requests by the SEC for
additional information. No filing with respect to the Merger and the
transactions contemplated thereby, and no amendment or supplement to such
filings shall be made without the prior written approval of the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or
conditioned. If at any time prior to the Effective Time, any
information relating to Parent or the Company, or any of their respective
affiliates, officers or directors, should be discovered by Parent or the Company
that should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement,
so that such documents would not include any misstatement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, the Party
which discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Party hereto
and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be
promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to
the stockholders and warrantholders (if applicable) of the Parent.
5.6
Reservation of
Stock
. Parent hereby agrees there shall be, or Parent shall
cause to be, reserved for issuance and delivery such number of shares of Common
Stock as shall be required for issuance and delivery of the Merger
Consideration, and for conversion of the Class A Stock into Common
Stock. Parent covenants it will authorize or cause to be authorized
such number of shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock as shall be sufficient
to issue the Merger Consideration and as will be needed for the conversion of
the Class A Stock, and exercise of the Warrants, for Common Stock.
5.7
Stockholder Meeting and
Warrantholder Meeting; Proxy
. As promptly as practicable
following the execution of this Agreement, Parent, acting through its board of
directors, shall, in accordance with applicable Law:
(a) duly
call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of the stockholders of
Parent (the “
Stockholder
Meeting
”) for the purposes of considering and taking action upon: (i) an
amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase
the authorized number of shares of Common Stock to 50,000,000 shares, (ii) an
amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to change the
name of Parent to “NAU Holdings, Inc.” and for all such other changes as
required in connection with the Merger, (iii) an amendment to the Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for the elimination of certain
special purpose acquisition company provisions therein, to provide for the
perpetual existence of the Parent and to remove any staggered or classified
board provisions, (iv) approval of the Merger, including the issuance of the
Merger Consideration, (v) the creation of the Class A Stock and (vi) the
authorization and establishment by Parent of an incentive option plan for the
grant of up to 5% of the Common Stock issued and outstanding as of the Closing
Date (the “
Incentive Option
Plan
”) for the directors, employees and consultants of Parent, the
Company and their respective affiliates (collectively, the “
Stockholder
Matters
”);
(b) duly
call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of the warrantholders
of Parent (the “
Warrantholder
Meeting
”) for the purposes of considering certain amendments to the terms
of the Warrant Agreement dated November 29, 2007, by and between Parent and
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as warrant agent (the “
Warrant Agreement
”), covering
all of the Warrants, which must be approved by each of Morgan Joseph & Co.
and a majority in interest of the Warrants (the “
Required Warrantholder Vote
”),
to allow for the redemption by Parent (the “
Warrant Redemption
”, and
collectively with the Stockholder Matters, the “
Proxy Matters
”) of all the
Warrants at a price of $0.50 per warrant (the “
Redemption Consideration
”),
with such redemptions to take place on the Closing Date;
provided
,
however
, the Camden
Warrant shall be excluded from the Warrant Redemption and cancelled in
accordance with Section 6.3(l) hereof (the “
Warrantholder
Proposal
”);
(c) (i)
use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit the approvals required by the
stockholders and warrantholders of Parent and (ii) include in the Proxy
Statement (A) the board of directors’ recommendation to the stockholders and
warrantholders of Parent that they vote in favor of all Proxy Matters and (B)
all other requests or approvals necessary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Parent
may adjourn or postpone the Stockholder Meeting or Warrantholder Meeting as and
to the extent required by applicable Law. Parent shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its
stockholders and warrantholders as promptly as practicable after the Proxy
Statement is declared effective by the SEC. The Company shall
cooperate and assist Parent and its counsel in preparing the Proxy Statement and
acknowledges that a substantial portion of the Proxy Statement shall include
disclosure regarding the Company and its management, operations and financial
condition. The Company shall make its managers, directors, officers,
employees and consultants available to Parent and its counsel in connection with
the drafting of the Proxy Statement and responding in a timely manner to
comments from the SEC. Prior to the filing of the Proxy Statement
with the SEC and each amendment thereto, the Company shall confirm in writing to
Parent and its counsel that it has reviewed the Proxy Statement (and each
amendment thereto) and approved any information provided by the Company and the
Company Stockholders. If, prior to the Effective Time, any event
occurs with respect to the Company, or any change occurs with respect to other
information supplied by the Company or inclusion in the Proxy Statement, the
Company shall promptly notify Parent of such event, and the Company and Parent
shall cooperate in the prompt filing with the SEC of any necessary amendment or
supplement to the Proxy Statement and, as required by Law, in disseminating the
information contained in such amendment or supplement to Parent’s stockholders
and warrantholders; and
(d) promptly
transmit any amendment or supplement to its stockholders or warrantholders, if
at any time prior to the Stockholder Meeting or Warrantholder Meeting,
respectively, there shall be discovered any information that should be set forth
in an amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement.
5.9
Hart-Scott-Rodino
Filing
. If required pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, as
promptly as practicable after the date of this Agreement, Parent and the Company
shall each prepare and file the notification required of it thereunder in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and shall
promptly and in good faith respond to all information requested of it by the
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice in connection with such
notification and otherwise cooperate in good faith with each other and such
Governmental Authorities. Parent and the Company shall (a) promptly
inform the other of any communication to or from the Federal Trade Commission,
the Department of Justice or any other Governmental Authority regarding the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) give the other prompt notice of
the commencement of any action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority with respect to such
transactions and (c) keep the other reasonably informed as to the status of any
such action, suit, litigation, arbitration, proceeding or
investigation. Parent shall be responsible for all fees and expenses
relating to such filing.
5.10
Use and Disbursement of
Trust Fund
. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts
to maximize the amount remaining in the Trust Fund at Closing, which amount
shall be no less than $22,166,290.00, after payment in full of any taxes then
due and owing, the deferred underwriting fee owed to Morgan Joseph & Co.
Inc., any fees and expenses payable to the Parent’s investment bankers,
attorneys, accountants and other advisors, any amounts paid or payable to Parent
stockholders, warrantholders or unit holders for repurchase, redemption or
conversion of their Common Stock or Units or repurchase of their Warrants
(including the Warrant Redemption), and any other of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s
unpaid costs, fees and expenses associated with this Agreement, the Proxy
Statement and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
5.11
Tax
Treatment
. Each of the Company and Parent and Merger Sub shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Merger to qualify as a
“reorganization” under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Code and will not
take any action inconsistent with the Merger qualifying as a reorganization
under Section 368(a) of the Code. The Company and Parent shall treat
the Merger Consideration received in the Merger by holders of Equity Interests
as property permitted to be received by Section 354 of the Code without the
recognition of gain. Each of the Company and Parent covenants and
agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to defend in good faith all
challenges to the treatment of the Merger as a reorganization as described in
this Section 5.11. Each of the Company and Parent agree that if such
Party becomes aware of any fact or circumstance that is reasonably likely to
prevent the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization described in
Section 368(a) of the Code, it will promptly notify the other Party in
writing of such fact or circumstance. Each of the Company and Parent
will comply with all reporting and record-keeping obligations set forth in the
Code and the Department of Treasury regulations that are consistent with the
Merger qualifying as a “reorganization” under the provisions of
Section 368(a) of the Code.
5.12
Listing of Common Stock on
Nasdaq
. The Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to
cause the Common Stock and the Warrants to be listed on either the Nasdaq
Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market, as the Parties may mutually
determine, as of the Closing Date.
5.13
Indemnification of Directors
and Officers of the Company
. The Surviving Company will
indemnify each individual who served as a director or officer of the Company at
any time prior to the Effective Time from and against any and all actions,
suits, proceedings, hearings, investigations, charges, complaints, injunctions,
orders, decrees, rulings, Damages, dues, penalties, fines, amounts paid in
settlement, obligations, taxes, and liens, resulting from, arising out of,
relating to, in the nature of, or caused by this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated herein.
5.14
Release of Personal
Guarantees
. The Parties will use their reasonable best efforts to
cause Mr. Buckingham to be released from any personal guarantees provided by him
on behalf of the Company.
ARTICLE
VI
CONDITIONS
The
obligations of each Party to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the
satisfaction or waiver (where permissible), at or prior to the Effective Time,
of the following conditions:
(a)
Parent Stockholder
Approval
.
(1) The
Required Parent Vote shall have been obtained in accordance with the DGCL,
and
(2) The
stockholders of Parent holding thirty percent (30%) or more of the shares of
Common Stock sold in Parent’s initial public offering shall not have voted
against the Merger and exercised their conversion rights under Parent’s
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, to convert their shares of Common
Stock into a cash payment from the Trust Fund.
(b)
Antitrust
Laws
. If applicable, the required waiting period (and any
extension thereof) under any Antitrust Laws, if any, shall have expired or been
terminated.
(c)
Requisite Regulatory
Approvals and Consents
. All authorizations, approvals and
permits required to be obtained from or made with any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, including, without limitation all Pre-Closing Education Consents
(collectively, the “
Requisite
Regulatory Approvals
”), and all Consents from third parties required in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, shall have been
obtained or made.
(d)
No Law or
Order
. No Governmental Authority or Educational Agency shall
have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered any Law (whether
temporary, preliminary or permanent) or Order that is then in effect and has the
effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting
consummation of the Merger.
(e)
Creation and Issuance of
Class A Stock
. Parent shall have authorized the creation and
issuance, and authorized the distribution to the Company Stockholders, of the
Class A Stock, the creation of such stock to have been approved and authorized
at the Stockholder Meeting.
(f)
Updating of Disclosure
Schedules
. Final versions of the Parent Disclosure Schedules
and Company Disclosure Schedules shall have been delivered by the appropriate
Party to the other Parties hereto and such schedules shall have been certified
as the final, true, correct and complete schedules of such Party.
(g)
Burdensome
Condition
. None of the Requisite Regulatory Approvals or the
Consents shall have included or contained, or resulted in the imposition of, any
Burdensome Condition.
(h)
Litigation
. There
shall be no pending Action against any Party or any of its affiliates, or any of
their respective properties or assets, or any officer, director, partner, member
or manager, in his or her capacity as such, of any Party or any of their
affiliates, with respect to the consummation of the Merger or the transactions
contemplated thereby which could reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect.
(i)
Board of Directors and
Officers
. The Board of Directors and the officers of Parent
and the Surviving Corporation shall be constituted as set forth in Section 1.7
hereof, effective as of the Effective Time.
(j)
Listing of Common Stock on
Nasdaq
. The Common Stock and the Warrants shall be listed on
either the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global Market.
(k)
Incentive Plan and
Restricted Stock Issuance
. Parent shall have established the
Incentive Option Plan, and reserved for issuance to management of the Parent
following the Closing from the Incentive Option Plan a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to an aggregate of 1.5% of the Common Stock issued and
outstanding as of the Closing Date.
(l)
Fiscal
Year
. Parent shall have changed its fiscal year end to May
31.
(m)
Employment
Agreements
. Dr. Shape shall have entered into an employment
agreement, and each of Mr. Buckingham and Dr. Gallentine shall have entered into
an amendment to his current employment agreement, reasonably satisfactory to
Parent and the Company and satisfactory to such individuals.
(n)
Warrantholder
Proposal
. Parent shall have received the Required
Warrantholder Vote to allow for the amendment of the Warrant Agreement to
reflect the Warrantholder Proposal.
The
obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by Parent, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the
following additional conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Company set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by materiality shall be
true and correct and those not so qualified shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Effective Time
as though made as of the Effective Time (except to the extent that any of such
representations and warranties expressly speaks only as of an earlier
date).
(b)
Agreements and
Covenants
. The Company shall have performed, in all material
respects, all of its obligations and complied with, in all material respects,
all of its agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it under
this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time.
(c)
Officer
Certificate
. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief executive officer or
chief financial officer of the Company, certifying in such capacity as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.2(a), (b), (e) and
(f).
(d)
Secretary’s
Certificate
. The Company shall have delivered to Parent a true
copy of the resolutions of the Board of the Company authorizing the execution of
this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and transactions contemplated
herein, certified by the Secretary of the Company or similar
officer.
(e)
Material Adverse
Effect
. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with
respect to the Company’s business since the date of this Agreement.
(f)
Required Company
Vote
. The Required Company Vote shall have been
obtained.
(g)
Legal
Opinion
. Parent shall have received an opinion of the
Company’s counsel, Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A., in form and
substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and their respective counsel,
addressed to Parent, and dated as of the Closing Date.
(h)
Lock Up
Agreements
. Parent shall have received the Company Stockholder
Lock Up Agreements, as set forth in Section 1.7(b).
(i)
Fairness
Opinion
. Parent shall have received a fairness opinion from an
independent investment bank reasonably acceptable to the Company stating the
Merger Consideration to be paid by Parent is fair to Parent and Merger Sub, from
a financial point of view.
(j)
Company
Financials
. Parent shall have received from the Company
audited financial statements for the Company’s last two fiscal years, together
with such other statements that would be in compliance with Regulation S-X and
the General Rules and Regulations of the Securities Act, and such unaudited
financial statements as otherwise required for the quarterly periods (ending
August 31, 2008, November 30, 2008 and February 28, 2009) since the last
audit. The Company shall also deliver to Parent its audited financial
statements for its fiscal year ended May 31, 2009, prior to filing the final
Proxy Statement. The auditing firm shall be Deloitte & Touche
LLP, or such other nationally recognized accounting firm as is acceptable to
Parent and the Company.
(k)
Payment of Certain
Obligations
. The Company shall have paid in full, not later
than the Closing Date, the obligations to those Persons set forth on Section
6.2(k)-1
of the
Company Disclosure Schedule, and shall have ceased, as of the Closing Date, the
payments set forth on
Section 6.2(k)-2
of
the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(l)
Fairway Hills
III
. Each of Robert Buckingham, Mary Ellen Buckingham, Susan
Lein and Linda Copper shall have brought their book-basis capital in Fairway
Hills III to $0.
The
obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger are subject to the
satisfaction or waiver by the Company, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the
following additional conditions:
(a)
Representations and
Warranties
. Each of the representations and warranties of the
Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement that are qualified by
materiality shall be true and correct and those not so qualified shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of
the Effective Time as though made as of the Effective Time (except to the extent
that any of such representations and warranties expressly speaks only as of an
earlier date).
(b)
Agreements and
Covenants
. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed,
in all material respects, its obligations and complied with, in all material
respects, its agreements and covenants to be performed or complied with by it
under this Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time, including, without
limitation, the resignation from the Board of Directors of Parent of those
persons currently on the Board of Directors of Parent who are not named as
directors following the Effective Time in the Proxy Statement.
(c)
Officer
Certificate
. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a
certificate, dated the Closing Date, signed by the chief executive officer or
chief financial officer of Parent, certifying in such capacity as to the
satisfaction of the conditions specified in Sections 6.3(a), (b) and
(e).
(d)
Secretary’s
Certificate
. Parent shall have delivered to the Company a true
copy of the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Parent authorizing the
execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger and transactions
contemplated herein, certified by the Secretary of Parent or similar
officer.
(e)
Material Adverse
Effect
. No Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred with
respect to the Parent’s business since the date of this Agreement.
(f)
Legal
Opinion
. The Company shall have received opinions of the
Parent’s and Merger Subs’ counsel, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, in form
and substance to be agreed upon by the Parties and their respective counsel,
addressed to the Company, and dated as of the Closing Date.
(g)
Closing
Date
. The Closing Date shall be not later than November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the Parent;
provided,
further,
that, except with respect to November, 2009, the Parties shall
use their reasonable efforts to effectuate the Closing within the first fifteen
(15) calendar days of a month.
(h)
Amount in
Trust
. The cash amount available from the Trust Fund for
working capital of Parent following the Closing shall be not less than
$22,166,290 after payment in full of the deferred underwriting fee owed to
Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc., any fees and expenses payable to the Parent’s
investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other advisors, any amounts paid
or payable to Parent stockholders, warrantholders or unit holders for
repurchase, redemption or conversion of their Common Stock or Units or
repurchase of their Warrants (including the Warrant Redemption), and any other
of Parent’s or Merger Sub’s unpaid costs, fees and expenses associated with this
Agreement, the Proxy Statement and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby.
(i)
Trading Price of Common
Stock
. The trading price of the Common Stock on the Trading
Market shall be not less than $5.50 per share.
(j)
Registration Rights
Agreement
. Parent shall have executed a registration rights
agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E
, granting
demand and “piggy-back” registration rights to the Company Stockholders with
respect to the Common Stock received by them, or receivable by them upon
conversion or exercise of the Stock Consideration and the Warrant Consideration,
in the Merger.
(k)
Purchase of Common
Stock
. Camden Learning, LLC shall have purchased not less than
$4,000,000 of Common Stock in the open market or in privately negotiated
transactions.
(l)
Cancellation of
Warrants
. The 2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants owned
by Camden Learning, LLC shall have been cancelled and exchanged for 250,000
shares of restricted Common Stock, which such shares shall not be freely
tradable until such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share
for any sixty (60) consecutive Trading Day period; provided, that such shares of
restricted Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then.
6.4
Frustration of
Conditions
. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, neither Parent nor the Company may rely on the failure of any
condition set forth in this Article VI to be satisfied if such failure was
caused by such Party’s failure to comply with or perform any of its covenants or
obligations set forth in this Agreement.
TERMINATION AND
ABANDONMENT
(a) by
mutual written consent of the Company and Parent, as duly authorized by the
Board of Directors of Parent and the Board;
(b) by
written notice by either Parent or the Company if the Closing conditions set
forth in Section 6.1 have not been satisfied by the Company or Parent, as the
case may be (or waived by Parent or the Company as the case may be) by November
29, 2009;
provided
,
however
, such date
shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to obtain
stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to Parent or the
Company due primarily to failure by Parent or Merger Sub, on one hand, or the
Company, on the other hand, to fulfill any obligation under this
Agreement;
(c) by
written notice by either Parent or the Company, if any Governmental Authority or
Educational Agency shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any Order or Law that is, in each case, then in effect and is final and
nonappealable and has the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or
otherwise preventing or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (including the Merger);
provided
,
however
, the right to
terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(c) shall not be available to any
Party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the
primary cause of, or resulted in, any such Order or Law to have been enacted,
issued, promulgated, enforced or entered;
(d) by
written notice by Parent, if (i) there has been a breach by the Company of any
of its material representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained
in this Agreement, or if any material representation or warranty of the Company
shall have become untrue or inaccurate, and (ii) the breach or inaccuracy is
incapable of being cured prior to the Closing or is not cured within twenty (20)
days of notice of such breach or inaccuracy;
(e) by
written notice by the Company, if (i) there has been a breach by Parent or
Merger Sub of any of its material representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements contained in this Agreement, or if any material representation or
warranty of Parent or Merger Sub shall have become untrue or inaccurate, and
(ii) the breach or inaccuracy is incapable of being cured prior to the Closing
or is not cured within twenty (20) days of notice of such breach or
inaccuracy;
(f) by
written notice by Parent if the Closing conditions set forth in Section 6.2,
other than Sections 6.2(a) and 6.2(b) (which are addressed by Section 7.1(d)),
have not been satisfied by the Company (or waived by Parent) by November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(f) shall not be available to Parent if Parent
is in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant contained in
this Agreement, and such breach has primarily caused such Closing conditions to
not be satisfied; or
(g) by
written notice by Company if the Closing conditions set forth in Section 6.3,
other than Sections 6.3(a) and 6.3(b) (which are addressed by Section 7.1(e)),
have not been satisfied by Parent (or waived by the Company) by November 29,
2009;
provided
,
however
, such
date shall be extended through January 31, 2010 in the event Parent is able to
obtain stockholder approval to extend the corporate existence of the
Parent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 7.1(g) shall not be available to the Company if the
Company is in material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant
contained in this Agreement, and such breach has primarily caused such Closing
conditions to not be satisfied.
7.2
Effect of
Termination
. In the event of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 7.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void, and there
shall be no liability on the part of any Party or any of their respective
affiliates or the directors, officers, partners, members, managers, employees,
agents or other representatives of any of them, and all rights and obligations
of each Party shall cease, except: (i) as set forth in Section 4.2(b), this
Section 7.2 and in Section 7.3 and (ii) subject to Section 5.3, nothing herein
shall relieve any Party from liability for any fraud committed by the willful
breach of this Agreement prior to termination. Without limiting the
foregoing, and except as provided in Section 5.3, the Parties’ sole right with
respect to any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other
agreement contained in this Agreement by another Party or with respect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be the right, if applicable,
to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1. Section 5.3,
this Section 7.2 and Section 7.3 shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
7.3
Fees and
Expenses
. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement,
including this Section 7.3, all Expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the Party
incurring such Expenses, whether or not the Merger or any other related
transaction is consummated. For purposes of clarification, Parent
understands and agrees that, in addition to the other Expenses it has incurred
and will incur in connection with the Merger, it will be solely responsible for
all Expenses related to the preparation and filing of the Proxy Statement,
holding the Stockholder Meeting and Warrantholder Meeting and obtaining the
Required Stockholder Vote and Required Warrantholder Vote, respectively, the
deferred underwriting fees of Morgan Joseph & Co. Inc. and any and all
legal, accounting, investment banking, finders or similar fees and Expenses, all
of which Parent shall pay prior to, or simultaneously with, the
Closing. Upon the Closing, the Surviving Company will be responsible
for any unpaid Expenses incurred by the Company in connection with the Merger,
including, without limitation, any and all legal, accounting, investment
banking, finders or similar fees and Expenses. Each Party shall, upon
the request of the other Party, disclose the costs that such Party has incurred
or anticipates to incur with respect to the Merger and the transactions
contemplated herein.
TRUST FUND
WAIVER
8.1
Trust Fund
Waiver
. Reference is made to the final prospectus of Parent,
dated November 29, 2007 (the “
Prospectus
”). The
Company understands that, except for a portion of the interest earned on the
amounts held in the Trust Fund, Parent may disburse monies from the Trust Fund
only: (a) to its public stockholders in the event of the redemption of their
shares or the dissolution and liquidation of Parent, (b) to Parent and the
underwriters listed in the Prospectus (with respect to such underwriters’
deferred underwriting compensation only) after Parent consummates a business
combination (as described in the Prospectus) or (c) as consideration to the
sellers of a target business with which Parent completes a business
combination. The Company agrees that the Company does not now have,
and shall not at any time prior to the Closing have, any claim to, or make any
claim against, the Trust Fund or any asset contained therein, regardless of
whether such claim arises as a result of, in connection with or relating in any
way to, the business relationship between the Company, on the one hand, and
Parent and/or Merger Sub, on the other hand, this Agreement, or any other
agreement or any other matter, and regardless of whether such claim arises based
on contract, tort, equity or any other theory of legal liability. The
Company hereby irrevocably waives any and all claims it may have, now or in the
future (in each case, however, prior to the consummation of a business
combination), and will not seek recourse against, the Trust Fund for any reason
whatsoever in respect thereof. To the extent the Company commences
any action or proceeding based upon, in connection with, relating to or arising
out of any matter relating to Parent or Merger Sub, which proceeding seeks, in
whole or in part, monetary relief against Parent or Merger Sub, the Company
hereby acknowledges and agrees its sole remedy shall be against funds held
outside of the Trust Fund and that such claim shall not permit the Company (or
any party claiming on the Company’s behalf or in lieu of the Company) to have
any claim against the Trust Fund or any amounts contained
therein. This Section 8.1 shall not limit any covenant or agreement
of the Parties that by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective
Time.
ARTICLE
IX
MISCELLANEOUS
All
notices, consents, waivers and other communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered in person, by
facsimile, receipt confirmed, or on the next Business Day when sent by reliable
overnight courier to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at
such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like
notice):
(i)
if to the Company, to:
Dlorah, Inc.
5301 S. Highway 16, Suite
200
Rapid City, SD 57701
Attention: Robert
Buckingham
Facsimile: (605) 721-5241
with a
copy to (but which shall not constitute notice to the Company):
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty &
Bennett, P.A.
500 IDS Center
80 South Eighth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
Attn: Mark D. Williamson,
Esq.
Facsimile: (612) 632-4379
(ii)
if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Camden Learning
Corporation
500 East Pratt Street, Suite
1200
Baltimore, MD 21202
Attn: David Warnock
Facsimile: (410) 878-6868
with a
copy to (but which shall not constitute notice to Parent or Merger
Sub):
Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
LLP
150 East 42
nd
Street
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Douglas S.
Ellenoff, Esq.
Facsimile: (212) 370-7889
9.4
Governing Law;
Jurisdiction
. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed
and enforced in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware without regard
to the conflict of laws principles thereof. All Actions arising out
of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in
any state or federal court located in New Castle County,
Delaware. The Parties hereby: (a) submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal court for the purpose of any
Action arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any Party and
(b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or
otherwise, in any such Action, any claim that it is not subject personally to
the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or
immune from attachment or execution, that the Action is brought in an
inconvenient forum, that the venue of the Action is improper, or that this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or by
any of the above-named courts. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the
Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to
which all appeals have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by Law. Each of Parent, Merger Sub, and the Company
irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other
process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal
delivery of copies of such process to such Party. Nothing in this
Section 9.4 shall affect the right of any Party to serve legal process in any
other manner permitted by Law.
9.5
Waiver of Jury
Trial
. Each of the Parties hereby waives to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable Law any right it may have to a trial by jury with
respect to any Action directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in
connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby. Each of the Parties: (a) certifies that no representative,
agent or attorney of any other Party has represented, expressly or otherwise,
that such other Party would not, in the event of any Action, seek to enforce the
foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it and the other Parties have been
induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waivers
and certifications in this Section 9.5.
9.7
Interpretation
. The
article and section headings contained in this Agreement are solely for the
purpose of reference, are not part of the agreement of the Parties and shall not
in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. As
used in this Agreement: (a) the term “
Person
” shall mean and include
an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a limited
liability company, a trust, an association, an unincorporated organization, a
Governmental Authority, an Educational Agency and any other entity, (b) unless
otherwise specified herein, the term “
affiliate
,” with respect to
any Person, shall mean and include any Person, directly or indirectly, through
one or more intermediaries controlling, controlled by or under common control
with such Person, (c) the term “
subsidiary
” of any specified
Person shall mean any corporation a majority of the outstanding voting power of
which, or any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other
entity a majority of the total equity interests of which, is directly or
indirectly (either alone or through or together with any other subsidiary) owned
by such specified Person, (d) the term “
knowledge
,” when used with
respect to the Company, shall mean the actual knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry of the matters presented (with reference to what is customary and
prudent for the applicable individuals in connection with the discharge by the
applicable individuals of their duties as officers or directors of the Company),
of Mr. Buckingham, Dr. Gallentine, Dr. Shape and Dr. Kerr, and, when used with
respect to Parent and Merger Sub, shall mean the knowledge, after reasonable
inquiry, of the executive officers of Parent and Merger Sub, and (e) the term
“
Business Day
” means any
day on which the principal offices of the SEC in Washington, D.C. are open to
accept filings, or, in the case of determining a date when any payment is due,
any day on which banks are not required or authorized to close in the City of
New York. Whenever the words “
include
,” “
includes
”
or “
including
” are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “
without limitation.” The words “
hereof
,”
“
herein
,” “
hereby
”
and “
hereunder
” and words of
similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The
Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. Consequently, in the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision
of this Agreement.
9.9
Severability
. In
case any provision in this Agreement shall be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in a jurisdiction, such provision shall be modified or deleted, as
to the jurisdiction involved, only to the extent necessary to render the same
valid, legal and enforceable, and the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be affected or impaired
thereby nor shall the validity, legality or enforceability of such provision be
affected thereby in any other jurisdiction. Upon such determination
that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being
enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so
as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in a
mutually acceptable manner in order that the Merger be consummated as originally
contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
9.11
Third
Parties
. Nothing contained in this Agreement or in any
instrument or document executed by any Party in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby shall create any rights in, or be deemed to have been
executed for the benefit of, any Person that is not a party hereto or thereto or
a successor or permitted assign of such a Party other than Section 5.3 hereof
(which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons covered thereby and may
be enforced by such Persons).
9.12
Headings
. The
headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not
intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this
Agreement.
[SIGNATURE
PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization to be signed and delivered by their respective duly authorized
officers as of the date first above written.
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DLORAH,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Robert Buckingham
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Name:
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Robert
Buckingham
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Title:
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Chairman
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer, President
and Chairman
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DLORAH
SUBSIDIARY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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President
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[SIGNATURE
PAGE TO AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND
PLAN
OF REORGANIZATION]
EXHIBIT
A
EQUITY
INTERESTS
Company
Stockholder
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Equity
Interests Held by Company Stockholder
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Percentage
of All Equity Interests Held
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Allocation
of Merger Consideration
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H.
& E. Buckingham Limited Partnership
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22,054.6655
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77.37
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%
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77.37
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%
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Robert
D. Buckingham Living Trust
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6,450
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22.63
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%
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22.63
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%
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EXHIBIT
B
FORM OF
WARRANT
NEITHER
THIS SECURITY NOR THE SECURITIES FOR WHICH THIS SECURITY IS EXERCISABLE HAVE
BEEN REGISTERED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR THE SECURITIES
COMMISSION OF ANY STATE IN RELIANCE UPON AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), AND, ACCORDINGLY,
MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM,
OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
SECURITIES ACT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AS
EVIDENCED BY A LEGAL OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE TRANSFEROR TO SUCH EFFECT, THE
SUBSTANCE OF WHICH SHALL BE REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE
COMPANY. THIS SECURITY AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE OF
THIS SECURITY MAY BE PLEDGED IN CONNECTION WITH A BONA FIDE MARGIN ACCOUNT OR
OTHER LOAN SECURED BY SUCH SECURITIES.
COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
Warrant Shares:
[________]
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Issue Date: _______,
2009.
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THIS
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT (the “
Warrant
”) certifies
that, for value received, [_______], his, her or its successors or assigns (the
“
Holder
”) is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the limitations on exercise and the
conditions hereinafter set forth, at any time on or after the date set forth as
the issue date above (the “
Initial Exercise
Date
”) and on or prior to the close of business on _____, 2011, the two
year anniversary of the Initial Exercise Date (the “
Termination Date
”)
but not thereafter, to subscribe for and purchase from Camden Learning
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Company
”), up to
_____ shares (the “
Warrant Shares
”)
1
of common stock, par
value $0.001, of the Company (“
Common
Stock
”). The purchase price of one share of Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be equal to the Exercise Price, as defined in Section 2(b),
subject to adjustment as described in this Warrant.
Section 1
.
Definitions
.
a)
Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings
set forth in that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
Merger Agreement
”),
dated _________, 2009, among the Company, Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc. and Dlorah,
Inc.
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The
holders of Equity Interests will notify Parent of the allocation of
Warrant Shares prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective
Time, Warrants for the purchase of 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock will
be issued in accordance with Section 1.3(a) of the Merger
Agreement.
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b) “VWAP”
means, for any date, the price determined by the first of the following clauses
that applies: (a) first, if the Common Stock is then listed or quoted on a
Trading Market, the daily volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for
such date (or the nearest preceding date) on the Trading Market on which the
Common Stock is then listed or quoted as reported by Bloomberg L.P. (based on a
Trading Day from 9:30 a.m. (New York City time) to 4:02 p.m. (New York City
time)), (b) second, if the OTC Bulletin Board is not a Trading Market, the
volume weighted average price of the Common Stock for such date (or the nearest
preceding date) on the OTC Bulletin Board, (c) third, if the Common Stock is not
then listed or quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board and if prices for
the Common Stock are then reported in the “Pink Sheets” published by Pink OTC
Markets, Inc. (or a similar organization or agency succeeding to its functions
of reporting prices), the most recent bid price per share of the Common Stock so
reported, or (d) finally, in all other cases, the fair market value of a share
of Common Stock as determined by an independent appraiser selected in good faith
by the Holder and reasonably acceptable to the Company, the fees and expenses of
which shall be paid by the Company.
c)
“Trading Day” means a day on which the principal Trading Market is open for
trading.
d)
“Trading Market” means any of the following markets or exchanges on which the
Common Stock is listed or quoted for trading on the date in question: the NYSE
Alternext, the Nasdaq Capital Market, the Nasdaq Global Market, the Nasdaq
Global Select Market, the New York Stock Exchange or the OTC Bulletin Board (or
any successors to any of the foregoing).
Section 2
.
Exercise
.
a)
Exercise of
Warrant
. Exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant may be made, in whole or in part, at any time or times on or after the
Initial Exercise Date and on or before the Termination Date by delivery to the
Company (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by
notice in writing to the Holder at the address of the Holder appearing on the
books of the Company) of a duly executed facsimile copy of the Notice of
Exercise Form annexed hereto; and, within three (3) Trading Days of the date
said Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company, the Company shall have
received payment of the aggregate Exercise Price of the shares thereby purchased
by wire transfer or cashier’s check or, if available, pursuant to the cashless
exercise procedure specified in Section 2(c) below. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender this Warrant to the Company until the Holder has purchased all of the
Warrant Shares available hereunder and the Warrant has been exercised in full,
in which case the Holder shall surrender this Warrant to the Company for
cancellation within three (3) Trading Days of the date the final Notice of
Exercise is delivered to the Company.
The Holder, by acceptance of this
Warrant, acknowledge and agree that, by reason of the provisions of this
paragraph, following the purchase of a portion of the Warrant Shares hereunder,
the number of Warrant Shares available for purchase hereunder at any given time
may be less than the amount stated on the face hereof.
b)
Exercise
Price
. The exercise price per share of the Common Stock under
this Warrant shall be $5.50, subject to adjustment hereunder (the “
Exercise
Price
”).
c)
Cashless
Exercise
. This Warrant may also be exercised, in whole or in
part, at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder shall
be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares equal to
the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where:
(A)
=
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the
VWAP on the Trading Day immediately preceding the date on which Holder
elects to exercise this Warrant by means of a “cashless exercise,” as set
forth in the applicable Notice of
Exercise;
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(B)
=
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the
Exercise Price of this Warrant; and
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(X)
=
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the
number of Warrant Shares that would be issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant if such exercise were
by means of a cash exercise rather than a cashless
exercise.
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d)
Mechanics of
Exercise
.
i.
Delivery of Certificates
Upon Exercise
. This Warrant shall be deemed to have been
exercised on the first date on which both the Notice of Exercise and payment of
the Exercise Price, if any, shall have been delivered to the
Company. The Warrant Shares shall be deemed to have been issued, and
Holder or any other person so designated to be named therein shall be deemed to
have become a holder of record of such shares for all purposes, as of the date
the Warrant has been exercised, with payment to the Company of the Exercise
Price (or by cashless exercise, if permitted) and all taxes required to be paid
by the Holder, if any, prior to the issuance of such shares, having been
paid.
ii.
Delivery of New Warrants
Upon Exercise
. If this Warrant shall have been exercised in
part, the Company shall, at the request of a Holder and upon surrender of this
Warrant, at the time of delivery of the certificate or certificates representing
Warrant Shares, deliver to Holder a new Warrant evidencing the rights of Holder
to purchase the unpurchased Warrant Shares called for by this Warrant, which new
Warrant shall in all other respects be identical with this Warrant.
iii.
No Fractional Shares
or Scrip
. No fractional shares or scrip representing
fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this
Warrant. As to any fraction of a share which the Holder would
otherwise be entitled to purchase upon such exercise, the Company shall, at its
election, either pay a cash adjustment in respect of such final fraction in an
amount equal to such fraction multiplied by the Exercise Price or round up to
the next whole share.
iv.
Charges, Taxes and
Expenses
. Issuance of certificates for Warrant Shares shall be
made without charge to the Holder for any issue or transfer tax or other
incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificate, all of which
taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company, and such certificates shall be
issued in the name of the Holder or in such name or names as may be directed by
the Holder;
provided
,
however
, that in the
event certificates for Warrant Shares are to be issued in a name other than the
name of the Holder, this Warrant when surrendered for exercise shall be
accompanied by the Assignment Form attached hereto duly executed by the Holder
and the Company may require, as a condition thereto, the payment of a sum
sufficient to reimburse it for any transfer tax incidental thereto.
v.
Closing of
Books
. The Company will not close its stockholder books or
records in any manner which prevents the timely exercise of this Warrant,
pursuant to the terms hereof.
Section 3
.
Certain Adjustments and
Registration Rights
.
a)
Stock Dividends Split
Ups
. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of Section
3(f) below, the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is increased by a
stock dividend payable in shares of Common Stock, or by a split up of shares of
Common Stock, or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such stock
dividend, split up or similar event, the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable on exercise of each Warrant shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in outstanding shares of Common Stock.
b)
Aggregation of
Shares
. If after the date hereof, and subject to the provisions of
Section 3(f), the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock is decreased by a
consolidation, combination, reverse stock split or reclassification of shares of
Common Stock or other similar event, then, on the effective date of such
consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, reclassification or similar
event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of each Warrant
shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
c)
Adjustments in Exercise
Price
. Whenever the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable upon the
exercise of the Warrant is adjusted, as provided in Section 3(a) and 3(b) above,
the Warrant Price shall be adjusted (to the nearest cent) by multiplying such
Warrant Price immediately prior to such adjustment by a fraction (x) the
numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable
upon the exercise of the Warrants immediately prior to such adjustment, and (y)
the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock so
purchasable immediately thereafter.
d)
Replacement of Securities
upon Reorganization, etc.
In case of any reclassification or
reorganization of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (other than a change
covered by Section 3(a) or (b) hereof or that solely affects the par value of
such shares of Common Stock), or in the case of any merger or consolidation of
the Company with or into another corporation (other than a consolidation or
merger in which the Company is the continuing corporation and that does not
result in any reclassification or reorganization of the outstanding shares of
Common Stock), or in the case of any sale or conveyance to another corporation
or entity of the assets or other property of the Company as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety in connection with which the Company is dissolved,
the Holder shall thereafter have the right to purchase and receive, upon the
basis and upon the terms and conditions specified in the Warrant and in lieu of
the shares of Common Stock of the Company immediately theretofore purchasable
and receivable upon the exercise of the rights represented thereby, the kind and
amount of shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash)
receivable upon such reclassification, reorganization, merger or consolidation,
or upon a dissolution following any such sale or transfer, that the Holder would
have received if such Holder had exercised his, her or its Warrant(s)
immediately prior to such event. The provisions of this Section 3(d) shall
similarly apply to successive reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers or
consolidations, sales or other transfers.
e)
Notices of Changes in
Warrant
. Upon every adjustment of the Warrant Price or the number of
shares issuable on exercise of a Warrant, the Company shall give written notice
thereof to the Holder, which notice shall state the Warrant Price resulting from
such adjustment and the increase or decrease, if any, in the number of shares
purchasable at such price upon the exercise of the Warrant, setting forth in
reasonable detail the method of calculation and the facts upon which such
calculation is based. Upon the occurrence of any event specified in Sections
3(a), 3(b), 3(c) or 3(d), then, in any such event, the Company shall give
written notice to the Hlder, at the last address set forth for such Holder in
the Company’s records, of the record date or the effective date of the event.
Failure to give such notice, or any defect therein, shall not affect the
legality or validity of such event.
f)
No Fractional Shares
.
Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Warrant Agreement to the
contrary, the Company shall not issue fractional shares upon exercise of
Warrants. If, by reason of any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 3, the
Holder would be entitled, upon the exercise of such Warrant, to receive a
fractional interest in a share, the Company shall, upon such exercise, round up
to the nearest whole number the number of the shares of Common Stock to be
issued to the Holder.
g)
Form of Warrant
. The
form of this Warrant will not be changed because of any adjustment pursuant to
this Section 3 unless requested by Holder. Any warrants issued in
substitution of this Warrant, if any, after such adjustment may state the same
Warrant Price and the same number of shares as is stated in this
Warrant.
h)
Registration
Rights
. This Warrant and the Warrants Shares are subject to
certain registrations rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement to be
executed in conjunction with this Warrant and the Merger Agreement (the “
Registration Rights
Agreement
”).
Section 4
.
Transfer of
Warrant
.
a)
Transferability
. Subject
to compliance with any applicable securities laws, this Warrant and all rights
hereunder (including, without limitation, any registration rights) are
transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of this Warrant at the
principal office of the Company or its designated agent, together with a written
assignment of this Warrant substantially in the form attached hereto duly
executed by the Holder or his, her or its agent or attorney and funds sufficient
to pay any transfer taxes payable upon the making of such
transfer. Upon such surrender and, if required, such payment, the
Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or Warrants in the name of the
assignee or assignees, as applicable, and in the denomination or denominations
specified in such instrument of assignment, and shall issue to the assignor a
new Warrant evidencing the portion of this Warrant not so assigned, and this
Warrant shall promptly be cancelled. The Warrant, if properly
assigned in accordance herewith, may be exercised by a new Holder for the
purchase of Warrant Shares without having a new Warrant issued.
b)
New Warrants
. This
Warrant may be divided or combined with other Warrants upon presentation hereof
at the aforesaid office of the Company, together with a written notice
specifying the names and denominations in which new Warrants are to be issued,
signed by the Holder or his, her or its agent or attorney. Subject to
compliance with Section 4(a), as to any transfer which may be involved in such
division or combination, the Company shall execute and deliver a new Warrant or
Warrants in exchange for the Warrant or Warrants to be divided or combined in
accordance with such notice. All Warrants issued on transfers or exchanges shall
be identical with this Warrant except as to the number of Warrant Shares
issuable pursuant thereto.
c)
Warrant Register
. The
Company shall register this Warrant, upon records to be maintained by the
Company for that purpose (the “
Warrant Register
”),
initially in the name of Holder and in the name of such other Holders of this
Warrant from time to time. The Company may deem and treat the Holder
as the absolute owner hereof for the purpose of any exercise hereof or any
distribution to the Holder, and for all other purposes, absent actual notice to
the contrary.
d)
Transfer
Restrictions
. If, at the time of the surrender of this Warrant in
connection with any transfer of this Warrant, the transfer of this Warrant shall
not be either (i) registered pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act and under applicable state securities or blue sky laws
or (ii) eligible for resale without volume or manner-of-sale restrictions or
current public information requirements pursuant to Rule 144, the Company may
require, as a condition of allowing such transfer, that transferee of this
Warrant comply with the terms, limitations and restrictions hereof and of the
Registration Rights Agreement.
e)
Representation by the
Holder
. The Holder, by the acceptance hereof, represents and
warrants that he, she or it is acquiring this Warrant and, upon any exercise
hereof, will acquire the Warrant Shares issuable upon such exercise, for its own
account and not with a view to or for distributing or reselling such Warrant
Shares or any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable
state securities law, except pursuant to sales registered or exempted under the
Securities Act.
Section 5.
Miscellaneous
.
a)
No Rights as Stockholder
Until Exercise
. This Warrant does not entitle the Holder to
any voting rights, dividends or other rights as a stockholder of the Company
prior to the exercise hereof as set forth herein.
b)
Loss, Theft, Destruction or
Mutilation of Warrant
. The Company covenants that upon receipt by the
Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of this Warrant or any stock certificate relating to
the Warrant Shares, and in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or
security reasonably satisfactory to it (which, in the case of the Warrant, shall
not include the posting of any bond), and upon surrender and cancellation of
such Warrant or stock certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and
deliver a new Warrant or stock certificate of like tenor and dated as of such
cancellation, in lieu of such Warrant or stock certificate.
c)
Saturdays, Sundays,
Holidays, etc
. If the last or appointed day for the taking of
any action or the expiration of any right required or granted herein shall not
be a Business Day, then, such action may be taken or such right may be exercised
on the next succeeding Business Day.
d)
Authorized
Shares
.
The
Company covenants that, during the period the Warrant is outstanding, it will
reserve from its authorized and unissued Common Stock a sufficient number of
shares to provide for the issuance of the Warrant Shares upon the exercise of
any purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company further covenants
that its issuance of this Warrant shall constitute full authority to its
officers who are charged with the duty of executing stock certificates to
execute and issue the necessary certificates for the Warrant Shares upon the
exercise of the purchase rights under this Warrant. The Company will
take all such reasonable action as may be necessary to assure that such Warrant
Shares may be issued as provided herein without violation of any applicable law
or regulation, or of any requirements of the Trading Market upon which the
Common Stock may be listed. The Company covenants that all Warrant
Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of the purchase rights represented
by this Warrant will, upon exercise of the purchase rights represented by this
Warrant and payment for such Warrant Shares in accordance herewith, be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free from all
taxes, liens and charges created by the Company in respect of the issue thereof
(other than taxes in respect of any transfer occurring contemporaneously with
such issue).
Except
and to the extent as waived or consented to by the Holder, the Company shall not
by any action, including, without limitation, amending its certificate of
incorporation or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this
Warrant, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all
such terms and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate to protect the rights of the Holder as set forth in this Warrant
against impairment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
the Company will (i) not increase the par value of any Warrant Shares above the
amount payable therefor upon such exercise immediately prior to such increase in
par value, (ii) take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order
that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of this Warrant and (iii) use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all such authorizations, exemptions or consents
from any public regulatory body having jurisdiction thereof, as may be,
necessary to enable the Company to perform its obligations under this
Warrant.
Before
taking any action which would result in an adjustment in the number of Warrant
Shares for which this Warrant is exercisable or in the Exercise Price, the
Company shall obtain all such authorizations or exemptions thereof, or consents
thereto, as may be necessary from any public regulatory body or bodies having
jurisdiction thereof.
e)
Governing Law
. This
Warrant shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware without regard to the conflict of laws principles
thereof. All actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or
relating to this Warrant shall be heard and determined exclusively in any state
or federal court located in New Castle County, Delaware. The parties
hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal
court for the purpose of any actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or
relating to this Warrant brought by any party, and (b) irrevocably waive,
and agree not to assert by way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such
action, proceeding or claim, any claim that it is not subject personally to the
jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune
from attachment or execution, that the action, proceeding or claim is brought in
an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the action, proceeding or claim is
improper, or that this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby may not
be enforced in or by any of the above-named courts. Each of the
parties agree that a final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to
which all appeals have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be
enforced in any other jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other
manner provided by law. Each of parties irrevocably consents to the
service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action
or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Warrant, on
behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process
to such party. Nothing in this Section 5(e) shall affect the right of
any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by
law.
f)
Restrictions
. The
Holder acknowledges that the Warrant Shares acquired upon the exercise of this
Warrant, if not registered, will have restrictions upon resale imposed by state
and federal securities laws.
g)
Nonwaiver and
Expenses
. No course of dealing or any delay or failure to
exercise any right hereunder on the part of the Holder shall operate as a waiver
of such right or otherwise prejudice the Holder’s rights, powers or remedies,
notwithstanding the fact that all rights hereunder terminate on the Termination
Date. If the Company willfully and knowingly fails to comply with any
provision of this Warrant, which results in any material damages to the Holder,
the Company shall pay to such Holder any amounts as shall be sufficient to cover
any costs and expenses including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’
fees, including those of appellate proceedings, incurred by Holder in collecting
any amounts due pursuant hereto or in otherwise enforcing any of its rights,
powers or remedies hereunder.
h)
Notices
. Any
notice, request or other document required or permitted to be given or delivered
to the Holder by the Company shall be delivered in accordance with the notice
provisions of the Merger Agreement or pursuant to any Assignment Form duly
delivered to the Company by the Holder.
i)
Limitation of
Liability
. No provision hereof, in the absence of any
affirmative action by the Holder to exercise this Warrant to purchase Warrant
Shares, and no enumeration herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder,
shall give rise to any liability of the Holder for the purchase price of any
Common Stock or as a stockholder of the Company, whether such liability is
asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.
j)
Remedies
. The
Holder, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law,
including recovery of damages, will be entitled to specific performance of its
rights under this Warrant. The Company agrees that monetary damages
would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach
by it of the provisions of this Warrant and hereby agrees to waive and not to
assert the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law
would be adequate.
k)
Successors and
Assigns
. Subject to applicable securities laws, this Warrant
and the rights and obligations evidenced hereby shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and the
successors and assigns of Holder. The provisions of this Warrant are
intended to be for the benefit of any Holder from time to time of this Warrant
and shall be enforceable by the Holder.
l)
Amendment
. This
Warrant may be modified or amended or the provisions hereof waived with the
written consent of the Company and the Holder.
m)
Severability
. Wherever
possible, each provision of this Warrant shall be interpreted in such manner as
to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this
Warrant shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without
invalidating the remainder of such provisions or the remaining provisions of
this Warrant.
n)
Headings
. The
headings used in this Warrant are for the convenience of reference only and
shall not, for any purpose, be deemed a part of this Warrant.
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(Signature
Pages Follow)
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Warrant to be executed by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above
indicated.
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
David Warnock
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Title:
President
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NOTICE
OF EXERCISE
TO:
[_______________________
(1) The
undersigned hereby elects to purchase ________ Warrant Shares of the Company
pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant (only if exercised in full), and
tenders herewith payment of the exercise price in full, together with all
applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2)
Payment shall take the form of (check applicable box):
o
in lawful money of the
United States; or
o
the cancellation of
such number of Warrant Shares as is necessary, in accordance with the formula
set forth in subsection 2(c) of this Warrant, to exercise this Warrant with
respect to the maximum number of Warrant Shares purchasable pursuant to the
cashless exercise procedure set forth in subsection 2(c).
(3)
Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said Warrant Shares in
the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified
below:
_______________________________
The
Warrant Shares shall be delivered to the following DWAC Account Number or by
physical delivery of a certificate to:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
[SIGNATURE
OF HOLDER]
Name of
Investing Entity:
________________________________________________________________________
Signature of Authorized Signatory of
Investing Entity
:
_________________________________________________
Name of
Authorized Signatory:
___________________________________________________________________
Title of
Authorized Signatory:
____________________________________________________________________
Date:
________________________________________________________________________________________
ASSIGNMENT
FORM
(To
assign the foregoing warrant, execute
this form
and supply required information.
Do not
use this form to exercise the warrant.)
FOR VALUE
RECEIVED, [____] all of or [_______] shares of the foregoing Warrant and all
rights evidenced thereby are hereby assigned to
_______________________________________________
whose address is
_______________________________________________________________.
_______________________________________________________________
Dated: ______________,
_______
Holder’s
Signature: _____________________________
Holder’s
Address: _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature
Guaranteed: ___________________________________________
NOTE: The
signature to this Assignment Form must correspond with the name as it appears on
the face of the Warrant, without alteration or enlargement or any change
whatsoever, and must be guaranteed by a bank or trust
company. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or
other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign
the foregoing Warrant.
EXHIBIT
C
STATEMENT
OF DESIGNATIONS
OF
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
CLASS A
COMMON STOCK
This
Statement of Designations (this “
Statement of Designations
”)
describes the rights, preferences, powers, privileges and restrictions,
qualifications and limitations of the Class A Common Stock (the “
Class A Stock
”) of Camden
Learning Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “
Corporation
”):
1.
Dividends
.
(a) On
the first day of each of the eight successive fiscal quarters for the
Corporation that follow the first issuance of any shares of Class A Stock (the
“
Class A Original Issue
Date
”), dividends shall accrue or be paid (the “
Class A Dividends
”) on shares
of Class A Stock at the rate of $0.11 per quarter (for a total of $0.44 per
year) for each share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the
Corporation (the “
Common
Stock
”), issuable to the holder of a share of Class A Stock pursuant to
the Class A Conversion Ratio defined and described in
Section 4
of this
Statement of Designations (the “
Converted Share Amount
”),
subject to appropriate adjustment in the event of any stock dividend, stock
split, combination or other similar recapitalization
with respect to the Class A Stock
or the Common
Stock. Class A Dividends, to the extent not paid, shall accrue from
day to day, whether or not declared, and shall be cumulative. At such
time as the Corporation shall pay all or any portion of any Class A Dividends to
the holders of the Class A Stock then outstanding, then the Corporation shall
simultaneously declare and pay to the holders of Common Stock then outstanding
(but not the holders of Class A Stock) a per share dividend equal to one fourth
(1/4) of the per share amount of any Class A Dividends then paid (the “
Common Pro Rata
Portion
”). Except as otherwise provided in this Statement of
Designations, all accrued dividends shall be payable only when, as, and if
declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “
Board of
Directors
”).
(b) The
Corporation shall not declare, pay or set aside any dividends on shares of any
other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation unless (i) the holders
of the Class A Stock then outstanding shall first receive, or simultaneously
receive, the Class A Dividends then accrued and not previously paid and (ii) the
holders of Common Stock simultaneously receive the Common Pro Rata Portion of
the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid. Any dividends paid
following such payments shall be paid to the holders of Class A Stock (for each
share of Common Stock issuable to the holder of a share of Class A Stock based
on the Converted Share Amount) and Common Stock together on a
pro rata
basis.
2.
Liquidation, Dissolution or
Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales
.
2.1
Payments of
Dividends
. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, (a) the holders of
shares of Class A Stock then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the
assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an
amount per share equal to the Class A Dividends accrued but not paid as of the
date of the completion of such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, and (b)
the holders of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (but not the holders of
Class A Stock) shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation
available for distribution to its stockholders, the Common Pro Rata Portion of
the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid. If upon any such
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, the assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders shall be insufficient
to pay the holders of shares of Class A Stock and Common Stock the full amount
to which they shall be entitled under this
Section 2.1
, then the
holders of shares of Class A Stock and Common Shares shall share ratably in any
distribution of the assets available for distribution in proportion to the
respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares
held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to
such shares were paid in full.
2.2
Payments to Holders of Class
A Stock and Common Stock
. In the event of any voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, after the
payment of all amounts required to be paid to the holders of shares of Class A
Stock and Common Stock in accordance with
Section 2.1
of this
Statement of Designations, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for
distribution to its stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of
shares of Common Stock and the holders of Class A Stock, on an as-converted
basis,
pro rata
based
on the number of shares held by each such holder on an as-converted
basis.
2.3
Deemed Liquidation
Events
.
2.3.1
Definition
. The
sale, lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition, in a single
transaction or series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any
subsidiary of the Corporation of all or substantially all the assets of the
Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, or the sale or disposition
(whether by merger or otherwise) of one or more subsidiaries of the Corporation
if substantially all of the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken
as a whole are held by such subsidiary or subsidiaries, except where such sale,
lease, transfer, exclusive license or other disposition is to a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Corporation, shall be considered a “
Deemed Liquidation Event
” for
purposes of this Statement of Designations.
2.3.2
Effecting a Deemed
Liquidation Event
. The Corporation shall not have the power to
effect a Deemed Liquidation Event unless the agreement or other arrangement for
such transaction (the “
Deemed
Liquidation Agreement
”) provides that the consideration payable to the
stockholders of the Corporation shall be allocated among the holders of capital
stock of the Corporation in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations.
2.3.3
Amount Deemed Paid or
Distributed
. The amount deemed paid or distributed to the
holders of capital stock of the Corporation upon any such merger, consolidation,
sale, transfer, exclusive license, other disposition or redemption shall be the
cash or the value of the property, rights or securities paid or distributed to
such holders by the Corporation or the acquiring person, firm or other
entity. The value of such property, rights or securities shall be
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.
2.3.4
Allocation of
Escrow
.
If any portion of the consideration payable
to the stockholders of the Corporation upon a Deemed Liquidation Event is placed
into escrow or is payable to the stockholders of the Corporation subject to
contingencies, the Deemed Liquidation Agreement shall provide that (a) the
portion of such consideration that is not placed in escrow or not subject to any
contingencies (the “
Initial
Consideration
”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of
the Corporation in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations as if the Initial Consideration were the only
consideration payable in connection with such Deemed Liquidation Event, and (b)
any additional consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the
Corporation upon release from escrow or satisfaction of contingencies shall be
allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance
with
Sections
2.1
and
2.2
of this Statement
of Designations after taking into account the previous payment out of the
Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction.
3.
Voting
.
On any
matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation for their action or
consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written
consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting), each holder of outstanding shares
of Class A Stock shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the
number of whole shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Class A Stock
held by such holder are convertible pursuant to the Converted Share Amount as of
the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote on such
matter. Except as provided by the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware or other applicable law, holders of Class A Stock shall vote
together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class.
4.
Optional
Conversion
.
The
holders of the Class A Stock shall have conversion rights as follows (the “
Conversion
Rights
”):
4.1
Right to
Convert
.
4.1.1
Conversion
Ratio
. Each share of Class A Stock shall be convertible, at
the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without
the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into [157.3]
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shares of Common Stock
(the “
Class A Conversion
Ratio
”). The Class A Conversion Ratio shall be subject to
adjustment as provided below.
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The
Class A Conversion Ratio will be determined in accordance with Section 1.3
of the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among the Corporation, Dlorah,
Inc., and Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc., dated August ___, 2009 (the “
Merger Agreement
”) and
will be inserted at or immediately prior to the Effective Time (as that
term is used in the Merger Agreement) and before the Corporation’s Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which will set forth these
rights of the Class A Stock, becomes effective and is filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware.
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4.1.2
Termination of Conversion
Rights
. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding
up of the Corporation or a Deemed Liquidation Event, following the allocation
and payment of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation
in accordance with
Sections 2.1
and
2.2
of this
Statement of Designations, the Conversion Rights shall terminate at the close of
business on the last full day preceding the date fixed for the payment of any
such amounts distributable on such event to the holders of Class A
Stock.
4.2
Mechanics of
Conversion
.
4.2.1
Notice of
Conversion
. In order for a holder of Class A Stock to
voluntarily convert shares of Class A Stock into shares of Common Stock, such
holder shall surrender the certificate or certificates for such shares of Class
A Stock (or, if such registered holder alleges that such certificate has been
lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and agreement reasonably
acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any claim
that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, theft
or destruction of such certificate), at the office of the transfer agent for the
Class A Stock (or at the principal office of the Corporation if the Corporation
serves as its own transfer agent), together with written notice that such holder
elects to convert all or any number of the shares of the Class A Stock
represented by such certificate or certificates. Such notice shall
state such holder’s name or the names of the nominees in which such holder
wishes the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock to be
issued. If required by the Corporation, certificates surrendered for
conversion shall be endorsed or accompanied by a written instrument or
instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed
by the registered holder or his, her or its attorney duly authorized in
writing. The close of business on the date of receipt by the transfer
agent (or by the Corporation if the Corporation serves as its own transfer
agent) of such certificates (or lost certificate affidavit and agreement) and
notice shall be the time of conversion (the “
Conversion Time
”), and the
shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares represented by
such certificate shall be deemed to be outstanding of record as of such
date. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the
Conversion Time, issue and deliver to such holder of Class A Stock, or to his,
her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the number of full shares
of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in accordance with the provisions
hereof and a certificate for the number (if any) of the shares of Class A Stock
represented by the surrendered certificate that were not converted into Common
Stock, together with cash in lieu of any fraction of a share of Common Stock
otherwise issuable upon such conversion.
4.2.2
Reservation of
Shares
. The Corporation shall at all times when the Class A
Stock shall be outstanding, reserve and keep available out of its authorized but
unissued capital stock, for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the Class
A Stock, such number of its duly authorized shares of Common Stock as shall from
time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of
Class A Stock. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all
then outstanding shares of the Class A Stock, then the Corporation shall take
such corporate action as may be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient
for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to
obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to the
Certificate of Incorporation. Before taking any action which would
cause an adjustment reducing the Class A Conversion Ratio below the then par
value of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Class A
Stock, the Corporation will take any corporate action which may, in the opinion
of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Corporation may validly and
legally issue fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock pursuant to
the Class A Conversion Ratio.
4.2.3
Effect of
Conversion
. All shares of Class A Stock which shall have been
surrendered for conversion as herein provided shall no longer be deemed to be
outstanding and all rights with respect to such shares shall immediately cease
and terminate at the Conversion Time, except only the right of the holders
thereof to receive shares of Common Stock in exchange therefor and to receive
payment of any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. Such accrued but
unpaid dividends shall be paid by the Corporation at the time of its next
dividend payment. Any shares of Class A Stock so converted shall be
retired and cancelled and may not be reissued as shares of such series, and the
Corporation may thereafter take such appropriate action (without the need for
stockholder action) as may be necessary to reduce the authorized number of
shares of Class A Stock accordingly.
4.2.4
No Further
Adjustment
. Upon any such conversion, no adjustment to the
Class A Conversion Ratio shall be made on the Class A Stock surrendered for
conversion.
4.2.5
Taxes
. The
Corporation shall pay any and all issue and other similar taxes that may be
payable in respect of any issuance or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of shares of Class A Stock pursuant to this
Section
4
. The Corporation shall not, however, be required to pay any
tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance and
delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares
of Class A Stock so converted were registered, and no such issuance or delivery
shall be made unless and until the person or entity requesting such issuance has
paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the
satisfaction of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
4.3
Adjustment for Stock Splits
and Combinations
. If the Corporation at any time or from time
to time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall effect a split or
subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock, then the Class A Conversion Ratio
in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be adjusted (as determined
in good faith by the Board of Directors) so that the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in
proportion to such increase in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. If the Corporation shall at any time or from time to
time after the Class A Original Issue Date combine or effect a reverse split of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then the Class A Conversion Ratio in
effect immediately before the combination shall be adjusted (as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors) so that the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in
proportion to such decrease in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Any adjustment under this
Section 4.3
shall
become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or
combination becomes effective.
4.4
Certain Dividends and
Distributions
. If the Corporation at any time or from time to
time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or fix a record
date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a
dividend or other distribution payable on the Common Stock in the form of
additional shares of Common Stock, then and in each such event the holders of
Class A Stock shall simultaneously receive a dividend or other distribution of
shares of Common Stock in a number equal to the number of shares of Common Stock
as they would have received if all outstanding shares of Class A Stock had been
converted into Common Stock on the date of such event.
4.5
Adjustments for Other
Dividends and Distributions
. If the Corporation at any time or
from time to time after the Class A Original Issue Date shall make or issue, or
fix a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to
receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the
Corporation (other than a distribution of shares of Common Stock in respect of
outstanding shares of Common Stock) or in other property, and the provisions of
Section 1
of
this Statement of Designations do not apply to such dividend or distribution,
then and in each such event the holders of Class A Stock shall receive,
simultaneously with the distribution to the holders of Common Stock, a dividend
or other distribution of such securities or other property in an amount equal to
the amount of such securities or other property as they would have received if
all outstanding shares of Class A Stock had been converted into Common Stock on
the date of such event.
4.6
Adjustment for Merger or
Reorganization, etc
. Subject to the provisions of
Section 2.3
of
this Statement of Designations, if there shall occur any reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger involving the
Corporation in which the Common Stock (but not the Class A Stock) is converted
into or exchanged for securities, cash or other property (other than a
transaction covered by
Sections 4.4
or
4.5
of this
Statement of Designations), then, following any such reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, consolidation or merger, each share of Class
A Stock shall thereafter be convertible in lieu of the Common Stock into which
it was convertible prior to such event into the kind and amount of securities,
cash or other property which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of
the Corporation issuable upon conversion of one share of Class A Stock
immediately prior to such reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
consolidation or merger would have been entitled to receive pursuant to such
transaction; and, in such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good
faith by the Board of Directors) shall be made in the application of the
provisions in this
Section 4
with
respect to the rights and interests thereafter of the holders of the Class A
Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth in this
Section 4
(including
provisions with respect to changes in and other adjustments of the Class A
Conversion Ratio) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may
be, in relation to any securities or other property thereafter deliverable upon
the conversion of the Class A Stock.
4.7
Certificate as to
Adjustments
. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or
readjustment of the Class A Conversion Ratio pursuant to this
Section 4
, the
Corporation at its expense shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable but in
any event not later than 30 days thereafter, compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of
Class A Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment
(including the kind and amount of securities, cash or other property into which
the Class A Stock is convertible) and showing in detail the facts upon which
such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, as
promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request at any time of any
holder of Class A Stock (but in any event not later than 30 days thereafter),
furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a certificate setting forth (a)
the Class A Conversion Ratio then in effect, and (b) the number of shares of
Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities, cash or property which
then would be received upon the conversion of Class A Stock.
4.8
Notice of Record
Date
. In the event (a) the Corporation shall take a record of
the holders of its Common Stock (or other capital stock or securities at the
time issuable upon conversion of the Class A Stock) for the purpose of entitling
or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive
any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of capital stock of any class
or any other securities, or to receive any other security, (b) of any
proposed capital reorganization of the Corporation, reclassification of the
Common Stock of the Corporation, or Deemed Liquidation Event, or (c) of any
proposed voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the
Corporation, then, and in each such case, the Corporation will send or cause to
be sent to the holders of the Class A Stock a notice specifying, as the case may
be, (i) the record date for such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective
date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up is proposed to take place, and
the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of Common
Stock (or such other capital stock or securities at the time issuable upon the
conversion of the Class A Stock) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of
Common Stock (or such other capital stock or securities) for securities or other
property deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation,
merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding-up, and the amount per
share and character of such exchange applicable to the Class A Stock and the
Common Stock. Such notice shall be sent at least 30 days prior to the
record date or effective date for the event specified in such
notice.
5.
Mandatory
Conversion
.
5.1
Trigger
Events
. On December 1, 2011 (the “
Mandatory Conversion Time
”),
(a) all outstanding shares of Class A Stock shall automatically be converted
into shares of Common Stock at the then effective Class A Conversion Ratio, and
(b) such shares may not be reissued by the Corporation.
5.2
Procedural
Requirements
. At the Mandatory Conversion Time, each holder of
shares of Class A Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificate or
certificates for all such shares (or, if such holder alleges that such
certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed, a lost certificate affidavit and
agreement reasonably acceptable to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation
against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the
alleged loss, theft or destruction of such certificate) to the Corporation at
the place designated in such notice. If so required by the
Corporation, certificates surrendered for conversion shall be endorsed or
accompanied by written instrument or instruments of transfer, in form
satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the registered holder or by
his, her or its attorney duly authorized in writing. All rights with
respect to the Class A Stock converted pursuant to
Section 5.1
of
this Statement of Designations will terminate at the Mandatory Conversion Time
(notwithstanding the failure of the holder or holders thereof to surrender the
certificates at or prior to such time), except only the rights of the holders
thereof, upon surrender of their certificate or certificates (or lost
certificate affidavit and agreement) therefor, to receive the items provided for
in the next sentence of this
Section
5.2
. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after the
Mandatory Conversion Time, (a) issue and deliver to such holder of Class A
Stock, or to his, her or its nominees, a certificate or certificates for the
number of full shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion in
accordance with the provisions hereof, together with cash in lieu of any
fraction of a share of Common Stock otherwise issuable upon such conversion, and
(b) pay all accrued but unpaid Class A Dividends on all shares of Class A Stock
(in which case the Corporation shall declare and pay to the holders of Common
Stock (but not the holders of Class A Stock) the Common Pro Rata
Portion of the amount of the Class A Dividend then paid). Such
converted Class A Stock shall be retired and cancelled and may not be reissued
as shares of such series, and the Corporation may thereafter take such
appropriate action (without the need for stockholder action) as may be necessary
to reduce the authorized number of shares of Class A Stock
accordingly.
6.
Redeemed or Otherwise
Acquired Shares
. Any shares of Class A Stock
that
are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries shall be automatically and immediately
cancelled and retired and shall not be reissued, sold or
transferred. Neither the Corporation nor any of its subsidiaries may
exercise any voting or other rights granted to the holders of Class A Stock
following redemption.
7.
Waiver
. Any
of the rights, powers, preferences and other terms of the Class A Stock set
forth herein may be waived on behalf of all holders of Class A Stock by the
affirmative written consent or vote of the holders of at least a majority of the
shares of Class A Stock then outstanding.
8.
Notices
. Any
notice required or permitted by the provisions of this Statement of Designations
to be given to a holder of shares of Class A Stock shall be mailed, postage
prepaid, to the post office address last shown on the records of the
Corporation, or given by electronic communication in compliance with the
provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and shall be
deemed sent upon such mailing or electronic transmission.
EXHIBIT
D
FORM OF LOCK-UP
AGREEMENT
LOCK
UP AGREEMENT
To:
Camden Learning
Corporation
500 East
Pratt Street, Suite 1200
Baltimore,
MD 21202
Re:
Proposed Business
Combination Involving Camden Learning Corporation and Dlorah,
Inc.
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Acknowledgement.
The
undersigned acknowledges that Camden Learning Corporation ("
Camden
") and Dlorah,
Inc. ("
Dlorah
")
are intending to complete a proposed business combination pursuant to the
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "
Merger
Agreement
") dated
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Camden, Dlorah and Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Camden pursuant to which the shares of Dlorah stock held by the
undersigned are to be converted into the right to receive, as a portion of
the consideration for such shares of Dlorah stock, shares of Camden common
stock, par value $0.001 per share. In consideration of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and for other good and
valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged by the undersigned), with respect to the shares of Camden
common stock and warrants issued or issuable to the undersigned (or to
persons or entities with respect to which the undersigned would have
beneficial ownership of such shares within the rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission), whether pursuant to the Merger
Agreement or otherwise, and any other security of Dlorah or Camden that is
convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Camden common stock
(the “
Camden
Shares
”), the undersigned covenants and agrees with Camden as
follows.
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Lock-Up.
The
undersigned represents and warrants to Camden that, for the duration of
the Lock-Up Period (as defined below), the undersigned will not, directly
or indirectly: (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, lend, grant any
option, right or warrant to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any Camden Shares, (ii)
establish or increase any “put equivalent position” or liquidate or
decrease any “call equivalent position” with respect to any Camden Shares
(in each case within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder) or otherwise enter into any swap, derivative or other
transaction or arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part,
any economic consequence of ownership of any Camden Shares, whether or not
such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Camden Shares, other
securities, cash or other consideration, or (iii) engage directly or
indirectly in any transaction the likely result of which would involve a
transaction prohibited by either of clauses (i) or (ii). The foregoing
restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging
in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to, or reasonably
expected to lead to, or result in, a sale or disposition of any Camden
Shares even if such Camden Shares would be disposed of by someone other
than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other
transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any
purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put
or call option) with respect to any of the Camden Shares or with respect
to any security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part
of its value from the Camden Shares. The undersigned agrees and
consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with Camden’s transfer
agent and registrar against, and authorizes Camden to cause the transfer
agent and registrar to decline, the transfer of relevant securities held
by the undersigned except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the undersigned may sell, contract to sell, dispose of, or
otherwise transfer for value or otherwise, the Camden Shares by (i) gift, will
or intestacy, or (ii) distribution to partners, members, shareholders or
beneficiaries of the undersigned; provided however, that in the case of a
transfer pursuant to (i) or (ii) above, it shall be a condition to such transfer
that the transferee execute an agreement stating that the transferee is
receiving and holding the Camden Shares subject to the provisions of this Lock
Up Agreement.
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Lock-Up
Period.
For the purposes hereof, the “Lock-Up Period”
shall mean with respect to all of the Camden Shares, the period beginning
on the date of the Effective Time (as such term is defined in the Merger
Agreement) and ending on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days
following the date of the Effective
Time.
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Termination.
This agreement may be terminated by mutual written consent of the parties
hereto. This agreement shall be terminated upon the earlier of
(i) the termination of the Merger Agreement and (ii) one calendar day
following the date that is one hundred eighty-one (181) days following the
date of the Effective Time, in accordance with its terms. The
undersigned further understands that this agreement is irrevocable, and
that all authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall
survive death or incapacity of the undersigned and will be binding on the
undersigned and the respective successors, heirs, personal
representatives, and assigns of the
undersigned.
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Authority
. The
undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full
power and authority to enter into the agreements set forth
herein.
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Public Disclosure.
The
undersigned agrees not to make any public disclosure or announcement of or
pertaining to this agreement, the Merger Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby or hereby without the prior written consent of Camden
except as required by law.
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Damages.
The undersigned
recognizes and acknowledges that this agreement is an integral part of the
Merger Agreement and that a breach by the undersigned of any covenants or
other commitments contained in this Agreement will cause the other party
to sustain injury for which it may not have an adequate remedy at law for
money damages. Therefore, the undersigned agrees that in the
event of any such breach, Camden shall be entitled to the remedy of
specific performance of such covenants or commitments and preliminary and
permanent injunctive and other equitable relief in addition to any other
remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity, and the
undersigned agrees to waive any requirement for the securing or posting of
any bond in connection with the obtaining of any such injunctive or other
equitable relief.
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Governing Law.
This
agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware applicable therein (without regard to conflict of
laws principles).
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Facsimile.
Camden
and the undersigned shall be entitled to rely on delivery of a facsimile
copy hereof which shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding
agreement of the undersigned and Camden in accordance with the terms
hereof.
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Counterparts.
This
agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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Entire Agreement.
This
agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the
parties pertaining to the subject matter of this
agreement.
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H&E BUCKINGHAM LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
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Signature of
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5301 S. Highway 16,
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Fax No.: (605)
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[SIGNATURE PAGE
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ROBERT D. BUCKINGHAM LIVING
TRUST
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The
foregoing is agreed and accepted as of the _____ day of _________________,
2009.
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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EXHIBIT
E
FORM OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of the ____
day of ________, 2009, by and among Camden Learning Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “
Company
”), and each
of ________ and ______ (each such purchaser, a “
Purchaser
” and,
collectively, the “
Purchasers
”).
This
Agreement is made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
_________ __, 2009, by and among the Company, Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc. and
Dlorah, Inc. (the “
Merger
Agreement
”).
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS. Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein that are defined in the Merger
Agreement shall have the meanings given such terms in the Merger
Agreement. The following capitalized terms used herein have the
following meanings:
“
Agreement
” means this
Agreement, as amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time
to time.
“
Commission
” means the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency then
administering the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
“
Common Stock
” means
the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
“
Company
” is defined
in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Demand Registration
”
is defined in Section 2.1.1.
“
Demanding Holder
” is
defined in Section 2.1.1.
“
Exchange Act
” means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at
the time.
“
Form S-3
” is defined
in Section 2.2.4.
“
Indemnified Party
” is
defined in Section 4.3.
“
Indemnifying Party
”
is defined in Section 4.3.
“
Maximum Number of
Shares
” is defined in Section 2.1.4.
“
Notices
” is defined
in Section 6.2.
“
Piggy-Back
Registration
” is defined in Section 2.2.1.
“
Purchaser
” is defined
in the preamble to this Agreement.
“
Purchaser Indemnified
Party
” is defined in Section 4.1.
“
Register
,” “
registered
” and
“
registration
”
mean a registration with respect to the Registrable Securities effected by
preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance
with the requirements of the Securities Act, and the applicable rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and such registration statement becoming
effective.
“
Registrable
Securities
” means (a) the Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion
of the
Series A
Stock, (b) the 2,800,000 common stock
warrants representing the Warrant Consideration and the Common Stock issuable or
issued upon exercise or other conversion of such warrants,
(c) any Common
Stock
, or any Common Stock
issued or issuable
(directly or indirectly)
upon conversion
or exercise
of
any
other
securities
of the Company acquired
by the Purchasers after the date hereof, and (d) any warrants, shares of capital
stock or other securities of the Company issued as a dividend or other
distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of the shares
of Common Stock referenced in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above. As to
any particular Registrable Securities, such securities shall cease to be
Registrable Securities when: (i) a Registration Statement with respect to the
sale of such securities shall have become effective under the Securities Act;
(ii) such securities shall have been otherwise transferred, new certificates for
them not bearing a legend restricting further transfer shall have been delivered
by the Company and subsequent public distribution of them shall not require
registration under the Securities Act; (iii) such securities shall have ceased
to be outstanding; or (iv) the Registrable Securities are saleable under Rule
144 without volume limitations or time restrictions.
“
Registration
Statement
” means a registration statement filed by the Company with the
Commission in compliance with the Securities Act for a public offering and sale
of Common Stock (other than a registration statement on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or
their successors, or any registration statement covering only securities
proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another
entity).
“
Securities Act
” means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission promulgated thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the
time.
“
Underwriter
” means a
securities dealer who purchases any Registrable Securities as principal in an
underwritten offering and not as part of such dealer’s market-making
activities.
2.
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS.
2.1
Demand
Registration
.
2.1.1.
Request for
Registration
. At any time and from time to time on or after the date of
this Agreement, the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable
Securities, held by the Purchasers or the transferees of the Purchasers, may
make a written demand for registration under the Securities Act of all or part
of their Registrable Securities (a “
Demand
Registration
”). Any demand for a Demand Registration shall
specify the number and type of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and
the intended method(s) of distribution thereof. The Company will notify all
holders of Registrable Securities of the demand within ten (10) days from the
receipt of the Demand Registration, and each holder of Registrable Securities
who wishes to include all or a portion of such holder’s Registrable Securities
in the Demand Registration (each such holder including shares of Registrable
Securities in such registration, a “
Demanding Holder
”)
shall so notify the Company within fifteen (15) days after the receipt by the
holder of the notice from the Company. Upon any such request, the Demanding
Holders shall be entitled to have their Registrable Securities included in the
Demand Registration, subject to Section 2.1.4 and the provisos set forth in
Section 3.1.1. The Company shall not be obligated to effect more than
an aggregate of four (4) Demand Registrations under this Section 2.1.1 in
respect of Registrable Securities.
2.1.2.
Effective
Registration
. A registration will not count as a Demand
Registration until the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with
respect to such Demand Registration has been declared effective and the Company
has complied with all of its obligations under this Agreement or otherwise with
respect thereto;
provided
,
however
, if, after
such Registration Statement has been declared effective, the offering of
Registrable Securities pursuant to a Demand Registration is interfered with by
any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any other governmental agency
or court, the Registration Statement with respect to such Demand Registration
will be deemed not to have been declared effective, unless and until (i) such
stop order or injunction is removed, rescinded or otherwise terminated, and (ii)
a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders thereafter elect to continue the
offering;
provided
,
further
, the Company
shall not be obligated to file a second Registration Statement until a
Registration Statement that has been filed is counted as a Demand Registration
or is terminated.
2.1.3.
Underwritten
Offering
. If a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders
so elect and such holders so advise the Company as part of their written demand
for a Demand Registration, the offering of such Registrable Securities pursuant
to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten offering. In
such event, the right of any holder to include its Registrable Securities in
such registration shall be conditioned upon such holder’s participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such holder’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Demanding Holders proposing to
distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the Underwriter or Underwriters
selected for such underwriting by a majority-in-interest of the holders
initiating the Demand Registration.
2.1.4.
Reduction of
Offering
. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a
Demand Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the Company
and the Demanding Holders in writing that the dollar amount or number of shares
of Registrable Securities which the Demanding Holders desire to sell, taken
together with all other shares of Common Stock or other securities which the
Company desires to sell and the shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which
registration has been requested pursuant to written contractual piggy-back
registration rights held by other shareholders of the Company who desire to
sell, exceeds the maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares that can be
sold in such offering without adversely affecting the proposed offering price,
the timing, the distribution method, or the probability of success of such
offering (such maximum dollar amount or maximum number of shares, as applicable,
the “
Maximum Number of
Shares
”), then the Company shall include in such registration: (i) first,
the Registrable Securities as to which Demand Registration has been requested by
the Demanding Holders (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Registrable Securities which such
Demanding Holders have requested be included in such registration, regardless of
the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by each Demanding Holder)
that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares;
(ii) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been
reached under the foregoing clause (i), the shares of Common Stock or other
securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without exceeding
the Maximum Number of Shares; (iii) third, to the extent that the Maximum Number
of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), the
shares of Common Stock for the account of other persons that the Company is
obligated to register pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such
persons and that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and
(iv) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares have not been
reached under the foregoing clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), the shares of Common
Stock that other shareholders desire to sell that can be sold without exceeding
the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.1.5.
Withdrawal
. If
a majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders disapprove of the terms of any
underwriting or are not entitled to include all of their Registrable Securities
in any offering, such majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders may elect to
withdraw from such offering by giving written notice to the Company and the
Underwriter or Underwriters of their request to withdraw prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed with the Commission with
respect to such Demand Registration. In such event, the Company need
not seek effectiveness of such Registration Statement for the benefit of other
Purchasers. If the majority-in-interest of the Demanding Holders
withdraws from a proposed offering relating to a Demand Registration, then such
registration shall not count as a Demand Registration.
2.2
Piggy-Back
Registration
.
2.2.1.
Piggy-Back
Rights
. If at any time on or after the date of this Agreement,
the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act
with respect to an offering of equity securities, or securities or other
obligations exercisable or exchangeable for, or convertible into, equity
securities, by the Company for its own account or for stockholders of the
Company for their account (or by the Company and by stockholders of the Company
including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 2.1), other than a
Registration Statement (i) filed in connection with any employee stock option or
other benefit plan, (ii) for an exchange offer or offering of securities solely
to the Company’s existing shareholders, (iii) for an offering of debt that is
convertible into equity securities of the Company or (iv) for a dividend
reinvestment plan, then the Company shall (x) give written notice of such
proposed filing to the holders of Registrable Securities as soon as practicable
but in no event less than thirty (30) days before the anticipated filing date,
which notice shall describe the amount and type of securities to be included in
such offering, the intended method(s) of distribution, and the name of the
proposed managing Underwriter or Underwriters, if any, of the offering, and (y)
offer to the holders of Registrable Securities in such notice the opportunity to
register the sale of such number of shares of Registrable Securities as such
holders may request in writing within twenty (20) days following receipt of such
notice (a “
Piggy-Back
Registration
”). The Company shall cause such Registrable Securities to be
included in such registration and shall use its best efforts to cause the
managing Underwriter or Underwriters of a proposed underwritten offering to
permit the Registrable Securities requested to be included in a Piggy-Back
Registration to be included on the same terms and conditions as any similar
securities of the Company and to permit the sale or other disposition of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof. All holders of Registrable Securities proposing to distribute their
securities through a Piggy-Back Registration that involves an Underwriter or
Underwriters shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with
the Underwriter or Underwriters selected for such Piggy-Back
Registration.
2.2.2.
Reduction of
Offering
. If the managing Underwriter or Underwriters for a
Piggy-Back Registration that is to be an underwritten offering advises the
Company and the holders of Registrable Securities in writing that the dollar
amount or number of shares of Common Stock which the Company desires to sell,
taken together with shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has
been demanded pursuant to written contractual arrangements with persons other
than the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder, the Registrable Securities
as to which registration has been requested under this Section 2.2, and the
shares of Common Stock, if any, as to which registration has been requested
pursuant to the written contractual piggy-back registration rights of other
shareholders of the Company, exceeds the Maximum Number of Shares, then the
Company shall include in any such registration:
(i)
If the
registration is undertaken for the Company’s account: (A) first, the shares
of Common Stock or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be
sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent
that the Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing
clause (A), the shares of Common Stock or other securities, if any, including
the Registrable Securities, as to which registration has been requested pursuant
to the applicable written contractual piggy-back registration rights of such
security holders (
pro
rata
in accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock which each
such person has actually requested to be included in such registration,
regardless of the number of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such
persons have the right to request such inclusion) that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; and (C) third, to the extent that the
Maximum Number of shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B), the shares of Common Stock or other securities for the account of other
persons that the Company is obligated to register pursuant to written
contractual piggy-back registration rights with such persons (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Common Stock which each such person has
actually requested to be included in such registration, regardless of the number
of shares of Common Stock with respect to which such persons have the right to
request such inclusion) that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum Number of
Shares; and
(ii)
If the
registration is a “demand” registration undertaken at the demand of persons
other than the holders of Registrable Securities or pursuant to contractual
arrangements with such persons, (A) first, the shares of Common Stock for the
account of the demanding persons that can be sold without exceeding the Maximum
Number of Shares; (B) second, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares
has not been reached under the foregoing clause (A), the shares of Common Stock
or other securities that the Company desires to sell that can be sold without
exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares; (C) third, to the extent that the
Maximum Number of Shares has not been reached under the foregoing clauses (A)
and (B), the Registrable Securities as to which registration has been requested
under this Section 2.2 (
pro rata
in
accordance with the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by each such
holder); and (D) fourth, to the extent that the Maximum Number of Shares has not
been reached under the foregoing clauses (A), (B) and (C), the shares of Common
Stock or other securities for the account of other persons that the Company is
obligated to register, if any, as to which registration has been requested
pursuant to written contractual arrangements with such persons that can be sold
without exceeding the Maximum Number of Shares.
2.2.3.
Withdrawal
. Any
holder of Registrable Securities may elect to withdraw such holder’s request for
inclusion of Registrable Securities in any Piggy-Back Registration by giving
written notice to the Company of such request to withdraw prior to the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement. The Company (whether on its own
determination or as the result of a withdrawal by persons making a demand
pursuant to written contractual obligations) may also elect to withdraw a
Registration Statement at any time prior to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement.
2.2.4.
Registrations on Form
S-3
. The holders of Registrable Securities may at any time and
from time to time, request in writing that the Company register the resale of
any or all of such Registrable Securities on Form S-3 or any similar short-form
registration which may be available at such time (“
Form S-3
”);
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be obligated to effect such request through an underwritten
offering. Upon receipt of such written request, the Company will promptly give
written notice of the proposed registration to all other holders of Registrable
Securities, and, as soon as practicable thereafter, effect the registration of
all or such portion of such holder’s or holders’ Registrable Securities as are
specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable
Securities of any other holder or holders joining in such request as are
specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of
such written notice from the Company;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration pursuant to this
Section 2.2.4 if Form S-3 is not available for such offering. Registrations
effected pursuant to this Section 2.2 shall not be counted as Demand
Registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
2.3
No Net Cash Settlement
Value
. In connection with the exercise of the warrants issued
in connection with the Warrant Consideration, the Company will not be obligated
to deliver securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, and there will be no
contractual penalties for failure to deliver securities pursuant to a
Registration Statement, if a Registration Statement is not effective at the time
of exercise of such warrants. The Company may satisfy its obligation
under such warrants, however, by delivering unregistered shares of Common Stock
to the holder or holder of such warrants. In no event will the Company be
required to net cash settle the exercise of such a
warrant.
2.4
Limitations on Subsequent
Registration Rights
. From and after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the
Purchasers or other holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then
outstanding, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of
any securities of the Company that allow such holder or prospective holder (a)
to include such securities in any registration unless, under the terms of such
agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any
such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will
not reduce the number of the Registrable Securities that are included, or (b)
allow such holder or prospective holder to initiate a demand for registration of
any securities of the Company held by such holder or prospective
holder.
3.
REGISTRATION
PROCEDURES.
3.1
Filings;
Information
. Whenever the Company is required to effect the
registration of any Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 2, the Company
shall use its best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such
Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution
thereof as expeditiously as practicable, and in connection with any such
request:
3.1.1.
Filing Registration
Statement
. The Company shall, as expeditiously as possible
(
and in any
event within
sixty
(
60)
days after the date
notice of a Demand Registration
is given by
Demanding Holders), prepare and
file with the
Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then
qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form
shall be available for the sale of all Registrable Securities to be registered
thereunder in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution thereof,
and shall use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become
and remain effective for the period required by Section 3.1.3;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall have the right to defer any Demand Registration for up to thirty
(30) days, and any Piggy-Back Registration for such period as may be applicable
to deferment of any demand registration to which such Piggy-Back Registration
relates, in each case if the Company shall furnish to the Demanding Holders a
certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that,
in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (in the
exercise of its fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders), it would
be materially detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such
Registration Statement to be effected at such time, because such action would
(a) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate
reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company, (b) require
premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide
business purpose for preserving as confidential, or (c) render the Company
unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act,
then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to
such filing;
provided
further, however
, that the Company shall not have the right to exercise
the right set forth in the immediately preceding proviso more than once in any
365-day period in respect of a Demand Registration hereunder; and
provided further
that
the Company shall not register any securities for its own account or that of any
other stockholder during such thirty (30) day period other than
(i)
a registration
relating
to the sale of securities to
employees of the Company
or a subsidiary
pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase,
or similar plan
,
(ii) a registration relating
to
a R
ule 145 transaction
,
(
ii
i
)
a registration on
any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be
required to be included in a registration statement covering the sal
e of the Registrable Securities,
or
(iv)
a registration in which the only Common
Stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt
securities that are also being registered.
3.1.2.
Copies
. The
Company shall, prior to filing a Registration Statement or prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, furnish without charge to the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such registration, and such holders’ legal
counsel, copies of such Registration Statement as proposed to be filed, each
amendment and supplement to such Registration Statement (in each case including
all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the
prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary
prospectus), and such other documents as the holders of Registrable Securities
included in such registration or legal counsel for any such holders may request
in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by
such holders.
3.1.3.
Amendments and
Supplements
. The Company shall prepare and file with the
Commission such amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements
to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith
as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective and in
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act until all Registrable
Securities and other securities covered by such Registration Statement have been
disposed of in accordance with the intended method(s) of distribution set forth
in such Registration Statement (which period shall not exceed the sum of one
hundred eighty (180) days plus any period during which any such disposition is
interfered with by any stop order or injunction of the Commission or any
governmental agency or court) or such securities have been
withdrawn.
3.1.4.
Notification
. After
the filing of a Registration Statement, the Company shall promptly, and in no
event more than two (2) business days after such filing, notify the holders of
Registrable Securities included in such Registration Statement of such filing,
and shall further notify such holders promptly and confirm such advice in
writing in all events within two (2) business days of the occurrence of any of
the following: (i) when such Registration Statement becomes effective; (ii) when
any post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement becomes effective;
(iii) the issuance or threatened issuance by the Commission of any stop order
(and the Company shall take all actions required to prevent the entry of such
stop order or to remove it if entered); and (iv) any request by the Commission
for any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement or any prospectus
relating thereto or for additional information or of the occurrence of an event
requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so
that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of the securities covered by
such Registration Statement, such prospectus will not contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and
promptly make available to the holders of Registrable Securities included in
such Registration Statement any such supplement or amendment; except that before
filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement
thereto, including documents incorporated by reference, the Company shall
furnish to the holders of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement and to the legal counsel for any such holders, copies of all such
documents proposed to be filed sufficiently in advance of filing to provide such
holders and legal counsel with a reasonable opportunity to review such documents
and comment thereon, and the Company shall not file any Registration Statement
or prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto, including documents
incorporated by reference, to which such holders or their legal counsel shall
object.
3.1.5.
State Securities Laws
Compliance
. The Company shall use its best efforts to (i)
register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration
Statement under such securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the
United States as the holders of Registrable Securities included in such
Registration Statement (in light of their intended plan of distribution) may
request and (ii) take such action necessary to cause such Registrable Securities
covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such
other Governmental Authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and
operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be
necessary or advisable to enable the holders of Registrable Securities included
in such Registration Statement to consummate the disposition of such Registrable
Securities in such jurisdictions;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company shall not be required to qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this
Section 3.1.5 or subject itself to taxation in any such
jurisdiction.
3.1.6.
Agreements for
Disposition
. The Company shall enter into customary agreements
(including, if applicable, an underwriting agreement in customary form) and take
such other actions as are reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate
the disposition of such Registrable Securities. The representations, warranties
and covenants of the Company in any underwriting agreement which are made to or
for the benefit of any Underwriters, to the extent applicable, shall also be
made to and for the benefit of the holders of Registrable Securities included in
such registration statement. No holder of Registrable Securities included in
such registration statement shall be required to make any representations or
warranties in the underwriting agreement except, if applicable, with respect to
such holder’s organization, good standing, authority, title to Registrable
Securities, lack of conflict of such sale with such holder’s material agreements
and organizational documents, and with respect to written information relating
to such holder that such holder has furnished in writing expressly for inclusion
in such Registration Statement. Holders of Registrable Securities
shall agree to such covenants and indemnification and contribution obligations
for selling stockholders as are customarily contained in agreements of that
type. Further, such holders shall cooperate fully in the preparation of the
registration statement and other documents relating to any offering in which
they include securities pursuant to Section 2 hereof. Each holder shall also
furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable
Securities held by such holder and the intended method of disposition of such
securities as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of the
Registrable Securities.
3.1.7.
Cooperation
. The
principal executive officer of the Company, the principal financial officer of
the Company, the principal accounting officer of the Company and all other
officers and members of the management of the Company shall cooperate fully in
any offering of Registrable Securities hereunder, which cooperation shall
include, without limitation, the preparation of the Registration Statement with
respect to such offering and all other offering materials and related documents,
and participation in meetings with Underwriters, attorneys, accountants and
potential investors.
3.1.8.
Records
. The
Company shall make available for inspection by the holders of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement, any Underwriter
participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement and any
attorney, accountant or other professional retained by any holder of Registrable
Securities included in such Registration Statement or any Underwriter, all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the
Company, as shall be necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to
supply all information requested by any of them in connection with such
Registration Statement.
3.1.9.
Opinions and Comfort
Letters
. The Company shall furnish to each holder of
Registrable Securities included in any Registration Statement a signed
counterpart, addressed to such holder, of (i) any opinion of counsel to the
Company delivered to any Underwriter and (ii) any comfort letter from the
Company’s independent public accountants delivered to any Underwriter. In the
event no legal opinion is delivered to any Underwriter, the Company shall
furnish to each holder of Registrable Securities included in such Registration
Statement, at any time that such holder elects to use a prospectus, an opinion
of counsel to the Company to the effect that the Registration Statement
containing such prospectus has been declared effective and that no stop order is
in effect.
3.1.10.
Earnings
Statement
. The Company shall comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission and the Securities Act, and make available to
its shareholders, as soon as practicable, an earnings statement covering a
period of twelve (12) months, beginning within three (3) months after the
effective date of the registration statement, which earnings statement shall
satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158
thereunder.
3.1.11.
Listing
. The
Company shall use its best efforts to cause all Registrable Securities included
in any registration to be listed on such exchanges or otherwise designated for
trading in the same manner as similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed or designated or, if no such similar securities are then listed or
designated, in a manner satisfactory to the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration.
3.2
Obligation to Suspend
Distribution
. Upon receipt of any notice from the Company of
the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 3.1.4(iv), or, in
the case of a resale registration on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof,
upon any suspension by the Company, pursuant to a written insider trading
compliance program adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors, of the ability
of all “insiders” covered by such program to transact in the Company’s
securities because of the existence of material non-public information, each
holder of Registrable Securities included in any registration shall immediately
discontinue disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to the
Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such holder
receives the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section
3.1.4(iv) or the restriction on the ability of “insiders” to transact in the
Company’s securities is removed, as applicable, and, if so directed by the
Company, each such holder will deliver to the Company all copies, other than
permanent file copies then in such holder’s possession, of the most recent
prospectus covering such Registrable Securities at the time of receipt of such
notice.
3.3
Registration
Expenses
. The Company shall bear all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with any Demand Registration pursuant to Section 2.1, any
Piggy-Back Registration pursuant to Section 2.2, and any registration on Form
S-3 effected pursuant to Section 2.3, and all expenses incurred in performing or
complying with its other obligations under this Agreement, whether or not the
Registration Statement becomes effective or whether any or all holders of
Registrable Securities withdraw from any Registration Statement, including,
without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees; (ii) fees and expenses
of compliance with securities or “blue sky” laws (including fees and
disbursements of counsel in connection with blue sky qualifications of the
Registrable Securities); (iii) printing expenses; (iv) the Company’s internal
expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its
officers and employees); (v) the fees and expenses incurred in connection with
the listing of the Registrable Securities as required by Section 3.1.11; (vi)
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority fees; (vii) fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company and fees and expenses for independent certified public
accountants retained by the Company (including the expenses or costs associated
with the delivery of any opinions or comfort letters requested pursuant to
Section 3.1.9); (viii) the fees and expenses of any special experts retained by
the Company in connection with such registration and (ix) the fees and expenses
of one legal counsel selected by the holders of a majority-in-interest of the
Registrable Securities included in such registration. The Company shall have no
obligation to pay any underwriting discounts or selling commissions attributable
to the Registrable Securities being sold by the holders thereof, which
underwriting discounts or selling commissions shall be borne by such holders.
Additionally, in an underwritten offering, all selling stockholders and the
Company shall bear the expenses of the underwriter
pro rata
in
proportion to the respective amount of shares each is selling in such
offering.
3.4
Information
. The
holders of Registrable Securities shall provide such information as may
reasonably be requested by the Company, or the managing Underwriter, if any, in
connection with the preparation of any Registration Statement, including
amendments and supplements thereto, in order to effect the registration of any
Registrable Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 2 and in
connection with the Company’s obligation to comply with federal and applicable
state securities laws.
3.5
Holder
Obligations
. No holder of Registrable Securities may
participate in any underwritten offering pursuant to this Section 3 unless such
holder (i) agrees to sell only such holder’s Registrable Securities on the basis
reasonably provided in any underwriting agreement, and (ii) completes, executes
and delivers any and all questionnaires, powers of attorney, custody agreements,
indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents reasonably required by
or under the terms of any underwriting agreement or as reasonably requested by
the Company.
4.
INDEMNIFICATION
AND CONTRIBUTION.
4.1
Indemnification by the
Company
. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Purchasers and each other holder of Registrable Securities, and each of their
respective officers, employees, affiliates, directors, partners, members,
attorneys and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls a Purchaser and each
other holder (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Exchange Act) of Registrable Securities (each, an “
Purchaser Indemnified
Party
”), from and against any expenses, losses, judgments, claims,
damages or liabilities, whether joint or several, arising out of or based upon
any untrue statement (or allegedly untrue statement) of a material fact
contained in any Registration Statement under which the sale of such Registrable
Securities was registered under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus,
final prospectus or summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement,
or any amendment or supplement to such Registration Statement, or arising out of
or based upon any omission (or alleged omission) to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading, or any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law, or any rule or
regulation promulgated under state securities laws. The Company shall
promptly reimburse the Purchaser Indemnified Party for any legal and any other
expenses reasonably incurred by such Purchaser Indemnified Party in connection
with investigating and defending any such expense, loss, judgment, claim,
damage, liability or action;
provided
,
however
, that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such expense,
loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue
statement or allegedly untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in
such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, or
summary prospectus, or any such amendment or supplement, in reliance upon and in
conformity with information furnished to the Company, in writing, by such
selling holder expressly for use therein. The Company also shall indemnify any
Underwriter of the Registrable Securities, their officers, employees,
affiliates, directors, partners, members and agents and each person who controls
such Underwriter on substantially the same basis as that of the indemnification
provided above in this Section 4.1.
4.2
Indemnification by Holders
of Registrable Securities
. Each selling holder of Registrable
Securities will, in the event that any registration is being effected under the
Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement of any Registrable Securities held by
such selling holder, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its
directors and officers and each Underwriter (if any), and each other Person, if
any, who controls another selling holder or such Underwriter or the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
against any losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities, severally and not
jointly, insofar as such losses, claims, judgments, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration
Statement under which the sale of such Registrable Securities was registered
under the Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus, final prospectus or
summary prospectus contained in the Registration Statement, or any amendment or
supplement to the Registration Statement, or arise out of or are based upon any
omission or the alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statement therein not misleading, if the
statement or omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with
information furnished in writing to the Company by such selling holder expressly
for use therein, and shall reimburse the Company, its directors and officers,
and each other selling holder or such controlling person for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigation or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. Each selling
holder’s indemnification obligations hereunder shall be several and not joint
and shall be limited to the amount of any net proceeds actually received by such
selling holder in connection with the sale of the Registrable Securities by such
selling holder pursuant to the Registration Statement containing such untrue
statement.
4.3
Conduct of Indemnification
Proceedings
. Promptly after receipt by any person of any
notice of any loss, claim, damage or liability or any action in respect of which
indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 4.1 or 4.2, such person (the “
Indemnified Party
”)
shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any other person for
indemnification hereunder, notify such other person (the “
Indemnifying Party
”)
in writing of the loss, claim, judgment, damage, liability or action; provided,
however, that the failure by the Indemnified Party to notify the Indemnifying
Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party from any liability which the
Indemnifying Party may have to such Indemnified Party hereunder, except and
solely to the extent the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such
failure. If the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification with respect to any
claim or action brought against the Indemnified Party, then the Indemnifying
Party shall be entitled to participate in such claim or action, and, to the
extent that it wishes, jointly with all other Indemnifying Parties, to assume
control of the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified
Party. After notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party of its
election to assume control of the defense of such claim or action, the
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable to the Indemnified Party for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with
the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided,
however, that in any action in which both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party are named as defendants, the Indemnified Party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel (but no more than one such separate counsel) to
represent the Indemnified Party and its controlling persons who may be subject
to liability arising out of any claim in respect of which indemnity may be
sought by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party, with the fees
and expenses of such counsel to be paid by such Indemnifying Party if, based
upon the opinion of such Indemnified Party, representation of both parties by
the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing
interests between them. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party, consent to entry of judgment or effect any
settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which
the Indemnified Party is or could have been a party and indemnity could have
been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such judgment or
settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all
liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.
4.4
Contribution
.
4.4.1.
If the
indemnification provided for in the foregoing Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 is
unavailable to any Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action referred to herein, then each such Indemnifying Party, in
lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative
fault of the Indemnified Parties and the Indemnifying Parties in connection with
the actions or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative
fault of any Indemnified Party and any Indemnifying Party shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact
relates to information supplied by such Indemnified Party or such Indemnifying
Party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and
opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
4.4.2.
The
parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 4.4 were determined by
pro rata
allocation
or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the
equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding Section 4.4.1.
The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Party as a result of any loss,
claim, damage, liability or action referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth
above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Party in
connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 4.4, no holder of Registrable
Securities shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the dollar
amount of the net proceeds (after payment of any underwriting fees, discounts,
commissions or taxes) actually received by such holder from the sale of
Registrable Securities which gave rise to such contribution obligation. No
person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section
11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person
who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
5.
REPORTS
UNDER SECURITIES ACT AND EXCHANGE ACT. The Company covenants that it
shall file any reports required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act and shall take such further action as the holders of
Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from
time to time to enable such holders to sell Registrable Securities without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such Rules may be amended from
time to time, or any similar Rule or regulation hereafter adopted by the
Commission. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall do each
of the following:
(a) make
and keep
available adequate current
public
information, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times
after the effective date of the Registration Statement is filed by the
Company;
(b) use
commercially reasonable efforts to file with the Commission in a timely manner
all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such
reporting requirements); and
(c) furnish
to any Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities, so long as the Purchaser
or such holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request such
information as may be reasonably requested and not otherwise publicly available
in availing any Purchaser or such holder of any rule or regulation of the
Commission that permits the selling of any such securities without registration
(at any time after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements
under the Exchange Act) or pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after the Company
so qualifies to use such form).
6.
MISCELLANEOUS.
6.1
Assignment; No Third Party
Beneficiaries
. This Agreement and the rights, duties and
obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned or delegated by the
Company in whole or in part. This Agreement and the rights, duties and
obligations of the holders of Registrable Securities hereunder may be freely
assigned or delegated by such holder of Registrable Securities in conjunction
with and to the extent of any transfer of Registrable Securities by any such
holder. This Agreement and the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and shall
inure to the benefit of each of the parties and their respective successors and
the permitted assigns of the Purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities or
of any assignee of the Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities. This
Agreement is not intended to confer any rights or benefits on any Persons that
are not party hereto other than as expressly set forth in Article 4 and this
Section 6.1.
6.2
Notices
. All
notices, demands, requests, consents, approvals or other communications
(collectively, “
Notices
”) required or
permitted to be given hereunder or which are given with respect to this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally served, delivered by
reputable air courier service with charges prepaid, or transmitted by hand
delivery, telegram, telex or facsimile, addressed as set forth below, or to such
other address as such party shall have specified most recently by written
notice. Notice shall be deemed given on the date of service or transmission if
personally served or transmitted by telegram, telex or facsimile; provided, that
if such service or transmission is not on a business day or is after normal
business hours, then such notice shall be deemed given on the next business day.
Notice otherwise sent as provided herein shall be deemed given on the next
business day following timely delivery of such notice to a reputable air courier
service with an order for next-day delivery.
To
the Company:
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Camden
Learning Corporation
500
East Pratt Street
Suite1200
Baltimore,
MD 21202
Attn:
David L. Warnock
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To
the Purchasers, to:
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c/o
Dlorah, Inc.
5301
S. Highway 16, Suite 200
Rapid
City, SD 57701
Attention:
Bob Buckingham
Facsimile:
(605) 721-5241
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with
a copy to:
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Gray,
Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
500
IDS Center
80
South Eighth Street
Minneapolis,
MN 55402
Attn:
Mark D. Williamson, Esq.
Facsimile:
(612) 632-4379
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6.3
Severability
. This
Agreement shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of
any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
this Agreement or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of
any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend
that there shall be added as a part of this Agreement a provision as similar in
terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid
and enforceable.
6.4
Counterparts; Facsimile
Signatures
. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile
signatures shall be deemed to be original signatures for all purposes of this
Agreement.
6.5
Entire
Agreement
. This Agreement (including all agreements entered
into pursuant hereto and all certificates and instruments delivered pursuant
hereto and thereto) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous
agreements, representations, understandings, negotiations and discussions
between the parties, whether oral or written.
6.6
Modifications and
Amendments
. No amendment, modification or termination of this
Agreement shall be binding upon any party unless executed in writing by such
party.
6.7
Titles and
Headings
. Titles and headings of sections of this Agreement
are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction of any provision
of this Agreement.
6.8
Amendments and
Waivers
. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the
written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding
; provided, however,
that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own
behalf, without the consent of any other
party
. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not
be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived
with respect to any Purchaser or holder of Registrable Securities without the
written consent of such Purchaser or holder, unless such amendment, termination,
or waiver applies to all Purchasers or holders of Registrable Securities in the
same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment
or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not
consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any
amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
6.
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shall be
binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has
consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term,
condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall
be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term,
condition, or provision.
6.9
Remedies
Cumulative
. In the event that the Company fails to observe or
perform any covenant or agreement to be observed or performed under this
Agreement, the Purchaser or any other holder of Registrable Securities may
proceed to protect and enforce its rights by suit in equity or action at law,
whether for specific performance of any term contained in this Agreement or for
an injunction against the breach of any such term or in aid of the exercise of
any power granted in this Agreement or to enforce any other legal or equitable
right, or to take any one or more of such actions, without being required to
post a bond. None of the rights, powers or remedies conferred under this
Agreement shall be mutually exclusive, and each such right, power or remedy
shall be cumulative and in addition to any other right, power or remedy, whether
conferred by this Agreement or now or hereafter available at law, in equity, by
statute or otherwise.
6.10
Governing
Law
. This Agreement shall be governed by, construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to
the conflict of laws principles thereof. All actions, proceedings or
claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be heard and
determined exclusively in any state or federal court located in New Castle
County, Delaware. The parties hereby (a) submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction of any Delaware state or federal court for the purpose of any
actions, proceedings or claims arising out of or relating to this Agreement
brought by any party, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not to assert by
way of motion, defense or otherwise, in any such action, proceeding or claim,
any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the
above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or
execution, that the action, proceeding or claim is brought in an inconvenient
forum, that the venue of the action, proceeding or claim is improper, or that
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may not be enforced in or
by any of the above-named courts. Each of the parties agree that a
final judgment in any action or proceeding with respect to which all appeals
have been taken or waived, shall be conclusive and may be enforced in any other
jurisdiction by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by
law. Each of parties irrevocably consents to the service of the
summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding
relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, on behalf of itself
or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such
party. Nothing in this Section 6.10 shall affect the right of any
party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.
6.11
Waiver of Trial by
Jury
. Each party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives
the right to a trial by jury in any action, suit, counterclaim or other
proceeding (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of,
connected with or relating to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated
hereby, or the actions of the Purchaser in the negotiation, administration,
performance or enforcement hereof.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights Agreement to
be executed and delivered by their duly authorized representatives as of the
date first written above.
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LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
David L. Warnock
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer and President
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