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This excerpt taken from the BBG 8-K filed Apr 17, 2006. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER Purchaser represents and warrants to the Company and Seller as follows: 4.1. Organization. Purchaser (a) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, (b) has the requisite power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as it is presently being conducted, and (c) is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation, and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of the properties owned or leased by it or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary (except where any failure to be so qualified as a foreign corporation or to be in good standing would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser). 4.2. Authority and Enforceability. Purchaser has the requisite power and authority to enter into 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 have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Purchaser, including approval by the Board of Directors of Purchaser, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Purchaser are necessary to authorize the execution or delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Purchaser and (assuming that this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Seller and the Company) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser enforceable against Purchaser in accordance with its terms.
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4.3. No Violations. The execution and delivery of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance by Purchaser with the provisions hereof will not, conflict with, result in any violation of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the properties or assets of Purchaser under, any provision of (a) the organizational documents of Purchaser; (b) any loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease, permit, concession, franchise, license or other agreement or instrument applicable to Purchaser except as will be waived at or prior to Closing; or (c) assuming the consents, approvals, authorizations or permits and filings or notifications referred to in Section 4.4 are duly and timely obtained or made, any judgment, order, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or regulation applicable to Purchaser or any of its respective properties or assets, other than, in the case of clause (b) or (c) above, any such conflict, violation, default, right, loss or Lien that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. 4.4. Consents and Approvals. No consent, approval, order or authorization of, registration, declaration or filing with, or permit from, any Governmental Authority is required by or with respect to Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser or the consummation by Purchaser of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for the following: (a) any such consent, approval, order, authorization, registration, declaration, filing or permit which the failure to obtain or make would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser, and (b) such filings and approvals as may be required by any securities, corporate or other law, rule or regulation. No Third-Party Consent is required by or with respect to Purchaser in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except for any Third-Party Consent which the failure to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect on Purchaser. 4.5. Litigation. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against or affecting Purchaser (a) that questions the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other document, instrument or agreement to be executed and delivered by Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or (b) with respect to which there is a reasonable likelihood of a determination which, individually or in the aggregate, would materially hinder or impair the consummation of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. 4.6. Funding. Purchaser has available adequate funds or the means to obtain adequate funds in an aggregate amount sufficient to pay (a) all amounts required to be paid by Purchaser under this Agreement, and (b) all expenses incurred by Purchaser in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.7. Brokers. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is or will be, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, entitled to any brokerage, finders or other fee or compensation based on any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of Purchaser and for which Seller, the Company or any of the Subsidiaries will have any obligation or liability. Purchaser shall indemnify and hold Seller harmless from any and all claims, liabilities,
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damages, costs and expenses asserted against Seller by any Person claiming to have acted on behalf of Purchaser, or to have been retained by Purchaser, as a broker in connection with the transaction contemplated by this Agreement. 4.8. Investment Intent. Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares being purchased by Purchaser under this Agreement are not registered under the Securities Act or registered or qualified for sale under any state securities law and cannot be resold without registration under or an exemption from the Securities Act. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for its own account for investment and not with a view toward the sale or distribution of the Shares. Purchaser has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters to enable it to evaluate the risks of investment in such Shares and has the ability to bear the economic risks of such investment. |
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